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The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Harvard Business Press, 1997 - 225 Seiten
The" Innovator's Dilemma" demonstrates why outstanding companies that had their competitive antennae up, listened astutely to customers, and invested aggressively in new technologies still lost their market dominance. Drawing on patterns of innovation in a variety of industries, the author argues that good business practices can, nevertheless, weaken a great firm. He shows how truly important, breakthrough innovations are often initially rejected by customers that cannot currently use them, leading firms to allow their most important innovations to languish. Many companies now face the innovator's dilemma. Keeping close to customers is critical for current success. But long-term growth and profits depend upon a very different managerial formula. This book will help managers see the changes that may be coming their way and will show them how to respond for success. The Management of Innovation and Change Series. Dual Winner, The Best Business Book of 1997 and The Best Business "How-To" Book of 1997--The Financial Times/Booz-Allen & Hamilton Global Business Book Awards "This book addresses a tough problem that most successful companies will face eventually. It's lucid, analytical-and scary."-- Dr. Andrew S. Grove, Chairman, Intel Corporation "The "Innovator's Dilemma" is absolutely brilliant." Clayton Christensen provides an insightful analysis of changing technology and its importance to a company's future success. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in business or entrepreneurship."--Michael R. Bloomberg, CEO and Founder, Bloomberg Financial Markets "Managers reading Professor Christensen's book may come away with a heightened sense of paranoia. They will benone the worse for that. The idea of the disruptive technology is a simple and powerful one. There may be one lurking near you."-- "Financial Times" -- "Christensen marshals so much data and analysis in support of his position that he makes a powerful case."--Context
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I'm a wienie about dental stuff. I used to be brave, but then I had to get about Eleventy Billion Dollars (US) worth of stuff done, and now I get all clenchy just thinking about it.
This is a tooth that's already had a root canal and a crown, and there's a big old nasty abscess underneath it. The last time this happened, we found a cyst under the tooth when we pulled it. It was pretty disgusting, but kind of made it worth all the drama, even the dentist was a little shocked by it. So, I guess it wouldn't be awful to find something exciting this time, too. (What a sad little world I live in, that this is the sort of thing I look forward to. "Oooh, I hope the Dental Cyst Fairy left me something nasty!")
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Climate Change 1958: The Bell Telephone Science Hour
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UFC NEWS | Mendes Vs Guida Official For UFC On FOX 7
With the recent news that Manny Gamburyan was not going to compete at UFC 157 against fellow featherweight, and former title challenger, Chad "Money" Mendes (13-1) due to injury, the UFC was unable to find a replacement to step up against Mendes with under 2 weeks' notice. Now the promotion has moved Mendes to the UFC on Fox 7 card, and he is set to face off against Clay "The Carpenter" Guida (30-13) on April 20th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Since coming up short via first round KO at the hands, or knee, of champion Jose Aldo, Mendes has put together two impressive KO victories over Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza. Mendes looks to make it a third against Guida, and stake his claim for another shot at Aldo. "The Carpenter" on the other hand looks to get his second win at featherweight following his recent split decision victory over Hatsu Hioki last month. Before dropping down a weight class, Guida suffered a split decision loss to lightweight stand-out Gray Maynard. Both men bring a fast pace and great wrestling in what should be a war of attrition.
Mendes vs. Guida is rumored to possibly be included on the four-fight main card, airing on FOX. The headliner being a lightweight title showdown between reigning champ Benson Henderson, and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. The co-main event features a heavyweight clash as former champion Frank Mir welcomes Strikeforce standout, Daniel Cormier. Other official fights slated for UFC on FOX 7 include a lightweight scrap with Nate Diaz squaring up with Josh "The Punk" Thompson, and a welterweight fight between Matt "The Immortal" Brown and Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy.
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Great news to hear especially for Mendes!!! Mendes always brings the 1st round knockouts and his wrestling skills should be able to keep Guida and his bullshit at bay.
this should be an amazing fight! do not let the strategy of guida's last fight detour you from believing anything other then the potential awesomeness of this fight. good luck gentlemen
I like Guida and cheered for him at his last fight, but I really hope his next performance is better. Seven split decisions in his career. SEVEN. That's the worst ending to a fight outside of an eyepoke/cut.
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COLUMBIA CITY — The Columbia City Lady Eagle volleyball squad played host Tuesday night to cross-county rival Churubusco at the Donald S. Weeks Gymnasium.
Columbia City shook off a sluggish first half in the opening game to close out the visitors in dominating fashion with a 25-18, 25-10, 25-16 three-game sweep.
After Columbia City jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game one, several CC errors, including two service errors and a net violation eventually let 'Busco pull even at 11-11.
COLUMBIA CITY — The Columbia City Lady Eagle soccer team hosted a hard-nosed back-and-forth battle Tuesday night against Northeast Hoosier Conference's power Homestead (5-1).
Unfortunately, their efforts fell short in a 5-0 loss to the Lady Spartans.
The first half began with a strong effort from the Lady Eagles, keeping the Spartans from scoring for most of the first half.
The two conference foes battled it out in the middle of the field with neither team allowing the other a shot on goal.
LIGONIER — Anytime you have a conference match it's important.
For Columbia City boys' tennis, it makes this week a big one with a dual match against Norwell Thursday followed by a Wawasee Invitational where the Eagles are looking to defend their title.
CC senior Grant Wood catches air while on the attack in the first half of the Eagles game at Homestead Tuesday night. Columbia City stood toe-to-toe with the Spartans for nearly the entire first half tied 1-1. Two goals with under four minutes left in the first half put Homestead up 3-1 before going on to beat Columbia City 4-2. Senior Devin Rice scored a goal in each half of the Eagles loss that drops them to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the NHC.
Whitko golf edged by West Noble, Manchester
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The Lady Wildcats finished third on the night by two strokes falling to West Noble 226-228. Manchester won the night with a score of 206.
Whitko scores included: Taylor Snavley 45, Chloe Nestel 54, Taylor Pottenger 60, Emily Weigold 70, Hannah Himes 69.
WARSAW — Out for a midweek run Tuesday, Columbia City cross country was in action at the Warsaw Invitational running into its well-known foe of No. 8 Huntington North.
The No. 15 Lady Eagles were among eight girls teams finishing third with 58 points behind Warsaw's 52 points.
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In this course, photographer, author, and teacher Chris Orwig details the tools every photographer needs to retouch portraits to make them look their best while remaining authentic. The course includes an overview of the retouching process and how to develop a plan for a retouching project.
After exploring techniques to improve the overall photo, Chris shares his techniques for reducing wrinkles, enhancing eyes and other facial features, improving hair, and retouching makeup. The course concludes with a look at retouching skin and reshaping portions of a portrait using transformations, the Warp tool, and the Liquify filter.
Because the Liquify tool is so helpful in portrait retouching, I want to focus in on a few more mini projects using this tool. We're going to work on this image here, and what I want to do with this photograph is I want to correct the shirt over here. One of the things that you have to get good at with portrait retouching is focusing in on knowing what to do. This is a portrait of an actor, and the portrait, I think, is strong; he has presence. Yet, this part of the image, it's just a little bit distracting it. It kind of draws our attention to way that the shirt is pointing out in that direction.
I want to reshape all of that. To do that we'll use the Liquify filter. Here we'll copy that Background layer, and then we'll go ahead and name this reshape. Next, we'll navigate to the Filter pulldown menu, and the last filter that we used was Liquify. Whatever a filter you used last, it will show up here. Now, if you want to reapply that same filter, the same exact way, you can select that option here. Or if you just want to reopen the last filter that you used, so that you can then re-customize the way that you use it, you can use a shortcut.
The shortcut is Option+Command+F on a Mac, or Alt+Control+F on Windows. Again, that will reopen whatever the last filter was that you just used. So that could be a helpful shortcut if you're using this filter a lot. If not, you can always go to the Filter menu, and just choose Liquify. All right. Well here, again, we're going to use the Forward Warp tool. What I want to do is make sure I have a nice low Brush Pressure. My Brush Size is pretty good; this is the same size as it was before. Here I'm going to start to just tuck in that corner.
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A $30 million shortfall and in the midst of doing the right thing (cutting back waste) they are going to raid their reserve fund to pay bonuses? What in the world is wrong with people? Yes they are working hard, so am I but I have not gotten a raise or anything in three years. Life sucks. They might want to consider saving the reserve fund to cover the FREAKING BUDGET SHORTAGE! It's like one step forward and three steps back into stupidity.
They also don't even bother to take the time to actually learn that there were 42 floats. Not to mention that their 100,000 pounds of produce is probably at least half off.
Because they are paid money to play they shouldn't be human? 66 games in 123 days is an average of one game every 2 days. Subtract time to sleep, fly to 33 away games, practices and film study and the basically have no life for 4 months. Yes, they get paid. Yes, it's their job. However, it's not as easy as it sounds. Take the Hornets last week. Fly to Oklahoma City, play a game. Right after the game fly to Indianapolis. Get in at 3AM, sleep.....play another game that night. After that one, fly to Cleveland. Get in at 3AM. Play again that night. Tell me that doesn't take on a toll on a person. Come on man!
Shoot yeah. Dang this keyboard.
Shot yeah KD, ask for a trade to the Hornets!
Hey TP, no one in New Orleans gives a crap about CPMe anymore.
Total lack of class to use the word raped to score political points. Funny how the articles do not mention that the people quoted are running for office AGAIN in the fall. Regardless, I find it funny that anyone feels sorry for BP. Try taking care of your operations before you screw the pooch and as mentioned DON'T FREAKING PAY THE INVOICES if you think you are being "raped." What a joke.....really.
16K plus tonight and I sure as hell did not see an energized team. I wonder when the article is going to come out titled "NEW ORLEANIANS SAY MORE EFFORT ON COURT WOULD ENERGIZE FAN BASE." Get a comment from ol' Monty for that article.
By the way, the Cavs tickets are sold out because people had already bought tickets when LeBron was still in town. If you think they will sell out every game when they have to sell the product they have to the public you are sadly mistaken.
I don't care what Craig has to call the land (wetlands, smetlands, biological waste facility)......just keep that crap out of this parish.
Keep on keeping on Gov. Jindal! It must suck to be these people knowing that they have another 4 years of Jindal coming up......I mean we all know no one has a chance in hell of beating him.
Going to be a long period of whining....especially when Gov. Jindal slashes the ludicrous budget in this state. Time for some people to get to work and off dem foo' samps.
Really Mickey? How did you think this was going to go down in this city? Yeah we are passionate and I think we've earned that right after what we have been through as a city and as a football town. The face of this team should live in New Orleans and it should be good enough for him. Do us a favor and please do not compare us to the freaking New Jersey Nets or the Indianapolis
we had 11 fans greet us after we lost the Super Bowl" Colts. That's another slap in the face.
"Payton said his family has also greatly enjoyed its time in the New Orleans area and hopes the move isn't seen as any kind of rejection of this area."
He was serious about this comment? How the hell else can it be taken? Your family is too good for the New Orleans area, but we shouldn't take it as a rejection of the area? The more he opens his mouth about the subject the worse he makes it look. Don't let the door hit ya in the @$$ there coach. So much for "coaching the Saints and the city back to life." Must have just been kidding about that one. Write another book called "I am full of shhhhhh......it and I know it."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I can't stop laughing from the stupidity of this question.
Let's see, since Matt Ryan came into the NFL:
Drew Brees: 1 SUPER BOWL
Matt Ryan: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
In my best Austin Powers voice.......
"THAT'S A MAN BABY!" Well a little punk anyway. I keep looking at the picture going, really.....a boy?
Could not agree more pgnasacar24.....I was on an internet forum the other day talking about homeowners insurance and someone with a similar size home to mine in North Carolina (which is just as prone to hurricanes as we are) pays per year what I pay per month!!!!!! Insanity.
Holy crap!!! The third pre-season game (the only one that anyone cares too see) is actually in the SuperDome! This is like the first time in forever that the third game is at home.
All that crap after the Super Bowl about how he loved it here and how it changed his life for the better. Sell out for more money. Nothing changes.
I am pretty sure #21 is available in the black and gold!
This is what happens when you let moronic sportswriters vote for awards. They obviously didn't watch any football games this season for Drew to get 7 freaking votes. The fact that Peyton won doesn't bother me as much as the fact that Drew gets 7 lousy votes and Peyton gets 39. Are you seriously telling me any objective person thinks that Peyton Manning was 5 times better than Drew Brees this season? I think not. Drew did everything Peyton did this season for his team, no question about that.


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Results for 2014 are online!
Teachers and Students: Results for the 2014 Australian Informatics Olympiad are now available! Follow the link to the AIO submission site, where you can log in and view detailed results for your each of your submissions. Please use the same username and password that you were given during the contest.
We recommend that you try this, since the online results contain more detail than the final mailouts to schools (each score is broken down test case by test case, and you can see which cases were correct, incorrect, timed out and so on). Many submissions will have specific comments attached from the judges.Mailouts and certificates will be posted to schools in due course. Please mail firstname.lastname@example.com if you are having trouble logging in, or if you have any other questions.
The Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO) is a computer programming competition that is held annually in early September. From 1998 until 2004 it was called the Australian Informatics Competition (AIC). In 2005 it was renamed the Australian Informatics Olympiad, with the AIC becoming a pencil-and-paper competition that you can read more about here.
A list of questions and answers can be found on the AIO information page at the Australian Mathematics Trust.
If you have any queries on how to enter, you are welcome to phone the Trust at (02) 6201 5147. If you have technical questions about the competition, please write to aioquery.edu.au.
Each student should receive a printed copy of the contest rules [PDF]. Students and teachers should familiarise themselves with these before the contest.
The languages allowed in the AIO 2014 will be C, C++, Pascal, PHP, Python, Java and C#.
In previous AIOs, we have seen many students who could solve the algorithmic part of tasks but would score no marks due to having little experience with file input and output. We will provide students with template code for each problem in each supported language. These templates will provide the skeleton of a program to perform the necessary I/O to read the input files and write to output files in the correct format. They will not solve the problem but may be used as a starting point by the student.
Students may download these templates when the competition begins by logging into the the competition site. Note that these templates are entirely optional. The student may wish to disregard the templates or modify them in any way they wish.
The table below lists some sample problems from the 2003 competition, along with sample solutions in most of the supported programming languages. You may also wish to take a look at the online training site, where you can view problems from every past competition and submit your own solutions for on-the-spot judging!
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|Stacking Numbers
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You are of course encouraged to find a solution to Stacking Numbers that is fast enough to score full marks!
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Everyone needs at least one vice in their life to make things interesting and smoking cigars is one of mine. So what type of humidor would a Victorian Antique collector have? An antique quartersawn Oak humidor with tin lining would be the answer. The brass plaque on the top lid reads, "Personal", which I guess lets everyone know that the owner was not one to invite others to dip into his cigar stash.
Although I love the humidor that I have, my brother is a woodworker in Honolulu, HI and has offered to make me a new custom cigar humidor in a style that I prescribe. I want to have it appear to be similar in style to one of the great Victorian-era genres or cabinetmakers. I won't ask him to do a Rococo Belter humidor, but maybe an Aesthetic Movement humidor would be particularly desirable.
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JLS: Musical 4Play
Having impressively sold over six million records since coming second back in 2008 on British high-profile TV reality contest "The X Factor", London R&B/pop quartet JLS return this month with their eagerly-anticipated fourth album "Evolution". Which is currently being pioneered across UK airwaves via the pent-up falsetto vocals, choppy guitar loops and hard hip hop beats of its nervy Top 10 offshoot single "Hottest Girl In The World".
Indeed, boasting input from such "name" chart-topping American producers as Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson/Whitney Houston), Bangladesh (Lil Wayne/Rihanna) and Midi Mafia (50 Cent/Jennifer Lopez), the aptly-named "Evolution" sees the multi-Platinum-selling foursome of Oritse Williams (25), Marvin Humes (27), Aston Merrygold (24) and J.B. Gill (25) moving in a distinctly more urban and mature direction via such tuff, hip hop-flavoured R&B/club cuts as the overtly-sexual, bass-anchored "Dessert", stomping, party-flavoured "Have Your Way", and the explosively-jumpy "Troublemaker". While slower tracks like the surging, inspirational ballad "Hold Me Down" and liltingly-melodic "Don't Know That" in turn amply showcase the group's already-trademark soulful vocals and clean, close harmonies.
Initially formed as UFO (Unique Famous Outrageous) by Oritse back in 2006, the quartet (with Marvin having previously been a member of the UK Top Ten-charting, Simon Webbe-mentored sing/rap outfit VS) would originally sign to production/songwriting duo Tracklacers' production company New Track City. For whom they released two singles independently before, in 2008, entering the fifth series of the aforementioned "X Factor". Following which, after almost immediately changing their name to JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing), the foursome would quickly acquire a near-fanatical national fan-base, resulting in them eventually ending up in second-place to winner Alexandra Burke.
January 2009 meanwhile would prestigiously see JLS signing to the Sony Music-affiliated Epic Records. Following which they have to date impressively gone on to release three UK Top Two albums - 2009's chart-topping, Quadruple-Platinum "JLS"; 2010's Double-Platinum "Outta This World"; 2011's Platinum "Jukebox" - while also becoming the only act from reality TV to score five British Number One singles (2009's "Breathe Again" and "Everybody In Love"; 2010's "The Club Is Alive" and "Love You More"; 2011's "She Makes Me Wanna").
Meanwhile, other ground-breaking career highlights include winning two BRIT Awards (the first "X Factor" act ever to win one) in 2010 for British Breakthrough and British Single; becoming one of only three British groups ever to sell out 10 dates at London's O2 Arena (the others being The Spice Girls and Take That); plus, via their own documentary film "JLS: Eyes Wide Open 3D" being shown exclusively for three days only from June 2 2011 in over 300 cinemas, having the biggest-selling music event in UK cinema history. Meanwhile, outside of music per se, the quartet have also had two TV specials broadcast and two best-selling books published, while also making tabloid headlines in September 2011 by controversially teaming up with Durex to launch a range of personalised branded condoms under the safe-sex-promoting campaign line "Just Love Safe".
… Which neatly brings us back to today. As, with JLS now firmly established as a British musical institution, members Marvin and Oritse speak enthusiastically to "Blues & Soul" Assistant Editor Pete Lewis about their aforementioned brand-new album, as well as discussing such interesting topics as their little-spoken-of early days plus their own personal highlights of their trailblazing four years in the spotlight.
PETE: Let's start on obvious ground - the reasons behind titling your new, fourth LP "Evolution"
MARVIN: "Obviously, as you say Pete, this is our fourth album, and so we made a conscious effort this time around to change the SOUND a bit - because for us it was important to I guess move with our FANBASE. You know, the fact is that the 16-year-olds that saw us four years ago on "The X Factor" are now 20 - and we felt it was important to REMEMBER that. Which is why we wanted to come back with something that was different, and that would give people something to TALK about... Hence "EVOLUTION"!"
PETE: Musically the album has been described as "a move in a more urban direction"...
MARVIN: "Well, musically we primarily wanted to work with HIP HOP producers this time round. Like with Bangladesh - who produced the single "Hottest Girl In The World" - having produced massive hits like "A Milli" for Lil Wayne, with us coming from a pop background we wanted to see how interesting it would be for US to work with someone of that ilk. And I think what's actually come out of all that is the new SOUND we now have, which arguably you could call R&B. You know, this time round we really wanted people that may not necessarily have been JLS fans before to be like 'I've never really been into JLS before, but I'm actually FEELIN' this!'... So yeah, ultimately I guess we wanted to maintain our existing foundation while at the same time also bringing NEW talent on board."
PETE: As you've said, "Evolution" also interestingly sees you working with big-name US urban producers such as Rodney Jerkins and Bangladesh…
MARVIN: "Yeah, I mean Rodney is just LEGEND, man! Like the guy produced "You Rock My World" for Michael Jackson, big Destiny's Child hits like "Say My Name", he's produced stuff with Beyonce... I mean, his discography is INCREDIBLE! And though, when you work with these American guys you do worry that you're literally gonna turn up and they're gonna put you with their juniors and you probably won't even MEET the main man himself, with Rodney that was totally not the CASE! He was literally 100% hands-on with us making beats, writing, working on the vocals… You know, he was totally involved in the entire PROCESS! So massive respect to him for that!.. Plus we also had a great time working with BANGLADESH. I mean, obviously the fact he's more hip hop meant we did have to adjust our way of WORKING - in that he works HIP HOP hours, which is different to POP hours! So, whereas if we're working in London we usually start at midday and finish at 8pm, working with someone like Bangladesh meant we were starting at 6pm and finishing at 6AM! But while, as I say, we did have to ADJUST to that, ultimately it is all a part of the process and it is all a part of the EVOLUTION!"
PETE: So what was your experience like after coming out of "The X Factor", as one of the very few runner-up acts over the years to not be immediately then given a record-deal with boss Simon Cowell's Syco label?
MARVIN: "Well obviously, when we came second we were DEVASTATED! Because Simon had already said to us that he was only gonna sign the winner that year - and he stuck to his WORD! He only signed Alexandra Burke, which meant we were then basically in limbo thinking 'Right, what are we gonna do NOW?'… But then luckily Nick Raphael and Jo Charrington from SONY decided they wanted to sign us. And with them having already been behind Another Level and also having been involved in the early stages of Blue, they obviously already knew exactly what it took for an urban boy-band to MAKE it... So yeah, they were very keen to sign US, and we were obviously over-the-moon to be signing a RECORD-deal. And in retrospect, I suppose we really do owe a lot TO them. Because they didn't stick to what the obvious route would have been for us MUSICALLY. Instead they thought outside the box a bit, and came up with "Beat Again" as our first single. Which, looking back now, was probably the best thing that could have HAPPENED. You know, because that song wasn't your traditional pop-song for a boy-band, it meant from the start that we were able to turn heads and open ears that before may have had their own pre-conceived ideas of what we'd be COMING with… So yeah, with "Born Again" they were obviously shocked - but in a GOOD way!"
PETE: So, with the numerous trailblazing and even record-breaking achievements JLS have managed over the last four years, what to you are the personal highlights?
MARVIN: "My standout has definitely got to be winning two BRIT Awards. Because that's exactly the stuff you dream about - well, I certainly did - when you're young and aspiring to be in the music industry. You know, you watch it every year, you see your idols picking up awards and getting the recognition... So for us to get two of those awards in one year was just a dream come TRUE!... Then another definite highlight was being part of the Michael Jackson tribute concert (October 2011 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium). I mean, when we heard we were gonna be performing with the Jackson brothers it was absolutely AMAZING! Because I'm a huge fan of Michael Jackson AND his brothers - and so for us to be sharing a stage with Jackie, Marlon and Tito singing "Blame It On The Boogie" with Michael's mum and his children watching was UNBELIEVABLE! You know, the fact we were put on a world stage that night along with people like Christina Aguilera and Beyonce was just really INCREDIBLE!"
ORITSE: "Yeah, for me too the Michael Jackson tribute concert was awesome! I don't think ANY performance could compare to that! I mean, I still have my plaque on my wall; I wore the honorary Michael Jackson Swarovski Crystal armband in his name along with his brothers.... I mean, it's very hard to TOP that - I can't even DESCRIBE the feeling of performing with The Jacksons!… So yeah, the whole experience of being up there WITH your heroes and AMONGST your heroes, and to be a part of celebrating Michael Jackson's name and his legacy and his life will always remain one of the most amazing experiences I've HAD within JLS... And then I guess another thing that definitely stands out for me is seeing our name advertised on billboards saying 'Come And See JLS At The O2 ARENA!'. You know, I remember driving up to The O2 - and the fact that I wasn't driving to WATCH the show but to put ON a show was just an absolutely incredible feeling! I can't even DESCRIBE it!"
The album "Evolution"out now through RCA/Sony Music
You can check out more insightful thoughts direct from JLS as we delve further into the workings of new album "Evolution" - also the guys tell how/where it all began as they formed the little known band UFO... all available + a whole lot more in our current print issue, click below to get your copy OR get down to your local newsagent (including WH Smiths) now!
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The Supreme Court is usually the most remote and mysterious branch of American government. Not last week.
Over three days of intense arguments on the future of President Obama's health care law, the public got a vivid glimpse of an institution at once immensely powerful and intensely human, one packed with brainy, funny and assertive justices prepared to confront and decide the most urgent issues of the day.
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Demon drive double pedal questions
Starting at 3.00 he talkes about a design flaw where a lug rubs a part of the pedal when it is set in the back position. Was this just his double pedal or do all of the doubles have this flaw? This would be a big thing in me buying the pedals or not.
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Get your feet on them. Forget the reviews, there's really only one way to tell if you're gonna like direct drive pedals........play them.
FWIW, I've noticed no flaws at all.
I picked up a pair a few months ago, the last direct pedal I'd played was an old Speed King......there is daylight between that and the newer direct drives. I love it now, but it certainly took some adjusting. Some things just can't be determined via a drum forum, what pedals you may or may not like is one of them. Get out there and try some.....I now love 'em, but they took some adjusting. Put your feet on a pair and make your own judgement.
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I have played the single and liked it. But if there is an issue with the double thats what i need to know.
I also just read that the slave pedal slips all over the place and that you need to buy an extra part to help with this (its like a claw type of thing). And then who knows if that will really work. That has really turned me off from the pedal to be honest.
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All I can say is that I've only owned these pedals for a few months, so far I've not noticed any issues with the slave pedal "slipping" (there's velcro strips provided....use 'em) and I have not needed to buy any extra parts (save one, and this was done to tailor the feel of the pedal).....certainly not any "claw type thing" at any rate. All I did was swap the DD beaters out for Pearl quad beaters and this was simply because I like the feel of having a little extra weight 'higher up' on the pedal. It took a little while to adjust to a direct drive pedal, but now I love these things........including the slave.
Try 'em man, that's all I can recommend. Whether you like them or not is your decision. But make it "your" decision, don't base it on what you read in a review.
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A series of shootings in Santa Monica, Calif., forced a change in presidential travel plans as President Obama was speaking at a fundraiser in the area when it occurred.
The president had been scheduled to take a helicopter to the Los Angeles airport but a spokesman said that plan was scrapped in light of the shootings at a college and nearby home just a 10-minute drive away from the fundraiser at a private home in Santa Monica.
"The President will motorcade back to the Los Angeles airport to avoid any impact on the ongoing local response to the shooting in the area," deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said.
Five people were killed, including the gunman, after the shootings near Santa Monica College, the Associated Press reports.
A Secret Service spokesman had initially said the incident would not affect the president.
"We are aware of the incident and it is not impacting the visit," spokesman Edwin Donovan said at the time. "It's a local police matter at this point."
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This year Rick Parfitt decided to lose the long flowing hair that he used to have for a short clean cut. It has made him look a lot younger, and it took a while to get used to the new fresh looking Rick.
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' was delivered with such a high octane pace that Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt could easily give some younger bands a good run for their money in terms of energy.
Some people might criticise Status Quo for being predictable in their setlist, however judging by the reaction of the audience to the setlist they were more than happy to part with nearly £40 for a ticket for the privilege of hearing what some critics would describe as predictable.
Looking around the concert hall, the fans seemed to enjoy all of the classic tracks such as their cover version of '
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Once again even after all of the years that Status Quo have been touring, they still manage to perform each show with as much enthusiasm and energy as when I first saw them many years ago and like a fine wine they seem to become even more enjoyable the more they age.
There is no denying that paying nearly £40 for a ticket is expensive, but when it is for a band like Status Quo, you are guaranteed to get an evening of great music and entertainment with a band that seem to genuinely want to be on stage and determined to give their fans a fantastic night out.
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Come to think of it, Thiru's Naan Sigappu Manithan (NSM) is a simple revenge saga that gets interesting because of the inclusion of a rare sleeping disorder called Narcolepsy into the narrative. This also proves that there are several ways to narrate a story that has been milked dry for decades now. NSM becomes a fine example of presenting a simple story just the way you and I would have never imagined and yet feature elements that will appeal to the masses.
How does Indran (Vishal) suffering from a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy, which sends a patient to deep sleep whenever extreme emotion is experienced, take revenge against those responsible for something extremely painful in his life?
Director Thiru deserves to be lauded for a spinning an engaging thriller in which you don't have anyone to root for. Of course, we have the hero, played by Vishal, but he keeps falling asleep every time he experiences extreme emotion. This being the case, audiences don't even get an opportunity to cheer for a hero or their star. Nevertheless, you connect with film more on an emotional level and that is one of the reasons you won't NSM even though it has very weird twist in the second half.
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Survey findings demonstrate the important role of child care centers in
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Arlington, VA – The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) today released a new report, Promoting Healthy Practices in Child Care Centers. The report highlights the role of Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs) in promoting healthy practices in child care and includes information on trends and needs within communities based on CCR&R work with child care providers. Based on a survey of local CCR&Rs, the report focuses on the core goals of the Administration's Let's Move! Child Care initiative: increase physical activity, limit screen time, serve healthy foods, reduce sugary beverages and support parents' choices about infant feeding.
NACCRRA surveyed CCR&Rs in 113 communities in 29 states about the most common health promotion practices in local child care centers, training needs of child care providers and the funding outlook for health-related programs.
"Child Care Resource and Referral agencies play a unique role in reaching the nation's providers and helping to achieve our goal of reducing the childhood obesity epidemic, "said Linda K. Smith, NACCRRA Executive Director. "With more than 11 million children under age 5 in child care each week, it is critical that child care providers have the tools and resources they need to help put children on the right path to a healthy future during their earliest years of development," said Smith.
The CCR&Rs surveyed reported that they offer a wide range of health-related training for local child care providers, including nutrition and physical activity strategies supported by the Let's Move! Child Care initiative. However, they also point out some challenges and barriers for communities seeking to increase healthy behaviors in child care settings. Many CCR&Rs reported that there is no financial support for local health-related trainings for child care providers or they anticipate a decrease in funding for health and nutrition programs.
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Things to do in Iowa City
Discover the many things to do in Iowa City including a wealth of fashionable shops, fine restaurants, nightlife hotspots, and local attractions. Our Iowa City hotel is situated in the center of downtown and directly connected to the famed Old Capitol Cultural District. Simply step outside our doors and take a stroll to top Iowa City cultural attractions, including the Museum of Art and Hancher Performing Arts Center. If you'd like to venture further, take advantage of our free shuttle service to sites such as the University of Iowa.
University of Iowa - (distance: .3 miles)
A school with so much pride it seeps into the whole city, University of Iowa is a must see and is located in downtown Iowa City, located adjacent to the hotel. Not only home to students, the university is an integral part of the city host to games, events, museums, and more. A great place to check-out, and home to one of the most enthusiastic and welcoming student bodies anywhere.
Kinnick Stadium - (distance - 1.2 miles)Home of the Iowa Hawkeyes, Kinnick Stadium houses fans from all parts of the state of Iowa and from the entire Midwest. Named after 1939 Heismen Trophy winner Nile Kinnick, the stadium has a capacity of 70,585 and ranks as one of the 20 largest college-owned stadiums in the nation.
Englert Theater - (distance: .2 miles)
Iowa Children's Museum - (distance: 4.9 miles)
Amana Colonies - (distance: 23 miles)
The Amana Colonies have been a landmark on the Iowa prairie for over 150 years - reminding us of a simpler time. Historical buildings dating to the mid-1850's, made of local materials...wood, sandstone, locally fired brick and limestone. You will discover an amalgamation of architectural styles, coupling traditional German craftsmanship and the straight lines and details of Colonial America.
Hancher Auditorium - (distance: .1 miles)
Part of the University of Iowa, Hancher Auditorium has become the state's leading arts venue and is one the leading university-based performing arts venues in the nation. Since its debut in 1972, more then four million patrons have attended a performance at Hancher. A true gem and one of the things to do in Iowa City that is definitely worth seeing.
Coralville Lake - (distance: 16.8 miles)
Enjoy some family fun at Coralville Lake, with three campgrounds and over five hundred campsites for your outdoor enjoyment. Not only a great Iowa City attraction to enjoy with family and friends, Coralville Lake makes an impact on the environment by helping with flood control and low flow augmentation, fish, wildlife and forest management and water quality improvements.
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Re: My right foot (bass drum) twitches
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The double stroke you're referring to is normal, the pedal is only doing it's job and want to return in it's initial position, but your foot's on the way causing the second unwanted stroke, it's the control of the strokes/movements of your foot which causes the flutter action when you hit the batter head, it can happen with either techniques, burying the beater or playing on the rebound, using heel-down, heel-up or heel-toe with your foot.
You can avoid this by studying, analyzing and developing your movement and motion in regard to the pedal natural's action.
Also a lot can done by adjusting your pedal accordingly, your problem could be that the beater is too near the batter head, or the footplate of the pedal is set too high, or the spring is set to high increasing the speed of the return of the pedal.
Take time to adjust your pedal and/or your position behind the kit, you should be able to play your bass drum with control, accuracy, dynamics and feel without having a mind blowing experience to achieve it, it should be an effortless and a natural experience, like with you hands holding sticks, so you can concentrate in playing music, not concentrate and being distracted by bass drum flutters.
I've put a link below to give you some tips on how to get the setting working for
I'm gonna self promote myself here, lol...
The OP post deal with a (working) method of how to go about about setting the pedal and the drummer to achieve what you want while using
Yes Madge, it does mean having a hole in the reso head, typically a 4" port hole, it reduces the amount of air inside the bass drum by projecting it out, resulting in less rebound from the batter head and a dryer more punchy sound from the bass drum, it's also useful for micing purposes.
Thanks so much. Iv got a lot if adjusting to do tonight. Thanks again for the link
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I think the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that are popping up everywhere are misguided. It seems that there is a total lack of vision, clarity, or goals for what the demonstrations are set to accomplish. There are so many messages coming out of the protests, including strong anti-Semitic, anti-American, anti-Capitalism, anti-military, anti-corporate profits (aka greed), union labor rights, etc. It's as if anyone who has something to complain about is welcome.
I find it unfortunate that protesting banks and financial institutions is so en vogue, but the real protesting should go right to Washington. Even if the banks have made a profit, they should be allowed to – that's Capitalism. We used to want banks to profit. In fact, haven't the banks repaid the TARP money that they were FORCED to take?
If you are concerned about a shrinking middle class, go protest at the Capitol building. The more that we hand out money, extend unemployment, force banks to refinance mortgages at lower rates, forgive college loans, etc., the more the middle class will shrink. Someone has to pay for all of that, and it is those of us who are actually working to contribute to society – which seems to be rampant with people who want government to bail them out and hold their hands. I don't understand how the Government is going to continue spending while also employing an agenda that demonizes those who "aren't paying enough" into the system.
Unfortunately, Obama is making it real easy to do nothing for a living and still be cared for. He is currently pushing two Executive orders (bypassing Congressional approval) to force the refinance of mortgages and a new one to lower student loan repayment agreements, and eventually forgive the debt after a period of time. Since this is an opinion post, I believe that the longer we are under this president, the quicker our country will fail and lose its sovereignty to what ever country we owe the most money. We will be become slave to the lender. What's more, this administration has borrowed tons of money from China, but are quick to criticize for currency manipulation. Now Obama is out on his campaign tour saying that we need him for four more years… really? Don't you find that rather audacious?
Here's what I don't understand: When did we become a country where you can't enjoy the fruits of YOUR labor? When did we forget the value of a hard-day's work? When did we lose responsibility for the well-being of our families and the opportunity to better our own situation?
When did America become home of the lazy and irresponsible?
I'm sorry, but if you overspend as a citizen, you need to dig yourself out. If you are a failing business, you need to help yourself out. The government has no business handing out money like this. It's no secret that the Private Sector knows how to create jobs better than the government – and it's so secret that private citizens are more charitable and have far greater impact than anything fully subsidized. The more that this Administration takes from me to give to someone else the less incentive there is for me to give freely to the needy. I would rather (and do) give money to my church and local outreach initiatives than give it to the government who cannot account for it, or wastes it on all kinds of crazy projects that do not benefit the citizens of the U.S.
This protesting is out of control. There's no end goal in sight from what I can see, and there's no leader. There are plenty of celebs and politicians joining the cause – what about their greediness? Is anyone complaining about their excess profits? The media made a big deal of guys like Kanye West and Michael Moore joining the protestors, and I think Moore was donating some funds for the cause. But, no one is going after those guys. I mean, Peyton Manning was making a ridiculous amount of money per game. Some actors/actresses are making several million per episode. Who's protesting that?
I think the intentions for OWS is misguided at best. Look, I'm in what they are now calling "the 99%" but do not at all feel represented by any of these protesters. I still believe in working hard to get ahead. If I want to go further, I'll identify what I need to do to make myself a better candidate. From what I can tell, these 99% folks want a bunch of handouts from the "greedy." As far as I'm concerned, they'll only call it greed if someone else has the money.
If I can't pay my bills, I stop spending or sell things to make due – but it will have been my fault for spending the money, signing on for the mortgage, or swiping the credit card. I would have no one to blame but me – not a bank for making the profit on my loans, not the government for allowing them to make a profit.
I think we need to get back to looking ourselves in the mirror, taking back personal responsibility, and stop expecting someone else to take care of us when something doesn't work out.
And for the love of this country and future generations: GO GET A JOB AND PAY YOUR OWN WAY.


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An attempted murder case against three people accused of hitting a county deputy with their vehicle while fleeing from a robbery was moved to another judge's docket Tuesday.
Judge Lynn Brown moved the case to Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood because the defendants want trial dates and Brown can't work more than half a day right now.
Reginald Dewayne Smith, 41, 1419 Colony Park Drive, and Ashley Nicole McGraw, 18, 127 Forest Hills Drive, are charged with attempted first-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery.
Smith faces additional charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence. Stephens faces additional charges of reckless endangerment, evading arrest and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
Stephens was driving the car that hit Washington County Deputy Gary Daugherty on Jan. 1 and the officer attempted to throw out spike strips to stop the fleeing vehicle.
Officers were trying to stop the car because the three were suspected of a home invasion attempted robbery just prior to the pursuit.
Brown has medical issues related to blood clots in his leg that has forced him to cut back on his court schedule. Blackwood, a retired senior judge, has stepped in to take on many of Brown's cases.
In moving the case to Blackwood's docket, Brown quipped, "he's giving the judiciary around here a bad reputation."
Blackwood is known for his efficiency on the bench and does not dawdle with idle conversation during court. Brown has previously noted that Blackwood can get done in an hour what most judges get done in a day.
He will let Blackwood work out another issue one attorney raised about obtaining an accident reconstruction of the incident.
Casey Sears, who represents Stephens, said he wants to see the report and then ask the court to fund an expert if necessary.
Assistant District Attorney Janet Vest Hardin said she hasn't been given a reconstruction report, but if there is one she will forward it to the defense.
Hardin also noted there are at least two videos of Daugherty being hit.
"This officer was mowed down as these three were fleeing from a felony," she said.
One of the videos was recorded from Daugherty's in-car camera and the other was recorded from Sgt. Lee Cross' car. Cross also witnessed Daugherty getting hit because he was the first patrol car behind Stephens.
Cross testified at a preliminary hearing that he thought Daugherty was dying when he ran to check on him.
Daugherty attended the hearing, walking under his own power with no assistance.
He's come a long way from Jan. 1, when family, friends and coworkers weren't sure he would survive.
"I still have to have one more surgery," he said before the hearing, referring to a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. His other injuries are healing and he's still going to physical therapy to regain full range of motion in his legs and arms.
"I still can't run," he said, and his walking gait still shows a limp, but all in all Daugherty said he's doing well.
Another issue Brown dealt with Tuesday was McGraw's pregnancy. She is pregnant with Stephens' son and four days past her due date.
Brown ordered McGraw be released on a furlough when she goes into labor and she is to return to jail when she's released from the hospital.
The three remain jailed in lieu of bonds. Stephens has a $201,000 bond, Smith has a $170,000 bond and McGraw is being held on a $75,000 bond.
They are scheduled to appear before Blackwood on July 3.


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The Melo suspension was a PRANK!!!??
seeing how this is the DARK side....
CUSE doesn't close halves well in the clutch....KJOE's miss of a 1 and 1 allowed Wisco to only need a deuce to win.
JB calls timeout at end of the first half..tries to set "something" up that the team couldn't even execute resulting in a Wisco layup...instead of going in up 10, we're up 6. It wasn't that complicated. Put the ball in Dion's hand and let him go 1 on 1.
14 threes last night..and we won still. That's how good this team is in talent and will power.
Let's see....Fab gets deemed ineligible for play on Jan 19... a good 3 weeks after a semester ends...
And then gets resinstated some 2 weeks later.
Now 6 weeks later he's ineligible again...sources say due to academics. I may have born at night, but it wasn't LAST night.
See ya Fab.
One question I have..and it may not get a truthful answer.
Kris Joseph was tentative with his play in NY city. Is his hand allright
or did he sprain/dislocate the thumb on his left hand?
Will UNC Asheville give Cuse problems on Tuesday?? Yes absolutely..lucky for us the game is being played on Thursday.
We've just got to get better..it starts now for all of us...
Yeah just flip that switch Scoop..the turnovers stop, the rebounding gets better, the half court offense comes alive and we magically find the other teams 3 point shooters. It's just amazing what the middle of March can do for a team's game. That switch over there keeps players from biting on pump fakes.
Cuse will be fine..they played a little soft last night..so HICKS will slip some viagra
in the team meals this week. we;re going to the Final Four...Nawlins in late MArch.
It's Saturday night, about 11:30 pm and CUSE just beat whomever in the title game. BE officials etc are at midcourt ready to handout the "hardware" and JB whips out a huge Cheech and Chong size fake doobie and Kjoe/Scoop come out with a 2 ft. long lighter. Smoke wafts to the rafters.
the officiating of Burr and Higgins....
"How much will this story stay current.."
Oh...just as long as SU is playing, that's all.
Like AXE says 10 out of some 60 players is not insignificant..those are the ones caught/involved. Could there have been more? And once again, JB claims to know nothing about it. Seriously, is JB starting to look Paterno-like? Bernie was one thing- he's an adult and what goes on in his personal life, along with his "wife"- is there business. But when scholarship athletes are allowed to violate established programs and guidelines(IF TRUE)- then we might have a whole new "bench" next year.
No JB or Hopkins...the MELO center may take on a whole new meaning..and don't be surprised if...
We made Cooley all 2nd team too!!!
A few weeks back we wee-weed on their YUM center....
Earlier this week USF wee-weed on L,ville's senior night...
Pitino and the CArds would love to "rain" on our parade today.
Scoop and Kjoe are going to do what they do....
It's up to Triche, Dion, Cj and Fab to be "ON" and finish unbeaten at the dome.
Little margin for error in this afternoon's contest.
KJOE...better with each year..when the team needs a play, it's often Kjoe who makes it. He is a player that is a credit to the bball program and SU on the whole. You wonder how a player like XMAS gets through his freshman, frustrating season..now we know how.
Kjoe, you're the bellcow..T minus 10 games and counting...you see the endzone?? Bring it home.
What a horribly written article.
But one thing one can take from this is Scoop's Mom saying she appreciates what JB has done in transforming her son from soft and spoiled to accountable. Can that be said of a Calhoun or Calipari?
7 points in the first 11 minutes?
Not getting back on D??
KJOE can't finish consistently...
Missed foul shots late...
How does this team keep winning?
Are other conferences this bad?
Uhhh did you happen to see Binghamton won the first/only game of the season a few nights back...
want to take a stab at who they beat...starts with a V and ends with ermont.
2 sides to the coin....
Many good man2 man teams switch to zones( and not very good ones) to giove the opposition a different look. Are all these coaches wrong?..heck I've seen DUKE play zone once in a while.
But CUSE's zone is different because it has been perfected as much as a defense can be by years of tweaking. We didn't always use to bring our forwards up to cover the "foul line extended " areas..but we are now and that's why shooting percentages are down. With the current personnel- why switch? we don't have the 6'4" midgets we used to have that made us vulnerable at times like Rautins and Harris playing the back.
Now I do think JB needs to press more..sometimes to get OUR team going and sometimes to give the other team a different look. We let other teams like Rutgers hang around too long.
So Scoop is missing foul shots, Dion is off his game, MCW/Southerland/Xmas are "on milk cartons". We're getting out rebounded...yet 27-1. You watch the team play and they're nowhere near "at their best". It's like we're driving down the road and the car "seems" to be allright, but there are lights flashing on the dash board...how long does this ride last? Players don't seem to be concerned. We're nearing the part of the season when it's one and done and we won't be playing "Rutgers" every night. Have we seen this movie before? I am UNEASY!
Biruta 21 pts and 7 rebs....MELO 10 pts and 6 rebs....
If holding your own means getting the most out of your ability and making the other more heralded guy look like a stiff, then yes Mr. Biruta held his own.
got to ask..really... how tall is Coleman? Going forward there is a big difference
between 6'8 and 6'10. Will he be as good as PITT's Blair from a few year's back?


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Giant Graphic For Australian Google Maps
Posted by Simon Perry on 29 January 2007 at 6:08 pm | Tagged as: Advertising, Content, Google, User Generated Content (UGC)
A few bods in Australia got together after hearing that the Google Maps satellite which it takes images from was going to be passing over Sydney.
Their mission? To create a giant graphic, so it would be picked up and be viewable on Google Maps.
It's not the first time anyone has thought of the idea of course (we've all done this at Digital-Lifestyles towers), but these characters actually got off their behinds and did it.
They started at 4am, pegging 2,500 sheets of paper in the grass of a park to form a giant eye – the pun being that Australia was also watching the world.
It appeared on the tech discussion board Slashdot, and subsequently was hit with a ton of comments accusing them of "spamming Google Maps." You'll know that we hate spam (natch), but we fail to see why some of the commenters are getting so irate.
As one of the comments pointed out, they don't really have to wait for the map to appear on Google Maps – they've gained loads of it from the stunt alone.
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As we recently mentioned, Porsche is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Porsche 911 at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 and the company has just revealed what it has on offer for the 20th Goodwood Festival of Speed.
All seven-generations of the Porsche 911 are set to be on display, as well as the 1984 Paris-Dakar winning Porsche 911 and the 1998 Le-Mans winning Porsche 911 GT1.
Additional cars pinned to feature prominently at the festivities include a special 1965 Porsche 911 racer dubbed the Project 50 racer put together by Porsche Classics, and various other Porsche models including the 356, 908, 917 and 962.
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Golden Tricycle was found by three berlin-based guys who joined forces to create video games. Today the team consists of eight active members, all working on the completion of our first title, CLARK, a grid based 3D action adventure with complex spatial puzzles. Since the founders Matthias and Felix joined forces with a new business partner, HahnFilm (a Berlin based animation studio) CLARK is now developed on a broader scale with a much bigger, more experienced team. CLARK's release is scheduled for summer 2013.
coder, level designer, 3d artist and online pr golden tricycle berlin programmers hey guys! we are a young berlin based game studio, recently formed as a division of the hahn film ag. at the moment we are working on clark, an action-loaded 3d puzzle game for mobile devices. clark is under development since late 2011 and utilizing the unity engine, we are producing for both ios and android. with the financial support from hahn film we are now entering the crucial stage of the game's development and are looking for talented, enthusiastic 3d artists, level designers, c# programmers and online social media coordinators. for the time of buildup, we are offering these positions as paid internships but are interested in a long-term collaboration on upcomming indie and brand game productions. we are looking for creative spirits with lots of energy and the ability to work autonomously. we offer the chance to become firmly established in our team and significantly shape the future development of this venture. for starters you'll have a place in our office, a nice and supportive team around you and 700 to 1000 € (monthly) of financial compensation. additional information on us and hahn film: goldentricycle.wordpress.com hahnfilm.com/english/company/ looking forward to hearing from you! the hahngames team
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LOL, he was old when I worked with him. I remember one time about 1991 or
1992 I was over in the State Department Library doing some research and
found him hidden way back in the stacks sawing logs. I was far kinder to
him than Fred would have been.
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Hah! I was wondering... seems like he's traveled in similar circles.
What on earth is he doing applying for a monitor position?
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This guy seems to have substantial experience in the intel
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