![]() ![]() Courtesy of perfect control of this ingame 'money' supply, it is a cheap way for rewarding certain behavioral or consumption patterns, or even penalizing others. The Verge explored several reasons why Amazon might succeed with virtual currency where other companies have failed, and noted that one area "where proprietary currencies have taken off is in video game economies." Yanis Varoufakis, in-game economist for Valve (Team Fortress 2 and "other games where commerce thrives"), observed: "Just like frequent flyer point schemes, they capture their audience and prevent them from transferring value generated within a game or company to some other game or firm. The online retailer said it plans to distribute "tens of millions of dollars' worth of free Amazon Coins" and also "make it quick and easy for customers to buy additional Amazon Coins using their Amazon accounts." Amazon Appstore developers will earn their standard 70% revenue share when customers make purchases using Amazon Coins. ![]() ![]() Who says the penny is dead? Amazon will launch its own currency in May with the debut of " Amazon Coins" (each coin is worth one cent), which Kindle Fire customers can spend in the Amazon Appstore. ![]()
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![]() ![]() How do you break out and experience the full potential that God intended you to have? The answer lies in a simple yet profound process to change the way you think about your life and help you accomplish what's truly important. ![]() You can't pursue what's truly important to you because your day is crowded by the demands of mundane routines and other people's priorities. Do you often dream of living a more rewarding life? Do you aspire to a better job, a stronger marriage, a happier home? Do you wish for more gratifying relationships with your family and friends? Perhaps you simply want to accomplish more and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.If you are like most people, you have written these goals and dreams on a list that's titled "Tomorrow's To Do". ![]() ![]() ![]() – C: coastal shipping assaults as above but with selective and strategic kidnap-for-ransom – B: coastal shipping assaults that occur while vessels are underway, adrift or at anchor further offshore, with theft being more extensive, and with perpetrators being armed with heavier weaponry – A: inland assaults affecting vessels at berth or at anchor and awaiting berth which largely constitute petty theft and tend to be unsophisticated in nature ![]() ![]() The paper puts forward five categories of crime: Analysis of this data, which was collected by cross-referencing reports from the International Maritime Bureau and the International Maritime Organisation, supplemented by information from other sources where possible, has allowed her to determine the contours of maritime criminal activities in Nigeria, and the Gulf of Guinea beyond. One of the key contributions of the paper is the presentation of a typology of maritime crime in that sub-region, which has been refined, based on the data, from the works of Martin Murphy. In a recent article published in Africa Insight, Lisa Otto puts forward the findings from her analysis of a five-year dataset for maritime crime that she collected and collated for the period 2009 to 2013. ![]() ![]() ![]() This story has been filmed many times and I've seen four versions of it. ![]() Written in the first person by the student, the story comes off as a wistful reminiscence of a youthful travel made pleasant by the attention received from a beauty so young and fresh. It's all quite innocent and the group's guardian (the mother-in-law of the girl's brother) seems somewhat indulgent at first, but turns less so by the end of the trip. One of the family is a dancing girl of 13 and she and the boy, instantly drawn to each other, seek ways to make the most of the few days their paths cross. The story is 21 pages long and describes an encounter between a male student traveling in the Izu Peninsula of Japan during the final days of his vacation and a family of wandering entertainers. IZU NO ODORIKO (The Izu Dancer, 1963) is a feature-length adaptation, in color and widescreen, of a famous Japanese story written by Yasunari Kawabata and published in 1927. ![]() |