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The Sanibel sky turned black with rain clouds and turned white SANDWICH TERNS soaring by. The sky was such a beautiful back drop for them.
There were ROYAL TERNS and LAUGHING GULLS joining in on the fun too.
We didn't stay on the beach long since that sky looked a little frightful and we weren't seeing loads of shells other than this cute little LACE MUREX (or lacie), a few WENTLETRAPS and minis.
Up high on the beach was a wide wrack line of what I call "beach bling". Yes, I made up the phrase! Here's my definition…. Beach Bling: noun– (beech-bling) 1. anything that washes up on the beach other than seashells. 2. Collectable and/or noncollectable debris washed up on any shore.
Doesn't "Beach Bling" even make PARCHMENT WORMS sound better?
More Beach Bling in the wrack line like BLACK MANGROVE SEEDS which are the little split green lima bean looking things in this next photo…
…and the RED MANGROVE SEED PODS mixed in…
This baby BLUE CRAB shell would fall into this category too…
But still the best thing to watch was the beautiful birds soaring and swirling in the stormy sky. They definitely stole the show
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Decorating your yard with seashells is just as much fun as decorating the inside of your home with shells. I showed you how our friends Dick and Mary decorated the inside of their house (Tips To Decorate Your Home With Seashells) but now, hold on to your boot straps because the outside of their home is just as fabulous.
They pick up all of those big beautifully broken WHELKS and CONCHS to fill their outdoor urns and pots to decorate their poolside patio. They look maaaw-vilous! That's exactly why we pick them up too and call them our "yard shells".
You don't have to always put plants into your "planters". You don't have to water shells! Well, except if you want to make a vase out of a HORSE CONCH.
And you don't always have to put tools in the toolbox. Put seashells here too.
Okay, are you ready to see the "seashell garden"? It is a 22 feet long area filled with shells they found on Sanibel. I can't even imagine how many WHELKS, CONCHS, OLIVES…. oh you name it, it's in there.
Here's a view looking straight down and I'd say this was a typical view of the different shells. Unbelievable, right?
They dry the shells after they wash them outside in a somewhat shaded area. This was a new batch they found.
In the last month, we have had an unusual amount of MANGROVE SEED PODS wash up on the beach. Mary decided to bring a few home to see if they would root. Three weeks later, they are sprouting.
Now let's move into the garage where they store and organize all of the other shells and beach bling they find before it gets placed in the yard or house. Only in my dreams, could I be this organized. And before you ask… Yes, this fine cabinet is in their garage.
Their sand is even organized.
They both were laughing and couldn't wait to show me this jar of beach combing oddities. Yep, they found a kid's retainer in the surf and picked up to add to their collection of oddities. LOL
I hope you enjoyed the visit with Dick and Mary as much as I did and hopefully you got a few more ideas of what to do with your shells you find. In case you missed Part One showing the inside of their house… CLICK HERE
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My friend Diane joined Clark and me on the beach off West Gulf Drive yesterday for a lovely afternoon of shell seeking. We wanted to find a big WHELK like last week but she was just as happy with a candy HORSIE CONCH.
She was even happier to find 9 BABY'S EARS…
Then to top it all off she framed her Sanibel Six in a very creative MANGROVE SEED POD picture frame.
I met another blog buddy Candice from St Pete! She saw Clark with his shelling backhoe and asked him "Are you Clark?" LOL
She said she wasn't finding much, so I walked with her just for a few minutes and we found a few goodies… 3 ALTERNATE TELLINS, a PURPLISH TAGELUS, COQUINA, FALSE ANGEL WING, 2 CONCHS, a LACE MUREX, a TURBAN and a beautiful BABY'S EAR.
All of Candice's shells were found on the high and dry wrack line on the far right of this next picture. On the sand bars, there were hundreds of FIGHTING CONCHS and a few bigger shells…
Aha! That's where the big WHELK was that we were looking for. Jennifer (Sanibel) had already found that prize AND three ALPHIES!
Nice finds, Jennifer!
Clark didn't find another big WHELK but he did find a huuu-jahh piece of WORM ROCK. He knows this is another fave of mine. It doesn't look like anything fabulous in this photo but trust me, it's cool. This is a rock formed by a colony of VARIABLE WORM SNAILS (not exactly the same thing as my "wormie shells" we find) and it's not every day for us to find it this big.
Look at it close up…
Rock on and have a happy Monday!


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The United States has fundamentally changed in the last 10 year since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Our country's priorities, from national security to energy conservation and sustainability, have progressed. Last Sunday marked the 10 year anniversary of the attacks, as well as the opening of the National September 11 Memorial. The Memorial is a tribute to those nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11, and those in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings. Created by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, the memorial is a green, sustainable plaza symbolizing America's environmental initiatives.
The plaza is eight acres, situated in the footprints of the Twin Towers. It features two large reflecting pools with waterfalls, functioning like a giant hydroponic flood table. These pools use recycled rainwater, which is ideal for a city averaging 40 or more inches of rain annually. After satiating the trees, the rainwater drains off and is stored in the two pools and irrigates back into vegetation. This process can accumulate practically enough water to independently supply the pools, conserving energy and water. The nearly 3,000 names of the individuals who were killed are inscribed around the edges of the Memorial pools.
The project and the rainwater conservation pools are pursuing the LEED Gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's New Construction program. The plaza is also built to meet requirements of New York State Executive Order 11 and the World Trade Center Sustainable Design Guidelines, which both promote environment-friendly practices. Trees and soil were harvested and selected from within a 500-mile radius of the World Trade Center site, and from locations in Pennsylvania and near Washington, D.C., areas impacted on September 11, 2001. Swamp white oaks were picked because of their uniqueness and durability. The trees will never be identical; they will grow at different heights, change leaves at different times, and will have different colored leaves. The trees were all trimmed to exactly 11-feet high. The plaza has a suspended paving system that supports the trees and allows their roots to expand in the soil below the cement. The system allows for stable pavement that does not apply pressure to the soil or trees' roots. The 400 shady trees and their insulating roots will regulate the temperatures of the museum below, which is set to open next September 11.The museum also has a green theme, using recycled pieces and debris from the old buildings. The memorial is free to the public, but visitors must reserve passes online. Additionally, the Seven World Trade Center building was the gateway to the new WTC, and opened May 2006 to replace the fallen building of 9/11. It is a 52-story, $7 million replacement and the building was LEED-certified and features a system that generates off-peak electricity and composts paper waste. The subsequent World Trade Center buildings have followed suit with sustainable design and LEED certification.
The memorial will be a permanent replacement to the Tribute in Light. The installations of searchlights at Ground Zero have been utilized off-and-on since 2002. There were 88 lights pointed upward into the sky from dawn till dusk. This tribute was popular, but also controversial. The electricity to power the lights is very expensive and thought of as wasting resources. In 2008, the Municipal Art Society, who had assembled the tribute, decided to make the eco-friendly decision to convert the searchlights to run on biodiesel fuel. The new 9/11 memorial and museum's message is a strong, sentimental one and will also be a strong symbol of a greener tomorrow.
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Calling out Ireland haters and wanna be GMs (especially... dlockz, registeredguy)
Here is your shot to out draft Ireland, since you are better than him... Submit your mock drafts here. Please feel free to include good signings and bad signings (after they have occurred) by the Dolphins this off season.
Also please submit some alternative picks, so if the player you want in round 2 is not there, we can see who you would have taken instead.
I dont recall any of these guys saying they should be the Dolphins' GM, but rather I think detractors would like to see someone brought in who might not put up a consistently losing product.
"Ryan Tannehill out-Brady'ed Brady"- DanPatrick
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4 mediocre seasons and people still trust Ireland...
Even Jets fans know when to not trust their GM...
We all know I would have taken Tannehill last year. I wouldnt have drafted Egnew or ignored Wr last year.
And I think we all know what I thought of last years free agent signings
Richard marshall below average starter we overpaid
Artis Hicks should have been minimum wage guy we overpaid
nannee horrible signing said from day one
Also I have never said I was better than Ireland, I just dont think he has been a good gm. He earned a jon through his many family connections in the nfl but he has been around the league and Im sure he is not an idiot. Im sure there are things he does very well I just wish we had another guy as our gm and hope that if he fails again we show him the door.
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Allure - Byron Bay
Allure is an absolute treat; newly renovated, light filled, spacious, airy and decorated with high end modern Balinese furniture and boasting all of the modern conveniences. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, it is a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of the town, yet only minutes away from all the fun it has to offer. Set amidst a fragrant garden of tropical plants, frangipani trees and surrounded by lush green grass, Allure is a beach holiday maker's paradise!
If your plan is to spend time at the beach, Allure is perfectly located. Just walk through Allure's private gate, along the retired train track for 50 metres, to the magnificent clear blue waters of Byron's Belongil Beach. On your return, wash the day's saltwater and sand off in the heated outdoor shower. In fact there is no better way to get clean than showering outside in the beautiful private garden.
- Barbecue
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- Broadband Internet Access
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- Non Smoking Establishment
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|AUD$540 to AUD$540
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Perfect for four couples or two families, Allure has four bedrooms and can sleep eight adults in four queen size beds. There is also a fifth kid's rumpus room. The bedroom upstairs is huge and a fantastic retreat for parents or honeymooners. Its balcony sits right in the frangipani tree and catches glimpses of the nearby beach. Downstairs there is a queen room with a balcony and one room with two singles. The large open plan kitchen, living and dining room mean that there is lots of space for the whole family or group to socialise together. The warm tropical Byron Bay weather means that you can entertain outside most of the year round on the big spacious deck with large table and lounge.
Facilities: Air Conditioning, Bath, Barbecue, Clothes Dryer, Full kitchen and cooking facilities, Dishwasher, DVD Player, Refrigerator, Internet Access, Iron/Ironing board, Microwave oven, Stereo/CD player, Television, Washing Machine, Balcony, Blankets, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access, Lounge/dining area, Non Smoking Room, Pay/Satellite TV, Private Facilities, Tea/Coffee making facilities, Washer and dryer.


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Posted by Michael C. on 05/20/2011
Great cheese and gourmet food selection, worth checking out if you have never been there.
Posted by anonymous on 12/05/2009
Who leaves cupcakes uncovered on the counter that absorb all the cured meat and stinky cheese smell creating a mutant cake? Who charges $9 for a pint of gelato that should be $7? Who charges twice the price of Fairway's fresh mozzarella and delivers something that isn't as good? The staff at Larder are wonderful, but the business plan needs work. There is ripe opportunity to create a large customer base, but they're blowing it by being overpriced and hifalutin. There are several other venues near and far that deliver better for less.
Posted by SamSamSam on 07/02/2009
Is it good? Oh my, yes indeed! A well stocked pantry is the goal of any epicurean, and BKLYN Larder fills the bill. Certainly a "you get what you pay for" establishment, the Larder provides cheese, cured meats, olives (and its oils!), provisions and Franny's famous gelato. Don't miss out!


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Air, water, public & private lands must be protected from the depredations of pollution and careless stewardship. We will have an opportunity to make State Trust Land swaps more transparent with a 'Yes' vote on prop. 110. A 'No' vote on prop. 301 will prevent the legislature from sweeping land conservation monies. And for goodness' sake, vote 'No' on prop. 109. How in Heaven's name can hunting and fishing be the preferred way to manage wildlife? Establish a Civilian Conservation Corps for public education, habitat restoration, reforestation, and cleaning of polluted waterways. Limit sprawl. Unrestrained suburban growth, gobbling up agricultural land and pristine desert, can be reversed. Educate to reduce the overconsumption of living space. Convert roadways to parkland and agriculture. Infilling with vertical and multi-use density is an enlivening alternative to impractical and unsustainable fringe development. (Vid: arcology.) End uranium mining, and phase out nuclear power. (There is no responsible disposal of nuclear waste.) We must mightily tax oil and coal and natural gas, and seek alternatives. New sun, wind, temperature differential, maybe small-scale hydrogen, technology development and adoption, with electric transmission corridors, can be state infrastructure projects. End military exemptions from anti-pollution standards. Work with the Corporation Commission to reduce consumption of water, fuel, and electricity through conservation measures. Renewable Energy Standards are a terrific leap forward. Our state's resources are a shared heritage.
I value teamwork, oneness: we're all in this together. Let's approach problems in a civil and moderate manner, not from intractable ideological extremes. Adopting an environmentally sound, steady-state economy will ensure that we live in equilibrium with the natural world. God bless Arizona.


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This place had a special place in my heart for providing outstanding good and service to me and my family since I was a kid. I'm now 40 and still say, after trying countless wing joints, that Rooster's is by far, the BEST wing place in South Florida! I have friends who have moved away that make it a point to go to Rooster's at least once when they come here to visit.
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Rooster's have been around for 25 plus years! I have been going there all this time! They have a good selection of Great food and the service has always been good! If you have not been to the new location give it a try and you wil go back!
Posted by Angela on 05/24/2012
The wings here are absolutely amazing. They have been around every since my father moved here over 25 years ago. Their cheese fries are absolutely amazing also. I wouldn't by wings from anywhere else. They can be a little bit pricey depending on the item, but totally worth it!
Posted by Jeff on 12/07/2007
A GREAT little restaurant. The chicken thumbs are the BEST! The curly fries are plentiful and go great with the wing sauce. If decide to get the bone-in wing instead of the boneless make sure to get 20 instead of 10 you will not be dissapointed.


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Fighting Spirit Youth Hockey team vs. Junior Mariners
- When: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 10 a.m.
- Where: Lake George Forum, Lake George
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
- Categories: Sports, Community
LAKE GEORGE — Fighting Spirit Youth Hockey team vs. Junior Mariners, daily at Lake George Forum, 2200 state Rte. 9. Fri. & Sat.: 7 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m. $. Details: 668-2200 or: www.lakegeorgeforum.com.
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Francis International Airport are Austria's experts in sophisticated pop music with an alternative attitude. On their upcoming album the formally guitar driven indie sound is diminished in favour of more electronic tunes and almost majestic synthesizer themes with a slight 80s appeal - programmed and analog beats are going hand in hand. The genes of more prog-influenced guitar music à la Radiohead and The Notwist, which Francis International Airport carry, are now combined with the chromosomes of experimental Krautrock, known from the Düsseldorf circles around Kraftwerk and Neu!.
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Bullsh*t... doesn't take the brains of an arch bishop to see Vettel did his best not to be passed. He was a little unlucky with backmarkers but that is racing, he loves his stats etc and would not have wanted to be 2nd. You can see it on his face and hear it from his radio message.
Good to see something close to proper racing between them though, Ferrari may be cheats but it obviously does pay! Some good driving from Button as well and in fact good racing throughout the field. Tilke finally makes a good track, he has had plenty of practice and made some dull ones!


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The Inertia of the Nuclear Budget
After ten years of higher defense spending the defense budget is likely to decline over the next ten years. Despite the huge increases over the last ten years, spending on strategic forces has held constant, as you can see from the chart below from our recent report on the costs of nuclear weapons.
The stability of MFP-1, Strategic Forces isn't especially surprising. Nuclear forces have played a small role in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, even though bombers have been employed in both conflicts. No new nuclear delivery systems have been procured over the last ten years, so modernization costs haven't increased spending on strategic forces, either. The bottom line is that there has been little relationship between pressures on the defense budget and changes in spending on strategic forces.
Will this continue over the next decade? The defense budget is certainly facing considerable financial pressures that could prompt cuts in nuclear spending. On the other hand, cuts might require changes in nuclear requirements, and the recent New START battle suggests any effort to reduce the size of the nuclear arsenal could be politically controversial. By the end of the next decade, expensive new ballistic missile submarine procurement will add to the cost of MFP-1. A new bomber will tack on additional spending in the 2020s, so it looks like the long term trajectory of MFP-1 might be up, not down.


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Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu announced today the selection of Air Force Brig. Gen. K.C. McClain as the commander of the Joint Task Force for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.
The task force will support Dr.Chu in advising the secretary of defense on all policy and program development, budget and program oversight matters relating to sexual assault prevention and response within the Department of Defense.
McClain is an experienced leader and trainer, who will be the single point of accountability for all sexual assault policy within the Department of Defense. She will lead a joint task force to implement the recommendations of the DoD Task Force Report on Care for Victims of Sexual Assault.
McClains current assignment is deputy director of operations for technical training at Air Education and Training Command (AETC) headquarters on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. In this position, McClain oversees the planning, direction and implementation of USAF training policy for basic military training and enlisted and non-rated officer training at five AETC locations as well as other air force and DoD installations, graduating over 225,000 students annually.
During this tour, McClain also led the AETC Sexual Assault Awareness Review, surveying 13 AETC bases and briefing the secretary and chief of staff of the air force.
She was commissioned in the Air Force through officer training school. She commanded the 314th Support Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., the 17th Training Wing at Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas and the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver, Colo. Her staff tours include the Air Staff, U.S. Pacific Command and the Air Force Personnel Center.


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Puget Sound Waterfront HomeUnited States, Washington, Olympia
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Fernbrook Beach House is a stunning 5,000 square foot executive home, privately situated on 7 acres. Ideal for family get-togethers, intimate garden weddings, and business retreats---as well as family vacations! No smoking or pets are allowed.
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
Private or Shared
Free, in the building or nearby
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The Space
Expansive great room, adjoining gourmet kitchen, large exterior deck, and stunning Mt. Rainier and Puget Sound views make Fernbrook an inspiring, unique location to celebrate life and those you love. Come for a weekend or a month but come prepared for lazy walks on the beach and relaxing afternoons in this beautiful escape from reality.
Here are the sleeping arrangements so you can see how it will fit for your group.
UPSTAIRS: Master suite with queen-sized bed. Upscale bath. Sitting area with 1 convertible sofa, private balcony/deck with Sound/Mt. Rainier view.
MAIN FLOOR: Three bedrooms: Two with queens. One with a single and a single pop-up trundle combination. There is one full, one ¾ and one ½ bath on this floor.
DOWNSTAIRS: (Portico Apartment with complete kitchen and full bath) One queen bed, one single futon.
There are 3 twin roll away beds in the house. Please let us know if you need these for the upper two floors or the Portico Apartment.
Total sleeping arrangements for 16.
Sleeping baggers for the floors and couches are welcome however there is a $25 per person per night fee beyond the 16 over night guests.
Minimum Stays:
Mid week - 2 nights
Weekends - 3 nights
Fernbrook can accommodate up to 16 guests.
We do not allow pets of any kind.
Strict cancellation policy applies.
DAMAGE AND BREECH OF CONTRACT: Please thoroughly examine the property at the beginning of your stay. If you notice any damage that we may have missed, please inform us right away. Any unauthorized additional guests beyond what are stated in the confirmation, or complaints from neighbors, may result in immediate termination of the rental period with no refund of rental costs or charges for the additional guests beyond what is stated in the confirmation.
BEACH RULES: Quiet hours apply on the beach. Please do not bring glass to the beach. Anything brought down to the beach MUST BE BROUGHT UP. Do not leave trash down at the beach or in the bushes. This includes cigarette butts. When going down to the beach, please do not go to the right because each property owners own the beach. The neighbor to the right does not allow entry on to his beach.
ELECTRONICS AND FURNITURE: If using the electronics in Fernbrook, please be mindful to return them to their previous settings before leaving. Likewise, please return furniture to original locations before departure. It is helpful to make notes or take digital pictures before making changes to the electronics and/or furniture.
LINENS AND SUPPLIES: We do provide linens however for longer stays there is a washer and dryer to clean them if you run out during your stay. Guests will sometimes leave foil and saran wrap however we do not provide these things. You would be safest to bring your own if needed. There is a limited supply of toilet paper, paper towels, small soaps and shampoo. There is a small convenient store within 10 minutes and grocery stores within 15 minutes if you are in need of more than what we provide.
SAFETY FOR CHILDREN: Please note that the main deck is on a second story level. It is not safe for small children without supervision.
As a courtesy, the owners may stop by to bring supplies and make sure all is well.
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Everything was terrific. The beach is great, the common areas are great, and all the kids remarked on the quality of the rollaway beds. "I didn't feel any wires!" : - ) Dinner & drinks on the deck each night was a great time.
I was very pleased with Michelle's prompt responses and her detailed information. She was extremely easy to work with. The house was beautiful, accommodating and well worth the price. The view of Mt. Rainier is unbelievable! It was a perfect get-away for our girls' weekend.
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About the Host, Margaret
We are a couple who value people, relationships, innovation, achievement and a love of life. We love to share our homes with others. We care that those who stay understand the history of the region and experience it's beauty. We feel honored to open this special place to others.


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Created: 03/13/2013 10:32 AM KSTP.com By: Leslie Dyste
Minnesota won't have a showdown over medical marijuana this year.
Advocates are holding off on a planned push to change the state's marijuana laws until the 2014 session.
Heather Azzi of Minnesotans for Compassionate Care, a pro-marijuana policy group, said Wednesday that bills to permit marijuana for medical reasons will be introduced in the next week or two. But Azzi says they won't move through Legislature this year.
Supporters hope to latch onto efforts to relax marijuana laws in other states. But they have been unable to get Minnesota's law enforcement community to budge from its opposition.
Gov. Mark Dayton has also said he wasn't interested in decriminalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use.
Minnesota lawmakers approved a medical marijuana bill in 2009, but it ran into a veto.
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Bay Yacht Club hosts Christmas party, collects toys
The annual Bay Yacht Club's Commodore's Christmas party was Dec. 8. The dinner was prepared by Julie Lambert, who recently received her chef's license. She and her crew of other BYC members included Kerry Kaldenbach, Judy Crawford, Kathy Colley, Cynthia Huddleston and Mark Lambert.
There were boxes filled with other gifts brought for the Marine's Toys for Tots program again this year.
Some members were missing from the party that were sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, delivering a boat from Pascagoula, Miss. to the Corpus Christi marina. Ed Radke bought a 38 foot Center Cockpit Irwin sailboat and BYC members Jim Whitworth, Keven Kaldenbach and Ed Portis joined him to sail it home.
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Five girls. Four events. And only one gold medal. Floor routine. Uneven bars. Vault. And balance beam. 90 seconds. 75 seconds. 7 seconds. 90 seconds. In gymnastics, your best friends are your biggest rivals. And the Bellevue Kips are feeling the pressure. Everyone wants to win best all-around gymnast at Optionals and State finals, but only one girl goes home with gold. Who will it be? Nadia: Gymnastics royalty. Beam is her event. Gold is in her DNA. But how far is she willing to go to win? Bethany: Best on floor. Worst on vault. Does Bethany's height spell gymnastics doom? Sara: They used to call her Tree Frog. Now, she's too scared to tumble backwards. Can she get it together in time to compete? Kelley: Gymnast. Soccer Star. And ballerina. The time has come to choose her sport. What is she willing to sacrifice to win? Jamie: The new girl and the squad's biggest mystery. Will she crumble under pressure? Or will she give them all a run for their money? The countdown to competition has begun. Will it make them? Or break them?
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Just before three o'clock Thursday afternoon, a truck contracted through the City of College Station, pulling a trailer lost control and reportedly fell into a ditch.
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The Onion Apologizes For Calling 9-Year-Old Quvenzhane Wallis the C-Word
The usually hilarious publication The Onion caused a major social media uproar last night when one of its writers tweeted, "Everyone seems afraid to say it but that Quvenzhane Wallis is kind of a c**t, right?"
Wow. Clearly, the author should know that calling any child that is all kinds of wrong. Yes, we get that it was a joke. Obviously the 9-year-old Oscar nominee is not a C-U-Next-Tuesday. But it just isn't funny. At all.
Was the idea to ruin the little girl's big night? We can't even imagine how her family must have felt upon learning about the joke. Fortunately, even The Onion, which is typically completely unapologetic about anything that it publishes, removed the tweet eventually, but not before the damage was done. Steve Hannah, The Onion's CEO, took to their Facebook page to issue an apology:
Dear Readers,
On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars. It was crude and offensive—not to mention inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting.
No person should be subjected to such a senseless, humorless comment masquerading as satire.
The tweet was taken down within an hour of publication. We have instituted new and tighter Twitter procedures to ensure that this kind of mistake does not occur again.
In addition, we are taking immediate steps to discipline those individuals responsible.
Miss Wallis, you are young and talented and deserve better. All of us at The Onion are deeply sorry.
Steve Hannah, CEO, The Onion
Quvenzhane Wallis has yet to respond to the controversy.
Everyone knows there's an unwritten rule that nominees of any televised award show are fair game when it comes to a little bit of ribbing, whether it comes in the form of a joke by the show's host or comments on the Internet. However, when it comes to the kids, they should be off-limits!
Source: Reuters, Facebook
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By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2007 Actor Gary Sinise received the G.I. Spirit Award yesterday during the first G.I. Film Festival, held over the Memorial Day weekend at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center here.
Retired Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Mary Jo Myers, presented Sinise with the award, which is meant to honor the entertainer who most embodies the spirit of the American G.I. and his work.
Despite many other film and television roles, Sinise may still be best known as Lt. Dan, a turbulent, resilient character in the 1994 film adaptation of Winston Groom's novel Forrest Gump. Lt. Dan struggled to find his place in America after being wounded in Vietnam and returning home with two below-knee amputations.
Sinise's portrayal of the wounded war vet was received with cheers and applause during a screening last night by guests who gathered at the film festival. The three-day event is showing 22 movies, conducting panel discussions and welcoming scores of current and retired servicemembers.
"We watched the screening of Forrest Gump and one thing it reminded me of was coming home from Vietnam in 1970 and being told to take off my uniform before I went through the international airport in San Francisco," Richard Myers said. "I said, 'Why would that be?' They said, 'They're going to harass you all the way from the front of the airport as you get to the gate because you have your uniform on.'
"That's not a very impressive thing to come home to when you've seen your friends injured, die and you've been doing what you think you're country has asked you to do, and do it in good faith," he said. "How different it is today."
Before presenting Sinise with the award, Myers called Sinise a "one-man effort to make sure people understand that America loves the troops," and a man who truly represents the Air Force's core value, "Service Before Self."
Mary Jo Myers said Sinise's compassion goes beyond caring for men and women in uniform.
"In 2003, he visited an Iraqi school with some of the members of the military and saw that these children were learning in a building that had a dirt floor; they were sharing pencils," she said. "(Sinise) came home and through his own children's school, he helped drive for school supplies to send to children in Iraq."
Sinise's efforts led to "Operation Iraqi Children," a non-profit organization he co-founded with Laura Hillenbrand that has send more than 400,000 school supply kits to children in Iraq. The kits are prepared by American school children then hand-delivered by U.S. military members.
After receiving the award, Sinise told the audience that his two brothers-in-law served in Vietnam -- one as a helicopter pilot and the another who served his first tour as an Army lieutenant and second as a captain. Sinise described the West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran, who died in 1983, as an inspiration.
"I modeled part of Lt. Dan on him," Sinise said. "When the opportunity to play Lt. Dan came up, I thought of him a lot. He was like Lt. Dan – he was surely destined for four stars; he was that kind of person.
A decade before playing Lt. Dan, Sinise said he got involved with a group of Vietnam vets in the Chicago-area suffering from post-traumatic stress after returning from war.
"I stayed involved with them and really came to empathize and sympathize with what they went through when they came home. As Gen. Myers said, they had to take off their uniform and there was something not right about that," Sinise said. "When I got the opportunity to play Lt. Dan it was one of those things that felt like it was – as Lt. Dan says – kind of a destiny… to serve that role and to try to enlighten people about what happened to our Vietnam veterans."
The actor had just flown back from Iraq the night before. He was there visiting servicemembers, and he told the crowd that troops still refer to him as Lt. Dan.
"Some actors might choose to kind of run away, kind of put the roles behind them, get mad about being identified so much with one part. But because that character has so much significance in terms of how it has been received by our Vietnam veterans and our veterans around the world, that's something I can never run away from," he said. "I can never say, 'That was then and don't talk to me about that part anymore.'"
Sinise visits military hospitals, where he said wounded servicemembers often see themselves through the eyes of Lt. Dan.
"I was just at the hospital yesterday and one guy said, 'Hey, I'm just like you now,'" Sinise said. "And he laughed, but I knew it wasn't real funny to him. But I knew that also my presence there at the hospital, and the fact that I showed up and continue to show up and go back and visit our wounded has some meaning to them."
In addition to his film work, Sinise and his rock band, the Lt. Dan Band, have been very active in showing support for the troops through free concerts on military installations and in deployed locations, in conjunction with the Defense Department's America Supports You Program. The program recognizes support for the troops from American individuals, non-profit organizations and corporations, and it communicates that support to the men and women serving in uniform.
The G.I. Film Festival was also started as a way of supporting the troops by Brandon Millet and wife, Laura Law-Millet, a major in the Army Reserve. The festival is a not-for-profit organizations, and its founders have planned to make it an annual event.
"We started this film festival because we wanted to do something to foster a positive public image for our soldiers at a very critical time," Millet said. "We were surprised to find there had never been a film festival dedicated to American men and women in the military, so we decided to launch this festival."
The festival is sponsored by a number of organizations, including Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Disabled American Veterans, The American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, The National Memorial Day Parade, and many others.
Celebrity guests were on-hand for the festival, including actors R. Lee Erney and James McEachin, fitness guru Billy Blanks and musicians Pat Boone and Michael Peterson.
"In Vietnam, a lot of our soldiers came home and they were spit on, they had things thrown at them. Did that feel good?" said Peterson, a country music singer has performed for U.S. troops in Korea and Afghanistan.
"We all want to be appreciated, and when you make an extraordinary commitment for a purpose bigger than yourself, you deserve the recognition and appreciation," he said.
Iraq war veteran Army Capt. Dennis J. Skelton, who brought fellow servicemembers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center National and the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda to the event, recognizes that American support for military personnel has undergone a tremendous change.
"It's amazing to see the transition that has occurred in this country over the last four decades between the last major conflict, which was Vietnam, and the global war on terror," Skelton said. "There is definitely no shortage of patriotism in this country, and that's evident by the number of non-profit, philanthropic organizations, and attention that America has given.
Skelton, a former platoon leader with the 25th Infantry Division in Fallujah, Iraq, lost his left eye and suffered other injuries in a rocket-propelled-grenade attack.
"To me, and to all of my peers that are in hospitals recovering – sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines – it's amazing to watch and witness America understanding that there's a difference between those that make policy and those that enforce policy. And they will continue to support those who enforce, and while in the same breath, debating in a public forum, those who make it," he said. "It's just a beautiful thing to finally evolve to an area that we can professionally in the same forum do both simultaneously.
"It's great to know that even though there are some who may not agree with intentions or involvements and outcomes, they will forever support me as an individual that voluntarily made that choice to serve in a very complex environment," he said.


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Camouflaj's stealth game République is set to release on December 19 for iOS, former Metal Gear Solid 4 producer/Halo 4 creative director Ryan Payton announced on the latest episode of IGN's Up at Noon. The game will be priced at a $4.99 "premium app."
République was introduced as a Kickstarter project in 2012 and was initially targeted only for iOS platforms. A PC/Mac version was later added after increasingly player request. Those versions will release later in 2014.
According to a Kickstarter backers only update, the first episode, Exordium, will be available this Thursday and stars Rena Strober, David Hayter, Jennifer Hale, Dwight Schultz, Khary Payton & Matthew Mercer. The game will have leaderboards, achievements, and gamepad support and comes fully translated in French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.
The update also explains a bit more into the pricing. The development team has debated whether to turn the game into the popular free-to-play model but has decided against this. Instead, they will follow the episodic model that has been adopted by Telltale with $5 episodes and future episodes released two to three months apart.
"Even though the full experience will be $19.99/$24.99 retail, backers get all episodes for their base $10 pledge, plus a lot of other goodies for believing in us from the very beginning," the update says. The Kickstarter campaign initially offered a $10 pledge tier for the iOS version and those users will receive the full game.
République will release as a five-chapter game and you'll be able to play the first chapter later this week.
Source: Kickstarter, IGN
Update: Here's the launch trailer courtesy of IGN.


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Meteorological Monitoring Companies in Syria
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Texas Electronics Inc.
based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA)
Texas Electronics, Inc. has been a pioneer and innovator in the field of quality meteorological instrumentation. Since our first wind speed and wind direction sensors were designed and built in 1956, our instruments have continually evolved into the comprehensive product line that we now offer. Our tipping bucket rain gauges are research-grade sensors that are specified ...
Umwelt-Geräte-Technik GmbH (UGT)
based in Müncheberg, GERMANY
UGT - Umwelt-Geräte-Technik GmbH - founded in 1992, develops, manufactures and installs environmental measurement devices and long-term monitoring systems for pedologic, hydrologic and related environmental research questions for scientists and environmental managers of all industries. The company's core strength in providing innovative, high-quality instruments and ...
Guangzhou Double One Meteorological Equipment Co.,Ltd.
based in Guangzhou, CHINA
In 2008,Guangzhou Double One Meteorological Equipment Company transformed from Guangzhou 11th Rubber Factory which had own over 52 years experiences of manufacturing Weather Balloon by its advanced technology, technical backbone etc. After Transformed structure of Company, Guangzhou Double One Meteorological Balloon upgrades its product technology and employs more ...
LCJ Capteurs
based in Vertou, FRANCE
LCJ Sensors designs and wind sensors manufacturer since 1999. Our weathervanes ranges ultrasonic anemometers are suitable for many applications. Having proven themselves in the Navy, robustness, accuracy and broad configuration possibilities opened them the way to many applications such as weather, industry, security, agriculture and many other.
Vacker LLC
based in Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Vacker Group is head quartered in Dubai, UAE and presently operates in UAE,Kuwait,Oman,Saudi, India & USA. Vacker Group is specialised in Temperature Monitoring Solutions and Automation. Temperature Monitoring Solutions is provided for Hospitals, Cold rooms, Food Industry, Furnaces etc. Details can be seen at http://www.temperaturemonitoringuae.com & ...
based in Canton, GEORGIA (US) (USA)
RemoteDNA is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of remote monitoring systems, including wireless, wired, cellular, and satellite transmitting hardware systems; next-generation data, ReachBack management and software-only solutions; instrument / sensor gateway hardware systems; integrated detection systems, and full mapping displays and more.RemoteDNA has been ...
Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC)
based in Enterprise, ALABAMA (USA)
Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC), an Alabama corporation, was founded in by a group of radar engineers specifically for the manufacture of affordable, high quality meteorological radar systems for the world market. The prime focus was to improve public safety and advance the science of weather prediction. EEC products are dedicated to weather detection and ...
Meteo France International (MFI)
based in Toulouse, FRANCE
Meteo France International (MFI) is an eminent National Meteorological Service with 3700 meteorologists who are working in 100 district offices, 7 metropolitan regional sites, 6 overseas territories, National Meteorological College, National Research Center, Different applications and development directions including observation, systems, research, satellites, ...
MapMakers Group Ltd.
based in Moscow, RUSSIA
MapMakers Group Ltd. is the leader in development of meteorological software for processing and delivery of meteorological information in Russia. The main software product developed by MapMakers Group is the meteorological geographical information system - GIS Meteo. GIS Meteo is a suite of applications for receiving, processing, storing and visualization of ...
Pawan Exports
based in Kasarwadi, INDIA
Predicting the weather is a tough job. We try and make it a little easier, with our experience in manufacturing high quality Meteorological Balloons, Meteorological Consumables and Precision Weather Instruments. Our Product Range: Meteorological Balloons / Weather Balloons - Pilot, Ceiling and Sounding Balloons. Meteorological Consumables - Sunshine Cards, Recording ...


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Faith Cooke is an Integrated Marketing Communications major minoring in Spanish. She is a recepiant of the Gilman Study Abroad Schoalrship and is currently abroad.
Emily Hockett is a Psychology and Spanish double major who
plans to study mental disorders that commonly affect the elderly in a doctoral
neuroscience program. Moreover, she wants to be able to communicate effectively
with more individuals in her environment. She is a Close Scholar, Life Scholar,
McNair Scholar, Ann Cato Corps Scholar, and Lois Rhame West Scholar. She is studying Spanish in Costa Rica in the fall of 2014; she is a winner of both the Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship and Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad
Melanie Jones is a Fine Arts major and 2014 recipient of the Gilman Study Abroad Schoalrship. She is currently studying abroad.
Kyle McDaniel is a junior Biology and
French double major. He applied for three nationally competitive awards in the 2013-2014 academic year: the Gilman, Udall, and Goldwater scholarships. He won the full amount granted by the Gilman Award and is currently studying abroad
in Madagascar, where he will develop field research skills
that will complement his research being conducted at Winthrop on meiofaunal
food webs. Upon graduating, Kyle plans to attend graduate school and get his
Ph.D. in molecular ecology.
Alex Muller graduated in May 2014 with a
B.A. in English, Creative Writing. Over the past few years, Alex has served as
the Editor-in-Chief of the Winthrop Literary and Arts Journal The Anthology,
volunteered with the Arts in Medicine Club, and has been involved with the
Winthrop chapters of Sigma Tau Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi
honors societies. During the summer of 2013, Alex traveled to France with the help of
the Geraldine Trammel Hurley Fellowship, where he spent time at the Bordeneuve
Retreat for Artists and Writers and worked on writing and compiling his
original poetry for an honors thesis collection. This year he applied for
several nationally competitive awards including the Jack Kent Cooke Award, the
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics, various Sigma Tau Delta Scholarships, and a Phi
Kappa Phi Fellowship. He was recently recognized as the winner of the Sigma Tau
Delta Senior Scholarship, and his essay on Shakespeare's King Lear won
the Frederic Fadner Critical Essay Award for The Sigma Tau Delta Critical
Review. Alex is currently pursuing a graduate degree at Wake Forest, where he accepted an offer for full funding.
Matthew Neal earned his BS in Mathematics from Winthrop in May of 2014. He has been involved in research
in the department since its first summer experience with several faculty in
mathematics and biology. As an undergraduate, Matthew planned to
complete the undergraduate program in teacher education but worked with Ms.
Okey to explore ways to allow our teaching fellows to pursue the MAT5 program.
The winner of the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship, Matthew graduated a member of the Honors Program and started the
MAT5 in June 2014.
Jeanne Stroud graduated as an English
Literature and Language Major from Charleston, SC. As a cross country and track
athlete, she had great success in her sport and in the classroom; she was named the Big South Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for her sport five
times, and she also earned the honor of Female Outstanding Track Performer for
her 2013 outdoor track season. Her years as an athlete led her to devote a lot
of her time to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and its community service
efforts. She is also an active member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta
Kappa honors societies. Through ONCA, Jeanne applied for The Rhodes
Scholarship, The Marshall Scholarship, the Sigma Tau Delta Senior Scholarship,
and the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. After graduating in May 2014 she
now attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she will earn her master's
degree in Library Science.
Hannah Swan, a recent Winthrop graduate, was a math major after transferring from an art program her sophomore year. In
her time at Winthrop, she was awarded the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Senior
Scholarship, Kate V. Wofford Scholarship, and Robert M. Ward scholarship. She
applied for the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship and was awarded an Honorable Mention. In
the fall of 2014, she began graduate school for applied mathematics and
plans to continue conducting interdisciplinary research in the future.
Sigourney Woodfork graduated from Winthrop in December of 2013 with
a degree in Integrated Marketing Communication which pertains to all
things advertising, marketing, and public relations. In addition, she
pursued a minor in French language, culture as well as international
studies. She hopes to blend her marketing communications background and
interest in foreign cultures to work with socially
focused initiatives that help solve
global issues. Since graduating she has begun working as a
media coordinator at a boutique advertising agency in Charlotte, NC.
Currently, she is a finalist for the Fulbright scholarship, which she applied for with the intention of spending a year in France researching
the effectiveness of sexual health communications for minority groups in
France. Sigourney is also in the final interview phase for the Rotary Club
International's Global Grant, which may possibly award her $30,000 to pursue
both this project and her Master's at American University Paris in France.
Sharon Jenkins completed her undergraduate degree in Biology from Winthrop in May 2011 and started the traditional MAT in Biology the following fall. As an undergraduate Sharon was a peer mentor and worked in research with Dr. Grossoehme. Sharon is a WISE scholar and GA in CAS college office. Sharon will finish the MAT in December 2013. She won the Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship, which will support her professionally and financially for up to five years through a teacher preparation program to eligibility for tenure.
Allison Keller is a Theatre Major with a concentration in performance and a minor in Psychology. She is a first generation college student and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Alpha Psi Omega. She plans to study abroad in England at Edge Hill University for her entire junior year. Her hope is that while in England she can learn styles of acting that are not offered in the United States. With those styles under her belt she will then come back to the U.S. and try to increase respect for and acceptance of these styles in the acting world here. Allison is a 2012 spring recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
Anna Ponds is a senior Family and Consumer Sciences major, with a concentration in Youth Issues and a minor in Spanish. She comes from a family of ten children, two of which have graduated from Winthrop University previously. She currently has a 3.89 GPA and will be graduating in May 2014. She is a two-year leader on the Ministry Team of the Reformed University Fellowship campus ministry at Winthrop. In addition, she is a lifetime member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.In fall of 2012, she applied for and was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for a spring 2013 semester abroad in Sevilla, Spain. She studied in Sevilla to not only complete most of her Spanish minor but also to learn to speak the Spanish language within the context of the culture and people there. After she graduates from Winthrop, she plans to pursue a Master's certification in Counseling from a theological seminary so she can work as a Certified Counselor with adolescent females, hopefully in a Spanish-speaking country.
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Celebrities and their kids
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The holidays are all about remembering what's important in life, including family. Celebrities are no different, so as you celebrate this Christmas with your family, check out some celebs spending time with their kids.
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Video:How to Talk to Your Teen About Depressionwith Patricia O'Laughlin
Learning how to talk to your teen about depression is an important skill if you feel that your teen may be in trouble.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Talk to Your Teen About DepressionMy name is Patricia O'Laughlin and I am a Marriage and Family Therapist with TherapyForParents.com.
Instructions for How to Talk to Your Teen About DepressionToday I am talking to you on behalf of About.com about how to talk to your teen about depression.
The first thing is to talk to your teen about depression as soon as you see signs of depression. Some signs of depression are: crying, a lot of crying; irritability – they get angry quickly; feelings of hopelessness – they say things a lot like "I can't do that" or "I'm never going to be good enough"; which also reflects low self esteem; they also might change moods very quickly; and they also might stay in their room a lot or refuse to go out with their friends; and you notice a big decrease in interests and things they used to find interesting no longer are interesting. When you see these signs, it's important to engage in a conversation and a discussion with your teen, not a lecture.
5 Points to Consider When Talking to Your Teen About DepressionAnd there are 5 things to consider that I'm going to share with you about what to talk about with your teen.
The first point is hopelessness: Is your teen feeling hopeless? Do they have thoughts of wanting to die? It's important to talk to them about this.
The second point is helping them have hope, telling them things are going to be okay, they're not going to feel this way forever, and making sure that they get help.
The third point is normalize it. Depression is very common. Help them understand that there are other people that feel this way - maybe you felt that way at some point before.
The fourth point is don't have judgment when you speak with them. Tell them: "I'm not judging you. I'm trying to support you right now."
The fifth point is reassure them that help is available, and then seek out the help they need, either through a therapist at school or a therapist in your community.
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Can iPhone Developers Make a Living on the App Store's "Long Tail"? - TiPb of the Iceberg
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[Introducing TiPb of the Iceberg, our new, bi-weekly column from TiPb Senior Editor, and all-around Smartphone Expert, Dieter Bohn.]
The recent news that development house Tap Tap Tap is breaking up has me thinking about the App Store and developers again. Partially it's because Tap Tap Tap has previously been mentioned here at TiPb as an example of developers raking in the cash and as an example of developers being open about how much they're making and what they think of the industry. The break-up is interesting for a few reasons in this context.
After the break, some ruminations and thoughts on the State of the Apps from this layman's point of view. Warning: as you can see from the title, this post includes hackneyed references to the Long Tail
Firstly, the details of the breakup include a new way for developers to make money off of applications -- by selling them completely. Tap Tap Tap's "Where To?" app is now on the market for a buyer, having made around $200,000 up to this point. I'm doubting that we'll hear what the final selling price is, but I have a hunch that it's not going to be sky high. The reason for that, though, is wrapped up in the Long Tail.
The standard business model when people talk about the Long Tail goes like this: niche software products (or blog posts, or what-have-you) never really go away, instead they generate a small amount of revenue for a long time after their initial sales surge. Taken together, this 'long tail' of sales can add up to real money -- eBay makes more money selling millions of niche products than they do selling big ticket items, for example. You see this in other mobile ecosystems -- There are plenty of software shops on Windows Mobile that push out all sorts of apps year after year. And, of course, the movie, music, and publishing industry rakes in untold millions in practically passive income every year based on their huge back catalogs of DVDs, CDs, and Books.
So the idea applied to the App Store would go thusly: Instead of developing one or two blockbuster apps that make beaucoup bucks, we may see these developers feeling pressure to keep creating new applications for that initial sales bump and a diversified Long Tail strategy of revenue instead of focusing on a single app and trying to keep it in the Top 50.
Setting aside the question of whether or not producing and maintaining lots of niche apps is even feasible for a single developer or a small software house, there are three ways that I can see the Long Tail theory applied to the App store. One is pessimistic, the other two a bit more hopeful:
1. The Long Tail doesn't apply to the App Store because it's just such a gigantic freaking money maker. It's an order of magnitude larger than any mobile software economy we've seen before and it therefore needs an entire rethinking of how to make money with mobile apps. In essence, the right side of the tail for even a single moderately popular app is large enough to support a developer.
While I do think that the App Store is qualitatively different than other mobile app ecosystems, I'm not sure that I think it's as crazy good as the 1st possibility there. Even if it were, it's a little to optimistic for a business plan, so let's look at the latter two.
2. The Long Tail works -- niche apps are able to maintain enough publicity on their own merits within the App Store over the long run to collectively make enough money to support a developer.
Right now I'd like to think this is the safe bet -- if you don't think you have a blockbuster on your hands, develop as many apps as you can reasonably maintain and hope they add up to a living. However, I suspect the situation might be turn out to be like the third possibility:
3. The Long Tail doesn't apply because once an app falls off the Top 50, its sales plummet. In essence, the right side of the tail is so small that no amount of niche apps added together will ever be able to support a living wage. The only safe strategy is to make an application popular enough to stay high up in the sales charts (and provide enough marketing to keep it there) or find ways other than the App Store to drive sales.
Here's the nut of what I'm saying: My hunch is that it may be tougher for applications to develop a "long tail" on the iPhone than it is for other platforms. The reason I think this is that it looks like the real driver of sales on the App Store are the top lists. As John Casasanta previously noted:
It's worth pointing out that our sales have dropped significantly over the past few days. We were teetering around the 50th rank for Where To but then slipped under it. It seems that once you drop past that, you're on a free-fall since the App Store on the iPhone only shows 50 in its top list, compared to 100 in iTunes on the computer. [...] I'm willing to bet that it's a quick ride into oblivion once you fall off the Top 100 chart and I'm really hoping we don't get to find that out anytime soon for Where To.
The idea here is this: if your app can't keep itself in the top rankings, it's going to quickly become lost in the sea of applications in the App Store. Unless you have a very unique niche (or several of them), it will also be difficult to find via search. Unless you're able to effectively market it via means other than the App Store, it simply may as well not even exist there. The effective long tail for an App with no visibility approaches zero, in other words.
It's not the fault of any particular app if it can't keep itself in the top 50 long-term. There are going to be too many apps and too many newly popular apps for a top list strategy to be viable for any but the most popular programs. Keeping any given application in the Top 50 long-term would likely require a mammoth marketing effort.
As Ars Technica points out in regard to the Tap Tap Tap situation, there does seem to be a genuine concern that the marketing of an app is as important, if not more important, than the design of the app itself. That's definitely a concern I would share were I looking to make a living developing iPhone apps.
It might be possible (or even necessary) that some sort of structural change to the App Store could help non-top-list apps maintain a revenue stream long-term. I can't say exactly what that change would be, to be honest, but I suspect it would need to involve a more robust and sortable reviewing system to help the cream rise to the top of categories and searches.
In the meantime, it would behoove most developers to consider what their marketing strategy for their application is going to be long term. Even great apps like Where To? are not likely to get a ton of visibility in the App Store over the long haul (again, through no fault of the app itself), so making apps like it part of a diversified long tail strategy is going to require some serious thought.
We've already called the iPhone app development a goldrush and even suggested that it's a living. That last part may be a little more difficult than it has looked for the past couple months. Apple does have an obligation to help make quality apps more discoverable in the App Store, but not the sole obligation. As with any industry, iPhone Apps (at least the ones that aren't in the top 50) aren't going to sell themselves.
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Can iPhone Developers Make a Living on the App Store's "Long Tail"? - TiPb of the Iceberg
I also notice that when I look for apps I don't use Google like I do for desktop apps. I usually just use iTunes. This may also be a contributing factor to the visibility drop-off that apps experience.
Too bad you can't sort based on multiple top 50 lists - top 50 best selling, top 50 best rated, etc.
Or even top 50 over last day, week, month, etc.
Guess what, iPhone developers? Making a living selling applications means more than just writing code. It means generating and keeping interest in your application. That means marketing. Google ads, web ads on certain sites (such as this one perhaps?), etc. And that actually costs money.
I've seen many developers who just assume that "Oh, Apple will take care of marketing my application." Well, no, they won't. They'll give it a certain amount of time in their "new apps" section and that's about it. You'd better have a business plan for how you're going to keep interest high in your application. That might mean spending money so you might want to factor this into how much you charge for your app.
The quickest improvement to the App Store would be if Apple supported or hosted real web pages with information about applications.
Right now researching apps, bookmarking them to buy later, looking them up from work or from any computer without iTunes installed is nearly impossible because Apple wants you to do all your shopping in iTunes.
It's a ridiculous closed ecosystem, it's sluggish because iTunes is a pig of a program, it violates our web expectations, and it doesn't even enhance the iPhone user experience at all.
How long would it take a beginner with no experience to actually write and publish a working application?
@chanter: Since I don't make apps, I'm not sure, but since you have to know Objective-C (I think)...
Since apps are starting to incorporate ads, why don't they advertise other apps too: it could be on the splash screen, or part of alerts. That way if it falls out of the Top 50 (or 100), they still have a chance, and they might move back up.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post6311548530841311654..comments2015-08-04T13:35:00.567-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Breakfast for DinnerBenitohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-45654134540013484102011-02-02T08:49:34.095-08:002011-02-02T08:49:34.095-08:00Mark, There's lots of recipes out there for t...Mark,

There's lots of recipes out there for the hot bacon salad--some incorporate chopped hardboiled eggs and all sorts of other things. You can make it a pretty substantial dinner salad if you want.

Cheers,
BenitoBenitohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-39599289165849724192011-02-02T07:21:58.061-08:002011-02-02T07:21:58.061-08:00What a terrific dinner idea Benito! Totally love ...What a terrific dinner idea Benito! Totally love the balance of the meal. Would have never thought to mix red wine vinaigrette with hot bacon grease. Will definitely try that soon. I make a similar spinach salad topped with fresh rasberries and a sprinkle of crumbled feta or bleu cheese.

And the Eggs Hussarde - brilliant my friend!Markhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-92167740274223043612011-01-31T10:34:29.749-08:002011-01-31T10:34:29.749-08:00Sam, Sounds delicious, and I do love hash browns....Sam,

Sounds delicious, and I do love hash browns. I intentionally left the potatoes out to avoid making things too heavy. As it was we were groaning at the end of the main course.

I really wanted to include some oysters or shrimp, but my dinner companion doesn't dig the shellfish.

Cheers,
BenitoBenitohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-22766330323134529872011-01-31T09:53:42.241-08:002011-01-31T09:53:42.241-08:00Damn, I'm starving now. I find most breakfast ...Damn, I'm starving now. I find most breakfast items way too rich to take down in the morning so I have always been a breakfast for dinner girl. Steak, eggs, hashbrowns (hey you didn't have any taters) and a martini is my current obsession.Samantha Duganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-78623038429349422352011-01-31T08:52:41.651-08:002011-01-31T08:52:41.651-08:00Thomas, Thanks for the note--I never gave permiss...Thomas,

Thanks for the note--I never gave permission for that site to syndicate my content. The author of the piece at Palate Press contacted me a few weeks ago and we discussed it over e-mail.

Cheers,
BenitoBenitohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-17083305857822759582011-01-31T06:20:56.263-08:002011-01-31T06:20:56.263-08:00Benito, This morning I read Palate Press's co...Benito,

This morning I read Palate Press's commentary on Wine Miles and the copyright issue, and over at Wine Miles, I find this post featured this morning.

Hope you share in their ad revenue...Thomashttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-80469210470036158822011-01-30T23:05:03.348-08:002011-01-30T23:05:03.348-08:00John, I have to offer you an apology--in a previo...John,

I have to offer you an apology--in a previous post I talked about how I would make you Eggs Benedict and give you a kidney, but I wouldn't make you Eggs Hussarde. Let's just say that it's different when the ladies are involved, and one of these days I'll whip up a batch of marchand de vin for you.

Cheers,
BenBenitohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-83526098148198655402011-01-30T22:44:49.599-08:002011-01-30T22:44:49.599-08:00That all looks very good brother.That all looks very good brother.Johnhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-23894558878077350962011-01-30T15:49:13.506-08:002011-01-30T15:49:13.506-08:00Fredric, It's nice to challenge yourself once...Fredric,

It's nice to challenge yourself once in a while. The tricky part is timing everything properly so that you've got poached eggs, a rich brown sauce, and a delicate egg and butter sauce all ready to go at the same time.

Even more fun when you're cooking, serving, eating, wine tasting, and entertaining during the lead time. Fortunately, sauces don't provide a lot of opportunity for accidental knife wounds.

Cheers,
BenitoBenitohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-13601387606591963722011-01-30T15:22:59.980-08:002011-01-30T15:22:59.980-08:00you truly are a generous host. eggs Hussard is a l...you truly are a generous host. eggs Hussard is a lot of work.fredric koeppelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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