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Lifelogging is an emerging trend of recording every, or nearly every moment of your life. A simple example of lifelogging would be wearing a video recorder that would record continuous video and audio of everything you see and do. Ted Chiang used this example to speculate about how lifelogging would change our society. At the end he answered the audience's questions and engaged in a discussion regarding some points, such as: would lifelogging encourage us to craft our lives as stories, and thus become better people? Doesn't forgetting play a big role in getting over a trauma? Doesn't forgetting go a long way towards forgiving? What if your memories are hacked? Who has control over shared memories?
Participants: Kage Baker, David Hartwell (Interviewer)
Topic: One of her editors gets our Guest of Honor to talk.
Kage Baker was the oldest girl of seven kids; she started writing at age 9. Some of her earliest memories was changing diapers for smaller kids; when her biological clock started ticking, she decided "been there, done that" and never looked back, never felt like she missed out on anything by not having children.
Participants: Vernor Vinge, John Gibbons (interviewer)
Vernor Vinge talked about how he got started writing science fiction, about numerical parametrization of group minds, about some characters in "Deepness in the Sky", and, of course, his brainchild -- the concept of Singularity, the ways it could happen, and what current research might lead to it.
Slipstream is literature that has fantastic elements that nevertheless can't be characterized as science fiction, fantasy or horror. It is the literature of the fantastic that's left after you remove the defining characteristics of those three genres. The negative space.
Synopsis from ArmadilloCon program book. A plethora of new markets for what we used to call slipstream has blossomed over the past two years, with all sorts of new monikers like "The New Fabulists," "Interstitial Arts," and "Ambient Fiction" -- Conjunctions 39, Sweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (with a new volume appearing in the fall), Polyphony, Album Zutique, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and so on. What distinguishes the work appearing in these journals from more conventional SF, fantasy, and mainstream fiction? Has slipstream finally arrived as a genre in its own right?
Panelists: Chris Nakashima-Brown (moderator), Lawrence Person, Mikal Trimm, Rick Klaw
Two of Sharon's closest friends, authors Kay Kenyon and Louise Marley, ask her about her life and her work. How does she manage to find time for writing while having a full time job? How many "trunk books" she wrote until she got published? Why are mothers so terrible in her books? And many other questions.
Following the ArmadilloCon tradition, toastmaster K. D. Wentworth gave a humorous speech. She addressed the audience as a fourth grade schoolteacher, which she actually was for the most of her working life. She chastised SF fandom for forgetting their geeky, eccentric roots and becoming too mainstream. Then she and several other guests performed "The Fan Eye for a Mundane Guy" makeover (modeled after a then-popular television show "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy" on a guy they picked from the audience.
Note: My transcription of this speech is not completely accurate since I had to work off of a poor quality tape recording.
Pictures from ArmadilloCon 2004 can be found in my photo gallery.
Mel White (who has a Ph.D. in information sciences), Rachael Acks (a geologist), Paige Roberts (data scientist), and Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor) at the Women In Science panel
Mel White (who has a Ph.D. in information sciences), Rachael Acks (a geologist), Paige Roberts (data scientist), and Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor) at the Women In Science panel.
Fannish Feud, the pro team, left to right: Thomas (Martin) Wagner (filmmaker and science fiction reviewer), Sigrid Close (a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and ArmadilloCon 2014 science Guest of Honor), Ted Chiang (SF/F author and writer Guest of Honor), Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (artist GoH), Jacob Weisman (editor GoH).
Fannish Feud, the fan team, left to right: Renee, Troyce Wilson, ArmadilloCon Fan Guest of Honor Michael Walsh, and Rhonda Eudaly, who, as she pointed out, could be on both pros and fans teams.
K. G. (Kevin) Jewell, John Gibbons, Janet Kathleen Cheney, and Ted Chiang at the "Mathematics, magic, and mystery" panel. The panel started out with a discussion of a book by the same name that explored mathematical "paradoxes" (many of them pretty simple and not paradoxical at all). But the larger purpose of the panel was to explore how mathematics influences science fiction. Apparently, there isn't much science fiction -- at least not very well known -- where the central idea is mathematical. Our panelists mentioned these works:


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Having the the Mexico 1930 National Census images available online was a pretty significant event for Hispanic genealogy. For the first time a major Latin American collection had been published online for free. It definitely marked a turning point for anyone doing Hispanic family history/genealogy, now the same collection is being indexed. I strongly believe that the Mexico 1930 Census paved the way for other collections. Now on FamilySearch Record Search you can search the 1895 Argentina National Census. The searchable index is linked to digital images and for the first time Argentines have a valuable collection at their fingertips. Again, all available for free!!
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #509
From Psalm 142
To God my earnest voice I raise,
To God my voice imploring prays;
Before his face my grief I show
And tell my trouble and my woe.
When gloom and sorrow compass me,
The path I take is known to thee,
And all the toils that foes do lay
To snare thy servant in his way.
O Lord, my Saviour, now to thee,
Without a hope besides, I flee,
To thee, my shelter from the strife,
My portion in the land of life.
Be thou my help when troubles throng,
For I am weak and foes are strong;
My captive soul from prison bring,
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The West Indies look set for a series-levelling victory going into the final day of the second Test against New Zealand in Trinidad on Thursday.
Trailing on first innings by 239, New Zealand reached 8-257 at stumps on day four, leading by just 18 runs.
West Indies were anticipating an innings victory late on the fourth day when Tim Southee was the eighth wicket to fall with the score at 212 and more than an hour-and-a-half left in the final session.
However BJ Watling (38 not out) and Mark Craig (29 not out) held firm for 110 minutes in adding 45 runs to ensure the home side will have to try to complete victory on Friday and so set up a series decider in Barbados next week.
Kemar Roach was the leading wicket-taker with 3-53, but the bowling honours of the day went to Sulieman Benn.
The gangling left-arm spinner operated unchanged through the first two sessions but for one over when he was off the field, taking the vital wickets of Tom Latham and Jimmy Neesham in the morning session.
Latham could do little to avoid a delivery that kicked off a length and offered a simple catch to silly-point, but the dismissal of Neesham stunned everyone, even the bowler, as he flung himself low to his right to come up with a sensational catch.
Benn ended the day with 2-62 off 49 persevering overs and should have broken the stand between Watling and Craig early as Jermaine Blackwood failed to hold on to a sharp chance at forward short-leg when Craig was just on five.
Kane Williamson, who added 75 for the second wicket in a partnership that had started the previous evening, has been New Zealand's top-scorer so far, getting to 52 before being caught at the wicket off Roach.
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i wanted to say that i've came back to see counqer online after 14 years (and alot have changed)
i remember it took me weeks to get to level 30 , i remember the warrior class named guard, and the trojan couldn't use dual handed untill specific level. i remember meny weapons and armor, i remember grinding and questing...now i installed it, and it took me 5 minuts to hit lvl 61...where is the counqer i love? i mean awesome that there are new classes (like toaist insteade of water and fire) (and pirate and ninja, theese are new) but none the less, i miss the grinding... whats next? auto leveling bot? is this some 5550x rates MU clone?
anyway to make it 1x? or alteast 5x? and how to make a new class? i mean i made one, but i cannot go back to class select or make a new char slot???
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I agree
I also use to play conquer online about 10 years ago... and it seems as though only on the new servers is the EXP rate heavily modified.
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If you autohunt when not at the computer it should only take a few days to get to level 100
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The federal Food and Drug Administration is asking a Wisconsin firm tied to infections and death blamed on contaminated medical wipes to voluntarily stop making and distributing its drug products, msnbc.com has learned.
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The move is aimed at halting operations at H&P Industries Inc. and its sister company, the Triad Group, both of Hartland, Wis., said Michael C. Rogers, the FDA's acting director of the Office of Regional Operations. It comes at the conclusion of an intense, week-long inspection that concluded Monday, Rogers said.
"We have evidence that shows this firm made and distributed products with a variety of opportunistic pathogens," Rogers said.
In a statement, H&P Industries officials confirmed that they had been contacted by FDA about "manufacturing of products not covered by previous recalls." A company spokeswoman, Christy Maginn, would not say whether the firm will stop operations.
"At this time, they're still in discussions with FDA," Maginn said.
The cease-and-desist request follows a series of msnbc.com news reports about inspections at the Triad Group plant and massive recalls of alcohol prep wipes, povidone iodine prep wipes and lubricating jelly all suspected of bacterial contamination.
Special report: Tracking tainted wipes
Investigation finds lax oversight, rampant problems with contaminated wipes
Msnbc.com series reveals federal Food and Drug Administration officials knew about problems at Wisconsin plant for years before taking action to halt production, distribution.
- Smith & Nephew sues beleaguered wipe-maker
- Tainted wipes destroyed as firm moves forward
- Tainted wipe maker gets FDA nod toward reopening
- 11 deaths tied to alcohol prep wipes
- Investigation finds lax oversight, rampant problems with contaminated wipes
The alcohol wipes, which were recalled for potential contamination with the bacteria Bacillus cereus, have been blamed for several serious infections and the death of a 2-year-old boy in Houston.
However, H&P Industries officials disputed that claim.
"We are aware of no confirmed link between any H&P Industries Inc. product and patient illness or death," they said in a statement. "Patient and consumer safety is our primary concern, and we believe we have acted responsibly to ensure the safety of our products."
Monday's move is the strongest action that the FDA has taken in the case, but involves no mandatory changes. The request does not rise to the level of a court order, in which the agency could go to court to force the firm to stop its operations.
Rogers said the agency has not yet concluded its investigation of the H&P Industries situation or made a final determination that could lead to sanctions including court action. He said the interim move is aimed at protecting public safety. He wouldn't say exactly what violations the new investigation revealed, but said that recalls would be issued for any products that jeopardized public health.
"We're still evaluating all of the information," he said.
Firm overhauls top management
The FDA's move comes days after H&P Industries officials vowed to overhaul its management and revamp quality control and manufacturing processes in the wake of government inspections, new documents show.
David Haertle and Eric Haertle, two brothers who own H&P Industries Inc., will step away from daily operations of the 30-year-old family firm, according to documents posted by the FDA. A new chief operating officer will be appointed, the new documents indicate.
However, David Haertle, 48, will continue to serve as manager of the Triad Group and Eric Haertle, 44, will take over as president of H&P Industries.
In the midst of questions about product safety, both men have put their Wisconsin homes up for sale. David Haertle is asking $2.6 million for a 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom lakeside home in Oconomowoc Lake, Wis. Eric Haertle is seeking $789,900 for a 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom "executive home" in Delafield, Wis., according to the listing.
H&P Industries is pledging to hire a new quality control manager, validate the processes it uses to ensure sterility and test for contamination, and outsource its tests to an independent microbiology lab.
"Systemic failures have been noted," Eric Haertle wrote in a 28-page response to an FDA inspection known as a Form 483. The Jan. 28 document was made public last week.
The H&P Industries changes are aimed at addressing bacterial contamination that prompted massive recalls of alcohol prep pads and iodine prep pads. The alcohol pads were recalled Jan. 3 after they were confirmed to be tainted with bacteria Bacillus cereus and blamed for serious infections at a Colorado children's hospital and the death of a 2-year-old Houston boy.
The iodine prep pads were recalled March 16 after they were found to be contaminated with the bacteria Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, which has been linked to meningitis in newborns and flesh-eating bacteria disease.
Families of victims 'insulted'
Despite promises of change, the lawyer who represents the family of the dead child, Harrison Kothari, said that proposed improvements are superficial at best.
"The idea that having one brother leave the president position so that another brother can take it over and that this flip will fix the operational ethic of this company is comical," said Jim Perdue Jr. "It should insult the FDA as much as it insults the patients who trusted these products."
This isn't the first time that H&P Industries has pledged to correct fundamental problems with sterilization and contamination at the Wisconsin plant that produces a wide range of intimate care products sold under the private brands of grocery and drug stores.
Previous FDA inspections found issues with basic validation of the processes used to ensure sterility and stability of several Triad products, including lubricating jelly used in vaginal exams and alcohol swab sticks and pads.
FDA documents dating to 2009 show that the firm promised to fix problems then, too.
"We have reviewed all processes and have laid out a plan to complete the additions to and/or upgrades of cleaning, maintenance and sanitizing procedures to be completed by June 1, 2010," the company stated in an Aug. 17, 2009 letter to Marie Fadden, an FDA consumer safety officer.
Four months after this deadline, in October 2010, a 10-year-old boy with leukemia developed a life-threatening infection caused by Bacillus cereus traced to Triad alcohol pads. Doctors at The Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo., detected the bacteria in 40 of 60 Triad pads tested from eight of 10 lots .
Then, two months later, on Dec. 1, 2010, Harrison Kothari died of bacterial meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus, doctors say. His parents blame the Triad wipes used at the hospital that cared for him.
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The 26th annual Blaine House Conference on Service and Volunteerism is taking place Tuesday at the University of Maine at Orono.
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September 2010 - Newsletter 95
Sherborne Christmas Concerts & New Year Party
That's another year zapped past at a high rate of knots. I watched the lady down at Rules in Sherborne blanch when I went to ask her if she would sell Christmas tickets for us again this year. Summer holidays are gone and past, Christmas can't be far away.
The dates for the concerts are the 17th and 18th of December and tickets will be on sale from the 1st of October. Prices are £8 for adults and £6.50 for children and senior citizens. Tickets for New Year are £12 each. You can buy them from the aforementioned 'Rules', which is opposite Marsh's Electrical in Cheap Street. Alternatively you can buy them from our web shop, send for them by writing to Downside, Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4BW (cheques to 'The Yetties' please) or ring 01935 814611/ 814667/813890.
Bring your own hampers of nosebag to the New Year Ceilidh. Some people bring a wheel barrow load others are content with a packet of crisps. The choice is yours. Please don't bring your own booze though, there is a bar and we want the bar staff to smile at us don't we!!!!!?
The Digby Hall is bang in the middle of the town but the one way systems can cause consternation and we don't want any of that at Christmas. If you are in any doubt as to its whereabouts drop me a line and I will send you a map.
Retirement & Yetties Final Fling Weekend
I neglected to say in May that these events will take place in our usual venue in Sherborne, The Digby Hall. We tried to hire The Albert Hall but they don't seem to understand our financial restrictions. The dates are the 8th, 9th and 10th of April, 2011. I still have some tickets for the Friday Night Ceilidh (£10 each) and for the Sunday afternoon gathering and sale (£2.50 each) but I'm quite amazed to say that tickets for the Saturday night Concert sold out in a flash. The tickets that are left are available from the web site or send a cheque made out to 'The Yetties' to Downside, Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4BW.
Friends are descending on Sherborne from all over the place and the B & Bs and hotels are doing a roaring trade. If you haven't booked a bed and you want to stay best get in touch with Sherborne Tourist Information on 01935 815341
I don't think we've felt so wanted since the early professional days in the late 60's when we were belting up and down the country in beat up old Humbers. The police used to stop us regularly and enquire just what were doing out late at night in an old banger and what do you have in the boot of your car? I think the record was three times in one night while driving from Birmingham to Dorset. I bought an autograph book one time so they could all sign it. We are already going to venues for the last time and nostalgia is dripping off the trees. People are so kind and complimentary it's a bit blush making really. Yetminster Fair was particularly moving but we will be going back there with our stall in the High Street next year.
LPs to CD
I'm making quite a lot of these now. While I was putting them on the computer I, naturally, had to listen to them all once again to make sure they were OK and I came to the conclusion that we did a pretty fair job one way and the other.
50 Stone of Loveliness 1969 Who's A'fear'd 1970 Keep A Runnin' 1970 Our Friends 1971 The World of Irish Dancing 1971 Dorset is Beautiful 1972 Mornin' All (backing Bob Arnold, Tom Forrest of the Archers) 1972 All at Sea 1973 Up in Arms (with Sherborne Town Band) 1974 The Yetties of Yetminster 1975 The World of The Yetties 1975 Let's Have a Party 1975 The Village Band (with Sherborne Town Band) 1976 Up Market 1977 Dorset Style 1978 Focus On Double Album 1978 In Concert 1979 A Little Bit of Dorset 1981 A Proper Job 1981 Cider & Song 1983 The Sound of Cricket (with John Arlott) 1984 The Yetties 1986
There's not room in the Newsletter to put every track for all these LPs but I do have lists I can e mail to you or post if you are interested. I don't keep the CDs in stock but give me a couple of days and I will make them for you. The cost is £6 per CD (including post & packing) for the single LPs and £10 for the Focus On double. For some customers I have done the whole collection of 23 and for this the charge is £120. Cheques to 'The Yetties' please at the address below.
Yetties LPs
If you don't want to go the CD route or would like to collect the LPs as well then I have the following in stock: Keep a Runnin' Our Friends Dorset Is Beautiful All At Sea The World of The Yetties Up In Arms The Yetties of Yetminster Let's Have a Party Up Market In Concert Proper Job A Little Bit of Dorset The Yetties Dorset Style Mornin' All with Bob Arnold
We sell these for £6 each including post and packing. Cheques to Halsway Manor Society Ltd.
Nostalgia DVD 'Fifty Golden Ye'rs'
We are still ploughing on with this but 6 months into the editing there's a fair old way to go. Is it going to be a double DVD or a single DVD? We don't know that yet. So much information has gone into the computer that I wonder it's not blown a fuse or whatever they use. That rhymes!!! I can tell you that Uncle Charl has come out of retirement to introduce the film and he has now gone back into the loft. Maybe we can sell him to someone on the afternoon of the 11th of April. I'm sure he would compost down quite well, his clothes certainly would. I will let you know as soon as the DVD is available, price etc. if you send me your address, Tel. No. or e mail. I did collect quite a few contact points at Yetminster Fair and I can add you to the list.
Doing the Dorset Dirt
To be honest I did contemplate giving this a miss this year (rhyme again) but then a chap came to the door asking for cash for The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and I succumbed, without too much arm twisting, to have another bash at it. The ride is over a fifty kilometre route around the bridle ways of Dorset. Mud, flood, ruts, rocks, fields, hills long and hills steep avoiding inquisitive cows and the odd gorse bush. And, I almost forgot, electrified fencing. I did receive a belt last year while opening a gate. Did I get any sympathy? Did I hell!!!
If you would like to help the old legs along you can donate by sending a cheque made out to 'M. J. Sartin' (that's my official title) to the address at the bottom of the page. I will make sure the money reaches the air ambulance. I might even persuade them to follow me round the course.
P.O. Box
This is no longer operational please write to: Downside, Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4BW.


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It makes perfect sense, given this area's rich farming history which dates back to the mid 1880s when arrowroot crops were first grown in the area, shortly followed by the first sawmill in South East Queensland. From 1868 Cobb & Co coach services terminated their trek from Brisbane here, which inspired the building of two hotels either side of Hotham Creek.
While neither Cobb & Co nor the hotels exist today, Pimpama remains a pivotal point on the journey to the Gold Coast. Once you've had your fill of strawberry ice-cream, head to international-standard Gainsborough Greens Golf Course, home to Eastern Grey kangaroos. Strawberries and a roo or too, what's not to love about Pimpama?
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Manigault Newman is releasing a book next week containing an "explosive" account of her brief tenure in the Trump administration
President Donald Trump casually dropped the "N-word" during his time as the star of "The Apprentice" and regularly uses racist epithets in the White House, according to reality TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman.
Manigault Newman is releasing a book next week containing an "explosive" account of her brief tenure in the Trump administration and detailing her reasons for heading for the exit.
The Guardian reported on Friday that the tell-all memoir — dubbed "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House" — repeats the popular claim that a tape exists featuring Trump using the N-word during outtakes for his NBC reality show, on which Manigault Newman was a contestant.
"(T)hree sources in three separate conversations had described the contents of this tape," Manigault Newman writes. "They all told me that President Trump hadn't just dropped a single N-word bomb. He'd said it multiple times throughout the show's taping during off-camera outtakes, particularly during the first season of 'The Apprentice.' "
Rumors of the tape have circulated since before the 2016 election, and questions about the recording were raised following the release of the controversial "Access Hollywood" hot mic recording featuring the future President saying his celebrity entitled him to assault women and "grab 'em by the p--y."
Manigault Newman appeared on the show's first season and returned twice more before joining the Trump in Washington as director of communications for the White House office of public liaison.
She claims that during her time in the administration she personally witnessed Trump using derogatory and racist language.
Specifically, Manigault Newman mentions that Trump would turn to hateful phrases when discussing White House counselor Kellyanne Conway's husband George Conway, who is half Filipino.
"Would you look at this George Conway article?" Trump said during one exchange, according to the book. "F--ing FLIP! Disloyal! F--ing Goo-goo."
Both terms are considered racist names for Filipinos.
Conway, who has frequently tweeted out criticisms of the president, refuted Manigault Newman's claim.
"The allegation is not credible, and indeed is ridiculous," he tweeted Friday. "It's absurd all around."
Manigault Newman claims the realization that Trump was an unrepentant racist helped her decide to jump ship last December.
At the time, she writes, she felt a "growing realization that Donald Trump was indeed a racist, a bigot and a misogynist. My certainty about the N-word tape and his frequent uses of that word were the top of a high mountain of truly appalling things I'd experienced with him, during the last two years in particular."


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The actress is all smiles as she hits the beach with Nina Dobrev and others
Julianne Hough is turning to a sunny cure for the breakup blues: the beach.
One day after her split with Ryan Seacrest was revealed, the 24-year-old star Tweeted a photo alongside a group of besties that includes Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev and stylist Riawna Capri.
Wearing sunglasses and a big grin, the actress and former Dancing with the Stars pro added the hashtag "#friendsarethebesttherapy."
Hough and the American Idol host, 38, dated for more than two years before their busy work schedules got the best of them, deciding take a break and are living apart, sources close to them tell PEOPLE.
The pair are still in regular contact and remain friends, the sources add.


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A group of banks yesterday said LED chip manufacturer Chi Mei Lighting Technology Corp (奇力光電) must repay up to NT$6 billion (US$200 million) in loans, but the company's major shareholders have responded that they do not have any obligation to cover the troubled firm's debts.
The state-run First Commercial Bank (第一銀行) — the primary lender of syndicated loans valued at between NT$5.6 billion and NT$6 billion made to Chi Mei Lighting — called on shareholders Chi Mei Corp (奇美實業) and Innolux Corp (群創光電) to assume responsibility for the outstanding payments and talk to the banks.
"The creditor banks will be extra cautious in dealing with the shareholders and their affiliated companies, if they opt to wash their hands of the situation," First Bank executive vice president Lin Hann-chyi (林漢奇) said by telephone.
While the creditor banks hold collateral for the loans, they are not in a good position to find buyers for Chi Mei Lighting's factories or capital equipment, Lin said.
First Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐國際商銀) and other lenders have placed the struggling LED chipmaker on their "to watch" list and increased provisions after the company filed for loan extensions last year, he said.
Chi Mei Lighting must settle all its debts by December 2015, Lin said. However, even if it does default on the loans this will have limited impact on First Bank because of the modest size of the payment owed, which is estimated at NT$800 million, he added.
Lin's remarks came after the Greater Tainan-based chipmaker said in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange on July 26 that all of its board directors, including chairman Chen Ling (陳領), had left the company for "personal reasons" or were made to leave because they were not fulfilling their duties.
Chi Mei Lighting did not give further explanations for the executives' exodus.
In response to the banks' calls for negotiation, Innolux, the world's fourth-largest LCD panel maker, yesterday said it has no intention to lead the formation of a new Chi Mei Lighting board.
Innolux and one of its subsidiaries own a combined 40 percent stake in Chi Mei Lighting.
An Innolux public relations official said the company has been phasing out its LED business over the past three years, as Taiwanese LED firms are losing their competitive edge to Chinese rivals, which is why the company decided not to subscribe to the new shares Chi Mei Lighting offered earlier this year.
In June, Chi Mei Lighting announced that it would scrap its plan to issue new shares, citing "volatile LED chip prices triggered by unfavorable domestic and external economic conditions," according to a filing issued on June 26.
Earlier yesterday, Innolux spokesman Lin Chen-hui (林振輝) said that as it is only a Chi Mei Lighting shareholder, it has nothing to do with the chipmaker's day-to-day management.
"We will respect creditor banks' decisions to sell off the company's assets to recover their money," Lin was quoted as saying by cable TV network UBN.
On Monday, Chi Mei Corp, which owns a 60 percent stake in the LED firms, had also said that as it is just a shareholder, it does not bear any responsibility to repay Chi Mei Lighting's debt, the Chinese-language United Daily News reported.
Founded in 2006, Chi Mei Lighting has more than NT$2 billion in paid-in capital. The company has manufacturing plants in China's Guangdong Province and employs more than 1,500 workers in Taiwan and China, according to the company's Web site.


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Leasing Developments
Leasing Developments
I am waiting for the availability of leasing of Model S car to place my configuration request although I got the notification to do so about 3 months ago. I have always leased my cars for my business for the past 15 years and threat of upcoming price increase is not going to influence my decision to wait. I am curious to know how many others in the reservation wait list are in the same situation as mine.
@tvn728: You should check with your tax accountant! I believe the $7,500 tax credit is only on cars purchased for private use. I think they can be leased, but not by a business.
This is what you pay an accountant for.
What is an "tax accountant"? Never heard of one.
These cars are unlikely to be good leasing candidates for a couple years, and maybe never. The problem is the built-in obsolescence factor is a bigger unknown and nearly impossible to underwrite.
At this point we know little about the o/s that drives everything, but the fact is that we own computer-driven autos like none other in history. That lends comparison to computers - how much is a five-year old computer or cell phone of any brand worth today? Zero, maybe less considering disposal costs. How much support does Apple or Mac provide today for a 10-year-old operating system/computer? Zero.
Leasing companies pretty much have to assume the world will have moved on from these cars within a similar time frame as PC's and cell phones. That's not true for ICE vehicles, which have a much longer historical track record in terms of value (hence residual computations in lease terms), and despite model obsolescence, are not technologically obsolete after 10 years, albeit dated.
Bottom line is that the Model S deserves a much lower residual value in a lease price computation than a similar-value ICE, so the month payment comparison will remain whack unless/until the baseline assumptions described above change.
What makes this computer worth less than the 13 or so in a typical car? This one can be reprogramed over the air - the others not so much so.
The difference is that the computers in other cars are not basic to the entire design - they are special-purpose for running individual elements of the car's mechanicals. Therefore they can be swapped out without consideration of software version, ROM upgrades, etc - they are static and the specifications don't change.
Computers on other cars also don't require comprehensive 3rd-party operating systems that will eventually be orphaned like the one in the Model S. Don't get me wrong, I love the Model S and will soon take delivery - but it is realistic to assume that the car will be essentially worthless after 10 years. If not worthless, at least more obsolete than other cars purchased this year. Again, what would you pay for a 10-year old Apple Mac or a 10-year old cell phone? Zero. We will probably still be able to get better support than is available for obsolete PC's or cell phones, but there will be a day when Tesla will say "we are no longer providing software support and upgrades for cars built before x date."
Think about the cell phone technology that is built into the Model S - the chips will soon be ancient - they are already obsolete on every car now being delivered. The chips we get now won't even be available to a manufacturer three years from now - all of the Tesla's being delivered now have only 3G capability - and that is computer hardware chip-based - no software update can ever give us 4G-level capability or speed.
Part of the Tesla schtick is that the cars will receive upgrades. That is only true to the point that new software updates will work with the hardware we are getting now. Any Tesla built three years from now will have dramatically different physical content, including firmware, compared to what we are getting now, just as is true of all computers. That's not a guess - it is historical fact. It is impossible to put the latest versions of the Android operating system onto Android smartphones that are three-years old because the hardware cannot support the newest software features. We will see similar things with our cars.
Much like our disposable cell phones, we will see newer Teslas with features that cannot be retrofitted or downloaded, and will be encouraged to upgrade to new 'hardware'. But what the leasing companies have to consider in the residual value calculation is that unlike almost all other cars on the road, there is no CarMax to buy a Tesla, because CarMax cannot service, appraise, or even charge these cars. Teslas will remain rare even at the 20K/yr unit level, and the CarMax business model would not justify their investing in becoming Tesla-friendly. Same for the used-car trade-in and auction business (how will they auction cars they cannot drive due to depleted batteries?).
There is no trade-in market for the Tesla roadster except at Tesla dealers. CarMax will buy almost any late model car on the road, but not a Tesla. This is why Tesla is establishing their own aftermarket. Because it will likely remain impossible to trade in a Model S at a Mercedes or BMW dealership, resale value assumptions implicit in leases will assume faster depreciation, if they assume anything at all.
Pungoteague_Dave Nearly everything in many ICE cars is computer run. Despite your attempt to explain I am at a loss to understand how the computer(S) in a Tesla are any different. The operating system is Tesla designed...if they do what we all hope and are a thriving company in ten years time there is no way they would do some design which junks a large number of cars they previously sold...and as far as I can see no need to, in order to offer whatever the latest technology happens to be on their then current production.
To me what will determin long term value is how the battery packs hold up. Who is going to buy a 5-year-old car if the range has already dropped significantly. And worse yet, how much will a car be worth if essentially you know in three years the main and most expensive component will have to be replaced. What would an ICE vehicle be worth if you knew ahead of time the engine will have to be replaced in 3 years time: nothing.
It is not the computers that are going to determin the used value of a Tesla, it is the battery pack. As battery technology moves along hopefully this will become less of an issue...but now it is my chief, and only concern, on my car retaining a significant long-term value.
I was told no 4G ever - at the DC sales office. But whatever, something else will replace 4G a long time before 10 years is up, and the cars won't have that either - but any new Tesla will have it. I did not say that the computer is the only example of technology that reduces the likeihood of reasonable lease terms or functional obsolescence. It is one issue. I also did not say that Tesla will intentionally orphan these cars. It will happen by default - the technology will walk away over time. That's a good thing for mankind, and a reason to upgrade if you own the old technology.
There is a fundamental difference between the specific-purpose computers in ICE cars and the computer in the Model S. Your point makes my point. I was an early adopter of in-car NAV systems in the late 1990's. In 2000 I bought a BMW 330ci convertible, factory delivered. It had a BMW NAV system. Pure junk today. The rest of the car is just fine, but it you want a current map for it none is available - you have to use a dash-mounted unit because you are SOL for the OEM unit. It isn't BMW's fault, but the technology moved further faster than their ability to provide updates. The resolution on those first-generation screens was terrible anyway (magical at the time, just like our new Model S screens today - but they won't be so hot in a few years - and they will no longer be supported by the supplier and software developer, which is not in Tesla's control).
My pointis that from a pure financing perspective, no responsible leasing company will take the residual risk represented by untested technology - the accountants must assume a low residual value until proven otherwise by a robust secondary used car market emerges for electric vehicles.
I was right with you Pungoteague_Dave until, "but if you want a current map for it none is available". That is because BMW did not care about updating it when they designed it. I have had a 2003 desktop computer and the maps are still current. It uses google maps and they stay current as long as google maps is out. My first tablet is also no where near obsolete altho only three years old. It still does everything I need and more as I discover new apps. I did not buy a 2, 3, 4, or 9999G tablet. I bought a Wifi tablet and tether it wirelessly to my cell phone. As my phone went from 3G to 4G my Tablet did too.
I know many people say they wouldn't buy a phone just for the car. If you are signing up for a data package 5-10 years from now the phone will be, like now, practicality free. If it's not go find a different provider. The car will always need a data package to connect.
As compared to an ICE I think the BEV will depreciate slower because of gas prices. I just don't see gas prices dropping back to 97 cents or less a gallon. At a modest rate of increase the US national average will be $5 a gallon in ten years. At that cost driving 2000 miles with an ICE will buy you a new battery+ for your Model S. People who can only afford used cars will have a choice. By a Leaf that has a battery which only gets 20-40 miles at most per charge or buy a base priced used Model S that gets over 100 miles to the charge.
Sudre - well stated. I didn't have the energy to respond to PD
Also, how much does it cost to upgrade hardware, today...memory, processors cost relatively nothing.
Is there any reason not to believe Tesla engineers didn't design the Model S for easy hardware updates if that needs to be done in the furure?
If computer hardware does become obsolete it certainly will be an inexpensive swap out assuming the car is designed for it...
shouldn't cost much more than a major tune up of an ICE car.
Just try to upgrade a three year old Apple Mac. Can't be done. But live in upgrade dreamland if you want. I live in the real world of finance. i am also a Model S owner effective next week, so buy the koolaid. However, i am realistic about it. These cars will never have 4g, folding mirrors, rear seat heaters, proximity sensors, adaptive cruise control, and will never be good candidates for leasing due to their unique market position and above average depreciation/obsolescence. Anything else is either wishful thinking or intentional self-delusion. Computers have been sold for years on the myth of future upgrade ability. But 99% are never upgraded because the cost benefit isn't there, as the three year old processor is already slower than new computers at half the cost, and too old to run the latest o/s version.
Yes, Tesla probably modularized these cars, but things like bus speeds, hard drive transfer rates, and hardware interface methodologies are locked into the base vehicle forever, and and this technology evolves rapidly and constantly. Just ask anyone with an older ipad without any phone interface or camera. They can't be added now and those iPads are being donated to Goodwill. This isn't planned obsolescence. It is the speed of technological advancement, now orphaning any hardware purchased this year within a year or two. How many five year old printers do you use at home or work? None. And you can't buy ink for a ten year old printer any more. The more advanced/complicated the vehicle, the quicker this will happen.
We actually have the same bottom line: the Model S is unlikely to be a good leasing candidate for some time.
You think it is primarily because of the computer system, I think the main culprit will be the batteries.
I will be quite interested to see what the leasing program will be when it is announced in the new year. I would rather lease my first Model S because I am concerned about it retaining its value as the batteries (and computers) age.
@Brian H +1.
I think leasing will become possible as resales start happening establishing a market for the model S. There are plenty of Tesla Roadsters for sale on several websites like AOL autos and others - 5 year old roadsters - 2008 model - list for $69,000 to $85,000 right now - not too bad. The value of the Tesla is in it's uniqueness, and it's ability to not need a $100 tank of gas. I fill up my SUV every week for $100+ - that's $5,000 per year just in gas. That adds to the resale value and that fact that it's a funtioning car. Your not buying a used computer - your buying a used car that drives from point A to point B - as long as the computer in the car still works and the car still drives - and doesn't need any gas - it will have value. How much is a funtion of market forces and what else is available at the time that provides a similar value. Of course that's hard to predict and that's why leasing isn't available right now - but I'm sure there is some leasing company out there that will do a lease at the right price! Of course Batteries and computer upgrades come into play just like replacing a transmission or a whole new engine on an old car can factor in. Also remember that with such low production volumes - these will be collector cars in 20 years. They produced roughly 300,000 1969 Mustangs - depending on how rare the exact version was determines the value - ie the basic models sell for $2,000 to $20,000 right now, the Shelby GT350 Convertable of which they only made 194 could fetch upwards of $200,000.
Pungoteague_Dave you can not compare a car to a computer. The Model S is primarily a car. It has a computer (that happens to be better than other car computers). A Apple computers primary function is to be a computer (and it can be upgraded because I have done it). The computer is 100% computer. The Models S is maybe .2% computer by cost or even less if you look at it by weight.
gocken1 +1
A leasing incentive for north american PHEV/BEV vehicles for corporate fleets would be a prudent policy for any national or state/provincial level government... Write your congressman/state legislator/Member of Parliament...
A tax credit based on how many/held for how long...
An idea...
@ Pungoteague_Dave
It seems you are on point IMHO I had a car with a fully functional analog cell phone integrated into it. Guess what? within 6 years there was no more analog coverage and it became useless junk. Eventually 1X and 3G will be gone 4G is current but VOLTE is right on the horizon and todays model S likely won't have that either.
While the cars probably won't be junk in 10 years, spending ??K dollars to replace an aging battery pack in order for the car to have reasonable resale value might be a tall order when the likely offerings from Tesla 10 years from now "assuming they survive" will most likely have superior capabilities / batteries etc.
Early adoption is a gamble with uncertain outcomes but I'd bet the residuals on Model S 10 years down the road will be much lower than a comparabley priced ICE purchased today. because, technology marches on.
I was really thinking a better resale value but now Tesla has announced no upgrades on the batteries in the future. That means even with a new 85kWh battery the car will seem like ancient history since the new BEVs will probably have 120 or 160kWh batteries.
As long as there is Wifi or USB the car's 3G, 4G, 25923G will be upgradable with a tethered device or USB plug in.
Interesting discussion. I understand daves concerns, but I agree with the other guys, you can compare this to a computer. BTW I just update a 5 year old mac, its possible. I also think you cant compare it to a traditional car, what other car can you get updates over the air? This is a true melding of technologies. Musk just offered Boeing help with their batteries. That is confidence. The hardest part to get past is people that dont do their homework and discredit the work that tesla does. Its a true paradigm shift


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Will "Moneyball" be the Baseball Movie of This Decade?
"There are rich teams, there are poor teams then there is 50 feet of crap and then there is us". How perfect is that sentiment by actor Brad Pitt who is playing baseball genius or folly Billy Beane in the upcoming flick "Moneyball".
I will be honest here, I have not read the book, but now I am sorry I didn't think it was required reading to be a fan. But now my mind has been altered. Not by the way that Pitt played the brash and combative mastermind behind finding victories through scientific manipulation and statistical dissect.
There is another line in the movie where Jonah Hall, who plays : "Your goal shouldn't be to buy players, your goal should be to buy wins" In order to buy wins you need to buy runs".
Prophetic thinking for that time when the rank and file of baseball scouting never turned an ear or eye to a player's past statistics as a measure of his future potential.
In a time when theories were just that, Beane took a chance on not only his ideals but a young team that was considered on the downside of their success. Wild how a few of those players selected by Beane at that time made their way through the halls of Tropicana Field, and not just in the visitor's clubhouse.
A young First Baseman that once had MLB stardom tattooed on his resume found himself a part of this revolutionary idea. That player was Carlos Pena. After the success Pena showed in Detroit before a fall from the Tigers' grace, Beane still saw the potential, saw the talent, saw a hitter with a great eye for the ball, and could pop it skyward and beyond the fence with every swing.
There was the young country boy who threw from an angle almost unheard of today, but has a crisp and clean bite to his pitches, and provided a unique angle and ball flight that disrupted even the best hitters of the time. Chad Bradford was another Beane disciple who was plucked off the "what if" pile and found himself again throwing darts, and providing victories.
Is it because of the evolution of these two players that I want to see "Moneyball?" You could say that, but the honest truth is I want to see how the film shows how this young Oakland team with Beane at the front took on the old school scouting combines and turned them on their heads. I am intrigued by the way Beane stood his ground to the status quo and produced not only a perfect example of his new system, but a viable winner within a highly structured budget.
I want to see how the success of this same "run production equals wins "thought process morphed and expanded to be the template that teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners have twisted into their own unique blends to compete with the MLB teams that sport high 9 digit payrolls.
I have heard more than a few people in the past refer to the book "Moneyball" as the inherent "New Testament" of baseball's revival. That is exploration into things as simple as taking pitches, good eye concentration at the plate, and solid contact with the ball could produce a team that could be competitive with anyone on any given day/night. If you believe that is what transpired with "Moneyball", then I can understand the religious connotation or reference.
September 23rd seems a long way from now, but it is only weeks. The movie will open officially about the time most of the 2011 post season pairings will begin to material or finalize.
Oakland might not have a logical chance to compete in this seasonal event, but the A's impact long ago started by Beane will surely have its own crowning moments as a few of the low budget teams who use variations of Beane's philosophy sweat and try and prove his logic once again works, and can bring success.
Still, I wonder to this day just what Beane thinks of Pitt playing him. They do not look alike, with Beane being more of a Pee Wee Herman prototype than the female friendly Mr. Jolie. But that is one of the great things about the film industry, creative license can be used, things can be tweaked, even making Beane look like one of the most desired men in the World.
Beane turned baseball's scouting and player development annuals on their ears. He provided a stampede of copycats, provided a different pattern to winning that eliminated multi-million dollars deals by utilizing the basic tools each ballplayer learns from his Little League days. Sure he might not be Brad Pitt, but Billy Beane definitely has been one of the influential figures in baseball over the last 10 years….think the talents of Pitt possibly as a General Manager…


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What is meant by printIn( ) ??
The println is a method of System.out Object that is integrated in java.lang package.. It is used like a cout in C++, we use a System.out.print(); when we want result in a single row,otherwise we use System.out.println() that is used to return a result in a new paragraph.Println method return String in fact every thing in his space better to say body convert it in string and show u in the console ex. System.out.println( 5+" equals "+ 5); execution trace:
1.> System.out.println(5+"equals 5");
2.>System.out.println("5 equals 5");
//And all what u see in u'r console is :
5 equals 5.
PrintIn (with an upper-case I as in Igloo) or Println (with a lower-case l as in leopard)?
I have no idea what the first one could be. It's not in the standard Java SE API, but could be in some external library you are using. If so, please tell us which library it's from.
The second one is as MaGgy described. It also prints out a line-separator string (on windows, it's \r\n, on Linux and possibly mac it's just \n).
result:System.out.println("first line"); System.out.println("second line);
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Sometimes it seems that Multiple Sclerosis is going to be MS no matter what we do! We take our prescribed disease-modifying therapy, we down our "other" meds that are devised to reduce symptomatic issues; we work with our docs to live the best life we can.
I'm wondering today, what else you do to live a better life with Multiple Sclerosis? What changes have you made to the way you live your life (they may or may not have changed your MS) that have made you feel more in control of your life and your disease?
I've read from you in these pages over the past 3-odd years about diet changes (some drastic, some subtle); exercise regimes including yoga, stretching, swimming, etc.; changes in careers, hobbies; just about everything. I thought it might be nice to have a place we could discuss such changes without searching all over the place.
As for me; I'd like to say that I've removed as much stress from my life as I could. Fact of the matter is that having to leave my old job took 99.8% of the stress from my life in an instant. And, if I'm being truthful with you (and myself) I allow as much stress as I can back into my life because it makes me feel alive… until it makes me feel like a dead man walking.
I didn't "do" anything right away after diagnosis; as far as changes to my lifestyle. I feel more like things were "done to me" at that point in my life.
I have since tried to focus my energies on things that are good for me and good for others around me. I eat a much more healthful diet, I drink less (but better), I am mindful of what my body tells me in a way I would have made fun of, pre MS.
I know I could be doing more… and will. Exercise and stretching have got to make their way back into my life. I want to make an effort to spend more time volunteering; as that is truly food for the soul.
So, mid-week at the end of August, I'm asking what healthy lifestyle changes you've made because of your MS. What changes do you want to make and do you have a plan to make that happen?
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In his early 20s, Wisconsin artist Kevin Iris became obsessed with growing small bonsai trees and over time he amassed a miniature forest of over 20 trees in his home. One aspect of shaping bonsai trees is learning how to properly "train" the branches to grow in a certain direction. This is often accomplished by using stiff wires wrapped around the branches to slowly guide them in the right direction. At one point Iris had a particularly stubborn tree nearly encased in wire when he suddenly he could make things a lot easier for himself by removing the tree completely. Years later he's made dozens of wire trees that have appeared in galleries and juried shows, some of which are even available for sale online. (via lost at e minor)


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Casinos see rise in gaming in 2012
Nevada casinos finished 2012 with a double-digit increase in win, pushing the calendar year's total win to $10.86 billion.
That $10.86 billion is 1.5 percent more than 2011's total win and the second consecutive increase. But it's still more than 15 percent below the industry's peak of $12.8 billion in 2007.
December 2012 saw a 10.24 percent increase statewide driven by a 13.5 percent increase on the Strip.
The "win" is what was left in casino coffers after bettors wagered on table games, sports betting and slot machines.
Western Nevada markets, however, didn't share in the 2012 recovery. Reno was down 3 percent from the previous year, Washoe County and Carson City 2.5 percent and Sparks 2 percent.
The bright spot in this area was South Shore at Lake Tahoe, which finished the year 1.6 percent higher than 2011's total at $212.9 million in winnings.
December was the icing on the cake for those casinos – 57 percent above the previous December at $20.9 million. All of that $7.6 million increase came from table games and the bulk of it – $4.5 million – in the "other games" category. At Tahoe, "other games" means Baccarat.
Statewide table games showed a 2.9 percent gain over the year, bringing in just over $4 billion. Like Tahoe, the reason was Baccarat, which posted an 8.9 percent increase to $1.37 billion. Without Baccarat, games win would have increased just a half percent.
That one game accounted for 12.7 percent of total gaming win. Just three years ago, Baccarat made up 3.8 percent of the total.
Sports book winnings increased nearly 21 percent to $170 million for the year.
The biggest generator is still slot win, which accounted for $6.78 billion in 2012. But that is just 62 percent of total win – the lowest that percentage has been since 1995.
Gaming Control Board analyst Mike Lawton said the recovery on the Las Vegas Strip – up 2.3 percent to $6.2 billion in 2012 – is beginning to spill over into other Southern Nevada markets. Local markets there were up 1.4 percent.
He said experts expect that trend to continue this year.
In December, the Carson Valley Area, which includes valley portions of Douglas County as well as the capital, was off 4.5 percent, finishing the year at just over $98.1 million. In December, Carson Valley casinos reported $7.86 million in win.
Washoe County experienced its sixth straight year of declining win. Total win of $727 million was the lowest since 1987 for Washoe at the area continued to suffer from competition by Indian casinos between Reno and the Bay Area. In December, Washoe was down 4.4 percent to $56.9 million.
Like the south end of the lake, North Lake Tahoe saw some improvement in 2012, although just by two-tenths of a percent. But that is significantly better than the 7.3 percent decline Crystal Bay casinos suffered in 2011. The number would have been better except that North Shore was off nearly 19 percent in December, bringing in just $1.8 million. Total win for the year was $25.9 million.
Churchill County was up 10.57 percent in December with 10 nonrestricted gaming locations reporting $1.85 million in winnings. For the year, Churchill had $21.1 million in win, a 2.33 percent improvement over 2011. Much of the improvement came from table games – up 8.3 percent – even though games made up just $682,000 of the total win.
Casinos statewide won about $943 million during the month, and the state collected more than $39 million in taxes based on that amount.
The state's share represents a more than 23.5 percent increase from the previous year.
For the fiscal year that began July 1, tax collections are up $1.8 million, or 0.5 percent, over projections made in November by the Economic Forum, an independent panel that forecasts state tax revenues.
Area 2012 Win Percentage Change
Statewide $10.86 billion 1.5%
Carson Valley $98.15 million -2.5%
South Shore $212.92 million 1.6%
North Shore $25.93 million 0.2%
Washoe County $727 million -2.5%
Reno $523.85 million -3%
Clark County $9.39 billion 1.9%
The Strip $6.2 billion 2.3%
Area December Win Percentage Change
Statewide $943.3 million 10.24%
Carson Valley $7.86 million -4.47%
South Shore $20.95 million 57%
North Shore $1.82 million -18.3%
Washoe County $55.89 million -4.42%
Reno $39.98 million -4%
Clark County $825.67 million 11.22%
The Strip $588.3 million 13.49%


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