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|Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California, United States
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|February 8, 2001
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Disney California Adventure, commonly referred to as California Adventure, is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division. The Script error: No such module "convert". park is themed after the history and culture of the state of California. The park opened in 2001, and it is the second of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort complex, after Disneyland Park.
The concept of a theme park dedicated to California arose from a meeting of Disney executives in 1995, following the cancellation of the WestCOT project. Construction of the park began in 1998, and was completed by early 2001. Disney initially projected high attendance rates at the new park, but a series of preview openings held in January 2001 led to negative reviews, and after the park officially opened to the public on February 8, 2001, the company's attendance projections were never met. Disney spent the next several years incrementally adding new rides, shows, and attractions, and implementing other promotions aimed at boosting attendance. In 2007, Disney announced a major expansion of the park as well as a major overhaul of a significant portion of the park. Construction lasted for five years and was completed in stages, culminating with the opening of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land in June 2012.
According to the Themed Entertainment Association, the park hosted approximately 8.5 million guests in 2013, making it the 10th-most visited theme park in the world that year.[1]
- 1 Dedications
- 2 History
- 3 Areas
- 4 Live entertainment
- 5 Attendance
- 6 Gallery
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Original dedication
In front of the Sun Icon of the former Sunshine Plaza,
To all who believe in the power of dreams, welcome. Disney's California Adventure opens its golden gates to you. Here we pay tribute to the dreamers of the past: the native people, explorers, immigrants, aviators, entrepreneurs and entertainers who built the Golden State. And we salute a new generation of dreamers who are creating the wonders of tomorrow, from the silver screen to the computer screen, from the fertile farmlands to the far reaches of space. Disney's California Adventure celebrates the richness and the diversity of California... its land, its people, its spirit and, above all, the dreams that it continues to inspire.—Michael Eisner, February 8, 2001
On the plaque of the flagpole in Buena Vista Plaza on Buena Vista Street,
To all who come to this place of dreams, welcome. Disney California Adventure celebrates the spirit of optimism and the promise of endless opportunities, ignited by the imagination of daring dreamers such as Walt Disney and those like him who forever changed- and were forever changed by- The Golden State. This unique place embraces the richness and diversity of California... Its land, its people, its stories and, above all, the dreamers it continues to inspire.—Robert A. Iger, June 15, 2012
Concept and creation
The present-day site of Disney California Adventure was acquired by Walt Disney in the 1950s, and functioned as the parking lot of Disneyland for over 40 years. After succeeding with the multi-park business model at Walt Disney World in Florida, the Disney company decided to turn Walt Disney's original theme park into a multi-park resort complex as well. In 1991, Disney announced plans to build WestCOT, a west coast version of what was then known as EPCOT Center, on the site of Disneyland's parking lot. The high price tag of the proposed park as well as the company's financial and public relations problems with the newly opened Euro Disneyland (now Disneyland Paris) led Disney to cancel WestCOT in 1995.[2]
In the summer of 1995, Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, gathered company executives in Aspen, Colorado to think of another idea for a second theme park in California. From those meetings, Disney decided it would instead build a park themed to the history and culture of the state of California. They wanted to make California into a theme park, hoping to create "precise reproductions of California landmarks, charming streets, and gorgeous landscaping that simulates the state's forests and farmlands" and celebrate the California dream.[3] It was intended to appeal to adults while Disneyland was intended to appeal to children.Construction of the park began in 1998; the park's construction was accompanied by Downtown Disney and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, and renovations of the Disneyland Hotel and Disneyland Pacific Hotel.[4]
Opening and initial criticism
The park was expected to draw large crowds when it opened on February 8, 2001. On January 14, a Los Angeles Times article titled "The most Jam-Packed Theme Park on Earth?" stated, "Senior Disney officials acknowledge that there will be days when California Adventure will have to turn patrons away, particularly in the first weeks after the park opens, during spring break and again in the summer." However, the actual attendance that year was substantially less than expected.[5] This is suggested to have happened due to poor reviews from early visitors,[6] the lack of focus in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, lack of attractions for children, large amount of off-the-shelf attractions (with Soarin' Over California being the sole exception), a high number of stores and restaurants relative to the number of attractions, and having a redundant theme, given the park is located in California. The park also lacks a park berm to separate it from surrounding neighborhoods. The berm in Disneyland Park uses trees and earthen mounds to build a physical barrier around the park so that structures external to the park cannot be seen, thus encompassing guests in the setting. At Disney California Adventure Park, nearby hotels, power lines, radio towers, and the Anaheim Convention Center are visible, reducing the immersion in the park. Disney had originally planned the park to be aimed at adults rather than children which turned out to be a major criticism.[7]
The park opened to only 5 million visitors in 2001 while its sister park Disneyland saw 12.3 million visitors during the same time frame.[8] Low attendance caused Disney to lower ticket prices for California Adventure, slashing as much as $10 off of the park's ticket prices. In its first year, the park only averaged 5,000 to 9,000 visitors on weekdays and 10,000 to 15,000 on the weekends despite having a capacity of 33,000. Visitor surveys reported that only 20% of visitors to the park in its first year were satisfied with their experience.[9][10] By October 2001 both Wolfgang Puck and Robert Mondavi closed their high-profile restaurants in the park, citing low crowds, though Mondavi remained as a sponsor.[11][12]
Early changes and expansions
Two of the park's major criticisms in its first year were the lack of attractions appealing to children and the lack of a nighttime show or parade to keep visitors from leaving at nightfall. Within the first year of operation, Disney's Electrical Parade and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! were brought to the park, and several of its original rides and attractions were closed, including Superstar Limo and Disney's Steps in Time. During the 2001 holiday season Disney's LuminAria was presented on Paradise Bay. In October 2002 the Flik's Fun Fair area opened, which added attractions for children, and in May 2004 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opened as another E ticket.[13] The park regularly featured seasonal promotions such as concert series, food festivals, and promotions for other Walt Disney Company franchises including the X Games and ABC soap operas. Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! opened in the former Superstar Limo building in January 2006.
2007–2012 redesign and expansion
By 2007, Disney had realized that the park was not working and that something major needed to be done. Bob Iger said of the park, "Any time you do something mediocre with your brand, that's a withdrawal. California Adventure was a brand withdrawal." Iger briefly considered combining California Adventure and Disneyland Park into one large park, but the price would have cost as much as completely remodeling California Adventure.[14] On October 17, 2007, The Walt Disney Company announced a multi-year, $1.1 billion redesign and expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park (against its initial $600 million price to build).[15][16] Each district was reimagined to transform the park from a veritable spoof of modern California culture to a romanticized, idealized version of the state, exploring specific time periods and historic settings. The project began in December 2007 and was completed in stages. Toy Story Midway Mania! opened on Paradise Pier in June 2008, in space formerly occupied by a store and restaurants. World of Color, a nighttime water and lights show on Paradise Bay, opened in June 2010. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure opened on the site formerly occupied by the Golden Dreams theater in June 2011.
The most drastic changes to the park included a complete overhaul of the main entrance, Sunshine Plaza, and Paradise Pier, as well as an expansion into the last of the parking area originally designated as future growth space for the park. The main entrance and Sunshine Plaza were turned from a "giant postcard" spoof of California into Buena Vista Street, a representation of Los Angeles as it appeared when Walt Disney moved there in the 1920s. The "CALIFORNIA" sign in front was removed and donated to Cal Expo in Sacramento. Paradise Pier was turned from a comical representation of California boardwalks into a representation of Victorian seaside amusement parks of the 1920s, and some of the area's off-the-shelf rides were either removed outright (Maliboomer) or re-themed to have more of a focus on Disney characters (Mickey's Fun Wheel, Goofy's Sky School, Silly Symphony Swings). Cars Land, an area that simulates Radiator Springs from Disney·Pixar's Cars film franchise, was added to the southeast portion of the park, and includes three new rides including the E ticket Radiator Springs Racers. Construction was completed in 2012 and the park was "re-dedicated" on June 14, 2012.[17] The park received a modified name, Disney California Adventure, and a new logo, first put into use on June 11, 2010 and promoted in a commercial promoting World of Color a few days prior.[18]
The redesign and expansion of the park saw attendance rates increase dramatically. In 2012, Disney California Adventure reached a record high for the park of over 7 million visitors (a 23% increase from the year before), a number Disney had hoped the park would do in its first year.[19] The day of the park's re-dedication saw the park draw a record number of 43,000 visitors in one day. The night before the re-dedication, over 500 people camped outside of the park in order to be the first admitted in. Two days later, the park hit a new record of 45,000 visitors.[20] Speaking on the attendance increase at Disney California Adventure, Jay Rasulo, Disney's chief financial officer, said "We had a very uneven distribution where most people spent most of their time at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure was empty. Now, half of the folks go to one, half of the folks go to the other. It's almost a dream come true."[21]
- 1991: The Walt Disney Company announces plans to build WestCOT.
- 1995: WestCOT plans are scrapped and Disney instead announces plans for a California-themed park.
- 1997: Construction begins on Disney's California Adventure.
- 2000: A commercial for Disney's California Adventure Park is seen on VHS (and DVD) copies of Toy Story 2.
- February 8, 2001: Disney's California Adventure opens to the public.
- October 2002: A Bug's Land opens as the first new themed area since the park's inception, with new attractions including; Flik's Flyers and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train.
- May 2004: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens as the second version of the attraction.
- July 15, 2005: Turtle Talk with Crush opens as the second version of the attraction 2 days before Disneyland's 50th Anniversary.
- January 2006: Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! opens in Hollywood Pictures Backlot.
- October 17, 2007: The Walt Disney Company announces a multi-year, $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park. The plan includes modifications to Paradise Pier, Golden State and Hollywood Pictures Backlot and new areas; Buena Vista Street and Cars Land.
- June 2008: Toy Story Midway Mania! opens in Paradise Pier.
- October 14, 2008: The Sun Wheel eccentric wheel is re-themed and renamed Mickey's Fun Wheel.
- October 20, 2008: Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar opens, replacing Seasons of the Vine Theater.
- 2010: Construction on Buena Vista Street and Cars Land begins.
- May 28, 2010: Disney's California Adventure Park is renamed as Disney California Adventure.
- June 11, 2010:
- Silly Symphony Swings opens, replacing the Orange Stinger.
- Disney California Adventure adopts a new logo.
- World of Color debuts at Paradise Pier.
- September 7, 2010: Maliboomer closes and is subsequently removed.
- October 12, 2010: Mulholland Madness is closed for re-theming of Goofy's Sky School.
- November 5, 2010: California Screamin's original recorded safety spiels were updated with the voice of actor Neil Patrick Harris.
- June 2011: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure debuts at Paradise Pier.
- July 1, 2011: Goofy's Sky School opens, replacing the former Mulholland Madness, but its track layout is unchanged.
- July 15, 2011: Pan-Pacific Auditorium gate entrance opens as a near-duplicate of the entrance at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- July 20, 2011: De-construction on the Golden Gate monorail bridge begins as part of the transformation into the Glendale–Hyperion Bridge.
- August 2011: California Zephyr is removed from Sunshine Plaza and donated to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum.[22]
- August 29, 2011: Sunshine Plaza closes to make way for Buena Vista Street.[23]
- February 8, 2012: Disney announces that the park will be divided into eight themed "lands" to include Buena Vista Street, Cars Land, Paradise Pier, Condor Flats, "a bug's land", Pacific Wharf, Hollywood Land, and Grizzly Peak.
- June 14, 2012: The park has a one-day closure to prepare for re-dedication the next day.
- June 15, 2012: The park is "reopened" after a one-day closure with a newly dedicated Buena Vista Street,[24] Cars Land,[25] and Hollywood Land.
- November 15, 2013: World of Color opens completely reimagined as a holiday show with the title World of Color: Winter Dreams .[26]
- January 7, 2015: "Frozen Fun" premieres for a limited time in Hollywood Land, with "Freeze the Night! A Family Dance Party" as a replacement for Mad T Party.[27]
- January 7, 2015: Condor Flats closes to be rethemed as Grizzly Peak Airfield, which will also include the existing Grizzly Peak.
- January 28, 2015: World of Color Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney is announced to open on May 22 2015 as part of Disneyland Resort 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration.
- February 17, 2015: Luigi's Flying Tires closes for modifications, scheduled to reopen in early 2016 with new ride vehicles and a new ride system.
- May 15, 2015: Grizzly Peak Airfield opens.
Disney California Adventure is divided into seven themed areas called "districts".
Buena Vista Street
Buena Vista Street is the first "themed district" inside the main entrance of California Adventure Park, taking its name from the Burbank street on which the Walt Disney Studios are located. Guests enter through the main entrance gate, which resembles the landmark Pan-Pacific Auditorium. Buena Vista Street includes an immersive recreation of early 1920s Los Angeles when Walt Disney first arrived with Mission and Art Deco facades housing shops and restaurants.[17] A recreation of Carthay Circle Theater, which showcased the world premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 sits at the end of the street, serving as the visual anchor for the district. The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Red Car Trolley travels from the entry, up Buena Vista Street to Carthay Circle, then down Hollywood Boulevard towards the Tower of Terror. Buena Vista Street was opened to the public on June 15, 2012.[28]
Paradise Pier
Paradise Pier spans Script error: No such module "convert". and is the largest themed "land" in the Disneyland Resort. Paradise Pier is themed as an idealized version of popular coastal boardwalks, such as the Santa Monica Pier and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The Paradise Garden Grille and the Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta are two restaurants in the district that are connected by an outdoor, shaded seating area built around a gazebo in which bands play daily. The district's attractions, such as California Screamin' (a launched steel roller coaster built to appear as a classic wooden coaster) resemble the timeless amusement park rides found at many boardwalks. Toy Story Midway Mania! is an interactive 3D attraction inspired by classic midway games.[29] Mickey's Fun Wheel is a Script error: No such module "convert".-tall Ferris wheel overlooking Paradise Bay, a large body of water that dominates the Paradise Pier area. A hydrotechnic show, World of Color is performed nightly on the waters of Paradise Bay (using fountains, projection, and flame effects) and showcases a series of vignettes from numerous Disney and Pixar films. It also features Goofy's Sky School, a typical Wild Mouse roller coaster based on the 1940 animated Disney Short Goofy's Glider. The area also includes The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure, a dark ride based on the animated film and King Triton's Carousel of the Sea, a merry-go-round surrounded by fan fountains that features sea creatures (sea lions, sea horses, dolphins, and whales) in place of traditional horses.
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak is themed around California's wilderness and national parks with particular references to Yosemite and Redwood national parks. Its main attraction is Grizzly River Run, a Gold Rush-esque river rapids ride around the summit of Grizzly Peak. Nearby is the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail; a playground area that includes elements from Disney's Brother Bear and Disney·Pixar's Up. A special entrance exclusive to guests of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel is located in this area.
Condor Flats is themed around an airfield in tribute to California's pilots and engineers from the 1940s to the mid-1960s and the era's aeronautical achievements. Its retaining walls are made up of old railroad ties, and World War II runways. The featured attraction is Soarin' Over California, a ride that simulates a hang glider tour of California. The district also contains the Taste Pilot's Grill counter service restaurant, a shop, and a water play area. The number 47 is hidden in various places as a reference to 1947, the year the sound barrier was broken. The clock on the Fly 'N Buy Souvenir Shop is stopped at the exact time the sound barrier was broken on October 14, 1947 by Chuck Yeager. On January 7, 2015, Condor Flats closed and was rethemed as an extension of Grizzly Peak called Grizzly Peak Airfield, which opened May 15, 2015.[30][31]
Pacific Wharf
Pacific Wharf is based on Monterey's Cannery Row area, especially as depicted in John Steinbeck's novels, and also resembles San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. It includes the Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill, Pacific Wharf Cafe, The Lucky Fortune Cookery Chinese restaurant, Wine Country Trattoria restaurant, Mendocino Wine Bar, Sonoma Terrace, a Karl Strauss beer truck, and a margarita stand. The district also features the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, and the Boudin Bakery's Bakery Tour, touring the sourdough bread-making process with Rosie O'Donnell and Colin Mochrie as video tour guides. The area is home to the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar, which opened in October 2008. Blue Sky Cellar is an attraction that displays construction projects being worked on within the resort. It is currently closed indefinitely.
Hollywood Land
Hollywood Land,[32] is an area inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s. It includes attractions based on film, television, theater and a subsection called Hollywood Studios which is designed to appear as an active studio back-lot. A version of the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction from Disney's Hollywood Studios opened in 2004. The Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! attraction is also featured in the district, based on the characters from Disney·Pixar's Monsters, Inc.;. The 2000-seat Hyperion Theater located in the center of Hollywood Land currently plays host to Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. Disney Junior: Live on Stage opened on March 25, 2011, and currently features Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Featured since the park's opening is Muppet*Vision 3D, a show that originated at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Both the Muppet*Vision 3D and Tower of Terror attractions benefited from the many advances and new technology made available to the Imagineers since their original incarnations opened in Florida, allowing the California versions to be technologically superior in certain aspects. The restroom facilities in the district are designed in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright's Storer House, located in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles. The stamped concrete structure is typical of Wright's pioneering design.
"Frozen Fun", inspired by Disney's animated film Frozen, premiered January 7, 2015 as a limited-time offering featuring several new additions to Hollywood Land such as "Anna & Elsa's Royal Welcome," a location inside the Disney Animation building for Anna and Elsa to meet and greet with guests. Another attraction is "For the First Time in Forever – A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration," which transforms the Muppet*Vision 3D Theatre into the Crown Jewel Theatre of Arendelle. Next door, in Stage 17, "Olaf's Snow Fest" creates a winter scene where guests may meet Olaf, and also features a large play area with real snow. After dark, the area outside transforms into "Freeze the Night! A Family Dance Party", an interactive party with music, games, photo opportunities with Marshmallow, drinks and snacks, and ice sculptures.[33]
A Bug's Land
A Bug's Land is seen from the point of view of Flik, the inventor ant from the Disney·Pixar film A Bug's Life, where over-sized human items are scattered throughout. It features Flik's Fun Fair (a collection of themed, family and child-friendly attractions such as Flik's Flyers, Francis' Ladybug Boogie, Tuck & Roll's Drive 'em Buggies, Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, and Dot's Puddle Park) and It's Tough to Be a Bug!, a 3D film based on A Bug's Life. It opened as the park's first expansion in 2002 to expand the park's family-friendly attractions.
Cars Land
Cars Land spans Script error: No such module "convert". and contains three attractions. The largest attraction, Radiator Springs Racers, is a dark ride that utilizes the technology of Epcot's Test Track. Based on Pixar's Cars films, the ride begins with a scenic drive through the mountains then enters the show building where the vehicle finds its way into the town of radiator springs and gets a race briefing from Lightning McQueen and ends with an outdoor side-by-side dueling race to the Wheel Well Motel. With a budget at an estimated US$200 million, it is the most expensive theme park ride ever built.[34]
The other two attractions at Cars Land are family attractions with smaller height requirements: Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, a tea-cup-like attraction; and Luigi's Flying Tires, which was similar to the 1960s Tomorrowland Flying Saucers attraction. On February 17, 2015 the Flying Tires attraction closed. It is scheduled to reopen in early 2016 with a new ride system and new ride vehicles.[35] Cars Land is designed as a life-size model and near exact replica of Radiator Springs and several dining and shopping venues. The district serves as a connection between Pacific Wharf and Hollywood Land, eliminating the dead end at the foot of the Tower of Terror attraction. Construction began in July 2009 and opened to the public on June 15, 2012.[28]
Live entertainment
Many Disney characters are found throughout the park, greeting visitors and posing for photos. Some have specific areas where they are scheduled to appear, but can be found wandering as well.
World of Color is a nighttime show, designed by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment. It has more than 1200 fountains and includes lasers, lights, and fire with high-definition projections on mist screens similar to the ones used in Fantasmic! at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
Mad T Party is an interactive nighttime dance party inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland film and is located in the Hollywood Land district. It is considered a similar experience to Glow Fest, which was staged in the same area in summer 2010, and ElecTRONica, a similar event themed to Disney's Tron franchise that ended on April 15, 2012.[32] Mad T Party features lights, music, projections, and merchandise kiosk stands, a lounge and an interactive game area. The event started on June 15, 2012.
Pixar Play Parade is a parade featuring floats and characters based on the Disney·Pixar films Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, Toy Story and Cars. The parade originally had an additional section featuring characters from Ratatouille but was removed. The floats feature small water jets that shoot water into the crowd of spectators. The music used in the parade is derived from Hong Kong Disneyland's Mickey's WaterWorks Parade, sharing the same tunes. Due to the massive construction in the park, the parade was on hiatus since January 2011 and returned in June 2012.
The Red Car News Boys musical group is found at Carthay Circle. They appear via Red Car Trolley and inform guests about local news happenings in-song. A Hollywood newcomer, Mickey Mouse, arrives and is motivated by the newsgroup to pursue his dream of seeking a career in Los Angeles.[36] The performance is partly inspired by the 1992 film, Newsies.
The Five & Dime swing band consists of five male musicians and one female singer. They perform in the cross-hairs of Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land.
Former entertainment
- Eureka![37] (Parade)
- Disney's Electrical Parade[38]
- ElecTRONica
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Entrance plaza of Buena Vista Street
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Former entrance to Hollywood Land
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California Screamin'
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Disney Animation building
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Oswald's Filling Station – Buena Vista Street
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Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar
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World of Color
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Pacific Wharf
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Entrance for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
See also
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- List of Disney California Adventure attractions
- List of former Disney California Adventure attractions
- Rail transport in Disney Parks
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- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2006 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2007 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2008 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "TEA/AECOM 2012 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
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Nicki Minaj vs. Jennifer Lopez: Whose Booty-Loving Song Is Best? – Readers Pollby Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
There seems to be a lot of booty-obsessing in music recently (not that there wasn't before, but, well, it's just even more prominent right now), and Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez are at the top of the list. Both ladies recently released songs all about their derrieres, but whose is best?
Nicki Minaj kicks it a little old school with 'Anaconda,' heavily sampling Sir Mix-A-Lot's butt-lovin' 'Baby Got Back' on the track. Of course, she infuses the song with plenty of her own saucy rhymes, which includes a shout out to all of her fellow big booty ladies.
Jennifer Lopez's 'Booty' is more of a rumba, and we can't help but want to dance when we listen to the Iggy Azalea-assisted remix. While J. Lo sings, "Throw up your hands if you love a big booty!" we can't help but be drawn to Iggy's standout lyric: "The last time the world see a booty this good it was on 'Jenny From the Block.'" Love it!
Who has the better booty-loving song? Vote for Nicki Minaj or Jennifer Lopez in the poll below!
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BARRINGTON — An East Rochester man who allegedly robbed Market Basket in Epping on Feb. 9 was recently indicted on charges relating to reckless driving after the robbery, amid icy road conditions.
Eric Dubois, 32, of 7B Trestle Road in East Rochester, was charged with robbery for allegedly approaching the grocery store's customer service window and handing over a note demanding cash. A witness told police the suspect fled the scene in a Toyota.
A short time after the robbery, a police officer in Barrington spotted a vehicle that matched the description of the Toyota used after the robbery. When the officer tried to pull the driver over, a pursuit ensued, and the suspect, later identified as Dubois, crashed the Toyota on Route 202 in Rochester. Dubois had reportedly "spun out," according to police.
Last month, Dubois was indicted on charges relating to the alleged reckless driving after the robbery. A grand jury from Strafford County indicted him on a reckless conduct charge, a Class B felony, for allegedly driving a Toyota Camry at a high rate of speed, and passing vehicles during snowy and icy conditions.Dubois was also indicted on a charge of disobeying an officer, a Class A misdemeanor, for allegedly not pulling over when the officer signaled him to stop.
On April 18, Dubois was also indicted on a Class A misdemeanor charge alleging he drove the vehicle on Route 202 in Barrington after revocation or suspension of his driver's license. Dubois has also been convicted of driving after revocation or suspension within the past seven years, according to the indictment.
Dubois, whose address was previously listed in court documents as 54 Franklin St. in Somersworth, waived his arraignment at Strafford County Superior Court, which had been scheduled for May 2. In April, he had posted his $10,000 cash or corporate surety bail. His current bail conditions prohibit him from driving a vehicle, or using illicit drugs or alcohol. Dubois is also being supervised by Strafford County Corrections Program while on bail.
A preliminary pretrial conference for Dubois' reckless driving, disobeying an officer, and driving after revocation or suspension charges has been scheduled for July 9, at 9 a.m. at Strafford County Superior Court.
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Known for bat, Longoria stands out at third
Rays star makes immediate impact in first game since injury-shortened season
ST. PETERSBURG -- Evan Longoria dove to his left to reel in grounders that would've gone for hits, maybe even extra bases. He made throws from his knees -- and one from his rear end -- to get runners at first base. He shortened innings and killed rallies practically on his own.
Longoria drew rave reviews for his series of highlight-reel plays at the hot corner in an Opening Day defeat at Tropicana Field, making the kind of difficult grabs and throws the Rays have grown accustomed to from their two-time American League Gold Glove Award winner. It's rare to see a Rays player steal the show on defense from Sam Fuld, who made a few outstanding plays of his own, but Longoria might have done it on Tuesday.
"The defense, I mean, 'The Longo and Sam Show' today was outstanding," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "A lot of good stuff on the defensive side of the ball."
Longoria's first slick play, with two outs and a runner on second in the fourth inning, might have saved lefty David Price and the Rays an early run. The ball shot off Brian Roberts' bat and bounced across Tropicana Field's artificial turf. J.J. Hardy went running from second to third, but Longoria ranged to his left, flung his body toward the ball, scooped it in and fired from his knees into first baseman James Loney's glove. Runner stranded, inning over.
"It kind of just happens," Longoria said. "You can't really practice for that."
Longoria made two more big plays in the fifth, and he didn't even have to leave his feet for the first one. With one out and nobody on, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado bounced a hard-hit chopper just to Longoria's left. Longoria reeled it in, spun and threw the ball, from his knees, on a line to Loney for the out.
"He's Gold Glove at third," said Price, who benefited the most from Longoria's defensive prowess. "Those are the plays we like to see him make. It doesn't matter what he's doing at the plate; he's always got the defense out there at third, and it's huge."
One pitch later, Adam Jones knocked a grounder in the hole. Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar shaded back to keep it from getting into the outfield, but Longoria got there first, diving on top of it, rolling over and making a one-hop throw from his backside right into Loney's outstretched glove.
"It's kind of that Ron Burgundy moment where you just black out and you don't really know what happened," Longoria said. "It was fun."
"I felt like he was on the ground half the time over there," added second baseman Ben Zobrist.
Longoria found himself back on The Trop's infield dirt in the ninth inning. He lunged to stop Matt Wieters' ground ball with his glove, scooped it up and bounced the throw to first baseman Shelley Duncan.
Longoria couldn't even attempt to explain some of the things he did on Tuesday. But he could say how enjoyable it was to play with no nagging injuries holding him back, and he could show just how much the Rays missed his glove while he was sidelined last year.
"It was an eventful day for me, but it felt really good to be back out there," Longoria said. "It felt good to be able to help and be a part of the ballclub again. It's just something that I want to do a lot more of. I want to be able to be on the field for as many games as I can. It was a good start today."


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I was reading up on the history of the computer and I came along the IA-64 (Itanium) processors. They sounded really interesting and I was confused as to why Intel would decide to drop them.
The ability to choose explicitly what 2 instructions you wanted to run in that cycle is a great idea, especially when writing your program in assembly, for example, a faster bootloader.
The hundreds of registers should be convincing for any assembly programmer. You could essentially store all the functions variables in the registers if it doesn't call any other ones.
The ability to do instructions like this:
(qp) xor r1 = r2, r3 ; r1 = r2 XOR r3
(qp) xor r1 = (imm8), r3 ; r1 = (imm8) XOR r3
versus having to do:
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mov eax, ebx ; first put r2 into r1
xor eax, ecx ; then set r1 equivalent to r2 XOR r3
mov eax, (imm32) ; first put (imm32) into r1
xor eax, ecx ; then set r1 equivalent to (imm32) XOR r3
I heard it was because of no backwards x86 comparability, but couldn't thy be fixed by just adding the Pentium circuitry to it and just add a processor flag that would switch it to Itanium mode (like switching to Protected or Long mode)
All the great things about it would have surly put them a giant leap ahead of AMD.
Any ideas?
Sadly this means you will need a very advanced compiler to do this. Or even one per specific model of the CPU. (E.g. a newer version of the Itanium with an extra feature would require different compiler).
When I was working on a WinForms (target only had .NET 2.0) project in Visual Studio 2010, I had a compile target of IA-64. That means that there is a .NET runtime that was able to be compiled for IA-64 and a .NET runtime means Windows. Plus, Hamilton's answer mentions Windows NT. Having a full blown OS like Windows NT means that there is a compiler capable of generating IA-64 machine code.


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Dolphins' Dion Jordan suspended 4 games for failed drug test
If Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan is to have a breakout season in 2014, it won't start until at least the fifth game of the season.
The NFL and Dolphins announced Thursday that Jordan, the No. 3 pick in the 2013 draft, has been suspended four games for violating the league's performance enhancing drug policy.
"I recently learned from the NFL that I tested positive for stimulants that are banned under the NFL policy. I worked carefully with my advisors and the union to investigate the test results, and I take full responsibility for the test results," Jordan said in a statement released by the Dolphins..
"II'm very sorry for the impact of this situation on my teammates, coaches, Stephen Ross, the entire Dolphins organization, fans and my family as well. I will continue to work extremely hard during training camp and preseason. During the suspension, I will stay in top shape and will be ready to contribute upon my return."
The Dolphins traded up to draft Jordan last year, but Jordan failed to meet the expectations that came with being the No. 3 pick as a rookie. He failed to make the Dolphins' starting lineup, and he had just two sacks.
The Dolphins were counting on a much bigger contribution from Jordan this year when paired with defensive end Cameron Wake.
The Miami Herald reported in May that Jordan had bulked up this spring to prepare for the 2014 season, gaining nearly 20 pounds, from 248 last year, to over 265 pounds this offseason.
"We were disappointed to learn about Dion's suspension," Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin said in a statement. "Dion has accepted responsibility for his actions and is committed to improving, both on and off the field, in preparation for the upcoming year."
Jordan will be allowed to participate in Dolphins' training camp, but he will be barred from the team's facility once the preseason ends. He is eligible to return to the Dolphins' active roster on Sept. 29.


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S. Afr. j. sci. vol.105 n.1-2 Pretoria Jan./Feb. 2009
How innovative is South Africa?
William BlankleyI; Cheryl MosesII
IHuman Sciences Research Council's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa (e-mail: email@example.com)
IIHuman Sciences Research Council's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Innovation in widely acknowledged as being vital to economic growth and progress. Innovation is vital to ensuring the future success and competitiveness of business enterprises in an increasingly competitive global economy. In recent years, world markets have become more sophisticated; customers and clients have become far more demanding; and the range and variety of products and services offered in the market has grown dramatically. The European Union's Seventh Framework Programme identifies the 'knowledge triangle' of research, education and innovation as core factors in advancing Europe to become the most competitive and dynamic economy in the world. South Africa's own Department of Science and Technology recently launched a ten-year innovation plan for South Africa for 20082018'Innovation towards a knowledge-based economy'.
Innovations essentially comprise the introduction of new or significantly improved goods or services to the market, or the use of new or significantly improved processes for producing goods and services. Innovative enterprises are thus those that are changing to meet the demands and expectations of customers and clients. Innovative enterprises also include some powerful companies that lead and shape markets through their innovations. It is not only large enterprises such as car manufacturers that have to be innovative, but also small firms that are able to exploit various market niches. Innovations do not always result in economic success, however, as enterprises can easily misread or mistime the market.
Innovation surveys provide interesting and useful data for public policy and are designed to measure the extent of innovation in the business sector of a country and to estimate expenditure on various innovation activities. The surveys also indicate the importance of certain factors that affect innovation activities in enterprises. The Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) undertook South Africa's first official Innovation Survey during 2006 and 2007 as commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, which released the highlights of the results in 2007.1 In a previous article, the preliminary results of the South African innovation survey 2005, were reported.2
Here we compare several aspects of innovation in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU-27), as well as Norway and Iceland (where available) and South Africa, in order to better understand the innovative capabilities of South African enterprises compared with other countries. This is the first time that it has been possible to objectively compare such a wide range of innovation survey data for South Africa with the results of similar surveys in developed countries.
In 2001, Eurostat (the central Statistical Office of the European Communities) circulated an open invitation to non-EU member states to use the core Community Innovation Survey (CIS) questionnaire and survey methodology for national innovation surveys in order to improve the comparability of innovation indicators between regions and countries worldwide. The design of the South African innovation survey of 2005 was informed by the Eurostat questionnaire and guidelines for the fourth round of the CIS (CIS4) as well as the structure of the Statistics South Africa business register, from which the survey sample was drawn. Innovation Surveys are based on the results obtained from questionnaires distributed to a sample of the total business population, which are then extrapolated to the total business population. The survey design thus comprised a random stratified sample (by sector and size of enterprise) drawn from the business registry database of Statistics South Africa. An overall response rate of 37.3% from an eventual sample of 2627 enterprises was obtained. The results of the survey were extrapolated to the target business population of 31 456 enterprises based on the weights of 120 strata.
During 2007, Eurostat published various results from CIS4 for EU-27 countries as well as Iceland and Norway. The South African innovation survey of 2005 had been aligned with CIS4, which allowed direct comparison of the South African results with those for the European countries. Innovation survey results are not particularly useful in isolation, and these international comparisons provide a rich source of reference for understanding and interpreting South Africa's innovation survey results. The final results of the South African innovation survey, including international comparisons, have been compiled as a detailed report to the Department of Science and Technology.3
In most European countries, industrial enterprises are more innovative than service enterprises, but in several countries (including Luxembourg, Estonia, Portugal, Greece and Latvia), the rates of innovation in the services sector are higher than in industry (Fig. 1). The proportion of enterprises engaged in innovation activities ranged from 72.8% in German industry to 12.7% in Bulgarian services. In South Africa, 54.8% of industrial enterprises were innovative, compared with 49.3% of service enterprises. The proportion of innovative enterprises in South Africa is considerably higher than the EU-27 averages of 41.5% for industry and 37.0% for services. South Africa had the sixth highest rate of innovation in industrial enterprises and the fifth highest rate of innovation in service enterprises.
It is becoming more important for both industrial and service enterprises to be innovative, as services play an increasingly significant role in the transfer of technology and the facilitation of business in both developed and developing economies. The bulk of the gross domestic product (GDP) of developed countries now originates from service-based industries, and the majority of workers are employed in the services sector.5 In South Africa, about 70% of GDP is produced by service industries.6
Figure 2 shows that South Africa performed relatively well in terms of the percentage of turnover generated by the sale of new or significantly improved products (new to the market and not just new to the enterprise). It should be noted that the leading countries on this indicator were four new EU members, namely Bulgaria (24.5%), Malta (22.0%), Slovakia (21.1%) and Romania (15.7%).7 South Africa's 10.1% is higher than the percentages for countries such as Italy (9.7%), Greece (9.6%) and France (9.0%). For the EU-27, the average share of turnover from products that were new to the market was 8.6%. These findings could result from there being more opportunities for the introduction of new and improved products in less mature economies.
International comparisons of innovation activities in innovative enterprises provide some interesting comparisons. The proportion of innovative South African enterprises undertaking intramural research and experimental development (R&D) was close to the EU-average of 52.2%, and South Africa (51.7%) ranked 10th out of 24 countries on this scale (Table 1). The country ranked 17th in terms of the percentage of innovative enterprises that outsourced or engaged in extramural R&D (19.3%). Despite relatively high expenditure on the acquisition of machinery, equipment and software, South African enterprises were not as active as enterprises in other countries in these acquisitions, and with only 54.1% of enterprises reporting such expenditure, the country ranked only 22nd. South Africa ranked fifth in terms of the percentage of innovative enterprises engaged in acquiring other external knowledge (28.3%).
Among EU countries, Ireland (86%) and France (70%) had the highest proportion of innovative enterprises engaged in in-house R&D. Bulgaria (9%) and Cyprus (24.5%) recorded the least intramural R&D activity.
South African innovative enterprises showed a remarkably similar profile to the EU-27 average for most of the effects of innovation identified as highly important for enterprises (Fig. 3). The most important reason for both South African and EU enterprises to be innovative was to improve the quality of the goods and services they provide.8 This was an even more important reason for South African enterprises than for the EU, with 45.9% of South African enterprises regarding this as highly important, compared with 37.6% of EU enterprises.
Successful business managers understand that the shareholder value of an enterprise is determined essentially by its ability to grow future profits.9 Due to the rapid growth and diversification of markets in general, many larger established enterprises have had to revisit their business strategies. Companies that are unable to change and adapt in time are likely to perish against stiff competition.
Competition provides consumers with a multitude of choices, and to be successful, businesses have to find consistent ways of delivering excellence in these circumstances. In order to increase shareholder value, businesses need to do things better and differently in the eyes of customers or clients. Innovation is increasingly becoming an important metric by which corporate performance is measured, and executives are aware that it is vital for the future success of their companies.
In most European countries, the industrial sector shows a higher rate of innovation than the services sector. The same trend is found in South Africa, where 54.8% of enterprises in the industrial sector are innovative, compared with 49.3% in the services sector. Concerns about the management of innovation have always centred largely on the manufacturing industry. However, the services sector is now of major importance in almost all developed countries, accounting for over 75% of GDP in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and France.5 In South Africa, Australia and the European Union (EU-27), services account for just over 70% of GDP. It is quite apparent that, as in the industrial sector, innovation has become crucial to success in the services industries.10 Despite the higher intensity of innovation in the South African industrial sector compared with the services sector, the greater number of enterprises in the services sector has resulted in 53% of all innovative enterprises being in the services sector and 47% in industry, although the services sector does not have much of an innovation legacy. Companies in banking, for instance, are not widely acknowledged as innovators. Banking enterprises traditionally make money and remain in business by controlling risks, procedures and processes.10 Such perceptions are changing rapidly, however, as banks and other service enterprises acknowledge that in order to remain competitive, they have to become more innovative. Innovative behaviour in the services sector is therefore increasing. The growth in knowledge-intensive services is an important part of the so-called 'knowledge economy'. Such services are not necessarily driven by research or science but more often by their innovation capabilities: they tend to employ professional staff, have low levels of bureaucracy and be driven by creative problem-solving with clients.11
Managers in the services sector must identify and understand the processes behind innovation in their companies and provide support and encouragement for such activities. It is essential for top management to foster innovation initiatives if the services sector is to become more competitive.
There are many barriers to innovation in enterprises, including reluctance to venture into the unknown and to experiment with new technology and business models, as well as clinging to conventional planning practices.12 The results of the South African innovation survey show that local enterprises are engaging with the concept of innovation and have much in common with enterprises in many European countries, even to the point of sometimes outperforming them. South Africa can learn much from policies for supporting innovation in the EU, and does not necessarily have to do things differently. Innovative economies typically exhibit positive characteristics such as higher rates of economic growth, higher productivity and a greater investment in people and capital, which in turn promote the capacity for the economy to attract and retain highly qualified people.
1. Department of Science and Technology (2007). South African Innovation Survey 2005: Highlights, Pretoria. Online at: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/ Document-2159.phtml [ Links ]
2. Blankley W. (2005). Preliminary results of the South African Innovation Survey, 2005. S. Afr. J. Sci. 103, 190192. [ Links ]
3. Blankley, W. and Moses, C. (2009). Main Results of the South African Innovation Survey 2005. Department of Science and Technology and Human Sciences Research Council. HSRC Press, Pretoria. Online from: www.hsrc.ac.za. [ Links ]
4. European Communities (2007). Community innovation. Statistics: more than half of the innovative enterprises in the EU do in-house R&D. Statistics in Focus: Science and Technology, 72/2007. Author: S-V. Parvan, Eurostat. [ Links ]
5. CIA (2008). The World Factbook, Field Listing GDP Composition by Sector. Central Intelligence Agency. Online at: www.cia.gov.library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2012.html [ Links ]
6. Statistics South Africa (2007). Gross domestic product: annual estimates 19932006 and annual estimates per region 19952006; Third quarter: 2007, Statistical Release P0441. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria. [ Links ]
7. European Communities (2007). Community innovation. Statistics: Is Europe growing more innovative? Statistics in Focus: Science and Technology, 61/2007. Author: S-V. Parvan, Eurostat. [ Links ]
8. European Communities (2007). Community innovation. Statistics: Innovation activities and their effects. Statistics in Focus: Science and Technology, 113/2007. Author: S-V. Parvan, Eurostat. [ Links ]
9. Nanda A. (2005). Innovate or perish! Rediff News, 26 October. Online at: http://in.rediff.com/ money/2005/oct/26col.htm [ Links ]
10. Oke A. and Goffin K. (2001). Managing innovation in the service sector. Online at: www.som. cranfield.ac.uk/som/groups/opsman/downloads/Managing%20Innovation%20in%20the %20Service%20Sector.pdf [ Links ]
11. Haataja M.J. (2005). Development of competitiveness of knowledge intensive services. International Society for Professional Innovation Management. Online at: www.tut.fi/units/tuta/tita/ tip/Haataja_ISPIM2005.pdf [ Links ]
12. Financial Times (2004). FT mastering innovation: connecting across the divide. Financial Times Mastering Innovation Series, Part Four, 8 October. [ Links ]


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Cybersecurity could fall to sequester
The looming threat of sequestration could short-circuit one of the few cybersecurity agreements between lawmakers and the White House: the need for a bigger budget to protect government and private computer systems.
At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in cyberaid, the loss of which could jeopardize efforts to detect digital spies, fight off foreign hackers, research new technologies and hire smart cybersecurity experts — the sort of commitments made in the Obama administration's budget, and echoed by congressional leaders all year.
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"On a bipartisan basis, there's an understanding we need to put more emphasis on cybersecurity … and sequestration just comes along and just mindlessly cuts everything by the same amount," said Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), who led the House cybersecurity task force.
"In some ways, everything is more fragile in its early stages — whether you're talking about attracting top quality talent or just working out your operations and how things are going to run," Thornberry said in an interview. "And so I think you can make a fair case that cuts at that stage, especially in an area that moves so fast, could do even more damage than in other places."
There's no single entity in the federal government that handles cybersecurity: Responsibilities for protecting federal networks, staving off foreign cyberattacks and researching new technologies are spread across multiple departments and programs. Many of those initiatives would be hit hard by deep cuts beginning in 2013 unless Congress pushes back the target date for its legally mandated cuts, exempts some categories of spending or does away entirely with its fallback, deficit-reduction plans.
Under the worst-case scenario, the sequester would take an ax to funds that lawmakers and the White House alike have tried to boost this year. The Obama administration backed more than $300 million in new cybersecurity spending at the Department of Homeland Security in 2013, among other agencies, and congressional appropriators have delivered similarly high amounts.
Lawmakers even boosted a key DHS program to protect federal networks in the latest continuing resolution Congress authorized to fund the government for the next six months — a bill that otherwise kept most agency spending flat.
Tom Gann, vice president of government relations at Internet security firm McAfee, pointed to the development as "really significant," noting it "helps confirm what the White House is saying, that cybersecurity is a top five priority."
But the deep reductions threatened by mandatory sequestration would certainly slow down work to boost the nation's digital defenses, even as Congress and the White House weigh comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.


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The Challenge Stradale lines up alongside the 360 Modena and 360 Spider with the precise aim of providing drivers the performances that only a true racing car for road use can provide. The experiences coming from the Ferrari Challenge International Championships and the FIA GT races, have allowed Ferrari technicians to develop solutions that make the Challenge Stradale really unique.
This strong link to racing is underlined not only by a significant weight reduction, but also by its engine set up, aerodynamics, braking system and F1 style gearbox.Read more
The Challenge Stradale was developed to flank the 360 Modena and 360 Spider with the clear aim of providing drivers with the kind of performance that only a race-ready car designed for road use could deliver. The marque engineers' experience in the international Ferrari Trofeo Pirelli Challenge and GT competitions meant that they were able to develop a plethora of solutions that made the Challenge Stradale truly unique. This close link to the track was clear not only in the drastic reduction in the car's weight but also in major modifications to its engine, aerodynamics, set-up, brakes and F1 gearbox. Weight reduction work ensured that the Challenge Stradale was 110 kg lighter than the 360 Modena. This fact, combined with its V8's higher maximum power output, boosted its performance still further.
The Challenge Stradale was, in fact, directly derived from the 360 Modena. That said, the technicians had removed anything that wasn't strictly functional to performance or safety, resulting in a brilliantly light and fast berlinetta with a very definite racing set-up. To achieve that drastic weight reduction, the technicians worked on three overlapping areas: materials, construction technologies and overall optimisation of the design.
The main material used in the Challenge Stradale's construction was aluminium, which has a specific weight a third of that of steel. It was used for details of both chassis and bodywork. Other new materials were also introduced: titanium, already employed for the con rods, went into the suspension, while carbon-fibre, a direct transfer from F1, was used for structural elements and the exterior and interior trim.
The Challenge Stradale pushed the aerodynamic concepts employed on the 360 Modena a step further and it featured a stiffer, lower racing set-up as well as availing of specific solutions that increased downforce by 50% compared to the 360 Modena. Every last detail of the car's aerodynamics was honed, right down to the carbon-fibre rear view mirrors which derived from the 360 GT and the 19" Challenge wheels.
The Challenge Stradale's cabin was spare and simple with every single detail given the racing treatment. The instrument cluster, including the central rev counter, was enclosed in a carbon-fibre surround which also encompassed secondary instrumentation and other dials. The new steering wheel sported specific F1 gearshifting paddles – the right hand paddle was actually longer to make upward shifting easier coming out of bends.
The Challenge Stradale had an electro-hydraulic F1-type gearbox. Both clutch and shifting were controlled via paddles on the steering column. A new control logic cut shifting times in every phase of use too. There was a special button on the tunnel for reverse too. There were two different configurations (Sport and Race) with corresponding damper and traction control (ASR) settings. In Race mode and with ASR disabled, drivers also had the Formula 1-derived Launch Control function too.
The braking system featured CCM (Carbon Composite Material) discs, the fruit of Ferrari's ongoing partnership with Brembo. The system, which included aluminium brake, delivered excellent braking and astonishing stopping distances. The Challenge Stradale's set-up and suspension were greatly modified too: its front and rear titanium springs stiffened and a wider-diameter roll-bar was introduced. The damper calibration was also specific too it and the centre of gravity was lowered by 15 mm.
The Challenge Stradale had a 90° V8 mid engine mounted longitudinally behind the cabin and in unit with the gearbox and differential. Its maximum power was boosted to 425 hp at 8.500 rpm, delivering an excellent specific power of 118,5 CV/litro thanks in part to a slight supercharging at maximum speed (+2% increase in power). The Challenge Stradale retained had the same already high peak torque of 38 kgm at 4750 rpm as the 360 Modena.
An accurate selection of the high-definition key images of the Challenge Stradale. The photo gallery, with details and the most important parts, shows the distinctive features of this Ferrari model from 2003.
An accurate selection of the high-definition key images of the Challenge Stradale. The photo gallery, with details and the most important parts, shows the distinctive features of this Ferrari model from 2003.
|rear, longitudinal 90° V8
|85 x 79 mm
|Unitary displacement
|448.29 cc
|Total displacement
|3586.20 cc
|Compression ratio
|11.2 : 1
|Maximum power
|313 kW (425 hp) at 8500 giri/min
|Power per litre
|119 hp/l
|Maximum torque
|373 Nm (38 kgm) at 4750 rpm
|Valve actuation
|twin overhead camshafts per bank, five valves per cylinder
|Fuel feed
|Bosch Motronic ME7.3 electronic injection
|Bosch Motronic ME7.3 static electronic, single spark plug per cylinder
|dry sump
|aluminium spaceframe
|Front suspension
|independent, unequal-length wishbones, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
|Rear suspension
|independent, unequal-length wishbones, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
|carbon-ceramic discs
|electro-hydraulic F1 6-speed + reverse
|Fuel tank
|capacity 95 litres
|Front tyres
|Rear tyres
|two-seater berlinetta
|4477 mm
|1922 mm
|1199 mm
|2600 mm
|Front track
|1669 mm
|Rear track
|1617 mm
|1180 kg (dry)
|Top speed
|300 km/h
|Acceleration 0-100 km/h
|4.1 sec
|0-400 m
|12.1 sec
|0-1000 m
|22.0 sec
|Urban test cycle ECE
|30,1 l/100 km
|Extra urban test cycle EUDC
|12,7 l/100 km
|Consumption ECE+EUDC
|19,1 l/100 km
|CO2 emissions combined
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If you've ever configured a router before, this will be familiar to you: connect to it with your computer, log in to the admin console, figure out what the default password settings are so you can actually get in to change stuff, and then click through a few pages of settings until you have things working to your liking. This is all pretty simple for the tech enthusiast, but if you've ever tried walking someone else through setting up a router, this short list of tasks quickly becomes an exercise in frustration.
These non-technical users are who Securifi is targeting with its new Almond wireless router, which was on display during CE Week in New York City today. The Almond integrates a 2.8-inch 320x240 touchscreen to help novice users set up and configure their router. Using the touchscreen, users can view and set their SSID and network password in plain text, see the status of their Internet connection, view information about the router's IP and MAC addresses, and even configure the router as a range extender, an advanced feature normally reserved for more expensive routers (or routers with custom firmware like DD-WRT). Users can also specify a four-digit PIN to lock the screen and prevent people with physical access to the router from easily grabbing your password.
By default, the router ships with WPA2 security enabled, and each device uses a unique passcode rather than shipping from the factory with the same settings as routers did once upon a time. The default SSID for the device even includes the "_nomap" suffix required to exclude your wireless network from Google Maps' user location triangulations. For advanced users, a standard Web console can be used to configure advanced options like QoS, port forwarding, and DMZ settings, as well as "don't use these unless you know what you're doing" settings like WEP.
The hardware behind all of this is decent but not cutting-edge: it supports 300Mbps 802.11n connections but only on the 2.4 GHz band, and it only has two 100 megabit Ethernet ports alongside its WAN port—Gigabit Ethernet and USB aren't available. An 802.11ac version of the router is in development for launch at some unspecified future date, but the Almond as it stands is aiming for novice users rather than seasoned veterans who need the fastest possible network connections.
Securifi told Ars that the router should be shipping in a few weeks, and that it should retail for about $80. A prototype Almond with an integrated DSL modem was also on display, but there was no information on pricing and availability.


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Simpson guided the men's team to eight wins in 2017, including a win over Division I Citadel. The Cobras won two matches in South Atlantic Conference play. Under Simpson, the women's team won six matches, including four in South Atlantic Conference play.
Simpson coached both the men's and women's teams to 6-5 records in 2016, as both teams made the South Atlantic Conference championships. Simpson coached Tom Sizeland, who was named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week twice, and also named to the All-Conference first team for singles. He was also named South Atlantic Conference Man of the Year, along with being a a member of the 2015-16 CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America team. Sizeland along with doubles partner Mark Watt was selected to the All-SAC second team for doubles, while William Marrafao was named to the All-SAC singles second team.
On the women's side, the tandem of Jennifer Mezei and Bailey Palmer won nine doubles matches on the year, six against conference opponents. Simpson's duo was named to the All-SAC honorable mention squad for doubles play.
In May 2015, Simpson was promoted to head coach of both the men's and women's teams.
In his first season, Simpson led the Coker women's tennis team to South Atlantic Conference tournament in only team's season of conference affiliation. They posted a 10-12 overall record and a 6-5 conference record. Bailey and Ragan Palmer earned 2015 All-SAC honors as a doubles team, and Bailey earned All-SAC honors for her singles play as well.
In his first season as the men's coach, he led the Cobras to a six-win season, with four of the wins coming in conference play. Junior William Marrafao and freshman Mark Watt earned 2015 All-SAC honors.
Bill Simpson joins the coaching staff as the interim head men's and women's tennis coach in January 2015.
Simpson, a 2013 Coker graduate, returned to lead the Cobras after spending a year as the assistant men's tennis coach at the Citadel. Prior to his time at the Citadel, Simpson served as assistant coach for the Coker men's and women's teams for two seasons, where he helped led the men's team the 2013 Conference Carolinas championship. During his time at Coker he also helped guide the women to their third consecutive conference tournament appearance.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Simpson was the assistant tennis professional at the Greenwood Country Club in Greenwood, S.C. He also spent summers from 2006-10 at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy in Hilton Head where he taught private lessons and group clinics.
He played collegiate tennis for the Cobras, earning his bachelor's degree in physical education and sports studies with a sports management concentration in Dec. 2013.


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Serve up Mother's Day smiles with this heartwarming gift! Our truly original bouquet features a mix of crisp white roses, pretty pink spray roses and bicolor Peruvian lilies, overflowing from a charming pink artisan mug. Designed by artist Sandra Magsamen, it has a unique ribbon-shaped handle and includes the sweet sentiment, "Mom you are a gift. You make everyday a present." We can't think of a better way to express yourself to the woman who inspires you every day.


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CBAI FedPac
CBAI FedPac is a non-partisan political action committee formed in 1994 to help support candidates and incumbents of both parties who are community banking advocates. Executive or administrative personnel, directors or shareholders of CBAI member banks and associate members may contribute to CBAI FedPac. A solicitation authorization form is required by the Federal Election Commission in order for CBAI FedPac to formally ask for your contributions. Please help community banking continue to strengthen its presence in Washington by signing the solicitation authorization form. If you have any questions, please contact CBAI's Governmental Relations Department at 800/736-2224.
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Executive or administrative personnel, directors or shareholders of CBAI member banks and associate members may contribute to CBAI FedPac. In fact, personal contributions are the only contributions permitted for federal elections.
What is the first step in making a contribution?
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) requires that trade association federal political action committees (PAC) must obtain prior written approval from its members to officially solicit for monetary contributions. CBAI FedPac will only solicit those who sign the solicitation authorization form (or as directed by the signer of the solicitation authorization form). The form must be signed by either the individual member or a representative with whom CBAI normally conducts business. In most cases this is the Chairman, President or CEO.
Is there an Obligation to Contribute to FedPac?
No, all contributions to CBAI FedPac are voluntary. Signing the solicitation authorization form simply allows CBAI FedPac to ask you for a contribution. You are under no obligation to contribute to CBAI FedPac once the solicitation authorization form has been signed.
Am I Permitted to Make Multiple PAC Contributions?
Normally you are permitted to sign only one authorization per calendar year. However, CBAI FedPac and ICBA's ICBPAC are declared affiliated by the FEC for the purpose of fundraising. Therefore, as a CBAI member you are permitted to sign authorization forms for both CBAI FedPac and ICBPAC. Contributions can be made to both CBAI FedPac and ICBPAC within the limits described below. Your contributions will go to a common cause - the enhancement of community banking.
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Can you help me locate the MARIMEKKO PRINT FABRICS that were popular in the '60s?
Barbara B.
Marimekko fabrics, known for their bold designs and depth of color, are stocked by Textile Arts. Their selection includes the famous asymmetrical Unikko poppy in three sizes, as well as many other geometrics, stripes and abstract prints. Manufactured in Finland, these 54*-wide fabrics include reissues of classic '60s and '70s designs, as well as contemporary motifs. The fabric is sold by the yard and select designs are sold by the panel or repeat. For more information or to request samples, visit txtlart.com or call (888) 343-7285 or (631) 725-5055.
Where can I find solar-reactive EMBROIDERY THREAD?
Sally N.
Debra Mattes of SolarActive International has developed a 40-wt. embroidery thread that changes color when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. SolarActive UV thread is available in shades that change from white to one of the following colors: yellow, orange, red, pink, magenta, blue, purple and green. Also available are four shades that change from one color to another: yellow to orange, peach to wine, pink to magenta and blue to purple. For more information on the thread as well as solar-reactive buttons, fabric, lace and appliques, visit solaractiveintl.com or call (818) 996-8690.
Do you have a source for a one-piece MATERNITY BATHING SUIT pattern?
Susan P.
Jalie 2317, Choice of Bathing Suits, is a classic one-piece tank swimsuit pattern that includes alteration instructions for mothers-to-be. It features a scoop neckline, shelf bra, optional tummy-control panel and boy-cut or shaped leg openings. The pattern includes misses' sizes 4-22 and children's sizes 2-14. For more information, visit jalie.com.
I'm looking for a retail source for ZIPPERS WITH COLORED TEETH.
Jennifer C.
The Sewing Place distributes stylish Swiss-made Riri zippers with multi-colored teeth. Used in high-end clothing and handbag lines, these zippers are available in many colors, including: pastel teeth on white or cream tape, jewel-tone teeth on white or black tape and fall colored teeth on cream or chocolate brown tape. The zippers have 6 mm aluminum teeth and are stocked in 7*, 12*, 16* and 22* lengths. They're available with closed or separating bottoms, depending on the length. For ordering information, visit thesewingplace.com or call (775) 853-2207.
I'm making tops and jackets for veterinary students and would like to find ANIMAL-PRINT FABRIC.
Olivia J.
Meribeth Correll of Hot Diggity Dog has designed more than 400 animal images that can be screen printed on 45*-wide cotton/polyester or 60*-wide fleece fabric. Included in the company's print library are dogs, cats, horses, wild and exotic animals. The designs are printed on your choice of 27 background colors and are washable. For ordering information, visit hotdiggitydog.com or call (800) 780-3136 or (913) 780-3136.
I'd like to REPLACE THE STRAPS on some of my BRAS with either decorative or clear plastic straps. Can you help me find a source?
Sally B.
Margarita Couture has an extensive collection of fashion bra straps suitable for almost any occasion or garment style. You can find straps to complement a causal tank top, accent a formal dress or simply replace old straps. Select from clear straps in three widths, colored elastic straps in two widths, straps with glitter, beads, rhinestones and other decorations, as well as jewelry straps made from Swarovski crystals or fresh water pearls. All of the bra straps are adjustable and have standard-sized metal hooks that won't break or bend. For more information or to order, visit brastraps.com.
Where can I find BUTTON SHANKS to glue on the backs of coins and other items to make them into buttons?
Patricia W.
Gold-tone metal button shanks are stocked by Homestead Specialties. These 1/2*-diameter discs with a loop shank can be glued on the back of almost any type of material, including wood, metal, glass, ceramic and plastic. To order a set of 24 shanks, send $11 postpaid to: Homestead Specialties, Dept. SN-MC, 1883 State Road, Cochranton, PA 16314. You can also visit homesteadspecilaties.com or call (814) 425-1183.
Where can I buy FABRIC SUITABLE FOR MAKING FLAGS?
Maria B.
Beacon Fabric & Notions stocks DuPont SolarMax flag cloth in 56 colors. This 200-denier uncoated nylon fabric is made with high-strength yarn designed for flags, banners and windsocks. It has an ultraviolet inhibitor to resist fading and is also resistant to mildew and rot. For ordering information and color availability, visit beaconfabric.com or call (800) 713-8157.
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First of all, your hearing is important to you and your family. Untreated hearing loss is a major cause of conflict within families and even is statically related to poor health and lower lifetime salaries. The solution of choice for most hearing problems is hearing aids. However, buying hearing aids is a difficult process for many people.
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In May 1999, the National Council on the Aging released a massive study titled "The Consequences of Untreated Hearing Loss in Older Persons." The goal of the study was to assess the effects of hearing loss on quality of life and compare these effects for those who wear hearing aids and those who do not.
Respondents in the survey included hearing aid users, hearing-impaired seniors who do not use hearing aids (non users), and significant others (spouse, close family member, or best friend of the hearing-impaired respondent). A total of 2,304 hearing impaired people responded and an additional 2,090 family members or close friends responded ... more
Article in local paper by Solveig Ingersoll, M.A., CCC
What do a weight lifter, a scuba diver, and an airline passenger have in common with someone with high cholesterol levels? They all are candidates for sudden hearing loss.
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Widex has introduced a new top-of-the line hearing instrument to improve on the features pioneered by the Senso and Senso Diva. The new INTEO (in TA' o) features "Integrated Signal Processing," a Dynamic Integrator, High Definition Sound Analysis, High Definition Sound Processing, a High Definition System Optimizer and an Audibility Extender system. ... more
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NAIA Volleyball Player of the Week ? No. 4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Paula Ferreira of Columbia (Mo.) has been named NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Ferreira was selected based on her performance from Sept. 17 - 23 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Ferreira, a 5-9 senior setter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, led the Cougars to a 5-0 record this past week. In a 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-15) victory over William Woods (Mo.), Ferreira recorded 41 assists, six digs and six kills. Ferreira continued her outstanding play in the La Quinta-KWU Volleyball Invitational where she averaged 13.1 assists per set and was named Most Valuable Player. On Sept. 22 Ferreira recorded a season-best 63 assists, 11 kills and a career-high six aces. In 16 sets this week, Ferreira recorded 210 assists, 35 digs, 24 kills and 12 aces.
Ferreira leads the NAIA in assists per set averaging 12.23. She leads the Cougars with 697 assists on the season, which is eighth most in the nation.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The next Player of the Week announcement will be on Oct. 2. For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Kristin Pressley, Oklahoma Baptist; Kristen Dipaola, Dakota State (S.D.); Danica Markovic, Texas at Brownsvile; Sarah Becker, Jamestown (N.D.); Chrissie Jeannin, Ottawa (Kan.); Caitlin Burroughs, Indiana East; Molly Brewster, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Andrea Taylor, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Madison Serrano, Westmont (Calif.); Fernanda Ferreira, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Kelsea Nova, Indiana Tech; Marcella Oliveira, Tougaloo (Miss.); Lacey Taylor, William Penn (Iowa); Hay Karimah, Webber International (Fla.); Paula Martins, Lee (Tenn.); Erynn Schuh, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Kylie Whaley, Milligan (Tenn.); Niurka Toribio, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Kaitlin Floerchinger, Northwestern (Iowa); Kristine Egebrecht, Indiana Wesleyan; Stefani Sorensen, Eastern Oregon; Mahlet Lee, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Joy Leick, Saint Mary (Neb.).
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