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![]() as a child and began coding his own at age 16. He discovered video games by playing Super Mario Bros. Development ĭong Nguyen grew up in Vạn Phúc, a village near Hanoi. During the game over screen, the player is awarded a bronze medal if they reached ten or more points, a silver medal from twenty points, a gold medal from thirty points, and a platinum medal from forty points. Colliding with a pipe or the ground ends the gameplay. Each successful pass through a pair of pipes awards the player one point. Faby automatically descends and only ascends when the player taps the touchscreen. The player is tasked with navigating Faby through pairs of pipes that have equally sized gaps placed at random heights. įaby after passing the first pair of pipesįlappy Bird is an arcade-style game in which the player controls the bird Faby, which moves persistently to the right. Bay Tek Games also released a licensed coin-operated Flappy Bird arcade game. In August 2014, a revised version of Flappy Bird, called Flappy Birds Family, was released exclusively for the Amazon Fire TV. Games similar to Flappy Bird became popular on the iTunes App Store in the wake of its removal, and both Apple and Google have removed games from their app stores for being too similar to the original. Its popularity and sudden removal caused phones with the game installed before its removal to be put up for sale for high prices over the Internet. He claims that he felt guilt over what he considered to be its addictive nature and overuse. During this period, its developer said that Flappy Bird was earning $50,000 a day from in-app advertisements as well as sales.įlappy Bird was removed from both the App Store and Google Play by its creator on February 10, 2014. At the end of January 2014, it was the most downloaded free game in the App Store for iOS. Flappy Bird received poor reviews from some critics, who criticized its high level of difficulty and alleged plagiarism in graphics and game mechanics, while other reviewers found it addictive. The game was released in May 2013 but received a sudden spike in popularity in early 2014 and became a sleeper hit. Nguyen created the game over the period of several days, using a bird protagonist that he had designed for a cancelled game in 2012. The game is a side-scroller where the player controls a bird, attempting to fly between columns of green pipes without hitting them. Flappy Bird is a mobile game developed by Vietnamese video game artist and programmer Dong Nguyen ( Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hà Đông), under his game development company. ![]() The remaining producing countries recorded the following average annual rates of production growth: France (-2.1% per year) and Myanmar (+7.4% per year). Myanmar (174K tonnes) ranked third in terms of total production with a 2.4% share.įrom 2007 to 2018, the average annual growth rate of volume in China stood at +2.2%. Moreover, duck and goose meat production in China exceeded the figures recorded by the world’s second-largest producer, France (233K tonnes), more than tenfold. The country with the largest volume of duck and goose meat production was China (5.5M tonnes), accounting for 76% of total production. The general positive trend in terms of duck and goose meat output was largely conditioned by a slight increase of the number of producing animals and a relatively flat trend pattern in yield figures. Over the period under review, global duck and goose meat production attained its maximum volume in 2018 and is expected to retain its growth in the immediate term. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2012 with an increase of 4.1% y-o-y. The total output volume increased at an average annual rate of +1.8% over the period from 2007 to 2018 the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with somewhat noticeable fluctuations throughout the analyzed period. In 2018, the global duck and goose meat production amounted to 7.2M tonnes, surging by 3.3% against the previous year. Market performance is forecast to retain its current trend pattern, expanding with an anticipated CAGR of +1.6% for the seven-year period from 2018 to 2025, which is projected to bring the market volume to 8M tonnes by the end of 2025. Market Forecast 2019-2025ĭriven by increasing demand for duck and goose meat worldwide, the market is expected to continue an upward consumption trend over the next seven years. The countries with the highest levels of duck and goose meat per capita consumption in 2018 were Taiwan, Chinese (6,116 kg per 1000 persons), China (3,771 kg per 1000 persons) and Myanmar (3,231 kg per 1000 persons).įrom 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of duck and goose meat per capita consumption, amongst the main consuming countries, was attained by Myanmar, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth. The second position in the ranking was occupied by France ($1.3B). In value terms, China ($10.5B) led the market, alone. The remaining consuming countries recorded the following average annual rates of consumption growth: France (-2.4% per year) and Myanmar (+7.4% per year). In China, duck and goose meat consumption increased at an average annual rate of +2.2% over the period from 2007-2018. The third position in this ranking was occupied by Myanmar (174K tonnes), with a 2.4% share. Moreover, duck and goose meat consumption in China exceeded the figures recorded by the world’s second-largest consumer, France (203K tonnes), more than tenfold. Consumption By CountryĬhina (5.5M tonnes) remains the largest duck and goose meat consuming country worldwide, accounting for 76% of total consumption. The global duck and goose meat consumption peaked at $21.9B in 2014 however, from 2015 to 2018, consumption stood at a somewhat lower figure. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2011 when the market value increased by 13% y-o-y. The market value increased at an average annual rate of +2.1% over the period from 2007 to 2018 the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). The global duck and goose meat market revenue amounted to $19B in 2018. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Duck And Goose Meat – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Over the period under review, global duck and goose meat production attained its maximum volume in 2018. 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"They were fine neighbors," Tom Smrekar told the Associated Press. ![]() They were interviewed by the FBI later that day. 15 to the sound of two gunshots, only seconds apart at 12:31 a.m. Neighbors Tom and Joan Smrekar woke up early the morning of Oct. A transcript of that 911 call is available here. Authorities have not indicated who made the call. The transcript's initial entries say that emergency responders were dispatched for an apparent suicide attempt, but that the call was quickly changed to a homicide call. They tried to call the home's land line, only to learn that it had been disconnected. Authorities tried calling the cellphone back, but didn't get an answer. 15 came from the mother's cell phone, and the door to their home was kicked in, investigators said.ĭuring the 911 call, dispatchers reported hearing "a lot of yelling" and multiple gunshots. The 911 call made to local authorities on the morning of Oct. Information released by local authorities in mid-October shed more light on the tragic moments after Jayme Closs' parents were killed prior to her unexplained disappearance. A nationwide Amber Alert was issued, indicating that she was in danger. Watch Live: Sheriff's officials deliver an update on the Jayme Closs case Friday morning.Ĭloss disappeared on the morning of Oct. A screen shot from Friday's Barron County Sheriff's press conference shows a booking photo of Jake Thomas Patterson, the 21-year-old Wisconsin resident who was arrested in connection with the case. The Barron County Sheriff's office is recommending both murder and kidnapping charges. Patterson is being held in the Barron County Jail and is awaiting formal charges, authorities said. According to authorities, Patterson was quietly arrested by Douglas County Sheriff's deputies just minutes after Closs was rescued. On Friday, authorities said the man arrested in the case was Jake Patterson, 21. It was like I was seeing a ghost," her husband, Peter Kasinskas, said in a StarTribune report.Īuthorities said Closs had dirty, matted hair and shoes that were too big for her feet, and that her emotions were "flat" upon her discovery. "I honestly still think I'm dreaming right now. |
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