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IDC says iOS and Android combined for 87.6% of the 2012 smartphone market
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1. wendygarett (unregistered)
"and iOS has the majority of the revenue, which are the aims of Google and Apple"
hehehe love to see this sentence in front of the android fans' faces :p
3. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 13092; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
That's because iOS has the greatest concentration of users and web traffic. That's why revenue is so high for
One reason out of many.
8. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
Wouldn't a lot of Apple's revenue come from iTunes? Gotta pay for music with them, ya know ;-)
.......or maybe I'm missing something
13. hepresearch (unregistered)
Mmmhmmm... is that why the green slice is bigger than the red one by a whole lot?
30. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Actually, that's why Google makes so much ad revenue from iOS devices.
Apple makes all of its revenue on the hardware, that's the one and only reason.
12. hepresearch (unregistered)
Yeah... watch the red explode into the green over the next year. In a few more, the red will be more than half of the whole tomale...
18. tedkord (Posts: 11706; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Oh, right. It'll suddenly go the other way. IPhone 4 comes out, android grows faster. IPhone 4s comes out, android grows faster. Iphone 5 comes out, android grows faster (to over 70% market share)
But, the iPhone 5s is gonna turn it around!
21. hepresearch (unregistered)
haha... ha...
see also: comment #13.
see also also: comment #14.
26. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Enjoy and laugh you're days today and coming few months. Then after a year or so or 2 MS might need to fund Apple, or Apple has to start selling all there building and stocks, just like what Nokia and BB are doing. !" Linux will never cremate Android"! Where are the WP8 prison fans....? You need to wear glasses to see how tiny and small propersition they stand, Lmao"
29. amiaq (Posts: 509; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
iOS has the majority of the revenue actually "SLAP in front of IOS fans faces" ,you guys are getting ripped off. Android users are actually getting more value for money. Get it? More money in Apple balance sheet does not mean iOS users are better off financially. Gosh!
7. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
oooooooh darkkjedii!!!!!!!!!! Whatcha gotta say about this? ;-)
9. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
This is nothing new, android has tons of great, cheap, and junk phones on the market. Apple has only the higher end, android has more types of phones also so quite naturally they'll have higher market share. It's been this way for a few years. So what news is this? It's not gonna make me lose any sleep or climb a bell tower with a rifle. I still love my ip5 and my note 2 and the Yankees steelers and wolverines. In other words life goes on.
11. wendygarett (unregistered)
You know what? I do believe you have an android, your second account has prove that...
Too bad they don't trust you, since you have defended so much toward ios :(
15. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What's not to believe Wendy, ya know? You walk in buy the phone you want, and leave.
24. joey_sfb (Posts: 5754; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
There still hope for you. I do use Mac and iPad as well. I just don like Apple cooperate practice of late.
34. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Understood. There's things I don't like about apple either, but greed and pettiness is part of big business. And they all r guilty of it. To me it doesn't matter who's greedier, or more petty when they all r greedy and petty. I just buy what I like and what I like is apple/iOS google/android, and micro soft/wp8.
20. tedkord (Posts: 11706; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Yes, you. But it makes people like Mzxy, Gallito, Taco, etc... go nuts trying to rationalize it.
23. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What do u mean Ted?
25. tedkord (Posts: 11706; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
I mean they just have to spout of any reason they can think of to explain why ios is actually leading even though android's share grows faster than it each year.
Well, Mzxy just ignores the facts and simply proclaims that ios is dominating.
31. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Mxy just tries to get people riled up, and uses silly reasoning. The truth is that Google is doing what it wants: get a lot of market share, and Apple is doing what it wants: get a lot of revenue.
Google isn't going for revenue (Android is free), and Apple isn't going for market share (or there would be more cheap models). Both are winning at what they aim to do. No rationalization needed.
40. hepresearch (unregistered)
Mmm... I like it. The new question, then, is: which one does Microsoft really want? Are they going to try to squeeze into Apple's specialty market, or are they going to try to wedge their way into Google's generalized market? Trying to run down the middle doesn't seem to work out too well these days.
32. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
And they shouldn't so that, cuz apples sales model has never even been market share lead. It's always been profit margin lead, which the do actually lead in. I think like 75% or something, but hey Ted I neither work for appl or google so it doesn't benefit me one way or the other, just give me the devices I like and I'm good. I like, and will use android just as quick as iOS. Techie not fanboy bro. Hope all is well Ted.
33. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
If thats the case....how come they gloated about market share lead when they surpassed RIM a few years ago? I think at one time it was a goal.
They felt it was necessary to mention it at keynotes. When they lost the market share lead...they started focusing more on revenue at keynotes. Fanboys did the exact same thing...I guess they took the cue from Apple...
Lets be real...Apple wanted and liked it when they had both market share lead and making all the revenue they were making. And I'm sure Google wouldnt mind to be making the revenue Apple is making. But its like Michael said....they both have a specific goal right now...and both are achieving it.
35. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Jroc maybe I should say main goal is profit margin. Look at apples keynotes a little closer, and you'll notice that they focus more on what they've sold vs the market share.
36. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
By the way your post was excellent bro. Hit the nail on the head at the end. +1
41. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Apple uses anything it can for marketing. It used the market share when it had it, but switched to pure sales numbers afterwards. It used apps lead while it had it, but now it'll be just pure numbers. It's just simple marketing, but Apple has always been in it for profit.
37. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
Those "cheap, junk" phones are for people who want a smartphone and don't want to spend a lot of money. It's called Diversity and it's the main reason Androids dominate the smartphone market--there's plenty of choice. Those crap Androids do produce a bad reputation, though. One bad experience leaves a bad taste. That's why I always try to sell mid-range to high-end phones. The only time I'll sell a low-end Android is if an elderly person wants a smartphone but doesn't want to spend that much. They won't use all the features of a super smartphone, anyway xD
42. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
DarkJ, you are showing your ignorance in your statement - there are at least 7 Android phones on the market, all better than an iphone 4s or iphone 5.
Speaking of junk phones - iphone 3GS was 99c for a long time, and now the i4 is 99c...only 8GB RAM.
I seriously doubt you have an Android phone...
44. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I couldn't care less what u doubt man. Honestly who gives a damn. You are nothing more than random text on PA to me, so what you say, and doubt mean absolutely nothing to me. PS Go back and re read my statement, cuz you totally and completely miss
45. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Also go back and re read my statement, cuz you totally and completely missed my point. And there also a nexus 4 with 8 gigs of ram and its a new phone. The i4 is 3 yrs old
46. darkkjedii (Posts: 21354; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Correction 8 gigs of storage. No phones have 8 gigs if RAM yet.
14. hepresearch (unregistered)
Haha... let's see who's awake.
Methinks one of these comments is not like the other...
Wow... is this what hypocrisy feels like?
16. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Really, really good to see you posting again, hep!!! Hope all is good in your world!!
19. hepresearch (unregistered)
Things are going much better. Health is improving drastically. I have received a job offer recently, and so I am happily getting ready for that. All in all, I can't really complain... but I like to pretend to complain here, just the same! You know, for the joy of entertainment's sake...
Good to see you too, my reptilian friend of very strange climate choice... sort of like, "beware Japanese waitress bearing fortune cookies..."
17. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
When I see thse numbers, it really sobers me up to how tall of a task WP has to be a major player. I love that WP 8 has increased sales, and it bothers me to see how far they have yet to go.
BlackBerry was supposed to die, right? Yet they stubbornly continue to sell devices and turn profits.
Open request to Android producers and Apple:
Geez, guys and gals, spread the wealth.....
47. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Its a tall task for WP and BB. It still amazes me that just a few years ago...BB and Win Mo were 1 and 2 in market share.
Google and Apple need to take notes from their rapid rise and the others falling....because just as quick as they both rose...they can fall just as quick.
And I keep forgetting that Palm was #1 at one time.
43. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Again, if you shop for a phone because its company has the largest marketshare or gains the most money from it sales, then you just get an LG c300.


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PaintShop is bursting with a huge assortment of effects—skin smoothing, specialized blurs, graduated filters, and 3D effects. There's even lens geometry correction, but it lacks DxO Optics Pro's and Lightroom/Photoshop's lens profile-based automatic fixes, and there's no spilt before and after window to compare its results with the original.
As with Photoshop, you don't need to start from a photograph to create in PaintShop. You can create raster and vector graphics from scratch, adding layers, filters, formatted text, masks, and brush strokes. These last have been sped up in X7, happily, and layers now support drag and drop between open images. PaintShop has a surprising wealth of vector editing tools for its price, something you don't get in Photoshop Elements.
A couple of new scrapbook-type effects are shape and text cutouts. For the first, you choose a preset vector shape, size it to taste, and press the Shape Cutter button to create a new image with the original in a mask of the shape. Text works nearly the same, though of course you use the Text tool, and then choose the Text Cutter button.
PaintShop has kept up with the competition by including face tagging. To get started with face recognition, you select some photos in a collection and hit the head icon and choose Find People. I scanned 1,320 image files for faces, which took about 7 minutes. Once it was done, I could see groups of found faces.
As with all face detection, some non-faces (shrubs and such) were misidentified, but hitting an X dismisses them. Also, the same person's face would often appear in multiple groups, and there were a lot of ungrouped photos that belonged in an existing group. The program doesn't have as effective a system for "learning" a face as other apps do, though when you click in the name box, occasionally a previous name appears. Another problem is that it doesn't zoom in on the face, so if there's more than one face in the photo, you don't know which you're naming.
Once you've face-tagged, you can select a person's name from the Collections panel to show only photos containing the named person's visage. But there are no fun options like collages or face movies.
Maps and Location
The basic location feature in PaintShop Pro uses embedded GPS data in your photos, or you can manually place them on a map integrated into the program or import a KML file. The automatic way is to use GPS data embedded in the photo files—smart phone pictures usually include this. With those, you don't have to do anything. The program creates Collections based on location, which you can filter. You can also import locations from your Facebook check-ins.
In Manage mode, one of the main view options along with Preview and Thumbnails is Map Mode, accessed with a globe icon. The view shows a map with pins for each photo's location, and a search box lets you find specific locales.
In a feature called Share My Trip, the sharing aspect comes courtesy of Facebook and Dropbox—yes you need an account in both for the online sharing. You select applicable photos and then run through a wizard, logging into both services for Web sharing. The result was appealing, with a filmstrip across the bottom and a map with large thumbnails at each location. Production value isn't as high as iPhoto's Places slideshows, but it's nice enough.
Output and Sharing
From Edit mode's File menu, you can export to all the expected formats; JPEG, GIF, and PNG optimizers and an image slicer are useful extras for Web producers. Printing options abound, too, with CMYK separations, and standard layout presets. It even offers soft-proofing with a wide variety of printer profiles in the Color Management settings.
For Web sharing, PaintShop can upload directly to Flickr and Facebook. One cool thing about the app's Web sharing dialog is that you can select more than one of these sites for multiple uploading. You can also choose whether to upload the full-size originals or reduced-size versions for easier transmission. A downside is that I couldn't just share to my Facebook wall or Flickr photo stream. Instead I had to choose or create an album. And forget about syncing edits with the online album versions or viewing online comments, as you can with Photoshop Elements.
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Corel PaintShop Pro is a high-bang-for-the-buck Photoshop substitute. The latest version adds Magic Fill, cutout effects, and a redesigned new-image dialog. If you spring for the $99 Ultimate edition, you'll get a slew of quality imaging tools like Athentech's Perfectly Clear. The app gets points for the sheer number of tools it throws at you. For photographers less interested in visual arts and crafts, the $149 Lightroom is a better choice, making the workflow from memory card to output smoother. And the $99 Adobe Photoshop Elements, our Editors' Choice for enthusiast photo software, still offers a more intuitive interface, better performance, and Adobe's unmatched content-aware tools.


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The Game and Fish Department worked to coax a bear out of a tree in the backyard of a Northeast Albuquerque home Sunday night.
Albuquerque police said the bear was first spotted along Blair Court around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Cases for Samsung Galaxy S IV spotted at CeBIT
0. phoneArena 06 Mar 2013, 21:09 posted on
Over in Germany at CeBIT 2013, some cases were discovered for the Samsung Galaxy S IV and a side-by-side comparison of a case for the Samsung Galaxy S III and one said to be for the new flagship Android smartphone shows the change in design from the wide rounded corners to the more squared off ones on the Samsung Galaxy S IV...
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1. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Only 8 more days too go
8. StevenFranklin (Posts: 22; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
how can someone dislike this ^
10. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
I blame the sorry ifans on this site
16. Commentator (Posts: 3685; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Probably all the Sony fans to be honest. There's a lot more of them here and are far more hateful.
47. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Im a sony fan but u dont see me talkn trash on other android handsets.
49. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
It's actually one sony fan...
XPERIA KNIGHT..who spoils the image other sony fans...
18. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
Gosh! Nokia fans are brutal too, just hold on tight, we won't let them rock the boat
22. SamsungFan (Posts: 201; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
It's not isheeps or sony fans . Its Nökia TROLLS
36. clark (Posts: 51; Member since: 23 Feb 2013)
Samsung fans are all over the world while the others (nokia etc) pfftt they're just few. Being haters will pur them into shame always.
45. SamsungFan (Posts: 201; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Thats true
35. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
Haters gonna hate no matter what
51. evarod48 (Posts: 154; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
we can see which fanbase is responsible for the hate based on the number of dislikes on each comment referencing the particular group.
iphone fans: 3
sony fans: 4
Nokia fans: 6
34. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
Actually if this is true, sammy did a good job
GS4 with 0.2" bigger screen than GS3 but almost same phone size(Little bit shorter and wider than GS3)
And the tickness indicates that we may see more bettery capacity 2600 mhA
43. RiseAgainst94 (Posts: 281; Member since: 03 Mar 2012)
Samsung needs to work on their designs though. Im not a fan of the plastic (doesn't look or feel premium) and the design elements add up to a pretty "meh" looking device.I do not want to have to buy a case for my phone, I'd rather see it the way it was designed.
Anyway, the SIV will be another dominant entry in the Galaxy line and I sense software and hardware improvements across the board.
2. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
Can the 14th hurry up and come!? I swear I get like a kid in a candy store when a hot new product is soon to be unveiled lol.
4. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Sounds like you need a woman. Go on a date, or something dude.
13. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
I was over-exaggerating dude, a lot actually. Just relax. I do like hearing/reading about new up-and-coming products though. This is a tech site, you know.
17. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
Perhaps you are the one who needs to find a date, whining about every little bit of thing around, don't ruin the week for people anticipating Samsung Galaxy S IV.
19. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
I agree
23. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Whining about every little bit of thing around? Anticipate re writing your comment. Quakan see comment #4. It was a joke...laugh.
25. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
smirks, chuckles, sniffs, chuckles, begins to crack, slight laughter, laughing out loud, rolling on the floor laughing, wiping tears, gets back in chair, types this message.
I haven't laughed like that in ages. Thank you, darkkjedii...may the force be with you.
39. nobelset (Posts: 270; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
You're a joke.
44. darkkjedii (Posts: 21262; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Hush please. That you're a joke line is as old as dirt dude. You're a joke you're a joke you're a joke. Ok I'm crying now.
12. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Lets hope the weather wont cancelled this conference
3. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
if real am glad its pretty much similar size to the s3 but with a bigger screen but i think they may be fake
5. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Looks like bigger brother of s2 :-S
46. Diego! (Posts: 574; Member since: 15 Jun 2009)
It does, but let's wait and see ;)
6. imkyle (Posts: 1073; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Same camera and speaker placement. Kinda of a bummer.
21. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
What, you want the camera at the bottom?, the speaker at the back is much better when holding the phone and watching video or playing a game, when I had my iPhone it was a nightmare, I keep blocking the speaker all the time. Let's just hope its not protruding
7. supersammyfans (Posts: 26; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
With the release of Samsung SIV, all those crappy Nexus 4, LG Optimus Pro G, Xperia Z, HTC One, iPhone 5, Lumia 920, BlackBerry Z10 and Motorolla will straight head to the rubbish bin. Horray for Sammy, long live sammy!!!!!
14. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Nexus 4 isn't crappy. For it's price, its one hell or a deal. The S4 Pro is now considered "old" but still makes the phone fly because of vanilla Android.
26. half_21 (Posts: 44; Member since: 16 Nov 2012)
Actually the price isn't that great at all..its cheap at the google play store but on other places it cost as much as the s3..
9. nasznjoka (Posts: 402; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
Yeah this is a smartphone all others are high ends but lacka smart features to differentiate them from feature phones
11. jeroome86 (Posts: 1129; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
Starting to look like a HTC One for me. Know for sure next week.
15. nhojekim5592 (Posts: 1; Member since: 10 Sep 2012)
@ 1:40 when she was showing the top part of the case. It's like the S4 is going to have a stylus….Or I might be wrong...
20. Commentator (Posts: 3685; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I think that's just the headphone-hole.
24. MartianMe (unregistered)
Oh hellz no ..I thought it was supposed be thinner .
design wise i think samsung is moving backwards.
27. RohanM (Posts: 140; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
With having so many issues to sgs3 i am starting to hate my own sgs3.. so became a sammy hater.. issues like, sudden death, heating, poor multitasking...and so on..
sammy u disappointed me... typing from my sgs3........
next time will go for sony or htc (nokia only if they come up with droid) :)
28. StevenFranklin (Posts: 22; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Looks like a case for a Galaxy S2
29. MachDaddy (Posts: 51; Member since: 06 Mar 2013)
Strange. That shape reminds me of LG Optimus G...and new Optimus G Pro reminds me of Note II. I think LG got the better of the deal here!
Obviously I'm excited to see S4, but personally I think the Optimus G Pro is going to be every bit as good and have the extra 0.5 inch display going for it. S4 will have the bigger advertising budget and loyal followers, so will likely destroy Optimus G Pro in sales, but I'm excited to see a comparo at least.
Not that jazzed by the potential shape of S4 according to cases, but I'm sure the end product will wow as long as it doesn't have AMOLED display.
30. sthashilan07 (Posts: 11; Member since: 21 Nov 2012)
the case's size seems to be much alike...
31. aaron12345 (Posts: 15; Member since: 29 Jun 2012)
My Galaxy SIII already has smart rotation?????
32. RohanM (Posts: 140; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
also we will get eye scroll for our sIII in next 4.2 update.......
33. cGmC11 (Posts: 139; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
Plastic over plastic...cool
37. Luisit0 (Posts: 73; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)
If the S4 looks like that, I might look into it! I always hated how curved the S3 is, for my liking it's awefull... I always loved the Infuse 4G and S2 because of their square design and the bottom back of both phones having some kind of bump where the speaker and antennas where. Also on the Droid Razr, which had a similar bump but at the top back. Point is, I like the square design better. I did an exception with my One X because its just beautiful all around. But, let's say, the Xperia Z. All glass, square design. Kinda gives me the feel of looking at a Sony Bravia TV, lol! Plus all glass, beautiful! And since I take great care of my phones, it's ok if it's all glass. But yeah, thats my liking towards phones. To each their own!
40. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Looks too wide and thick if this case is accurate. I am also not a fan of a square design for such a large handset. The GS3 worked because it was curved, otherwise it would be too large for me.
If it ends up like this I might just stick with the Nexus 4.
41. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
this one looks way better than S3 as far as it seems more close to S2.
42. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
No change in size! :)
48. evarod48 (Posts: 154; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
If verizon gets both the (rumored) Lumia 928 and the S4, which should I snag?
50. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
if your are Android users than go to sony or htc guys.........World is changing not "GALAXY"........!!!
53. JunitoNH (Posts: 1784; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Just another ugly plastic phone, like the S3.


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A Valley entrepreneur has invented something that could make a big difference in helping the snow-drenched Eastern seaboard dig out from a future wrath of winter.
Stephen Walden, 24, who earned an MBA at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles last year, has a new ergonomic snow-shovel design that is getting some good press.
Walden's shovel with a patent-pending center grip is No. 3 on Popular Science magazine's Top 10 list of gadgets that are "just better," published in the February edition.
Walden, Bosse Tools CEO, has a similar ergonomic design for a spade and a flat-head shovel that is aimed at reducing strain on the user's back, shoulder and wrist.
"It's amazing to think that we have innovated one of the most archaic tools in the history of mankind," he said.
He wonders what took so long.
"The saying is if it ain't broke don't fix it, but I say let's make it better," said Waldon, a 2008 graduate of Brophy College Preparatory.
Bosse Tools is operating out of an Arizona State University entrepreneurship program at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The shovels are in the prototype stage as Waldon prepares to manufacture the tools.
That is unfortunate seeing that snow shovels are in short supply in the Midwest and down the East Coast all the way to Florida.
"We plan to have our first run of products in our hands in the next few weeks," he said.
The shovel retails for $79.
Last fall, Bosse Tools had a Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $64,000.
Arizona has not been a good place to test the snow shovel, Waldon admitted. But he did get to try it out shoveling snow at a new-products competition in Manitoba, Canada.
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An international consortium that plans to build a $100 million observatory will narrow its site selection to two finalists this spring.
A location near Meteor Crater east of Flagstaff and another one south of Seligman in Yavapai County are among the four sites under study for the next-generation Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory.
The consortium is looking for a site with flat terrain, clear, dry air and dark skies. Scientists from 28 countries had expected to pick a site by the end of 2013.
"The process is still ongoing," said Rene Ong, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy. "The hope is that the top two sites can be selected in March."
Negotiations would follow, with a decision made by summer, he said.
Astronomers would use the observatory to study exploding supernova stars and the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Instead of optical telescopes, it would rely on instruments similar to satellite dishes up to 80 feet in diameter.
Lowell Observatory would be the managing partner of the observatory if one of the Arizona sites were chosen. The other two possible observatory sites for the Northern Hemisphere are at San Pedro Martir, Baja California Norte, Mexico, and the island of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands.
The consortium is raising funds for the project from public- and private-sector contributions in the participating countries. The host country would be askedto contribute at least $10 million initially, Ong said.
The observatory would include more than $100 million in development costs and an annual operating budget of $7 million.


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> FreeBsd 7 installed on my system. A fitjitsu / siemens 1020 laptop with
> celeron 1.5 ghz processor , 20GB HD, 128 RAM. I followed the instruction
> and created a new xorg.conf file - with correct valuses for Horiz / Sync
> etc.
> I can startx and gnome works fine - no trouble at all. The problem comes
> when I come to shut down or log out.
> 1. Even when i tested the new xorg.conf file (without changes at first)
> the X server seemed to start ok in the test state (with black and white
> dots and the mouse cursor appearing). The handbook say to press the
> sequence to kill the x server and to return to console. When i did this,
> the screen just went blank. No inputs seemed to have an effect - not
> even Ctrl, alt, del would force a shutdown.
> 2. I now can startx but if i just log out the same problem occurs and
> the system seems to lock up. The only way i can shut down is by pulling
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Seen the same problem on a motherboard with integrated Savage video.
I think just disabling DRI worked, as described here:
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When 'vxdctl init <hostid>' command will be used?. Please tell us the use
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WTO Regulation of Subsidies to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) - A Critical Appraisal of the China Accession Protocol
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Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 863-919, 2004
The existence of a large number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China and government subsidies to them has caused much concern among its trading partners. The Protocol on the Accession of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) sets out certain provisions directly or indirectly addressing this concern. Among them are the provisions of an SOE-based specificity test and authorization for the importing country to use, on a permanent basis, alternative benchmarks in calculating Chinese subsidies. In addition, the Protocol excludes China from invoking the privatization exception available to developing country members under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. This article provides a critical analysis of the Protocol approach towards the issue of SOE subsidies and examines its implications for economic reform in China and for the WTO legal system.
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If glasses-free 3D is truly the future of TV, you wouldn't know by the handful of companies that are showing off the technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Remember yesterday, when we wrote about some major TV networks balking over whether or not to air a sexy Lane Bryant lingerie ad? Well, it looks like Fox — the arbiter of good taste in prime time — has decided to not be so prim and proper, and will actually air the commercial.
What Do Fox & ABC Have Against This Woman's Boobs?
For some reason, the ad sales peeps at ABC and Fox don't think this TV ad for some sort of new lingerie from Lane Bryant is appropriate for airing in prime time.


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MARQUETTE, MI – Two state prison inmates have been charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 11 death of Randolph Connor, a 26-year-old inmate from the Muskegon area, an Upper Peninsula newspaper reports.
The Mining Journal reported Wednesday, July 17, that Delorean Earnest Henderson, 25, and Michael Smith, 32, were arraigned on second-degree murder charges in Gogebic County District Court.
Police say Henderson and Smith allegedly assaulted Connor in a common area at the Ojibway Correctional Facility, a Level I minimum-security prison, the newspaper reports. The alleged assault was without weapons, police said.
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According to the Michigan Department of Corrections website, Connor was serving sentences of five to 20 years for safebreaking and first-degree home invasion, both committed in 2003 in Muskegon County.
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Monday 25 June @ 11:56:36
Chris Shillock—show up for the integrity, stay for the brilliance
Poets of Chris Shillock's caliber don't come along everyday. Hell, we're lucky when they show up at all. Exhibit A, from "A Night Like This"—"Anything can happen when the moon is on the brink. You could meet your enemy; he's buying you a drink. You could find your savior then betray him with a kiss, because anything could happen on a night like this." Among his books are "The Revolutionary's Creed," "Testament of Fear" and "Irregular Conjugations." And he has just finished an album vocalist-composer Tabatha Predovich titled Invisible Jazz. And "A Night Like This" is on it. After a June 23 listening party for the album, Chris Shillock spoke with www.pulsetc.com about his craft and a few other things.
You've established a strong track record on your own. But you've had a band in mind for quite some time. Why?
The nature of my poetry has often been epic or dramatic, so I've had to produce shows, like my "Streets of Minneapolis," that require several performers. My last book, Invisible Jazz, had poems for a woman's voice and songs. I have a deep male voice and no music, so I needed a collaborator. Originally I had envisioned her as just a female singer-songwriter. The last two singers I worked with did not accompany themselves, so we had to expand to a full band (with David Gullickson, drums, and Patterson, guitar/composer).
Aside from the fact that where other singers quit, she stuck around, what's rewarding for you about working with Tabatha?
Tabatha is the bravest person I've ever met. She is a cancer-survivor who is still getting over the effects of chemotherapy. Her spirit never flagged for one instant, during the sudden onset of her illness—so unexpected at her age—and during the long recovery afterwards. I don't know how she does it. She's convinced me that women, in most important ways, are braver than men.
And her talent—her voice. She has such commanding stage presence with her beauty and her height: every man wants her and every woman wants to be her. And she's such an incredible singer. What's especially important to me is her articulation. When she sings, you can clearly understand every word I've written.
Any other collaborations strike your fancy? I know you've opened for David Daniels. And the three of us came within a gnat's ass-hair of doing a sports show on KFAI. Have you worked together with David?
I've worked in several of David Daniels' shows and he has performed in a number of mine. There are a number of people in the community, such as David or Laura Winton, whom I've helped on their projects and who have helped me. I'm sure it will happen again.
How satisfied are you with the Invisible Jazz?
It blows me away. I think it is the most extraordinary thing the world has ever heard—the ultimate concept album.
You still writing new material or have you taken a break for a while?
I haven't been writing much lately, due to illness and the stress of time on this current production.
One last thing. Why'd you let Ed Felien put you in that jester's cap and have you strike that titillating pose for the cover of Pulse a while back?
You and Emily Carter like to write about my integrity, but no woman has ever come up to me afterwards and whispered softly about integrity. So I thought I would try selling my soul to get on the cover of the Pulse. That didn't work either. Oh well.
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A single 4-inch Dolly Varden trout could block development of new hydroelectric power for Alaska's capital city.
The proposed project would tap Lake Dorothy, a 3-mile-long, 560-foot-deep, glacier-fed lake on the east side of Taku Inlet.
"We are at a point where Juneau's energy demand is equal to our firm hydroelectric energy supply in a dry year," Corry V. Hildenbrand of Alaska Electric Light & Power told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Friday. "Firm" refers to the minimum expected megawatts generated during a year with the least rainfall.
"Lake Dorothy would help provide low and stable electric rates, which would help provide an attractive business environment for Juneau," said Hildenbrand, who is both president of Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Inc. and vice president of energy development at AEL&P.
Lake Dorothy, which sits at an elevation of 2,400 feet, is 25 miles closer to downtown Juneau than is the Snettisham project, which now supplies most of the borough's electricity.
In addition to its handy nearness, said David Stone, vice president of consumer affairs for AEL&P, the $30 million Lake Dorothy project has two things going for it:
A submarine cable laid in 1999 has sufficient capacity to transport any energy it would produce.
The east terminal crossing of the cable is only three miles from where Dorothy Creek spills into Taku Inlet, the site where the proposed power house would be built.
However, the monkey wrench for the project could be the Dolly Varden found near the mouth of Dorothy Creek during an environmental impact survey, Hildenbrand said.
The Lake Dorothy project has been talked about for 60 years.
As seen from the air, Lake Dorothy and two other lakes below it resemble a stepped fountain. Dorothy pours into Lieuy Lake, which pours into Bart Lake, which discharges into Dorothy Creek. With gorges and waterfalls galore, it is "extremely rough terrain," Hildenbrand said, best accessed by using a penstock rather than a dam approach.
A penstock is a tube or trough for carrying water and controlling its flow. A tunnel would be drilled to tap Lake Dorothy 100 feet below its waterline, and a "faucet" installed to control the water flow to Lieuy. Dorothy would be considered a reservoir, used as needed.
That would be the last phase of the project. Phase I would be to build an access road to Bart Lake and tapping it. Phase I could generate a maximum of 14.3 megawatts of power.
Phase II would tap Dorothy and connect it to Lieuy and Bart. That would generate an output of 30.3 mw, which Hildenbrand calls "a nice resource for the future of Juneau."
The first preliminary permit for the project was received in 1996. Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Inc. filed an environmental impact statement in June 2001, only to find that additional studies were required. In October, LDHI met with resource agencies to discuss issues related to fisheries and water resources. If all goes well, a final permit could be issued in September 2003, Hildenbrand said.
But then there's that trout. Dorothy Lake has been stocked with eastern brook trout, a non-native species. There is some concern that draining water from Dorothy during spawning months would endanger the brookies' habitat, Hildenbrand said.
The U.S. Forest Service is not concerned with preserving this non-native species, and might allow LDHI to provide fisheries mitigation in another location to make up for its impact here. However, the agency is concerned about the native Dolly.
"If we have to preserve the habitat for (Dolly Varden) trout, we don't have a project," Hildenbrand said.
But Pete Griffin, head ranger for the Juneau Ranger District with the Forest Service, put a slightly different spin on the situation: "From our standpoint, it's a good project, and the folks in charge of the planning have been very responsive to our needs.
"I don't think there will be a problem (with the Dolly Varden), but we need to assess the difference between the habitat that is there now and what will be there when the plant is operating," Griffin said.
If LDHI gets construction permits, it would prepare the site in 2003, constructing an access corridor to Bart Lake, and taking rock samples where tunnels would be sited. In 2004, it would clear the transmission right of way from the mouth of Dorothy Creek to the east terminal of Snettisham Lake. In 2005, penstock and tunnels would be constructed. The project would go online in November 2006, making 2007 the first full year of operation.
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Let's say "Dennis Quaid's nonexistent good-looking brother" then.
Falconry is not a hobby or an amusement; it is a rage. You eat and drink it, sleep it and think it. You tremble to write of it, even in recollection. It is as King James the First remarked, an extreme stirrer up of passions. --T.H. White, The Godstone and the Blackymor
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I'm only 3 months in and still have a long way to go, but I've lost about 27lbs so far, and gone from a very tight XXL/18-20 to a very loose L/12-14.
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Today is my first day on these forums and I have spent the majority of my day on this thread, reading and looking at all of the amazing transformations - and shockingly in what seems like so little time.
I am thoroughly convinced that this stuff works! Thank you all for your pictures and words. They truly inspire.
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Tokyo -- World figure skating champion Patrick Chan has insisted his blunders at the Japan Open would serve as a wake-up call as he prepares to defend his crown in the run-up to the 2014 Olympics.
Tokyo -- World figure skating champion Patrick Chan has insisted his blunders at the Japan Open would serve as a wake-up call as he prepares to defend his crown in the run-up to the 2014 Olympics.
Thanks for the article. It's always interesting hearing from Patrick.
Aside from the problems with the jumps his skating looked so fast and I like the new program.
I too like the new program. He looked so pale that I was wondering whether he had this horrid cold which I have . There is a lot of it going around in TO.
I am honestly not worried about him because of his Japan Open performance, which is basically a cheesefest. He is never really solid at the beginning of a season anyway, his jumps always seem lower, the choreo just isn't that fluent yet... But you can count on him when the big competitions are near.
OT -- Hi, Medusa! Glad to see you posting.
This is not a wake-up call for Patrick or anyone else. It is just another invitation for us to line up at the CoP Kool-aid fountain.
Fall on a 3T = 7.30 points
Fall on a 4T "+ sequence" (there was no sequence; this is CoP-speak. Television announcers are not doing their job in educating the public about the rule, "when is a non-sequence scored as a sequence?" ) = 5.24
Fall on a triple Axel = 6.35
Fall on a triple Lutz "+ sequence" (lol) = 3.18
After fall deductions, that's 18.07 points.
There should be a mercy rule, three falls and they stop the program. (Alissa could have benefitted from this rule at Worlds.)
The only thing Patrick will "wake up" to is the fact that one judge felt, overall. that his skating skills deserved a 9.00, his transitions between falls a 9.00, and that he "executed" his program to the tune of 9.50.
No wonder Patrick can say in the last sentence of the interview that there is "no risk" in trying a quad flip at Canadian nationals. Indeed, there is not.
I know, I know. It is hard to rotate four times in the air and then fall down. Just like the trapeze guy who attempted a quadruple somersault. He had a beautiful release, a position in the air to die for -- too bad about that missed catch.
I think Patrick is affected by his audience. I believe he can sense that part of the audience doesn't want him to do well, deserved or not, and his performance suffers for it. For him to pop two jumps... it's something that he just doesn't do. Maybe it's just opening jitters, but I feel it has to be more that.
Thanks for the article. I really like what I am seeing in this program - something about the way he is moving with his speed and deep edges, and the use of his neck, shoulders, and arms - they seem so extended (is that the word?). Anyway, I see a lot of potential here.
I find it hard to believe, though, that his jump problems were because he felt off - not trying to be a worrier...but I really, really hope this isn't an injury like Alissa's that he is as of yet unaware of. It was heartening to read that his jumps in practice looked good, though. Wishing Chan all the best this season!
It's pretty obvious how unpopular "Chanflation" is and with the exception of his ubers and the former judge who posts here from time to time it seems the majority already see Men's skating and the CoP to be something of a farce.
Fast is fast - and splat is splat.
Something's gotta give.......
and janetfan,I think it should be remembered that despite one judge reducing Patrick's skating skills score only to 9.00 here, we have proved conclusively the falseness of the base canard that Patrick could fall 4 times and win...he finished last here.
No skater, not even Chan can fall four times in a LP and win.
All praise to the CoP
ETA: Perhaps the judge who gave him a 9 for SS needs to have an emergency eye examination. Chan did not just fall four times, he also made mistakes on two other jumps and apparently had a problem with his steps. Seriously, I fear for the health of this judge's eye sight - not to mention his questionable mental condition.
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Also I agree with you. some of these judges appear to have the PChan version of beer goggles
Wow!!! Cham is actually human! LOL


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Poachers Den and Ecklinville Self Catering and B&B
1. A 30% deposit is required to secure your reservation.
2. Payments can be made by either cash or cheque (with valid cheque guarantee card). Credit card payments cannot be accepted.
Poachers Den and Ecklinville are located on the southern outskirts of Holbeach, a market town right in the middle of the Fens.
You can reach Holbeach on the A17 from the East and North, or on the A151 from the West. Poachers Den stands on the B1168 (Fen Road) coming South out of Holbeach, just a couple of houses past the Tudor Way turning.
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A term used to describe girls, usually big breasted women who are wearing a bra that is too small for them so it looks like they have four boobs.
I bought a bra the other day and thought it would be good to wear to the club, but i started dancing and noticed I had quadraboob. My nipples were hangin out.
od uživatele Les Is More 09. leden 2006
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It's what happens when a too small bra is used on a too big boob squeezing two perfectly round boobs into four smaller ones.
Honey, your bra is way too tight, but nice set of quadra boobs!
od uživatele Mydaho 05. květen 2007
When a larger breasted females bra fits incorrectly and the boobs fall out of the bra giving the illusion of four boobs.
Her bra fit so bad she had quadraboob.
od uživatele devildriver6969 15. prosinec 2009
a possible genetic defect, causing a woman to have 4 functional (or semi-functional) breasts.
Holy shit, is that a quadraboob? She could nurse a litter of babies!
od uživatele lanieree 03. listopad 2010


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Lomax Competes Friday In NCAA East Preliminary Round
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State sophomore high jumper Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) has qualified to compete in the high jump at the 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Round competition hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville.
The women's high jump competition is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday, May 25, with the top 12 performers advancing to the NCAA Championships June 6-9 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Lomax earned a berth in the NCAA East Preliminary Round when she cleared the bar at a height of 1.78m (5-10) at the Polar Bear Invitational held March 24 in Marion, Ind., which tied her career-best set last season when she captured the Mid-American Conference Championship in the event.
Lomax, who is the only student-athlete from the MAC to qualify for the preliminary competition in the high jump, last competed May 12 when she placed fourth the 2012 MAC Outdoor Championships with a leap of 1.67m (5-05.75).


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Silverman: Rangers Are Poised To Make A Brilliant Run To Glory This SpringHere they come, thundering down the stretch.