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The Drum Corps International World Championships is the pinnacle of the annual DCI Tour, a series of more than 100 live competitive events that take place across the United States from June through August. The DCI World Championships mark a week-long celebration of the "very best" in the world of marching music. In 2016, nearly 40 drum and bugle corps will compete in two classes for the Open and World Class World Championship titles.
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The 2016 Drum Corps International World Championships will kick off in Michigan City, Indiana, with the Open Class Prelims on August 8 and the Open Class Finals on August 9. The competitive action then heads to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis where prelims, semifinals and finals events on August 11-13 will culminate with the crowning of the 2016 medalists. Saturday morning will be a festive time in downtown Indianapolis when non-finalist corps and additional groups perform exhibitions and participate in spirited SoundSport and DrumLine Battle events.
Special discounted ticket rates for the DCI World Championships are available for groups of 20 or more. DCI Championships provide band directors an excellent opportunity to motivate their students through the outstanding live performances that only DCI corps can deliver. Contact the DCI Group Experience Specialist at 317-275-1212 ext. 33 for details.
The competing drum & bugle corps are typically independent, non-profit organizations that are not affiliated with a specific school. Corps draw their members from the regional, national and even international level with members ranging in age from 13 to 22. Most of the students have gained experience in their high school or college marching bands. Corps hold auditions in November and rehearse monthly during the winter to prepare for the summer tour.
2015 DCI Championships Results
For complete championships results and recaps, visit
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS (August 8, 2015)
97.650 Blue Devils, Concord, CA
97.075 Carolina Crown, Fort Mill, SC
96.925 Bluecoats, Canton, OH
95.900 The Cadets, Allentown, PA
93.850 Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, CA
91.850 Blue Knights, Denver, CO
90.325 Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL
88.750 Madison Scouts, Madison, WI
88.325 The Cavaliers, Rosemont, IL
86.800 Boston Crusaders, Boston, MA
85.150 Blue Stars, La Crosse, WI
85.025 Crossmen, San Antonio, TX
Brass - The Cadets
GE - Carolina Crown
Visual - Blue Devils
Percussion - Blue Devils
Color Guard - Blue Devils
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS (August 7, 2015)
96.775 Carolina Crown, Fort Mill, SC
96.625 Blue Devils, Concord, CA
95.775 Bluecoats, Canton, OH
95.500 The Cadets, Allentown, PA
93.425 Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, CA
91.150 Blue Knights, Denver, CO
89.775 Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL
88.625 Madison Scouts, Madison, WI
88.400 The Cavaliers, Rosemont, IL
86.300 Boston Crusaders, Boston, MA
85.275 Blue Stars, La Crosse, WI
83.875 Crossmen, San Antonio, TX
83.800 Troopers, Casper, WY
83.025 Colts, Dubuque, IA
81.825 The Academy, Tempe, AZ
79.350 Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara, CA
78.550 Oregon Crusaders, Portland, OR
78.125 Spirit of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
77.175 Blue Devils B, Concord, CA
76.425 Mandarins, Sacramento, CA
74.925 Pacific Crest, Diamond Bar, CA
73.500 Genesis, Austin, TX
71.500 Spartans, Nashua, NH
71.075 Cascades, Seattle, WA
70.250 Legends, Kalamazoo, MI
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMS (August 6, 2015)
96.475 Carolina Crown, Fort Mill, SC
95.475 The Cadets, Allentown, PA
95.425 Bluecoats, Canton, OH
95.350 Blue Devils, Concord, CA
93.300 Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara, CA
90.550 Blue Knights, Denver, CO
89.525 Phantom Regiment, Rockford, IL
88.150 Madison Scouts, Madison, WI
88.075 The Cavaliers, Rosemont, IL
86.200 Boston Crusaders, Boston, MA
85.450 Blue Stars, La Crosse, WI
84.400 Crossmen, San Antonio, TX
83.575 Troopers, Casper, WY
82.750 Colts, Dubuque, IA
81.100 The Academy, Tempe, AZ
78.425 Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara, CA
78.300 Oregon Crusaders, Portland, OR
77.950 Spirit of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
77.050 Blue Devils B, Concord, CA
77.025 Mandarins, Sacramento, CA
74.175 Pacific Crest, Diamond Bar, CA
73.450 Genesis, Austin, TX
71.775 Spartans, Nashua, NH
71.100 Cascades, Seattle, WA
70.750 Legends, Kalamazoo, MI
70.675 7th Regiment, New London, CT
69.625 Music City, Nashville, TN
68.750 Jersey Surf, Camden County, NJ
66.175 Pioneer, Milwauke, WI
65.575 Jubal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
62.450 River City Rhythm
61.275 Gita Surosowan Banten, Indonesia
60.875 Chien Kuo, Taiwan
60.525 Gold, Oceanside, CA
57.150 Colt Cadets, Dubuque, IA
56.675 Raiders, Burlington, NJ
52.975 Les Stentors, Sherbrooke, QC
49.450 Racine Scouts, Racine, WI
46.775 Blue Saints, Sudbury, ON
OPEN CLASS FINALS (August 4, 2015)
81.225 Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara, CA
80.325 Blue Devils B, Concord, CA
76.025 Spartans, Nashua, NH
75.750 Genesis, Austin, TX
75.125 Legends, Kalamazoo, MI
74.875 7th Regiment, New London, CT
71.125 Music City, Nashville, TN
67.725 Gold, Oceanside, CA
67.425 River City Rhythm, Anoka, MN
64.100 Colt Cadets, Dubuque, IA
63.600 Raiders, Burlington, NJ
60.250 Les Stentors, Sherbrooke, QC
International Class
68.450 Jubal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
66.200 Gita Surosowan Banten, Indonesia
64.825 Chien Kuo, Taiwan
Brass - Vanguard Cadets
GE - Vanguard Cadets
Visual - Vanguard Cadets
Percussion - Vanguard Cadets
Color Guard - Vanguard Cadets
OPEN CLASS PRELIMS (August 3, 2015)
80.225 Vanguard Cadets, Santa Clara, CA
79.900 Blue Devils B, Concord, CA
74.550 Spartans, Nashua, NH
74.425 Genesis, Austin, TX
74.325 Legends, Kalamazoo, MI
73.050 7th Regiment, New London, CT
71.325 Music City, Nashville, TN
66.550 River City Rhythm, Anoka, MN
66.500 Gold, Oceanside, CA
63.800 Colt Cadets, Dubuque, IA
63.600 Raiders, Burlington, NJ
60.225 Les Stentors, Sherbrooke, QC
55.225 Racine Scouts, Racine, WI
50.725 Blue Saints, Sudbury, ON
International Class
67.350 Jubal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
64.475 Gita Surosowan Banten, Indonesia
62.800 Chien Kuo, Taiwan
Ticket Information
• Tickets for most of the summer tour events and the Open Class Prelims and Finals in Michigan City, Indiana, are available through the Drum Corps International Box Office.
• Tickets for events taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Alamodome in San Antonio and the Georgia Dome in Atlanta are available through Ticketmaster.
• Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the show.
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• The Festival Marketplace located in expo halls on the field level of Lucas Oil Stadium is the place where drum corps fans can check out the latest merchandise from their favorite corps, the DCI collection and DCI sponsors.
Photo and Video Policy
• Family, friends and fans may take still photos of DCI events for personal use only. The images may not be sold or otherwise distributed on a Web site or in print, without the written permission of Drum Corps International or the corps that was photographed.
• Small, nonprofessional, single frame "point & shoot" and digital cameras are allowed into the venue. Please be considerate of the performers and the fans seated around you. Professional cameras or cameras with lenses longer than six inches are prohibited, and all forms of video and motion picture cameras and sound recording devices are strictly prohibited. Tripods or other similar equipment that may obstruct the view or path of travel of others in the stands are also not allowed.
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August 7-12, 2017
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Jonathon Norton's Homeschooled Gets Extra Credit for Good Acting
Prolific Dallas playwright Jonathon Norton has a new one called Homeschooled, directed by Regina Washington at African American Repertory Theatre in DeSoto. At 85 minutes, it's the right length for the play's extended bouts of angst among three women at odds over how to teach the most violent episodes in black history to young children.
Lead teacher Johnetta (Denise Lee) isn't aware that her young assistant, hijab-wearing Rashida (Ebony Marshall-Oliver), has answered a student's question about lynching with the tragic story of murdered black teen Emmett Till. Discovering a graphically detailed drawing of a lynched and castrated man done by one of the students, Johnetta's sister Morgan (Eleanor Threatt-Hardy) objects to Rashida's lesson and announces that she's taking her smart 8-year-old (adorable Allysen Elizabeth Jackson) out of the homeschool environment and enrolling her in an expensive private academy. Johnetta feels betrayed.
The play suffers from a lack of focus on what it really wants to say. As it is, Homeschooled doesn't keep the stakes high enough to warrant its many emotional breakdowns and bursts of tears. Is the conflict here about different ways black parents teach ethnic history? Is it about lingering family squabbles among sisters? Is the real problem the young assistant's desire to add Arabic to the curriculum?
The issues may be fuzzy, but the acting is crystal clear. Lee, Threatt-Hardy and Marshall-Oliver are so good together that they consistently elevate the flat stretches of dialogue with heartfelt performances, achieving subtler, deeper shifts in emotion than the script would suggest.
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Ofgem, the wonderfully Orwellian acronym for the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the state regulator of the gas and electricity industry in Great Britain has warned the British people that there may be blackouts in 2015 unless business reduces their need for energy. But the real reason, says the Daily Mail report is EU climate edicts:
Diktats from EU are forcing closure of old coal-fired power stations
They push out carbon dioxide which is blamed for climate change
Energy regulator Ofgem said the country faced an 'unprecedented challenge' as coal-fired plants are closed by European Union diktats on the environment.
And the result of this unproven science (remember climate change propaganda is to accomplish a political goal: World government) is that people in the UK will be forced to ration energy.
To prevent an energy crisis, Ofgem yesterday announced new powers for National Grid, which could come into effect before the end of this year.
Under the most radical measure, businesses that sign up to a deal with National Grid will be told to shut down between 4pm and 8pm on cold evenings.
Officials claim the closures would not unduly inconvenience factories and firms, as they could open on Saturday mornings to catch up on lost work.


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Whole-house fan
A whole-house fan is a type of fan, or exhaust system commonly venting into a building's attic, designed to circulate air in a home or building.[1] It is sometimes confused with a powered attic ventilator, which exhausts hot air from the attic to the outside through an opening in the roof or gable at a low velocity.[2]
A whole-house fan pulls air out of a building and forces it into the attic space. This causes a positive pressure differential in the attic forcing air out through the gable and/or soffit vents, while at the same time producing a negative pressure differential inside the living areas which draws air in through open windows.
Powered attic ventilators, by comparison, only serve to remove some hot air from the attic. Intake air comes directly from outside, instead of from the house interior. This system is used when air intake from the house is not desirable, such as when the interior is air-conditioned. Typical diameter is 24 inches (61 cm), having motors of power 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 horsepower (0.19 to 0.37 kW), and using 120 to 600 watts of electric power.
Whole-house fans were mainly popularized in the Southern United States through the 1950s-60s, as they were much cheaper and easier to find than air conditioners and still removed hot and stale air relatively well.
There are two types of fan:
- Ceiling Mounted: Mounted on ceiling between the attic and living space.
- Ducted: Remotely mounted away from the ceiling; can exhaust heat from multiple locations; operation is extremely quiet.
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|"A Red Mass for Mars" #1 on sale now
In âA Red Mass For Mars,â Hickman and Bodenheim present an apocalyptic superhero tale. âItâs an end-of-the-world superhero story thatâs about how our idea of utopia has changed over time. What do we really believe is a perfect society?â Hickman told CBR News.
Bodenheim added, âItâs about the last days of earth and a last ditch effort to stop its destruction by the remaining heroes and villains of the planet who really don't stand a chance on their own. The one man who could stop it, Mars, has not been seen in years and he could care less about what happens to the earth for many reasons.â
Hickman calls Mars, the central character of miniseries, a Superman archetype. âInstead of his morality being grounded in modernity, itâs based on medieval times,â said the writer.
|Pencil art from "A Red Mass for Mars" #1
âMars is the last remaining member of an ancient civilization,â Bodenheim said. âThat may sound familiar to most comic readers, but Mars is no boy scout. He came down to earth in the Dark Ages and had a very brutal adolescence. He wants what I think everyone wants at some point in their life, to be happy and have a little peace and quiet. Things don't always turn out quite like we would hope though.â
Superheroes as social commentary have been a mainstay in comics ever since âWatchmenâ in 1985. What makes âA Red Mass for Marsâ different? âI don't think Jonathan is capable of writing anything that rehashes what others have done before,â Bodenheim said. âThe one thing about this story that I think stands out from other books is the fact that it's so condensed, it is very concentrated without sacrificing storytelling. Jonathan manages to tell a story and then take it down paths that you would not expect. We might not be re-inventing the wheel with this story but we may be adding some nice shiny rims.â
Hickmanâs fresh take may come from being disconnected from comics for a time. The writer explained, âI only started reading comics three years ago after not reading for nine years. Iâve missed a lot -- Iâm still playing catch up. We may be rehashing old territory; maybe not, regardless, I'm pretty proud of it.â
|Pages from "A Red Mass for Mars" #1
Hickman gained a lot of attention for his visual style in his first project, âThe Nightly News,â but chose to employ another artist for this project. âIâve got lots of books I want to do -- lots of stories to tell,â he said. âThereâs no way I can do everything myself. At first, I thought I would struggle with writing for other people, but itâs actually extremely liberating. Plus, I would never write, âdraw fifty space ships coming at usâ for myself. I have no such reservations writing that for someone else.â
Bodenheim was first attracted to the idea of working with Hickman based on his artistic ability. âJonathan had been a part of the first COMIC BOOK IDOL contest and I remembered loving his colors on some âIron Manâ pages he turned in for the contest. I answered an ad that Jonathan posted looking for an artist just so I could get him to color my work, I had no idea how great of a writer he was at the time, I still hadn't read âNightly Newsâ until I was half way through issue #1 of âRed Mass.ââ
Bodenheim is a self-taught artist who in his words put together his own version of art school. âThis consisted of going to cons and getting as much advice on my work as I could by every artist that I looked up to,â he said. âI would work on everything they said I needed to work on and then I would return and they would give me a brand new laundry list of stuff to work on. My first comic work was on âWolverineâ after winning the Marvel Talent Search in 2001, I did a couple issues of âBlack Pantherâ after that and then I took a long break from comics to just draw for myself for a while. One week after I decided I wanted to work in comics again I was discussing âRed Massâ with Hickman, so I consider myself very fortunate right now.â
|Pages from "A Red Mass for Mars" #1
Bodenheim also spoke about his approach to working on a project conceived and written by a fellow artist. âThe only style choice I really made on this book was that I wanted to keep a very clean open line style,â he said. âWe knew we wanted to work straight from pencil but not have the look of working straight from pencil. Hickman did a killer job on the colors! I was very impressed that, not only do they look pretty, but they serve as wonderful way to control mood. Hickman is an artist/writer so he knows how to write for other artist. He keeps it very loose so that I don't feel constricted. Every page is so much fun because of how he sets them up for me. I think because of the approach that has been taken in making this comic it is not only a blast to read but keeps you thinking and will have you wanting to re-read the story. There were a few crucial pages that we had to have just right, but other than Hickman left the cage un-locked.â
One thing that âA Red Mass for Marsâ is not is a trail balloon for future stories. Said Hickman, âI never close the door on things like this, but âRed Massâ has a pretty dramatic ending. Not much wiggle room there.â
|Pages from "A Red Mass for Mars" #1
âItâs four Issues and that will be all,â added Bodenheim. âWe will not be returning to this story to muck it up with a sub-par sequel. We say all that needs to be said in these issues.â
With such a finite tale, why not present the story as an original graphic novel? âEconomics,â answered Hickman. âRight now, it simply doesnât make a lot of sense to do something in that format if itâs published by Image. I would like to do one though - something long format.â
âI don't think we really marketed this book towards any one specific group of readers,â said Bodenheim of the possible target audience. âI'll be happy if just one kid out there picks up this book and enjoys it... and then has 9,999,999 of his closest friends do the same.â
Hickman offered a more specific demographic. âSupermodels and single moms, busted Texas polygamists and, as always, my dad.â
âA Red Mass for Marsâ #1 is available now from Image Comics.
Now discuss this story in CBRâs Image Comics forum.


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The key points and highlights from Anastasia Kovaleva's presentation "Business Plans: Don't Be A Gnome!"
Internally, business plans develop and validate an idea. It is an essential tool to track progress of the business.
Your business plan also provides your shareholders (investors, debt providers, co-founders, and customers) an idea of how you intend to take care of their investment in your business.
The key components of your business plan are: Market Positioning (identification of an unsatisfied need), Product or Service (your solution to satisfy the need), Market Strategy (your competitive edge or unfair advantage), Operations (your business model), Team (your human capital / engine room), and Financials (your bottom line).
It is more than just writing a glossy book, the most important part is doing detailed research to convince your readers that your business is feasible.
Anastasia's presentation was part of TechStartHub Startup Masterclass: How to make sure you're investment and exit ready held last November 8 at University College London – Roberts Building. The next masterclass, Expert Advice on Website Content Strategy, Analytics, and Community Building, will be held on November 28 at the Innovation Warehouse.


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Reviews of Kakuli Bushcamp
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Wild Kakuli
No need to leave camp as there were lions, hyena and Dixon, the local elephant, pacing outside our room.
Again the room was even better than last year, appreciated the extra width and different layout of the room.
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Experiencing a great safari depends upon the animals, the location of the camp and having one of the finest guides in Africa let alone, Zambia, senoir guide Aubrey. Another legend like Abraham and Shaddy, Aubrey lives and breathes Kakuli. Nothing is too much of a problem. His knowledge, humour and tracking skills meant this was another very productive venture at Kakuli.
Great location overlooking the near dry river, good gaming, excellent food, friendly staff and the chirpy Sarah as hostess.
Thank you for another great time at Kakuli. This just overshadows Luwi as my favourite bush camp.
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Loved the location but there were problems. The place was infested with mosquitos and wasn't helped that the flooring of the accommodation had huge gaps. Although these had been plugged with mud earlier in the season, this had dried and fallen out, consequently mosquitoes just came up all the time. Tried tucking the mosi net of the bed into the mattress at night - still got substantially bitten.
There was also a laundry problem (something we experience in all the Norman Carr camps) with laundry getting mixed with other guests and they getting ours. But more annoying was someone ironing a non-iron brand-new shirt leaving it burnt and ripped. Then folding it in such a way that I didn't notice until I got to the next camp. Resolved later with Christina who agreed to pay for a new one, but should have been admitted to and dealt with immediately.
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Average host. We walked to Kakuli with another guide (Lawrence) who was very good. He changed the focus slightly away from poo and concentrated on birds. He was an excellent mimic.
We came across an elephant on the walk and Lawrence immediately made sure we changed direction to move away so that the wind was not blowing our human smell towards the elephant. We were definitely not getting close. In the brochures Norman Carr shows a group of people that look about 30 metres or less from an elephant flapping its ears. According to our guide this would not be allowed to happen. Again our disappointment and annoyance that the walking safaris were misrepresented.
Unfortunately on arrival at Kakuli we were told that our guide for our stay was again to be Julius. Part of the safari experience is to have different guides. As it turned out we had Julius at Kapani as well which meant we had the same guide for 5 of the 9 nights. As Julius was the worst of the 4 guides we had we were not very pleased. We did not feel that we could ask to change the guide.
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Close encounters with wildlife whilst on foot can occur, and so whilst these camps use only their most tantalising images in their marketing literature, the portrayal is not entirely incorrect. The managing director of Norman Carr Safaris noted that the company takes their guest's safety very seriously as is evident by their excellent record over the past 60 years. He comments that it is something that neither he nor his guiding team will compromise on. The areas in which they offer walking safaris are completely wild and unfenced and so, whilst it is possible to walk in these areas, one must never forget that the animals here are wild and can be unpredictable. This priority over safety is also Expert Africa's experience of walking safaris offered in our portfolio, including those done with Norman Carr Safaris. Having said that, this doesn't mean that you don't sometimes get close to wildlife. Whilst on a walking safari, you may find yourselves upwind of animals when generally they will smell you and run away; sometimes you'll be downwind of an animal which won't have seen you or smelt you and if the guide deems it safe you can creep closer; and sometimes you'll come across an animal unexpectedly and if they haven't seen or smelt you, your guide will often ask you to duck down and sit still so that you can safely watch – this can be from quite close by!
Fantastic location and great game
We thought the location was fabulous with the views over the river and also great for game drives with plenty to see and not many other vehicles. a good place to come after Nsolo and really nice to be able to walk from Nsolo into the camp.
Aubrey, our guide, was fabulous. He was so good with my nephew and nieces, telling stories and really engaging with them, even putting them on the spot and testing if they had listened to him! They loved him (as did the rest of us).
Minor point about food, snacks on sundowners were not always vegetarian.
Hippos on the Luangwa
Arrived at Kakuli to find that we were the only two guests. Sarah was our wonderful host and Aubrey our guide for what was effectively a private safari.
Experiences too numerous to mention, unforgetable moments continued to pile up, however very close encounter with hyena cubs outside their den with one curious cub coming within feet as we sat on a log and watched deserves a special mention.
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Kakuli has a bush camp feel to it, though it was certainly a more substantial lodging than other bush camps. The chalets/tents were very large with a quite spacious bathroom/dressing area. The hot water was provided by on-demand water heaters (powered by firewood), but required about 15 minutes to heat up for the shower. There were flush toilets, complete with resident tree frogs, and plenty of room for luggage. Tap water was completely potable.
The beds were comfortable. The chalets were a combination of reed and thatch with canvas walls. There were also two chairs out on the front porch with a nice view overlooking the river. There are quite a number of hippo and crocs in the river to watch from the tents, and you can hear the hippos calling all the time.
The chitenge was nice with a bar and a verandah that looked out on a marshy area near the river. We saw plenty of hippos, and a pride of lions in this area one morning.
As with the other camps the food was good and plentiful. Hosting was good. Sarah was very nice – she was attentive, personable, and looked after whatever needs we may have had.
The guiding here was very good. I was guided by Aubrey, and he is very knowledgeable and has plenty of good stories about his years of guiding. Easily one of the most personable guides I had during my safari. Kakuli is a walking camp – they do walks as the morning activity and drives as the afternoon activity.
I had 3 walks during my stay – one morning we stalked a herd of buffalo and spent some time sitting with them. On another walk, we had the previously mentioned group of lions walk by during breakfast, and we left immediately to follow them. Aubrey and the scout did fairly well tracking the lions and we sped along fairly quickly to keep up with them before falling behind. The last morning, I walked to the transfer point across the river, and along the way we visited a hyena den where we were able to get within 15 feet of a hyena pup.
Game drive vehicles were again standard Landcruisers with 3 rows of seats. There were pockets in front to hold belongings – big enough for a pair of mid-size binoculars, but not much else.
The ground in South Luangwa is rather broken in areas, so I recommend a sturdy pair of hiking shoes/boots and perhaps a walking stick.
Beautiful bushcamp on the river
We spent 3 nights here and for two we were the only guests....lucky as usual! We had all the camp for ourselves as well as Glenn and Simon and the rest of the staff (sorry but we are bad at remembering all the names!).
Being the green season we were taken to Kakuli by boat and we were a little anxious to be so close to all those hippos (millions of them probably!) but the landscape was so beautiful that we soon relaxed.
We like walking and Simon took us for a walk every morning (escorted by Shimek a scout from the park). We saw thousands of birds and lots of mammals as well. One day we stopped for a rest and watched a giraffe with her baby standing about 100 metres from us. unexpectedly (for us) they did not move for quite a long time and simply kept an eye on us. Another day we met a hippo in a small pond hidden by the bushes, this was quite amazing and we did not feel unsafe at all as we were always under strict control of our guides. We simply stopped and when Simon signalled we walked very quietly and the hippo did not even move. Even so, this was quite thrilling!
In the boat safari we saw hippos doing all kind of things and as I said thousands of birds everywhere. Impala and puku are really endemic! Elephants are also in good numbers, despite being scattered in the green season.
We loved the camp as it is small and rustic but perfectly comfortable (I loved the open bathroom in particular). The main area where meals are served is absolutely fantastic. We enjoyed our early morning coffee with the camp team. Perhaps I should not call them "staff" or "team" as they really made us feel like being with friends! Glenn is a perfect host, always looking after us, extremely friendly yet professional. We deeply enjoyed his company (on top of his professional skills of course) and his nice thoughts- he organized a romantic dinner for us on our veranda for our last night there.
Our tented room was fantastic with a view on the river. We saw two hippos mating just sitting there after lunch. It was amazing as we had never seen that before. Food quality was as good as at Kapani (despite being so remote) and we enjoyed the communal meals a lot. Once again the vegetarian options were always tasty.
We wish we will be able to go back in the dry season and walk between camps.
A real bush experience at Kakuli
The bush walks were slightly compromised by marshy and boggy areas but we were loaned wellington boots by the camp staff and still managed to come face to face with lions whilst we were on foot. Our guide Aubrey was very professional and was able to give us many insights into some of the less obvious aspects of bush natural history.
The camp staff were attentive and friendly and provided us with excellent and varied meals. The camp manager Glen obviously has a good eye for detail and has built a relaxed and efficient camp team. A highlight was one evening when rounding a remote bend in the river to come upon a sundowners bar laid out on the river bank with the camp staff in attendance, a white table cloth laid and candles lit.
Kakuli Bushcamp review
Having arrived on foot from Nsolo our greeting by Glenn, the assistant manager was casual as he was more concerned with serving drinks to the guests at the bar. Our tent no 1 was close to the kitchens, with accompanying noises, and we found to our horror that there were thick woollen underblankets on the beds, hardly conducive to a good night's sleep in hot temperatures. Glenn confessed that he had also removed his blankets on his bed on arrival in Camp.
There was also a restricted view of the river from our tent. We asked to be moved on our second night and Glenn recommended tent no 2 which had a fine panoramic view of the river, and we had a much more comfortable night. There was a thatched building below the tents for a closer view of the wildlife with comfortable seating and some coffee table books to enjoy.
The high spot of our holiday was the guiding by Aubrey whom we found to be very informative with the knack of introducing and descriibing an animal, the flora and fauna of the bush in a simplistic way. He often illustrated his points with explicit actions. The walks beside the river were beautiful and the scenery was impressive. On our last morning Innocent from the kitchen joined us as our tea boy and it was he who spotted two lions which prompted Aubrey to lead us in their direction. Innocent was the only tea boy we met who used a kettle to boil the water for our tea.
We were impressed with Lovemore, who was such a courteous and helpful waiter, particularly on our second evening when he was watchful over us as we ate our dinner on our veranda with Ned the elephant nearby. The Brunch meals were delicious and we were impressed with the loaf in the shape of a crocodile! On the second evening one of us asked for cheese and biscuits in place of dessert and whilst we were on our night drive the chef made the biscuits.


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This car has been in the family since it was new. I have had it for the last eight years. Honestly, I neglect the poor thing mechanically. All I really do for it is change the oil. It has had a couple of $600.00+ repairs but is super-reliable even when neglected. Mine is over 160,000 right now and the engine is strong (even though some seals are a bit leaky). Kudos to Toyota for this model!
All the controls are where they "should" be, and the car is very comfortable to drive and has excellent visibility.
The interior doesn't hold up as well as the mechanical aspects. Then again, would you rather get there in a car with chipping wood grain, or sit by the side of the road in a lovely car?
Brakes, tires, gas and oil are all this car has needed for 10 years/150k miles. It just keeps going, so my only complaint is boredom. The car is the most dependable I have owned and gets you from point A to point B, without much excitement along the way. I eventually had some front-end and suspension work done so that I can keep it as a second car. It feels like it still has several more years in it.
Quiet engine. Dependable day in and day out. Trunk large enough for 3 golf bags.
Road noise at highway speeds.
I had purchased this car from my
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problem after another. Rebuilding its
engine didn't help. Still blew a rod
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Needs to be better built.
This car has been nothing but a problem
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The alternator has been replaced
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this car than what we paid for it.
Don't ever buy CAMRY!!!!!!!
The body has held up well.
The whole suspension system needs
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If you are like me, I was torn between
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to drive.
Fix engine propensity to sludge oil
internally. Strut mounts are also a
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MENENDEZ'S ALEX DOWNEY (16) attempts to pass Seabreeze's Sami Gruber (11) during Wednesday's District 7-4A semifinal girls soccer game at SAHS. The top-seeded Sandcrabs won 5-0, and will face Nease in the finals Friday.
By ANDREA S. BLUM, Staff The top seeds held firm Wednesday night in the District 7-4A girls soccer tournament.
Now the battle begins.
Top-seeded Daytona Beach Seabreeze defeated Menendez 5-0 and No. 2 Nease shut out host St. Augustine 3-0 in the nightcap to set up a mammoth championship game between two of the state's top teams.
Nease and Seabreeze will tangle Friday for the district title and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
"It'll be a war Friday," Nease coach Dave Silverberg said. "Both teams are very familiar with each other."
Seabreeze has had Nease's number recently.
The Sandcrabs (18-2) swept the season series and were responsible for knocking the Panthers out of the playoffs last year.
Both defenses looked sharp Wednesday.
Lauren Crossan provided the bulk of the offensive highlights for Nease (16-4-5).
The sophomore scored two goals in the first four minutes of the game.
"We really meshed well tonight offensively," Crossan said. "This was a big step for us. We knew St. Augustine would play us very hard and we knew we needed to get on the board early."
Crossan's blazing speed led to both goals as she just outraced SAHS's defense, then made two accurate kicks that found the back of the net.
"Lauren is so fast and explosive and she showed that tonight," Silverberg said. "We're going to need more of that as we get further along."
The two goals allowed Nease to focus on shutting down the Yellow Jacket attack.
"It's so important in soccer to get an early lead," Silverberg said. "If you can jump on a team in the first five or 10 minutes it really puts them back on their heels."
Jamie Silverberg added Nease's third goal with 17:33 left in the first half.
From there, the final 57 minutes were played at a stalemate.
"We let them get ahead 2-0 early, but our kids didn't quit," St. Augustine coach Micah Clukey said.
"Nease is probably three goals better than we are. They play the game the way it's meant to be played."
Despite the loss, the Yellow Jackets finished the season at 10-10-3, their best record in decades.
With loads of talent returning, the future looks bright for SAHS.
"It's been a good season and the future sets up well for us," Clukey said. "We'll lose a couple key seniors, but we're a young team and I'm very excited about next year."
Menendez is anxiously awaiting next year as well.
The Falcons finished the season 9-10-1 after Wednesday's loss.
Superstar Seabreeze forward Lindsay Brauer scored three goals, upping her season total to 57.
"That's an outstanding side over there," Menendez coach Ron Masiak said. "They have all the skills. They have speed, they're aggressive and they understand the game."
Menendez trailed 3-0 at halftime.
The Falcons almost jumped out early on the Sandcrabs, but couldn't convert a great scoring opportunity in the game's opening minute.
"We put the ball in front of the net for a header but we couldn't get a head on it," Masiak said. "The keeper was out of position and we had an excellent shot. That totally changed the complexion of the game."
Like St. Augustine, Menendez also welcomes back a wealth of talent next year.
"We really came together at the end of the season and I'm really looking forward to next year," Masiak said. "We won five of our last seven and I was pleased with how we grew."
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The application of the Geographic Profiling technique (with the "Rossmo formula") proved to be effective in assessing the spreading origin of invading species of Caulerpa in the Mediterranean. Geoprofiling is a technique more frequently used in criminology. We applied this method to an algal invasion for the first time. The method was calibrated with the distribution data of Caulerpa taxifolia, whose spreading in the Mediterranean Sea started from the aquarium of Monaco. This is the first time that Geographic Profiling is calibrated on a data set of sites of presence of a biological invader, of which the spreading origin is known. The application on Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea showed that the probable spreading center of the alga should be located in Western Sicily for the Mediterranean and in the southern part of Tenerife for the Canary Islands (Las Galletas, a fishing village). The spreading centers correspond to areas with ports, indicating that the spreading of this alga should be related to (fishing) boats. This result confirmed the opinion of other authors. The parameters used in the Rossmo Formula, obtained through calibration with the known origin of C. taxifolia invasion for identifying the origin of the spread of C. racemosa var. cylindracea may be extended to other algae with similar propagation mode and similar habitat requirements.
KeywordsAlgae Caulerpa Biological invasion Geographic Profiling Mediterranean Sea
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- Tracking the origin of the invading Caulerpa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) with Geographic Profiling, a criminological technique for a killer alga
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Biological Invasions
Volume 15, Issue 7 , pp 1613-1621
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- 2013-07
- 10.1007/s10530-012-0396-5
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- Algae
- Caulerpa
- Biological invasion
- Geographic Profiling
- Mediterranean Sea
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- Alessio Papini (1)
- Stefano Mosti (1)
- Ugo Santosuosso (2)
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- 1. Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Florence, Via Micheli 3, 50121, Florence, Italy
- 2. Department of Anatomy, Histology and Legal Medicine, Largo Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy


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Galactic Reign
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Since it is an app it takes the full screen and when I task to do other things and come back it has not made progress in generating the battle! My screen is high rez 2560x1440. Why do apps have to take up the whole screen? I am a multi-tasker and like to see when programs are ready for me. In my opinion apps for a computer equals fail.More
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Defensive end Jason Fanaika has turned 'into a man' at Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — As far as Jason Fanaika is concerned, this is the place. The Utah defensive end, a junior, has found a home with the Utes.
The former Pleasant Grove High School star, who played two seasons at Utah State before serving an LDS Church mission in Indianapolis, has earned a scholarship and is battling for a starting job after walking on to the program a year ago.
"We're excited to have him here," said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, who noted that Fanaika and Hunter Dimick are competing for the left end spot opposite of Nate Orchard. "Ever since he got here he has worked hard, worked his tail off."
Things haven't come easy for the 6-foot-3, 270-pound Fanaika. He came home a little bit early from his mission to help care for his father, Sefita, who has colon cancer.
Jason said that wound up being a "huge deciding factor" in opting not to return to Utah State. He felt the need to be closer to his parents in Pleasant Grove and currently resides in Utah County with his wife Brittney.
"I want to be able to give my father the chance to come watch every single one of my games and also for him to be around my family," Fanaika said. "I knew I was going to get married pretty soon after my mission so I wanted him to be around if I had kids or whatever. I want him to be around them."
Fanaika has taken it upon himself to make sure his father goes to his treatments and is getting his medications. He's the oldest sibling living in Utah from a large family and likes to be around, too, in case there's anything around his parents' house that needs to be done.
These days, Fanaika reports that his dad is doing well and hanging in there.
"He's a fighter. He's that guy I look up to," Fanaika said. "I know he's always going to work hard. He's never going to complain."
Fanaika added that his parents, Sefita and Navu, are the kind of folks who always put other people before them — making it tough to know how they're feeling or where they're at in life. He credits his wife, Brittney, for always being there.
"My wife, she helps me out a lot. I can never stress how grateful I am for my wife because she helps me out with my family. She's always understanding," Fanaika said. "If my family needs helps, she'll drop everything for them, and I'm so grateful for that. She helps out."
Now, in the midst of camp, Fanaika added that Brittney has helped even more.
"She knows now that I need to concentrate a little bit more on football," he explained. "So while I'm gone she's making sure that my family is cool."
The couple has had difficulties of their own, a miscarriage.
On a far less serious note, Jason also dealt with the temporary departure of his best friend when a little brother left to serve a mission.
"So there was a lot of stuff he was going through but he's been stellar, just having a positive attitude — just a great kid," said Utah defensive line coach Ilaisa Tuiaki. "I think his faith just really shows through in the way that he is and the way that he carries himself."
Tuiaki knows Fanaika well. He recruited him to Utah State, where he said the Aggies saw a lot of special things athletically. Fanaika went on to play in 21 games (starting five) over the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He made 29 tackles, include three behind the line of scrimmage.
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The toddler who was brutally attacked by a pit bull is doing better…. The dog attacked Blevins, her mother, another woman and her toddler son last Wednesday. The four were taking a walk near 40th and Vinton when the dog went into a rage. It bit down on Charlotte's head, tearing off a large part of her scalp. Charlotte's mom and the other woman with her fought to pry the dog loose and get it away from their kids.
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I have a relatively light duty Hyper-V server running 2 production servers and 3 dev servers. I've been using the RSAT with the Hyper-V role installed, and it seems to do just fine when it comes to managing the server's storage and VMs. I decided to setup a new machine and do some eval on SCVMM. Now that its up and running, I don't see any added value to it compared to RSAT on my Win7 box. Is it just not geared toward a small setup like mine, and really just meant for a much larger VM environment?
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Saints Row: The Third's stat tracking site is live
THQ has announced that its stat tracking site for Saints Row: The Third has gone live, and you wouldn't believe some of the numbers.
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Other interesting figures from the two-week-old game include:
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- In Whored Mode, 44 million pimps, gimps, and prostitutes have been dispatched.
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'Tis the season of smartphones and networks, as I mentioned in this space last week. Next Thursday in New York, Samsung Electronics (ticker: 005930.Korea) is expected to unveil its Galaxy S IV smartphone, the latest installment in the portfolio of the world's biggest maker of smartphones.
The new Galaxy is just one of a raft of handsets hitting the market in coming weeks and months; there's even a rumor Apple AAPL -0.12459267778416715% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD104.21 -0.13 -0.12459267778416715% /Date(1469826000272-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26765342 AFTER HOURS USD104.25 0.04 0.03838403224258708% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 968346 P/E Ratio 12.174065420560748 Market Cap 561529626663.413 Dividend Yield 2.1878898378274636% Rev. per Employee 1990500 More quote details and news » (AAPL) will introduce an iPhone update this summer, rather than wait for the fall.
In any event, the wave of coming gadgets might lend a hand to beleaguered tech stocks, which are up a mere 0.6%, on average, this year, the third worst performer, beating only the 0.4% rise in financials and utilities.
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Semis are among the stronger parts of tech, rising 0.7% on average this year, just behind the 0.8% rise of computer stocks such as EMC EMC -0.2117148906139732% EMC Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD28.28 -0.06 -0.2117148906139732% /Date(1469826022481-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9933087 AFTER HOURS USD28.278 -0.002 -0.007072135785007072% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 545072 P/E Ratio 26.429906542056074 Market Cap 55277983881.2258 Dividend Yield 1.6265912305516266% Rev. per Employee 341208 More quote details and news » (EMC) and the 1.3% climb of the homely category of "office electronics," composed of Xerox XRX 3.9354187689202824% Xerox Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD10.3 0.39 3.9354187689202824% /Date(1469826302620-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20799595 AFTER HOURS USD10.3 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 682790 P/E Ratio 38.148148148148145 Market Cap 10433920939.0644 Dividend Yield 3.0097087378640777% Rev. per Employee 124352 More quote details and news » (XRX) and Zebra Technologies ZBRA 0.018867924528301886% Zebra Technologies Corp. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD53.01 0.01 0.018867924528301886% /Date(1469826000316-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 359542 AFTER HOURS USD53.0164 0.0064 0.012073193737030748% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9168 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2769189218.19626 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 515908 More quote details and news » (ZBRA).
But within chips, there's been a disproportionate climb in some darling stocks, including British wireless vendor CSR (CSRE), having come up 46% this year, and that other U.K. favorite, ARM Holdings ARMH 0.6674757281553398% ARM Holdings PLC ADR U.S.: Nasdaq USD66.36 0.44 0.6674757281553398% /Date(1469826000403-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4007447 AFTER HOURS USD66.414 0.054 0.081374321880651% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 59143 P/E Ratio 59.255290650950975 Market Cap 31241745253.1632 Dividend Yield 0.731491862567812% Rev. per Employee 390151 More quote details and news » (ARMH), which commands a royalty for billions of mobile devices using its chip designs.
Left behind since December are some excellent companies in mobile and networking that could appreciate from here. They include mobile-phone radio-chip vendors Skyworks Solutions SWKS -0.6769971415676245% Skyworks Solutions Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD66.02 -0.45 -0.6769971415676245% /Date(1469826000443-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1555762 AFTER HOURS USD65.98 -0.04 -0.060587700696758555% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21233 P/E Ratio 13.073267326732672 Market Cap 12559512556.5741 Dividend Yield 1.6964556195092397% Rev. per Employee 497672 More quote details and news » (SWKS), up 5%, and WiFi chip maker Broadcom (BRCM), up 0.9%. These two gems will find plenty of business in numerous makers' devices, and they trade for just nine and 12 times the next 12 months' expected earnings, not counting cash.
Some chip makers serving the networking infrastructure market are also worth a look. LSI (LSI), long a supplier to the disk-drive industry, has an intriguing new line of work supplying chips for base stations. Its shares are down 2% this year, and it fetches about 11 times projected earnings.
Likewise, Cirrus Logic CRUS -2.4688879967884385% Cirrus Logic Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD48.59 -1.23 -2.4688879967884385% /Date(1469826000503-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2317895 AFTER HOURS USD48.5 -0.09 -0.18522329697468615% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15140 P/E Ratio 30.180124223602483 Market Cap 3035951750.59982 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 887720 More quote details and news » (CRUS), which sells audio processing chips for Apple's iPhone and iPad, was a darling last year but has cooled considerably, falling 19% this year versus the 7.5% rise in the Nasdaq Composite. It trades at just six times forward estimates.
Cirrus's problem is in part the current uncertainty over the outlook for Apple's sales. But for a top producer of very specialized chips, that very low P/E ratio is just too tough to ignore.
SPEAKING OF APPLE, and what ails it, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett spent three hours on CNBC last Monday morning dispensing his customary wit and wisdom on a variety of topics, including Apple.
Asked about the stock's 41% drop in the last five months, Buffett reminded viewers that Berkshire has tanked by 50% four different times in its history and always came roaring back. Each time, someone advised Buffett to pay a dividend to boost the shares, and each time Buffett demurred.
Asked about hedge-fund activist David Einhorn's call for Apple to issue preferred shares, Buffett's counsel was simple. "I would ignore him," he said. "I would run the business to create the most value over the next five or 10 years. You can't run a business to try to run the stock up everyday."
CNBC's commentators quickly ignored that patient view and resumed their hand-wringing about Apple after the segment.
It was probably of little consequence to them that Apple, like Berkshire, has seen its stock stumble dramatically in the past, such as when it fell as much as 41% between Dec. 28, 2007, and March 3, 2008, just after the iPhone was first introduced.
But if the Oracle's words hold no weight, consider some more specific data.
Last week I met with Mahi de Silva, who is head of the digital advertising efforts of a little company called Opera Software, listed on the Oslo exchange (OPERA.Norway). Opera is best known for a Web browser that can be run on desktops, smartphones, and tablet computers. That in itself might be of little interest to readers.
But because Opera bought de Silva's start-up, AdMarvel, in 2010, the company now also runs the advertising infrastructure for 20 of the top 25 publishers on mobile devices, including The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. The Barron's iPad app was created using Opera's technology, and every time you see an ad amidst our priceless content, that's Opera at work.
To get back to Apple, de Silva says that out of the roughly $1 billion in gross advertising dollars the company facilitated for us and other publishers last year, 40% of the volume of ad impressions came from Apple's devices versus just 30% for devices running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system.
How can it be that Apple's devices generate so much more ad activity, when Apple has just 22% of smartphone sales and the vast majority is controlled by Android?
"Android users are a bit geeky," says de Silva. By which he means the average user of an Android smartphone or tablet is less likely to download and use the apps provided by Dow Jones and other premiere publishers that create the ad inventory that advertisers crave.
When I asked de Silva if that might change if Apple were to drop to, say, 15% of smartphone sales, he was inclined to think not. That audience on Apple's iOS is highly valuable, even if the overall smartphone numbers shift. The cost-per-thousand, or CPM, in fact, for ads on iOS is about 25% higher than on Android, he said.
In other words, Apple's gadgets are a platform on which the high-value consumers gather, and where the high-value publishers and advertisers focus their efforts. All three constituents tend to build the value of Apple's software in the way that they meet up.
And so, the next time someone says that the iPhone doesn't have the largest screen, or that other tablet computers are cheaper, remember that when it comes to making business sense on these devices, Apple still seems to be at the front of the pack.
Tiernan Ray can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily or www.twitter.com/barronstechblog