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I hear often that when something new appears that "competition is good". The primary reasons competition is seen as good, are: it drives down prices; it gives consumers more choice; it pushes technology forward, quicker. Competition is not good because: competition is why consumers have to choose between HD-DVD and BluRay; competition is why DRM exists; and more. In this article, each of the supposed benefits of competition will be looked at in more detail.
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The industry is forcing customers to buy? Excuse me? Is someone pointing a gun at you and telling you to go to an electronics store to buy this and that?
No-one's forcing you to buy that latest gadget. Leave it to the store if you don't like it, and no-one will still be able to sue you.


text: 03/20/2012 (08:00PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) : CONTESTANTS ENJOY A TROPICAL GETAWAY TO HAWAII AND LEARN HOW TO SURF FROM REAL-LIFE "SOUL SURFER" BETHANY HAMILTON -- The eight remaining contestants head to the tropical paradise of Hawaii for an action-packed week that will address the excuse "I can't lose weight on vacation." After being warmly welcomed to Oahu with a luau, the players compete in a trivia challenge that awards the winner a cash prize which can be spent on a menu of items. Next it's off to the breathtaking Kualoa Ranch where "Jurassic Park" was filmed and there the contestants race through a challenge involving tikis and leis for the coveted prize of immunity. Later, a young woman who epitomizes "no excuses" - real-life "Soul Surfer" Bethany Hamilton - teaches the contestants and trainers how to surf. Then at Pearl Harbor, with the USS Missouri in the background, the contestants weigh in to reveal whether they were able to lose weight on vacation before another player is sent home. Alison Sweeney hosts the series and trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince also star.

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"It was decided just to give him a jog today because he hadn't had much time for the crack to dry out. So, instead of galloping him, which probably would have put a little too much stress on him, we just jogged him a couple of miles and he handled that very well and jogging obviously is a lot easier on the horse in all ways, respiration wise and on the legs than galloping. It's not quite as good a conditioner…but it's all we could do to be on the safe side and he came back, the crack looked dry and there was no blood seeping from it, so we're planning on patching him at 7-o-clock tomorrow morning and galloping him at about 9:20 after the second harrow break."
Jerkens: "You know, for a horse this size, the foot seems to have a nice enough shape to it, it's nice and round, but it is, in comparison to the rest of him, a little on the small side and his walls are kind of thin, which might be hereditary. I had a three-quarter sister to him, last year…and we had a horrible time with her. We were forever patching quarter cracks up, matter of fact there got to be a point where we didn't really think it was worth going on anymore and she's a broodmare now so it certainly looks like it could be hereditary."
Question from Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal: "Did you have any problems with him as a 2-year-old? Is it connected in any way to the fact that he only raced once as a 2-year-old?"
Jerkens: "No, no, not at all. The first sign of it was right around Florida Derby time. Honestly, we didn't have any problem at all with his feet up until then."
Question from Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal: "He had that really good three-quarter work last week (6f in 1:12.19 April 17 over Belmont Park training track), I mean how important was [having that work] now that…you had to jog him today instead of gallop him?"
Jerkens: "Now it looks like it was good we had that work under our belt, that's for sure. But still, that was quite awhile ago and we'll definitely have to do some thing by Monday to be prepared. A mile and a quarter against the best horses in the country, you don't want to be going in there short of condition, that's for sure."
Question from Tim Wilkin, Albany Times Union: "How confident are you this horse will be ready to run a week from today?"
Jerkens: "Well, the way things are going, pretty confident. I'm usually negative about everything by nature, but the way he responded off of the last one, and Ian's (McKinlay, hoof specialist) reassurance, and the fact that he hasn't been sore, weight-bearing sore on it - he's been sore on just that one spot on top of the hairline when you press it, but he still has no soreness whatsoever when he's bearing weight on it, which is a big thing."
Question from Tim Wilkin, Albany Times Union: "How much can this affect him a week from today?"
Jerkens: "Well, it shouldn't affect him at all - if we put the patch on and he works well with it and comes out of it without any problems, we shouldn't have any problems. Usually when you get the patch on, you have no problems; it's almost like having a regular foot."
Question from Jerry Bossert, New York Daily News: "The forecast in Kentucky calls for a lot of thunderstorms, and possibly rain, will that play any part into it with the hoof and the patch and everything?"
Jerkens: "No, once we get that far up to race day…you mean as far as running in the mud worsening the quarter crack, is that what you mean?"
Question from Jerry Bossert, New York Daily News: "I just mean, with a quarter crack and moisture, I'm not a hoof specialist, so I'm just curious how it all works together."
Jerkens: "I wouldn't worry about the existing quarter crack in the mud, I'd be worrying about maybe a hard mud causing another one."
Question from Jerry Bossert, New York Daily News: "Well, what happens if they seal the track and make it hard, would that put more pressure then on the hoof?"
Jerkens: "Yeah, anytime a base is hard, it puts pressure on anything on a horse. The foot's the first thing to hit the ground, so it's going to absorb most of the shock, that's for sure."
Question from Joe Drape, The New York Times: "I want to make sure I'm clear – you said something about you need to get some work into him Monday, so what is the next two days and what will decide if he goes or not?"
Jerkens: "Tomorrow he'll have to get a patch applied and then he'll have to respond good to the patch, which he should because there's no infection in there. But sometimes when you do put a patch on and they exercise on it, some pressure builds up underneath it if the patch isn't stabilizing it enough, it will cause some friction and then you'll get some pressure, you'll get some soreness.
"So, he'll have to get the patch tomorrow, and gallop sound, and come out of the gallop sound, and if he comes out of the gallop sound, I would be really surprised if he was to work on it and have any problem. So tomorrow is the big day as far as finding out where we're going."
Question from Joe Drape, The New York Times: "Is there going to be another breeze, let's say he comes out sound, and would that be here [at Churchill Downs] or there?"
Jerkens: "Well, that would be Monday [in New York] if the race is only Saturday. What I've been doing with him in all his races is just let him breeze a quarter down the stretch the morning before and that's probably what we'll do this time, but it depends on a few things. If the track ends up being sloppy or something like that, I might forego that. But I would like to have him stretch his legs down the stretch the day before, I always like to give horses a little blowout like that before they run, especially when they're running long."
Question from Churchill Downs notes team: "Will there be anything different as far as shoes go with this horse, given the problems?"
Jerkens: "Nope, we've got our standard shoe, XP, on him. We don't even have him three-quartered, sometimes you'll three-quarter a horse – [put] a three-quarter shoe on the inside to keep pressure off the quarter – but in this instance, where the crack is, Ian thought it would better to have a full shoe to further support the foot to keep it from spreading, so he's got a regular full size shoe on both feet in front. Matter of fact, he's shod now the way he's going to run for the Derby.
Question from Dick Downey, The Downey Profile: "It's been reported that you noticed the first quarter crack he had in the winner's circle after the Florida Derby and I just wanted to see if that was completely accurate?"
Jerkens: "Yeah, he came into the winner's circle and he had a trace of blood on the hoof in behind that you could see."


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As Big Bash Tipping Champion of the world, I figure I better start this years thread so I have an opportunity to retain my title.
The rules are simple enough:
1) 2 points for a correct tip
2) No editing of tips. At all. If you change your mind please quote your original tips in a new post. Avoids any potential skullbuggery and it's less easy to miss tips for me.
3) If you get 4/4 you get a bonus point, so that's 9 points for the round.
4) The rounds top tipper(s) will each receive an extra point but these will only be used to separate posters who are on the same number of total points. eg: Weekly score: Swingpanzee 6, Lokomotiv 2 - Total score: Swingpanzee would be on 6.1, Lokomotiv 2
5) Non-submitters get the lowest score, minus two points, for the round.
6) Tips must be submitted before the toss to be valid.
7) Latecomers join on the lowest actual score so far minus two points.
8) Competition includes finals series, no bonus points are awarded during the finals, just 2 points for a correct tip.
Round 1 Dec 20-22
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades
Sydney 6ers vs Sydney Thunder
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Quoted from purlgirlGot this report from my Dr.
"Your DEXA shows bone thinning or osteopenia. No need for medication now.
Continue calcium 1200 mg daily and Vitamin D 1000 mg daily."
My question:
I haven't been taking calcium or Vit D - I do take 400 mg Magnesium daily.
What is the best way to take these suppliments - together or separate - am or pm?
I would appreciate some suggestions.
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I was diagnosed with osteopenia 4 years ago and in the past 4 years I have only lost .01%. I am working to reverse that trend.
Quoted Text"vitamin D is stored during the day when produced in abundance and is available at night for your body to use."
Quoted Text"Mineral loss from your bones does occur at night, which is why some health experts recommend taking calcium just prior to bedtime, although others contend that calcium is better utilized by your muscles and bones when you are moving them during physical activity. Furthermore, taking calcium and magnesium prior to bedtime may help induce sleep and prevent muscle cramps."
Quoted from VictoriaBHealthy, I'd like to know more about the ionic vitamins and minerals that you use. :)
Quoted TextIt's a question of absorption AND form!
FACT: As stated in the Journal of Chiropractic Economics (March 1998), 250,000 pounds of undigested mineral and vitamin tablets and pills are pulled out of the city sewage filters every 6 weeks in Seattle, WA.
For the body to effectively use a mineral supplement, they must be in the correct form. Water or H2O, consists of two hydrogen atoms attached to one oxygen. We can breathe both hydrogen and oxygen, yet we cannot breathe water. Form is vitally important!
Likewise, Calcium carbonate, a commonly used calcium supplement is not calcium. Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound containing calcium attached to a carbon and three oxygen atoms. It is the non-soluble ROCK known as limestone or chalk.
A mineral supplement should contain already ionized minerals, the form which the body can selectively absorb and utilize. Since it is well accepted and understood that the first things to be absorbed in the human body are water and alcohol, water soluble minerals make sense.
The ionic minerals found in Mineralife products are all less than 0.1 Nanometer in size, and can be expressed in Angstroms. These angstrom-sized ions, being completely water soluble, allow the minerals to be quickly and near 100% absorbed in either the mouth (sublingually) or in the upper stomach where lower stomach acids will not destroy them. They are also electron enhanced so that they can participate in cellular reactions. In other words, the minerals get to work right away within the human body.
Just how big is an "ANGSTROM"? Well, consider that it takes 10 thousand angstrom-sized particles lined up on a horizontal plane to cross the distance equal to one micron. What does this mean in 'laymen terms'? Simply that every other 'mineral supplement' on the market falls far short because it is much larger than a micron in size, or is not taken sublingually.
Mineralife Ionic Minerals are meticulously prepared from a pure (up to 99.99% pure) elemental source in the purest energy enhanced structured water. Mineralife, through a complex proprietary process, liquefies minerals to a state where if dehydrated will grow crystals yielding a highly bio-available form of mineral that is non-metallic and is in simple, angstrom sized ionic form. The ionic charge is opposite of the charge of the intestinal walls, which allows the minerals to be automatically drawn to the walls of the intestines, where, because of their minute size, they are readily absorbed at a near 100% absorption rate. Mineralife's process closely resembles the dynamic and intricate functions of nature. This produces a mineral nutrition delivery-system in line with nature's own design.
Because these water-soluble minerals are not necessarily dependent on the digestive tract of the body for complete absorption, they work exceptionally well for people with compromised digestive systems. They are also easier for children and older people to swallow than pills or capsules. The extremely small particle size provides a means for the mineral to leave the body if it is not needed at the time, lowering any risk of toxic buildup occurring.


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5-minute drive to Walt Disney World Resort
This modern hotel places guests in Lake Buena Vista, a 5-minute drive from Walt Disney World Resort. Getting to SeaWorld® by car takes less than 10 minutes, while Universal Studios can be reached in around 20. It's a half-hour drive to downtown Orlando from the hotel.
Free theme park shuttle
A free daily breakfast with hot items like waffles is included in every stay, and guests can hop on a free shuttle that will whisk them to theme parks in the area. An outdoor pool and fitness center are on site, and free evening cookies are offered in the lobby.
Comfy rooms, free WiFi
Free WiFi and lap desks are standard in all guestrooms, which also feature signature Hampton beds® and 37-inch flat-screen TVs. Rooms also include a compact refrigerator and microwave. Guests at Hampton Inn Orlando/Lake Buena Vista can brew a hot beverage using the in-room coffeemaker.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Hampton Inn Orlando/Lake Buena Vista provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Orlando hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hampton Inn Orlando/Lake Buena Vista is a smoke-free property.
- Express check-in
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free theme park shuttle
- Elevator/lift
- 24-hour front desk
- Free breakfast
- Express check-out
- Number of bathrooms - 1
- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Free WiFi
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- 24-hour business center
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- Total number of rooms - 147
- Television in common areas
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 5
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- Private bathroom
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Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast each morning.
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An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
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- Pets not allowed
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Flea market every Saturday
The Federated Church of Ayer will host a flea market every Saturday, Dec. 7 through April 15, weather-permitting, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come and shop or come and sell. Cost per table is $15.
For information, call 978-660-9056 or 978-425-6119. The church is at 21 Washington St.
Veterans agent office hours
Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m., Town Hall; Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon, Town Hall.
Veterans Service Officer Michael Detillion can be reached at 978-772-8212. Visit ayer.ma.us/Pages/AyerMA_Veterans/index?textPage=1 for information.
Well adult clinics
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Ayer Board of Health, announces that a well adult clinic will be held free of charge Fridays, Jan. 24 and 31 at the town nurse's office, 51 Cambridge St., by appointment only. Drop in for blood sugar and blood pressure testing.
FEBRUARY: Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Ayer Board of Health, announces that a Well Adult Clinic will be held free of charge for the general public Friday, Feb. 7, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Carlin's Restaurant, 48 Main St., Ayer; Friday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center, 18 Pond St., no appointment necessary; and Fridays, Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the Town Nurse's office, 51 Cambridge St.
For information, contact Nashoba Associated Boards of Health at 978-772-3335 or 1-800-427-9762, ext. 333.
Spaghetti supper Jan. 25
Hose Company #1 of the Shirley Fire Department is sponsoring a spaghetti supper to benefit the Shirley American Legion Post 183 on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 5-7:30 p.m.
The location is the War Memorial Building on Church Street in Shirley.
Dinner fare includes spaghetti, bread, Caesar salad, and Chef Al Deshler's famous home-made meat balls and sauce and more.
The price is $6 per person. As always, everyone is welcome.
This should be a fun event, as it was last year.
Bring the whole family. We'll see you there.
Winter parking ban
A winter parking ban is in effect through April 15. The winter parking ban prohibits the parking of any motor vehicle on the street or sidewalk throughout the Town of Ayer overnight and during snow storms (12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m.)
Selectmen also wish to remind residents and businesses of their responsibility to keep walkways/sidewalks safe from the natural and unnatural accumulation of snow and ice to prevent injuries from slips and falls on snow and ice, and to not force people to walk into the roadway.


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Moby at home in Los Angeles
Multiplatinum-selling musician and photographer Moby has filled his Hollywood Hills castle, Wolf's Lair, with vintage globes and cameras, art by friends and some of his own pictures. A new exhibition of his photographs -- like his recent album, titled "Innocents" -- is on display at Project Gallery in Los Angeles through March 30. Full story here. Click through the gallery to take a walk through Moby's home and grounds.
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GAINESVILLE, TX -- It's been a long battle but things are looking up for Hunter Alford and his family.
The 7-year-old Gainesville boy was born with a rare form of cancer and today, his mother says he is tumor-free.
Watching him play and run around with so much energy, you would never think Hunter Alford was born with a rare form of cancer.
His mother, Krista, says the cancer sometimes causes tumors to grow in the nervous system.
She says it's been a tough battle for her 7-year-old son but hopes everything can return back to normal for him soon.
"If Hunter's CT scans come back clear then we'll remove his port," Krista said. "He is declared tumor free, he's not cancer free, but he is tumor free."
Krista says their fight against cancer has been a long one. News12 shared Hunter's story several months ago when the family learned that Hunter's and his little sister, Mikayla's health insurance, or CHIP, was cancelled under the new Affordable Care Act.
Mikayla was born with a cancer that causes brain tumors. Krista says when Mikayla was 5 months old, she had brain tumors the size of two men's fists.
"She had her first brain surgery when she was 5 months old and her second one a few weeks later," said Krista. "She had a 20 percent chance of making it back from her first brain surgery, not only did she make it but she came out smiling."
She says Mikayla is now five years old, walking, talking, and loves to go to school.
Krista says she and her husband are very grateful and excited that the health of their two children are finally looking up, and her kids inspire her to be strong.
"I have to be strong for them, so they can be strong and that's what keeps me going," Krista said. "They are troopers."
She says when Hunter's port is removed, they will throw him a party to celebrate. She says her family is thankful for the community's never ending support and even Hunter had a message to share.
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Born in Milan, Renzo Savi started his career in 1948 helping his brother Carlo Savi (Ivas) with 'Morgan il Corsaro' (a comic created by Dalmasso & Tacconi) and Magni (Ingam) with 'Pantera Bionda', both series for publisher Arc by Pasquale Giurleo. From 1956 to 1962 he inked his brother's pencils on stories for Casa Editrice Universo (Albi dell'Intrepido, Il Monello).
In 1962 he drew 'Tarvin il Solitario' (text Giancarlo Ottani) for Radar, published by Angelo Fasani. In 1964 he worked with Leonello Martini (Edizioni Alpe) and some war stories for Fleetway in Britain through the Dami studios. In 1966 he worked for the French comic book Brik (Aventures et Voyages) doing 'Rock l'Invisible' (a comic previously drawn by Angiolini and Zamperoni). He also drew new episodes of 'Tarvin' for Mon Journal.
Between 1972 and 1982 Savi worked exclusively for the studio of Graziano Origa doing 'Fiabe a Fumetti' (1972, Edizioni Sole), 'Johnny Honda' (1973, Universal Productions) and 'Bonnie' (replacing Zuffi in 1975, Ediperiodici). Savi also illustrated various erotic pockets for Edifumetto (such as 'Favolette Sexy', 1974) and Edizioni Sud ('Scandalo' and 'Sciuscina', 1979). Today he's a painter, living in Milan with his wife and daughter.


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Bioware has been a powerhouse in the PC Role Playing Game genre since its second game, Baldur?s Gate, in 1998. Since then it has released other RPG standards such as Baldur?s Gate 2, Neverwinter Nights and its subsequent expansions, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and most recently Dragon Age: Origins. Bioware has been at the forefront of the RPG genre with their intuitive use of dialog trees and modifying the dungeons and dragons rule set to work in real-time on the pc. In 2007 Bioware released another evolutionary title, Mass Effect – the first in a Trilogy of Mass Effect games. ME1 was revolutionary because it combined RPG gear collection, stat management, class based play style, large scale exploration and chat trees with the third person shooter genre.
Mass Effect 2 starts right where ME1 left off. You play as Commander Sheppard, a human who saved the galaxy in ME1. As the game is squad based you start by completing missions to recruit the most powerful strike team in the galaxy.
Gameplay Fusion
For starters, we have a disclaimer to make. Unlike the standard movie trilogies, Bioware went in o create an interesting interactive experience that will change the game experience. For instance, gameplay for this article was done mostly on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. The reason for this decision was simple – I had played through the first Mass Effect on my Xbox and Mass Effect 2 allows players who have completed Mass Effect 1 to import their save games to make Mass Effect 2 reflect the important decisions they made in the first game. Naturally, you do not need to use this feature as it is completely optional. However, going for it does allow for a seamless gameplay experience that flows and continues to make the player feel like his decisions mattered in the first game. Just to reiterate, the game is very similar on both platforms and is well worth the purchase price for PC or Xbox 360 [$50 pc, $60 Xbox 360].
PC or a console: If you opt to go with a PC version, you pay $10 less and can enjoy higher fidelity
In order to compare the gameplay between the console and PC platform, we have played some of the game on PC and the gameplay was truly excellent on that platform as well. PC gamers have greater freedom at choosing level of detail and the resolution, leading to much greater fidelity when compared with a gaming console.
Comparison of changes from Mass Effect 1 addendum for ME1 players:
Mass Effect 1 was lauded for its combination of traditionally mutually exclusive game types. ME1 combined all its RPG and shooter elements very well with a few minor missteps. Bioware heeded the criticisms it received about some of the quirky complaints ME1 received. For example, instead of extensive load screens ME1 used elevator rides between zones; the elevator rides were often broken up by [often hilarious] banter between party members who didn?t like each other. These Elevator rides also contributed to the sense that you were in enormous futuristic structures. But in ME2 these elevator rides have been replaced with loading screens that seem to last longer than any of the elevator rides and also are generic and boring to look at, all the text on the load screen is blurred and shows the same animations on a loop. In the end the load screens are very monotonous and break up the game play. while the elevators where almost a joke about the future in that you could be in the middle of an important mission that required immediate action but because of the enormous size of structures that you still had to stand in an elevator [with elevator music] waiting for the gates of hell to open back up.
There were also some complaints about the weapon / armor system. Comparing the system used in ME1 to ME2 would cause one to assume that most of the complaints were about complexity. The system in ME1 had different grades of weapons made by different manufacturers which had focus on different approaches to weapon design. For example, one manufacturer may favor heavy hitting weapon that fired slower than another company?s gun, or armor that favored more shields than armor or less shields and faster shield recharge. The entire gear system from ME1 was thrown out, the new system uses individual pieces of armor that modify individual stats making the game a little easier and choosing different guns that either hold more ammo, more accurate, fire faster, or hit harder. The failing of this system is that you don?t ever feel the need to have to change from the load out you start the game with. You can even complete the game without changing a single piece of armor or changing any of the weapons.
Gripping gameplay
When looking at the Galaxy navigation map you see floating tabs telling what missions are where. The interface is very easy to use and never leaves you feeling like you don?t know what locale to travel to next. The missions are all very well scripted, you always have a good idea of where you are going to find the objective and you always feel engaged. The games story is excellent, but definitely leaves the opening for Mass Effect 3. The game is much more action orientated than ME1, it is basically the first in a new genre, the story-shooter. Its action portions are comprised of third-person, over the shoulder, shooting segments combined with the use of "mass effect powers" that vary pursuant to the different classes that are the player has either chosen to play as or to include on their team. These powers are allow for interesting tactical gameplay. They are accessed by accessing a popup menu system [accessed differently depending on platform] that allows for three powers to be queued [one per team mate] for use as soon as you leave the menu. This system allows the gameplay to seem fluid and remain fun.
Who will outsmart who?
ME2 is definitely driven by the decisions and actions you take during the conversational sections of the game. ME2 uses a "text-wheel" to choose chat responses. The wheel allows for up to six different responses; two Neutral, two Paragon [lawful good, Moral] and two Renegade [chaotic good, anything to get the mission complete] options. The text shown doesn?t usually represent exactly what is going to be said but more an idea that a certain option will convey to whoever you are talking to. It looks like the trademark in this Trilogy of games will be keeping the track of what responses you make and dramatically change the story and determine which of the multiple endings you see. Your choices definitely mean a lot when you get to the end, the whole game you are aware that you are on a suicide mission and you can actually not survive your mission depending on your decisions. Thi
s weighs on your decisions and really does make you think before you say or do something.
Problems? What problems?
There are a few problems with the gameplay, such as the mining/research system that you use to earn upgrades to make the game easier. Mining breaks up the gameplay, is boring and repetitive should the player decide to endure it to get the bonuses awarded using the research system. The research part of the game uses resources you mine to buy different pieces of technology to upgrade your team?s items. Although it isn?t necessary to mine/research to complete the game, it does serve to make the game more enjoyable during the action portions of the game giving you an upper hand in combat.
Tearing through alien flesh and bones…
All of these elements combine to make Mass Effect 2 an excellent game definitely worth playing, replaying, and replaying again. The Locales look amazing and provide for a surreal travel around the Galaxy. Its gameplay is well balanced, allows the player many different ways to accomplish their goals all while making the player feel like a badass.
Compared to ME1, Bioware definitely slimmed the RPG right out of ME2. Its gameplay has been streamlined for more mainstream players who want more action less talking and deciding what armor to wear. It?s a no brainer for EA/Bioware considering ME2 is a Triple A title that is a major investment, which they would like to make money on. A seasoned ME1 fan may be disappointed in the changes, BUT, should still play ME2 just because it continues the Mass Effect legacy of excellent story telling involving hard moral decisions. For all the reasons above, we have no gripes with the decision to give this game an Editor's Choice award in the field of Home Entertainment.


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I loved this game. Group of four guys with mini guns mowing down everyone in their path. Good times. Still only a pale shadow next to Stacontrol 2.
On another note why does EA remake shit like this? They could have just called it Cyberpocolypse or Billy Menumonic or some other title and it would have been exactly the same. This looks about as cyber punk as any other Castel Wolfenstien remake. Where is the sky the color of a TV tuned to a dead channel? Where is the deliverator? Where is the ketamine? Where is Reason? Where are the prostitutes who use roofies until they wake up covered in blood? If you want a non stop shoot em up with a few side games ju
In EA's version the city is clean.That is an indication of failure when it comes to atmosphere.
It's being published by EA. Trust me, you'll feel dirty enough by the time you've waded through the DRM.
Actually, in the original, the city areas were varied, and some were very tidy and pretty, with neatly trimmed grass, perfect lines of trees and nicely angled hills. To this day I get "Syndicate vibes" from certain gardens, squares, parks that are all too regularly trimmed.
they're convinced that strategy games are demodè and that fps are the rage, and call of duty / battlefield seems to give them reason.
still, what they fail to realize, is that this syndicate fps aint no call of duty nor battlefield, and will be presto forgotten and never accepted into the top fps competition.
To me, it's a matter of personal preference, rather than fashion. I've always preferred FPSes. I'd much rather just be the main character, than order around a bunch of guys.
You're not stuck on a rail when you're playing multiplayer - you have an essentially infinite variety of possibilities.
RTSes are just as "stuck on a rail" in their single player games, probably even more so. Looking at this list of games with multiple endings [giantbomb.com] there are a lot more FPSes than strategy games with multiple possible endings.
I enjoyed the original Civilisation. Turn based strategy games are a lot more fun to me than RTSes as they tend to have more variety and culture. I actually enjoyed the first
Consoles are crap at RTS games and EA only cares about console numbers. Since the original wasn't a sports game or racing game they have to turn it to a FPS or 3rd person shooter, otherwise the console players can't play it.
Interestingly enough, the original Syndicate came out for SNES and Genesis/Megadrive and the sequel, Syndicate Wars was available on the Playstation. (I think the original trailer for it mentioned a Saturn version, but I don't know if one exists)
True, and Fallout turned out pretty well. Warcraft is too is an example of a franchise that successfully shifted to another genre. Syndicate is a game I fondly remember. I hope EA don't end up churning out a Deus Ex knock-off
What a terrible thought -I assume you mean the current one, Human Revolution-: a copy of a tedious, linear, game that lacks any character!
A true horror.
Maybe not. For a game with some awesome writing, play the Marathon trilogy. [sourceforge.net] But expect nothing like SC2, it is hard sci-fi with little comedy.
I probably won't be the first to say this, but seriously, fucking lame.
Absolutely. This is not a reboot, it is just game that uses the same name as an old classic from a different genre.
What is next? A flight simulator named Tetris?
What is next? A flight simulator named Tetris?
X-COM as a cover-based shooter where you are fighting invading polygons from outer space.
I think it I could live with that if it has a 4-player cooperative mode.
In all fairness, I was thinking just the other day that what we really need is another FPS. It's such an underrepresented game genre in this generation.
Yeah, it's more like "EA Plans to Release a New FPS Under the Previously Used Title of 'Syndicate'"
Microsoft did the same thing with Shadowrun a few years ago...
It's going to be a really really shit version of Deus Ex.
Seriously what the fuck is the aversion to the classic genres nowadays? Where are modern day games like Cannon Fodder, Syndicate, Desert Strike, Magic Carpet. Hell it's hard to even find RTS games like the original Command and Conquer now, they're all just a bit too futuristic. The original C&C was at least set reasonably in near future but the latest in the series are all about fucking UFOs and aliens and mega-robots.
There's so many genres out there that have basically just died off and are begging for modern day remakes done properly. By done properly I mean not turned into some shitty FPS that'll probably flop.
I'm not sure I understand. It sounds like you're mixing the genre of the setting with the genre of the gameplay? They seem like orthogonal issues to me that just happen to share the word "genre" in different contexts.
I'm complaining about the fact that there was a fuck load of good ideas in the past which seem to have been completely and utterly forgotten, and yes, this means both in terms of gameplay genres, and setting genres.
My point is that a lot of gameplay genres have outright vanished altogether, and that of the remaining gameplay genres that are still covered, the setting genres now are much more limited than they used to be.
My complaint is that choice for gamers has become severely limited, that much of what wa
This is why I no longer purchase games. It's the same repackaged crap, with very few new ideas.
They're not losing sales to piracy, they're losing sales to mediocrity.
If hardware back in those days had the same capabilities as today, the developers would have been a lot less likely to do isometric games. I'm not saying those games weren't fun at the time, but the viewing/control limitations were still annoying. I much preferred fully 3D helicopter games once they came out.
Cannon Fodder and Syndicate would work pretty nicely on a phone/tablet though, as would almost any old point and click type game. There should be a lot more point and click adventures being released for
But you can replace the old 2D isometric engines with a nice 3D engine and get some fantastic effects- that is after all basically how the RTS genre has evolved, but the genre hasn't died off. I see little reason you couldn't redo a game like Syndicate or Desert Strike with a modern RTS type 3D engine.
When you say full 3D helicopter games, do you mean full blown flight sims? To me that's a separate genre and not really the arcadish top down blastfest type of feel I'm looking for - effectively it's a different genre, although I do like them too.
Not sure what tablet you have but ScummVM works on Android. I'll admit I'm amazed we've not seen a resurgence of those type of games quite yet on tablets, they're absolutely ripe for that type of adventure game. Still at least I can replay DOTT on ScummVM on my phone
They could use the Armoured Core 4+ look'n'feel for a good Desert Strike Relaunch.
Syndicate would play out pretty great in 3D as RTS where you control disembodied camera to drive the guys, with option to switch to FPS controlling one of them.
But if you do away with "control a tactical team" and change it into "control one guy" you lose the main point of the game. It's not isometric graphics that defined Syndicate, it was the tactical aspect of splitting the team.
Sacrifice half the team to draw enemies away from the target, then assault it with the remaining agent. Send one by one each of the 4 agents to tear further through lethal defenses. Split the team and ambush the enemy. Send away one team member for a vehicle, then drive it like a tank. Send one agent on a suicide mission, self-destruct at the target. Complete the mission using remaining agents. Split the team to kill four hits at four locations before the enemy can react. Set one agent with a flamethrower behind a corner creating unpassable wall of fire while others perform the mission tasks.
And of course "Persuade" half the town, arm them and run the mob at the target.
And of course "Persuade" half the town, arm them and run the mob at the target.
And don't forget, packing them all into one car like it's some kind of clown car. The mob approach was really one of my favorite ways to complete a mission. I can remember being extremely anal retentive on a couple of missions and persuading the entire town since you got money for each citizen you persuaded.
But you're definitely right. The game did provide numerous ways to complete a mission, and on more than one occasion I would split my team up to accomplish multiple objectives at once.
It's going to be a really really shit version of Deus Ex.
Except it is being made by Starbreeze studio who did the brilliant Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butchers Bay game. In fact playing DXHR I was struck by how much it owed to Riddick, but really didn't live up to the physicality of the "take downs" and melee combat in that game. I was against this Syndicate FPS until I saw that it was by Starbreeze, now I can't wait to play it.
And people need to realise that this is the announcement that the game is almost finished. NOT THAT DEVELOPMENT IS STARTING NOW.
Whatever, I played Syndicate demos as a kid, but I prefer FPSes, so this sounds interesting to me. Of course, if it's an awful game, I'm not going to buy it.
I loved the original Deus Ex, and the latest one is meant to be pretty good, but I'm still going to wait a while for the price to come down before getting it. I only pre-order games when I know they're going to be good. Duke Nukem Forever though.. oh gods.. the horror
So you are the one to blame for 99% of games being fps'es. That means if we kill you, the world will finally get something new and original.
Now is it worth killing a human being, even if it isn't a particularly good example, for the sake of gaming. That is a though call...
I will have to think about this...
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Actually, I hardly buy any FPSes these days. I bought DNF and Portal 2 this year, but they were obviously pretty big exceptions to all the other stuff being pumped out. I'd like to see more GTA style sandbox games than FPSes.
I tried Battlefield Bad Company 1 & 2 and MW2 to see if modern FPSes were any good. BC1 had a fun single player, but BC2 and MW2 had pretty awful story modes. They're all good fun in multiplayer though, aside from the retarded RPG style levelling up. If anything, these games should
It's yet another artificial means of extending the gameplay of a game. Kind of like the "find this stuff" types of missions in a lot of modern games. Sure, I'd like to get 100% on a game, but am I going to bore myself to tears to do it? No.
But, that's modern multi-player FPS games for you...
What's the point in recycling IPs if your target audience has never heard of them?
Easy, new ideas are hard to come up with. It is far easier to steal someone else's idea and re-implement them. Hollywood makes plenty of re-makes of movies that would have little relevance to modern audiences, but the ideas behind them are still good (and the average studio executive has a hard time deciding what to have for lunch).
FPS is probably my favourite genre, but even I am annoyed that we seem to only have three major genres any more: FPS, RTS, and RPG/"Adventure". I love a good turn based strategy
Except this game was in development before DXHR was released. The summary makes it sound like the announcement that they are starting development but the actual article is that they are announcing it is almost ready. Modern games take 3-4 years to make unless you are just re-heating the same old stuff (aka Call of Duty). As I have already said it is more about the current major settings for FPS being tired out. WWII and Modern day FPS have been done to death.
It's free advertisement, you wouldn't have this Slashdot article when it wouldn't be for recycling an old games name and you wouldn't have many other gaming news articles either.
My brother plays almost nothing but shooters today, but in the 90s he was playing Syndicate, X-Com, and Lucasarts adventure games.
Shooters are easy to make, pitch, and market. Projected sales are taken from similar games; if the most similar game was a flop from 15 years ago (Syndicate Wars) then it won't get funded. Say it's "like Bioshock" or something and it'll get approved.
Syndicate wouldn't work very well with a controller, either. Try dragging a window around a group of moving targets using an analog
How can you say that Syndicate Wars was a flop? You could rob banks. They had flying cars. They did away with the stupid ammunition counters so you didn't spent the second half of the mission searching for guns. The sniper rifle was bad ass. I wouldn't say that it was better than the original, but it was pretty damn good.
I know I stand utterly alone in this but Bioshock fucking sucked. This was supposed to be the spiritual successor to System Shock? Yeah right. It was a barely acceptable shooter but System Shock was never just a plain shooter.
And now Xcom to be turned into a shooter... oh yes, straying from the strategy part by simply slapping xcom on another genre worked so well before hasn't it.
Oh wait, it hasn't. Xcom in space basically butchered the franchise. But this time is SURE to be different because what the world
I know I stand utterly alone in this but Bioshock fucking sucked.
Rest assured you are not alone, though I wouldn't have put it quite so strongly. But then again, I never saw what the big deal was with the original DX either.
Why not? Developers are people too, and they look back on their favorite games fondly. I have a feeling that a lot of these remakes start off as, "Hey, remember how cool this game was? If we could get the rights to it, imagine what we could do with it today!"
Of course, I really regret that frequently they want to do is remove a bunch of the stuff that made the game memorable and instead turn it into a first person shooter. But hey, if it's a really _good_ first person shooter, I'll live.
Ok, I'll admit that like everyone else commenting so far, I'm pretty pissed off at this "reboot". It sounds, to me, that they've just ripped off Deus Ex, maybe put a small tweak to that formula here and there, but ripped it off none the less.
I have no problem with this.
I like Deus Ex and the game that they're proposing actually sounds like it could be good (The developers are decent, too). There aren't enough games out there like Deus Ex, so why not?
My problem is that I still want a new Syndicate game. This
No I hate them and hated them for years. Saves a lot of cash if you dont like FPS, nowadays.
Nope, I avoid them too. There are only a handful that were ever worth playing for more than mindless pvp deathmatches.
I doubt the success of Deus Ex: Human Revolution played much of a role in the decision because it will be 3-4 years before this Syndicate game hits the market (DX:HR started development in 2007). The games industry isn't like Hollywood where you can churn out a movie in 6-months to a year to ride the coat tails of a blockbuster.
Rather I think the games industry has entered a nostalgic era where the 20 and 30 somethings are pining for the games of their youth (and instead getting FPS re-makes in the same set
It talks 3-4 years to do a good original game. It takes far less then 6-months to copy-past a cheep knockoff with no originality or balance. The announcement makes it clear this is going to be released early next year. So I wonder which EA is planning?
First, "brilliant storytelling"? I don't remember much of that in Syndicate at all. The intro consisted of someone getting run over, turned into a cyborg and then shooting the "viewer". The rest of the cutscenes were a guy in a blimp throwing his lamp, and a party underneath the blimp, to my knowledge. The in-game text consisted mostly of "kill this guy for this reason" or similar.
That's part of what made Syndicate great - no junk, nothing getting in your way (every cutscene was skippable with any keypress), just you, a target, and a city to hunt them down in. Syndicate was simplicity and atmosphere - I can remember my brother crowing about the Blade-Runner-ness of it all, from the cutscenes to the pre-game interface to the cities. And who can forget that voice that confirmed your commands - "Ser-lected"?
Syndicate was simple, fun gaming. You didn't need a million keys on your keyboard to play (1, 2, 3, 4 and space if I remember rightly - and everything else on mouse), you weren't forced down any one avenue and the dynamics of "hyping" your agents, controlling four separate agents, loading weapons, the persuadertron, and controllable vehicles were relatively new and interesting (First ever game to feature car-jackings?).
It ran on everything (386 with 2MB if I remember), didn't need a ton of power, worked virtually intuitively, had decent saves, and the only downside was an impossibly unbalanced last mission (which was weird because all the others were pitched just fine).
But it sold because it was simple to play. Start New Game, take the default load-out, click to move, right-click to shoot, both-click (a vastly underused input mechanic) to hype temporarily. To enter car, click. To leave car, click. To change weapon, click. To separate your agents, click between them. It was a grown-up Cannon Fodder, with a bit of resource management thrown in (persuade everyone you can, then sell their weapons for upgrades). Hell, it even had radar so you could never get lost.
Syndicate Wars itself was a bit of blasphemy to the Syndicate fan because it lost a great amount of the simplicity. Full-3D FPS? Why? What's wrong with a 3D-esque layout that players can change if they want? It's C&C:Generals all over again - let's take an estabished isometric Dune-like game franchise and turn it into an FPS. Would you do the same the other way around?
Personally, it can stay in development for ever. But the second the original comes up on GOG.com, (they've already done a few Bullfrog titles this year) I'll be buying it.
Duke Nukem: Mahjong Edition
That is typical for the whole entertainment industry. Don't take any risks in any form.
Syndicate was so good because it was a new idea, a strategy game with cyber-agents, with mixed some RPG elements, like equipment, where you had the freedom to do anything you like. Syndicate didn't had any story, it was just a very good game play and a novel idea. Either you are good guys and pick your targets with snipers/lasers or you are the bad guy who just kills everything, it's up to you. In addition there were some
on the face of the computer industry.
next up 'lets remake kings quest as a first person shooter'
EA represents everything that is soulless and wrong.
every creative, visionary company of the 90s that came within 10 feet of EA corporate has withered and died, like they were infected by some kind of black plague of the soul.
What the hell is the point of reviving the Syndicate name if all they're going to do with it is produce yet another uninspired first-person shooter? Young gamers won't recognize the name, and anyone who does wants something more akin to the original. I guess EA is banking on the gaming press to remind us all of the connection, that it will somehow legitimize the remake. And inevitably few older gamers will be suckered into getting this.
The promotional poster, with it's contrived machismo is evidence that th
Coming soon from EA; the FPS of Populous.
The horse has already been beat to death, but I have to jump in anyway. I have been waiting for a new Syndicate game forever. I actually liked Syndicate Wars because it introduced some new dynamics to the game. Being able to rob banks was pretty cool, especially with the enhanced police response that came along with it. It was a nice change to the "persuade the whole city" for money route of raising cash. They also adjusted the squad dynamics. In Syndicate, you could arm everyone with miniguns and be
Any one else getting sick of all these "reboots" ? Reboot this, Reboot that, etc. Enough with the freaking reboots already.
Translation: reboot = Redoing the original game, but a marketing money grab hoping to win fans based on nostalgia but completely misses the atmosphere of what made the original great in the first place!
Any one else getting sick of all these "reboots" ? Reboot this, Reboot that, etc. Enough with the freaking reboots already.
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Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.
The green-eyed loot monster contemplating readers from the top of this week's We Have a Tabard appeared to be the source of some agitation for one reader. "I wish each and every person who ever used an 'I can haz' joke was firebombed into oblivion, including the author of this story who posted that braindead image," complained Preston. "Internet memes are some of the dumbest trends on the planet."
Readers seemed to feel otherwise, peppering this week's comments with insider jokes, geek references, internet memes and a generally wry outlook on WoW and life. Join hands around the bonfire, boys and girls, and let us indulge in an entire post's worth of internet memes and dumb trends ... courtesy of our very own readers.
|A second look at Maiev Shadowsong
Maiev Shadowsong: you love to hate her ... hate to love her ... despise her ... adore her ... argue about her history and intentions ...
Or like commenter CapnSkillet, you deftly apply a geek culture reference that wraps it up with a bow and closes down the thread: "Maiev – 'Hello, my name is Maiev Shadowsong. You killed my sisters. Prepare to die! Hello, my name is Maiev Shadowsong. You killed my sisters. Prepare to die!'"
|Dwarf levels solely by exploring
A post about a guy who decided to do nothing but explore right from level one – no quests, no killing, no no PvP, all the way to World Explorer at level 17 -- was bound to generate a long string of kudos punctuated by trolling complaints about the pointlessness of it all.
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|My Lich King Pony
Some people just can't be satisfied. But we gotta say – here at WoW.com, we do take care of our own.
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Badger: "And for some reason, water enemies are weak to lightning, which bears no resemblance to real life. I have yet to see flood waters be harmed by a downed power line. The people in the flood waters, on the other hand ..."
That never occurred to me until you pointed it out. WTF is the deal with that, anyway?
Baldagrim: Water enemies are weak to lightning to an actual natural process known as electrolysis. If you run an electric current (in this case, a lightning bolt) through a body of water (i.e. a water elemental), it separates the hydrogen and oxygen of the water into their elements.
People need to stay awake in chemistry class.
As for Naga, fish, etc., the ocean becomes a lightning field. Cooked calamari, anyone?
Agerath: Sea water isn't alive, though, is it? Were the water shaped into a sentient being, I can see electricity doing a fair bit of damage.
Wither: Been a long time since I did any chemistry, but this doesn't sound right at all.
Electrolysis only occurs when there is a chemical reaction between the electrolyte and electrode; when lighting strikes, there is no electrode, no electrolysis.
The damage from lightning is often from heat, generated when the current has to pass through resistance. If there is little resistance, or it is spread out over a large body, such as in a large body of water, the heat generated is pretty small.
I think there are a few dangers to creatures swimming, The first is that in a very large body of water, swimmers may be the highest object on the surface and so your head is a likely target for a strike. Secondly, in saline waters, your body may actually be more conductive than the water, so carry most of the current. Thirdly, the electrical shock to your brain or heart didn't kill you outright, you might be knocked unconscious and drown.
Um, yes, so back to Azeroth. Maybe water elementals have a susceptibility to lightning because the current channels through to their vital organs more efficiently. /shrug
Wither: Oh I'm wrong :(, electrolysis doesn't need a reactive electrode. Baldagrim was right -- it would occur at the point wherever current leaves on enters the body of water. Back to my chemistry books for me!
pietrex: One word: Pokémon.
Hedwinkle: /agree The Pokémon elements should be obeyed at all times!
|Hogger launches WoW Rookie Directory
Forget Maiev Shadowsong – quake before the hot, stinking breath of Hogger.
Cyno01: It's really not fair for Blizz to sneak a no-win scenario into the game like this. Hogger truly is WoW's Kobayashi Maru. I mean, just look at this screenshot.
Otome: I screamed when I saw Hogger's mug there. Anyway, that is quite possibly the most epic quest to get The Loremaster with, hands down.
But leave it to Hoggersbud to string together the most internet memes:
Hoggersbud: Hogger cannot be defeated. Strike him down, he only rises stronger, and more angry. That is the power of the Dark Side.
Why did the Lich King invade? To try to defeat Hogger!
Who will be revealed as the final boss of WoW, after whose defeat the game will permanently end, all accounts will be cancelled and the servers deleted? Ultimate Super-Saiyan Majin Hogger One Million of Earth 42!
(Fortunately, since Boss Hogger can never be defeated, only thwarted, that'll never happen. Yes, he can be thwarted. That's why he hates them Duke boys so much! And their little dog, too!)
But remember, all your base are belong to Hogger -- who is in it killing your dudes with the power of HEART!
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Blue Line riders would be able to use their phones in the subway as part of a $492 million project the CTA announced Thursday.
The CTA said it will cost $27 million to upgrade the Blue Line's wireless infrastructure to 4G. The agency said the current system was built in 2005 and is inadequate and outdated.
Other Blue Line improvements include renovations to the Grand, Chicago, Division, Damen, California, Logan Square and Jefferson Park stations, slow zone removal from Grand to Division and Damen to Belmont and a new elevator at the Addison stop.
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Canberra will be soon be able to communicate further into the universe with Tidbinbilla's newest communication antenna, known as Deep Space Station 35, due to be lifted into place on Friday morning.
The 34-metre dish has cost $US55 million, and taken about three years to build, but is just half of NASA's latest investment in the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, with another dish to be built as part of an expansion of its network.
It will join the existing 70-metre dish and two other 34-metre dishes at the site, expanding the scope of NASA's only southern hemisphere communication centre.
''The technology gives us greater flexibility, more pointing accuracy [and] can communicate across a higher range of frequencies than the big dish is currently capable of,'' said Glen Nagle, spokesman for the station.
The new antenna, DSS35, is due to go online next year, in time to help track NASA's New Horizons mission before the spacecraft arrives at Pluto, roughly 5 billion kilometres from Earth.
''We have three stations, California, here and Spain, so as the Earth turns there's always one station in the field of view of every spacecraft that's out there,'' Mr Nagle said.
''[The antennas'] work is communication - transmitting commands to spacecraft so they know where to go, what to do and, of course, [there are] receivers to collect that information.
''Through our centre and through NASA's jet propulsion laboratories, we are able to process that data and get it off to thousands of scientists right around the world.''
NASA is tracking about 40 spacecraft on various missions, a number which is not set to fall, despite financial pressures in the US.
''There are so many other nations around the world that are busy currently exploring the solar system, new spacecraft from the European space agency, more missions planned by the Russians, Japan, India and we'll be involved in probably a majority of those missions - and there's a lot of work yet to be done.''
There is a lot more work on the ground to be done with DSS35, too.
Assembling and lifting the dish - estimated to weigh about 100 tonnes - has been no small feat.
''The structure's been turning up in what I call a big Meccano set and contractors … have been assembling the whole structure, assembling the reflector ready to do the lift on Friday,'' civil technician David True said.
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My ipod touch's wifi chip is kindda busted because it will no longer connect 2 my home network. I'm trying 2 decide if i should get a new ipod touch or should i get a psp vita? Or should I save up a lot of money and get both?? Let me know what you guys think
Omg I'm in the same situation :D My iPod Touch 4g 8gb is having serious wi-fi problems. I really liked it, having access to apple apps is (was) great, but I think that apple is seriously being left behind. Devices like Samsung Galaxy S3, Note, some HTC's etc. are the ones who left apple behind. I'm now considering the Galaxy Note, because it has not much deficiency when compared to S3, and it has bigger screen with the ability to use a pen. Definitely a winner IMO. As far as PS Vita goes, I'd really like one, but I say now's not the time to buy it, as both the number of games are very limited since it's still new, and it is not a possibility that its price rises, on the contrary, over time until all of those great games such as LBP for Vita (reasons to buy one) come out, I reckon the price will be lower, at least on some sites and pre-owned.
ok thx :) but I'm still decideing
Hmmm... I don't know. The PS Vita doesn't have a lot of great games out right now, but In a few months we could see a new iPod Touch. I'd go with PS Vita and keep saving for the Touch or just keep saving up for both. If you really use your Touch then you could go with replacing that, but it's been awhile since Apple's given out something new so a 5th gen could be on the way.
Yeah exactly, it's better to wait right now. Or I can suggest you what I'm doing; I'm looking for a good projector for my PS3 for awesome gameplay experience, and if you don't have a PS3 you should get one instead of them haha.
I do use my ipod touch a lot so I'm gonna save up 4 a new 1
I would say that you should buy the iPod now, and wait to get a Vita. Hopefully by then, there will be a price reduction on the Vita and it will have more games.
Thats wut i'll do thx:)
If you're primarily using your mobile device for gaming, I would say Vita all the way. However, if you a deeply vested in Apple's ecosystem and have a bunch of apps on your iTouch that you couldn't live without, I'd go with a new iPod.
always the vita over the ipod touch, if for no other reason than the fact that you can use the music unlimited ap. If anyone has a router that a device that wont connect to an aging router anymore though the first thing I would do is try a newer router because it could just be a compatibility issue
I got the 3g version back in july for $180
Hey Chris, If you're going for gaming and/or graphics, go for the vita, however, with an ipod touch, you can get some pretty good games, and also do a whole bunch of other things (get movie tickets, etc.), and also as you know, apple has more apps than sony, i have both, (well, 4th gen ipod, but not much different), I like my ipod because i can use it for so many things, but i like my vita because the things it CAN do are a whole lot better than the ipod. Wifi wise, go for the ipod
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I have both and they work great. I would get one and wait to eventually get the other.


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Desperately Dating: Why Do My Friends Break Up When I'm in a Relationship?
Is this some cosmic joke? No sooner do I start dating a guy, when all my friends become single and want to go out!
-Gianine Nelson
Okay, so here's one incredible irony that has presented itself repeatedly throughout my adult life: Every time I start a new relationship, my once very much taken friends suddenly become single.
This is the main reason why I never get to double date. It's sort of like the old theory of one door opening, while another closes. Except instead of closing, the door is usually slammed in some lying schmuck's face.
I have been with my boyfriend, whom I affectionately refer to as Tank, for almost two months now, so I predicted that the calls would start pouring in any minute from my girlfriends about their latest break-ups. Based on previous experiences, I know the standard protocol I am expected to follow when receiving these calls. I supply many motivational speeches, provide a good amount of male bashing and plead with my girlfriends not to get a tattoo of a Praying Mantis on their asses. Typically, the process takes quite a bit of time, so I already informed Tank that he might have to sleep alone a few nights.
To my surprise, I only received one break-up call. It was from Tammy, one of my ex's sisters. Her brother dumped me because I wouldn't walk on him in red heels before we did the deed. Freakishness didn't run in the family, therefore Tammy and I remained close. Her recent heartbreak was way too hard for her to explain via phone, so she asked me to meet her at Applebee's. I was in the mood for spinach dip and a daiquiri served in a fish bowl so I agreed without any hesitation.
Tammy was one hot mess. It turns out that Derek, her now ex-boyfriend, had a total mid-life crisis. He quit his managerial job at Pet Smart, sold all his stuff, then moved to Costa Rica. He left a farewell note on Tammy's windshield.
The news completely shocked me. I liked Derek. He used to hook me up with chew toys and dog food for my Beagle, Slugger (his crisis is going to cost me a pedicure every month). I was pissed. However, I had to keep my emotions in check because Tammy needed me. I ordered her to dry her tears, told her that time will heal all wounds, and that she can come over to my place anytime to watch Bridesmaids while eating limitless pints of Rocky Road.
Read Desperately Dating: 'Twilight' Almost Killed My Relationship
The whole next day I couldn't stop thinking about Tammy and Derek's demise. I never saw that coming and I know Tammy sure didn't, or she would have insisted he just buy a motorcycle and have a fling with a 22-year-old waitress rather than leave the frigging country!
It made me realize how quick things can change. One day you're with someone who you think adores you, then the next you're crying into your fully loaded nachos while he's in Costa Rica wearing a Speedo. Okay, maybe he isn't wearing a Speedo, but you catch my drift. All of it was so disheartening. Quite frankly, this latest break-up saga made me more skeptical about handing my heart out so easily to Tank, or any man.
The following night I saw Tank. I wanted to look through his stuff to see if he had bought a passport or had any airplane tickets lying around so I made the ultimate sacrifice: I offered to clean his apartment.
Let's say that he immediately knew something was wrong with me. My idea of being active is roasting marshmallows over a gas stove. Therefore, showing any desire for cleaning anything was as about as out of character for me as expressing an interest in rock climbing or hiking or wind surfing or … well you get the point.
Once Tank questioned my motives I confessed what happened with Tammy and Derek. I explained how these tales of heartbreak (both mine and that of my friends) stop me from falling into the big fiery pit of love. Tank understood and assured me that since he was only 35 years old, he wasn't due for that kind of crisis anytime soon, and if he ever wanted to leave the country, he would want me to join him. He also then admitted to looking through my text messages one day while I was showering because of his own insecurities after being burned so many times. We both laughed about our foolishness and total paranoia. I then drove home praying he didn't see the text I wrote my sister comparing his penis size to the chocolate covered bananas we used to eat at our town fair.
A few weeks later, I met Tammy after work for a drink and an update on her broken heart. She looked great and only got a tattoo of sparrow on her ankle, thank God. She told me that her newly inked skin represented how she feels lately, like a bird, flying free with endless possibilities. She said that the recent break-up helped her to realize that she too needed to "find herself." She didn't want to be in a relationship for awhile. She is a content single woman now. I was so proud of her.
Just as I was about to buy us a round of celebratory cocktails, two were already being placed on our table by the waitress. They were purchased by a Tom Hanks lookalike at the bar who had a huge interest in my newly liberated friend. We politely accepted and Tammy politely ditched me to go sit with her new admirer for the remainder of happy hour. I guessed she was just going to throw out the whole flying solo idea, at least for that moment. Tammy's new door had swung wide open and I had a feeling all was going to be okay.
In a previous life, Gianine Nelson was a college student studying nutrition and working in the medical field. After spending time contemplating the human condition, she decided her addiction to donuts and writing about the crazy world of dating was her true passion.


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Albert Szatmar Nemethy (1920-98), noted Hudson River painter of Americana, lived long enough to see his extraordinary legacy unfold.
Albert Szatmar Nemethy (1920-98), noted Hudson River painter of Americana, lived long enough to see his extraordinary legacy unfold.
The Hungarian immigrant was the patriarch of a family of six children — three boys, three girls, all of whom became talented painters in their own right. Faithful to their patrimony, two of Nemethy's grandchildren have joined the ranks of Nemethy artists. The works of "The Nemethy Family of Newburgh: 3 Generations of Art," are being collaboratively exhibited at the city's Ritz Theater and Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands.
Nemethy, best known for Hudson River steamer portraits and landscapes, passed a passion for the genre to his children: Julian, twins Georgina and Kristina, Albert, George and Veronika.
"I paint a lot of historical Hudson Valley scenes," says Kristina Nemethy Shaoul. The works of her siblings, too, are characteristically and stylistically reminiscent of their father's.
More than 20 of Albert Nemethy's paintings will be on exhibit at the Historical Society's Captain David Crawford House through Dec. 9. Artwork of the Nemethy children and grandchildren will be displayed in the Ritz Theater lobby through Nov. 28. A celebratory reception for the Nemethy family will be held Sunday at the Ritz.
Each of Nemethy's six grandchildren has pursued artistic venues such as graphic art, fashion design and filmmaking, says Shaoul. Two of her four children are accomplished painters, and contributors to the Nemethy family exhibit. Richard, 26, produces "surreal charcoal drawings," while Cindy, 25, creates "impressionistic work."
The Nemethy family's passion for art is both inherent and inherited, says Shaoul.
"My father collected antiques," she says. "He was a big collector of old paintings."
The family, she adds, was exposed to all forms of art.
"I learned a lot from watching him," Shaoul says. "We didn't have television. It wasn't like today when kids have computers and cellphones and all this modern technology. We didn't have any of that. We just watched my father paint."
Shaoul is compiling a book about her father and his works, including Nemethy's modern paintings produced in his early years, for which he is lesser known. It is her dream that the legacy of her father will be duly documented and recorded for generations to come.
"I'll get it done," says Shaoul, "someday, somehow ..."


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Communicative Approach: An Alternative Method Used in Improving Students' Academic Reading Achievement
Academic reading is a difficult subject to be mastered. It is needed because most of books or references are written in English. The emphasis is on academic reading which becomes a compulsory subject that must be taught and understood in Faculty of Letters UAD Yogyakarta. Communicative approach is used and applied as an alternative method in the process of teaching?learning that focuses on language as a medium of communication. Communication ability involves in understanding fully the vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and all aspects of English skills such as reading, listening, speaking and writing.
One main focus of the classroom action research that appears from communicative approach which is applied in the process of teaching?learning academic reading will be discussed. The objectives are (1) How is the application of communicative approach?, (2) How far is the influence of using communicative approach in teaching academic reading? It includes the study intensity of the students, the benefit and the weakness of using the approach.
The results showed the application of communicative approach effectively improved the students' ability in academic reading. It could be seen from the improvement of some aspects, (1) aspects of reading ability, (2) aspects of English: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, communication, and ability of cooperation, colaboration, socialization, sharing ideas, opinion, and suggestion. The objective of teaching, the model of syllabus, the form of teaching?learning activity, and the kinds of learning material used by the teachers were consistent with those which were recommended by communicative approach.
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CHICAGO (MCT) — Police continue to investigate this morning after at least seven people were wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday evening, including three men shot to death and a 6-year-old boy who suffered three gunshot wounds to the shoulder and chest, authorities said.
Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said no arrests have been made this morning in the child's shooting.
The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital from near 57th Street and Mozart Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford.
The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder about 5:37 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. The boy, believed to be 6, suffered three gunshot wounds to the shoulder and chest and was in critical condition, police said this evening.
The shooting happened after a man who was in a car in the 5600 block of South Mozart with the boy got into a dispute with two other men or boys, O'Brien said. The two men or boys started throwing bottles at the car, and the man started to drive off and heard shots, then realized the boy had been shot and called 911, O'Brien said.
Family told WGN-TV at Mount Sinai Hospital that the boy, age 6, and his 7-year-old brother were picked up from a regular tutoring session at a family friend's house by their 19-year-old brother when the back window of the grey sedan they were in was shot out. The older brother drove to 56th Street and Sacramento Avenue, where he stopped and called police.
The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest that went through his lung, his mother told WGN-TV through an interpreter. The boy was improving this evening but was in terrible pain, she told WGN.
About 6:20 p.m., four men were shot and a fifth wounded by glass in the 7300 block of South Laflin Street in the Englewood neighborhood, with one person dead on the scene, O'Brien said.
Demarco Powell, 28, of the 7300 block of South Laflin Street, was pronounced at 6:20 p.m. on the scene, while Steven Marshall, 28, of the 1400 block of West 74th Street, was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner's office.
None of those shot were known to have gang affiliations, police said.
A 27-year-old man shot in the shoulder was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital and a 27-year-old man shot in the buttocks was taken to Christ, Zala said.
A fifth man, 23, was wounded by broken glass and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, said Greer.
Four of the victims were sitting in a Chevrolet SUV and a fifth was standing outside, talking to those in the car when two gunmen ran toward them from a 74th Street and opened fire on the SUV before fleeing the scene, police said. The gunmen then fled on foot, police said.
Greer said no arrests have been made as of early Thursday morning.
Earlier, a 20-year-old man was critically injured after being shot in the Gresham neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened at 4:30 p.m. on the 8700 block of South Loomis Avenue, said Chicago police news affairs officer Veejay Zala.
Police said the man was on his way to his grandmother's home when he was shot.
Two gunmen emerged from a gangway and shot the victim, before fleeing back through the gangway, police said, citing preliminary witness information.
The victim, identified as 21-year-old Phillip Curtis, of the 8600 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was pronounced dead at 5:25 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner's office.
Zala said he was shot in the abdomen and neck and initially taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
About the same time the boy was shot, a 23-year-old man was wounded in the buttocks in the 600 block of North Avers Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, O'Brien said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and while an exact condition was not available for him, his condition had been stabilized.
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WESTFIELD - Westfield's mayor-elect was confident he would win some days before the balloting took place.
"About a week to 10 days before the election I knew we had the numbers," Mike Vandevelde said in a post-election interview with this newspaper.
In a brief comment made about two and a half hours before the polls closed Tuesday, March 19, the Democrat Party's standard bearer predicted a 200 vote margin of victory based on the turnout up to that time. In fact, 297 more voters chose Vandevelde than voted for Mayor Dave Carr, who was seeking a fifth term.
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The winning ticket. Democrats gathered at Mayor-elect Mike Vandevelde's home on election night Tuesday, March 19 to celebrate a clean sweep of Village of Westfield contests. Pictured, from left to right, are: Trustee-elect Debra Puckhaber; Vandevelde; incumbent Trustee Rob Cochran; and incumbent Justice Jeff Thomas.
The official result, according to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, was 519 to 227 in favor of Vandevelde.
Asked what he thought moved seven of every 10 voters to put the little dark circle beside his name, Vandevelde responded with a variety of reasons.
"Part of it was our message," he said. The message was, he added, "Community and economic development."
Another factor, according to the mayor-elect, was old-fashioned campaigning, albeit with some 21st century tweaks.
"We worked hard, shook hands, knocked on doors," he explained.
In addition, he described concentrated efforts to make sure registered Democrats went to Eason Hall to vote. On top of phone call reminders, local Democrats used e-mails and social media like Facebook to augment traditional methods.
Vandevelde also believes the injuries any long-time office holder bears hurt Mayor Carr. While Vandevelde did not quantify the damage to the incumbent caused by tensions with village firefighters, the mayor-elect felt Carr was politically wounded by recent issues.
Mayor Carr left a message of congratulation on Vandevelde's telephone message recorder the morning after the election. The mayor-elect later called Carr and said the two had a cordial conversation.
The new mayor will take office Monday, April 1, with a swearing in scheduled for 7 p.m. at Eason Hall. Following the swearing in, A public hearing on the Village of Westfield proposed General Fund budget for fiscal year beginning June 1, 2013 and ending May 31, 2014 will be held on Monday, April 1 in the North Room of Eason Hall at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive and hear comments about the proposed general fund budget.
A copy of the proposed budget is available for inspection in the Village Clerk's office during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Because both of his party's trustee candidates also were elected, the new mayor will command a majority on the village board where only two Republicans remain.
Asked about changes in appointed positions, Vandevelde said he has not yet made any firm decisions.


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The 1-year-old boy Port Wentworth police were looking for Monday evening has been found and reunited with his mother.
Port Wentworth police Sgt. Steven Holmes said the boy's father, Christopher Steven Lange, has been arrested and charged with interference with child custody, endangering a child while driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug-related objects and driving under the influence.
Police announced they were looking for the child earlier in the evening, stating he was last seen with Lange at 10 a.m. Monday at Wells Fargo in Garden City.
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Phone Number: (202) 693-9423
Release Number: 12-1296-ATL
Kentucky coal operator ordered to reinstate miner to job
Administrative law judge increases penalty proposed by MSHA
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has ordered Cumberland River Coal Co. to reinstate miner Charles Howard to his former job and pay a civil penalty of $30,000, increasing MSHA's original proposed penalty of $20,000.
Howard, who worked at Band Mill No. 2 Mine in Letcher County, Ky., suffered head injuries on the job in June 2010 and was discharged almost immediately upon his return the following May. Howard filed a complaint of discrimination with MSHA, alleging that he was fired for engaging in activity protected by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 on numerous occasions beginning in April 2007. Section 105(c)(2) of the Mine Act states that a miner cannot be discharged, discriminated against or interfered with in the exercise of his statutory rights because he has filed a complaint regarding a health or safety violation. MSHA initiated an investigation, and upon finding merit to the complaint, filed the case with the review commission.
According to court documents, Cumberland River Coal Co. refused to allow Howard to return to his job after being released to return to work by his treating physician. Instead, the mine operator sought the supplemental opinion of a doctor who, after changing his mind from his earlier diagnosis, determined that Howard could not return to work.
"There is no suggestion that Howard was terminated due to poor work performance and there was no incident that would have justified his termination," wrote Administrative Law Judge Margaret A. Miller. "The only difficulty that [the mine operator] had with Howard was the fact that he continued to make safety complaints and continued to contact MSHA. Finally, not only was there open hostility against Howard, he was treated differently than other miners who had suffered a work-related injury."
"Among the most critical provisions of the Mine Act and one of my top priorities is the protection of miners against retaliation for raising health and safety concerns," said Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "This decision represents a victory not only for Mr. Howard but for all miners who speak out about hazardous conditions."