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Our camera crews cover Rubik's Cube tournament

  
  
  
  
  

rubik's cube tournament

For those of you who forget birthdays and anniversaries, the Rubik's Cube turned 30 this year -- and our camera crews were in Manhattan to celebrate with some of America's rising stars in puzzle resolution.

Most of us on the Award Productions creative team consider the Cube a pivotal toy from our childhoods, so it was an absolute honor to witness a competitive tournament.

It was also a bit humilating to see the kiddies solve the Cube in mere seconds.  Because we have no formal training in the Rubik Arts, it can take many of us hours to reach completion. (For the record, we do have formal training in video editing, shooting, producing, writing and graphic design).

Back in our wonder years, we recall the strategy of forcing one cube block to pop out and then having a pile of Rubik's pieces to rebuild like LEGOs.  You could always tell the cheaters because their Cubes were always loosely rattling from having been taken part too often.

Check out these brilliant kids:

 

Turns out that there is also another kid who can do it blindfolded.

And if that isn't impressive enough, check out these amazing artists who craft mosiac murals out of disassembled Rubik's Cubes!

Mona Lisa Rubik's Cube

 

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" Wang Shan is graceful express, fast thunder oneself realizes gain by right of diversity trade pattern already, delay IPO won't bring big impact to fast thunder oneself. </p><p>Weigh its to may go aground because of copyright issue to industry appear on the market guess, wang Shan is graceful express, american card inspect is met (SEC) the document of raise capital by floating shares that has passed fast thunder and open, the company is not put in the problem in law Wu, financial aspect. Appear on the market to future time, fast thunder says to be able to await and choose an opportune moment. </p><p>Before this, fast thunder tall canal flies to the United States already, do a road to act to appear on the market this reach last preparative job. 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Newest file still shows, the combination that gold will hold the position of royal literature IPO to trade in bear sell business. </p><p>After beautiful Yin Meilin is exited, royal literature advocate bear sell business to will remain tall Cheng Yijia only. Beautiful Yin Meilin's spokesman have not at this point buy is judged. Personage of royal literature interior divulges the view to our newspaper is before this, change bear the reason that selling business is oneself of beautiful Yin Meilin, but did not allude specific reason. </p><p>In fact, latter China enterprise goes to the United States to appear on the market the phenomenon that the plan is laid aside has repeatedly happen. High official position is achieved join partner Li Liwei confirms at the beginning of this month, the move treasure new energy resources that this orgnaization invests plans to want overseas to appear on the market formerly, but appeared when the way develops problem, finally with bear sell business to discussed to defer appear on the market plan. </p><p>To the market " compromise "</p><p>To fast thunder and royal literature, be not the inning that appear on the market truly now. </p><p>In without exception trustful crisis still is continueing to spread. Recently, moody of afterwards grade orgnaization is sung after sky, benefit of international grade orgnaization praise issue announcement again, say Chinese enterprise will continue to become the target of con accusation, field of stock market inviting the beauty stops drop those who pick up is medium without exception reentry lair. 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But compare with photograph of the beginning of the year, share price still horrible. </p><p>Appear on the market before long Li Ya of COO of phoenix new media thinks, the consideration that fast thunder and royal literature defer IPO depends on capital market be opposite in without exception careful with each passing day. "Large quantities of fund managers go of 12 months subscribe in without exception IPO experience is gigantic deficient, from in-house investment decision-making technological process looks, they are not afraid that those who miss 9 high profit, fast growth is new, take a risk without motive and encounter new loss and doubt. New those who appear on the market is medium without exception 2 quarters outstanding achievement is released very crucial, and be worth company drawing near as a batch of overmeasure its are restricted to make work period of lift a ban, do empty force undercurrent to emerge move. Do empty force undercurrent to emerge move.. </p><p>Before this, to facilitate IPO, fast thunder almost all the time to capital market " compromise " . Referred postscript of raise capital by floating shares on June 9 before long, namely the message calls fast Lei Yin market not beautiful and defer to appear on the market. The fast thunder of silent for a long time till July 2, referred the book of raise capital by floating shares after revising again, reveal the determination that its appear on the market. Nevertheless eve fast thunder already will appear on the market issue price interval be moved from 14~16 dollar low to 12~14 dollar. The intermediary outside having additionally reports, fast thunder appears on the market this ADS circulation will reduce 6 million 7.6 million times before from now on. If with 6 million, release intermediate price 13 dollars computation, fast thunder appears on the market the newest amount of financing falls to 78 million dollar, the photograph of 200 million dollar before mixing is compared, cut more than 60% . The report says, fast thunder adjusts a plan so, because subscribe case is not good,be. </p><p>Watch capital analyst Liu Guanwu easily to think, fast thunder suspends the way that appearing on the market is be forced to do. "Collect of thunder of the fast before this restrains familial investment more to silent, ask celebrity Li Kaifu to become independent director again, the choice is deferred appear on the market the obstruction that appear on the market was underestimated before seeing cause Yu Zhi, the share price expression after appearing on the market also may be not valued after the company is evaluated, appear possibly even broken hair, be eager to covering with its now, the plan is made again after be inferior to waiting for market confidence to restore. " Liu Guanwu expresses. </p><p>To royal literature, still have bigger trouble: Face a change advocate bear selling business is an important matter. Hu Longfei of analyst of I US stock thinks, united States forest and royal literature communicate a result not beautiful or dissatisfactory to the effect acting in beautiful road all likely, this also is its what IPO delays is bodeful. </p><p>Jin Re enters in or have those who remedy think of. Hu Longfei points out, gold is in the beauty in force is not powerful, but have an effect quite in Chinese inland and Hong Kong area. The commercial pattern of royal literature does not have model for painting in the United States but abide, and royal literature basically serves Chinese market, accordingly he thinks, gold takes up the post of combination in bear sell business, the likelihood is to stem from attract the destination in fund of harbor capital, QDII. </p><p>Defer appearing on the market is " Shuang Renjian "</p><p>In IT comment personage Hong Bo looks, defer appearing on the market is " Shuang Renjian " . To the enterprise, although defer,appear on the market the plan can give group of investor, company the excited, tune that move restlessly " throw a damp over " ; But the refreshment that awaits market confidence and improve to appear on the market to the enterprise performance of the financing, share price after appearing on the market is more favorable. </p><p>Copartner of Chinese larch capital plan tell a reporter more, he does not think Chinese Internet goes to the United States to appear on the market the window is being shut. "The company that appears on the market after all, company itself actual strength is very good, still have an opportunity, just be being returned now is not to appear on the market inning. Just be being returned now is not to appear on the market inning.. </p><p><p>How long should wait for ability after all nevertheless when does the market turn warm? ChinaVenture is cast in the group is chief the judgement that the analyst gives out is, this turn is the sharpest likelihood even two months. Coming the fund manager that August is American orgnaization investor people focus off period of time, figure the likelihood also wants the most quickly from this when in September. </p><p>Such corner continues possibly still. Hu Longfei thinks, allege will be in the every guest of IPO of the 3rd quarter also may be met this year be affected. Do not cross this group " fellow sufferers " people fortune or also show differentiation. Hu Longfei expresses, guest of potato, every probably more relaxed, condition of congener after all industry already had the model that appears on the market in the beauty, make American investor understands its trade pattern not difficult, it is appraise value can suffer some of effect only; And the mode of thunder of royal literature, fast is in the United States and do not have similar example, after IPO process is delayed for a time, to investor " taletelling " the likelihood should expend talking around more again. </p>(Article origin: Writer of journal of the first finance and economics: Cloud of clean of Liu beautiful Xu) 
Posted @ Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:53 PM by louis vuitton outlets
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