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Those who have finished The Book of Mormon Translation Challenge have most likely developed what I like to call a "HOLY HABIT" of daily scripture study. You have not just been "tasting" the Good Word of God every now and then, but rather "feasting" upon it on a regular basis. What will you do to make sure that you don't lose this "holy habit" in your life?
Some of you are ready for a slower, closer study of the scriptures now that you have taken a quicker, broader view. Do it! And start TODAY!
Others have taken President Eyring's advice to, "go back to the Book of Mormon and drink deeply and often." You are excited to take a closer look at some of those new verses that you have discovered during the #BOMTC. Drink up! Do it TODAY!
Some of you have expressed a desire to have a "new challenge"–something that can help you keep your "holy habit" of daily scripture study alive and active. You have seen themes and messages that you have never found before, and you are eager to continue to study the scriptures in a similar fashion. Well, I have a surprise for you!
After reading many comments requesting some type of "new challenge", I have decided to share with you something that I have done in the past. However, this challenge will be much more "challenging" for a couple of reasons. One reason is that it is about one page more of scripture than you have been studying with the #BOMTC. Another reason is that I will not be reminding you with daily posts and reminders. But, I will be providing you with some materials to help you get started.
My new challenge for those of you who are looking for something similar in pace to the #BOMTC is to study the entire Standard Works in just 365 days!
I have created a VERY BASIC outline for you to follow. It is not pretty, but it is organized. And it will help you to track your progress as you STUDY THE ENTIRE STANDARD WORKS IN 365 DAYS 🙂
I have included a PDF version and a Microsoft Word version of my 365 day study-schedule. The PDF version can be easily downloaded to your electronic devices for daily reference.
The Word version is intended to allow you to customize your scripture study.
The current versions that I am providing you begins with the Doctrine and Covenants, then moves to the Pearl of Great Price, followed by the Old and New Testaments, and finishes with the Book of Mormon. However you choose to organize your study, I invite you to place the Book of Mormon at the end of your 365 days so that you will be part of the #BOMTC next year! You will begin the Book of Mormon a little bit after the traditional #BOMTC, but you will still finish by June 30.
One of our fellow readers was kind enough to create a Google Calendar for this 365 day challenge and share the link with us (CLICK HERE). If you click on the "+GoogleCalendar" button on the bottom-right corner of the calendar, then you can add it to your digital calendars and it will show you what you need to read each day. I have used it and it has been very helpful.
CLICK ON THE "+GoogleCalendar" button in the lower-right corner of the calendar above to add it to your digital calendar.
If you are wondering why I will not be posting reminders and commentary on my blog, it is simply an issue of time–not desire. My family pays a heavy price so that I can help others study the Book of Mormon. But because they understand the importance of the Book of Mormon, they are willing to make the needed sacrifice. However, at the end of the #BOMTC they are ready to have their dad back for a couple more hours each day, and I am ready to give it to them. So I will be taking an online sabbatical, and pass the torch on to other capable and willing scripture study hosts out there. But I want to thank you again for allowing me to become a part of your most recent study of the Book of Mormon. I LOVE THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!
DECLARE YOUR 365-DAY CHALLENGE! Are you are going to study the Standard Works FOR 365 days, or study the Standard Works IN 365 days? It's a matter of personal preference. One is not better than the other. My only concern is that you continue your "holy habit" of daily scripture study 365 days this year (or however many days it is if it is a leap year…). THAT IS THE REAL CHALLENGE that I present for you today: STUDY THE STANDARD WORKS EACH OF THE 365 DAYS THIS YEAR!
So, on with the challenge! What will your 365 days look like? A slow, careful study of the scriptures for 365 days? More drinking deeply from the Book of Mormon for 365 days? The Standard Works in 365 days? Whatever your preference is, DON'T STOP the "holy habit" that has blessed your life for the last 85 days. Find YOUR reason to study each day! Keep the Word of the Lord alive in your daily life! You know how much it has blessed you and helped you. Take time to thank your Heavenly Father for the precious gift of the scriptures, and then ask Him to help you to determine the best way for you to continue your "holy habit". He will motivate you much more than I ever can!
With Much Love and Appreciation,
Russell Simon (Bro Simon Says)
P.S. July 1st is a significant scripture date in Church History for several reasons. Here are a couple to consider:
- July 1, 1828, Manchester, New York. Joseph Smith arrived at his father's farm and learned from Martin Harris that the 116 manuscript pages of the book of Lehi had been lost.
- July 1, 1829, Fayette, New York. On or before this date, Joseph Smith completed the translation of the Book of Mormon.
- July 1, 1832, Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith completed his work on the inspired translation of the New Testament.
- July 1, 1835, Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith Joseph Smith "was continually engaged in translating an alphabet to the Book of Abraham, and arranging a grammar of the Egyptian language as practiced by the ancients."


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Previously on Pretty Little Liars, Caleb hacked into Maya's website page, and the Liars, sans Emily, sat around eating popcorn and Red Vines and watching Maya's personal videos like a couple of Garrett Reynoldses. Ezbian's magnificent mother wafted onto the scene, insulted Aria in every possible way, and offered her literal cash money to set their little chipmunk free. Toby made every face he could think of, and then skipped town to practice making more faces. Hanna petitioned the Wizengamot of Radley Institute not to send Mona to the Gotham Penitentiary. So shocked was she by her success that she smashed her face into Dr. Wren's face for some celebratory snogging. And Emily finally gave herself over to the dazzling cataclysm that is Paige McCullers.
Rear Window Brew. Spencer Hastings is consumed by hysteria. Not the normal kind of hysteria where she dresses up like Garrett Reynolds and films herself murdering people, so she'll have some evidence to give the police to prove how guilty, guilty, guilty he is, but the kind of hysteria where she forgot to submit her college application to UPenn due to the fact that she lost herself inside that DiLaurentis Sims hellscape she's creating on her computer every second of every day. "I found my application smashed up in the bottom of my bag," she wails at Aria, "underneath a sub-par research paper, a trophy smeared with rat's blood, an anklet smeared with Hanna's blood, three broken field hockey sticks, a shovel, two fire pokers, a golf club, a handgun, four empty Red Bull cans, and a couple of those photos Jason took of the inside of your nose."
She says she's done playing the Daphne to Aria's Velma, and from now on they'll only be hanging out in the Mystery Machine after she's done with her homework. Aria's like, "It's cute that you can even conceive of a world where I'm Velma and you're Daphne, but you watched C-Span on Saturday mornings instead of cartoons, so I'll give you a pass." Oh, if only Ali were still alive! She'd know what to do! Why, she'd probably have the inside track on some backdoor kegger where teenagers gather to imbibe and fornicate and submit their college applications to Ivy League admissions officers!
And of course in walks CeCe Drake, looking like an Ali and walking like an Ali and talking like an Ali and knowing of just such a woodland rager. "I wasn't planning on going, though," says CeCe, "but I guess I don't have much of a choice when you're staring at me like a pygmy tarsier."
Over at Marin Manor, Ashley has returned from Out of Town to find the police camping out on her front porch. She's like, "What now?" And the cop goes, "Hanna has five days to give us some of her blood, Ms. Marin, or Detective Wilden is going to come over here with a santoku knife and take it by force. Judge's orders!"
At school, Hanna and Caleb lay eyes upon one another for the first time since he broke up with her and his mom started dressing him and he had that sizzling chemistry with Spencer that made us all wipe the dew from our lilies in absolute fright like Hanna's Nana taught us. You know it's going to be Hanna and Caleb before we even see Hanna and Caleb because it's sad panda electric guitar and forlorn drums. Like, is it the full London Symphony Orchestra playing over the golden hour? That's Ezra and Aria. Solo piano and some soulful crooning about Montague/Capulet things? That's Toby and Spencer. The sound of someone falling down on a pair of rollerskates and knocking over some metal trash cans, a car crashing through the side of a building, glass shattering, ally cats squalling? Here comes Paige!
Anyway, Hanna and Caleb caress each other with their eyeballs, both of them relieved and surprised that "A" hasn't killed the other one yet. Caleb hands off the new login info for Maya's website page. "I'm glad you haven't been bludgeoned to death with any evidence or anything," he says. Hanna drops her eyes. "Yeah," she says. "Yeah, you too."
(The person singing this song in the background is Caleb in real life. Tyler Blackburn. Same hair, but probably doesn't live inside air conditioning vents.)
As soon as Caleb walks away, Hanna gets a text from "A," telling her to meet-up at the Rosewood Grill, or the next person to get run under with a car will be Caleb, and this time she won't be so gentle.
In the courtyard, Hanna relays this most recent threat of mayhem to Spencer, who is still rocking back and forth clutching her UPenn application and crying silent tears of failure. Spencer makes Hanna promise not to go alone to meet "A." She's already lost Toby to "A"'s machinations (because let's be honest, "A" eats Toby Cavenaughs for a pre-breakfast wake-up snack), and she couldn't bear to lose Hanna too. They talk about how they've made out with each other by proxy now (Wren, Caleb) but their gay reverie is interrupted by a couple of actual homos laughing and plaid-ing it up.

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With hurricanes causing severe weather in Texas and Florida, the hosts of the Extra! Extra! podcast decided to discuss how newspaper staff members report on weather and the aftermaths of natural disasters.
On this week's Extra! Extra! podcast, hosts Caitlyn Kelleher and Joy Richard speak with�MetroWest Daily News Sunday/Metro Editor Robert Haneisen not only about his career at the Framingham-based daily newspaper, but about his self-proclaimed passion for weather. They talk about boot-on-the-ground approach he has taken covering weather-events in the past and how he helps reporters localize national weather stories.
Now in their seventh episode, Richard and Kelleher listen as Haneisen recalled his days as a weather blogger when he inspired fellow storm "geeks" to become National Weather Service certified as a way to chronicle wild weather events.
Haneisen also recalls one of his most intense reporting experiences where he covered a months-long wild fire while working as a journalist in central Florida. This and the advice he gives to new reporters who are stepping into the field for the first time, the conversation is filled with what goes into the writing process. �
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I am slowly finding my way around the Animator.
I can replace an image in a running animation via javascript, and position the new image where the original image was located with this:
target_node.style.webkitTransform = "translate3d(335px,54px,0px)";But I got those magic numbers from the IDE. Next i would like to get them via javascript.
The original image has an ID. Inspecting the DOM for the exported animation, I see that the ID identifies a DIV (DIV1). DIV1 has a child DIV (DIV2). DIV2 has a child IMG ů the target for image replacement.
But inspecting Ĺstyleĺ for those three (DIV1, DIV2, IMG) provides no translate3d values. I donĺt see them either with Firebug or javascript (target_node.style.webkitTransform).
How do I reference an image translate3d location via javascript? Where are the translate3d values in the DOM?
Note that the image to be replaced does not move around in the animation ů itĺs position remains constant throughout.
FWIW, here is the dot-anim:
... and the dot-html:Code:{"name":"New Image","type":"image","value":"","uid":"NfjYeEgC","properties":{"object-image":{"enabled":true,"src":"asset://sym14.jpg","inline":0,"width":107,"height":109},"width":{"enabled":true,"value":107},"height":{"enabled":true,"value":109},"translate3d":{"enabled":true,"x":335,"y":54,"z":0},"anchor":{"enabled":true,"value":"tl"},"object-name":{"enabled":true,"value":"plum"},"object-text":{"enabled":true,"value":""},"object-cssid":{"value":"sym-plum","enabled":true},
Thanks!Code:#PFX-sym-plum{-moz-transform:translate(335px, 54px);transform:translate3d(335px, 54px, 0px);-webkit-transform:translate3d(335px, 54px, 0px);width:107px;height:109px;top:0;left:0;}


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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Brick Walls -- Myth or reality?
Before starting into a discussion of methods or lists of ways to break through brick walls, it is probably a good idea to set down rules to determine if such a situation actually exists. The question to ask is, what are the ultimate limits of genealogy?
If you fail to find your ancestor after a half hour online search, have you "hit a brick wall" or merely have no real research plan for finding ancestors? Yes, I do hear the term used in that context.
Fundamentally, as genealogists, we have to recognize two competing situations; first, that there are physical and temporal limits to the availability of source documentation and second, that there are an overwhelming number of source records most of which you aren't going to know about.
It is the dichotomy between an abundance of records and the physical and temporal limits accessing those records that give us the concept of brick walls. In fact, the contradictory record situation creates the opportunity for extended research beyond the superficial half hour search online. For example, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants has been in existence since 1897 and its members and other have spent thousands of hours and probably large sums of money searching for genealogical information about the 102 Mayflower passengers. Despite that concentrated effort, most of the Mayflower passengers' parents, birth dates and other historical information has defied identification. There are some absolute limits to the availability of records. On the other hand, persistent effort by the Society and others has produced relatively recent breakthroughs in identifying the spouses of the Mayflower passengers and their some of their previously unknown ancestors.
If I were to draw a graph showing a timeline from the present, back into the past, the slope of the graph would show a steady decline in the number and availability of written records going into the past from which genealogical data can be obtained. The slope of the graph would vary according to any particular geographic location, but essentially, there comes a time in the past when any further searching for records in any particular location turns into archeology rather than history.
But when is there really a lack of records and when is the situation, instead, merely a lack of knowledge of existing records or a failure to adequately search the existing records? That is the question.
There are particular circumstances, such as foundlings, adoption, births out of wedlock and other circumstances that may limit the availability of records in any particular case, but usually I hear brick wall complaints about ancestors that otherwise lived during time periods when written records are still available. I have found, through experience, that most, far more than half, of all the so-called brick walls I have been told about are really a failure to search all of the available records or a problem of searching in the wrong place. I was recently shown a brick wall, which I may have mentioned previously, where the date for the ancestor's birth turned out to be well before either the town or county listed had been settled or formed. This kind of occurrence makes me believe that the person is not using the term brick wall in any accurate way. If my brief research shows that both the town and county being searched did not exist at the time, then what have the other researchers been looking for all this time?
My Mayflower ancestors could accurately be considered a brick wall situation. All of the years of searching records in England and Holland have yet to produce parentage or birth dates for either Francis Cooke or Richard Warren. But do we have to go to that extent? Doesn't declaring a brick wall take something less that a hundred years of research?
But what is the effect of declaring some research situation a "brick wall." Isn't that in a sense a defeatist attitude? Perhaps not, if we seek help and acknowledge our need to go to someone with more experience and resources.
But my point here is that most of those situations that have been presented to me are not really end-of-line issues. Perhaps a better way of looking at these situations is an opportunity to learn more about the family we are looking for.
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I couldn't agree with you more. I really have never like the term "brick wall" because there is an assumption that there's little hope.
I have, for example, an abundance of one kind of unsolved problem: likely relatives for whom I cannot make a link. I prefer to call them "floaters." I cannot add them to my tree yet because I cannot say with certainly how they are related. I think of them as floating just beyond reach. With the right tools, methods, or resources I just might be able to reach them.
- Bryant KnightApril 29, 2013 at 5:25 PM
Can you recommend a place to seek advice on breaking through brickwalls of the more recent (19th century) variety?ReplyDelete
I have a "brickwall" for which I've gathered some interesting evidence, but the evidence suggests a possible unmarried, interracial relationship between a white female from a fairly well-off, well-known family and a seemingly poor black male in 1870's rural Georgia. Anything is possible, of course, but this seems unlikely considering the social conditions of the time. Also, the children are always described as white, never mulatto. There are a few other unexplained oddities, too.
I'd like to get a clearer view out what happened in this family, but I don't know the best way to proceed. I've thought about hiring a professional...Replies
See my post on 30 April 2013 for a reply.Delete


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Cristobal Huet wasn't supposed to be a rental. He was supposed to sign a three-year, $15 million deal, be the bridge to the next generation of netminder – presumably Simeon Varlamov or Michal Neuvirth – and everyone was to live happily ever after. Instead, the Capitals have Jose Theodore – a former Vezina and Hart Trophy winner who has made more news off the ice than on it, it seems, since winning those trophies. Since his big dual-trophy year, Theodore has posted a record of 112-113-21, 2.76, .905. What's more, he's been inconsistent from year to year, going nine games under .500, five games over, .500, two games under, and seven games over in the years since winning the Vezina and Hart Trophies. He has the capacity to be a solid number one netminder, but this is hardly a given. He has some "show me" to do.
Keith Aucoin is a depth forward who can give Hershey some quality minutes and fill in with NHL experience in his resume in an emergency.
Matt Cooke supplied a bit of energy in the home stretch that the Caps weren't getting from Matt Pettinger. But, as George McPhee put it, "you can't keep everybody." And, with the Caps having already signed their minimum season's requirement of Matt's (Bradley), Cooke became the odd Matt out.
Olaf Kolzig…Let's leave names out of this. It's hard to do, but let's try. Consider…only three goaltenders playing more than half their team's games last year had a worse GAA than Kolzig – Jason LaBarbera, Johan Holmqvist, and Dwayne Roloson. Only one – Holmqvist – had a worse save percentage. Only one – Roloson – had fewer shutouts. Was Kolzig the worst goaltender in the league?...no. But his age showed over significant stretches over the year. It was the seventh consecutive year in which his minutes decreased. That was a function of his being benched when Huet was brought on board, but even had he been the go-to starter over the last few weeks, he might have ended up with the second fewest number of minutes played since he became a starter ten years ago. If the Caps needed to go 11-1 over their last dozen games to make the playoffs (and they did), it seems unlikely they would have done so with Kolzig in goal. He will be missed for what he meant to this franchise on and off the ice over the past decade, but the fact of the matter is that the tense in that verb – "meant" – is the past tense. Could his departure have been handled more adroitly? Perhaps, but would not have been a certainty that this would be a playoff team in 2008-2009 with Kolzig in goal.
Cristobal Huet…11-2-0, 1.63, .936. Then…3-4, 2.92, .909. The regular season, the playoffs. Since the lockout, he has been 69-41-13, 2.44, .921, with 13 shutouts…in the regular season. He's also been 5-8, 2.65, .919, with no shutouts, and no series wins…in the playoffs. This is not meant to bash someone who skipped out on the Caps, merely an effort at providing perspective. Huet was the best available goaltender to the Caps when free agency started – Jose Theodore is not as promising a replacement. But the manner in which Huet closed the regular season was atypical of his performance over his career (it is atypical of Martin Brodeur's for that matter, but that's another subject). Had Huet been re-signed, the Caps would have a goaltender who has never played more than 52 games in a season and only twice played more than half his team's games. It is entirely reasonable to suspect that Brent Johnson would be getting more work than he was used to backing up Olaf Kolzig, and we do not suspect that his contribution would be much more than a .500 record (he is 22-35-10 in three seasons in Washington). That has to be factored into the matter, too.
Mike Green was as close to a "must re-sign" as there was. Having a break-out year last year, leading NHL defensemen in goals scored, he had a skill set that the Caps did not have anywhere else in their system for the foreseeable future (one might picture a Josh Godfrey in this role, but he is some years off from competing for a roster spot).
On balance, on paper…
The Caps are not as good a team today as the one that lost game 7 in the opening round of the playoffs to Philadelphia. They are a team with the theme, "show me." As in, show me Jose Theodore can put his recent inconsistency behind him and at least approach his Vezina/Hart form. As in, show me Mike Green wasn't a one-year wonder. As in, show me that the rest of this group didn't plateau (or just play over their heads) the last month of the season.
Tampa Bay:
Where to start…OK, Ryan Malone. Technically an arrival via trade for negotiating rights, Malone enjoyed his best season as a pro – 27-24-51, +14 in 77 games. Perhaps surprisingly, he averages 24 goals per 82 games over his career. That's the good news. For three years, he's been a teammate of Sidney Crosby (meaning that if he isn't on Crosby's line enjoying his playmaking, he's not facing the opponent's top checking line, either). For two, he's been a teammate of Evgeni Malkin (see: the previous sentence). Is that worth $4.5 million a year? He's going to be flanking another young center, it seems, in Steven Stamkos, and might have a gray-beard on the other side in Mark Recchi (more on that below). On balance, we're guessing that Malone is going to be the 2008-2009 version of the decent player, overpaid in free agency.
Olaf Kolzig's shortcomings were described above. He can, however, provide insurance for a young goalie (Mike Smith and Karri Ramo have a combined 81 games of NHL experience) or provide some quality minutes. He is probably not, at this point in his career, a goalie who can put a team on his back and carry them to the playoffs. His legendary temper will be tested, though. Tampa Bay was dead last in the NHL in goals allowed-per-game. Their defense is not better than last year, and in fact their team speed is probably not up to last year's squad. Kolzig will face, if not a ton of shots (although that seems likely), then a ton of opportunities.
Gary Roberts – another arrival via trade for negotiating rights – would have been a decent pick up three years ago, perhaps as a deadline deal. But now? A 42-year old coming off a season in which he had a broken leg, groin injury, and pneumonia? On a one-year deal? $1.25 million seems a lot for a player who is probably a fourth-liner who might miss 25 games to injury for a team that isn't going to make the playoffs.
For Vaclav Prospal, last spring was probably something he will look back upon in years to come and ask, "did it really happen (yes, we know, he's played there before)?" After playing 225 games with the Lightning over three seasons, he was shipped to Philadelphia for 35 games (including 17 playoff games). Perhaps it was the stress of picking either Pat's or Geno's, but Prospal is now back in Florida, where he has enjoyed his greatest individual success (he's averaged 23-46-69 per-82 games with the Lightning). Oddly, perhaps, he was in Anaheim when the Lightning won their Cup in 2003-2004 – the one season that interrupted his run in Tampa. Well, he's not winning a Cup this year, either, but he might be the best signing of the lot for the Lightning.
Radim Vrbata…uh, why? Last year was his first with as many as 50 points (54), his first with as many as 20 goals (27). This will be his fifth team in seven seasons. He might be a 20-25-45 guy, if he gets 16-18 minutes a night. Maybe the Lightning were looking for a Lady Byng candidate (118 PIMs in 422 career games).
Mark Recchi…all one needs to know about this signing is this quote, "I've known Mark for about 20 years." That was Len Barrie – the other new owner in Tampa – speaking about the acquisition. It's true, as Barrie pointed out, that Recchi is a future hall of famer, but what he is in the here and now is old…40 years old, and in the three years since the lockout has seen his goal production go from 28 in 2005-2006 to 24 to 14 last year with Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Scary to the point of frightening on a team as defensively challenged as this, Recchi is -53 over the past three seasons. At a buck and a quarter for one year, he is not much of a stress on the checkbook of the boy owners, but he's not likely to be a difference maker, either. This signing seems more of an indulgence ("Hey, Len…this is fun, now you sign somebody") than an ingredient to success.
Adam Hall. Tampa Bay will be his fifth team since the lockout (Nashville, NY Rangers, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh being the others). He'll probably be a fourth liner with the Lightning, and he is one of those role players that can make a quiet difference. We suspect he'll be better at his role than any other signing, with the exception of Prospal.
Brandon Bochenski…ok, here's the deal – Bochenski is 26 years old. He has 121 games of NHL experience. Tampa Bay will be his sixth team (Ottawa, Chicago, Boston, Anaheim, and Nashville being the others). And, he has never spent an entire NHL season with one team – Ottawa and Chicago in 2005-2006; Chicago and Boston in 2006-2007; and Boston, Anaheim, and Nashville in 2007-2008. One would think Norfolk is his future for the time being.
Janne Niskala might start for the Lightning on opening night, such is the state of Tampa Bay's defense. He will be 27 on opening night and has never played in an NHL game. On any other team, this is a depth signing. With the Lightning? Not even God knows.
There are a number of free agents the Lightning have chosen not to resign, but they haven't been picked up elsewhere, either. Hardly surprising for a club that finished 30th in the league last year.
Ryan Craig…might seem like an odd re-signing. He missed 59 games with a knee injury last year and 13 games before that with a herniated disk in his back. Perhaps the Lightning are counting on Craig and Roberts to split 82 games between them.
Evgeni Artyukhin…is a re-signing of a sort, having spent the last two years in Russia. As best we can tell, the significance of this signing is to add evidence of Tampa Bay's desire to sign every available forward on the planet.
On balance, on paper…
The Lightning have been busy…so were the Rangers in 2001-2002 (Matthew Barnaby, Pavel Bure, Tom Poti, Martin Rucinsky) and 2002-2003 (Alex Kovalev, Anson Carter), and the Rangers were under .500 and out of the playoffs both years. The Lightning has a similar look of pieces that aren't yet (or near) a coherent whole. The Lightning have signed – so far – nine forwards through free agency. Tampa Bay could have half of their roster or more replaced by opening night in 2008. Barrie says, "I'll predict right now, Tampa Bay will win the division. That's how much we like our team." Uh, no…too many new parts of indiscriminate assembly. We say…80 points.
Ron Hainsey is a nice defenseman. Is he $4.5 million a year for five years nice? Probably not, but consider the Thrashers' plight…they are now used as bargaining leverage, as in, "you could end up in Atlanta." And this a club that was a playoff team two years ago. As for Hainsey, he has two full NHL seasons under his belt, so the thinking here must be "upside"…as in, this guy still must have some considerable upside. Given that he is now the second highest salaried Thrasher, he'd better have some. What Atlanta gets is a guy who probably doesn't play to his size (tied for 145th among defensemen in hits last year), who has a glimmer of offensive potential. Statistically, he is vaguely reminiscent of Tom Poti.
Bobby Holik…might have found a home and a role with Atlanta after being bought out by the Rangers, a team that miscast him from his checking/shut down role he enjoyed with the Devils. Well, it didn't work here, either. Over his past 11 seasons, the last three in Atlanta were his worst offensively and his worst on the plus/minus ledger. Given that Atlanta was 29th in the NHL this past season in goals allowed per game (15th and 24th the previous two seasons), he wasn't helping to shut down much of anything. He might find a role more to his liking back in New Jersey, but in Atlanta, the value of his leaving is in freeing up $4.25 million in cap room.
Mark Recchi…didn't really contribute that much to the Thrashers last year. After the trading deadline, he was 2-9-11, -7, in 18 games. In his last dozen games, only twice was his ice time over his average for the year. Atlanta might not make up his overall production this year, but for a team that has to move forward, it isn't production that will be missed all that much.
Johan Hedberg…seems, at this point, comfortable with his role. Whether the number one ends up being Kari Lehtonen or Ondrej Pavelec, Hedberg will be the guy in the baseball cap, ready to go. And having played 57 games over his two years with Atlanta, it seems a good bet he'll get work.
Eric Boulton…Here's your fun Eric Boulton fact – in seven seasons, he's never had as many as ten points. Four times he's had more than 100 PIMs, including three times when he played fewer than 60 games.
On balance, on paper…
This isn't a very good team. They didn't add much. When the big thing is that they are close to signing Ilya Nikulin, there doesn't seem to be a lot in the near term future, either. This is a team that is years away from competing.
Joni Pitkanen…the restricted free agent came over in a trade for Erik Cole, but is on the receiving end of a three-year, $12 million extension. Pitkanen had a good rookie year with the Flyers, then a very good year the following season. But in that second season, he suffered a torn abdominal muscle, the result of which was his missing 21 games. The next year, on a bad Flyers team, he had an indifferent season that resulted in his being traded to Edmonton. He then had another disappointing season (given the expectations he brings as a former #4 overall pick). Now, he tries to resurrect his career on a team that needs defensive help (25th in goals allowed per game last year) and offensive support from the blue line (no defenseman had more than 25 points scored with the club – Joe Corvo had more for the season, but he arrived in trade).
Josef Melichar…is something of an interesting selection. Melichar, formerly of Pittsburgh, spent all of last season in Europe. He is likely to contribute next to no offense, but looking at the Carolina roster, there isn't a "defensive" defenseman in the group (ok, a good defensive defenseman). If Pitkanen is supposed to contribute offense – and he is – then Melichar is supposed to contribute defense. Carolina could use it. We're thinking they'll come up short.
Keith Aucoin…53 games of NHL experience, 38 of them last year. Not exactly a crippling loss.
Glen Wesley…losing a veteran of almost 1,500 NHL games to retirement might be a problem in a lot of places, but Carolina has enough veteran leadership to allow them to deal with this loss. It doesn't help that it is another hole on the blue line, though.
Michael Leighton…has been in the league for four seasons. He had a 34-game year in Chicago in 2003-2004. Other than that, he has yet to register as many as ten games in a season. This is his seventh organization (Chicago, Buffalo, Anaheim, Nashville, Anaheim, Montreal, and Philadelphia being the first six). Cam Ward played 69 games last year…he might play more this year if Leighton is the backup.
Dennis Seidenberg…is a decent defenseman on a team that needs a good deal more. He received a 50 percent raise with his contract extension, but it would be nice if he was more durable. Over the past three seasons with three different teams (Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Carolina) he has missed more than a third of the games played with a variety of injuries (concussion, wrist, knee twice, and ankle).
Tuumo Ruutu…showed promise off of his rookie year in Chicago in 2003-2004 (23-21-44 in 82 games), but has seen his production decline ever since. He played only 15 games in 2005-2006 (back and ankle injuries limiting him to a 2-3-5 finish), but in the two full seasons since then was 17-21-38, then 10-22-32 last year, split between Chicago and Carolina. On the Carolina depth chart, he is on the third line, manning the left side, for which $2.25 million might be a lot of money (although it is only for one year).
Tim Gleason…might be the best defenseman on the Hurricanes, even with the addition last year of Joe Corvo and the recent addition of Joni Pitkanen. Still only 25 years old, he has 262 games of NHL experience. He might not put up a lot of numbers from the blue line (he doesn't have, for instance, a 20-point season), but he could be important to letting Corvo or Pitkanen contribute on offense without giving up too much the other way.On balance, on paper…
Carolina has more or less only tweaked their roster, hoping to squeeze out the extra two or three points they needed to win the Southeast Division last year. The trouble is, 94 points doesn't seem likely to be enough to win the Southeast this coming year. Carolina probably won't fall back much with these changes, but they need more to be a division favorite, too.
Cory Stillman…the Southeast Division tour continues. Florida is Stillman's third stop in the Southeast (Tampa Bay and Carolina being the other two – with Stanley Cups won at each). He brings two things Florida can use…experience and reliability. Florida had a total of three wingers who played in more than 60 games. In his 12 full seasons, Stillman has played in at least 72 games nine times. He brings a total of 839 games of experience, not to mention those two Cups. Florida had three 20-plus goal scorers and two 50-plus point scorers, and a player who was both – Olli Jokinen – is gone. Only once in the last seven seasons has Stillman had fewer than 20 goals; only twice has he had fewer than 50 points. While he has some mileage on him (he will be 35 in December), he is one of those "next tier" signings that is probably going to be more successful than the flashy stuff. He is not the "last piece" by any means to the Florida playoff puzzle, but he will make this a better team.
Olli Jokinen…finally escapes. He has 723 regular season games under his belt. He has no playoff games on his resume. He is tops among active players in that measure of futility and will set the record early next year (Guy Charron – 734). He leaves Florida serving as an appropriate enigma, emblematic of the Panthers' frustration. He was their best player in recent years; he led the club in goals, assists, and points last year. But he was also a brutal -19, worst (by far) on the team. Only 12 players in the league were worse. Florida will miss the Jokinen of 2006-2007 (39-52-91, +18); they will not miss the Jokinen of last year…it was time for him to move on.
Rostislav Olesz…is a former #7 overall pick who has not (yet?) blossomed. He is 33-44-77 in 190 NHL games. With Jokinen gone, it's time for him to step up. But first, he has to show up. In three full seasons, he's had his share of injuries – knee, shoulder, hand.
Greg Campbell…won't dominate the stat sheet, but he's improved steadily over his three full seasons and has gotten increasing ice time in the mean time. But, -11, -10, -12 in those three years has to improve.
On balance, on paper…
Florida will not miss Jokinen as much as his career statistics suggest, and Stillman could be a pleasant surprise – a solid pro for a team that needs one. Much of their outlook depends on resigning their restricted free agents (losing Jay Bouwmeester would, for example, be a disaster for this club). As currently constituted, they probably slip back a notch.
Grading the Division So Far…
Tampa…We look at Tampa and think, "Al Czervik," the character in "Caddyshack" who tossed money around like confetti without a clue about what he was doing ("I'll take six o' those…gimme a box o' those…"). They will have won the off season, but it won't be enough to make the playoffs, Len Barrie's confidence notwithstanding. Grade: C
Washington…The Caps lost a bit of ground here, but had a backup plan to cope with the loss of Cristobal Huet. It is a team that is built to stand pat (depending as it does on its youth). Part of that is not losing its youth, and keeping Mike Green is part of that. Grade: B-
Atlanta…It's hard to see a way where Atlanta escapes the Southeast Division cellar this year. Their performance in free agency hasn't put a coat of optimism on that view. To its credit, we suppose, it hasn't tried to buy its way to a shortcut back to competitiveness…such strategies rarely, if ever, work (as Tampa will find out). Grade: C-
Florida…We'll say right now that Cory Stillman will be the best UFA addition (as opposed to re-signing) in the Southeast this year. It will not make Florida a playoff team; there are too many holes. They will probably fight with Tampa Bay to see who can win the Sunshine State. Grade: B-
Carolina…The free agency period seems more for fans and media that it is for teams. Big signings more often than not, it seems, are all sizzle and no steak. Carolina pursued a moderate path, adding players where they need them (defense) and eschewing the big deal. Does this make them better? They will miss Erik Cole, but they are probably a more balanced team. Their success depends more on who returns (Eric Staal, Rod Brind'Amour, and Cam Ward in particular), but the moves they've made look measured and sensible. Grade: B


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HOUSTON – The Dynamo broke back into the win column for the first time since April 29 after making a Heath Pearce own goal stand up for a 2-1 win over Chivas USA at Robertson Stadium on Saturday.
Houston caught a break in the 55th minute when Pearce bounced a Brad Davis corner kick into his own net to give the home team a one-goal lead. After Michael Lahoud deflected Davis's kick into the six yard box, the ball ricocheted off Pearce's leg and past Goats goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
Chivas USA pushed forward to create a number of chances in final stanza after Pearce's own goal in hopes of pulling back a result on the road. A strong strike by second half substitute Justin Braun barely missed wide while a late Michael Lahoud shot on target was thwarted by Dynamo 'keeper Tally Hall. Despite their late opportunities, the Goats could not find their touch in the final third and failed to pull a result on the road.
A series of unfortunate events left Houston with a bumpy start to the match. Marcos Mondaini gave the visitors the lead after poaching a botched Hunter Freeman back pass and winning a one-on-one battle with Hall to give Chivas an early lead. After collecting the pass, the Argentine forward pushed the ball around an on-rushing Tally Hall and slotted a tight shot into an open net for his third goal of the season.
Mondaini's finish came four minutes after an apparent Bobby Boswell goal was waved off after Freeman was whistled for goalkeeper infringement. Boswell headed a Davis corner kick out of the air into the near corner for what looked to be an early Houston lead. However, the Freeman foul pulled the goal off the board and kept the early score level until Mondaini's strike moments later.
Geoff Cameron scored the equalizer in the 29th minute by heading a ball from the penalty spot past a lunging Dan Kennedy. Davis collected his league-leading 9th assist on the play after putting a customary well-placed ball in the mixer which Cameron – playing effectively in the midfield and later at center back – converted to level the score.
It was not an entirely positive result for the Dynamo on Saturday. Dynamo starting center back Eddie Robinson collided with a Chivas USA player during the fracas surrounding Pearce's own goal and suffered a knee injury that forced his removal. Danny Cruz entered the match to play right midfield, pushing Cameron back to center back.
Houston improves to 18 points on the season and will host the Columbus Crew next Saturday night. Chivas USA stays on 17 points and will host Western conference second place team FC Dallas next Saturday.
Houston Dynamo 2, Chivas USA 1
Chivas USA (4-5-5) vs. Houston Dynamo (4-5-6)
June 11, 2011 -- Robertson Stadium
Scoring Summary:
CHV -- Marcos Mondaini 3 (unassisted) 7
HOU -- Geoff Cameron 2 (Brad Davis 9) 29
HOU -- own goal (Heath Pearce) 56
Chivas USA -- Dan Kennedy, Michael Lahoud, Heath Pearce, Michael Umana, Ante Jazic, Ben Zemanski (Blair Gavin 77), Nick LaBrocca, Paulo Nagamura, Jorge Flores (Simon Elliott 46), Marcos Mondaini (Justin Braun 61), Alejandro Moreno.
Substitutes Not Used: Andrew Boyens, Chris Cortez, Zarek Valentin, Zach Thornton.
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Hunter Freeman, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson (Danny Cruz 56), Corey Ashe, Colin Clark (Mike Chabala 82), Geoff Cameron, Lovel Palmer, Brad Davis, Will Bruin, Cam Weaver (Brian Ching 70).
Substitutes Not Used: Alex Dixon, Jason Garey, Kofi Sarkodie, Tyler Deric.
Misconduct Summary:
CHV -- Michael Umana (caution; Tactical Foul) 48
CHV -- Heath Pearce (caution; Reckless Foul) 59
Referee: Geoff Gamble
Referee's Assistants: Daniel Belleau; Eric Proctor
4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
Attendance: 19,333
Time of Game: 1:52
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-89-degrees


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Top This: Potato Pizza Rustica (à la Maialino)
Pizza reviews in NYC.
The Pizza Rustica served during Maialino's happy hour is a creation born from leftovers. Nicholas Anderer, Executive Chef at Maialino, takes Pizza Bianca from Grandaisy Bakery (a rosemary, olive oil, and sea salt-accented flatbread) leftover from the restaurant's bread service, and elevates it to heights we, frankly, didn't know existed.
Thick slices of potato are braised in chicken stock, olive oil, lemon, thyme and Sicilian oregano until tender. The potatoes are arranged atop the flatbread along with sautéed onions, and encased in bechamel and grated Grana Padano. The crust gets an extra slathering of bechamel, keeping everything moist and happy. The edges get crisp, the bechamel gets bubbly, the cheese gets melty, and things get downright delicious.
Chef Nicholas admits that "this is not a pizza for pizza geeks". The crust is pre-made, (and what a phenomenal crust it is) and the ingredients are, by all means, non-traditional. But of all the recipes I've sought out for Top This, this is by far the most suitable for recreating in a bare-bones home kitchen. Good thing, because Maialino's happy hour ends Labor Day.
What You'll Need (for one pizza)
- Pizza Bianca from Grandaisy or Sullivan Street Bakery*
- 3/4 cup bechamel**
- 1 cup grated Grana Padano
- 2 onions
- 3 German Butterball potatoes (or Yukon Gold), peeled
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for finishing
- 4 springs fresh thyme, picked
- 2 sprigs dried Sicilian oregano
- 2 lemons
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- Salt
- Course sea salt (for finishing)
- Sheet pan
- Parchment paper
- Tin Foil
- Japanese Mandolin
* If you don't live near Grandaisy or Sullivan Street Bakery, any ciabatta or focaccia will work great.
** Try out this recipe for a perfect bechamel, a traditional French sauce made from butter, flour, and milk.
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(Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer 3M Co (MMM.N) aims to grow earnings per share at a 9 percent to 11 percent average annual rate from 2013 through 2017, Chief Executive Inge Thulin told investors on Thursday.
The maker of products ranging from Post-It notes to films used in electronics expects organic revenue - a measure that excludes the effects of acquisitions, divestitures and currency fluctuations - to grow by 4 percent to 6 percent over the next five years.
To hit its growth targets, 3M plans both to make acquisitions and to sell or repair weaker-performing parts of the company, Thulin said. He noted that 3M has identified operations that generate about $2.5 billion in annual revenue - roughly 8 percent of the corporate total - that are neither financially nor strategically attractive.
"They will not stay in that position," Thulin told an investor meeting that was monitored over the Internet. "You will see much more active portfolio management from us as a team as we move ahead."
Thulin declined to identify the unattractive businesses.
The company expects to generate 40 to 45 percent of its sales in developing markets, including Latin America and China, by 2017, up from 35 percent at present.
3M shares were down 16 cents, or less than 1 percent, at $89.22 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting By Scott Malone; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)


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Atlantis' first season finale, in the grand tradition of first season finales, answers some questions while raising rather more of them. Overall it's an intriguing episode, interesting enough in itself but more importantly, setting up some plot arcs with potential for season two. Spoilers follow.
As the episode opens, Ariadne is about to be executed by a particularly gruesome method; roasted alive in a huge bronze bull. According to ancient legend, this particular method was preferred by a 6th century BC tyrant (in both the ancient and modern senses of the word) of a Greek colony in Sicily. Phalaris, tyrant of Acragas, had a reputation as a legendarily cruel leader and having his enemies roasted alive in a bull, with their shrieks sounding like the bull bellowing, was one of his most famous nasty habits. How true any of the stories attached to Phalaris are is hard to say, but this was certainly a well known and widely reported one, starting with poet Pindar's Pythian Ode 1 ('Phalaris, with his pitiless mind, who burned his victims in a bronze bull, is surrounded on all sides by a hateful reputation') and mentioned by numerous poets and historians throughout antiquity. In the Roman period, a bronze bull found in Carthage was thought to be Phalaris' bull and was a popular tourist attraction.
Hercules finally gets his chance to be heroic here, preventing Jason from wandering off to die with Ariadne and helping him to rescue her instead, with motivational speeches mainly. He even gets to use his strength later in the story, which is rather nice. Unfortunately he then spoils it all by peeking at Jason's girlfriend while she's undressing, demonstrating that he still hasn't learned how to behave in a respectful manner towards women. Pythagoras, poor thing, comes off even worse; his enthusiasm for the mechanical genius behind the bull is funny but it's a bit morbid and it's all he really does, besides also trying to peep at Ariadne. Still, both of them are better off than Medusa, who's mentioned to remind us that she's still around and we'll deal with her in season two, but doesn't actually appear. To be fair, there wouldn't be room for her in this story.
The heart of this story is the question of Jason's parentage, and the most interesting and effective scene is the one between his mother and father as they stand over him. (It is, perhaps, unfortunate that the hero spends by far the most gripping scene in this two-parter unconscious, but never mind). Last week's trailer spoiled the appearance of Jason's father, though the Oracle's advice that Jason should go 'walk among the dead' would have been a pretty big clue. 'Walking among the dead' turns out to be code for a leper colony, so Aeson is alive, if not well. (It also seems clear that they're all natives of wherever and whenever Atlantis is set, but Aeson took Jason to the modern world for his protection. Jason is surprisingly unfazed by much of this (and apparently the very dangerous and contagious disease of leprosy holds no fear for him), perhaps because he's too excited to meet Batiatus.
His mother is more of a surprise, though one that a fan of The Tenth Kingdom like myself should have seen coming. Pasiphae, it turns out, had a relationship with Aeson before somehow giving him leprosy, and both Pasiphae and Jason are 'touched by the gods' (are they descended from gods? Do the gods exist in Atlantis? These things remain unclear). Pasiphae had already gained an extra dimension when she actually expressed some regret for Ariadne's death earlier on, while her determination to finish Jason off herself is reasonably impressive (as is her breastplate, which is quite something). Evidently she still has enough human feeling in her to refrain from killing her own son, though since Jason is apparently fated to 'destroy' her she may yet change her mind. Sarah Parish and John Hannah are great here, creating a complex relationship within a few lines of dialogue that left me wanting to see much more of them.
This was a satisfying finale – there are lots of loose threads hanging, but since it's only the end of season one I think we can consider them a series of mini-cliff-hangers for season two rather than a lack of resolution. And there is enough resolution here to keep us happy for now, with Heptarion finally dealt with and the mystery of Jason's parentage solved, even if it's still unclear why he and his mother are both 'touched by the gods.' If next year the series can just cut back a bit on the awful 'comedy' music and give us a few more three dimensional female characters who have more to do than look pretty and inexplicably fall in love with
our heroes, it could become something really good.
Hercules: We will stop this or we will die trying!
Ariadne: I have been a fool. Yes. Yes you have.
Pythagoras: Teeth the size of cats? Really?
Hercules: That's the problem with these oracles, they only ever tell you half the story.


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Rangy Lil's Wild West Adventure (iPad)
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DescriptionRangy Lil was a single mother of two in the days of the American Old West, raising them while working as a sharpshooter at a traveling circus. One evening, she was closing the tent after a performance when her ex-husband Bob sneaked from behind and hit her head with the butt of a rifle, knocking her out and fleeing with Emma and Estelle, her two little girls. Now she must use her skills to track him down to rescue the helpless children, crossing the vast regions of the West landscape.
Rangy Lil's Wild West Adventure is a straightforward hidden object game with a western theme, interspersed with a few puzzles to break monotony. Most of the time, the player has to carefully examine screens cluttered with assorted objects, searching and clicking on the required ones listed at the bottom. The hint button at the bottom-right shows the exact position of one of the items. An extra hint can be acquired by collecting the two horseshoes present on every scene. Cutscenes are shown as comic book panels, and sometimes the main character comments about the retrieved objects.
There are five mini-games that appear on a separate screen between the hidden object scenes. In the Uncover game, the objective is to place four pieces on four slots, arranging them to match the color of their touching sides. Swapping is a jigsaw puzzle, where an image has to be reassembled in a grid of square pieces by swapping two tiles each time. Hangman is an implementation of the classic word-guessing game. In Compare, the screen is split in two similar images and the player has to click on the differences. In Pop, the goal is to drag some points across the gamefield to unscramble lines, making them cross over balloons to make them explode.
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How much will the Xbox One cost?
At E3 2013 the wait was finally over – we were told how much the Xbox One would actually cost! The price announced by Microsoft is $499 in the US, £429 in the UK and 499 Euros in the rest of Europe. The console will come to 29 countries on its launch in November at these prices, so it's time to start saving! Want to get ahead of the game and guarantee your console? Visit our Xbox One Pre Order page now.
It wasn't just Microsoft releasing information about its next generation console at E3 2013; Sony also gave us an insight into the price and release date of the PlayStation 4. We weren't given an exact date for release of the PS4, only told that it would be released in the holiday season of 2013 so the polls are still open as to which console will make its way onto shelves first. We do know for sure though, that the PS4 is going to be launched at a price substantially lower than the Xbox One, just $399 in the US, £349 in the UK and 399 Euros. This is a break from tradition and could cause a bit of an upset for the Xbox One from those gamers undecided as to which console demands their loyalty. When the Xbox 360 was originally released it was both earlier and cheaper than its rival the PlayStation 3 which undoubtedly helped its sales figures. Will the all in one entertainment unit be able to succeed at this high entry point?
Historical Xbox Pricing
With a starting price of $499, the Xbox One is $100 more expensive than the Xbox 360 was at launch which came in at $399.99 and even just $299.99 for a Core System. It seems that Microsoft has ditched the idea of launching multiple models of console, instead just having one console with the same specifications available to all. Despite this it is possible that future models may come in at a different price. In the life of the Xbox 360 we've seen the Elite model launching at $479.99, the Arcade at a modest $279.99, the Super Elite for $399.99 and finally the new look Xbox 360 launched at E3 2013 for $199.99 for the basic 4GB model and $299.99 for the 250GB upgraded version. We don't doubt that many gamers out there will be keen to get their hands on the Xbox One at its launch price of $499 at launch, but it'll be interesting to see if the price does come down in time with Sony's next generation console $100 cheaper.
The Innards of the Xbox One
Consider how much a gaming PC would cost in today's market. Certainly more than $1,000 for a reasonable specification. Consoles have historically been cheaper than their PC equivalents, due partially to their distinct lack of upgrade ability. This is a trend likely to continue as evidenced by the high specification Xbox One console entering the market at $499, and not the $1,500 of a gaming PC. The technology included within the Xbox One is undoubtedly far superior to that of the 360, with a confirmed eight core processor and 8GB of RAM. If we've learnt anything from the launch of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 it's that even the most hardcore of gamers are likely to look twice at a console that could cost more than a month's earnings, and that's why we see this more affordable means of gaming.
The Red Ring of Death
Almost every Xbox gamer has cast their eye upon the Red Ring at some point in their Xbox 360 console's life. Microsoft has been forced to fork out who knows how much cash in the repair of an endless stream of broken consoles, so we're hoping they've learnt their lesson this time around. With a desperate rush to bring the Xbox 360 out quickly and affordably, Microsoft certainly opted for cheaper components than was sensible, hence the constant breakdown of the technology. More expensive components do mean a greater price at the outset which could be part of the reason we're looking at a higher price for the Xbox One than the Xbox 360, but increased reliability may just be worth the extra cost.
Motion Sensing
Like it or not, the motion sensing Kinect technology is here to stay. Launching into the marketplace at $149.99, the Kinect was supposed to revolutionize the way that we enjoy games. Despite an initial onslaught of titles that would have seemed more fitting for the Wii, we are just now starting to see some high quality titles make their way to this camera and laser driven means of controlling a game. As such it's not surprising that Microsoft is unwilling to drop the technology for their next console. What does this mean? Well now that we know the Kinect will come bundled with the Xbox One we aren't surprised that the cost is greater to cater for the extra technology. Is the Kinect worth the extra $100? Only time, and sales figures, will tell!
What do you think? Is the entry price of $499 enough to put you off? Or are you so eager to get your hands on this console that you don't mind? Let us know in the comments!
Update -- Price of Xbox One Revealed -- June 10, 2013
E3 2013 provided us with the figure we've been waiting for - $499, £429 or 499 Euros is what the Xbox One will cost. It's a bit more than the PlayStation 4 which will launch at $399, so have Microsoft priced themselves out of the water? We'll have to wait and see.
Update -- Microsoft Announcement Fails to Provide Xbox One Price -- May 22, 2013
If you were hoping to hear how much the Xbox One would cost you at the announcement from Microsoft yesterday you'd have been left disappointed. Although we were shown far more of the actual Xbox One console than the PlayStation 4 in Sony's announcement, there were still many details notably lacking and the price was one of them. We'll have to wait until E3 in June where we expect to be provided with additional details and hopefully a real cost of the console.
Update -- $299 or $499? -- April 29, 2013
With the announcement from Microsoft that the next Xbox is definitely on the way and will be revealed on the 21st of May, 2013, we've started to hear more definite rumors on the price of the new console. Windows blogger Paul Thurrott has suggested that there will initially be two pricing options, one at $299 requiring a two year minimum subscription to Xbox Live (probably around the $10 per month mark), and the other at $499. Would you prefer the standalone option or the ability to buy cheaper but with an extra monthly cost?
Poll Result Update: How much would you be willing to pay for a new Xbox One? - February 4, 2013
We asked our fans in January 2013, "How much would you be willing to pay for a new Xbox One?". Most of our website fans said they would be willing to pay between $300 and $499 (€225.50 & €375.08). 6% of our users said they would be willing to pay $700 (€526.16) or more.
Poll Result Update: How much will the Xbox One will likely cost? - January 11, 2013
We asked our users in December 2012, " How much do you think the Xbox One will likely cost?". Most users are expecting the Xbox One to cost between $300 - $499. Followed by the second most popular vote of $500 - $599. 6% of users believe it will be over $1000 dollars! What do you think the cost will be? Post your answer below!
Low Price Entry Point for the Xbox One - November 30, 2012
It's difficult to know if the 56 page leaked document from Microsoft concerning the Xbox One was totally accurate, but if the specifications and figures contained within are close to the truth then we could expect to see the next generation Xbox launch in 2013, from a base price of $299.99. As it seems confirmed that the Xbox One will come bundled with the Kinect V2, it's a good guess that this price will be for both console and motion sensor technology. Of course, there are likely to be higher spec models that bump up the price, but this low entry point could interest a lot of gamers unwilling to spend a lot on an upgrade.
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will i buy it right away
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/17/2013 - 05:05.
im not sure the price does scary me im on the lookout to see if xbox ones price drops before it comes out to compete with sonys ps4
Permalink Submitted by VISHAL (not verified) on Sat, 06/22/2013 - 20:56.
Permalink Submitted by christian s*l***do (not verified) on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 11:00.
ok lets keep it real microsoft....you guys can sell it for $2000, someone has to buy it right.but look if you guys keep it in the price from 299-399 it will sell fast .if you guys put the price too high your not going to have alot of clients.LOOK AT THE ECONOMY...IT'S WORLD WIDE ....
Super Disappointed
Permalink Submitted by Teshlo (not verified) on Sat, 06/01/2013 - 09:31.
I am just going to stick to PC Gaming from now on, the new generation consoles just aren't worth it. Xbox 360 was the biggest thing to happen to the Gaming Community. Xbox One is just going to be a waste of money in my opinion. No reverse compatibility, always online internet to play a simple game even when you don't want to play online, and high pricing range???No thanks for me. The only good thing about it in my opinion is that you can keep your Profile, Gamerscore, and Achievements. Why release new games on the 360 if there is no reverse compatibility on the Xbox One??? PC Gaming here I come.
Permalink Submitted by Rob M. (not verified) on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:26.
I dont plan on paying anything im shifting to PS4 this generation.Why you ask,well 8 years is almost 2 generations in hardware in previous times, and what do we get for waiting this long? Mediocrity at best, slow ddr3 ram and an entry level gpu.Sure it's got some cool features and the new Kinect looks compelling but they've sacrificed too much in performance. A very marginal upgrade at best.
Permalink Submitted by ANGERY (not verified) on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 19:44.
The cost of the Xbox 720
Permalink Submitted by Andy (not verified) on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 17:30.
fact or fiction?
Permalink Submitted by ex-xboxuser? (not verified) on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:54.
so idk if its true or not but i have read that the new xbox will not play used games and will require an allways online connection? if this is true thn i think xbox is in for a big awakening because were not all rich and there is no way that i will buy this system if either of these rumors are true. i know quit afew ppl that feel the same way i do and i think microsoft should invest in its whole fan base and not just thos who are willing to pay more money. we buy the systems and the game so i feel they should hav an obligation to the players to make sure that any and all games are playable on next gen systems. too expensive to do u say? well make a patch or piece of hardware available to thos who would be willing to buy it. as for used games, well i think that is one of the best things to ever happen not only because u get them at discounted prices but $60 bucks a game is kinda high. microsoft is gonna put alot of ppl in the unemployment line if this is infact true. seriously guys think about what could and most likely will happen if this is true........
Permalink Submitted by acrombie69 (not verified) on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 22:38.
if sayings true ill be next in line not getting it ?¿?¿?¿
fact or fiction?
Permalink Submitted by ray (not verified) on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 14:30.
I know that I won't touch it if any of the rumors are true.
False rumors?
Permalink Submitted by Xbot-Pro4C (not verified) on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 16:38.
I would guess that these rumors are false for exactly the reasons you mention. They'd basically cripple their audience's ability to enjoy gaming. I remember the lead up to the previous generation when rumors were swirling about the new consoles, and similarly it seemed to be the Xbox that got all the flack. It's the same today, in the lead up to the next generation of consoles. To take another guess, I would say it's likely misinformation from Sony to convert those who are deciding which console to buy, as they seem to use these kinds of subterfuge tactics to win the hearts and minds of the consumer in what they themselves have dubbed a 'war.'
On the other hand, if these rumors turn out to be true, I will likely game on my PC only from now on.
Xbox 720
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 23:18.
There is nothing saying that the new Xbox will be called the 720 it could be called the Xbox 8 and I'm betting the price will be around $300 for the base model I couldn't see it being much more than that
gaming industries will go down in flames
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 16:23.
With all the new hardware and software there using on there consoles will inevitably make them jack the prices sky high. but the higher they go the lower there sales will go. not even someone with a great paying career will spend 600 to 1000 dollars for a game console
Permalink Submitted by me (not verified) on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 09:32.
All i gotta say i dont care how much the new systems cost all the technology betta come with two controllers ne body remember those dayz
The price
Permalink Submitted by Xbox720Dude (not verified) on Sun, 09/02/2012 - 08:18.
I guessed the xbox 720 would be like $300-$400. I guessed the $400 dollars one right. Can't wait for the xbox 720 to come out!
No one would pay..
Permalink Submitted by TBK (not verified) on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 07:05.
If you really think about it, the rumors regarding the ps4 included many articles on problems with pricing! Depending on how long both companies decide to wait, the teachnology won't necessarily be as expensive as many people might think. If they come out with the ps4/xbox 720 too early, you are right in saying it'd have to be around $1000-$2000 dollars because the technology and design used would be very expensive to continuously make. I believe they'd wait, espeically Microsoft because they've already given the xbox 360 an addditional 2-3 years of shelf life to have it sell; they're in no hurry to come out with a new model because of how much money they've already put into the xbox 360.
$1,500 for a game console
Permalink Submitted by james braselton (not verified) on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 19:16.
hi there wow $1,500 for a gaming console and rummered game prices is $150 i will be passing no way i want spend $1,000 for game console and $100 per game
Permalink Submitted by EMMwilson (not verified) on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 01:57.
they will realise if its 1000 not many buy it and lower it considerably
Permalink Submitted by Austin (not verified) on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 14:22.
I noticed a few complaining about prices,reliability,and random crap.The 720 kinda has to do a few things not just what "you" want it to do.It needs to be able to last 10-15 years with no more than driver updates to play the latest game.Looks are irrelevent, whats important is the critic is receives.Price is important i agree but what do you want in your 720 $300-$400 worth of hardware & software or $800-$1000 worth and that is what will define its reliability.game developers are currently being held back by todays console hardware hence why they all look the same graphics wise and developers are unable to stand out like they could years ago and only reason games are not looking like that avatar movie is simply because not everyone has a $3000+ PC rig.Ive seen the difference in a game from console to PC is shocking just how far ahead PC hardware has come in a few years for example the graphics in Mass effect on PC on max graphics look better than ME3 on the 360 and that alone says alot.There will be next to little difference between xbox 720 and ps4 simple due to the fact both sony and microsoft are putting the latest and greatest in their consoles which is why the overall CPU and GPU power of the Xbox 360 and ps3 is nearly identical, so arguing over which is gonna be better is next to pointless.Everytime i see complaints about Backwards compatability i see my grandma and grandpa which are stuck in the past saying the old stuff is better.The only way to get people to accept new ideas is to force them since humans by their nature are ignorant and stubborn, take religion for example.The Rumor about anti-used game protection being terrible is silly at best lol look at it this way $60 for new with all features $45 for used + $15 fee to unlock full access to features, for math illiterate people 45+15=60 so comes out to the same.The extra $15 is so the game dev's are garranteed to make money off of the used games instead of a 3rd party company such as gamestop, gamefly, and blockbuster.The red ring of death will not happen again, microsoft will not make the same mistake, theyll just make new mistakes, a good example is Microsoft Windows.Sony will just screw their customers over so its pick and choose lol.The current look of the 720 is not final im sure so that gives me some hope cause its butt ugly,its looks like a wrapped burrito with a surprise in the center.This sentence is to microsoft, my suggestion is that you fall back the first xbox size and "box" shape, just think.... the bigger the 720 is the more hardware you can shove in it, it doesnt need to be a mobile platform due to xbox live and also the bigger it is the larger fans you can add as well which will solve overheating issues.Im sure i left a few things out but there ya go.
Keep in mind that in order to
Permalink Submitted by Xx255q (not verified) on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 17:14.
Keep in mind that in order to power the unreal engine 3.5 ( the Samaritan demo) and the unreal engine 4 ( CEO said 3.5 is pale In Comparison) will take a gpu of power equall to that of keepler and not runs 499.99, that's not much fun for us, of course you could take off up to 150 dollars due to bulk of sale and age by the time it comes out so maybe 350'prob more but add in the CPU,controller etc and even with a very small margin and accepting losses like they did with a 360 I think it should be expected to cost 650 (low) to 850-900 buying all the extra goodies and the increased cost of 70 per game this should not be in expected
What's the point
Permalink Submitted by Jamie mufc (not verified) on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 16:03.
What's the point of paying $1000+ for a console and $100 for games, I use my xbox for relaxation and a good laugh, if u pay that much for a console u seriously need to think about ur life
Box red ring of death and 720 price
Permalink Submitted by tykiller54 (not verified) on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 19:32.
First when i got my very first xbox I only had for about a month then I got red ring. Then when I sent it to ups I had to make sure my warrenty wasn't expired. Finally when I got it back they said it was because of the dashboard so if u get the first xbox then be CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! And the 720 shouldn't cost more than the ps4 because for what I know if they make it over $700 they won't get many buyers.
Permalink Submitted by Annie (not verified) on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 06:54.
Geez, for that price I could get an iPad... and still have money left over! $1000 for the system and then what, $100 apiece for games? Nooo thanks, I'll pass on this one.
Me too. $1000 is way too
Permalink Submitted by Skye (not verified) on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 06:59.
Me too. $1000 is way too much for a console, IMO.
why xbox??????
Permalink Submitted by sony 4 life (not verified) on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 17:50.
microsoft has said that they kept the price point low on the 360 to get buyers, knowing the red ring would bring clients back again and again. yes xbox has better software, but sony rules the roost with its hardware. my ps3 is 4 years old and i ran the human genome project where you donate your processor to science for almost a year, I also downloaded tons of movies that took 6-8 hours each to download, needless to say it has been on for not days or weeks buts months, not one failure. Why would someone buy a system that has been proven to be a failure, knowing your are going to spend more in the long run than you would have to buy the superior system in the first place, yes the ps3 cost more but it is buy far a less stressful, more useful, and more rewarding system. I will buy sony forever knowing thier designers wont build a back door to keep the sales coming in, oh buy the way, did you hear the new xbox 720 will be HD, lol facepalm. what a joke. just my 2 cents i saved by buying sony.
ps3 vs xbox 360
Permalink Submitted by Ben morgan (not verified) on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 16:14.
ps3 is in some way better than xbox but in other xbox is better than ps3.
Like ps3 has free online but on xbox there are not so many hacker so xbox connetion are better.
There is no point in arguements you mite as will say there both the same
xbox sucks
Permalink Submitted by zachary (not verified) on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 00:44.
the xbox 720 is going to suck just like the 360
xbox 720
Permalink Submitted by derrick martens (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 16:43.
Hello I hope they come out with the xbox 720 soon. When they do I will be one of the first ones to buy it.!!!
Too much :-(
Permalink Submitted by Bexel100 (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 02:52.
More than I can afford I expect. :-( I don't think it'll be more than $1,000 though, that'd surely price them right out of the market? Unless the PS4 was that expensive too of course. It'd have to be damn good to persuade people to spend that much money on something, especially if games end up costing more if they're in whatever HD format as well. I think it'll probably be something like $6/700? Whatever it is I just hope they build it better. I've always looked after my Xbox and have still been cursed with the Red Ring.
this should cost more
Permalink Submitted by pendulum 101 (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 13:03.
This should cost at least $500 more than what it cost right now for the first 6 months. Then it should go down to $1,500 after that time is over. Then after a year it should go down to about $1,000. This is my opinion. does any one else agree?
720 cheaper than it needs to be.
Permalink Submitted by pendulum 101 (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 13:00.
The 720 I think is cheaper than it should be. From the pic it looks like it took a lot of money to make and come up with the design. If I were the owner of the company i would make people at first pay $2,000 then after 6 months it should go down to about $1,500 so that in the begging when people are relay wanting them you can make a bigger profit. That is just my opinion. Any one else agree?
Permalink Submitted by ghost123 (not verified) on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 19:56.
its all fake....get a life and read comic books
real life??? (720)
Permalink Submitted by justagirl (not verified) on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 15:45.
u think reading comic books is for someone having a real life? u are just jealous of the gamers that actually love to play xbox or any console over the internet or u r just still a kid that doesnt know the meaning of life. go spend ur money on all the comic books if u want but i will stick with the xbox, with comic books u dont get no physical exercise with kinect for 360 u do... call it fake if u want
red ring my arse
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 12:52.
red ring my arse
xbox 720 vs ps4
Permalink Submitted by xboxhater (not verified) on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 12:51.
ps4 will beat xbox all day long. no point in trying to better it
Permalink Submitted by XBOXLIKES (not verified) on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 20:19.
The XBOX IS GREAT THAN THE PS4...
you suck
Permalink Submitted by ps4 killer (not verified) on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 18:13.
you suck bro
xbox 720
Permalink Submitted by xbox lover (not verified) on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:07.
no xbox will win
xbox 720
Permalink Submitted by xbox lover (not verified) on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:07.
no xbox will win
Permalink Submitted by none (not verified) on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 15:42.
then why are they rushing the plastion 4 and why is it made of glass that will break if dropped and it is bigger than the x- box 720 so how can you say it beats it. If you dpon't like the x box or if you do like ith then you need to think of how the systems will be like and if they will break easily.
Permalink Submitted by ps4 man (not verified) on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 10:55.
The PS4 is most likely not mad of glass and even if it was, you would not know yet. There are no pictures of either of the consoles yet, not even at the announcement they did not show a picture of a PS4 of bring one there. Therefore it is impossible to know what it is like.
i dont like the xbox
Permalink Submitted by stephen (not verified) on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:36.
i dont like the Xbox it breaks to many of my games when i play !!!
Red Ring
Permalink Submitted by XbOxFiNaTiC (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 18:33.
I've had my xbox ellite sine it his stores and not once have i gotten red ring it all comes down to how you treat your console you cant just leave it running day after day for to long or it will over heat and you will find yourself face to face with a red ring, also make sure you clean it every once in a while and keep it out of small dusty areas where it can face overheating and ventillation problems.
Red Ring
Permalink Submitted by Darkknight (not verified) on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 11:31.
I agree
red ring
Permalink Submitted by mindyourownbusi... (not verified) on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 19:58.
then ur xbox is the chosen one!
Red Ring
Permalink Submitted by Keep it clean (not verified) on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:36.
I would have to agree with you. I have had all the models of the 360 and still own them without ever getting a red ring of death in any of them. When your done playing shut it off, dont set it own the dusty floor, dont set things on top of it, clean it from time to time, and just dont treat it like a piece of crap and it will work just fine for you. If you are a hardcore gamer and play hours on end set up a little fan to blow on the 360 to keep it cool....just use your brain and you wont have any problems.
Red Ring
Permalink Submitted by lm (not verified) on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 17:37.
I just love it when people speak about something when they have absolutely no clue as to what they are talking about. The Red Ring of Death was caused by a faulty heatsink. I have kept several clean enough you could eat out of them and still get the RROD. Once you actually take one apart and see how cheaply they have been assembled you see money is/was the real issue. CPU and/or GPU had little to no thermal compound and the X-clamps are weak (placing no pressure on the heatsink-ths allowing no heat transfer) . Once you apply a proper amount of compound and properly attach the heatsink, you should never have that problem again. I still have my Xbox360 from the initial launch date, I fixed it once myself with about $4.00 worth of materials and it's lasted ever since then. My suggestion, use YOUR brain and educate yourself before you try to tell someone the proper way to use their equipment.


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Jeanie McKewan and Michael Staver started Brightflower Nursery in 2006. "After working for a variety of business entrepreneurs on Chicago's North Shore, I decided that it was time to start my own," said McKewan, who is president of Brightflower. "I have always been involved in growing and gardening and have a master's degree in plant pathology."
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