Now, we're the first to begin closing the content loop, offering native 4K content for the home and delivering the most immersive, awe-inspiring entertainment experience yet.

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By the 1988 World Championships, Canada's Kurt Browning landed the first valid quad toe loop.

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Researchers also found that rewarding the encoder alongside the decoder created a virtuous loop, as treating the first rat for a job well done focused its attention and improved the signal strength.

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The bottom-left 4 x 4 pads represent drum sounds (touch the slider to scroll up and down through even more sounds), while the bottom-right quarter of the grid serves as a clip-length control (press and hold the first pad, tap the fourth for a four-bar loop, etc.).

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That's how it developed the first wet sandpaper for the car industry, hook-and-loop closures for diapers, reflective sheeting for road signs and brightness-enhancement films for laptops.

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Being the first one to install a local loop to a particular household can be extremely profitable, since it gives you a captive customer with no alternatives.

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The landing on the first jump in his triple lutz-triple toe loop was shaky, but he managed to hang on.

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