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Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State
Giovanni Bernard, North Carolina
Mike Gillislee, Florida
Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State
Stepfan Taylor, Stanford
Michael Dyer, Auburn/Arkansas State
Not sure where I'd have Dyer in the rankings (probably around 7th after the aforementioned guys and Andre Ellington), but I watched the kid at Auburn for two years in person. If he didn't have that weird off-field stuff where he left two separate programs, he'd probably be the number 1 back in the class without Lattimore around. Someone is going to take him and get a ton of value
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12.5 sacks and this http://instagram.com/p/jfs5DemKo3/
Someone explain the obsession.Stepfan Taylor, Stanford
LOL, yeah, if I ever finish my time machine I'll make sure not to go back and trade up for Watt. That would be a terrible idea.
Any Jahvid Best types out there? Someone who's very fast and a good receiver?
"The way they play offense here is difficult for any quarterback," he said. "Every snap is an incredible decision. They're in a one-back offense, they can't run the ball against certain looks so they have to audible to some kind of a pass or a creative run to get away from trouble.
"There's never a play in the game where Stafford can just turn around, hand the ball off and catch his breath. Every play he's researching the defense and they throw as much as anyone."
LOL, yeah, if I ever finish my time machine I'll make sure not to go back and trade up for Watt. That would be a terrible idea.
Watching this Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh game, I'm coming away really impressed with Ray Graham of Pitt.
He's got really good vision, patient, nice burst and runs with some surprising power.
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Kvetch: thank you - man i really like your sketchbook - keep up the insane work!
little update, city sketch from imagination- this is really a uncomfort zone for me - but a good exercise - i should make more of these studies
and anatomy sketches, 60s
portrait sketch with ref
Your studies have been off the hook lately, Good job man and those city sketches from imagination are sweet!
Hi Yemi775: Thanks man - yeah i must do more stuff like these! try new stuff and break out of the confort zone is the new motto
little color and character study - not too bad
character sketch
Thanks for that paint over man, i gotta do character design too , good colors.
Lovely designs and water colors, keep experimenting.
Theres this really good series on constructing the head from any angle: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39135B8D190B7C97
might help with proportions..going to do more of those myself :o
I see your using white backgrounds for your characters, you got some nice occlusion shadows and
to get some more depth look at how people like wesburt use the white background as a light source on the character to make em pop. if that made any sense.
Yemi775: no problem - thanks
Lumens: Thanks a lot - thats a great help - i will do this exercise - they looking good - man your sketchbook its awesome.
character study - with photo ref (http://imperialstarletstock.devianta...79701#/d49kyrv)
I like #181 and about the latest post; the right arm is really good but the left one could be a bit more "buckled" (sorry I cant express my self correct ^^°)
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Twelvex: man thanks a lot - yes you are totally right - the left arm is not a good one - thanks for pointing that out!
so here are some sketchbookpages really sketchy, mostly from imaginations just the guy in the sweater and the hands are from reference
critique is always welcome!
Nice updates dude, your sketches looks great, love the guy with his arms in different poses, and all the hands.
When you're doing those city sketches, remember the vertical convergence depends on whether the viewer is looking up or down. The same rules apply to vertical sets of parallel lines as to horizontal ones. If they're not parallel to the picture plane, they're converging to a vanishing point.
The picture plane is perpendicular to your direction of vision, so if you stand at street level and look straight ahead - no vertical convergence.
If you stand at street level and look up, those vertical lines in the buildings are no longer parallel to the picture plane, so they converge to a vp.
If you're up high looking down, the vertical parallel lines converge in the other direction. If you're up high and looking straight ahead, vertical lines are parallel to the picture plane again - no convergence.
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I lol'ed the phrase ''Mut zur Hässlichkeit" nice sketch, but the hands look a little bit weird like there were no bones, curves, i think
the lines are to straight
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Kvetch: many thanks!!! for your input - its really help me to remind my on perspective
twelvex: your are right i must do more hands thanks a lot
little sketch
just a wip im working on it
critique is always welcome!
new sketches
very nice progression in here m8 like your traditional works and your studies keep at it,
I like those greyscale city comps! I also really like the style on that character study from ref. Your WIP has some nice stuff going with the colours, but you might want to rethink your composition a little. It's a bit scattered, and right now the area of highest interest is the upper left corner. The contrast of the sword keeps the little guy at the bottom from getting lost completely, and the one long vine does help lead the eye to him, but there's something about his position relative to the bottom of the page that feels really awkward. The perspective also feels a little awkward - the horizon line feels like it's around the middle of sword guy at the moment, so I think seeing the undersides of things would be much more exaggerated by the top of the picture. (Wish I could offer more useful crit, but I'm weak enough at both composition and perspective that I don't want to send you in the wrong direction...)
Great Updates Zauselbart, http://conceptart.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1358519947 i love the colors for that. The pencil works are looking great too keep them coming!
first a huge thank for all the comments and advice - thanks guys - it's a really big help!!!
dimi: thanks for the kind words!
Revidescent: many thanks for your help - i gonna try it out this weekend. there is no wrong direction
yemi775: thank you! - i try to keep pushing - i need more time
so here is a little sketchstuff for fun
very nice man thnx for stopping by very nice illustration style in the latest post!
These figure studies are filled with motions and life. Very Constructivist in your approach.
dimi: thanks a lot
Adam@Lyme: many thanks - i really I really appreciate it
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Hey man, I really like your portrait on the first page. As for the colour portraits, Try going slower. At this point, I don't think that speed is as important as how accurate you are, and how much you're learning.
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Scarborough said he believes homosexuality and tobacco companies should be equally vulnerable to class action lawsuits.
"Obviously, statistically now even the Centers for Disease Control verifies that homosexuality much more likely leads to AIDS than smoking leads to cancer. And yet the entire nation has rejected smoking, billions of dollars are put into a trust fund to help cancer victims and the tobacco industry was held accountable for that," Scarborough said.
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"This season can still be turned around, and Phil Jackson can make that turnaround happen," says Magic. "He brings in instant credibility and respect."
Beyond Jackson, Mike D'Antoni will get the most attention because of his coaching relationship with Steve Nash in Phoenix, Dwight Howard in the Olympics and Kobe going back to time spent together in Italy.
"Two plus two," says Buss, while conceding D'Antoni's coaching style might have some thinking about the return of Showtime.
"We're putting together a list now, and I think almost everybody can name the names on it," he says. "But I think it goes without saying we have to find out what Phil is thinking."
Buss says the team's intent now is to hire a replacement "ASAP." A favorable home schedule is sitting there waiting to be exploited as the Lakers try to right themselves.
But what about Brown, as nice a guy as anyone might meet in sports?
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So was it Kobe's death stare that did in Brown?
"I saw it, but I believed it was aimed at somebody else and not Mike Brown," says Buss. "And I wouldn't call it a death stare; it's just Kobe and he doesn't like losing."
It feels like a panic move; Kobe calls fans "idiots" for panicking earlier and tells the media Thursday when asked about Brown, "I've been his biggest supporter."
And Buss repeats himself. "I told you no player was consulted; it probably came as a shock to Kobe. It was something Mitch, my dad and I have been looking at for some time, and that means practices, preseason games, everything.
"It had nothing to do with the fans or anything else except we just weren't comfortable the way things were going and we want to win. Everyone in the room was unanimous it was time for a change."
Buss says the Lakers' big four will be consulted as part of the due diligence required in hiring a new coach so no one is blindsided by someone they just can't stand.
Can't imagine anyone vetoing Jackson as the team's next coach other than Phil if he has no interest in working again.
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TELLURIDE – The years 2012 and 2013 marked several important milestones for this old mining town-turned-adventurer's paradise. The Telluride Ski Resort celebrated 40 years of operation. The famous Bluegrass Festival attracted thousands from across the country as organizers and guests alike enjoyed the festival's 40th birthday. In the coming months the Telluride Film Festival will roll out the red carpet for the 40th anniversary of the world-renowned festival.
But one Telluride entity is celebrating the grandest anniversary party of them all: This month, the Sheridan Opera House is 100 years old.
The nonprofit Sheridan Arts Foundation, which owns and operates the historic theater, will commemorate this milestone by throwing a Speakeasy Gala, a decadent 1920s-themed party complete with a speakeasy bar, fundraising auction and period-accurate food and drink, this Saturday. To complement the Gilded Age theme, organizers of the event have booked the swinging sounds of the Cab Calloway Orchestra to play the night away. The event will begin Saturday, July 6, at 7 p.m., at Telluride's historic building at 110 N. Oak St.
The Speakeasy Gala event is a fundraiser for constructing a new entryway for the Opera House that will deliver reduced utility costs, more lobby comfort and a heightened presence to the Oak Street entrance. A private foundation has committed to matching all donations for the project, up to $40,000; to date, over $36,000 has been raised. If adequately funded, the entryway project will be completed by September 2013.
General Admission tickets to the gala cost $75 and include two drink tokens, dessert and appetizers. First class tickets are $125 and include access to the Absinthe bar, two drink tokens, reserved seating, appetizers and champagne.
The Opera House will be decorated to emulate the early days of the building known as Telluride's Crown Jewel. A secret speakeasy in the downstairs Gallery Room will be complete with a casino tables, Prohibition era-inspired specialty drinks from local bars including the New Sheridan, Oak, bars from the Telluride Ski Resort and the Opera House's own Vaudeville Bar.
The Cab Calloway Orchestra starts playing at 8 p.m. The group is renowned for belting out spicy brass harmonies, air-tight ensemble work and irresistible rhythms that will have the audience bouncing and swaying the night away. Orchestra front man C. Calloway Brooks (grandson of the legendary Cab Calloway) and his band have graced the stage at other historic venues, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Lincoln Center and the Rome Opera House.
The Legacy Auction offers an opportunity for guests to bid on items representing all ten decades of the Opera House, including an authentic 1920s movie poster, a 1980s Vespa, original Sheridan Opera House theatre seats and more. To commemorate the next ten years of the Opera House, the Sheridan Arts Foundation will be selling seats as a part of its Sponsor a Seat Campaign. All proceeds go toward the renovation of the Opera House's entryway renovation.
Flapper and gangster costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory. Durango's Costume Emporium will have full sets of period-accurate male and female costumes available for rent on Friday, July 5 at the Sheridan Opera House Gallery Room. Call 970/247-1859 to reserve a costume early. More event details will be posted online at www.SheridanOperaHouse.com until the day of the event.
A brief history and moving forward
As mining operations bourgeoned in the late 19th century, Telluride attracted wealth and culture with lavish parties, balls and evening entertainment. The New Sheridan Hotel managers J.A. and Arvid Segerberg decided to build a venue to host such high-class events. Construction of the theater was completed in July of 1913, and it became a staple for many traveling troupes, moving pictures and theater productions. Initially titled the Segerberg Opera House, the venue was later named the Sheridan Opera House.
Economic hardships of the early 20th century forced the Segerberg brothers to close the theatre doors. In the decades after, the theater underwent several changes in ownership and titles.
In 1973, the world-famous Telluride Film Festival was founded. Event organizers purchased and renovated the Opera House to use it as the festival's premier movie theater.
By 1991, the Opera House was threatened by commercial development due to substantial structural and cosmetic disrepair. Sandra and Keith Carradine of the Sheridan Arts Foundations, together with the Town of Telluride and the Colorado Historical Society, initiated the restoration of the crumbling building. To date, the Sheridan Arts Foundations has spent nearly $1.5 million and nearly ten years restoring the theatre.
Today, the theater serves as a must-stop for artists traveling in the area. "I love this; it's like playing in my living room!" legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne said about the intimate venue.
Maintaining the use of the Opera House is a large undertaking. SAF has many challenges ahead to achieve its goal of restoring the Crown Jewel of Telluride to its original state. "We've already undergone several cosmetic and restoration projects but it's a constant effort to maintain its use as a functioning venue," said Ronnie Palamar, event director at the Opera House. "Using a 100-year-old building as a live venue is always rewarding, but it isn't easy or cheap."
The Opera House was the last commercial building built in Telluride until the town saw a reawakening as a ski area in the late 1960s. A cheaply constructed wooden entryway was enclosed on the south side of the brick Opera House, but was removed in 1985, when its owners redesigned much of the building.
SAF considers its entry restoration campaign as one of the most important projects for the Opera House's future. Many visitors new to Telluride think the main door of the Opera House is merely a side door to the New Sheridan Hotel, since there is no clear differentiation between the two buildings.


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Bringing tranquility to otherwise-crowded Paradise Island, the 105-room One&Only Ocean Club's personal butlers, beautiful pools (one for adults, one for families), restaurant from Jean-Georges, and access to Atlantis' water park, casino, and other attractions make it one of the Caribbean's best resorts. But its small standard rooms, and, at times, less fawning service can be disappointing for the price.
Crowded beaches are unheard of on this private island resort where a maximum of 28 guests at a time have free range of 50 acres and three beaches. Personal boats for daily excursions, on-call service, spacious villas with fully stocked kitchens and wet bars, and a host of all-inclusive activities make Fowl Cay a standout gem in the Exumas. However, some of the villas feature outdated decor and worn furnishings that seem inconsistent with the resort's high nightly rates.
It's the top lodging on Grand Bahama -- immaculate grounds; great beds; convenient, scenic location. It has a wide range of rooms, features, and dining options, but it can feel a bit impersonal.
A small, isolated, time-share-style hotel with big, beautiful suites, a marina, a friendly staff that zips around on golf carts, and managers that greet returning guests like family -- Old Bahama Bay feels more yacht club than resort. But activities are limited -- just boating or lounging by the isolated beach or pool -- and to some travelers, it's boring.
The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort has great rooms, a gorgeous beachfront, three great pools, a top-notch gym, and a friendly and cheerful staff. But it's a massive property -- 694 rooms -- with little to eat nearby. This means that guests are stuck with the Sheraton's own overpriced, mediocre fare. Still, it's a great value.
Stunning architecture, an exceptional water park, a famous casino, three beaches, 12 otherworldly pools, and 21 superb restaurants make the 3,400-room Atlantis, Paradise Island a study in conspicuous consumption. No other resort, anywhere in the Caribbean, can compete with its dining or attractions. But we warned: this is not a tranquil place.
A fine business hotel -- pleasant staff, convenient location, a snazzy lobby, guest rooms renovated in 2009 -- but leisure travelers will find several pleasant amenities, as well. Chief among those is an attractive pool area and sports activities. The beach is small, the rooms lack balconies (save for on the sixth floor), and though the hotel is close to the sights of downtown Nassau, the area is dead at night.
After renovating in 2009, the Riu is now a solid all-inclusive option -- just be sure to compare its rates to the far more stunning Atlantis next door. In both cases, you get a spectacular beach, up-to-date rooms, and proximity to upscale restaurants and attractions. At the Riu, you also get unlimited food and booze.
The enormous, 415-room Wyndham Nassau is an aging property with cigarette-scented guest rooms. Its main attractions include a mediocre stretch of Cable Beach, a great pool, some pricey (but excellent) restaurants, and the sluggish Crystal Palace Casino.
An old, worn, all-inclusive (all-you-can-drink), the 276-room Viva Wyndham is an affordable option that's about a 10-minute drive outside the restaurants and attractions in Freeport and Lucaya. The service, cleanliness, food, pool, and guest rooms all range from poor to mediocre -- and the price reflects this -- but rooms are being renovated in phases, so it's really hit or miss here.
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7:32 PM EST, February 27, 2013
Watch out, ladies and gentlemen, the Maryland Senate — where Democrats outnumber Republicans 35 to 12 — could be going weenie on gun control.
Already, they're caving to the "gun enthusiasts" on the proposal to require a license to buy a handgun in a state where, according to a Washington Post poll, more than 85 percent of us support it — 73 percent strongly so.
By Wednesday, our mighty senators had cut the cost of the license from $100 to $25, which is less than the cost of an annual Maryland fishing license and trout stamp. After hearing the whine of the gun lobby, they cut in half the gun-training requirement from eight hours to four, and they doubled the life of the gun license to 10 years.
Ten years? A driver's license is only good for five years, and it costs $30.
"It would be the longest period in which such a [handgun] license is valid among the states with permit-to-purchase licensing," says Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research and one of the nation's top analysts of gun laws. "No other state has more than five years. Maryland would have the smallest fee, too."
Which means, if the Senate version of licensing stands, Maryland would not get to boast one of the most stringent handgun laws in the nation. We'd just have one of the most watered-down.
Of course, this is part of the usual sausage-making that goes on in Annapolis. That's what members of the insular political class — the legislators and lobbyists — always say: You can't get common-sense, progressive and popular legislation passed unless you make nonsensical, regressive and unpopular tradeoffs, even in a General Assembly where Democrats far outnumber Republicans.
We have a lot of DINOs — Democrats in name only — wintering in the capital, and we have a lot of people who just go weenie on us, especially after they've seen and heard from overwrought and whiney gun-rights crowd.
That's why, for years before the Newtown massacre, virtually no one in the General Assembly talked about controlling firearms. Same was true of Congress and, until Dec. 14, the White House.
Now, with outrage over Newtown having turned into popular will, it's ridiculous that anyone who calls himself a Democrat would make unnecessary concessions on a provision that would discourage "straw purchases," in which people with criminal records and/or intentions have others buy firearms for them.
And it's doubly ridiculous when you consider that the licensing measure apparently has support across party lines. According to the Post poll, even a majority of people in gun-owning households approve of licensing, with 59 percent saying they do so "strongly." The poll found Marylanders more supportive of stricter gun-control measures than Americans overall.
We are, after all, a blue state.
On the plus side, the Maryland Senate still supports the proposed ban on assault-style rifles, a limitation on ammunition magazines to 10 rounds, and a requirement that someone who wants a handgun submit their fingerprints.
That last item would go away if the Senate president had his way.
Mike Miller has been grumbling that gun licensing is of dubious constitutionality ever since Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed it.
Such a requirement "tramples on the Second Amendment," Miller declared, even though legal scholars, including Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, have said the Second Amendment is not an absolute right. The Maryland attorney general found that O'Malley's proposals passed constitutional muster.
Still, Miller persists.
Last week, he told The Capital that he "doesn't care for" the idea of requiring people to get fingerprinted. "I've never been fingerprinted as of yet, I'm 70 years old," Miller said. "If I personally were to go to buy a gun, I'd go to Virginia before I'd give my fingerprints to any government agency."
Isn't it great to hear a leader of Maryland government express that kind of dark view of the Maryland government, and presumably Miller means the Maryland State Police.
Of course, it has been pointed out to Miller by now that all kinds of people have to get fingerprints in Maryland.
"Anything to do with child care," said Justin W. Sandridge of QuickFingerPrints.com, based in Howard County. "This includes teachers, day care workers and even parents who wish to volunteer at their child's school are required to be fingerprinted."
You also have to be fingerprinted to sell lottery tickets, get a nursing license, work in mortgage financing or take a job as a security guard, security-system installer, locksmith or private detective.
Jason P. O'Connor Sr., of Absolute Investigative Services Inc. in Towson, adds tow-truck drivers and contractors who work on government properties. Plus, he said: "Taxicab drivers require fingerprinting yearly for their license."
State law even stipulates that fortune tellers in Calvert County, where Mike Miller's from, be fingerprinted. If you need to be fingerprinted to read palms, what's the problem with getting fingerprinted to own a handgun? Never did we hear such whining.
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NewsPianist Richard Goode to Perform at Marlboro
Internationally acclaimed pianist and co-director of the Marlboro Music Festival Richard Goode will perform selections by Bach and Schubert as part of the "Tribute to Rudolf Serkin" concert series in Marlboro College's new Serkin Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m.
"What one remembers most from Goode's playing is not its beauty,—exceptional as it is—but his way of coming to grips with the composer's central thought, so that a work tends to make sense beyond one's previous perception of it." wrote David Blum in The New Yorker.
Goode has appeared with many of the world's greatest orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony and the BBC Symphony. An international recitalist, he has performed throughout much of Europe and the United States. Goode is the recipient of many awards, among them the Young Concert Artists Award, the Avery Fisher Prize and a Grammy award with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman for Brahms: the Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano.
The first American-born pianist to record the complete Beethoven sonatas, Goode has made more than two dozen recordings including the Mozart Concerti with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the complete Partitas by J.S. Bach. Goode studied with Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute, with Nadia Reisenberg at the Mannes College of Music and with Elvira Szigeti and Claude Frank.
This concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are no longer available for this event. The last concert in this series will be performed by internationally renowned pianist Cecile Licad, on April 16. Check this web site for updates soon. For cancellation information, please call the Events Hotline: 802-451-7151.


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My daughter is 3 months old and sleeps through the night, but we usually feed her at 11 PM. And we usually have to wake her up to do that.
She falls asleep at about 9 pm and then wakes up in the morning around 7 am; sometimes though I have to wake her up because I don't want to have to feed her at midnight if she wakes up at 8 am, for example.
We feed her every 4 hours and she usually eats anywhere from 3 to 6 oz each time, for a daily total of around 20-23.
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My 3 month old twins are on a great feeding schedule. They eat every 3-4 hours ( 4-6 oz.)during the day and then at night if we feed them at 8 pm we will "top them off " at about 10 pm then they sleep till 5 am or 6 am. and then the whole process starts over. It has worked great for us.
My son is just turning 7 months old, and I have found that it is easier to let them create their feeding/sleeping schedule instead of "making" their schedule. For example, he would eat every 2-3 hours in a 24 hour period and sleep and play inbetween feedings up until about 6 months. He wouldn't go to bed until 10-10:30 and wake up at 12, 2, 4, &6. At 6 months is when he wanted to eat every 4 hours and sleep short amounts during the night. My husband and I were in the same boat as you are wondering how we can level the feedings throughout the day. So what we did was just increase his amount of feeding by an ounce at night and that kept him satisfied for 4-6 hours(depending on how tired and how much stimulation he got during the day) Now he goes to bed between 8:30 & 9 and eats 5-6 oz before bed and waks up at around 1am, another 6 oz and stays asleep until 8am.
so my suggestion would be just to increase the liquid intake a 1/2 oz-1 oz and see if that makes a difference in the length of time she sleeps. Also, another suggestion is to adjust your sleep schedule to hers when she initially goes to bed. I know it sounds odd, but believe me, it makes a world of difference when you get 2 more hours of sleep before she wakes again versus an hour or waiting until she gets up for that feeding.
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KINGSFORD - The Marquette Senior High School volleyball team finished 5-3 in pool play at the Kingsford Invitational before falling to Calumet in single-elimination play, 27-25, 25-14.
According to head coach Michael Morgan, the Redettes were led by senior middle hitter Tayler Smith at the net, junior outside hitter Martha Storm on the serve and defensively by junior outside hitter Hunter Viitala.
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By Ben Coxworth
July 25, 2011
Since the advent of compact digital cameras, tiny tripods (or minipods, or whatever you want to call them) have become a pretty common sight. They're often even included as part of a digital camera package, along with the ubiquitous lens-cleaning cloth. Given that they appear to be a popular tool, Gerber has done the obvious, and built one into its new Steady multitool.
The Steady features a fold-out standard-size screw mount on one side, along with two legs that fold out on the other (the base of the tool acts as the third leg).
According to GearJunkie, the multitool won't be coming out until next year. Details on what other tools it contains aren't available, although the company has reportedly stated that there will be a total of 12, one of which will be a blade. Who knows, perhaps it will also have a fold-out lens cloth ..?
The Gerber Steady multitool should sell for US$65.
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Mexico v Italy: Preview
The Estadio do Maracana, refurbishment still in progress, stages its first tournament match as the preparations for hosting the 2014 World Cup final move on to the next stage.
Mexico won this "Festival of Champions" competition in 1999, when it was staged in their country. They are more used to playing in South America than their opponent Sunday, having often been an invited guest of the Copa America. They are also more regular participants in the Confederations Cup itself, though Italy played in the 2009 version as World Cup holders, only to exit after a group stage that included a defeat to Egypt.
What's on the line?
Mexico, the dominant force in the CONCACAF region, with Olympic gold to their name, are hoping that their push to go beyond their usual World Cup exit point of the last 16 can continue. There are, however, distractions. Their performance in the qualifying Hexagonal for next year has been distinctly worrying. They may be unbeaten but have drawn five matches and won just one. They are third and in the automatic qualifying places but have played a game more than their rivals.
Italy were cordially invited to Brazil this year by virtue of their coming second at Euro 2012. Spain's winning of both world and European titles opened up a spare place, and the Azzurri are in Brazil to augment preparations for a World Cup finals they are almost guaranteed to be present at. There was little disgrace in their final defeat to the Spanish in Kiev, Ukraine, last year since they were playing a truly great team at the apex of its powers. Now to augment the learnings from that tournament of impressive progression.
Style and tactics:
Jose Manuel de la Torre -- "Chepo" -- is Mexico's man in charge, and he is hardly a universally approved leader. Should his team further falter, then assistant Luis Fernando Tena must be in line to replace him after coaching the Olympics team. With Javier Hernandez as the fulcrum in attack, Mexico will play 4-2-3-1 as they habitually do against better quality opposition. Hernandez's development as a better holdup player at Manchester United will aid the system, but the seeds of their 2014 qualifying problems are a lack of goals, with supply lines being scant.
Coach Cesare Prandelli was, with due deference to Andrea Pirlo, perhaps the Azzurri's star of last June in Poland and Ukraine. His innovation was the key to Italian progress, first playing 3-5-2 against Spain in the opener and then devastating Germany with a 4-3-1-2 in the semis. He has added 4-3-3 to his locker in the year since as he tries to fit fresh talent into his lineup, but Prandelli is very much a manager who employs different systems for each challenge. The defence, as is traditional, will sit deep and defend like dervishes.
Players to watch:
It goes without saying that Javier Hernandez is the star forward for Mexico, after a season spent rather too much on the sideline at Old Trafford. Creative spark Giovani Dos Santos continues to be that rarity -- a player far better for country than club. Hector Herrera was the star at London 2012 but faces a fight to be selected ahead of dependable veteran Gerardo Torrado in midfield.
The beard gets more lustrous, and the skills remain. Andrea Pirlo, once converted to a deep-lying playmaker, has always played with time on his hands but is 34 now. Yet he remains the key Italian player. Mario Balotelli's love life may finally have settled down, and he seems happier than in any time in his career, back in Milan. His club colleague Stephan El Shaarawy is one of the new generation that Prandelli is trying to assimilate. Defence remains as important as ever, and Juventus' masterful Giorgio Chiellini leads that department with huge quality.
What can we expect?
This presents a different challenge to Mexico's recent competitive matches in that they will be playing opposition that expects to be on the ball and will thus have far more defending to do. Prandelli can be expected to go experimental as he seeks to finesse another approach. A hell-for-leather affair is hardly expected, but Mexico have a habit of playing their best football in the first half of matches.
Who'll win?
It might happen via a different means to their Hexagonal travails, but expect draw specialists Mexico to get their usual result. The Italians have historically started tournaments slowly, and this might be no exception.


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Rising Sea Levels and Sustainable Desalination
Depending on where in the world you live, it might be easy to forget that the environment is more than just the air we breathe or the land under our feet. It's important to keep in mind that the oceans also are being affected radically by climate change. The oceanic problems are too numerous to list. However, this week we are taking a closer look at one issue that people in different parts of the planet face, rising oceans as the polar ice caps melt and more saltwater.
Those of us that live in the United States might not be aware how rich we are in freshwater sources as say countries in the Middle East that are very arid environments. Obviously those countries have other resources that we lack, but water is essential to life. Our planet may be covered in a great deal of water, but much of it is unusable to humans in its natural state because of the high salt content.
Did you know that salt is expelled from seawater when it freezes? Although some brine is trapped, the overall salinity of sea ice is much lower than seawater. So the seas are rising as previously permanently frozen parts of the planet melt. This means that not only is there more water, but it's becoming salty as it melts.
Desalination is any of several processes that remove some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water. Unfortunately, it is quite an energy intensive process. Last week, a new renewable energy desalination project was announced in Masdar, Abu Dhabi, which is in the United Arab Emirates. The project seeks to transform seawater into useable, freshwater on land by building a commercially viable and renewable energy-powered desalination plant by 2020.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region of the Middle East is comprised of the Arabian Peninsula countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. The GCC formed in 1981 and uses about half the world's desalinated water.
Of course, accessing renewable energy is not the only impediment to sustainable desalination. Another effect of global warming is oceanic acidification that contributes to massive algae blooms. These algae blooms can shut down a desalination plant. There are other unwanted components that might be present in seawater such as radioactive material from warships and nuclear power plants which would need to be removed before the water could be used safely.
Despite other lingering issues, it is still worth asking the question, "Can these enormous desalination plants powered by renewable energy help mitigate some of the issues we face from rising sea levels?" The answer is, "Every bit helps." But don't start thinking it's a magic bullet since none exists. We still all need to do our parts in reducing our carbon emissions and footprints. However, it is good news that desalination can be a sustainable and environmentally responsible industrial solution and worth noting that low cost, low impact renewable energy technologies do exist.
Actions the US Federal Government Can Take to Demonstrate Climate Change Leadership
The United States is one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world. What can our country do for the good of the planet with this role?
One thing the U.S. federal government does every few years is engage hundreds of experts to evaluate the impacts of climate change, now and in the future. The resulting National Climate Assessment report, which was recently released, showed that America's current efforts to reduce carbon pollution are too little to avoid dangerous climate change. Last year President Obama announced new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for cars and light trucks such as minivans and sport utility vehicles. Let's build on this historic progress to limit carbon emissions. There are several ways that the president and federal government can make a real difference in the fight against global warming.
The Clean Air Act is a powerful tool that our nation's leaders could be leveraging more fully. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with using the Clean Air Act to issue rules to reduce greenhouse pollution. This farsighted law has reduced damaging air pollution for forty years, saving many lives. The EPA has already used it to protect public health and welfare from six extensive and harmful pollutants including: ozone, particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and lead. Now is the time to lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by setting a national pollution cap for greenhouse gases.
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA has also proposed higher emission standards on coal-fired power plants. These standards need to be fortified, finalized and implemented posthaste. Why stop with power plants? There are other places where higher greenhouse gas emission standards can be successfully applied to help save our planet such as oil refineries, cement plants, and even the airline industry.
Another way to help the environment would be for President Obama and the State Department to decline approval on the Keystone XL pipeline, which proposes moving oil down from Canada through the western United States to refineries along the Gulf Coast. There are no guarantees that the pipeline won't spring leaks. Furthermore, there is evidence that extracting oil from the sands are increasing levels of cancer-causing compounds in surrounding lakes far beyond natural levels. Denying approval would show that America is committed to transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuels.
Of course, it's not all up to the federal government. We can all do our parts to speed the transition to a clean energy future. First we can encourage our elected officials to take the climate change actions recommended above. Second we can reduce our own carbon footprints. Consider lowering the heat or air conditioning depending on the season, using a clothesline, rake, hand mower and other manpowered devices, composting, forgoing meat at least one day a week and riding a bicycle. Lastly, we can all find simple ways to be part of the solution such as planting trees and offsetting remaining carbon emissions.
Climate Change News Coverage Declines in 2012 but Local Governments Heed Warning Signs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this week that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in America's contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. Despite this fact, news coverage of climate change actually declined in 2012. According to The Daily Climate, worldwide climate coverage decreased by two percent between 2011 and 2012, which represented the fewest number of published stories since 2009.
Last year the US was experience droughts in more than just rainfall. During the presidential election there were accusations of a "climate silence" until Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast in the days leading up to the election. In President Obama's acceptance speech he said, "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
However, President Obama's statement has not reassured everyone that he and Congress are going to make any meaningful efforts to tackle carbon pollution and climate change. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters and a coalition of 70 environmental organizations recently wrote an open letter to President Obama, which encouraged him to spotlight climate change during his second term. A quote from the letter includes, "Cutting carbon pollution at home and rejecting dirty fuels will establish America's leadership and credibility, enabling [President Obama] to create clean energy jobs in the United States while forging an effective international coalition to cut global carbon pollution."
Whether or not President Obama and Congress heed the global warming warning signs, the bright spot is that local governments are undertaking real strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change right now. ICLEI USA, a network of local governments working to address climate and sustainability challenges, recently highlighted 20 communities across the continental US that are leading the efforts to plan for the future and respond to extreme weather. Some particularly prominent examples by local governments include:
- Atlanta, GA – Urban heat island effects worsened by hotter seasons. Addressing the problem with a climate action plan, including cool roof/pavement standards and 10,000 new planted shade trees.
- Chicago, IL – Responding to extreme heat and flooding with the milestone Chicago Climate Action Plan and the most installed green roof square footage in the country.
- Eugene, OR – Ravaged by major wildfires and mega-dry conditions. Mitigating these issues by increasing water conservation, reducing hydroelectric power demand and planting drought-resistant trees.
- Miami Dade Count y, FL – Known as the most vulnerable city in the world to sea level rise as demonstrated by severe flooding. Urban planning now addresses sea level rise and disaster response, and they're also investing millions in flood mitigation projects.
- New York, NY – Suffered $19 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy. Taking positive action with a $2.4 billion green infrastructure plan, restoring barrier wetlands, and initiating a climate risk assessment requirement for new developments.
It's wonderful to see these steps being taken towards a more sustainable future. It would be even better if federal leadership ensues, taking their cues from local governments. Media silence or not, climate change is here and further delayed action will only result in catastrophic results. The time is now to secure a low carbon global economy and thereby the planet for current and future generations.
Most Domestic Oil and Gas Companies Fail to Cut Emissions
According to a recently released report by the World Wildlife Fund, 58 of the United States' Fortune 100 companies set goals in 2012 to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or use more renewable energy in their operations. However, oil and gas companies are lagging far behind in this movement. Eight of 11 domestic energy companies on the Fortune 100 have not set internal energy goals.
This is in direct contrast to 68 of the planet's 100 largest companies who recognize the impact of global warming and are making investments in greenhouse gas reductions and renewable energy goals. Sadly, energy companies represent the lowest participation rate of any industry worldwide. The few exceptions are Hess and Chevron who have both set renewable energy and greenhouse gas targets, and ExxonMobil who set a greenhouse gas target.
Why have three quarters of the nation's industrial companies voluntarily set some sort of environmental target? There are a variety of potential reasons including: policy pressures, public relations or perhaps even the forward thinking that sees renewable energy's potential to someday be less expensive than, or at least competitive with, oil and gas.
And why haven't most oil and gas companies voluntarily set environmental targets? It may be because the very products they put on the market directly contribute to climate change. There is also a lack of urgency to act; little pressure comes from investors or policies. An example of a type of policy that was successful in the past is the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, which worked by making large companies publically accountable for which potentially toxic chemicals they use and where they are released. Then the information is posted on the EPA's website for anyone to see.
The planet would really benefit from a similar policy focusing on oil and gas company emissions, or better yet, a broader climate change policy such as a national carbon tax or cap-and-trade program. There are other options that could pave the way towards a cleaner energy future. The federal government could require that a certain percentage of electricity come from renewable sources and offer further tax incentives for wind and solar production. Many companies are setting their own internal goals, but for others such as the majority of the oil and gas industry, they're not going to do anything about increasing efficiency and reducing their carbon footprints until someone makes them.
2012 Retrospective – Were this Year's Events Enough to Spur Lasting Climate Change Efforts?
This year offered several events that shone a spotlight directly on the important and urgent issue of climate change, but the question remains, "Was it enough to bring about meaningful efforts to reduce climate change?"
June of 2012 presented the United Nations Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which disappointed many as international representatives hemmed and hawed instead of establishing true endeavors to tackle global warming. Meanwhile the continental United States embarked on summer heat waves that were some of the hottest in its history.
This year also saw drought cover more than half the country; farmers suffered as their crops and animals died.
Then October of 2012 brought superstorm Sandy, this year's biggest example of extreme weather and a deadly harbinger of the devastating effects of climate change. Can we continue to sit idly by in the face of all these signs that global warming is making broad changes to our planet? Should we leave these environmental problems for our children to face as we continue down an unsustainable path?
The close of the year is a time to reflect on the previous events of the year and make resolutions for the coming year. Let's pledge to make 2013 the year where we confront climate change in every possible way. We can all embark on energy efficiency efforts; reducing what we can and lowering our carbon footprints. Every bit helps. Then it is a powerful combination to offset the rest of our carbon emissions. It would be a genuine shame to let the lessons of this past year slip from our consciousness while there is still time and so much that can and should be done to address climate change.
What is on the Planet's Climate Wishlist?
The Earth cannot use words to speak for itself, but if it could what would be on its climate wishlist this holiday season?
Environmental activists and climate scientists have done a good job of communicating the risks of climate change. Part of the issue is that it's a delicate balance between scaring people so thoroughly that they don't think there is anything they can do about global warming and encouraging people to make any changes that positively impact the environment, even small ones to start. Perhaps we've also underestimated the importance of personal experience.
The facts on climate change alone are not enough. We've had solid, scientific evidence for many years that global warming is man-made and happening right now. However, many people need to experience the effects for themselves in order for the light bulb to go off in their heads. Hurricane Sandy and other extreme weather events are helping people to connect the dots, but now that process has begun the question then becomes, "What next?"
We have a responsibility to be good stewards of the planet. That is what the climate needs and wants this holiday season. There are two main changes that we can undertake to fulfill the planet's climate wishlist. The first is to lower our carbon footprints. Ask yourself, do I really need to leave my lights on all day at home when I am not there? Can I combine trips in the car to drive less or take public transportation instead? What simple steps can I take to save energy and myself some money as well?
The second change is to offset the rest of your carbon footprint. There are many affordable options to make this holiday season a reality, not just for the planet, but for future generations also. Any positive steps you take are welcome and really do make a difference. Although the planet cannot use words to thank you, reducing what you can and offsetting the rest is a beautiful gift and a wonderful place to start this holiday season.
Coal Industry Mega-Player Plans for Climate Change
In a telling and ironic move, coal industry giant BHP-Billiton, is replacing one of its coal export facilities in Queensland, Australia because of its vulnerability to increasingly frequent hurricanes from global warming. BHP-Billiton is an Australian coal company that produces one-fifth of globally traded coal for steel making and is the largest mining company on Earth. The upgrade represents a major investment in planning for climate change. In fact, the company's coal operations are led by Marcus Randolph, who confirmed they are planning, "to rebuild the facility to be more durable to climate change."
Readers of this blog already know that increasingly extreme weather events are the result of climate change in addition to the fact that many businesses are planning now for climate change's effects. Why not a coal company too? The announcement makes it obvious that BHP-Billiton understands that climate change is real and the time is now to begin making changes even if the manufacture of their product contributes to the issue.
Randolph has even warned investors about the implications of remaining dependent on the non-renewable resources of fossil fuels by saying, "In a carbon constrained world where energy coal is the biggest contributor to a carbon problem, how do you think this is going to evolve over a 30- to 40-year time horizon? You'd have to look at that and say on balance, I suspect, the usage of thermal coal is going to decline. And frankly it should."
When a company that mines and exports coal starts planning for climate change it means the writing is on the wall. Businesses and individuals alike should all be working to decrease carbon footprints and offset the remaining carbon emissions. Let's give the planet a holiday present and start doing all we can this season to embrace a cleaner energy future.
Carbon Tax Talks Experience Renewed Interest Post Superstorm Sandy
The issue of climate change has re-entered the public's conscious in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. In fact, there were accusations of a "climate silence" on the part of the presidential candidates until the megastorm hit the Northeast a week before this month's election. Now both parties are talking about a potential carbon tax.
Last week a carbon tax was once again the topic of discussion at the American Enterprise Institute (a conservative think-tank) and the Brookings Institution (a more liberal think-tank) released a paper on it. The Congressional Budget Office also published a report on potential ways to make a carbon tax less of a burden on lower income people.
A carbon tax works by making those that use fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas pay more. When they are burned, fossil fuels contribute to global warming by producing carbon dioxide, which traps heat. Some experts estimate the price tag of a tax of $20 per ton of carbon dioxide emissions to add 1 or 2 percent to the price of gasoline and electric power. Other pundits view a carbon tax as a tax on economic growth.
Whether or not a carbon tax will have the political backing to make it through a divided Congress is questionable. However, environmental advocates are always interested when climate change is a hot topic. Extreme weather has been linked to climate change. So it's important to warn people that if we continue on this unsustainable path of dumping 90 million tons of pollution into the atmosphere on a daily basis that the future will include more superstorms with increasingly devastating consequences.
Climate Change Takes High Toll on Antarctica Peninsula
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is allowing more heat to escape there, and the effects from climate change are dramatic. Over 60 years, mid-winter temperatures along the Antarctic Peninsula have risen 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature rise has impacted annual sea ice's seasonal duration and offshore bulk by approximately 40 percent.
As you read this you may be asking yourself, "Okay so Antarctica is melting, but how does that impact me?" Well, more than 50 percent of the U.S. population lives in coastal areas. Since 1980, eight large ice shelves have broken off the Antarctic Peninsula. As the ice shelves separate from the mainland, they make it easier for glaciers to flow into the sea and melt. As they melt, the seas rise and we have more flooding along coastal areas. All coastal areas, not just on the U.S. coastline, are susceptible to the dangers of flooding. The Wilkins Ice Shelf, which is a floating ice sheet several hundred feet thick the size of the state of Connecticut, is currently hanging on to the Antarctic Peninsula by a thread.
And there's more. Rapid warming is killing off a priceless resource that we're just beginning to discover. Sponges, soft corals, starfish, and sea squirts can only live at constant low polar temperatures. These Antarctic seafloor invertebrates could offer cures to human diseases such as cancer, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and infectious diseases. Scientists at the National Cancer Institute have already found one such example. These researchers discovered that a small Antarctic sea squirt contains chemicals that kill melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The Antarctic Peninsula is probably not your backyard, but the losses it's sustaining from climate change could affect you personally. Take action now. Perhaps start by lowering your carbon footprint. Global warming is having serious, life-threatening impacts and we have to do our parts now to turn the tide.
CarbonFree certification from NSF International and Carbonfund.org Foundation
demonstrate product is carbon-neutral
Sprint, LG Bring Users Carbon Neutral Cell Phone in Time for the Holidays
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 12, 2012 — The Carbonfund.org Foundation applauded the announcement by LG Electronics USA and Sprint that the LG Mach smartphone with environmentally friendlier features will be available Nov. 11.
LG Mach, available from Sprint for $99 with a two-year contract, has earned the CarbonFree® label under the rigorous product certification program offered by the Carbonfund.org Foundation and NSF International's Sustainability division.
With the CarbonFree Certified Product program, LG has offset the carbon footprint of the manufacturing of the LG Mach at no extra cost to the customer through the use of third-party verified carbon reduction projects
"Being part of the CarbonFree Certified Product program helps demonstrate LG's overarching commitment to the environment" said Tom Bruursema, General Manager of NSF Sustainability.
"With its new CarbonFree certified mobile phone, LG is helping to fight climate change and continuing to provide consumers with cutting-edge products" stated Carbonfund.org president Eric Carlson.
The LG Mach is the latest carbon neutral product in a line of CarbonFree certified offerings. LG Electronics was the first in its industry to distribute home appliances, solar panels and other consumer electronics that were part of the CarbonFree Certified Product Program. These CarbonFreeCertified Products represent another step in LG's commitment to environmental sustainability and energy-efficient products and services, including a wide range of ENERGY STAR® -qualified appliances and electronics products.
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About LG Electronics USA: LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $49 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative mobile phones, home entertainment products, home appliances, and air conditioning systems and energy solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. LG Electronics is a 2012 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.
About Carbonfund.org Foundation: Carbonfund.org is a leading nonprofit climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact and hasten our transition to a low-carbon economy. Carbonfund.org supports innovative renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry projects globally that reduce carbon emissions and help people. Carbonfund.org has worked with over 2,000 corporate and nonprofit partners. More at www.carbonfund.org.
About NSF International: NSF International is an independent organization that writes standards, tests and certifies products for the construction, food, water and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). NSF Sustainability (inserted hyperlink) draws upon this expertise in standards development, product assurance and certification, advisory services and quality management systems to help companies green their products, operations, systems and supply chains. Product assessments include testing and certification for sustainable products such as green chemicals and building products. Through its National Center for Sustainability Standards, NSF also develops sustainability standards for products such as carpet, flooring, and other commercial building materials.


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According to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report, e-readers are being sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers. Specifically, shipments of e-book readers by year-end will fall to 14.9 million units. That's down a steep 36 percent from the 23.2 million units in 2011 that now appears to have been the peak of the e-book reader market.
IHS iSuppli predicts another drastic 27 percent contraction will occur next year when e-book reader shipments decline to 10.9 million units. By 2016, the e-book reader space will amount to just 7.1 million units -- equivalent to a loss of more than two-thirds of its peak volume in 2011.
Apple Crushing E-Readers
"The rapid growth -- followed by the immediate collapse -- of the e-book market is virtually unheard of, even in the notoriously short life cycle of products inhabiting the volatile consumer electronics space," IHS analyst Jordan Selburn said, noting that from 2008 to 2010, e-reader shipments grew from 1.0 million to 10.1 million, up by a factor of 10.
"But the stunning rise and then blazing flame-out of e-books perfectly encapsulate what has become an axiomatic truth in the industry: Single-task devices like the e-book are being replaced without remorse in the lives of consumers by their multifunction equivalents, in this case by media tablets," he said.
"And while other uni-tasking devices -- like digital still cameras, GPS systems and MP3 players -- also face similar pressures and battle dim prospects ahead, all have had a longer time in the sun than e-book readers, demonstrating even more painfully the depth of the e-book reader's fall.
Led by Apple, IHS iSuppli predicts tablet shipments will hit 120 million units in 2012 only after two years of the device being on the market, and 340 million systems are expected by 2016. The versatility of tablets is a large driver. Consumers can read books, check e-mail, surf the Web, play games and watch movies on a tablet.
"To try to maintain its market, e-book readers are likely to continue to sell at cost or even less in the future. Industry rumors speculate the Txtr Beagle reader, an ultra-low-cost model with a 5-inch screen, potentially selling for as little as $13 alongside operator subsidies in 2013 -- less than the cost of the display alone," Selburn said. "Such extremely low pricing may serve to prolong the life of the e-book reader market for a little while, IHS iSuppli believes, but the devices on the whole will not regain the popularity they once had." (continued...)


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Waist Length Veil with Scalloped Beaded Edge Style V910 5 6
A little pricey This veil is really pretty, it's exactly as described. The beading outline is really a nice touch. It is a bit pricey for such a plain veil though. February 6, 2013
Beautiful I wasn't going to wear a veil til I tried this one on with my dress, and knew that this was the one, it is simple and elegant at the same time. Can't wait to wear it in July for my wedding. November 28, 2012
Crooked?! My veil came in and it appears crooked!! One side is longer than the other...I am so disappointed! December 23, 2011
favorite veil This veil flows very well with the dress i just picked out. the beads are just enough to make the veil pop, without being to flashy. The matterial didn't pile on my heaod as much as the picture shows, it drapped a little lower. I can't wait to see he's face! :) May 17, 2011
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Funky Fes'e yol tarifleri
Harita ve Yol Tarifleri
We can come pick you up from the airport or from the bus or train station. The airport pickup costs 150 dirhams (or 15 Euros), regardless of the number of passengers. The pickup from the bus station or train station costs 5 Euros for up to 6 passengers. If you are arriving by car, you can park a few meters from the hostel.
If you prefer to find us on your own, please follow the detailed instructions below. Beware of some people at the stations (especially train station), who might try to convince you to go to a different hotel, or might offer themselves to walk with you to our hostel. Usually their objective is to receive money from you.
From the airport:
- a taxi to the medina: 150 dirhams for up to 3 people and 200 dirhams for 4 people or more.
- or the shuttle bus (bus number 16). This bus stops at the train station and costs 20 dirhams. (See instructions below on how to arrive from the train station)
From the bus station:
- Arriving with a Supratours bus: This bus takes you the train station.
- Arriving with a CTM bus: This bus takes you to the central bus station in the Ville Nouvelle. Here you can take a 'petit taxi' into the medina.
- Arriving to the Gare Routiere: You can take a 'petit taxi' into the medina.
From the train station:
- a 'petit taxi' into the medina
- or, bus number 19 to Square R�cif. Once in Rcif, walk on Blvd. Mohammed Alaoui, past the cinema Amal on the left, until you arrive to pharmacy Amine. Opposite the pharmacy, take the stairs up. You will walk past a Moroccan fountain to your right and a cyber caf� called La Rose. On the corner you will see a yellow building with blue flower pots and a sign �Funky Fes Hostel�.
How to arrive by 'petit taxi' into the medina (from the train or bus stations):
The taxi ride should not cost more than 15 dirhams (there is a supplement for night rides). Please insist on the use of the meter. Tell the driver to go to Arset Lamdelssi street through the gate Bab Jdid. Tell him to stop at the 'hammam'. Find the bakery on Arset Lamdelssi street and continue till you arrive to a yellow building with blue flower pots and a sign �Funky Fes Hostel�.


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