photographer‚ especially when the waves are good‚” he says. Woodman‚ 36‚ eventually decided to solve the problem and founded GoPro in 2002. GoPro makes a small‚ durable‚ lightweight (just 3.3 ounces) camcorder and special mounts to attach the device to surfboards‚ helmets‚ ski poles‚ car hoods‚ or pretty much anything else. It’s become a phenomenon in the world of extreme sports‚ with back-country snowboarders‚ kayakers‚ scuba divers‚ and others using it to document their feats. Woodman’s company has sold
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thrill of riding waves. Then in 1948‚ a newspaper photograph of a 30-foot wave started a migration to Hawaii’s big wave paradise. The American redwood boards were far too heavy for those waves so‚ designer George Downey built the first big wave surfboards using fiberglass and balsa wood. Among the living legends‚ a surfing expert‚ Greg Noll found himself immersed in the emerging sub culture. He was the kind of guy who had no fear. He once rode one of history’s biggest waves
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Mount Rainier Mount Rainier is home to Columbian black-tailed deer‚ black bear‚ and elk. You can visit Mount Rainier year round because it is open all year long. The most popular time to go to Mount Rainier is in July or August because that is the time when the wildflower is in full bloom. The park has many species of wildlife‚ but in recent years park researchers have noticed a significant change in behavior of the park animals‚ as a result of people feeding the animals. That is bad because
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My brother and I had Frosted Flakes and orange juice. We went down to the beach and swam and had a contest to see who could build a bigger sandcastle. We took our boogie-boards into the ocean and rode them like surfboards. I feel off of my boogie-board and landed in the shallow part of the ocean. I had a scrape on my knee and their was blood in the ocean. My mom wiped the blood off of my knee and told me to go play in the sand. The next day‚ my parents rented
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which type of port? 15. A null-modem cable is used between ______. 16. COM ports require which of the following resources? 17. Which port was initially used for the printer? 8. Which of the following ports is also known as a FireWire? 19. Keyboards and mice initially used the __________ port. 20. This type of monitor uses a glass tube similar to a television display. 21. This type of monitor uses liquid crystal cells. 22. Which is not a type of video port
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remain one of Australia’s most successful businesses BUSINESS STRUCTURE Situational analysis Rip curl was born in 1969 when Brian Singer and Doug Warbick started a partnership with their personal savings of $500. This was a business to make surfboards and was set up in their backyard shed at Torquay in Victoria. Before long Rip curl had expanded from selling in surfing stores across Victoria to selling across Australia. By the 1970’s Not only had their business size expanded but also their range
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the reason why I chose her. She has taught people to not give up on their dreams and have faith. Bethanys personality traits would include faithful‚ courageous and strong. People look up to her because she is hopeful because she got back on her surfboard only 2 months after the attack and did not give up on surfing. Bethany has taught many including me to have faith and never give up on their dreams. Bethany once said “courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop
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Executive Summary In the world there are 194 countries and Billabong has sold their product over 100 countries‚ the major regions are the North America‚ Australasia and Europe. There are several smaller regions that are selling products of Billabong‚ such as Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Singapore and more (Billabong n.d.). Billabong has been recognised in Australian and most in European countries for more than 10 years in the boardsports industry‚ yet Billabong has a limited consumer in a limited area
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and materials‚ camping gear‚ tools and equipment for home repair and maintenance. The common functions include grinding‚ polishing‚ and sawing which create lots of dust. The uses for the garage in the past year include major kitchen remodeling‚ surfboard repair‚ furniture stripping and staining. There are many items used infrequently but are needed for home and yard maintenance such as the chain saw‚ and hedge trimmer. A major problem is the large number of items in the category of “I might need
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Projector - more lumens -> bigger projections * Mac OS X based Laptop‚ Windows compatible version will follow very shortly (Hello Make Podcast viewers! Please give a week :)) * Builtin iSight is minimum‚ drawing generally works better with a DV/Firewire camera * Depending on the surface and distance‚ 30mW++ laser * Latest version of Processing (http://processing.org) * JMyron (http://webcamxtra.sourceforge.net/) (For Mac’s with an Intel processor download the following: http://graffitiresearchlab
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