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Nothing has been more central to America's self-confidence than the faith that robust economic growth will continue forever. Between 1891 and 2007, the nation achieved a robust 2% annual growth rate of output per person. Unfortunately, the evidence suggests to me that future economic growth will achieve at best half that historic rate. The old rate allowed the American standard of living to double every 35 years; for most people in the future that doubling may take a century or more.
Innovation continues apace today, and many of those developing and funding new technologies recoil with disbelief at my suggestion that we have left behind the era of truly important changes in our standard of living. Getty Images
The growth of the past century wasn't built on manna from heaven. It resulted in large part from a remarkable set of inventions between 1875 and 1900. These started with Edison's electric light bulb (1879) and power station (1882), making possible everything from elevator buildings to consumer appliances. Karl Benz invented the first workable internal-combustion engine the same year as Edison's light bulb.
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This narrow time frame saw the introduction of running water and indoor plumbing, the greatest event in the history of female liberation, as women were freed from carrying literally tons of water each year. The telephone, phonograph, motion picture and radio also sprang into existence. The period after World War II saw another great spurt of invention, with the development of television, air conditioning, the jet plane and the interstate highway system.
The profound boost that these innovations gave to economic growth would be difficult to repeat. Only once could transport speed be increased from the horse (6 miles per hour) to the Boeing BA +0.30% Boeing Co. U.S.: NYSE $132.96 +0.40 +0.30% Dec. 12, 2013 4:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.60M AFTER HOURS $133.39 +0.43 +0.32% Dec. 12, 2013 7:53 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 21,502 P/E Ratio 23.35 Market Cap $99.61 Billion Dividend Yield 1.46% Rev. per Employee $488,188 12/12/13 Machinists Union Spurns Boeing... 12/12/13 What Gift I'd Give a Soon-To-B... 12/12/13 What WSJ Canada Is Reading Thu... More quote details and news » 707 (550 mph). Only once could outhouses be replaced by running water and indoor plumbing. Only once could indoor temperatures, thanks to central heating and air conditioning, be converted from cold in winter and hot in summer to a uniform year-round climate of 68 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
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As the impact of the late-19th-century inventions faded away around 1970, the computer revolution took over and allowed the economy to remain on our historic path of 2% annual growth. Computers replaced human labor and thus contributed to productivity, but the bulk of these benefits came early in the Electronics Era. In the 1960s, mainframe computers churned out bank statements and telephone bills, reducing clerical labor. In the 1970s, memory typewriters replaced repetitive retyping by armies of legal clerks. In the 1980s, PCs with word-wrap were introduced, as were ATMs that replaced bank tellers and bar-code scanning that replaced retail workers.
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Innovation continues apace today, and many of those developing and funding new technologies recoil with disbelief at my suggestion that we have left behind the era of truly important changes in our standard of living.
The first response from skeptics always involves health care. They believe that medical research, especially on the genome, promises to achieve enormous advances in the treatment of diseases. But the new techniques often fail to deliver. One recent study, for instance, demonstrated that high-cost proton-beam treatment for prostate cancer yields no better results than old-fashioned radiation therapy.
Pharmaceutical research appears to be entering a phase of diminishing returns. Developing new drugs is increasingly expensive, and the potential pool of beneficiaries is ever smaller, mainly people with esoteric types of cancer. Few of the medical optimists acknowledge a stark historical fact: The rate of improvement in U.S. life expectancy was three times higher in the first half of the 20th century than in the second.
The fracking revolution and soaring oil and gas production have also excited optimists. But this isn't a source of future economic growth; it merely holds off future economic decline. Over the past decade, the economy has been burdened by oil prices between $50 and $150 per barrel, which have sapped purchasing power available for nonenergy consumption. Holding these prices at bay is progress, to be sure, but it can't compare to the 1960s, when "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet" became ever more possible along an expanding interstate highway system when gasoline cost 25 cents a gallon
Another claim by the growth optimists is that 3-D printing and micro-robots will revolutionize manufacturing. This is an old story, told in one form or another since the first industrial robot was introduced by General Motors GM -0.27% General Motors Co. U.S.: NYSE $40.05 -0.11 -0.27% Dec. 12, 2013 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18.79M AFTER HOURS $40.09 +0.04 +0.10% Dec. 12, 2013 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 109,377 P/E Ratio 15.58 Market Cap $55.78 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $724,174 12/12/13 General Motor's December Clean... 12/11/13 Companies Grapple With Passed-... 12/11/13 'New' GM Doesn't Owe $450 Mill... More quote details and news » in 1961. Manufacturing productivity, driven by robots and other machines has been healthy throughout the postwar era, even in the past half-decade. But manufacturing's share of the economic pie has inexorably shrunk, from 28% in 1953 to 11% in 2010. That sector of the economy is performing a marvelous ballet, on a shrinking stage.
Can economic growth be saved by Google's driverless car? This is bizarre ground for optimism, but it is promoted not just by Google's Eric Schmidt but by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Erik Brynjolfsson. People are in cars to go somewhere, whether from home to work or from home to shop. Once they are inside the car, there is relatively little difference between driving the car on their own or having it drive itself. Greater safety? Auto fatalities per million miles traveled have already declined by a factor of 10 since 1950.
In setting out the case for pessimism, I have been accused by some of a failure of imagination. New inventions always introduce new modes of growth, and history provides many examples of doubters who questioned future benefits. But I am not forecasting an end to innovation, just a decline in the usefulness of future inventions in comparison with the great inventions of the past.
Even if we assume that innovation produces a cornucopia of wonders beyond my expectations, the economy still faces formidable headwinds. The retirement of the baby boomers and the continuing exodus of prime-age males from the labor force, sometimes called the "missing fifth," are reducing hours worked per member of the population. American educational attainment continues to slide ever-downward in the international league tables, due to cost inflation at our universities, $1 trillion in student loans, abysmal test scores and large numbers of high-school dropouts.
And inequality in America will continue to grow, driven by poor educational outcomes at the bottom and the rewards of globalization at the top, as American CEOs reap the benefits of multinational sales to emerging markets. From 1993 to 2008, income growth among the bottom 99% of earners was 0.5 points slower than the economy's overall growth rate. If future output grows, as I expect, at a rate of just 1% a year, that means the overwhelming majority of Americans will see their incomes grow just 0.5% annually.
The future of American economic growth is dismal, and policy solutions are elusive. Skeptics need to come up with a better rebuttal.
—Mr. Gordon is Stanley G. Harris Professor in the Social Sciences at Northwestern University. His next book will be "Beyond the Rainbow: The American Standard of Living Since the Civil War" (Princeton University Press).


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Every little pig we've ever looked after goes wild at feeding times... after all, making the most of your meals is one of the best parts of being a pig! But our most recent bunch of piglets have been the most adventurous in their culinary habits that we've experienced in a long time.
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This past summer I received an e-mail from Zoltán Demeter, a winegrower in Hungary's Tokaj region whose wines I admire unreservedly. I met with him last year in Tokaj and we tasted carefully through his wines, the discussion extending well beyond the usual technical jabber.
We talked about the fitful progress of Hungarian wine, and I commented, "You cannot go beyond your culture."
This statement apparently struck Mr. Demeter, enough so that months later he asked my permission to use it as a quotation on the label of his 2011 Tokaji "Veres" Dry Furmint, a single-vineyard dry white wine of exceptional quality. I was happy to give my consent.
What does "You cannot go beyond your culture" mean? It reflects, I believe, what might be called 21st-century wine sense.
Previously, the division between ordinary and fine wine was a matter of money and technical competence. Until very recently, the wine world was classically divided between the Haves and the Have-Nots.
The Haves were famous districts that commanded high prices and worldwide distribution, and had long-standing technical competence. They ruled.
The Have-Nots were the many wine zones around the world whose wines fetched derisory prices, had little or no distribution beyond their home countries or even localities, and whose winemakers often had little scientific training or modern equipment. They languished. And their often-rustic wines hardly encouraged a following.
All that has been swept aside in the 21st century. Winemakers everywhere are now well-trained. Modern equipment is commonplace. Wines from everywhere reach our shelves. Prices for many once-obscure wines are higher than ever before, with local capital investment (often derived from industries other than wine) flowing into new or revived wine districts.
You see this in pretty much every wine country you can think of: Argentina, Chile, Hungary, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Canada, Romania, Italy and many others. Technical wine competence is now universal.
So what, then, holds some back while others rapidly progress? Sure, it might be climate or soil or inappropriate grape varieties. But mostly it's culture. Wines improve in lockstep with the culture—local or national—that creates them. Put another way: You cannot go beyond your culture.
I saw this in Hungary, which remains hobbled not only by the devastating effects of decades of communism (which collectivized vineyards and required the production of low-quality bulk wines for export to the former Soviet Union), but by its still-transitioning free-market modern economy.
Put simply, many Hungarian wine drinkers are less than conversant with the world's best wines, as they are too expensive. Decades of low-quality wines have also left a residual tolerance of, and affection for, less-than-stellar wines, many of them sweet and banal (white wines) or rustic and coarse (reds).
In Argentina, where we lived for several wonderful months, you can easily see the effect of economics in hobbling the local wine culture. There, it's a protectionist economic culture that prevents local wine drinkers from sampling the world's wines by imposing prohibitive tariffs on imports. No prizes for guessing what everyone drinks as a result.
And it's not just "emerging" countries that see economic policy as a vehicle of enforced provincialism. Both Canada and Sweden, for example, are monopolistic in controlling both the availability and variety of wines in both countries.
While Canada is slowly emerging from its self-imposed cultural straightjacket, the fact is that Canadians still see only a fraction of the world's wines that they can easily afford. (It was only this past summer, for example, that it became legal for Canadian wine producers to ship their wines outside of their home province to other Canadians.)
Of course, the United States is in no position to point fingers at ridiculous laws and regulations governing alcohol. If anything, we're the world leader in such lunacy. But we have gotten better, if spottily so. Our markets are collectively more open than ever before.
But legalities and economics, however powerful (and they are), do not tell the entire tale. Culture is the key. What a culture prizes, values, pursues and endorses is what really determines and shapes both wine quality and style.
California wines have changed, and often improved, in direct reflection to the many changes in our culture. And you can certainly say the same about Australian wines. Both are emerging from a longstanding and still powerful culture that prized power over finesse, strength over subtlety. Is this changing? You bet it is—and faster than some might imagine or care to credit.
Think of the changes in American cars, as a parallel. Have American cars improved because of our consumer embrace of the "cultures" of Japanese and European automobiles, with their emphasis on quality construction, engineering and sophisticated performance? They sure have. Our culture changed and so have our cars.
As a culture begins to both value and pay for nuance, refinement and subtlety—which are, after all, features of fine wines everywhere, never mind the grape variety—wines change too.
We're seeing this in a growing interest in, and celebration of, wines made from grapes picked at lower ripeness levels (which consequently means lower alcohol levels, as well). Do such wines dominate? Not yet. But are they, however slowly, beginning to transform the wine culture? Count on it.
Anyone who visits California's or Oregon's best wine producers cannot help but notice that discussion about just these sorts of wines—and the vineyard and winery techniques that help create them—now is universal. The same is true in Australia, by the way.
This is not to say that every winemaker or wine lover is in favor of such wines, but rather, this change is in the air and, increasingly, it translates to what's in your glass, too. Most importantly, it's not just fashion, but rather a genuine cultural shift.
Wine success and wine appreciation today is now vibrantly—even vitally—a matter of culture. If you want to make 21st-century sense of wine, look to your culture (both personal and national). It's the springboard—or the obstacle.
Brian Loring — Lompoc, CA — November 7, 2012 1:36pm ET
IMHO, the cultural aspect that held California back for so long was the desire to be like the Old World. It's taken a long time, but I feel that California is just now starting to explore what it means to be truely Californian. And to create its own identity.
In that sense, the true change has been to embrace riper fuit and the resulting slightly higher alcohols. Which is based upon understanding the differences in terroir due to being at a more southernly latitude. That's the springboard. Looking to the past, trying to once again mimic the lower ripeness and lower alcohols of France - that's the obstacle.
Mike Odell — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada — November 7, 2012 7:27pm ET
As always, intriguing. I do take exception to the straightjacket comment, given that the LCBO, Ontario's purchaser, was, for many years (only recently supplanted by Costco), the worlds single largest purchaser of international wines. We have spectacular access, but did endure interprovincial regulatory nuissances (you're familiar with these down there, only you call them interstate...); while this hampered "intranational" access, it helped develop palatal experience that pushed quality forward, as evidenced by your recent endorsement of a certain Prince Edward County chardonnay. Again, love your column, but I suspect you don't mind (even relish) the gentle push-backs.
Mike Olszewski — Newcastle, WA, USA — November 7, 2012 11:44pm ET
One element in a country's "culture cocoon", that you did not mention, is price sensitivity or the willingness to spend beyond a certain amount. While working in Australia a number of years ago, the cultural norm then was to not spend over 20 Aussie dollars for a bottle. Mind you, in those days that amounted to about 12 US dollars. It was described to me as part of the entrenched Aussie egalitarian view known as "Tall Poppies" or "if your head gets too high it must be lopped off".
The outgrowth from this attitude was both good and bad. Wines that were commanding prices significantly higher in the U.S., were kept under $20 in Australia. And more to your point, Matt, it meant that European and American wines were rarely seen on shelves in wine shops in quantity because they had to be priced above the $20 threshold. Thus, due to this cultural trait, there was limited exposure to wines other than Australian. I would be curious to know, if this is still true today.
HARVEY POSERT — St. Helena CA USA — November 8, 2012 12:34pm ET
when i started in l965 at wine institute, i was told "each country has the wine industry it deserves." of great interest to me is that wine consumers around the world are united in their desire for greater quality and greater access to the world's wines, acting as an example for all peoples and all products.
Scott Mitchell — Toronto, Ontario — November 9, 2012 1:27pm ET
Anyone want to bet Mike Odell works for the KGB...I mean LCBO? I know of not one serious wine drinker/collector that has even one good thing to say about the LCBO. Leaving aside the fact that its mere existence is absurd, from its early 1990s quality online system, poor customer service (generally speaking at least) and extremely high prices, dealing with the LCBO is slightly less enjoyable than a root canal. Not to mention that Mr. Kramer happens to be spot on about access to wines in Ontario. If the producer is not willing to sell to the LCBO in sufficient quantity, as determined by the LCBO, to warrant shelf space, the wine may only be acquired by a supposedly random lottery, or via an agent (and then only in case quantities which may not be split).
Oh, and dry wine from Ontario all is overpriced, mostly due to the LCBO's ridiculous markups and, even moreso, except in some very rare instances, is absolute plonk.
Dennis D Bishop — Shelby Twp., MI, USA — November 11, 2012 9:46am ET
Whether we admit it or not, our political views also control our desires to buy products from abroad. My parents took this many steps farther during the 1990's by changing the descriptive word for french fries to "freedom" fries. (Due to the Iraq Desert Storm war that France chose not to support)
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I've got an HP dv3t (specs are to the left on the right side of every specification) that I might want to swap out for something new. Been great to me for school with no problems whatsoever except for the original HDD dying (which I replaced myself). Still under warranty from HP as well. LMK if you're interested.
I have an Asus G50V-X5 with 1.3 years remaining warranty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220490 It currently has been upgraded with an 64gb SSD app drive and 300 gigabyte storage drive for movies and music. I am asking 750.00 USD shipped and insured. I ship the original packaging including the restoration CDs, and Window's Vista installed.
Looking for a little more power, sorry. The SSD is a plus but for that price I would try find a Core i3/5/7 lappy, sorry. It's a tad old for me, it's gotta last through the first 2 years of college and even that is years away.
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I haven't forgotten about your lappy yet. Thanks! Given my budget I'm pretty sure I can do better but for the price it sure does have nice specs. That's the first time I've been 5.1 speakers on a laptop... but again, for that kinda money I'm not looking to buy anything other than the newer Arrandale(i3)+ laptops. I'll be using headphones with the laptop most of the time so I'll never be able to take advantage of the surround sound. You seem like you love the feature though, I'm sure it's awesome. My main goal in this thread is to either find one heck of a deal on a Core 2 laptop or just go buy a new Asus laptop with some new architecture.
Oh, if you're looking to buy new, I'd consider the Asus UL series. It's not a gaming machine by any means, but it's absolutely beautiful for school use. Thin, light, 10 hour battery life actual (as reported by me), Core 2 Duo, and 4GB DDR3. I have the 13" UL30A myself, but Asus makes the 14" UL80 and 15" UL50 versions too. EDIT: I also want to add that new, you might be a bit over budget, but you can find great deals used. I bought my UL30A used for $525 off of ebay ($650 on newegg)
No it's 4 speakers and a sub. I believe it's 2.1 with a tweeter and a midbass on top and the sub on the bottom. However they did it, it vibrates the coffee table.
4 speakers and a sub is a 4.1 The first number, the integer, denotes how many satellite speakers there are in the system. The number after the decimal denotes how many subwooferes there are in the system.
Negitive. 4.1 is how many channels of audio it has. 4 channels plus another for the sub. 4 speakers, in this case, is 2 channels with a tweeter and midrange each plus the sub = 2.1


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Introducing the Fisher-Price Peppa Pig Picnic Adventure Car! Go for a picnic adventure in Peppa's Car with Peppa! Press button on car door for fun sound effects, phrases and songs. Includes articulated Peppa Pig figure, picnic basket with an open/close lid, and picnic blanket!Since 1930, Fisher-Price has been in business to create toys that fascinate and stimulate a child's imagination. Fisher-Price was founded in 1930, hardly the best time to launch a new business as the shadows of the Depression still loomed over American business. Still, Herman Fisher, Irving Price and Helen Schelle combined their diverse manufacturing and retailing experience to create a toy company and confidently brought 16 wooden toys to the International Toy Fair in New York City. The whimsical nature and magical surprises of those first Fisher-Price toys quickly caught on and became the hallmarks of Fisher-Price ever since. Fisher-Price believes in the potential of children and in the importance of a supportive environment in which they can grow, learn, and get the best possible start in life.
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While this product is adorable and I'm sure my granddaughter (age 3 ) will love it, product is not as described in Toys R Us overview. There is no Mummy pig figure included. ...Read complete review
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This product is really cute for a child that likes Peppa Pig but it only comes with one character. You have to purchase the other family members seperately. This car is overpriced for what it is. It is only worth it unless you get it at a sale price.
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By TiaAllie
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I bought this for my daughter for her birthday & she loves it! Car is good quality & the music & sounds make it even cuter!
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Lots of fun and lots of giggles.
By Marissa
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About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
Great size toy for little hands. Love all the sounds it makes, my daughter smiles and laughs when she pushes the button and hears Peppa's voice. Just wish it came with the whole family so I didn't have to buy them separately.
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It is a Christmas gift for my grandson, who loves the Peppa Pig cartoons. He will love it, I'm sure.
Granddaughter Loved It!
By Meemaw
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Meemaw and Grandpa always have a surprise for our grandchildren whenever they come to visit us. We leave their gifts on a little table and chair set. After our hugs and kisses…they head for the table! Our five year old granddaughter loved her Peppa Pig Adventure Car! She even had grandpa cut the cardboard characters out so she could include them in the picnic.
very cute
By Risa7
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My daughter loves Peppa Pig! It's great to have these accessories so she can let her imagination run wild!
Nice toy but it only includes Peppa
By jessg
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About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
My 4 year old got a gift card for her b-day and picked this toy. We had to buy Peppa's family in a separate package,which meant spending $10 extra and buying 2 Peppas. I think for the price of this car, it could've included Peppa and her family as well.The music and phrases are nice, not too loud or annoying.The best thing is that she was able to find a toy with her favorite tv character this season.
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My child loves this toy! The car plays music
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Had to get the car to go with the Peppa family. Great deal on pricing BOGO half off.
the best of all worlds
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My 2 YO son snorts like Peppa and George to note he wants to watch Peppa. This car for the Pig Family is great and includes 2 of his favorite things...Peppa and cars! We specifically sought out Peppa products at ToysRUs. Thanks for carrying a selection of this brand ToysRUs!
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Great toy from a great show!
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My autistic son watches the show, so he was extremely happy when we bought him this Fisher-Price Peppa Pig Picnic Adventure Car. He plays with it every day, re-enacting many of the scenes from the show. What a delight to watch him play and imagine.
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Tom Clancy's HAWX gets amBX
Ubisoft and Philips confirmed this afternoon that upcoming flight-shooter Tom Clancy's HAWX will be amBX enabled.
If you recall, amBX and Ubisoft announced a deal at CES in January, the first part of which was to see the Philips sensory tech applied to Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.
"Tom Clancy's HAWX comes hot on the heels of our Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway amBX announcement with Ubisoft and further underlines our commitment to bringing amBX to world class gaming. Building amBX into the game during development maximizes the effects that can be achieved, guaranteeing an incredibly immersive gaming experience," said Jo
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"Tom Clancy's HAWX is another example of a completely different genre of game that amBX can enhance and we're looking forward to super realistic air combat lighting, wind and rumble effects that PC gamers haven't been able to experience to-date."
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Tom Clancy's HAWX listed for September release
Ubisoft just sent out a release schedule listing flight action game Tom Clancy's HAWX for launch this September.
The titles was previously down for an autumn debut. PC, 360 and PS3 owners will get to take a bite at the aerial cherry, as it were.
Fri, May 30, 2008 | 16:09 BST
Ubidays 2008: HAWX units can be voice-controlled
According to this EG piece, wingmen in rugged flight sim Tom Clancy's HAWX can be controlled by voice. Other than that nugget, the story's short on detail. The site was told the info at Ubidays in Paris yesterday.
Don't forget that units from HAWX can apparently cross over into EndWar, so potentially there's going to be voice in the air, voice on the ground, voice everywhere. Pretending to be some kind of macho, fatigue-wearing bullyboy will never be so much fun.
Tom Clancy's HAWX releases later this year.
Thu, May 29, 2008 | 13:49 BST
Ubidays 2008: Videos of every game
You could damage yourself working through endless stories in a creaking newsreader, but that would be simple duplication of effort. No efficiency there. Let us take the strain. Relax. Kick back. Pop that umbrella into your pina colada and wipe the sunblock from your precious eyes. Then watch a load of videos from Ubidays 2008 on one page instead of 1,400.
After the link you'll find footage of Prince of Persia, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Tom Clancy's EndWar, Far Cry 2, Soul Calibur IV, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, Tom Clancy's HAWX and Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.
Thu, May 29, 2008 | 13:35 BST
Ubidays 2008: All the screenshots in one place
So many sites posting the same thing. It's enough to depress a girl. Instead, hit the links below for all the screens released from Ubidays 2008 last night. Make life easy on yourself.
Thu, May 29, 2008 | 11:52 BST
Ubidays 2008: Barrage of Ubisoft impressions and interviews hit web
The embargo's up, and the world's sites have shot their rockets, as it were. Below's a list of all the pre-loaded impressions, interviews and previews we can find right now related to games just shown at the Ubidays 2008 press conference in Paris. Have fun.
- Far Cry 2 hands-on (Shacknews)
- Far Cry 2 hands-on (Joystiq)
- Far Cry 2 interview (CVG)
- Tom Clancy's HAWX hands-on (Shacknews)
- Tom Clancy's EndWar hands-on (1UP)
- Tom Clancy's EndWar movie and screens (CVG)
- Shaun White Snowboarding preview (1UP)
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway hands-on (MTV)
- Prince of Persia interview (Shacknews)
- Prince of Persia trailer – after the link


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Adrian Brody & Gerard Butler Wearing Montblanc Watches
Brody is seen with a Montblanc Star Sport watch in steel. The classic sport themed watch comes in a few dial colors, has a Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement, and is about 42mm wide - retails for $3,735. Butler is wearing a Montblanc Timewalker Dual Carbon Chronograph which is part of the brands well-known TImewalker collection of watches. This one has a two coatings of DLC (diamond like carbon) for hardness and the block color and is matched with gold accents. It is 43mm wide on a leather strap and also has as Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement. Price for it is about $6,480.
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Peruse the charming antique dealers along rue St-Paul or one of the fur shops in Lower Town. In Upper Town, the winding Côte de la Fabrique will take you straight to La Maison Simons, the oldest department store in Québec, then head over to rue de Trésor, a quaint little alley for local art and city souvenirs. Just a few steps from Château Frontenac you'll also find excellent galleries for Native art.
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No 22 Pen-Y-Dre (The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe): 1.49 miles.
Watford Road (A469) (They Keep Killing Suzie): 1.56 miles.
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Greek draping and plenty of tiers (OK, and so much skin that a pasty of two was needed) got the attention of Donatella Versace at this year's Fashion Fringe show. It was a collection by Jenny Holmes and Dimitris Theocharidis - designing for the line Jena Theo - that ended up taking the top prize in Colin McDowell's brainchild of a competition.
But they weren't the only designers to turn heads on the runway. Serbian designers Lidija & Dejan focused on draping themselves, with silver chains used to accept both shoulderpads and necklines. Then there was Yelena Smirnova, whose smooth-flowing organza and chiffon called to reference Henry Moore, and Elliot Atkinson, whose cutouts and sheer panels certainly brought trendiness into the game. We loved his hazy floral prints, we might add.
As honorary chair of Fashion Fringe, Donatella Versace clearly had a bit of sway in the whole deal. Perhaps that's why, overall, many of the collections had an air of Versace. Will Donatella be all about pasties and chains next season? Only time will tell.


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SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database
The Soil Moisture Experiment 2002 (SMEX02) took place in Ames, Iowa USA between 25 June and 12 July 2002. The NASA Land Surface Hydrology Data Archive maintains an archive of soils and land cover characteristics for SMEX02. SMEX02 studies are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data specific to the SMEX02 study areas, and SMEX02 provided the unique opportunity to test microwave soil moisture retrieval over agricultural land cover. The Soils Database includes Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefiles containing geographic information such as railroads, roads, and stream locations; drainage features; political boundaries; and soil classifications. Data for the following 10 Iowa counties are included in this data set: Boone, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Story, and Wright. These data were created by appending existing county digital soils data provided by the Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey (ICCS) and clipping them by the SMEX02 project area boundary; thus, the dates of data acquisition are highly variable. The entire data set is 293 MB. Data are available via FTP. These data were collected as part of a validation study for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). AMSR-E is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to SMEX are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E soil moisture data. Specific validation objectives include assessing and refining soil moisture algorithm performance; verifying soil moisture estimation accuracy; investigating the effects of vegetation, surface temperature, topography, and soil texture on soil moisture accuracy; and determining the regions that are useful for AMSR-E soil moisture measurements. View Metadata RecordData CitationThe following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page. Miller, D. 2006. SMEX02 Land Surface Information: Soils Database. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. See Also |


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08/15/2012 Utah State Gymnastics Team And 12 USU Gymnasts Earn Scholastic All-America AwardsAggies 21st in nation for grade point average. 06/21/2012 Utah State Has 98 Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-WAC Honors This SpringOf its 44 academic all-WAC selections from its spring sports, Utah State had 18 student-athletes from women's outdoor track honored, along with 12 from men's outdoor track, five from women's tennis, four from both softball and men's tennis, and one from the men's golf team. 05/23/2012 Utah State Gymnastics 2012 Season In ReviewAggies posted a 5-16 overall and 1-2 Western Athletic Conference record. 04/25/2012 Utah State Recognizes 197 Student-Athletes At Annual Whitesides LuncheonIn all, approximately 51 percent of USU's student-athletes earned a 3.2 GPA to qualify for the awards. 04/04/2012 Three Aggie Gymnasts In Action In NCAA Regionals Saturday At Salt Lake CityHolliday, Jones and Landes Competing in the All-Around HONORS: 2012 (FRESHMAN) -- Competed as a vault specialist last season... Logged a 9.500 to start the year at Utah (8th)...After a fall, scored 8.625 (24th) at the Texas Woman's quad-meet... Notched a 9.375 (17th) at the Southern Utah/Boise State tri-meet... Scored 9.275 (10th) against Arizona State and 9.575 (T-9th) against Sacramento State... Finished with a 9.525 (9th) at Boise State... Set her career-high at 9.600 (21st) at the WAC Championships... Was a USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and earned academic all-WAC honors. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL -- Competed at Deltchev Gymnastics under Stoyan Deltchev... Nevada State Champion in 2009... Named Gymnast of the Year for her club in 2010... Qualified for Level 9 Western Championship. PERSONAL -- Major is currently undeclared, but plans to be an oncologist... Daughter of Richard and Sylvia Aufiero... Has one brother and one sister... Enjoys dancing, hanging out with friends, and going on walks... Came to Utah State because of coaches, team and great campus. |


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Vice Premier Li Keqiang Meets with South Sudanese President Kiir
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On April 25, 2012, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai. Li said since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China-South Sudan relations have achieved sound development. President Hu Jintao held talks with President Kiir yesterday, reaching important consensus on developing bilateral ties. China is ready to work with South Sudan in accordance with the direction set by the two heads of state and in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and support each other on issues relating to their core interests and major concerns so as to further advance China-South Sudan friendship and cooperation. Li said China appreciates South Sudan's adherence to the one-China policy. He said that China will as always support the South Sudanese government in efforts to develop its economy, improve people's livelihoods and maintain stability. He also expressed wishes that the people of South Sudan will overcome difficulties and make fresh achievements in building a new country. Cooperation between China and South Sudan is an important foundation for bilateral relations, Li said. China has offered assistance within its capacity to South Sudan, which reflects the friendly feelings of the Chinese people for the people of South Sudan. Noting that the two economies are highly complementary to each other, he said the two sides should seize opportunities to tap into the great potential and create a new situation of practical cooperation. Li urged the two sides to implement projects built with Chinese aid so as to benefit the South Sudanese people as soon as possible. He said China encourages more competent Chinese companies to invest in South Sudan, expressing hope the South Sudanese government will create a better investment environment and protect the security of employees of Chinese companies and their properties. Li also called for the South Sudanese side to properly handle its oil cooperation with China and guarantee the stability and continuity of the cooperation. The two sides will continue to expand cooperation on agriculture, infrastructure, culture, education and public health, Li promised. Kiir thanked China for its assistance. He said South Sudan highly values the friendship with China, and expressed readiness to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas and provide convenience for Chinese companies investing in his country. |


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After being shuffled to the East in the offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets test their mettle against the reigning conference champions on Saturday afternoon, when they host the Boston Bruins. Marian Gaborik recorded arguably his finest performance with the Blue Jackets, collecting a goal and two assists in a 4-1 triumph over reeling Buffalo on Thursday. The newly formed line of Gaborik, Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky has combined for four goals and seven assists while registering a collective plus-6.While Columbus' offense was flourishing, Boston was completely shut down by veteran Jean-Sebastien Giguere and undefeated Colorado in a 2-0 setback on Thursday. Tuukka Rask yielded a power-play goal in the first period before an empty-net tally provided the final margin of victory. Despite the loss, Rask owns a stingy 1.01 goals-against average and impressive .966 save percentage as he attempts to move on from a 17-second disaster in last season's Stanley Cup final.TV: 2 p.m. ET, NESN (Boston), FSN Ohio (Columbus)ABOUT THE BRUINS (2-1-0): Veteran Jarome Iginla has been held off the scoresheet this season - and the task of scoring won't get any easier when he faces reigning Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky. Signed to a one-year, $6 million deal in the offseason, Iginla hasn't been shy in the offensive end as he unleashed seven shots on Thursday. Perhaps a pair of matinee tilts will get the 36-year-old going as Boston also faces Detroit early in the day on Monday.ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (2-1-0): Defenseman Jack Johnson said he was fine after absorbing a flagrant elbow to the head from Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta. "I thought it was blatant," Johnson told the Columbus Dispatch. "... If he doesn't show any respect for us, we're not going to show any respect for him. It's a two-way street." Speaking of blue-liners, Fedor Tyutin is expected to make his season debut after sitting out the first three games with a lower-body injury. OVERTIME1. Bruins C Carl Soderberg returned to practice for the first time since injuring his ankle on Sept. 27. He does not have a scheduled return date.2. With Tyutin set to play, the Blue Jackets assigned fellow D Tim Erixon to Springfield of the American Hockey League.3. Boston has fared well in the Buckeye State, collecting points in all but one visit (4-1-2).PREDICTION: Bruins 2, Blue Jackets 1


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well, my brother told about a month ago that there is going to be rock band 4 and is coming out in 2013 or something. i kind of feel that it is coming around 2013 anyway. but is my brother right? (just to let everyone know i have no idea where he heard it from)
but my question is (if you can reveal it) will we be seeing a new rock band soon or no? (i kind of dont because im finally close to completionist and im still getting challenges pretty decently)
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An announcement has gone out to the members of the Lynn Valley Community Association to take part in an information meeting where BOSA explains their plans regarding the Lynn Valley Centre development. The meeting is scheduled on Nov. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Molly Nye House. The meeting is only for members that have joined before Nov. 1.
I am highly disappointed that LVCA is continuing on the path of excluding everyone in what is happening in Lynn Valley.
After all, it is a "community association." So would it not be reasonable to have an open discussion that includes everyone? It leaves everybody wondering what is really discussed at these meetings and why the secrecy. Why does LVCA not listen to the people that they claim they represent?
Emails that were sent to the LVCA in regard to this meeting remain unanswered.
The residents of Lynn Valley are already upset about the highrise proposals and to hold private meetings with the developer (BOSA) is not going to resolve the tension in the community. What is LVCA really trying to accomplish? To alienate everybody?
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