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The European aerospace group said Thursday it would revert to conventional nickel-cadmium batteries for the A350. The plane is a wide-body long-range jet rival to the 787 and is expected to make its first flight around the middle of the year.
Airbus says it does not expect the battery switch to delay the A350's schedule.
Lithium batteries are lighter and can store more energy than other types of batteries of an equivalent size, and manufacturers view them as an important way to save on fuel costs. But the batteries are also more likely to short circuit and start a fire than other batteries if they are damaged, if there is a manufacturing flaw or if they are exposed to excessive heat.
Federal officials grounded the 787 last month because of problems with its lithium-ion batteries that caused one fire and forced another plane to make an emergency landing.
"Airbus considers this to be the most appropriate way forward in the interest of program execution and A350 XWB reliability," spokeswoman Mary Anne Greczyn said.
Airbus noted the A350 uses batteries in a different setup than the 787, making it unlikely that it would face the same problems. Its A350 flight-test program would still go forward with lithium-ion batteries.
But because the causes of the problems with the 787 batteries remain unclear, Airbus decided to make the switch "to optimize program certainty," Greczyn said. Airbus is a unit of Netherlands-based EADS NV.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on Airbus' decision to drop the lithium-ion batteries, noting the incidents with the 787 have led to industry uncertainty about future safety standards for the technology.
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At least 10 percent of Pittsburgh police are looking for a job with another department.
Ninety-three city officers took the written test in March to become Allegheny County police officers, according to documents the Tribune-Review obtained. Pittsburgh's department has 887 officers, including 52 recruits, Acting Chief Regina McDonald said.
"We have officers taking tests with the county, with the sheriff, with surrounding municipalities and federal agencies," McDonald said. "We don't panic because people put in applications."
City officers cite better pay and the ability to live outside the city when taking jobs with suburban departments. Starting salary for a county police officer is $51,364 a year, but it increases to $77,995 after 18 months of service. The starting rate for a city police officer is $42,548. A fourth-year officer makes $60,779, according to the 2014 city budget.
Of the 93 officers, 32 have worked for the city less than 15 years; six of those are from the last two recruit classes. Officers generally become eligible to retire after 20 years of service.
"This day and age, young people seek opportunities," McDonald said. "It doesn't matter what profession you're in. You don't have the commitment or the loyalty that people did when I came on. It was natural for officers to stay on for 30 to 35 years."
County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt, a former Pittsburgh officer, referred comment to county spokeswoman Amie Downs. She said there are 11 open posts, but retirements can change that. Twenty-two former city officers work for county police, she said.
"Officers, period, are good candidates because of their experience, but they do not receive any special consideration because they are/were officers with another law enforcement entity," Downs said. "The process is a civil service one."
In March, former Pittsburgh police Lt. Kevin Kraus retired to join the Allegheny County Sheriff's Department. He is among 22 officers who retired, resigned or faced termination from the city force this year. In 2013, 54 officers left the city department, according to the police pension board.
Ten veteran recruits — those with experience as police — will begin field training on Monday, McDonald said. Four will start later. Thirty-eight basic recruits will finish training early next year. Police plan to start another class in the fall of at least 22 recruits, she said.
"We've been dealing with this for years, and I think we're trying to stay ahead of the ball," McDonald said.
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|Background:Nevus lipomatosus superficialis (NLS) is a unique developmental anomaly or nevoid form of lipoma characterized by the ectopic presence of mature adipocytes in reticular dermis. The condition is rare; apart frrom isolated case reports, there are no large case series dealing with the clinicoepidemiologic characteristics and posttreatment long-term follow-up in patients with NLS and little published information on treatment outcome.Objective:To study the clinicoepidemiologic characteristics and long-term posttreatment follow-up in patients with NLS.Methods:This was an 11-year retrospective study analyzing disease characteristics and treatment outcome in eight patients with NLS.Results:There were eight (six males, two females) patients with NLS, of whom three were children. The classic variant of NLS was the predominant presentation. One patient demonstrated a combination of both classic and solitary variants. Most patients, especially those with solitary variants, were commonly misdiagnosed before presenting to us. Four patients, including two with the solitary variant, one each with the classic and the combined type, underwent surgical resection without any recurrence over 8 years of follow-up.Conclusions:The rare nature of the disorder, which is commonly misdiagnosed, and the absence of long-term follow-up data prompted us to share our experience about NLS to increase its awareness among health care providers.
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This Sunday (April 26) Vashek Kroutil and Ann Connolly will be in London for Shaketastic and the new yoyofactory.co.uk.
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Ann Connolly plays yo-yo. she plays with every yo-yo. She rarely competes with the same yo-yo in back to back contests yet some people howl 'ANN NEEDS 'a' SIGNATURE YO-YO'. We can do better than that. Ann can have any yo-yo, whenever she wants.
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With AMAZING weather in the Bay Area we headed out with Paul Han and Ann Connolly to shoot for a couple of upcoming new projects.
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#YYFTour14 Nevada City Recap
Our first stop on tour has concluded! Speaking to you from Salt Lake City Utah at the moment. But our last week in Nevada City is what I want to talk about. It being our first stop we had our share of troubles, but those were outweighed heavily by our experiences! First we broke down from Phoenix to San Fransisco, after that fiasco we had a exciting sleepless PNWR weekend. Then Nevada City! During our 5 days we had demonstrations at 9 schools and taught kids how to yo yo everyday at Mountain Pastimes. We had incredible turnouts! Everyday we had more kids than the last! By the end of the week all the kids were talking about a club and how they could all continue to practice yoyoing. Nevada City, Success!
Words from us.
Tyler Severance
" With every tour there are challenges, but in Nevada city they were mainly good ones. There was only so much space to teach new players. There were only so many people who were able to teach new players. But toward the end of the week when the rain started things got more cramped. With that showed up all the local players who were a huge help with new players, and entertaining parents."
Joe Wilson
" The Nevada city stop on tour was great! We noticed early that the city was small, so we were hoping to reach out to most of the kids. As the week went on we noticed an increase in kids each day leading up to the contest on Friday . I'm positive that our visit brought the most kids to mountain past times than ever befor . My favorite part from that town was that I was able to make a difference in a child's life. At the end of the week a kid gave me a letter telling me I got him back into yoyoing . The feeling of making an impact on a kid who I never met before made all the work worth it."
Clint Armstrong
" This 80 70 80 Tour is YoYoFactory's longest tour ever. We've had a lot of build up going into it. We could not have had a better start than with Nevada City! The dedication and passion that the local kids showed was so inspiring. Putting a yoyo into someone's hand and then seeing them improve in a matter of minutes Is a feeling I can't put into words. Nevada City is a very quaint town, and is a small community in itself. I would love to go back in a year and see how far the yoyo community has grown!
Around the World
Lots happening in the world of YoYo. We finished up a tour in California that started in Chico the week before Nationals and ended up in Santa Cruz where we ran the 2nd Annual Santa Cruz City Contest. lead by Tyler Severance this years crew featured Jason Lee, Clint Armstrong and Cory Hendon.
Thousands of new player were introduced to YoYo along the way. Thanks to all those who helped us out making this possible.
In Europe The Slusny crew + Ann hit the road again.This weekend they headed to Hungarian Nationals (Sponsored by YoYoFactory Europe). Boldog Gabor threw it down for the team taking 4th place. While Vashek took out the international division and Ann rounded out the top ten.
Slusny keep rolling this week visiting Olomouc, a beautiful city in the east of the Czech Republic in lands known as Moravia.
Coming up this week SHUTTER blasted goes into production, We begin designing the 2014 metal line and YoYoFactory.cn are in Shanghai at Shanghai Toy Fair! Stay tuned for more news as it happens.
Ann Connolly International Division @ Canada Nationals 2013
Ann Connolly is sure collecting stamps in her passport book! A last minute decision at Worlds found Ann heading straight to Edmonton AB Canada for Canadian Nationals! While in Canada she did some in-store appearances, competed in the International Division and even traveled to beautiful Jasper!
YoYoFactory Team is Worldwide
It should come to no surprise that the YoYoFactory Team does a lot of traveling. On any given weekend we have members attending contests, doing trade shows, touring, teaching and promoting Yo-Yo literally around the world. To give you a little glimpse into where we're at this weekend, we put together a little report:
Ann is no stranger to travel. Over the last few years she's become quite a jetsetter, hitting Japan, China, Russia, Australia and all over the USA on tour. Her current trip takes her to the London for a few days, then this weekend Ann makes an appearance at a Toy show in Japan as the special guest. From Japan she'll be heading to Prague. Then onto a whirlwind European tour. Poland and France among others.
Jason Lee is in transit between the Middle East (Iran was the last place he touched down) and Europe. Pictured below, Jason is standing at the edge of a perpetually burning gas crater. Berlin for a bit, then to Prague to meet up with Ann and the SLUSNY crew. Where to after that? Only Jason knows.
State-side US National Champ Patrick Borgerding took 1st at Midwest Regionals, then headed to Chicago for some sight seeing and inspiration.
Here at the YoYoFactory Office in Arizona, Tyler Severance just booked his tickets South Central Reagionals in Denver, CO. And everyone is finalizing travel plans to Worlds.
We also have some special guests in the office. Former US National Champ Harold Owens III is in town for an extended stay. Sharpening his demonstrating skills with the awesome summer programs Tyler is running here, and fine tuning his Worlds freestyle. He's got to make it through all the prelims AND get a final routine down. The peace and quite of the desert is helping him focus.
Along with Harold, we also had a surprise visit from 2x time World Champion Eiji Okuyama all the way from Japan. He and Harold made the trek up to the Grand Canyon to see the sights and get some cool photos.
And finally, Brazil is getting ready for it's National Yo-Yo Contest and YoYoFactory will be represented by Paolo Bueno! He and his family are down visiting family and fortunately it coincides with Brazil Nationals.
The Kengarden Presents Ann Connolly
On a recent trip to San Fransisco Ann Connolly shot this great video with our friend Jake Wiens of The Ken Garden. Awesome shots at very cool locations with a great yo-yo, the H.O.T., and of course the tricks look good too!
Ann on Channel Ten's Breakfast Show in Australia
During Ann's recent Australian Yo-Yo Tour she made an appearance on Channel Ten's Breakfast Show which is a hugely popular morning show. Lots of Yo-Yo love and a really fun interview with Ann!
Ann Connolly 6th Place 1A @ MA States 2012
West Coast Tour with Tony Hawk, World YoYo Contest, more West Coast Tour and releasing a signature WHiP. When does Ann find time to practice? We can't wait to see what she has planned for her Nationals freestyle.
Ann's_YoYoFactory WHiP Appeal
With the first week of Champions Collection releasing to the public, the Ann Connolly Whip has become the #1 seller. We think it might have something to do with her new video…
Ann Connolly WHiP Appeal
YoYoFactory in Union Square Park, SF
The YoYoFactory West Coast Tour finds Augie, Ann and Seth in beautiful San Francisco, CA. Hanging out in Union Square Park, they filmed this video. Great beats. Great Tricks. All in a great city.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Napa and BBQ
Our last demo for this leg of the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour (don't worry, there will be more!) we head to Napa for Blues, Brews and BBQ. A huge street festival that Toy B Ville has invited us too. On the left is Darren, the owner of Toy B Ville and a really rad guy (more on that later). On the right is John, he started the local scene here and heads the Yo-Yo club at Toy B Ville. It's always so amazing to see passionate, dedicated young people take charge and create something awesome for their community.
All day we had patrons visiting our booth. Learning, watching and having a good time. We never grow tired of people saying, "Wow! These are so much better then the old yo-yos I used to have when I was a kid. I can actually DO tricks!".
But yo-yoing wasn't the only thing happening…
… Darren was defending his title as Rib Eating Champion. Last year he came in as a rookie and destroyed the competition with 27 ribs in 10 minutes.
And within a few minutes, it was apparent how hungry he was for another title. Taking down 12 ribs before most others were even close to double digits.
Chowing down on another 12, and he was well ahead of the pack. 3 away from his previous record.
As he sets his 33rd rib in the bowl there was a little less then a minute to go, and 5 ribs ahead of the closest competitor.
Your 2012 Champion, Darren!
Now, back to yo-yoing…
We had a full day at the festival. Everyone who stopped by was excited to learn yo-yo. We had first timers and old hands alike take YoYoFactory yo-yos for a spin.
Ann and Augie also wow'ed the crowd with demos. Showing what Modern Performance Yo-Yos were all about.
Thanks to Darren, John and the whole crew at Toy B Ville for a great event.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Day off in San Francisco
After a great week on the road, we're taking a day off to visit San Francisco. We got into town just in time for lunch. Big Lantern was the spot today. One of the best Chinese joints in the Mission.
San Francisco wasn't designed for our Tour Van, so we parked it and took the bus out for a day of shopping.
A must on any trip to the Bay is Amoeba Records. With one of the largest selections in the country, it's a mecca for music lovers. We found some great, hard to find records during this visit.
Haight and Ashbury was a haven for hippies in the 60's but now it's home to some great shopping. Stussy, Super 7, Kid Robot and True just to name a few.
Next it was off to visit one of our favorite stores in the city, Fatlace. YoYoFactory has worked with this great boutique on several projects including the BAC Friday Night Party where we released the Avant Garde 2.
You know you're in the right spot when there's Yo-Yo string holding the door open for you.
Inside the clean, minimalist interior of Fatlace you'll find top tier Nike, The North Face, G Shock, their in-house label Illest….
… and YoYoFactory. Fatlace has been one of our premiere retailers in the Bay Area for years.
If you visit Fatlace, chances are the person behind the counter yo-yos. Daniel and Tim were holding down the shop today. Thanks to the Fatlace/Illest family for hanging out and hooking us up with some sweet gear!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Chico and the National YoYo Museum
We rolled into Chico this afternoon, just in time to pick up Gentry from school. If there's one thing that turns more heads them Gentry's shoe game, it's the YoYoFactory van.
Once we got Gentry we headed over to the National YoYo Museum in downtown Chico. The Museum is full of awesome displays that chronicle the timeline of Yo-Yo.
YoYoFactory is honored to have multiple displays in the Museum showing our growth and progression in the past 10 years. The Museum also has many of our players signature models, personally signed for the Museum.
The walls of the Museum are literally covered in history. Old. New. Championship winning. Prototypes. Even quirky promotional yo-yos are on display. And they all tell a story.
The National YoYo Museum also plays host to the National Yoyo Contest. Every year honors are given out at the contest. Ann has received "Female Player of the Year" awards quite a few times.
The man responsible for it all, Bob Malowney. Bob is the godfather of it all. He was instrumental in bringing the yo-yo back into popularity in the 80's. Creating and curating the National YoYo Museum in the 90's. And bringing us the modern yo-yo contest through his efforts in the National YoYo League and National YoYo Contest.
What started out as a passion for Bob has grown into the thriving, vibrant yo-yo culture we have today. Yo-Yo has come a long way since Bob started, but without him a lot of what we take for granted today wouldn't have happened.
As Bob gave us a tour of the Museum you couldn't help but be in awe of what he has worked to achieve. In the early 90's the main means of promoting the National YoYo Contest was word of mouth. Every time someone would write for information on Nationals Bob would be sure to send extra fliers back to give out to others who might be interested. Now, almost two decades later, Nationals is one of the most prestigious contest in the world. Bringing in an international audience and competitors from every corner of the country.
A lot of passion and hard work has gone into developing Yo-Yo into what is is today. Bob is a testament to hark work and following your passions.
After the Museum tour, we went out front and set up for the local street festival. Bird in hand, Bob's store that houses the National YoYo Museum, has a strong club, and many of them came out.
It was perfect weather and a grew crowd. We were honored to be able to work with such an institution and were proud to fly our flag next to Bird in Hand.
The next generation of yo-yo is alive and well in Chico.
Thank you again Bob, Thad, and everyone at Bird in Hand and the National YoYo Museum. We had a great time in Chico!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Learning Express Roseville
We can't help but love Learning Express Roseville. In 3 short years they have built a talented, vibrant yo-yo club.
And it's all thanks to Colleen and her dedicated family and staff. They love yo-yos and it shows in their efforts to promote the sport. They hold clubs, contests and even go into the community to perform.
We not only got to come for a great demo, it was also a farewell party for Colleen's son Cory, who is the head teacher at the club. But no worries, he's actually going off to college a few hours away, in Chico.
For the event there was a big taco spread. And awesome baked goods by RedHen.
We had a lot of fun hanging out and showing off new tricks and product to the club and customers.
We closed out the day with a stellar demo from Ann and Augie. Thank you Roseville for having us and showing us such a great time! We'll be back soon!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Learning Express Reno
YoYoFactory finds its way back to Reno for another round of demos at the local Learning Express'. We had a good crowd of locals at our first stop.
Lots of teaching and trading tricks. It's always a blast to meet new players from a new area and see the talent that's springing up thanks to the hard work of Chuck and Learning Express.
We wrapped up our first appearance with a demo by Ann and Augie. For some of these players this was their first time seeing such a high level of modern yo-yoing.
We quickly transitioned to the next Learning Express in Reno and got right to teaching the crowd some new tricks.
Like last time, we finished with a great demo by Augie and Ann that the crowd loved! Thanks so much for having us out again, Learning Express. Special thanks to Chuck and all the club members that came out. We had a blast!
YoYoFactory Summer Camp with YoYoUniversity
Over the past week YoYoFactory was given the opportunity to stop in Portland for a week to hold a YoYo Summer Camp during our West Coast Tour. Thanks to YoYoUniversity, Portland has a thriving young yo-yo scene full of amazing talent.
As part of YoYoUniversity's program, they teach many building blocks, and test the campers on their proficiency. As they work their way around the "U" they achieve higher, more exclusive, levels in the program.
The ages and skill range was great. We had kids who had just picked up a yo-yo, to players who had been in the YoYoU program for over 2 years and were placing well at regional contest.
Along with all the yo-yo activities, there were outdoor breaks. Who could turn down the chance to go up again a Yo-Yo Champ in a game of ball?
Another feature of each day at YoYo Camp was time meeting and learning from the Pros on hand. Each of the Pros has very interesting insights into yo-yoing and the campers were eager to hear and full of questions.
Speaking of our Pros for the week, here's a nice group shot. From Left to Right: Ibrahim Rahman, Luke and Jack Finnel, Augie Fash and always camera aware Ann Connolly.
The campers were so stoked to have some of the best Pros in the country on hand to teach them tips and tricks.
For the last day, the Camp had a big head to head team battle. Augie's team huddled up to plan their epic team routine. With the veteran performing experience of Augie, they were sure to have a good routine.
Teams assemble and get ready to face off.
Both teams had great ideas and really entertaining routines. Augie's team came out victorious with their amazing team jump trick and solid performance.
Thank you to everyone who came out to YoYo Summer Camp. Special thanks to the parents and campers for making this such a fun, successful event. Special thanks to Colin and Greg of YoYoU and Ibs, Jack, Luke, Seth, Ann, Augie and Gentry for coming out. We can't wait for next year!
YoYoFactory in Portland
As part of the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour, we find ourselves in Portland, OR again. After a quick break, and a trip to the World YoYo Contest, we're back on the road. This leg of the tour we have Ann Connolly, Augie Fash, Gentry Stein and Seth Peterson.
We started our first day in Portland on Alberta Street. The neighborhood is full of great food, coffee and shops. We had a chance to stop into the Antler Gallery and hang out with a new friend, artist Neil M. Perry.
After Alberta St. we met up with some friends for dinner. Here is the YoYoFactory team, bookended by YoYoUniversiy.
At dinner we were also joined by our buddy, and Protegé, Ibrahim. He's always full of stories and good times.
Then, off for desert. If you're in Portland, it's a must to stop at VooDoo Doughnut. Racks on racks on racks of delicious, sugary goodness waiting to be devoured.
No matter what time of day, you'll find a line at VooDoo. Luckily we brought our yo-yos.
VooDoo is known for their crazy toppings and themes. Among the group there was oreos, cereal, frosting and bacon! It was a great end to a fun first day in Portland. Tomorrow we start YoYo Summer Camp.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 13- Vancouver, Canada
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Vancouver BC
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Washington – Seattle
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 12- Seattle, WA
Seattle is our last stop in the USA for the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour. We got in a day early so we had a chance to go around to sight see. First stop was across the street from our hotel, the Space Needle.
Then we walked down to the historic Pike Place Market. On the far end of Pike Place is the gum wall. It was hands down the grossest thing we saw on tour.
Next we went to the pier for dinner and to watch the sun set over the sound. In the back ground you can see our next destination.
The Seattle Great Wheel offered an amazing view of the city at night.
Alex caught a late night skate session under the Needle.
Seattle really showed us a good time in our last day in America. The crowd was eager to learn and we had a great time.
Tons of locals also came out to hang out and try new YoYoFactory prototypes.
With all the locals we had a great Pro Contest with a lot of stiff competition.
We can't say it enough, Seattle was awesome! Thanks to everyone who came out! Next stop, CANADA!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour: Grants Pass, Portland & Spokane
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 11- Spokane, WA
Day 11 of the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour finds us in Spokane WA. It was another busy day full of teaching and demos. Spokane was one of our biggest crowds so far.
Along with hundreds of new yo-yoers, some more experienced players came out for the day.
Like the other stops we ran contests for beginners and pros alike. We had 3 great contestants for the Pro Contest.
It's always cool to see players who play and practice together competing head to head. Their different styles come out and they always have a good time.
Thanks so much Spokane for having up. Great crowds and great times!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour- Day 10 Portland
Portland is such an exciting city. Great food, great vibe, great times. It also has one of the fastest growing yo-yo scenes in the country, thanks to YoYoUniversity. YoYoFactory held a special meet up in the park to hang out with the local crew.
We had a lot of fun hanging out, running contests and trading tricks. There is so much talent here it was amazing.
Thanks so much to everyone who came out. It was great getting to hang out with everyone and we can't wait to come back next month for YoYo Summer Camp.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 9- Grants Pass, OR
We knew the moment we rolled into the Grans Pass venue that it would be a good day. Before we could even set up the tent we had a crowd of people eager to learn how to yo-yo.
The day was filled with contests and demos. The audience was stoked to watch the Pros and after each performance the tent would get swarmed by people learning how to yo-yo.
In between the demos we also ran Long Sleeper contests that really got the competitors going. It was amazing to see how fast everyone was picking it up and we had some great Long Sleepers from people who had just picked up a yo-yo earlier that day.
We also had some Special Guests show up and compete in the YoYoFactory Pro Contest. Luke beat out his older brother Jack, and Ibs, for the West Coast trophy.
The Skate demo also went off! Huge crowds and great tricks. Thanks to everyone who came out to Grants Pass. We had a great time!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour 2012: Part Four, 3 States – 1 Day
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 8- On the road from Nevada to Oregon
The morning started early in Reno. As we were driving out of town we passed by this crazy tree and had to turn around. It was COVERED with shoes.
Then, back on the road. Our first stop of the day is to see the extinct volcano of Lassen Peak.
Kato decides to see how far he could roll this boulder. It didn't go far.
There were also these crystal clear lakes created from ice melting. In the background you can see Lassen Peak.
Back in the van, and out to the Northern California coast. It was a stunning afternoon at the picturesque Northwest coastline.
From the ocean we headed inland and north. Our journey took us through Bigfoot country.
Then, to the Redwood Forest. Here you'll find THE biggest, oldest trees in the world. These mammoths are thousands of years old, and hundreds of feet tall.
AS the sun sets in the forest, we end our day of sight seeing and traveling. Tomorrow is our demo in Oregon. Can't wait to see how it goes.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour 2012: Part Three, Woodward / Tahoe
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 7- Woodward Tahoe
Day 7 of the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour finds us at the Woodward Action Sports camp in Lake Tahoe. Woodward is a dream come true. It offers year round camps for Skateboards, BMX, snowboarding, gymnastics and skiing.
Before the demo Kato decided to steal a sesh on the ramp.
We had a great day of teaching and demos. The campers, and staff, really got into it and before the day was over almost everyone was walking around with a yo-yo in their hand.
We also had some contests. This Long Sleeper winner walked away with a 888!
Around 4 the skate demo started. Everyone was stoked to be at Woodward, and it showed in the demos.
After we packed up for the day we headed over to the indoor skatepark/mini mega ramp/trampolines/foam pits.
It was a good think we didn't find this till after the demo. We could have spent all day in here.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the event. And a special thanks to the staff and campers at Woodward for making us feel so welcome! We can't wait to come back!
YoYoFactory Park BBQ @ Tualatin Community Park, Portland OR
What are you doing this Sunday? If you live in the Portland area, you should come out to the Tualatin Community Park! We'll be hanging out, teaching tricks, testing new yo-yos and doing a contest!
Tualatin Community Park @ 1:00pm
8515 SW Tualatin Road
Tualatin, OR 97062
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 6- Roseville YoLex
If you've been to a Yo-Yo Contest in Northern California, you've probably seen people with "YoLex" shirts. YoLex started at the Learning Express Roseville and has grown to several other locations across the country.
We had a great turn out with lots of great players showing up to watch, hang out and trade tricks.
We made sure to run a bunch of fun contests and gave out tons of fun prizes. Alex had some fun signing autographs on t-shirt winners.
We had an amazing time at Learning Express Roseville! Thanks to the staff for being so dedicated to the yo-yo club, and thats to everyone who came out and had fun. It was a blast!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour 2012: Part Two, CALI with Birdhouse
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 5- California State Fair @ Sacramento
For our Sacramento stop of the West Coast Tour we had special guests Augie Fash and Gentry Stein… and Chris in the background.
We had great crowds at the fair. Today was the only day for the vert ramp, so the whole team was pumped to skate.
Excited crowd, great skating and some of the best yo-yoers in the country. Sounds like a good day to us!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 4- San Jose
Another amazing day in California. Today's stop is the San Jose Skatepark. Before we could even get set up, people started picking up yo-yos and learning their first tricks.
In no time we had a huge crowd watching the YoYoFactory pros: Paul, Ann and Pat all threw down great freestyles. A true showcase of what modern performance yo-yos can do!
Next up was our first of many Long Sleeper Contests. For most of these players, today was their first time throwing a yo-yo. But they picked it up quick and won some great prizes!
Back in the YoYoFactory tent, people packed in to learn about yo-yos, look at the rad YoYoFactory product lineup for 2012 and learn more tricks.
In no time, the skate demo started. Huge crowds surrounded the bowl while the Birdhouse team went at it.
Always a fun watch, Kevin Staab killing it with color and skill!
Whether you're a fan because of his style, his boards, or his shoes, Steve Caballero is a true legend in skateboarding. For those of you who don't know, those Half Cabs you have, this man's signature shoe. Undeniable Legend.
Speaking of Half Cab, this is Steve's daughter. Rockin' her own pair of her dad's shoe. And showing the same style and grace int he bowl as him too.
More Long Sleeper contests back at the YoYoFactory booth. Show up for a skate demo, walk away a yo-yo champion with $100 YoYoFactory 888 in hand? Sounds like a good day!
We also help the YoYoFactory San Jose West Coast Tour Pro Contest! While one of our favorites of the day, Heshgod couldn't hold it up to Aaron who threw down a great freestyle and took home the coveted West Coast Pro trophy! Congrats!
Tomorrow is slated to be the best day yet. Sacramento State Fair with tons of YoYoFactory Pros: Pat, Ann, Tyler, Augie, Gentry, Ben and Seth. Along with the Birdhouse Vert team and tons of other great activities! See you there around 4pm!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 3- Santa Clarita
It was a beautiful day to star off our first stop of the YoYoFactory West Coast Tour in Santa Clarita!
As soon as we set up the YoYoFactory booth at the skatepark, people started learning how to yo-yo.
The whole day was nonstop crowds of new players eager to learn, and more experienced yo-yoers that stopped in to hang out and trade tricks.
Later in the day the Skate demo started. Tony Hawk, going hard even after breaking a rib recently.
Then it was time for the first YoYoFactory West Coast Pro Contest! We had a great line-up of players.
Ernest from the Philippines (now living in LA) came out on top. Congrats on the win, and the awesome trophy!
Oh yeah… and we saw this happen.
Tomorrow, San Jose! Rumor has is Steve Caballero is going to be skating the demo.
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour 2012: Part One, Westward Ho!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour Day 2- Los Angles
The day started early with Paul and Ann's arrival into LAX. First stop once the crew is assembled: Randy's Donuts. This LA institution is just down the street from LAX, and made the perfect start to a great day!
Our next stop was Hollywood. Ann wanted to see the Chinese Theater and all the stars on the sidewalk. While we were there, we ran into Wonder Woman and Michael Jackson. We hooked them up with some yo-yos and MJ Moon-walked the Dog (we wish).
Ann was set out to find one specific star. Her favorite actress, Marilyn Monroe.
After a star studded, touristy morning, we headed to the Griffith Observatory for an amazing view of the city.
And on the other side, one of the best views of the Hollywood sign you can find!
No better way to end a packed day then to chill at the beach. A quick walk from our hotel brought us right out to the shore. Ben took some photos and footage of Ann and Pat playing on the beach as the sun was getting low in the sky.
The sun sets on another great day on the road. Next stop: Santa Clarita!
YoYoFactory West Coast Tour begins!
The van rolled out of YYF hq under heavy skies thanks to the seasonal monsoons that kicked in overnight. Unlike last years east coast tour the west coast isn't too far away so we stopped at a number of scenic locations filming for this years tour videos.
As we end up in Canada we also went to the Mexico border to truly cover the nation South to North.
All work and no play isn't our style so we took a break at the WAVEHOUSE on Mission Beach for some chlorine tubes. Ironically it was AP last year YoYoFactory ran a private surf party in Singapore and this year we ride waves in southern California while AP gets underway in Singapore.
Next stop was La Jolla to connect with YoYoFactory Contest Team member David Ung and film some tricks. David is attending his first world yoyo contest this year and it was great to see him. Finally we crashed out for the night in Orange County, closer to our 1st public Demo as part of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD presents Birdhouse Left Coast Tour powered by Tech Deck Tour . Tomorrow morning Tour veterans Ann Connolly and Paul Han fly into LA. We could say we have hard work to do but that would be a lie….
Be sure to check out our first stop of the tour:
Saturday, July 14 3:00PM
Santa Clarita, CA
Santa Clarita Skatepark
20840 Centre Pointe Parkway Santa Clarita, CA
Ann's #YoYoContestLooks @BAC
Our very own roving fashion reporter, Ann Connolly, will be keeping an eye out on the newest spring looks in San Francisco over the BAC weekend and giving you a feel for the weekend. Here's what Ann had to say about her project:
Bay Area Classic, one of the most popular yoyo contests in the US, proved to not only be one of the most competitive but a hangout to show off your new gear. As yoyoers wear some of the best clothing labels, I will be covering the trends and brands you are wearing to BAC this weekend. I'll be taking pictures of your looks throughout the events. Who will be Best Dressed? Wear your favorite threads at Bombsquad x Illest Release Party and BAC. Coverage will happen through Twitter/Instagram/Facebook. Please follow me @annmayy on both.
Follow all the coverage from the hash tag #yoyocontestlooks Get at it.
Ann in Arizona
This week at YoYoFactory we're doing a big photo shoot for an upcoming project. As part of it, we flew Ann Connolly down here. Arriving a day early, we decided to take Ann out for a day of fun.
When we asked Ann what she wanted to in Phoenix the first thing was "Go to In-n-Out"!
After burgers, on to a baseball game. Our team lost, but we had a blast!
After the game the crew headed back to Ben's house. Pat and Ann ended up getting a little practice in for this summers tour.
For dinner, the BEST pizza in Phoenix. Ann agrees.
To wrap up the day, more sports! Basketball games are a staple spot to take our out of town guests.
Make sure to follow our Facebook for more fun over the week.
Paul and Ann TV Spot on 1st China Tour
Last December, YoYoFactory embarked on the 1st China Tour with Ann Connolly and Paul Han. For almost 3 weeks Paul and Ann toured Hong Kong and China demonstrating at Toys R Us, sight seeing and doing TV appearances. Here's a great performance they did for a Hong Kong news show.
EYYC '12: Ann Connolly 9th Place Open Division
Ann has been a busy girl the past 6 months. Toured with Tony Hawk and the Birdhouse crew from Miami to New York City. Went to the Russian National YoYo Contest. Toured across China on the YoYoFactory 1st China Tour. And to start off 2012 Ann went to Prague for the European YoYo Championships. Ann 2nd in the Women's Division and 9th overall in Open, and made the Starbrite shine!
EYYC '12 Special Edition: Ann Connolly
Ann Connolly has been everywhere! East Coast Tour, China Tour, Cali, Russia…. And yoyos! Signature genesis, yuuksta, starlite, superstar…. She has been on a role. So for Eyyc we stepped it up even higher with this Avant Garde (available in very limited numbers).


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|Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been supported by strong research evidence and recommended in clinical practice guidelines for more than a decade. Yet screening rates in the United States remain low, especially relative to other preventable diseases such as breast and cervical cancer. To understand the reasons, the National Cancer Institute and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sponsored a review of CRC screening implementation in primary care and a program of research funded by these organizations. The evidence base for improving CRC screening supports the value of a New Model of Primary Care Delivery: 1. a team approach, in which responsibility for screening tasks is shared among other members of the practice, would help address physicians' lack of time for preventive care; 2. information systems can identify eligible patients and remind them when screening is due; 3. involving patients in decisions about their own care may enhance screening participation; 4. monitoring practice performance, supported by information systems, can help target patients at increased risk because of family history or social disadvantage; 5. reimbursement for services outside the traditional provider-patient encounter, such as telephone and e-mail contacts, may foster enhanced screening delivery; 6. training opportunities in communication, cultural competence, and use of information technologies would improve provider competence in core elements of screening programs. Improvement in CRC screening rates largely depends on the efforts of primary care practices to implement effective systems and procedures for screening delivery. Active engagement and support of practices are essential for the enormous potential of CRC screening to be realized.
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Re: Actors with the most characters
If you don't count background, stunts, or voice work, Vaughn Armstrong is king.
Now part of the reason you see so many actors popping up in different roles is that working under all those heavy prosthetics is very difficult, so finding someone who can handle it is rare (hence why they had to recast Quark's mother).
That's not the whole of it, though, because many of those recycled actors played characters with little or no prosthetics. This was going on since the original series and plenty of other shows before that, as well as shows today. (The various "Law & Order" shows do this a LOT! The "CSI" shows do it too. So did "NYPD Blue".)
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Winter Classic contingency plans call for 'long window' to play game Saturday
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Early weather forecasts are calling for unseasonably warm temperatures and rain Saturday, but the NHL plans to exhaust all options to play the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field this weekend.
An NHL official confirmed today that a "long window" exists to play the outdoor game Saturday between the Penguins and Washington Capitals, scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
If the game cannot be played Saturday the league has reserved Heinz Field for Sunday and will attempt to play the game then, NHL vice president of player development/event communications Jamey Horan said in an email.
If the game cannot be played Saturday or Sunday it will be rescheduled for a date later in the season, and the game will be held at Consol Energy Center.
According to AccuWeather.com, the high temperature for Saturday will be 53 degrees. Normal high for Jan. 1 is 36 degrees, with a high of 34 degrees for the date this past year. The forecast calls for a high of 41 degrees Sunday.
Warm temperatures are not a primary concern because of an elaborate refrigeration system that cools the outdoor ice rink, NHL operations facilities manager Dan Craig told the Tribune-Review last week.
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From Molecules to Mind
MIT's new McGovern Institute for Brain Research hopes to connect the dots between brain cell activity and behavior changes.
Tangled neural fibers, knotted proteins, and clumps of degenerating neurons ravage the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers. What causes these abnormalities? Why do they lead to dementia? Despite decades of research, very little is known about the brain, from the mechanisms of normal cognition and emotion to the causes of depression, addiction, and other diseases.
But since the 1990s, designated by the National Institute of Mental Health as the Decade of the Brain, there has been a global push to synthesize knowledge about the brain being gleaned by physiologists, computer modelers, imaging experts, and molecular biologists and to foster collaborations between these groups. The most recent example of this trend is MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, which officially opened on November 4.
When fully staffed, the Institute will house 16 principal investigators. One group of scientists will work to develop more sensitive and accurate imaging technologies, which can probe the activities of single neurons. Another team will investigate the impact of genetics on normal mental processes and disease. A third will use computational techniques to interpret large quantities of physiological data from live organisms in order to understand the neuronal bases of behavior.
Technology Review's Assistant Editor Katherine Bourzac spoke with Robert Desimone, the Institute's director, on the eve of its grand opening on November 4. Desimone studies the activity of neurons in the cortex in non-human primates, for example, how the brain decides which visual stimuli to privilege and which to ignore. Desimone hopes these studies will lead to insights about the neural mechanisms of perception, memory, and attention that characterize debilitating brain diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Technology Review: What is the biggest challenge in brain science right now?
Robert Desimone: There've been tremendous advances in understanding the genetic basis of life, on the one hand, and also tremendous advances in brain images in intact human beings engaged in cognitive tests on the other hand. The challenge for neuroscience is bridging that gap – bridging from what goes on inside one cell in your brain to something that through a complex chain results in either normal cognition, thought, language, perception of beauty, on the one hand, or a terrible brain disorder on the other hand. That's the challenge, understanding how you go from A to B.
TR: How do you plan to get there?
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<b>Elizabeth Edwards' survival stories</b> Parents, political junkies and life's survivors that is, most of us will be caught up in the stories told by Elizabeth Edwards in Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers. This elegant memoir begins as Edwards discovers a lump in her breast just two weeks before the 2004 presidential election in which her husband, John Edwards, was the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Showing the pluck, smarts, self-depreciating humor and grace that she seems to display no matter the situation, Edwards puts off the biopsy until votes are counted, then discovers she has breast cancer. That cataclysmic event triggers memories of the many strangers, relatives and friends who have loaned Edwards the use of their metaphoric walking stick to help her get a bit further on life's journey.
She discusses growing up on military bases across America and in Japan as the daughter of a naval aviator, her marriage to a politician, their grief after losing their cherished teenage son Wade in a car accident, helping their surviving daughter cope and move on to Princeton, and their decision to have two more children, Emma Claire and Jack. As Edwards accompanies her husband on the campaign trail as senate, vice presidential and presidential candidate, the former attorney also hosts lunches, speaks at dinners, hugs people, answers endless questions from ordinary citizens who hope for a better life, and leans on their kindness, too.
Moving from city to city each night, Edwards realizes that it's the small gestures, the thoughtful service of the garbagemen, the compassionate doctor and the grocery bagger, neighbors and fellow PTA members who post on a grief bulletin board, as much as powerful people in Washington, that ease her way in the world. Everywhere I go, people smile back at me, she writes, so this . . . is a shout from up on the tightrope: thank you all.


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Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (RPG Design Philosophy)Certainty of death, small chance of success. What are we waiting for!
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Great interview with Peter Misek as he talked about the server still being the companies core diamond gem assett worth billions of dollars. Companies that get their employees love the RIM server service because it handles all the security issues that are a common problem with companies for their employee base.
As long as they keep this core server business healthy the company will always be major nich player world wide and have steady revenues in the billions of dollars. The bread and butter of the company is what the new CEO Thorsten Heins had also concentrated and fixed this so they do not have the service interuption problems they had with former managment. He knows the core root problems and addresses them quickly.
That is key to the customer loyalty as well as the growth of the company moving forward. Product lines change as technology evolves but without the server security base in great shape the company could not survive as it would not be a trusted secure email and data service. RIM prides itself as being one of the worlds most secure systems it built from the ground up and this is what they build on with the customer business base keeping them strong and growth oriented world wide.
RIM's future is brighter now then it has ever been and this is going to be a great come back story just as Apple did when Steve Jobs reinvented that core business to it's modern day success.
Bravo to Thorsten Heins and the entire RIM team who have worked very hard restoring investor and customer confidence.
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Justin Timberlake held up his end of a deal and made one of his fans dreams come true this past Saturday when he attended the Marine Corps Ball. Timberlake accompanied
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Justin Timberlake Earns Award for Environmental Leadership
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Justin Timberlake Auctions Tickets for Charity
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Cumulative size distributions of smORFs with conserved start and stop codons. (a, b) Size distributions (represented as cumulative graphs) for the putative D. melanogaster smORFs with tBLASTn E-value < 1 × 10-3 (a) or < 0.05 (b), and conserved, in-frame start and stop codons in D. pseudoobscura (SS), and their respective controls composed of reverse stop-to-start control 'smORFs' passing the same filters. The candidate 'real' smORF distributions are very different from the controls representing random short DNA sequences. For a statistical analysis of the differences between these distributions, see Additional file 1.
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The long-awaited opening of the new restaurant Union Station is now over. In space formerly occupied by Safari's and Cypress Grill, this casual/fine dining restaurant offers a variety of menu choices ranging from daily lunch specials to ribeye steak, to pulled pork and barbecue ribs.
Opening day was Wednesday and approximately 120 people showed up to check out the newly renovated restaurant and new food. Susan Rainwater is the general manager of Union Station with managers Keith Robertson, Angie Barder and Terry Young.
According to Young, who is Rainwater's son, "There was a little confusion on opening day, but this restaurant is brand new and we are still trying to work out some kinks."
The building has been vacant for one year and three months and will be offering meeting rooms again, similar to the ones that were at Cypress Grill. The capacity of the entire restaurant is 267, including the three meeting rooms. Each room will hold 40 people and one room can be opened big enough to seat 80 people. If someone books a meeting room, the group will have their own waiter or waitress and can order off the regular menu or have their food catered.
Young said, "We encourage groups, clubs, and organizations to come and book a room and hold their meetings at the restaurant."
Leslie Gray of Gray and Company was the graphic artist for Union Station and designed the menus and the indoor and outdoor signs for the restaurant.
Kevin Hinton of Bankhead Flower Shop was the flower decorator and Carolyn Self and Debbie Cherry were additional interior decorators for the inside of the restaurant. Young of Matco Properties, LLC, did the construction work.
Inside of the restaurant, there are plenty of booths, tables and chairs, brick walls, and old family photos of Rainwater's family and old photos of New Albany as well. The photos were provided to the restaurant by family members, private sponsors, the Union County Heritage Museum, and the Union County Historical Society.
Even though there are a few more restaurants in town that offer catering or similar food items, Young said that there are things that make Union Station unique.
Young said, "One of the things that makes this restaurant unique is that we have a chef and a sous chef that both went to culinary school. Chef Benji Perkins attended the Arizona Culinary Institute and Sous Chef John Cusinelli went to culinary school at Mississippi University for Women."
Young also said that all of the sides, comeback sauce, and desserts are made homemade and made fresh daily.
He also mentioned that there is a catering menu, customers can cater in-house or on-site, and there is the option for complete delivery setup and service. Also, there is an express window option available where customers can order at the express window using the Union Express menu without the need to call in beforehand.
Union Station plans to set up and serve barbecue at the 2010 Freedom Festival and 2010 Tallahatchie Riverfest.
Young said that Union Station is more casual than fine dining and tries to give patrons more of a personal touch.
"Another thing that is different is that the Union Station culinary staff makes their own barbecue rub and barbecue sauce. The culinary staff cooks all of the ribs and Boston Butt in an on-site stainless steel smoker. All of the ribs are smoked for approximately 3 ½ hours and the Boston Butt (pulled pork) is smoked for 14 hours," said Young.
Daily specials offered six days a week and a buffet is available on Sundays for lunch. Union Station is located next to Lowe's Home Improvement at 650 Park Plaza Drive. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday through Saturday, 4-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 4-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.


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The "MTC" account here is the only account that prevents my global account from being complete. As of 2015-03-19, seven of these nine contributions are actually mine, and have been imported from the English Wikipedia, only the two contributions on 2006-07-22 are not mine. In 2008, I requested usurpation (that's what the English Wikipedia calls it) of the MTC account, this was added to the list of requests that cannot be fulfilled without a policy change.
Now, as I write this in 2015, the SUL finalization process has begun, and a notice has been placed at the top of that list stating that renaming requests can now be handled globally, so I will shortly be posting a renewed request to the relevant page on metawiki, so that hopefully by the time the SUL finalization process is complete, all of my edits and only my edits across all Wikimedia projects will be attributed to "MTC".


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The snow panic is setting in again. So, because I'm so totally over it, I'll be writing about something else today.
Are you a gamer? I'm not. At least not anymore. When I was heavily into video games, that term had not yet been coined. When I was a little kid, back in the early eighties, video games were in their relative infancy. Home gaming systems were primitive, and mostly held to the standards set by Atari's 2600.
My family owned a 2600 and I logged quite a few hours on it. But what I really loved to do was play arcade games. When I was a kid in Philadelphia, there weren't any arcades in my neighborhood. But there were quite a few corner stores. Most of them had at least one or two arcade games on the premises.
The most popular games in my neck of the woods were Pac-Man, Asteroids, and Galaga. Nearly every Mom & Pop shop within walking distance of my house had at least one of them, and many had two. The ones that had all three usually saw the most foot traffic. This was a blessing and a curse to the proprietors, because it brought the kids in, but most of the time they didn't buy much, if anything. Personally I tried to do my part, especially at the stores I liked (i.e. the ones who didn't throw me out for not spending enough). At those stores I would use a dollar of my allowance (six bucks a week when I was 8-9 years old) and buy a soda and a soft pretzel. It worked out perfectly, because the soda (in 16oz bottles) cost 75 cents, and the pretzel cost 25. The remaining five dollars usually ended up getting broken into quarters and plowed into the video games.
I was pretty good at Pac-Man. I should have been; I got a lot of opportunities to practice. Every Friday night my family went to eat at Pizza Hut. The Pizza Hut had a Pac-Man game, and since there was usually a line, my parents would feed me a continual stream of quarters to keep me occupied so they wouldn't have to listen to me whining that I was bored. My sister usually opted to plug her quarters into the jukebox.
I was better at Asteroids. This, too, was not surprising. The closest corner store to my house had an Asteroids machine. And only Asteroids. So I would keep an eye on the place to figure out when the machine was usually not in use, and I'd while away those hours there, spending quarter after quarter for the privilege of blasting space rocks. And since the store was within sight of home, I would always hear my mom when she called me to dinner.
But the game I was the best at was Galaga. There was something about that game that I found endlessly fascinating, to the point that on more than one occasion I plowed my entire allowance into it, then went running home to ask for more money to do the same. If my parents were preoccupied, they might give me my whole allowance a second time, having forgotten they'd already given it to me. I'm ashamed to admit I pulled off that particular stunt several times. Or I'd get the money from one, then get it from the other. That particular variation didn't work as well and got me in trouble a few times. But always after I'd spent it. Of course, the punishment usually ended up being that I wouldn't get any allowance the following week. And so I'd have to stand there and watch my friends play, which was its own unique form of torture. If you'd asked me then, I'm sure I would have preferred to have been grounded. But I couldn't tear myself away. What if I missed something?
Eventually my interest in video games waned. Games and game systems grew more and more advanced, but I soon realized that the basic concept of many of the games hadn't changed that much, which is why I didn't pester for an NES when that came out. Of course, I did play my friends' NES' every chance I got. But soon that too got old. Nowadays I see commercials for games on TV and they look more like movie trailers.
My parents were relieved when I stopped obsessing over video games. Their relief ended when I asked for a drum kit for Christmas.
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ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) acquired the remaining 26 percent stake that it did not already own in Web Development Company Ltd., a Kolkata, India-based information technology services firm. ManpowerGroup had acquired a 74 percent stake in the company in March 2011.
WDC is now a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup's Experis brand.
"Our selective acquisition of WDC has enhanced and strengthened the position of Experis in response to the demands and needs of clients," said Sanjay Pandit, managing director of ManpowerGroup India.