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As much as Americans love gift cards, many of those pieces of plastic will go partly or entirely unused. Some will be lost or forgotten. Others will simply be ignored because there's not enough money left on them to bother with.
That unused value -- known in industry parlance as "spillage" or "breakage" -- is par for the course, and it means big profits for the gift card industry. But if you follow a few simple steps, you can avoid becoming breakage and get the most out of your cards.
Nearly 6% of the total value of gift cards bought this year will go unused, according to data from research company TowerGroup, down from a record high of 10% in 2007. That drop makes sense in light of a recession that has turned formerly apathetic card recipients into value-hungry consumers eager to wring every last cent from a Target card.
"One driver behind the drop is that people understand that 'Even though there's only $2.12 on my gift card, I've got to find a way to use it,'" says Brian Riley, TowerGroup's research director for bank cards.
Even with the drop, however, an estimated $5 billion worth of gift cards will be lost to fees and expiration dates or will be misplaced, shoved into drawers or otherwise neglected this year. That's a huge amount of money that consumers won't be able to use toward a new stuffed animal, bicycle or Wii.
A great deal -- for retailersRetailers love it when people use gift cards, because studies indicate that most customers spend more in the stores than the cards are worth. On the other hand, with an estimated $87 billion in cards purchased this year, even a little breakage can make them very profitable and can boost a company's bottom line by millions of dollars. Those profits make it feasible for retailers to make some consumer-friendly moves, such as selling gift cards at a discount, but most of the money goes toward other endeavors.
"Somebody like Wal-Mart may have a billion dollars (in unused gift card funds) sitting there," says Dan Horne, a professor of marketing at Providence College in Providence, R.I., who studies the gift card industry. "Wal-Mart could go out and build 30 new superstores without borrowing a penny. They know those gift cards will come in eventually, but for now, they have the use of that money."
8 ways to avoid being breakageIf you don't want "eventually" to become "never," take steps to prevent it and to avoid becoming breakage. The longer you let a card sit there, the less likely you are to use it.
Here are eight ways to make sure your gift cards -- both the ones you give and the ones you receive -- aren't wasted this year:
1. Corral your cardsMake sure you can always find cards when you need them by putting them in the same place, says Jackie Kelley, a professional organizer and owner of Clearing House in Bethesda, Md.
If you have too many to tuck into your wallet, she recommends stowing them in a durable plastic envelope or, for an upgrade, a Card Cubby, which includes alphabetized tabs and is tiny enough to stow in a purse.
2. Log them onlineRegister card numbers and PINs at Leverage or Plastic Jungle, where you can track your balances and check expiration dates.
You'll also have a backup in case you lose your piece of plastic.
3. Read the fine printThe new Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act -- better known as the Credit CARD Act -- prohibits gift card inactivity fees for the first year and extends expiration dates to five years from activation, so consumers have more time to use cards before their values start slipping away.
But that provision won't go into effect until August 2010. Until then, read the fine print to avoid giving a card with fees and expiration dates.
4. Calendar itSet up your e-mail program to send you a monthly alert to use your gift cards. Kelley also recommends mentally plotting errands so you'll be more likely to follow through.
"Think in terms of the week or month ahead," Kelley says. "When will you be near the store? What items do you need there? Is there a gift you need for someone else? You are more likely to use the card if you know what you want ahead of time and can get in and out quickly."
5. Trade itIf you get a card you know you won't use -- a Hot Topic gift certificate, for instance, when you're more of an L.L. Bean type -- use one of the many card-swapping and card-selling sites to get what you really want.
Some to try: Plastic Jungle, Swapagift.com and GiftCardRescue.com.
6. Give low-end cardsTo make sure your gift card doesn't languish in someone else's wallet, think Wal-Mart and Wendy's instead of Nordstrom and Saks. According to TowerGroup, practical gift cards, such as those for fast-food chains and discount retailers, are used faster than cards to fine-dining establishments and pricey department stores.
That's because with so many McDonald's and Target stores around, their cards are simply easier to use. They also offer more value.
7. Rethink general-purpose gift cardsGift cards from credit card companies can be used anywhere a credit card can, so that makes them the best choice, right? Not necessarily, as these so-called open-loop cards are also more likely to come with startup fees and monthly inactivity fees that chip away at your balance.
To make matters more complicated, many of these gift cards include a "valid through" or "good through" date stamped on the front. Hit that date and your balance won't expire, but you'll have to call customer service for a replacement card.
According to a Discover representative, the date protects you from fraud and lets you use your card with online merchants. But replacing a card after a "valid through" date might seem like such a hassle that you'll simply toss the card (and your remaining balance).
8. Give againInstead of letting the last $2 on a Best Buy or Borders card go to waste, send it off to the Atlanta nonprofit Gift Card Giver, which stockpiles cards and then combines them into higher-value cards that are donated to the needy. Founder Jeff Shinabarger got the idea when he asked a group of acquaintances how many had unused gift cards.
"They literally started pulling out gift cards from their wallets," he says. "Everyone had one."
This article was reported by Melody Warnick for CreditCards.com.
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I headed out Sunday morning after the snowstorm Saturday to see how much snow Deep Canyon had received overnight. It got a nice dusting of snow, which will probably last a couple of days. The higher elevations, like Toro Peak and Mt. Santa Rosa, will keep their snow longer than the pinyon areas near Deep Canyon. I did find many plants and shrubs covered with fresh snow and ice, including this one. Macro Monday for February 21, 2011. To see other participants, please visit: http://lisaschaos.com/
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A bipartisan group of Indiana lawmakers formed to address the needs of small businesses will conduct a series of town halls across the state to give them a chance to meet with business owners and discuss what government can do to help their operations grow.
The Indiana General Assembly's Small Business Caucus was formed earlier this year by legislators interested in ways to improve the climate for the types of businesses that represent more than 97 percent of all employers in the state, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. A small business is defined as one with fewer than 500 employees.
The co-chairs of the caucus are State Reps. Terri J. Austin, D-Anderson, and Tom Dermody, R-LaPorte, and State Sens. Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, and Carlin Yoder, R-Middlebury.
"Establishing a small business caucus has been long overdue and vitally important," Austin said. "It sends a message that we understand their needs are different from those traditionally associated with economic development in our state, and that a fresh approach is required. One of the ways we can help is by sitting down with small business owners across Indiana and work to see what we can do to build a better environment for them to grow and thrive."
Yoder added, "We know small businesses are vital to Indiana's economy and provide the most jobs to working Hoosiers. In the legislature, we continue to create and support initiatives that ensure Indiana remains a leader in job creation, economic development, and low business regulations. I look forward to listening and speaking with small business owners so they can help guide us in pro-small business legislation."
As of 2010, there are more than 488,000 small businesses in the state of Indiana.
The town meetings in August and September are designed to look back on what has been accomplished in economic development for small businesses in recent years, and consider the changes that are coming in the near future. Discussions will focus on the role government can play in helping small businesses run easier, with an emphasis on such areas as regulatory reform and education of the workforce.
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Title: Almost as good as the real thing!
Date: Apr 30, 2012
My son is four and is in LOVE with all things Monster Jam. For his 4th birthday, he wanted me to bring in real monster trucks for a live show. Since I am not Ivanka Trump, I found this site. It is the only site with a comprehensive and low priced array of Monster Jam and overall party supplies. The site had so many cool things to choose from. We especially loved the personalized banner. It was really unique and outstanding. My delivery arrived within 4 days with regular mail. And overall my son and his friends were thrilled with all of the Monster Jam stuff. When he first wanted Monster Jam, I thought that I would never find that theme. But I did. And now I look like Super Mom. Thanks so much! I will totally come back here for all my party supplies.
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Reviewed by: planet
Location: nc
Title: great purchase
Date: Apr 24, 2012
Loved the look of this party set.my son thought it was awesome!
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Location: Toronto, ON, CAN
Title: Decent product
Date: Apr 03, 2012
Decent quality, the Monster Truck will totally WOW my son though!
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Date: Apr 02, 2012
This party pack was great for our Monster truck birthday party
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Title: Monster truck purchase
Date: Mar 02, 2012
I appreciated the fact that your company had the monster truck birthday supplies that I needed for my sons fifth birthday party because I went to a few stores in my area and they did not have what I needed. Thank you for making his birthday what he wanted. He loved all the stuff we received.
Reviewed by: DaytonaShelby
Location: Fort Smith, Ar
Date: Feb 02, 2012
Loved everything. Even arrived four days before promised. However, very disappointed that they replaced the monster truck balloon with a generic blue star balloon. Now I have to find a monster truck balloon!
Reviewed by: blossom
Title: Exactly What my Son wanted!!!
Date: Jan 18, 2012
Fast Delivery, just in time for my son's 6th Birthday Party! He loves the "Monster Truck" themes.
Reviewed by: Beccamomma
Location: Baltimore, MD
Title: pretty great!
Date: Nov 12, 2011
We were so glad to find items that went with our theme! What fun! The kids (and parents) loved the trucks and the rest of the supplies served us well
Reviewed by: Shan1011
Title: great
Date: Nov 11, 2011
great products, except when delivered the invitations were missing!
Reviewed by: Karebear1975
Location: Calgary AB Canada
Title: Excellent, but....
Date: Sep 09, 2011
Loved the party pack; however it is disappointing to me that there are no party hats available. This is the third time I have ordered and it seems to be all their party packs don't include hats.
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Location: Houston, TX
Title: Needs more
Date: Aug 23, 2011
The items was what I thought they would be. It would be nice if it came with cake plates and maybe a little more such as more then 8 of everyhting. So I purchased the add on item, but still needed to buy extra plates due to the amount of people. It could do with out all the ribbon.
Reviewed by: taken35o
Location: St Clairsville, OH
Title: Not that great of a purchase.
Date: Apr 18, 2011
I was not satisfied with the items purcashed. I thought that more could have been done with the monster truck theme. Not that originial.
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
Title: Loved this product!!!
Date: Apr 16, 2011
this party pack was perfect for my sons birthday. there is not alot of us and it had everything we needed. we did not have to shop around for things that matched. and the plates, napkins and placemats have differnt monster trucks on them that was great cause i was expecting all the same one. and the delivery was only 6 days!! i will diffenatly use celebrate express for my future parties!
Reviewed by: greentree
Date: Mar 28, 2011
The Monster Jam party pack was good except for the placemats. For the age group I had 4 and under they didnt use them. And I would of liked more pictures of monster trucks not just the same ones on the napkins and the mylar balloons.
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Title: great package
Date: Mar 16, 2011
cute stuff, package comes with everything you need, except dessert plates. wish they would have been included in package. other than that very happy.
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By the age of 4, Angelo was in love with sports so much that he was copying and memorizing the entire sports page. Coming from a big Sicilian family, he also had to talk and debate his way through nearly every holiday.
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Angelo joined the WNDU sports team in March 2007 from his hometown of Allentown, PA where he worked for the nation's first cable company---Service Electric Cable TV. Angelo was a reporter for the station's daily sports show and also served as a sideline reporter and play-by-play announcer for TV2's high school sports game broadcasts.
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JOHNS CREEK, Georgia (AP) - Tim Clark has agreed to be an assistant captain under Greg Norman on the International team, meaning he'll travel to Australia for the Presidents Cup but he won't play.
Clark, who has not been able to compete most of the year because of an injured left elbow, agreed Tuesday to be an assistant captain during Nov. 17-20 event at Royal Melbourne in Australia's Victoria state.
The South African is still No. 9 in the International team standings, and the top 10 on Sept. 18 automatically qualify for the team. Clark says he realizes his elbow will keep him from playing, so he'll help in other ways.
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The symposium will explore the current state of political discourse with panels on history, social media, political changes and traditional reporting. Keynote speaker will be James Leach, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities and former congressman. All events are free and open to the public.
Prof. Gerald Wetlaufer will be among panelists discussing rhetorical aspects of discourse on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, Nov. 10, Prof. Randall Bezanson and former visiting Prof. David Orentlicher will be part of a morning panel discussing the impact of Citizens United and campaign finance rules on public discourse.
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Specialized mental health and chemical dependency services are provided under a single program available to all employees enrolled in the state's medical plan. This program, administered by United Behavioral Health (UBH), also known as OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, provides 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week phone assessment and referral services for a variety of behavioral health issues, such as:
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You also may access a list of participating providers by visiting the UBH website at www.liveandworkwell.com and selecting "Search for a clinician." Enter the State of Ohio access code of 00832 to enter the site or register as a user by creating a user name and password.
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If you or a loved one experiences a life threatening emergency that requires immediate attention, go to the nearest emergency room. It is best if you can contact UBH before your arrival. If you cannot, call UBH at 800-852-1091 within 24 hours. (In most cases, emergency care is covered by your medical plan.) If the emergency room visit is going to result in an admission to the hospital for a behavioral health or chemical dependency condition, you or the facility must call UBH for authorization. You may be directed to a more appropriate inpatient or outpatient facility for treatment.
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The first version of Joana was made in 1998 when I wrote what was to be a small children's book. Much has happened during these twelve years and the text was shelved alongside some drawings (which I will publish in the future on a post about the character designs). Every year, I took this material out and matured a little bit the idea, either showing for a friend, adding some design, or making some new notes. I was slowly transforming what was to be a book in an animation, however, was only with the structuring of the Detail Library that the story took shape.
Last year, me and Dilly we were laying out strategies for the first year of the Library and in one of several conversations we had reached the conclusion that, besides the need of more scripts, it was important to think of an animation simpler and feasible than that were trying to produce (Gadanthara). This is where the screenplay for Joana really came up. The plot might be adequate to take place in San Corisco without interfering in any way the content of the story. When we realize that the fund raising and deadlines would initially be modest, I received a green light to get the team to adapt the story of Joana to the universe of the Library.


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A trio of must-see Disney related documentaries hit stores tomorrow, and I consider them to all be mandatory purchases for those interested in the company's history and art. Over the next couple of days I'll be providing full reviews for each, but I wanted to encourage everyone to check them out immediately (that's the short review). See them however you can, but I will note that if you order through my links I get a tiny kickback. The documentaries are:
Walt & El Grupo – Directed by Ted Thomas, this is the story of Walt Disney and a band of artists and filmmakers from his studio as they travel to South America in 1941 to battle Nazis. Figuratively speaking. There's lots of archival film and audio, and as a bonus the DVD features the entire uncensored version of Saludos Amigos (on DVD for the first time).
the boys: the sherman brothers' story – Directed by cousins Jeff and Gregg Sherman, this documentary details the secretly contentious relationship and career of Richard and Robert Sherman, the most prolific and successful Disney songwriters of all time. Shocking and intimate, the film is full of Disney luminaries and reminds one just how much amazing work these two men produced.
Waking Sleeping Beauty – Directed by veteran Disney producer Don Hahn, this acclaimed documentary chronicles the rise of Walt Disney Feature Animation in the 1980s and early 1990s. Told with archival video, interviews, and shockingly candid participation by Michael Eisner and Jeff Katzenberg, this is the tale of how Disney animation rose from near-collapse to glory, only to run apart at the seams in an explosion of ego.
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October is a month for costumed ghouls and seasonal melancholy. As the autumnal leaves drift wanly into the dampened streets and crumble under the indifferent feet of passersby, many listless Denverites may find themselves in dire need of a laugh. Fortunately, this October promises a bountiful giggl ... More >>
I will never forget the first time I saw Phantasm. How could I? It haunted me for years afterward. I was maybe seven or eight years old, surely no older than nine. My dad was watching it, probably on HBO, because I think it was the only movie channel we had back in the day. I dropped in at some poin ... More >>
#86: Laura Ann Samuelson Laura Ann Samuelson is much more than a dancer and choreographer: She's an interdisciplinary collaborator in performance who also directs her own company, Hoarded Stuff, when she isn't working with others. On her horizon? As she discusses below as part of her 100CC questio ... More >>
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Anyone over 25 remembers him as heroic single dad Danny Tanner on Full House, or the jolly host of America's Funniest Home Videos. But anyone plugged into standup comedy over the last decade also knows him as the desperately foul-mouthed comic with jokes so vivid and foul he makes William Burroughs ... More >>
Yeah, air-conditioning is nice. But this week is all about getting free from your house and enjoying the great outdoors -- for free. You can watch Despicable Me in the park, catch a live dance performance, or see an HBO documentary on a farm. For more events, go to the Westword calendar, and share o ... More >>
Over the last year Denver comedians have shown they're not the selfish bastards they sometimes claim to be, organizing several charity benefits for people like Mara Wiles and Mike Marchant. And tonight Timmi Lasley will keep that communal comedy spirit alive, hosting a benefit for the Denver Voice a ... More >>
We feel the same way about you, Fred Durst.The bad news is that Snoop Dogg is getting a sitcom, a no-doubt hackneyed affair starring the Doggfather as a patriarch with his mind on his family and his family on his mind. The even worse news is that Limp Bizkit front-penis Fred Durst is apparent ... More >>
Jonathan Franzen is a great American novelist in large part because he has written a great American novel -- two, in fact. Last night's Pen & Podium lecture at the Newman Center found the charming and occasionally awkward author of Freedom touching on bird watching (an enthusiastic hobby), The Moody ... More >>
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Ward Churchill, in an image from HBO's documentary "Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech." The promo for Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech made it clear that controversial professor Ward Churchill would be receiving the hero treatment in the HBO documentary -- and l ... More >>
Saturday, May 16, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.
Dorothy Stang died many thousands of miles from Denver, murdered in the Amazon rain forest, but her story resonates here in Colorado. Her brother, David, lives in Palmer Lake, and has spent years trying to find justice for his sister, a 73-year-old nun who had spent decades working with the poor s ... More >>
Once upon a time not all that long ago, Denver seemed like it was isolated from the rest of the world, with musicians making great music that, with a few notable exceptions, the rest of the world just wasn't privy to. (Granted, some of the more cynical among us still contend that's still the case.) ... More >>
Bill Maher takes the Paramount Theatre stage.
Maybe you've seen Bridget the Midget as the Mechanical Elf in New Wave Hookers 6 or on Cathouse, HBO's documentary series about the Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel. Or maybe you saw her last August at La Boheme for the Adult Film Star Ball. If you didn't, the little gal is back, and shaking everythin ... More >>
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Leguizamo rolls into town with his razor-sharp wit
It's more fun watching the movie get made than watching the movie.
Troma's Lloyd Kaufman has guts, all over the floor.
Nomad Theatre's Wit illuminates the dying process.
Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen at the Aurora History Museum.
Candace Bushnell writes about more sex and the city
For Dan Savage, promiscuity takes a back seat to parenthood.
Gil Scott-Heron at Lion's Lair on February 29, 2000
Li'l Stevie Johnston scores a victory for Denver boxing fans.
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The heart rate stress test, also called a cardiac stress test, is a tool used to estimate the upper limit that a patient's heart can safely beat during physical activity within a short period of time, a measure called the maximum heart rate. The maximum heart rate is sometimes abbreviated as HRmax or MHR. The heart rate stress test also compares the rate that the heart beats at rest versus during exercise. This upper limit is partially determined by blood flow to one part of the heart.
Calculating a person's maximum heart rate through a heart rate stress test or equation has been of interest to medical science, in particular exercise physiology, since the early 1930s. Though other methods exist, the heart rate stress test is considered the most reliable and accurate means of safely measuring the maximum heart rate.
The heart rate stress test is sometimes used to estimate the physical fitness of a person and can be used by health care professionals such as physical therapists, to plan the type and duration of exercise that a person may need.
The heart rate stress test is part of the procedure for diagnosing coronary artery disease and possible causes of chest pain. The test is also part of the standard evaluation of determining the likelihood that a patient will have a heart attack.
The test is also given to evaluate how effective treatment for a heart condition has been and to estimate the patient's health prospects in the future.
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The heart rate stress test involves exercising while the heart's activity is monitored by an electrocardiogram (ECG). Small, circular pads called electrodes are painlessly placed on the body. The electrodes monitor the electrical activity of the heart and report this data to a machine through a cord.
The individual then begins exercising, usually on a treadmill, while the ECG records changes in the heart's activity. During the test, the difficulty of exercise is slowly increased until the patient reaches a target heart rate, is too tired to continue the exercise, or until the ECG detects certain changes in the heart's patterns. The highest number of beats recorded by the patient's heart during the minute before stopping the test is then recorded.
A heart rate stress test may reveal crucial information about functioning of the heart. The test may offer hints that a patient has a blocked artery that the heart is not properly pumping blood, or that sections of the heart are no longer capable of contracting. The test, if performed two or more times, can also help tell doctors if a particular treatment is helping to improve a patient's heart disorder.
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►Palestinian programmer Khalil Shreateh hacked into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's page to reveal a security flaw in the social media Web site. Shreateh, a security researcher, discovered the loophole that allowed him to post to anyone's Facebook page, even if he wasn't friends with them. He said he alerted Facebook's security team of the flaw but they told him the problem was not a bug. "First, sorry for breaking your privacy and post(ing) to your wall," Shreateh wrote on Zuckerberg's wall. "I (have) no other choice to make after all the reports I sent to (the) Facebook team." The site's security team quickly fixed the flaw, which, if exploited, could have been taken advantage of by spammers and scam artists. Facebook has a "white hat" program that rewards programmers who find and report bugs in the Web site. However, Shreateh is ineligible for the monetary reward because he violated Facebook's terms of service.
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pop1División en sílabas: pop
verbo (pops, popping, popped)
1 [no object] Make a light explosive sound: corks popped, glasses tinkled, and delicate canapés were served
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- I felt and probably looked like a balloon under pressure, about to pop if anything else filled my head.
- The drama for residents in nearby Bole Foot began at around 2am as they heard a series of loud bangs - caused by tyres bursting in the heat and air bags popping.
- His fists tightened until his knuckles popped and the girls' eyes widened.
go bang, go off;
crack, snap, burst, explode
1.2(Of a person's ears) make a small popping sound within the head as pressure is equalized, typically because of a change of altitude.
Example sentences
- At approximately 3,500m altitude, my ears pop, and the mild breeze filtering into the car becomes a cold torrent, and the ascent suddenly increases.
- Every now and then my ears would pop with the pressure, despite us having all our windows on the leeward side of the house open.
- Instantly his ears popped, and the pressure drained out of his head in a dizzying rush.
1.3 [with object] Heat (popcorn or another foodstuff) until it bursts open.
Example sentences
- One of the six ways to pop popcorn is with hot air.
- Upon returning to Heather's house, we went into her kitchen and raided it for chocolate and popped popcorn.
- Sam was in the kitchen, popping popcorn by the smells of it.
1.4(Of a person's eyes) bulge or appear to bulge when opened wide, especially as an indication of surprise.
Example sentences
- I could imagine Natalie on the other line, mouth wide open, eyes popping.
- He gave a shrill cry of pain as his eyes popped open wide.
- However, others look at us with eyes popping wide.
2 [no object] Go somewhere, typically for a short time and often without notice: she popped in to see if she could help
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- Within minutes he popped back in the room with three cans of paint and some brushes.
- They popped in to see me and introduce themselves.
- My lovely friend Jane G has just popped in to work to see me.
drop in, stop by, visit
2.1 [with object] Put or move (something) somewhere quickly: he popped his head around the door
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- I popped my head up quickly and looked at Leon who was standing outside of the passenger side door.
- He took a quick look and popped the ball over with ease.
- He smacks his lips and pops another few berries into his mouth, clearly relishing their taste and their effect.
3 [no object] Baseball (Of a batter) hit a pop fly.
Example sentences
- In the second inning, the Cubs had Run Santo on second and Jerry Kindall on first when Ed Bouchee popped to second baseman Julian Javier.
4 [no object] Appear brighter or more striking in juxtaposition with something of a different or complementary color: she added a slick of red lipstick to make the outfit pop gray creates a calm, neutral backdrop that lets other colors pop
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- The red of ages-old pagodas popped against the thick, green leaves and bright, blue sky for some much-appreciated contrast.
- The white pedestal dining table instantly pops against the muted green wall.
- The sculpturally framed staircase is painted bright yellow that pops from the forest's green hues.
5 [with object] informal Take or inject (a drug): people who obsessively drink and pop pills
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- He popped an aspirin and drank half a bottle of water, but his tongue still felt dry as sandpaper.
- And frankly, who wouldn't want to pop a few placid pills or love potions just to escape from the long list of wicked words mentioned above.
- He was, it seems, referring obliquely to the haze created by all those mind-expanding drugs the beautiful people popped, mainlined and smoked.
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1A light explosive sound: at first there were just a few pops, perhaps from pistols
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- We heard snapping sounds, pops, little explosions, and then the walls bulged out, and we heard a sound like an avalanche.
- I froze, gaping for a second until the sound of the detonation, a sharp pop at that distance, shook me out of it.
- The audio quality isn't the best, a lot of cracks and pops on it, but you know how that is with those old records.
bang, crack, snap;
explosion, report
2A patch of bright color: I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow
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- This time though I used a touch of gold for that pop of color.
- Wow, those shoes are amazing- such a great pop of color!
- Gauzy silk and chiffon gowns in floral prints with pops of red and electric blue rounded out the collection.
3 informal short for soda pop (see soda (sense 1)).
Example sentences
- The only food is crisps and chocolate, the only drink water, fizzy pop, Nescafe, or tea with powdered milk, and the only shopping is tat.
- We drank fizzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
- Consumers of bottled water tend to be more wealthy than those who drink fizzy pop.
soft drink, soda, carbonated drink
4 (also pop fly or pop-up) Baseball A ball hit high in the air but not deep, providing an easy catch.
Example sentences
- Although brilliant with the glove, Power became a source of controversy because of the one-handed style that he used on ground balls and pop-ups.
- I would outlaw the current catchers' gloves which break in the middle, making it easier to catch pop-ups.
- A few wild swishes, a couple of pop-ups for easy catches, and then a mishit squeezed past first base is enough to keep a streak alive.
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With a light explosive sound: the champagne went pop
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- I felt (and heard) something in my wrist go pop as I lifted Fiona out of her car seat.
- I raised the gun and fired a positively perfect shot - the only problem was that it went pop rather than bang.
- After the requisite chilling and hearing that satisfying noise of the cork going 'pop' I shall certainly raise a glass to your good health.
late Middle English (in the senses 'a blow, knock' and 'to strike'): imitative.
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—— a pop
- North American informal Costing a specified amount per item: those swimsuits she wears are $50 a popMás ejemplos en oraciones
- For 99 cents a pop, plus a monthly download fee, you can store a file wherever you'd like.
- I mean, the record industry was much happier when they were selling 500,000, a million things at $20 a pop than 500 million songs at 99 cents a pop.
- And by then Edison's stock, which had traded as high as $23 a share in the glory days of 2001, was chugging along at 85 cents a pop.
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have (or take) a pop at
- informal , chiefly British Attack physically or verbally.Example sentences
- Even more important, though, Wanadoo could get the chance to take a pop at all those critics who described the company as serial complainers and whingers.
- They then moved from turning pop into art to having a pop at the art world.
- The point about political correctness, of course, is that it's an invaluable Aunt Sally, a flimsy paper tiger for anyone to have a pop at when they can't be bothered to come up with a proper argument to back up their position.
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make someone's eyes pop (out)
- informal Cause great astonishment to someone.Example sentences
- There were the fights over a boy, the struggle with parents, the shopping and clothes that made your eyes pop.
- Maybe Mariucci wasn't the guy who was going to take them to the next level, but who among the candidates really makes your eyes pop?
- You could, of course, just vote for her, with my assurance that she is so absolutely brilliant she makes my eyes pop out of my head.
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pop the question
- informal Propose marriage.Example sentences
- In October he decided to lay plans to pop the question and started thinking of original ways to propose.
- Eventually he pops the question and the wedding adventure of the year is on.
- As Georgie and Gabe drive away, Gabe pops the question and Georgie accepts.
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pop for
- informal Pay for (something), especially as a treat for someone else: I popped for the first three tollsMás ejemplos en oraciones
- I popped for the full ride, right down to the flat panel television display.
- When a soldier from the area was killed in Iraq, I popped for a one-week subscription to The Rooster to read the feature article.
- He is putting the good word out to readers that you too can own these handmade, multiple-track CD-Rs if you're willing to pop for the color covers and postage to wherever it is you reside.
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pop off informal
- Raymond Brown also died recently; all these great guys have all just popped off.
- I just want there to be street parties when he pops off.
- I felt like cheering when she finally popped off.
- Sharpton is the race's ragged edge, its propensity to pop off and speak out of turn; he's the political id that blacks are constantly encouraged to throw away in the spirit of progress and cooperation.
- So please, if you care about us, do not post any messages when Mike pops off about me in the future (as you know he will).
- But what I'm wondering is, is this going to make people at home when they see various pundits popping off on shows say, I wonder who is paying that guy?
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pop out
- Make an out in a baseball game by hitting a pop fly that is caught.Example sentences
- Carlos Delgado popped out before the game was called with one out in the bottom of the inning.
- As the second option, he pops out toward the foul line and then has a turnaround jump shot.
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pop up
- There is no campaign and suddenly his name pops up, clearly presented by the British and the French who have been impressed by his negotiational ability.
- Suddenly a commercial pops up for Colgate toothpaste.
- So much for these chain stores that appear to be popping up all over the country.
- You see the warnings indicated by the red popping up on the screen.
- It also pops up a screen asking you for permission to enter the site, all according to the rules.
- You can float the mouse over the button and a tool tip will pop up with the command name.
- The vast majority of firebrands have been second basemen, a position often played by smaller men, though feisty shortstops also pop up from time to time.
- The batter popped up a bunt foul behind catcher who chose to catch the foul ball on the fly.
- With the winning run on second and nobody out, Damon tried to bunt, and he ended up popping up to Posada.
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2Speak spontaneously and at length, typically angrily: I've been thinking about it a lot—I don't want you to imagine I'm just popping off
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1Appear or occur suddenly and unexpectedly: these memories can pop up from time to time
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appear (suddenly), occur (suddenly), arrive, materialize, come along, happen, emerge, arise, crop up, turn up, present itself, come to light
informal show up
1.1 Computing (Of a browser window) appear without having been requested, especially for the purpose of advertising.
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2Hit a baseball high into the air but not deep, providing an easy catch: in three at bats, he struck out twice and popped up
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pop2División en sílabas: pop
1Of or relating to commercial popular music: a pop singer a pop song
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- Plus his band, in their various guises have plenty of catchy, commercial pop tunes.
- He was already interested in progressive and anti-war politics, and new pop stars such as Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin fueled his passion.
- Oberst is a strange hybrid: He's undeniably a pop star, and also undeniably an indie rocker.
2often derogatory (Especially of a technical, scientific, or academic subject) made accessible to the general public; popularized: pop psychology
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- Self-esteem as portrayed by the current generation of pop psychologists is nothing less than self-worship, narcissism.
- Red Dragon's goal of being a smart thriller is also tainted by the cheap and obvious pop psychology used to paint the characters.
- You should have no problem finding general interest and pop science articles on his work.
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1Commercial popular music, in particular accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s and sometimes contrasted with rock, soul, or other forms of popular music.
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- From The Smiths to Nirvana, much of the best pop and rock music has been made by fans.
- Red Stage near City hall will feature pop and rock music with Thai 'Luk Thung'.
- Alarm clocks were going off, playing rock, Christian pop, jazz or reggae.
1.1 dated A pop record or song.
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- In some songs, say some pop tunes or a dance record where the lyric isn't really about anything, it can be other things.
- As subtly subversive as their lyrics are, Pernice's songs are pure pop at heart.
- It became one of the defining pop songs of the decade.
late 19th century: abbreviation of popular.
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pop3División en sílabas: pop
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sustantivochiefly US
Informal term for hard-paste.
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- But Blake grew accustomed to addressing my pop as his own dad.
- And thank you, very sincerely, to everyone who sent well wishes to my pops.
- Respect your moms, your pops, or whoever it was raised you.
mid 19th century: abbreviation of poppa.
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POP4División en sílabas: POP
(also PoP)
1 Computing Point of presence, denoting equipment that acts as access to the Internet.
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- In addition, they pay for the right to place their PoP in the CO of the telecom company.
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Quantum Computer Built Inside a Diamond
Diamonds are forever - or, at least, the effects of a diamond on quantum computing may be.
A team that includes scientists from USC has built a quantum computer in a diamond, the first of its kind to include protection against decoherence - noise that prevents the computer from functioning properly.
The demonstration showed the viability of solid-state quantum computers, which - unlike earlier gas- and liquid-state systems - may represent the future of quantum computing because they can easily be scaled up in size. Current quantum computers typically are very small and, though impressive, cannot yet compete with the speed of larger, traditional computers.
The multinational team included USC professor Daniel Lidar and USC postdoctoral researcher Zhihui Wang, as well as researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, Iowa State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The findings were published today in Nature.
The teams diamond quantum computer system featured two quantum bits, or qubits, made of subatomic particles.
As opposed to traditional computer bits, which can encode distinctly either a one or a zero, qubits can encode a one and a zero at the same time. This property, called superposition, along with the ability of quantum states to tunnel through energy barriers, some day will allow quantum computers to perform optimization calculations much faster than traditional computers.
Like all diamonds, the diamond used by the researchers has impurities - things other than carbon. The more impurities in a diamond, the less attractive it is as a piece of jewelry because it makes the crystal appear cloudy.
The team, however, utilized the impurities themselves.
A rogue nitrogen nucleus became the first qubit. In a second flaw sat an electron, which became the second qubit. (Though put more accurately, the spin of each of these subatomic particles was used as the qubit.)
Electrons are smaller than nuclei and perform computations much more quickly, but they also fall victim more quickly to decoherence. A qubit based on a nucleus, which is large, is much more stable but slower.
A nucleus has a long decoherence time - in the milliseconds. You can think of it as very sluggish, said Lidar, who holds appointments at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Though solid-state computing systems have existed before, this was the first to incorporate decoherence protection - using microwave pulses to continually switch the direction of the electron spin rotation.
Its a little like time travel, Lidar said, because switching the direction of rotation time-reverses the inconsistencies in motion as the qubits move back to their original position.
The team was able to demonstrate that its diamond-encased system does indeed operate in a quantum fashion by seeing how closely it matched Grovers algorithm.
The algorithm is not new - Lov Grover of Bell Labs invented it in 1996 - but it shows the promise of quantum computing.
The test is a search of an unsorted database, akin to being told to search for a name in a phone book when youve only been given the phone number.
Sometimes youd miraculously find it on the first try, other times you might have to search through the entire book to find it. If you did the search countless times, on average, youd find the name you were looking for after searching through half of the phone book.
Mathematically, this can be expressed by saying youd find the correct choice in X/2 tries - if X is the number of total choices you have to search through. So, with four choices total, youll find the correct one after two tries on average.
A quantum computer, using the properties of superposition, can find the correct choice much more quickly. The mathematics behind it are complicated, but in practical terms, a quantum computer searching through an unsorted list of four choices will find the correct choice on the first try, every time.
Though not perfect, Lidar and Wangs computer picked the correct choice on the first try about 95 percent of the time - enough to demonstrate that it operates in a quantum fashion.
The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Army Research Offices Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative funded the study.
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World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate, released in advance of the December meetings on climate change in Copenhagen, says that advanced countries, which produced most of the greenhouse gas emissions of the past, must act to shape our climate future. If developed countries act now, a 'climate-smart' world is feasible, and the costs for getting there will be high but still manageable. Ramping up funding for mitigation in developing countries where most future growth in emissions will occur is vital.
"Countries must act now, act together and act differently on climate change," said World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick. "Developing countries are disproportionately affected by climate change – a crisis that is not of their making and for which they are the least prepared. For that reason, an equitable deal in Copenhagen is vitally important."
Countries need to act now because today's decisions determine both the climate of tomorrow and the infrastructure and built-environment choices that shape the future. Countries need to act together because no one country can take on the interconnected challenges posed by climate change, and global cooperation is needed to improve energy efficiency and develop new technologies. Countries need to act differently, because business-as-usual could put the world onto a potentially catastrophic path with unacceptable costs to development.
Developing countries will bear most of the costs of the damage from climate change. Many people in developing countries live in physically exposed locations and economically precarious conditions, and their financial and institutional capacity to adapt is limited, says the report. Over half the countries in the East Asia and Pacific region are Pacific island nations, a number of which may not exist in 50 years on the current global climate path. Already, policymakers in some developing countries note that an increasing amount of their development budget is being diverted to cope with weather-related emergencies.
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For developing countries to achieve the shift to a lower-carbon world depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries, the report says. High-income countries also need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy sources to help tackle the problem of climate change.
The report cites examples of strong action to combat climate change in the region. The Chinese government has taken the most aggressive energy efficiency campaign and has the largest renewable energy capacity in the world. Its target of a 20 percent reduction in energy intensity from 2005 to 2010 would reduce annual CO2 emissions by 1.5 billion tons by 2010, five times the 300-million-ton reduction of the European Union's Kyoto commitment. In Rizhao, a city of 3 million people in northern China, skyscrapers are built to use solar power, and 99 percent of Rizhao's households use solar-power heaters. In total, the city has over 500,000 square meters of solar water heating panels. As a result, energy use has fallen by nearly a third and CO2 emissions by half. Meanwhile, the Philippines and Indonesia have the world's second and third largest geothermal capacities respectively.
The remarkable high economic growth in East Asia and Pacific, accompanied by rapid urbanization, deforestation and land use changes, comes at a heavy environmental price. Coal still dominates the energy mix in the region and most countries—whose average per capita emissions remain a fraction of those of high-income countries—need massive expansions in energy, transport, urban systems, and agricultural production. Sustaining growth using high-carbon technologies will produce more greenhouse gases, hence more climate change.
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