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Lisa "Longball" Vlooswyk is an eight-time Canadian long drive champion, keynote speaker, golf/travel journalist and golf entertainer.
Tell me about Lisa Longball. How, why and when did you start this venture and what you do?
Vlooswyk: Well I wear many hats as Lisa Longball. I compete at a world-class level in the sport of long drive golf. I'm also a keynote speaker who specializes in peak performance at meetings, conferences and conventions. I own a golf school for women that I run in Canada and the U.S. I'm a golf entertainer at corporate and charity golf tournaments across North America and I'm a golf journalist specializing in writing golf instruction and travel articles.
This career path has been exciting and has taken me around the world, but if you told me 10 years ago this is what I would be doing for a living I would think you were off your rocker.
I started my journey as an educator teaching elementary and junior high school students. I believe teaching is a vocation. A calling. It's all I ever dreamed of being.
After graduation from university, my husband Anton also recently graduated and was being asked to participate in corporate and charity golf tournaments. Growing up in Indus, Alta., he didn't golf but realized he was missing out on key business and networking opportunities by not playing. So he dragged me out to the local golf course, wherever we could afford to get on and play. I golfed a little as a junior with my dad but there were not a lot of strong junior girl golf programs in the 1980s.
My turning point came in 1999 at the LPGA Tour event the du Maurier Classic at Priddis Greens. I volunteered that week out at the tournament and I was so inspired by watching the best female golfers in the world that I became passionate about golf.
I couldn't break 100 to save my life, but luckily there are competitions for people who can't break 100. I entered and was hitting it 80 to 100 yards past most of the other female players. I saw an advertisement for a long drive competition and won with a 313-yard drive with a set of clubs from Costco.
As I started competing at national championships and world championships, I realized I couldn't have a full-time job. I knew I had to quit competing or resign my school teaching position, which I was passionate about. My husband said, "Lisa, you have a limited opportunity to be the best in the world in something. Do it." And the rest is history.
What is it about golf that fascinates you?
Vlooswyk: What I love about golf is that it's a game against yourself. You're constantly trying to beat your best score or your longest drive. A brand new golfer and a scratch player can both tee it up and play 18 holes and have a fantastic day.
I often catch myself when I'm golfing stopping in the middle of the fairway, putting my face up to the sun and just breathing in. I find a lot of peace and serenity on the course. It's also a fantastic family sport where children and adults can play together for four hours and the electronic devices are put away, you're being active outdoors, and having wonderful conversation and many laughs.
It's also a great sport to play with your girl friends or guy friends and is a fanatic business networking skill.
You're a noted speaker. When it comes to performance, whether on a golf course or in a business, what's the key message you want people to take from you?
Vlooswyk: My signature keynote speech is entitled Drive Determines Distance. I truly believe knowing what drives you, and being clear and committed to that purpose, determines how far you'll go both personally and professionally.
I break my speech down into three parts, in which I share the importance of being able to clearly identify a person's passion/drive. We all have something that gets our juices flowing. That excites us. Personally, it could be running, skating, skiing, photography or singing. Professionally, it could be the strong desire to be an entrepreneur, a team leader, a people person, an inventor.
The problem with passion and drive is that it tends to wane over time. It's natural. I share strategies to help reignite that passion and drive.
Many of my audience members can figure out their professional passion but many have lost their way with their personal passion or drive. They allow the burdens of busy careers, hectic schedules with young children, aging parents or family commitments to get in the way. The first thing they start cutting out of their overloaded schedule is that early-morning workout or run, shinny with the boys, etc.
There has to be a balance or you won't be able to reach peak performance. Once that drive is reignited and/or rediscovered, I talk about the importance of getting laser focused on that drive and having a clear plan that you are constantly working towards.
Finally, I share the importance and necessity of perseverance. I've learned so much more from my failures than I ever have from my success. I want people to leave my talk and feel they know exactly what drives them at work and personally, have a big crazy goal for both their personal and corporate life, and that I've given them the strategies to find success over a sustained period.
I've been competing for 17 years and I just won my eighth Canadian long drive title in 2017 and came top five in the world in 2016. I want to teach people about how to find and maintain success for years.
How important is it for people to set goals for themselves?
Vlooswyk: Setting goals is absolutely imperative to success. You can have all the drive and passion you want but without goals and a clear plan for your goals, you won't find success.
I think the biggest mistake I find with goal setting for my audiences would be they only set either a personal goal such as running a marathon or they set a professional goal such as owning their own business. Few people set both.
The second pitfall I see would be that the goals people set are simply not big enough. They don't aim high enough. It has to be a goal that's hard. Something you won't achieve in a matter of months. If you achieve that goal, set an even crazier one.
Professionally, I think the big crazy goal you should have is your dream job. Whatever your absolute dream job is, that should be your professional goal. To achieve that goal, one of the very first things you should do is find a person doing your dream job and connect with them. This will save you years of reinventing the wheel. Find out their pitfalls and tips for success to get there. It's a road map.
The most successful people I know would absolutely take the time to help someone who showed they were very serious and asked for help, because someone took time to help them as they were climbing the ladder to success.
What's the value of golf as a networking skill?
Vlooswyk: Golf is a key business networking skill, period. People do business with people they know, like and trust. Would you rather a one hour-lunch with a client or customer or four and half hours on the golf course?
A round of golf is much more than getting a little white ball into a tiny cup 18 times. If you're playing with colleagues, customers or executives, it's all about relationship building. In that 18-hole round, you will talk about vacations, kids, sports, and there will be great shots and missed shots that will most certainly elicit laughter and create stories shared not only at the 19th hole but also the next time you pick up the phone to talk shop.
By having this shared experience, I guarantee it will make your next negotiation a lot easier as you have established a level of rapport with this person after spending a day on the links together.
My biggest disappointment is that I'm brought out as a golf entertainer to 30 to 40 corporate and charity golf tournaments each year and 75 to 80 per cent of attendees are typically men. Women are often back in the office doing the work while the guys do the networking. Women are missing out on building key relationships.
The problem is that women don't like to do things poorly and we especially don't like to do things poorly in front of our male counterparts.
The myth busters are that very few golfers actually legitimately break 100 and the worst swings I see on the course are from the guys. But the big secret is that guys don't care! They realize it's about having fun, the social aspect, building relationships and having some cold beverages.
I strongly recommend ladies start to take some golf lessons and, more importantly, if you have daughters, granddaughters or nieces, get them into golf as a child. Children just do. They pick up technique very easily. Adults have 357 swing thoughts going through their head when they learn to golf.
If we can introduce young girls to golf, even if they leave it for high school and university, when they're invited out to their first corporate/charity tournament as a lawyer, banker, homebuilder, realtor, they will be more likely to accept that invitation because they have played the game before.
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A family-orientated exhibition that uses hands-on and computerised interactive displays and engaging film and footage to demonstrate techniques of shipbuilding, from the 'age of sail' to modern prefabrication methods.
The exhibition focuses on the science, engineering and social history of shipbuilding in Great Britain, and the interactive elements of the exhibition will allow children of all ages to get involved and experience this history.
HMS Belfast is unique as the last remaining big-gunned warship to have seen action in the Second World War still moored in European waters.
- Launched in 1938 she served with distinction in the Second World War and was amongst the very first British ships to go into action into the Korean War in 1950. Her service in the War, during which she spent no less than 404 days on active patrol, was as long and arduous as that with the Home Fleet during the Second World War.
- In May 1971, after 32 years service, HMS Belfast was 'Reduced to Disposal', in preparation for her sale and destruction by the ship's breakers. With the encouragement of the Imperial War Museum, an independent trust was formed, led by one of HMS Belfast's former captains, Rear-Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles. The trust succeeded in bringing her to London where she opened to visitors on Trafalgar Day, 21 October 1971.
- HMS Belfast has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978 and is the first ship to be preserved for the nation since Nelson's Victory. A tour of this huge and complex warship will take you from the Quarterdeck up to the top of her bridge and all the way down through her nine decks to her massive Boiler and Engine Rooms, well below the ship's waterline.
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Samuel Christiansen     Venture Cup Sweden   |   Startups     🕐 24. Jul. 2018
The Venture Cup is a Scandinavian competition in which entrepreneurs with unique business ideas compete for investment capital. There are branches in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Venture Cup is aimed at young people and universities, and has the aim of promoting entrepreneurship and generating startup companies.
Every year, the individual branches award over half a million euros across the four countries. Each country runs its competition differently.
The Swedish Venture Cup involves three stages that everyone must go through if they hope to be named the winner.
Before getting started, it is important to know which competition you should enter, as there are two versions of the Venture Cup in Sweden.
Idea Venture Cup
As the name implies, IDEA is a competition for a concept business idea. It should be in its early stage, and can even be purely a thought, as long as it can be presented adequately.
Competitors receive feedback on their idea, and their involvement creates awareness for their business idea. There is also the possibility for entrants to test their idea on potential customers.
The prize for the winning business idea is 5 000 SEK (£425), as well as a spot on the coveted Venture Cup list of the 20 best ideas in Sweden.
Startup Venture Cup
STARTUP is aimed at young startups in their early stages. In order to qualify, the business can not have a commercial revenue that exceed 1 million SEK (approximately £85 000).
Entrants are out of the idea-phase and most likely have a business plan of some sort. The organisers are looking for a startup with the potential for significant growth.
Startups who compete have the possibility of winning 500 000 SEK (£42 500). Aside from competing for the prize, entrants receive constructive feedback, and have the chance to develop their network.
There is great potential for good publicity for those who compete, and in particular for the startups that win prizes.
The first step
Once you know which competition you are entering, the first step is to apply. All the entrants are first judged based on their application, which includes submitting a pitch deck. At this stage, the competition is regional, and applications are made based on where the entrant lives.
The judges are looking at the company's idea, the team, the potential for growth and the credibility. It is very important that the pitch deck covers all of the areas, to increase the chances of making it past the screening jury.
The Pitch Deck
In order to succeed, startups need to prepare a pitch deck. A pitch deck should be brief, and serve as a quick overview of a business plan. Entrants can be as creative as they wish, and this can be a chance to stand out early on in the competition.
Step two
The jury will decide which startups will go forward to the next stage. In this stage, the selected startups will each give a presentation to the jury. Following the presentations, the jury will decide on the regional winners.
Step three
The Regional winners are invited to the National Final, where they will compete for the titles of the various awards, as well as the grand prize of Startup of the Year. The awards that can be won include categories such as Impact Maker, Game Changer and Toptech. The startups are already put into these categories by the jury during step two.
The 2018 Final
The Venture Cup 2018 finalists have been announced, and the National Final will be held in Stockholm on 12 September. Applications will open again this Autumn for next years competition.
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In the early morning hours of June 27, 1969, after countless police raids on the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, gays and lesbians finally fought back. The ensuring three days of bottle-throwing, broken windows and street fighting has gone down in history as the Stonewall riots, and is acknowledged as the important beginning of the gay rights movement.
With the signing of the FAIR Education Act by Gov. Jerry Brown in July, key LGBT historical events like Stonewall may now be included in California textbooks and curriculum. Known as SB 48, the law requires that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, as well as the disabled and Pacific Islanders, be included in social science curricula for their historical contributions to California and the United States. The first of its kind in the nation, SB 48 could mark a sea change in how LGBT people are represented in the classroom.
"I know that as an educator, the more voices that we can bring to our discussion and the more perspectives we can teach kids about enriches their learning and their ability to be in the world," notes Piner-Olivet Union School District superintendent Jennie Snyder. With nine years of experience as a middle-school social studies teacher prior to her entry into administration, Snyder says the FAIR Education Act is in accordance with the goals of history and social science instructors: to teach about current challenges and problems in a historical context. "I don't see [SB 48] as being a conflict; I see it as having the potential for enriching those learning experiences," says Snyder.
Supporters say that the FAIR Education Act brings classroom instruction into alignment with nondiscrimination laws around race, gender and ethnicity that were already adopted by the State Board of Education a decade ago.
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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F launches for the PlayStation 3 in North America today, marking the first time the popular rhythm series has seen an official release outside of Japan. Sega commemorates the occasion with this new trailer, giving a quick look at some of the game's quirkier features.
Vocaloid fans will recognize many of Project Diva F's featured tracks, including ryo's "Black*Rock Shooter," kz & Hachioji's "Weekender Girl," and...yes, that infernal Nyan Cat song. After tapping along to Miku's live performances, players can cool off backstage in the Diva Room customization mode, giving the starring Vocaloids a chance to kick back and enjoy sugary desserts in between rounds of rock-paper-scissors.


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When she's navigating city sidewalks at night, Tina Coffield sometimes bumps into people. Sometimes they think she's rude. They'd realize otherwise if they knew that she suffers from night blindness and tunnel vision due to retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease she was diagnosed with while attending Oakland Technical High School at age sixteen.
"I could benefit tremendously by using a white cane, but I'm too self-conscious to use it because I don't want people to think I'm blind," Coffield said. "As a result, I don't go out at night alone. The irony, of course, is that if I used the cane, I would not have to rely on my boyfriend or family to help guide me around and I would have more independence."
Vision loss is relative, as she knows from her job as program manager at the Lions Center for the Blind (3834 Opal St., Oakland), where experts from the center and the Foundation Fighting Blindness will present a workshop on Saturday, August 28 detailing the numerous services available to visually impaired residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. From Braille instruction to foreign-language classes to job training, many of these services are free, especially for people over age 55. Some of these activities take place at the Lions Center itself, where orientation and mobility instructors — many of them blind themselves — conduct one-on-one tutorials in independent-living skills.
Most of us take our abilities so much for granted that we seldom think about how we'd cope if, for instance, we wanted to dress up for a party but couldn't see our clothes. One means by which Lions Center clients learn to choose color-coordinated outfits is by the use of tiny markers affixed to each garment. These markers bear no words, but are distinguished by unique textures and shapes, Coffield said. Tiny fuzzy triangles might identify black pants, for example, while slippery stars might indicate blue shirts.
Lions Center trainers also teach their clients to use public transit. Even if someone has a seeing-eye dog, "the dog doesn't know how to get to the bus stop," Coffield said. "Our instructors teach you the routes you'll be taking, using the cane to feel for obstacles and orient yourself, then counting the steps and listening for sounds that tell you where you are. Then they teach you how the bus is laid out and how to count stops."
Popular social activities at the center include sewing classes and Bingo games. "For people who can read large print, we have large-print Bingo boards," Coffield explained. "For others, we have Braille cards." Also augmenting the games are sighted people who read letters and numbers aloud for blind players.
Do the blind like it when sighted strangers on the street seize their arms to help them off curbs or up stairs? "We want to be treated like everyone else, like capable individuals," Coffield said. "We appreciate help, but don't like it thrust upon us." 10 a.m., free. LBCenter.org


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It doesn't matter. What an event this morning. Patriotic fanfare, schmaltz, pabulum, bunkum. Romney introducing Ryan as the next President. Classic. Two guys who've never served in the military fetishizing war and the military. Switching between stations. MSDNC with the most jejune and snarky of commentary. Rachel Maddow with nary a clue as to politics but great on strategy. The equally annoying Chris Hayes firing a machine gun "I'm a smart guy" stream of nothings. Fox was a tad better in terms of not oozing partisanship. But we know what was on their minds.
Born Farid. Saturday. CNN still stinging from the news that Farid Zakaria's a plagiarist. MSDNC better not gloat. Remember, that corpse on "Mourning" Joe Mike Barnicle was under investigation in 1998 over "questions about whether the writer had fabricated characters in a 1995 column." But wait there's more.
Also, in an issue that will hit newsstands Friday, The Boston Phoenix weekly newspaper will report that Barnicle lifted portions of a 1986 column from a 1961 book by journalist A.J. Liebling.
Earlier this month, Storin demanded Barnicles [sic] resignation after discovering that he used jokes from a book by George Carlin without attribution in an August 2 column. But after an outcry from the public and some other journalists, Storin relented and announced last week that Barnicle would be suspended for two months without pay instead.
Wake up, little Susie. Back to the ranch, the announcement was interesting. Mittens jumped into the announcement instanter. My hydrotherapist noted: "Why introduce Ryan on a Saturday morning during the last two days of the Olympics? If late Friday is when you announce things you want to bury, early Saturday cant be much better (by becky). Why not on Monday?" A great point indeed. And it wasn't Rubio or Christie. There's no way they would have allowed aloud a loud Chris Christie near the White House. But don't take my word for it. Unless you're smart.
The gaffe. For reasons no one will ever know both Mittens and Hopey made the mistake of introducing their running mates as future POTUS. Big deal.
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This is a question which plagues our society every second of the day (what is the question?). To strive that perfect balance is the dream of working parents. ( Do you mean work life balance is the dream of working parent?) Our society is slowing moving towards both parents working or needing to juggle erratic(busy?) lifestyle.


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A robbery scheme that targeted a number of Apple retail stores around the Bay Area has ended with eight arrests and nine arrest warrants issued, authorities said Thursday.
The scheme involved large groups entering Apple Stores throughout the state with hoodies and snatching phones and other products, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said. Stores in 19 counties across the state were hit, he added.
Authorities did not immediately release the identities of those who have been arrested. Seven were arrested Wednesday in Oakland and booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Authorities issued arrest warrants for another nine suspects.
One suspect already was in custody in Sonoma County.
All will be charged with conspiracy to commit grand theft, Becerra said.
"Organized retail thefts cost California business owners millions and expose them to copycat criminals. Ultimately, consumers pay the cost of this merchandise hijacking," he said in a statement. "We will continue our work with local law enforcement authorities to extinguish this mob mentality and prosecute these criminals to hold them accountable."
According to an Oakland police statement Wednesday, officers assisted another police agency in arresting several people.
"Anytime you break up a (criminal) ring, there's going to be an interruption in the activity," Oakland Police Chief Anne E. Kirkpatrick told reporters at a hastily arranged afternoon news conference at police headquarters. "It's unfortunate that seven of them were from Oakland."
The latest of similar thefts happened about midday Tuesday in Emeryville.
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This episode explores the power of social media, and in particular the rating aspect of the phenomenon. A team of developers come to Greendale to Beta test a new social media app known as "Meow Meow Beans." The app allows one to rate anyone on campus — from one meow meow bean to 5 meow meow beans.
Of course, a dystopian future scenario occurs within the space of a week, and everyone has a new social standing based upon their numerical meow meow beans number ranking.
Community has this amazing way of switching from sitcom into a parody of, say Orwell's 1984 in the blink of a f-----g eye. It's genius. The campus is decorated differently as the days go by during the beta test for "Meow Meow Beans" and by about day eight, s--t is clown shoes. The fives dress in white robes, and the lowly ones, twos, and threes wear the muted colors of factory workers.
There's some great guest stars in "App Development and Condiments," like Brian Posehn and that guy that's always with Brian Posehn from their Sarah Silverman Program days. The best guests are clearly Tim and Eric from well, Tim and Eric's Awesome Show Great Job!
"You know, I once loved a two."
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Much like the floor is lava episode, this one is really funny, really creative, and above all rewatchable. It's the kind of episode you want to show to your friends, even if they've never seen a single episode of Community.
Likewise, the social commentary on social media is poignant in "App Development and Condiments." (Surprisingly.) I remember the days before Facebook had the option to "Like" stuff (yes, I'm that old!). It was nice. You could remain blissfully unaware of how your statements, or pictures of you on social outings with friends could be numerically rated based upon appeal to the masses. Even as I type this bullshit, I'm wondering how many "Likes" it will get. As if the amount of "Likes" on Facebook directly correlates to the quality of the work, and isn't just a crapshoot, somewhat arbitrary game of "Hey, click a button for this thing, person!"
Uh, but yeah, bottom line: it was funny. Also, I completely forgot about Troy. So, that's good… I think? My only beef with he show continues to be the real quick forced touching moment at the end. But, maybe I'm just a nihilist, misanthropic, dickbag?


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March 17, 2017
By Joanne Norell
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The University of Notre Dame women's tennis team has played each game of the 2017 season as if it has something to prove.
The Irish have found ways to win close matches, whether at home or on the road, and have looked erase the memories of recent seasons when one- and two-point matches have not fallen their way.
As if a one-loss record and undefeated conference mark were not an adequate indicator of the talent on head coach Jay Louderback's team, the No. 34 Irish made an emphatic statement Friday, defeating Atlantic Coast Conference foe and 23rd-ranked Wake Forest at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
How It Happened
The Irish (14-1, 5-0 ACC) claimed the doubles point with victories at the first and second positions. Seniors Mary Closs and Monica Robinson picked up the first win, defeating Kimmy Guerin and Anna Ulyashchenko 6-2 on Court 1. Junior duo Brooke Broda and Allison Miller clinched the point with a 6-3 win over Emma Davis and Chandler Carter on Court 2.
The Irish corralled the momentum with first-set wins at five of six singles positions. Notre Dame won the first two decisions to go up 3-0, starting with a 6-1, 6-4 win by Miller over Ulyashchenko and followed by Broda's 6-3, 6-4 victory over Davis.
The Demon Deacons (11-4, 2-2 ACC) got on the board next as Guerin defeated Robinson in two sets on Court 1, but the Irish bit right back as freshman Zoe Spence defeated Joanna Zalewski 7-6, 6-1 to secure the Irish victory at 4-1.
The remaining two matches were abandoned.
- The Irish improved to 14-1 on the season, which is the program's best start since beginning the 2009 season 14-1. The 2009 team finished the season with a 28-5 record and reached the semifinal of the NCAA Championship.
- Notre Dame's current 11-match winning streak (Feb. 12-present) is its best since the 2010 season, when the Irish won 11 consecutive decisions from April 5-May 22, 2010.
- The win over No. 23 Wake Forest was Notre Dame's first win over a top 25 team since defeating No. 16 Northwestern 4-3 on May 10, 2014 in the second round of the NCAA Championship.
- With their 14th win, the Irish have already matched their win total from last season, when they went 14-14.
- Freshman Zoe Spence picked up her 14th dual singles win of the season, which leads the team. She is 19-5 in singles going back to the fall.
- Junior Allison Miller improved to 13-2 on the season, which is second on the team behind Spence's 14-1 record.
Up Next
The Irish return home on Sunday to face ACC foe Virginia (5-5, 3-0 ACC) at noon ET at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
No. 34 Notre Dame 4, No. 23 Wake Forest 1
March 17, 2017
Wake Forest Tennis Complex
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1. Kimmy Guerin (WF) def. Monica Robinson (ND) 7-5, 6-4
2. Brooke Broda (ND) def. Emma Davis (WF) 6-3, 6-4
3. Allison Miller (ND) def. Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 6-1, 6-4
4. Zoe Spence (ND) def. Joanna Zalewski (WF) 7-6, 6-1
5. Mary Closs (ND) vs. Chandler Carter (WF) 7-6(5), 0-6, 2-1, unfinished
6. Rachel Chong (ND) vs. Luisa Fernandez (WF) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 unfinished
1. Monica Robinson / Mary Closs (ND) def. Kimmy Guerin / Anna Ulyashchenko (WF) 6-2
2. Allison Miller / Brooke Broda (ND) def. Emma Davis / Chandler Carter (WF) 6-3
3. Jane Fennelly / Zoe Spence (ND) vs. Courtney Meredith / Joanna Zalewski (WF) 3-4, unfinished
Joanne Norell, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2014 and coordinates communications efforts for the Notre Dame women's soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis and fencing programs. Norell is a 2011 graduate of Purdue University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication, and earned her master's degree in sports industry management from Georgetown University in 2013.


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Authorities seize racecars, trucks from Mike Harmon as Jennifer Jo Cobb dispute continues
As the legal battle between Camping World Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb and her former business partner continue, authorities have seized items belonging to Cobb's race team from driver Mike Harmon.
Rowan County authorities confirmed that on Tuesday they took five trucks and two Nationwide Series cars from Harmon.
Harmon is working with former Cobb business partner David Novak, whom Cobb was romantically involved with at a time when Novak also was helping support her racing career.
MORE: Cobb-Harmon dispute | Harmon's story | IndyCar sex charge | Danica-Ricky
Novak and Cobb never entered into a business agreement, and now that they no longer are involved with each other — they broke up professionally and personally in late 2012 — they are in a legal dispute in U.S. District Court in North Carolina over who owns the race equipment and how $237,618 from the team was spent. The legal disputes first surfaced when Cobb reported her race team hauler stolen prior to the May 17 race at Charlotte.
Novak claims in his lawsuit that he spent more than $1 million on Cobb's race team. A judge in February denied Novak's request that he have control of the equipment and funds until it could be determined who is the rightful owner. The ruling was based on that if he is the rightful owner, he could be compensated by a final judgment requiring Cobb to reimburse him.
Novak and Harmon are facing felony charges over the theft of Cobb's hauler earlier this month. Harmon is accused of stealing the hauler, while Novak is charged with conspiring to steal it. According to search warrants and charging documents, Novak and Harmon told authorities that they know where the hauler is but would not turn it over. Their next court date is July 3.
Harmon, speaking to reporters the day after his May 15 arrest, said that he had nothing to do with it.
"The truth has got to come out (on who stole it),†Harmon said. "It's not me.â€
Cobb has said that Harmon should be suspended from NASCAR, but NASCAR has so far has not taken any disciplinary action.
Both drivers are expected to be in Dover this weekend but Cobb is entered in the truck race and Harmon is entered in the Nationwide race.


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December 23, 2014
What Readers Liked in 2014
Since you are the best judges of what financial information is most useful, it's a holiday tradition to feature readers' favorite articles published during the year.
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The articles are ranked in the order of their total page views:
- Retirees Live on Less. People who've already retired say adjustments are required to live on a smaller income.
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Life Of Benjamin Franklin: Footnote 135
When some one mentioned to Dr. Franklin, that General Howe had taken Philadelphia, he replied; "You are mistaken; Philadelphia has taken General Howe." And so it turned out, for the British were shut up in that city during eight months, and were at last obliged to retreat from it precipitately, without having derived any advantage from their conquest.
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McDonald's shares jumped more than 2 percent Friday after it reported third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates, fueled by global same-store sales growth.
McDonald's reported earnings of $1.28 billion, or $1.50 per share, on revenue of $6.42 billion. Analysts expected the burger chain to earn about $1.48 a share on $6.27 billion in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Still earnings were down from the $1.31 billion the company earned in last year's third quarter, and revenue slipped 3 percent from $6.62 billion in the year-ago period, hurt by refranchising efforts.
McDonald's shares surged, trading up 2.5 percent at $113.39.
"Our third quarter results, including our fifth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales across all segments as well as improved restaurant profitability, are a testament to the progress we are making to satisfy the needs of today's dynamic customers," President and CEOSteve Easterbrook said in a press release.
Analysts had been viewing the quarter as a test of how solid McDonald's turnaround efforts were going. While same-store sales rose 3.5 percent, with across-the-board improvement in all its global sectors, U.S. growth was more tepid.
The U.S. restaurant industry has been grappling with persistently soft traffic, and McDonald's proved it wasn't immune. Sales within the United States gained 1.3 percent, aided by its al-day breakfast and McPick 2 promotions and its new Chicken McNuggets recipe that uses no artificial preservatives.
"The good news is that the company remains in growth," Neil Saunders, CEO of Conlumino, said in a research note. "The bad news is that the growth rate is now on a firm downward trajectory and a long way below the mid-single digit figures McDonald's posted earlier in this fiscal."
Looking ahead, McDonald's will be up against tougher comparisons, as promotions such as the all-day breakfast have been running for more than a year.
Saunders said given the comparisons only get tougher over the next few quarters, it "looks like McDonald's future growth will be somewhat lackluster."
The company said it would continue to emphasize "food quality and the customer experience" in the fourth quarter.
Morningstar's R.J. Hottovy told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that McDonald's efforts to improve operations were successful in the areas of service speed and order accuracy, but that it would be wise for the company to redirect its energies elsewhere moving forward.
The restaurant analyst said the franchise still trails competitors likePanera Bread and Starbucks in mobile ordering and finding ways to reach consumers outside the restaurants.
Hottovy added that small-scale product tests the company is implementing, like using fresh instead of frozen beef at certain Texas locations, can drive excitement among consumers and garner more positive results.
"The market's going to be looking for that next catalyst, whether it be another big product innovation or an update on the refranchising efforts which is going to transform their income statement and make it a much more asset-light and higher-margin company," the analyst said.
In the latest period, refranchising efforts and cost cuts also helped widen McDonald's profit margin.
Growth in Japan and its other high-growth markets also helped offset a decline in China, where operations were hurt by temporary protests in the country over a controversy surrounding the South China Sea.
— Sarah Whitten contributed to this report.


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Ferns N Petals plans to come out with its initial public offer (IPO) in 2020 while it expands its operations beyond the core business of flowers and gifts retailing, a top company official said.
The company's expansion plans include FMCG and hospitality sectors.
"We are looking at coming out with an IPO in the next 14-18 months... in year 2020. Work has already started on this front. We will use money to fund our growth plans as we expand beyond our core business of flowers and gifting," Ferns N Petals Founder and MD Vikaas Gutgutia told PTI.
The company plans to become a major player in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment with launch of packaged water, chocolates, cookies and cakes. It is also looking at establishing a chain of wedding hotels.
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Gutgutia said Ferns N Petals plans to invest Rs 20 crore to open three to four hotels in the next 12 months. At present, it has one operational property in Delhi.
The company had reported about Rs 360 crore turnover last fiscal, and expects about 30 per cent year-on-year growth.
Ferns N Petals has 300 outlets in 120 cities across India. By the end of year 2020, the brand is planning to open 500 outlets across the country.
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On the heels of a vitriolic, hate-filled speech about atheists by Phil Robertson, his daughter-in-law Korie has a different sort of announcement to make.
The "queen of 'Duck Dynasty'" recently published a children's book, in collaboration with her mother, Chrys Howard.
Called "Duck Commander Devotions for Kids," this Christian children's book features 100 devotional stories related to tales from scripture, along with a prayer. The main goal of the book is to tie the Bible to real-life situations.
Robertson believes that the lessons of the Bible have been lost in modern society.
"I grew up with parents who taught me the Bible from a very young age," said Robertson in an interview with CNS News. "I realize as an adult how important those seeds being planted in my life, and those verses placed in my heart, have been to me in my life growing up as an adult going through tough times. I hope that we implant those seeds in kids' hearts."
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Chester, PA (Nov. 24, 2014) – After a thrilling victory to get the NCAA Tournament off to a rousing start, No. 10 Widener is back at home Saturday against Christopher Newport at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium in the second round.
Game time is at noon and tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students. No complimentary tickets are available and all need to pay admission to gain entrance.
Widener (11-0, 9-0 MAC) advanced thanks to Saturday's thrilling 36-35 victory over Muhlenberg as junior Ryan O'Hara (Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford) kicked a 32-yard field goal with 10.2 seconds left. Sophomore Seth Klein (Wernersville, PA/Wilson West Lawn) completed 28-of-47 passes for 364 yards, senior All-America Anthony Davis (Upland, PA/Chester) posted seven catches for 114 yards and junior Travon Barnes (Randallstown, MD) closed with a career-best 16 tackles.
The berth was clinched November 15 when Widener upended No. 15 Delaware Valley, 44-28, for the school's league-record 20th Middle Atlantic Conference title.
Widener is 18-11 in the NCAA Tournament that includes national championships in 1977 and 1981. The squad also is 6-0 in NCAA Tournament games at Quick Stadium and 4-2 in the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament. The Pride also are 11-0 for the fifth time in school history.
Widener has been nationally ranked most of the campaign for many reasons. The defense is the key principle by sitting number two in the country in rushing defense with only 58.5 yards allowed per contest. Helping that figure was the fact the squad yielded minus-19 rushing yards November 1 vs. Stevenson and minus-13 rushing yards September 27 at FDU-Florham.
The unit also is fifth in the nation with 10.4 tackles for a loss per game, second in turnover ratio (36:9), third with a .515 red zone scoring percentage, sixth with 3.73 sacks per game, 15th with 14.0 points allowed per contest and 35th with 300.4 yards allowed per game.
It certainly does not hurt to have three all-conference returnees on the defensive line in Stacey Sunnerville (Freehold, NJ/Freehold), fellow junior Shakore Philip (Bay Shore, NY) and senior John DiBiase (Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape). Sunnerville, who was tabbed second team All-MAC a second straight year, is third on the squad with 53 tackles and also has 9 1/2 tackles for a loss. Philip was first team All-MAC as well as second team All-ECAC South and DiBiase was Honorable Mention.
Linebacker Kevin Burns (Collingdale, PA/West Catholic) has a league-leading 20 tackles and also paces the team with 82 tackles and was tabbed first team All-MAC. Fellow senior Brandon Harper (Blackwood, NJ), named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, is second on the team with 73 tackles. Sophomore and MAC Honorable Mention pick Alex Stewart (Pittsgrove, NJ/Arthur P. Schalick) had a school-record three blocked punts October 18 against Wilkes and first team All-MAC senior senior Ameer Sorrell (Port Norris, NJ) has four touchdowns this year that include three blocked punt returns.
First team All-MAC sophomore Sean Titus (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) has had a monster year at safety. He has a league-best nine interceptions for 220 yards, including a 96-yard return for a touchdown November 8 vs. King's.
Davis continues to be a menace for any opponent and once again is having another solid campaign. He is 19th in the country with 1,077 receiving yards, 82nd with 126.9 all-purpose yards per game, tied for second in the MAC with 10 receiving touchdowns and sixth with 5.5 receptions per game.
Davis is first in school history with 248 career receptions, 6,431 all-purpose yards, 3,788 receiving yards and 1,704 kickoff return yards. He also is second with 41 touchdown catches and third with 45 touchdowns. He has been voted All-America the last two years, first team All-MAC all four seasons and this year was cited a Preseason All-America by four publications.
Klein was tabbed second team All-MAC, one season after being picked the MAC and ECAC South Rookie of the Year. This season, he is 10th in the country with 31 touchdown passes, 32nd with 266.5 passing yards per game, 57th with a .611 completion percentage and 41st with 268.8 yards of total offense per contest.
Mike Kelly has won his first 11 games as head coach, the longest such winning and unbeaten streaks in school history. The previous unbeaten run was held by Dutch Sommer, who went 5-0-2 during his only season in 1913.
The Pride have outscored their opponents this season 441-154 that includes 133-44 in the first quarter and 83-17 in the third.
Christopher Newport (8-3, 7-1 USA South) also needed a last-second field goal to advance, getting a 38-yard boot from Mason Studer as time expired for a 29-26 win at No. 15 Delaware Valley for its fifth straight victory. The Captains won USA South in their final year in the league before moving to the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
Widener won the only meeting between these schools, 56-7 on November 17, 2001 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The then Pioneers advanced to the quarterfinals that season.


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A little over a week ago I wrote a speculative piece on Personal disruption. This post is a continuation of that thinking.
First, let me say that I'm known for getting a bug in my head, buying something, then getting a gut feeling its not working out, changing my mind, and returning it. This is true with hiking boots, packs, computers, cameras, clothing, and anything that I use daily and means something to me. Things that I've kept too long to return I sell on Amazon or give away. I don't like to put up with things that don't absolutely please me. My wife thinks I'm borderline (or not so borderline) OCD because I like some silverware better than some other silverware in our silverware drawer but the fact is, we have a bit of Dansk silverware mixed in with other stuff and it has a better feel to my hand, so I choose it.
The short of it is, I notice details and I'm picky.
Lest you think the Dansk name drop makes me a brand snob, my favorite butter knife is an old tarnished piece of plated silverware I got at a tag sale for ten cents twenty years ago; it's less about brand, more about feel and usability but in fact, some brands (Dansk, Patagonia, Apple) combine great feel and usability with great design. Doesn't mean they can't flop and I don't like everything Patagonia makes, but I do have the sense that they care about design and usability.
iPad mini
After using the $299 16GB iPad mini exclusively for a week (avoiding my iPad 3) I decided that the weight of earlier full-size iPads was affecting the way I used them: less weight=more use and the size of the mini (in addition to its light weight) was affecting how I carried it around and used it.
By the way, this has proved true with cameras for me too, my current camera of choice is a compact Ricoh GR and I use it for everything having unloaded my entire DSLR rig over a year ago. Too much weight, no matter how good the images, means less use.
I wasn't sure I'd be comfortable reading everything I like to read on the iPad mini's screen, some web sites are too small on that screen to be fully accessible, even when opened in Safari directly in landscape and when scanning sites that open up in windows on top of Tweetbot, Twitterific, Reeder, Mr. Reeder or Feedly, accessibility in iOS and on a small screen becomes near impossible.
There is an interesting relationship between size/weight and readability and as one gets older and one's eyes get weaker, readability starts to trump size and weight. A retina screen can only go so far in making very small text readable or a very small button on screen pushable.
But, even though I wasn't sure about the mini (because of a few instances of tough readability) I decided to go ahead and recycle my iPad 3 as there was no going back; it felt like a brick compared with the mini and my future was either a mini or a new Air.
I set up the recycling of the iPad 3 with Apple, reset it and put it aside with cable and charger.
I noted that even with the small, 16GB mini I could get all of my various apps, a bit of music, a few pictures and four ripped DVDs on it which is more than enough to fly across the country with. So, I was content to sit tight with the "old" mini, maybe skipping the new iPad Air and the upcoming retina iPad mini but certainly in no rush to buy anything right now.
I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro and no matter what kind of iPad I ended up with I like a hardware keyboard for this type of writing so any iPad I get doesn't have to do this job, although any iPad could do this job.
It felt good to have made this kind of decision although my wife kept waiting for me to change my mind, sell the mini and regret recycling the iPad 3. I didn't turn the iPad 3 back on, however, I did have second thoughts about the mini as I ran into readability issues and watched a part of a movie on it and noticed that I missed the bigger screen for movie watching.
iPad Air
There I sat for most of last week and while I didn't lose any sleep over this decision, I knew I had to at least get my hands on an iPad Air to see what they were like.
Anne and I planned a shopping trip to Trader Joe's and Costco in Danbury and since the Danbury Mall is close, we decided to stop into the small Apple store there and check out the iPad Air together.
By this time my iPad 3 was on its way back to Apple and I had about $200 left on an Apple gift card from recycling my iPhone 4S a while back. I decided even if I wanted the Air, I'd wait until the iPad 3 cleared so I could apply that gift card to a new purchase. In other words, I went into the store attempting to not buy anything, just to get a sense of what the iPad Air was all about.
Before we went I used Apple's online tool to make sure the Danbury Apple store had what I might want in stock: 64GB "space gray" iPad Air. They did.
We walked into the store, some nice Apple sales people directed us to a table of iPad Airs and we each parked in front of one. I picked it up, looked at Anne and she looked at me and we knew Apple had hit a sweet spot with this version of the iPad. It was less a matter of weight relative to anything else, it was more a matter of the feel of it. I hadn't even turned it on yet but I could tell immediately that this thing had the right feel.
The iPad Air looks and feels like a big iPad mini. If you like the mini you owe it to yourself to experience the Air before buying a retina mini. It's about the same height as other full size iPads and a bit narrower and quite a bit thinner. The edges and bezels feel great in hand, just like a mini (which feels great in hand).
Before I actually used the Air, I pulled out my mini (with a third party cover on it) and held it in one hand, the Air in the other. The weight difference was negligible. I gave the mini to Anne and she agreed. Yes, the size of the Air affects how it feels: holding it in a corner as you might a book will put more weight away from your hand relative to the smaller mini but compared with the older iPads this is much less of a problem.
Anne ran the Maps app, got into satellite mode and started panning around. She was amazed at how fast the Air processed information.
I ran Safari, went to this web site and read some text in both the body and the sidebar. Then I went to other sites I browse daily to see how readable the text would be for me. This is all with no changes in the OS, just as-is on the Apple display table.
I've noticed that the iPhone 5S is incredibly fast relative to the 4S I had before. The 4S was totally fine, a great phone and mine got a lot of use but when you know a tool will bog down in certain places you avoid going to those places. The iPhone 5S doesn't bog down anywhere and neither does the iPad Air. They both share the same A7 processor and it's a significant improvement in Apple's new iOS devices.
I used as many of the demo apps as I could, opened a lot of web pages, turned the Air off completely and booted it up and within five (5!) minutes I knew I'd be walking out with one.
I looked at Anne and she agreed, it was a no-brainer, not even close.
Since Apple has retail stores in Connecticut there's no reason to avoid buying something like this locally, there's no way to avoid sales tax and they had the configuration I wanted in stock.
I waved an Apple sales person over, told him I wanted a 64GB space gray iPad Air with AppleCare and a black Smart Case (the full cover case). He got the boxes, scanned my gift card off of Passbook (we should have used the Apple retail app which I also have), ran my credit card for the balance and we were out of the store.
The entire store experience was about ten minutes, maybe twelve but not much more.
We got home, I got the Air set up and started a sync to load it up with my stuff and I went out to work on leaves (my least favorite chore, even with a backpack blower). When I got back inside and showered I put the Smart Cover on and made sure all of my stuff had synced over.
First, the Smart Cover is absolutely fantastic. If you have an iPhone 5S and have experienced Apple's leather case for it (Anne and I love the iPhone case) then you'll appreciate what Apple has done with this Smart Cover. It fits like a glove, protects the back, has a decent hinge, and the cover can act as a stand. It's expensive relative to third party options but I have no regrets, it feels great and doesn't add much to the size and weight of the iPad Air.
The iPad Air itself really is everything I experienced in the Apple store: it's fast, it's light, and it feels of a piece. The retina screen is incredible, seemingly better than my retina iPad 3. Not only do I have no regrets about having made this extremely fast and seemingly impulsive decision, I've already reset the mini and its on its way back to Apple through their recycling program.
The mini showed me that my older iPad was a brick and I wasn't using it as much as I could because of this. But, the older mini still used the same older processor that the iPad 3 and 4 used and while its fast enough, it's slow compared with an iPad Air or the newer retina mini coming out soon. So, while the mini is a great size for travel and I considered keeping it in addition to the Air, I have a most excellent iPhone 5S that can be used on trains and other places where any iPad would be too big or non-cellular iPads would be unconnected.
When Apple released the first iPad it was apparent that this tool was going to be disruptive but because it was a new way to work for many of us who are serious computer users we may have been considering it as an iPod-like appendage. As Apple has slimmed it down, added a retina screen, and upgraded its processor and speed, the disruption has continued apace. The iPad Air certainly tips the iPad into complete computer replacement for many people. This is significant.
I've now had the iPad Air for three days and have absolutely no regrets at all. I'm glad I bought a mini and set it up to see how it would affect my work patterns as it led me directly to the Air. I might have bought an Air otherwise considering it's a natural upgrade from an iPad 3 but the mini was an itch I had to scratch and I'm glad I did.
Looking at spec sheets on weight and size and online unboxing videos doesn't do it. If you're an iPad user you really need to get your hands on the iPad Air. I'd go further: with Apple's 14 day no-questions asked return policy, just buy one, sync your stuff onto it and try it out for real. My guess is you won't be returning it.


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They should just have a spelling bee.
6-6-98 - 6-6-18 Happy 20th Anniversary TNL
I love how the mayor of both Chicago and Portland didn't give a shit about the peaceful protests until peaceful protestors showed up outside their house.
"Question the world man... I know the meaning of everything right now... it's like I can touch god." - bbobb the ggreatt
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This week's regular mood board has been interrupted by the big birthday – which is actually today. The party was a success! Complete with gold mylar balloons, mini cupcakes and a gorgeous wallpapered ceiling – I told you we know how to keep it classy.
These are some party pics with some of my favorite people – missing some VIP's of course, but there's more celebrating to come!
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The Chicago Fire's lack of confidence was so thick during the middle of last season, Pavel Pardo could feel it when he came to Chicago in late July. They were 2-6-12, fallen into an abyss of draws and last-minute losses, and hopes of a turnaround were grim.
Even as a new player, the two-time World Cup veteran knew he needed to speak up.
"The first time when I came here, for sure I [saw] the confidence was really not 100 percent," Pardo told MLSsoccer.com. "There were a lot of games tied, they were in the last position. I tried to communicate that we have to be confident."
Immediately, Pardo made a difference. In his first game against Philadelphia, he scored a goal. Through his first few weeks, which included a 4-2 loss in Vancouver, Pardo stressed to his teammates that they needed to have the right mentality.
"I know I understand, sometimes it's life, sometimes it's sports, but sometimes it's coming from your mind," Pardo said. "If you're positive, if you have a good attitude in training, if you have the right mentality, you can have success, or in life you can have success. If you don't have that, it's all about your mind, it's all about your mentality."
Gradually, that mentality improved, and so did the locker room chemistry. The Fire finished 7-2-1, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.
Team captain Logan Pause knows the former VfB Stuttgart and Club America midfielder had a huge part in last season's culture shift.
"He played a massive role in changing things," Pause told MLSsoccer.com. "He's just a perfect example to myself and to everybody in the locker room of what it means to be a professional, of what the kind of qualities are that it takes to be successful in training every day. He leads by example."
The overhaul in leadership and mentality isn't yet finished – Pardo thinks that the arrival of German international defender Arne Friedrich in the coming days will only make things better.
"You can see the mentality of the team is different," Pardo said. "If you want to have a good team, you have to have guys on your team with winner mentalities, that's important. Now, everybody thinks like that."
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Download 2048 on your computer (Windows) or Mac for free. Few details about 2048:
- Last update of the app is: 07/04/2020
- Review number on 22/04/2020 is 20877
- Average review on 22/04/2020 is 4.18
- The number of download (on the Play Store) on 22/04/2020 is 5,000,000+
- This app is for Everyone
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Few Puzzle games who can interest you
- Download Minesweeper for PC AND MAC
- Download Pixel Art: Color by Number Game for PC AND MAC
- Download Find the Differences 500 levels for PC AND MAC
#1: how to install 2048 for PC (Windows) and for MAC (step by step)
- Step 1: Download Bluestack (click here to download)
- Step 2: Install Bluestack on your computer (with Windows) or on your Mac.
- Step 3: Once installed, launch Bluetsack from your computer.
- Step 4: Once Bluestack opened, open the Play Store on Bluestack (connect with your Google Account or create a new Google Account).
- Step 5: Search 2048 in the Play Store.
- Step 6: Install 2048 and launch the app.
- Step 7: Enjoy playing 2048 from your computer
#2: how to use 2048 on PC (Windows) and on MAC (in 6 steps))
- Step 1: Go on Nox App Player website and download Nox App Player by click here (for PC) or click here (for Mac)
- Step 2: Install Nox App Player on your computer or on your max fy following the instruction displayed on your screen.
- Step 3: Once the software is installed, launch it by clicking on the icon displayed on your screen.
- Step 4: Once Nox App Player is launched and opened (it needs few seconds to launch), open the Play Store (by connecting through your Google Account or create a new one).
- Step 5: Search 2048 (app name) inside the Play Store.
- Step 6: Install 2048 and launch the app from Nox App Player: now you can play or use the app on your computer 🙂
- Step 7: Enjoy playing 2048 from your computer
List of the OS who are compatible with the game 2048
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows 10
- macOS Sierra
- macOS High Sierra
- Other mac versions
Install 2048 on Android
- Launch the Play Store from your Android device (Galaxy S7, Galaxy S8, etc.)
- Enter 2048 in the search bar and press on "see" or "go".
- Click on "install" to launch the install of the game (or the app) (green button).
- Finished! You can now play to 2048 (or use the app 2048) on your phone and your Android device.
Warning: the game 2048 (or the app) have to be downloaded, si it could takes few seconds to few minutes to download. To know when 2048 is downloaded and installed, go on your home screen of your Android Device and check if the app icon is displayed.
Install 2048 on Iphone
- Launch the App Store from your IOS Phone (Iphone 5, Iphone 5S, Iphone 6, Iphone 6s, Iphone 7, Iphone 8, Iphone X or your Ipad for example).
- Enter 2048 in the search bar and press on the icon of the app to enter on the app details.
- Click on "install" to launch the download and the install of the app (green or blue button).
- Finished! You can now use the app 2048 (or play ;)) on your Iphone or your Ipad.
Warning : the install of the app can takes few seconds to few minutes because you have first to download the app, and then your IOS device will install it, be patient. Once installed, you will see the 2048 icon on your home IOS screen (iOS 11, iOS 10, iOS 9, iOS 8 ou iOS 7)
Official Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=apps.r.twothousandfortyeight&hl=us&gl=us


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(feat. Tony Yayo)
Album:The Big 10
Got the shotgun
Got the handgun
Got the paper in my nike box
Burn the haze up
You better raise up
Before you get ya punk ass shot
We hunt them down
We gun them dowm
Cut em down to the floor, nah nah nah
Don't fuck around, the tre pound
That's 6 rounds for the raw, nah nah nah
We on the trip, fuck up a flip
100 grams of the raw, nah nah nah
We on this shit, we spit a clip
That your whip home boy? nah nah nah
[Verse 1: 50 Cent]
Yeah I run the town like a marathon
Trackstar, trapstar
Teflon shock plate, front and back hah
P90 Ruger talk,.38 Special flow
Hollow tip, hottest shit, flyest nigga in New York
C-4 in the [?] in the bomb, niggas fronting
I got it like they want, so they hating when I'm stunting
I'm hot now, I'm bigger than the block now
Rolls drop, top down
Lambo, top down
Violate, get shot down
I live by the codes you follow
I jooks some nigga 'fore I beg or borrow
I come from the street where there's strong and there's weak
And when the strong hungry, the weak something to eat
[Verse 2: Tony Yayo]
This rap shit is fake if you really wanna ask me
I'm in the projects with a bitch like Cassie
Drop top Mayback, the roof all glassy
Level two vest on cause niggas wanna blast me
I'm a menace to society, that's what the judge said
My kinda money leave the DA and the judge dead
Shorty turned 5 and he rep that 5
Shorty just turned 6 and he rep that 6
I got my crack and my four four
The four in the morning
Gas up the truck, fuck global warming
My money be foreign, my cars be foreign
It's pedal to the metal in them Air Force Jordans
[Verse 3: Tony Yayo]
Four bitches in the european whip
Set it off like Cleo
Haitian bitches talking Creole
Rappers is feeding them all
Triple header, christmas day
Navy blue Phantom Ghost
Box for the pistol play
Why comrade Mary overdose on MJ?
Why Big ain't have a bullet proof truck like me?
Why the club shot up?
What the fuck you expect?
They don't search niggas buying bottles at Juliet!
Yeah I just left Southside, I'm to the borough west side [?]
Money team to the dream, haters trynna strategize
We work hard, they say it come easy
Bitch blow me in the coupe, yeah I cum easy


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Today we made three big announcements:
1) We raised $16.2 million in a Series B financing round that was lead by America Online, Inc., IAC/InterActiveCorp, The Hearst Corporation, and Allen & Company LLC as well as our existing venture partners Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners.
2) Barry Diller, CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp and Chairman of Expedia, Inc. joined our board of directors.
3) We signed a ground-breaking syndication and distribution agreement with AOL.
Not surprisingly, there has been a great response from the industry (see the links below for some of the coverage). There are a few things about these announcements we think are really important. First, is that the broader Internet and media industry is investing in our vision for open Internet TV. This is great news for both publishers and consumers who are excited about a world where video programming is broadly accessible through the Internet.
In practical sense, the agreement with AOL reveals one of the ways we plan to give publishers very powerful means to build their Internet TV businesses by leveraging the distribution that AOL.com can provide to reach consumers and ultimately to make publishers money. We very much believe that Internet syndication, whether it's to a major web destination like AOL.com or a network of smaller affiliates is going to be one of the defining characteristics of Internet TV.
Finally, the capital and opportunities that come through these agreements are going to give us an even bigger launching pad to do what we're really excited about: making publishers, affiliates and advertisers successful while giving consumers access to a new universe of content.
On that front, we also started our commercial preview this week. If you've got video content and you want to participate, make sure you've filled out our publisher interest form. We'll be sending out more invitations over the next few weeks.
A Few Coverage Highlights
Diller's IAC, AOL to Invest In Web-TV Company
Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Net TV startup lands $16.2 mln from AOL, IAC
Online Video Service Pairs Up With AOL
Associated Press
Brightcove Gets $16.2 Million Round From IAC, AOL & Hearst; Diller on Board


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text: Vicente Canales' Film Factory Picks up Daniel Sanchez Arevalo's 'Cousinhood' 8:04 AM PST 1/14/2011 by Pamela Rolfe FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Canales expects to announce a handful of slate titles before Berlin. MADRID -- Vicente Canales' newly launched sales outfit Film Factory announced Friday its first pick up, Daniel Sanchez Arevalo's Cousinhood. The acquisition amounts to a vote of confidence from producer Fernando Bovaira, who heads Mod Producciones, which co-produced the film with Jose Antonio Felez's Atipica Films -- Sanchez's regular producer. Bovaira, who produced Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful and Alejandro Amenabar's Agora gets the pick of the litter when it comes to sales agents. Film Factory will screen the film, which will be released in Spain by Warner Bros on Feb. 4 with 250 prints, at the European Film Market in Berlin "Cousinhood is one of the comedies of the year in Spain and it perfectly suits the quality director-driven slate we want to bring to the marketplace," Canales said. "It's a great pleasure to start working with top level production companies such as Mod and Atipica. I am very happy they have trusted the Film Factory Project." Sanchez's third feature -- a follow up to DarkBlueAlmostBlack, -- stars Quim Gutierrez, Raul Arevalo, Adrian Lastra and Antonio De la Torre in a comedy about being jilted just before the wedding. Canales said he expected to announce a handful of titles as the company's first slate in the run up to Berlin, including a genre film next week. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Pamela Rolfe firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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Finland Doubled its Imports of Defense Goods during 2009–2011, States iCD Research
25 Jun 2012 • by Natalie Aster
The Finnish defense budget stood at US$3.93 billion in 2011 and registered a CAGR of 6.44% during the review period. Growth has since halted due to the Eurozone crisis affecting Finland. In 2012 the defense budget is estimated at US$3.87 billion, and is expected to decline at a CAGR of -1.53% during the forecast period, dropping to US$3.64 billion by 2016. The projected decline in defense expenditure is part of the 'Economy Management Plan' by the Finnish government with the intention of preventing the economy from being further affected by the recession.
According to the report "The Finnish Defense Industry: Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016" by iCD Research, Finland has been perceived as a country with low levels of corruption. However, since 2006, three alleged instances of bribery and corruption involving the country's defense sector have been highlighted. As a result, the country's ranking in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index has been dropping since 2007. Domestic defense industry officials are accused of handing out bribes to foreign public officials in order to win a contract for the supply of 126 armored personnel carriers to Croatia.
Report Details:
The Finnish Defense Industry: Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016
Published: June, 2012
Pages: 113
Price: US$ 1.250,00
The Finnish defense budget deficit in 2011 stood at US$10.6 billion, due to which the country may be compelled to reduce its defense budget in the next ten years. Currently, the Ministry of Defense is contemplating reductions of US$300 million in its defense budget for 2012-13, which may eventually lead to the cancellation of defense-related projects and air defense modernization projects. A potential cut to Finland's defense budget is an area of concern for foreign investors.
More information can be found in the report "The Finnish Defense Industry: Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016" by iCD Research.
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Great examples of geotargeting personalization?
Hey everyone,
I'm thinking of writing a blog post featuring some great geotargeting examples. I just returned from traveling to Florida on vacation, and within about 5 minutes of landing in Orlando, I received an email from Uber Florida welcoming me to the state. Talk about crazy awesome personalization!
I'd love to hear your examples, either from campaigns you've run or you've received in your inbox so we can inspire the whole email community to surprise and delight their subscribers just as I was with Uber. :)