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text: Hey! Last year my son wanted to be his favorite character from LOTR - Legolas, the totally awesome elf. But THIS year we had a discussion about what he could be and he actually said it had to be different and stand out, it had to be recognizable and yet something he loved and something he could pull off. Immediately I was impressed by his thought process. Sure I have talked to him about these things and asked him the questions in the past, but he's 12 this year (last year to be a kid in this contest!!) and it must have sunk in. That said, he still loves the the Tolkien realm and even though Legolas is in the next The Hobbit movie, he decided - his costume wasn't different enough from what he did last year and he wasn't in the movie everyone has seen, so, he's gone a totally different route: Thorin, a dwarf. Oh boy - very, very excited that he loves what I love and didn't pick something I wasn't totally into... and yet something new for me! I've made armor, but never made a DWARF. The link in my sig will take you to my work and costume tutorials on my website. This being our first year of full blown Homeschool (last two years we did cyber schools where curriculum is chosen for us) I've decided his 'art' is going to partially be how to make a costume. So... I did not make this completely by myself, my son in the costume is a big contributor, as you will see from the in progress photos. (it's easier to take a photo of him working than myself.) I'm also teaching him as we go - looking for reference material, shopping for 'found' objects to alter to make it easier and cheaper, the principles of "cost/time/accuracy" and "shape/color/texture"... how to make templates, how to experiment with materials etc. etc. Here's a link to his photo in the gallery for the contest: Thorin Oakenshield - Dwarf from The Hobbit - the RPF Gallery Here's his rpf photo - More completed costume photos below in this thread! \\//

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On January 6-9, the Emmanuel College student body brought in 2011 with New Beginnings weekend. This annual four-day set of services consists of worship, learning and fellowship to encourage students as they begin the year with a fresh start.
This year's speaker, the Rev. Lee Grady, introduced a series of messages themed Who Tattooed U? Rev. Grady, editor of IPHC Experience and former editor and current contributing editor to Charisma magazine, is a highly respected author and speaker with an unconventional outlook on Christianity.
Each day after the worship teams, led by students Andrew Kingrea, A. J. Castro and Jessica Wooten, finished playing, Rev. Grady introduced a new addition to his message. Day one's sermon, entitled "What Will You Do With Jesus' Tattoo?" focused on Revelation 19:11-16, in which Jesus is revealed by the name written on his robe and thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."
"I really appreciated what my dad shared on Friday night. The American church has gotten way off track in a lot of ways. We get so wrapped up in what we want, we forget that the life of a disciple is one of great sacrifice and even suffering."
- Margaret Grady Turner, Assistant Campus Pastor
Rev. Grady assured the students that he did not think this was a literal tattoo, but rather a powerful analogy. During this service, Rev. Grady posed the question, "How will you face and respond to the fact that Jesus is the 'King of kings and Lord of lords'?"
During the second day, Rev. Grady's sermon "Branded 4 God" featured Galatians 6:17 and 2 Corinthians 11:24-28, in which Paul speaks of his own "brand."
Rev. Grady told many memorable stories of true warriors of Christ he knew from his mission trips—men who were tortured and branded for their faith, much like the apostle Paul.
As the service concluded, Rev. Grady encouraged students to write down their fears and lay them at the altar. He closed by reminding the congregation that real Christian faith is forged in hardship.
Rev. Grady's message "The Mark of the Beast" began when five brave Emmanuel College students kicked off day three by telling the crowd about the fears they had released the previous night. Rev. Grady then read from Revelation 13:11, 16-18 and Rev. 14:9-10, which speak of those marked by Satan.
As humans, we are all born with a sin nature, but Rev. Grady encouraged the audience that they do not have to be bound by past sins. This service was a reminder of how important it is to bring the mark of the beast into the presence of the Lord for the healing process to begin.
The final night of New Beginnings weekend was entitled "Written With Holy Ink." Rev. Grady read of the Spirit being written on our hearts in 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 and Jeremiah 31:33. Rev. Grady elaborated on the ways in which the Holy Spirit empowers and teaches us once in our hearts. As a final word of inspiration, Rev. Grady quoted Ephesians 4:30-- Once we receive the Spirit, we are sealed by the Spirit.


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DALLAS (AP) - A grand jury has declined to indict the teenage son of Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter after a sexual assault allegation.
Darius McClinton-Hunter had been charged with four others in a sexual assault case in Collin County, north of Dallas. A grand jury indicated Wednesday that there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute him.
Police in the town of Prosper accused McClinton-Hunter of forcing himself on a teenager. McClinton-Hunter's attorney, Todd Shapiro, denied the allegations.
Shapiro said Wednesday that McClinton-Hunter was "elated" and hopeful he could resume playing football. He said the 18-year-old missed his senior year at Prosper High School and colleges stopped recruiting him.
A co-defendant, Garrick White, was indicted on a charge of unlawful restraint of a child. White's attorney didn't immediately return a phone message.


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Quite possibly one of the last days I will be at the sportsbar I designed and built and have managed, before I pursue my next step.
the last few weekends (games) have been INSANE there as far as turnout and crowd support... (over 100 'Hawk fans screaming, yelling, and cheering)
SO, is anyone from .NET interested in coming in for this playoff game ?
I will be running the show on Sunday (bartending/managing)
if any of ya'll come up, introduce yourself to me, sign our .net members Seahawks helmet we have on display, and I WILL TAKE 25% off your bill (excluding alcohol)
oh.... and I am also GIVING AWAY a FREE PERSONALIZED (name and # of your choice) SEAHAWKS JERSEY to one lucky customer that is there and is entered in to win !!
since I love this site and it has been a huge part of me for the last 7 years, I wanna hook any and all members up for this game...
....let's just call it the ".NET DISCOUNT"
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Human milk is easy to digest and contains all the nutrients that babies need in the early months of life.
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Factors in breast milk protect infants from a wide variety of illnesses.
Breast milk contains antibodies specific to illnesses encountered by each mother and baby.
Fatty acids, unique to human milk, may play a role in infant brain and visual development.
In several large studies, children who have been breastfed had a small advantage over those who have been artificially fed when given a variety of cognitive and neurological tests, including measures of IQ.
Lack of breastfeeding is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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Infants who are exclusively breastfed for at least 4 months are half as likely as artificially (milk or milk substitute other than mothers' milk) fed infants to have ear infections in the first year of life.
Breastfeeding reduces the incidence and lessens the severity of bacterial infections such as meningitis, lower respiratory infections, and bacteremia in infants.
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Mothers who breastfeed for at least three months may lose more weight than bottle-feeding mothers.
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This commitment to diversity and inclusion extends to all NRAO interactions with the broader community.
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To enable diversity to thrive in all areas of the Observatory in a seamless manner, wherein diversity becomes a natural part of the way we think about work, in the decisions we make, and in our behavior towards others.
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Our employees, essential to our success, are to be valued, treated with respect, and have opportunities to work in an inclusive, multi-cultural and gender diverse environment.
NRAO staff and management are responsible and accountable for achieving the above goals.
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The NRAO is fully committed to creating a culture and environment that is rich in diversity. The NRAO seeks to have diversity thrive in all aspects of its operations, from senior management to site operations, so that its objectives, values, and benefits are readily and continually a part of every NRAO staff member's thinking, decisions, and behaviors. We intend to effectively attract, employ, nurture, and retain a diverse workforce that will serve as a role model to other research facilities. In addition, we intend to expand our broader impact initiatives throughout our science community.
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I got my final round score cards today! First off, I am very thrilled and amazed that my beer made the final round. It was a tart cherry stout that was my second all grain recipe that was brewed last July. This was also my first competition. One judge scored it with a 37 (which was my first round overall score). The other judge scored it with a 40. I am completely happy with the scores, but what I'm concerned about is a common comment by them both. For flaws they both checked "gusher" and commented that it was over carbonated. One actually told me to check my other bottles. This is bizarre, because the other 45 bottles that have been opened from that batch are minimally carbonated. I drank the last 22oz tonight and it was perfectly fine. So, could any residual sugars from the cherries or whatever got stirred up in shipping? I didn't have any negative comments about the carbonation at the regional level. I'm just curious if anybody else had any experiences like this so that I can correct it next year. I shipped the three bottles in a fitting box. All of the bottles were wrapped in bubble wrap and then individually put into ziplock bags. Newspaper was then put around them. I do think they laid on their sides... But so did regional beers. Any input would be appreciated.
When I hear the term "gusher", I usually think of wild yeast contamination rather than it being just a bit too fizzy. This would especially be true if the other bottles, regardless of size, had an acceptable carb level.
Congratulations Frank. From a recipe standpoint, I'm curious to know what you did to add the tart cherry. Fresh, frozen, puree, etc.


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Greater flamingo
(Phoenicopterus roseus)
Facts about this animal
The Greater flamingo has a total length of 125-145 cm; the body is only about 2/5 of the total length. Wing span is 140-165 cm. The plumage of the head, neck, body and tail is white with pink tinge. The Wing-coverts are bright crimson-orange and flight feathers are black. This flight feathers are usually partly hidden when the wings are at rest. The bill is curced downwards and pink with a black tip.
The very long legs are grey-pink with darker joints and feet. The sexes look alike, but males may be slightly larger than females. The plumage of juveniles is streaky brown. They have a grey bill with a black tip and gray to brown legs.
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that in the wild Flamingos get their pink colour from the crustaceans that they eat? They would lose their colour in the zoo if they were not fed a beta-carotin colour additive.
|Name (Scientific)
|Phoenicopterus roseus
|Name (English)
|Greater flamingo
|Name (French)
|Flamant rosé
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Flamenco común
|Local names
|Afrikaans: Groot flamink
Italian: Fenicottero
Portugiese: Flamingo-comum
Romansh: Flamingo rosa
|CITES Status
|Appendix II
|CMS Status
|Appendix II Included in AEWA
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|The species is widespread throughout S Europe, SW and S Asia, and Africa. Breeding around the Mediterranean basin in France, Spain, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia Egypt, and also in Botswana, Kenya, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal, Soth Africa and Tanzania. The species may also be found through the Midlde East to Kazakhstan, India and Sri Lanka.
|Saline lagoons and salt-pans, large, shallow hightly alkaline or saline inland lakes. Breeds on mudflats or sandy islands, or on islands of large water bodies and occasionally on bare, rocky islands.
|Wild population
|West Africa: 30,000-60,000 - trend unknown Eastern Africa: 35,000 - decreasing Southern Africa: 55,000 - decreasing West Mediterranean: 80,000 - in creasing East Mediterranean and Asia: 500,000 - stable
|Zoo population
|3127 reported to ISIS (2007)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 17 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
The greater flamingo is not a threatened species, and zoos do not operate coordinated ex situ breeding programmes. Common flamingos are thus primarily kept for educational purposes, e.g. because of their social behaviour, their unique way of feeding, or the role carotenoides play for plumage colouration. Flamingos are also excellent ambassador species for wetland conservation.


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Enjoy your holidays in one of the most picturesque Santorini hotels in Oia overlooking the marvellous Caldera and the sunset!
The Golden Sunset Villas complex is located in the traditional settlement of Oia (Ia). This Santorini Cave Hotel is carved into the steep side of the cliff, facing the mysterious volcano and the Caldera of Santorini, making it one of the most picturesque Santorini hotels in Oia. All areas are comfortable, cosy and decorated with taste and simplicity, while each unit has its own distinctive character.
The Golden Sunset Villas Hotel in Oia (Ia) Santorini is comprised of spacious apartments, studios and cave houses, all of which are built according to the Cycladic architectural style. The complex also includes a still functioning, traditional three-storey windmill.
For the comfort and ease of our guests, our Santorini apartments, studios and cave houses all of which are built according to the Cycladic architectural style. The complex also includes a still functioning, traditional three-storey windmill. For the comfort and ease of our guests, our Santorini apartments, studios and cave houses complex also provides a number of organized services and facilities, ensuring a pleasant stay in Oia Santorini.
All above amenities make Golden Sunset Villas one of the most popular Oia hotels in Santorini.
The Golden Sunset Villas Cave Hotel belongs to the 3-star*** category of Oia Santorini hotels and operates from April 1 to October 31.
Oia (Ia), Santorini
The quaint village of Oia (Ia) is a very popular holiday destination, located on the northern tip of Santorini Island. Perched high above the Aegean, opposite the small volcanic isles, Oia (Ia) is famous for its traditional houses that are carved into the reddish cliff and for its magical view of the volcano and the brilliant sunset.
Santorini Island, Greece
The island of Santorini is one of the world's most loved vacation spots due to its beautiful contrasting characteristics such as its Caldera, its volcano, the breathtaking sunset view, the colorful volcanic sandy beaches, superb archaeological sites, unique architecture and lively nightlife.
GOLDEN SUNSET VILLAS is the complex of studios, apartments and cave houses etched into the rock, where you will have the opportunity to enjoy Golden sunsets in combination with, the one and only picturesque original traditional windmill, standing on the same position for more than 200 years.
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Since launching Truth in Olive Oil, many people have asked me which oil they should buy at their local supermarket, warehouse club or mass merchandiser. This is a vital question, and deserves a good answer. One of the critical factors in improving olive oil quality in North America is to raise the bar in supermarkets, where the vast majority of Americans get their oil. As the level of supermarket offerings improves, it will be a rising tide of quality that floats all boats, ensuring a supply of real extra virgins to consumers, acting as "gateway oils" to point people towards premium, "grand cru" oils, and at the same time, selling more good oil that supports honest oil-makers out in the groves.
While most of the very best oils are available in olive oil boutiques, delicatessens, and other specialty shops, it's important to know that good, even very good oils can sometimes be found supermarkets. (And as I'll be writing soon, some very pretty boutique stores actually sell low-grade, even adulterated oils – so caveat emptor!) Helping people find quality oils at good prices – in addition to celebrating the very best olive oils on the planet – is a vital part of Truth in Olive Oil's mission. Think of Beaujolais nouveau and first-growth Bordeaux. The former compliments and spreads appreciation of the latter, and vice versa, in a virtuous circle that expands consumer knowledge and discernment. That's exactly what should be happening in olive oil.
What's more, fine olive oil needn't cost an arm and a leg, as the supermarket oils listed below, and others I hope to identify soon, all prove. Some producers reduce costs using highly mechanized "super high density" and "medium high density" production models. Others can maintain low prices because their groves are located in areas where labor, land and other costs are relatively modest, such as Chile and parts of North Africa. And even in the heart of the Mediterranean, certain producers and oil-merchants know how to grow and source quality oil at modest prices. So while ultra-low prices (below, say, $8 per liter – but ultimately a store sets its own retail prices, and can even choose to take a loss in order to draw customers to the store, so retail price isn't always a good indicator) can call what's in the bottle into question, some modestly-priced olive oils – like those below – are better than many premium-priced products, whose price is actually the only "premium" thing about them.
The key to good oil is freshness, so check the label for best by date, or ideally for harvest date, to make sure you're getting the freshest oil possible.
The oils listed below are my own choices; I've tasted them all myself. Some I've run across on my own, others have been pointed out to me by visitors to this website, by friends & family, by producers, and by other oleophiles. THIS IS BY NO MEANS A COMPLETE LIST! In fact, it will only contain a fraction of the honest extra virgin olive oils available in supermarkets throughout North America. The good news is that more and more good olive oils are available in mass-market stores, and this list should grow rapidly. Please write a comment with your reactions to these oils, and share your thoughts on which oils should be added to the list.
Tom's Supermarket Picks (in alphabetical order):
- California Olive Ranch – good fresh extra virgin olive oil, mainly from the arbequina and arbosana cultivars, grown in super high density groves in northern California. Available at a wide range of stores throughout the US (see the store locator). Note that their Limited Reserve is the highest-quality oil, unfiltered and from olives picked during the first 2 weeks of harvest (reviewed here). "Everyday" is the company's best-seller, with a flexible flavor profile. Arbequina, Arbosana, and Miller's Blend oils, part of the company's "gold medal series," have actually won more medals in olive oil competitions than COR's other oils, thanks to their distinct flavor profiles.
Cobram Estate – extra virgin olive oil from a range of cultivars, grown in Australia with the medium high density agronomic model, which has won olive oil competitions including best of show at the 2011 Los Angeles County Fair. Available here:
- Cost Plus World Markets nationally
- Raley's and Save Mart in northern California
- Fairway in New York
- QFC and Haggen in Seattle
- King Soopers in Denver
- IGA stores in Vancouver
- Corto Olive – good, fresh super-high-density arbequina oil available at Costco (occasionally), HEB, Zabar's under the Zabar's label, Kroger as a specialty label called "Private Selection." I profile Dino Cortopassi, founder of the company, in Extra Virginity.
- Costco Kirkland Toscano – Kirkland is the Costco store brand. I've been disappointed by Kirkland Organic EVO (not to mention the "extra virgins" in multi-liter plastic jugs), but the Toscano signature oil is the real deal.
- Lucini – since their purchase by COR last year, things may have changed at Lucini - more on this soon. In the meantime, I'll leave the review I wrote before Lucini changed hands: a wide range of fine oils, led by the top-of-the-line Limited Reserve Premium Select oil. I quibble with the clear glass bottles, which impair the shelf life, but as long as the oil is fresh it's first-rate, and is widely available across North America. See the store locator. Lucini Premium Select is their finest oil, made on a a single estate near Bolgheri, in the Maremma region of Tuscany. Their Estate Select oil is made from olives grown in various estates in central Italy; since it's sourced from a wider group of farmers, it costs less.
- Oleoestepa – just entering the US retail market, this Spanish cooperative produces excellent oils at competitive prices. Keep an eye out for their oils arriving in shelves near you soon!
- O-Live – available at stores across Canada, and in selected US stores (including HEB in Texas). See the store locator (which sources tell me isn't always 100% reliable).
- Ottavio and Omaggio – in terms of value for money, I don't know better oils than Ottavio and Omaggio: a fine balance of fruit, pungency, bitterness that will appeal to a wide audience, at rock-bottom prices. Ottavio is available at HEB and Central Market, and Omaggio is available at Sam's Club. (Note: In the past, Valco Enterprises, producer of Ottavio, and Axiom Enterprises, producer of Omaggio, have both supported Truth in Olive Oil. Read here for what this means.)
- Trader Joe's – 3 out of the 6 extra virgin oils I tasted in August, 2013 were the real deal. One of these, the Premium 100% Greek Kalamata, was very fresh, spicy, complex at an extremely competitive price (1 liter for $8.99). The California Estate Olive Oil was also a good choice, while the Premium Extra Virgin was decent and defect-free, if a bit uninspiring. The 3 other Trader Joe's "extra virgins" I tasted were defective. (See here for details.)
- Whole Foods California 365 – The Whole Foods store brand from California is good-quality extra virgin olive oil at a great price. In my experience, the other members of the 365 lineup are poor – an odd situation from a company like Whole Foods that preaches quality über alles.
As mentioned above, there are likely to be many more good supermarket oils not included in this list. Please suggest some, and I'll try them out as soon as I can.


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I instantly felt at home on the Ouya. Not only does it feature a ton of games which harken back to the pre-Wii Nintendo era that I was so fond of, but you can also grab a wealth of fully functional emulators for the Ouya, all the way from arcade to N64. Speaking as simply as possible, the Ouya is a powerful Android phone with no phone bits that uses your TV as its screen. Plus, because the Ouya doesn't run off a battery, it can crank the maximum performance out of its hardware while running anything that can run on Android, and that's where its charm lies.
Games that run on Android or iOS are very similar to the size/scope and design sensibilities or what ran on the pre-Wii Nintendo consoles, because that's pretty much what the hardware supports. It may not sound like much these days, but these devices are phones, not huge blocks of hardware that sit under your TV. The Ouya itself is no bigger than a coffee mug. Take a coffee mug and place it on top of your fancy Xbox or Playstation, then think about that for a second.
Will the Ouya ever run games like Halo 4 or Battlefield 3? Of course not, but it can run Towerfall, Knightmare Tower, Shadowgun, and 350 other games, including a variety of older console emulators. Why hunt for new games when you could just play all of the games you used to love, back on your TV with a controller in your hands, just like the old days? Well, it's still worth it to try the new games. Just take a look at Towerfall for a moment.
That's the type of fun, stylistic, and rapid local-multiplayer game that I miss. Remember local-multiplayer? If you're fond of it, there are quite a few local-multiplayer games available for Ouya. Are you worried about trying games you've never heard of before? Don't be! The Ouya marketplace requires that developers make a portion of their games free to play with an in-app purchase to unlock the entire game (though there are plenty of 100% free games). Curious about a game? Try it for free. Don't like it? Delete it. Like it? Pay to unlock the entire game, sometimes for as little as $0.99. No more need to buy $50 discs that you can only sell back for $20 once you realize that you made a huge mistake.
Speaking of price, the Ouya is only $99 with the controllers priced at $49 (one comes with the console), though most games in the Ouya marketplace support the current Playstation or Xbox controllers, so you could pay less for a generic one of those. With a $99 console and free-to-try games for as little as $0.99, the Ouya vastly undercuts any gaming console on the market today as far as price goes.
If you long for the games of your past, or games like the ones from your past, grab an Ouya today! You won't be disappointed.


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Microsoft enlisted the likes of Holly Willoughby and James Corden to promote Windows Phone in a handful of advertisements. In the above video we can see Corden running through the HTC 8X he just unwrapped. MSN reports that this is an unscripted walkthrough, which would make Corden a fairly experienced fan of the platform.
The team has done a solid job ensuring those who are picked for the job are well informed of all the features presently available on Windows Phone. We'll look forward to see more work from both Microsoft and OEM partners in 2013.
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The yen may have tumbled 17 percent against the dollar since the start of November, making many currency speculators, including George Soros, rich. But that depreciation could vanish with one analyst telling CNBC that investors shouldn't get too carried away.
"We had a good move with November, December all the way up until January. And now it's really lost some steam," Elsa Lignos a G10 currency strategist at RBC told CNBC Wednesday.
"People are getting to the stage where maybe they're getting to actually want to see some action from the Bank of Japan and the new government rather than just words."
(Read More: Yen Reverses Losses After Mixed Signals From Japan)
The yen has continued to slump in value since the Bank of Japan (BoJ) doubled its inflation target to 2 percent in January, and made an open-ended commitment to continue buying assets next year.
Even before the BoJ's action, talk had focused on the "race to debase" after a leadership change in Japan, with new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe openly calling for aggressive monetary stimulus from the country's central bank.
According to the Wall Street Journal, George Soros' U.S. hedge fund has gained about $1 billion since November by betting against the yen.
But the currency was steady on Wednesday, holding on to recent gains against the dollar and the euro after Abe said in parliament that the need to establish a public-private sector fund to buy foreign bonds had declined. Currency traders may be beginning to get mixed messages from Japan, coinciding with a stabilization in the yen's depreciation.
(Read More: Dollar Jumps After Fed Minutes' Release)
"Fundamentally when you look at the underlying reasons for the dollar/yen rally, I know a lot of people give a lot of reasons, many of them aren't particularly well founded," Lignos said.
"We're ultimately just looking for a much longer-term move and by the end of the year weakness may well have been erased."
This is very much a contrarian view, admits Lignos, adding that there are lots of people out there that expect the dollar to keep rising against the yen, breaking through the 100-mark and even further.
"I like USD/JPY higher from here but I think a plan to buy foreign debt, something that (Finance Minister) Aso has also ruled out, is the only thing that sees further substantial weakness in JPY (above 100.00)," Jeremy Cook from foreign exchange company, World First, told CNBC.com.
"While the unknown effect of U.S. sequestration on Fed monetary policy could easily bring things back to prices in the 80.00s."
(Read More: This Time Around, Abe May Prove He's Got It Right)
The G20 and the G7 both released separate statements last week, trying their best to cool talk of "currency wars". While the statements weren't directly pointing at Japan, Cook says that they did boil down to a "don't push it" message to the country.
"Given monetary policy hasn't really changed materially yet - as open-ended asset purchases don't begin until next year and the higher inflation target is as much a dream as ever – it's tough to be overly critical of a government which is getting the market to do its 'heavy lifting'," he said.


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CHICAGO, IL (Feb. 4, 2012) – Two first-half goals from Dominic Oduro and a third from Orr Barouch propelled the Chicago Fire over Real C.D. España 3-1 in a preseason international friendly at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans, La. Saturday evening. In the first three preseason matches, Oduro has recorded three goals in 105 minutes of play.
The Fire tallied first in the 26th minute when Sebastian Grazzini broke up a pass inside the attacking third. The Argentine playmaker laced a pin-point pass to Oduro inside the penalty area where he took a touch, turned and fired past Real España goalkeeper Kevin Hernandez.
España leveled the match with a set piece goal twelve minutes later. Jairo Puerto's driven free kick found Edder Gonzalez open at the back post where he headed the ball over Fire goalkeeper Jay Nolly and into the back of the net to even things at 1-1 after 38 minutes of play.
Oduro would tally the first half brace in the 44th minute. Former Fire player, and current trialist, Ivan Guerrero started the build-up from the back sending a lofted ball to Patrick Nyarko on the left flank. Nyarko slotted Oduro in behind the España defense where the fleet Ghanaian danced around Hernandez to give the Fire the 2-1 advantage.
The Fire nearly added to their lead when Oduro was hauled down in the penalty box in the waning moments of the first half. His strike partner Federico Puppo stepped to the spot, however, his chipped effort eluded the frame and the Fire closed the half with the one goal lead.
Fire head coach Frank Klopas made wholesale changes at the half, before the side added to their lead in the 88th minute when midfielder Michael Videira slotted Victor Pineda into the box on the right. In behind the defense, the Fire Homegrown player unselfishly pushed the ball across the box to Orr Barouch who finished past España 'keeper Marcelo Macias to ice the match.
The Fire return to Chicago on Sunday and resume preseason camp when the team travels to Ventura, Calif. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. While in California, the Men in Red continue preparations for the 2012 season with preseason games against Chivas USA (Feb. 11), Portland Timbers (Feb. 15) and the San Jose Earthquakes (Feb. 18). Follow all three preseason matches live atwww.twitter.com/ChiFireMatch.
The Fire host Opening Day at Toyota Park against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 PM CT. Chicago Fire Season Tickets are available by calling 1-888-MLS-FIRE (657-3473), viaTicketmaster or by heading to the club's official website at Chicago-Fire.com.
- Fire goalkeeper Jay Nolly played the full 90 minutes and allowed one goal in his preseason Fire debut.
- Defenders Cory Gibbs and Gonzalo Segares sat out the match after taking knocks in the Fire's 3-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University Wednesday night in Ave Maria, Fla.
- Signed players unavailable for selection Saturday evening were Logan Pause, who has stayed in Chicago with his wife following the couple's first child, Sean Johnson, who's resting after a long offseason of national team camps and training at Everton and Rafael Robayo, who continues to await his visa.
- Pause and Johnson will rejoin the team on February 8 in Ventura, Calif., while Robayo is expected to meet his teammates for the first time at some point during the stay out west.
Chicago Fire 3 – 1 Real C.D. Espana
Chicago Fire: Jay Nolly; Dan Gargan, Jalil Anibaba, Austin Berry, Ivan Guerrero*; Patrick Nyarko, Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa; Sebastian Grazzini (Alex*, 41'); Dominic Oduro, Federico Puppo
Second Half: Jay Nolly; Tony Walls**, Pari Pantazopoulos, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Hunter Jumper**; Victor Pineda, Daniel Paladini, Corben Bone; Alex* (Michael Videira, 76'); Kheli Dube (Kellen Gulley 82'), Orr Barouch
Substitutes not used: Alec Kann*, Paulo Tornaghi*, Cory Gibbs
* - Trialist
** - MLS SuperDraft/Supplemental Draft selection
Real C.D. España: Kevin Hernandez (Marcelo Macias, 46'); Maynor Martinez, Sergio Boca, Daniel Tejeda, David Roura; Juan Acevedo, Edder Delgado (Henry Acosta, 57'), Julio Rodriguez, Jairo Puerto (Gerson Rodas, 46'); Luis Lobo, Jonatan Hansen
Substitutes not used: Hilder Colon, Christian Martinez, Carlos Pavon, Johnny Calderon
Scoring Summary
CHI – Dominic Oduro (Sebastian Grazzini) 26'
CHI – Dominic Oduro (Sebastian Grazzini) 26'
RCDE – Edder Delgado (Jairo Puerto) 38'
CHI – Dominic Oduro (Patrick Nyarko) 44'
CHI – Orr Barouch (Victor Pineda) 88'
Misconduct Summary
CHI – Patrick Nyarko (caution) 21'
CHI – Pari Pantazopoulos (caution) 80'
Referee: Jasen Anno
Referee's Assistants: Greg Boles, Jeff Greason
Attendance: 6,234


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text: Since I was probably the only person in the world thinking about market sizes in the NFL games yesterday (Indianapolis is the 33rd largest market in the US, ahead of only Milwaukee among cities with MLB teams and New Orleans is the 46th largest market in the US, smaller than any MLB market...even in 2000 before Katrina) in terms of how the NFL and MLB operate in such different universes, competitively-speaking, and since I'm not in the mood to unleash another 6,000 word opus on what's wrong with baseball, let's just roll right into a Lazy Sunday on a foggy morning here on the North Coast. And, away we go... The only real news coming off of The Reservation this week is a couple of largely insignificant veteran signings that potentially fill out the Indians' 2010 bench, the more "prominent" being that Mike Redmond has been signed (at a cost of $850,000) to serve as the back-up catcher for the 2010 Indians and while this addition makes a lot of sense in terms of adding some experience to the catching corps, the signing confuses me as you get a little further down the line in the catching depth...and I don't mean how it affects Wyatt Toregas or even Chris Gimenez. I'll get to that in a moment, but on the topic of Redmond as the player, he's a 38-year-old veteran back-up catcher with a respectable .345 OBP over his career, during which he's never compiled 300 plate appearances in a single season. Redmond will get a chance to work with a young pitching staff in the AL Central that he knows intimately (having spent the last 5 years as the backup in the Twin Cities) and will work with Sandy Alomar in breaking in Lou Marson and Carlos Santana in an effort to finish off both young backstops' catching skills. Sure, the Indians could have simply held on to Kelly Shoppach (thereby saving me from ever typing the words "Mitch Talbot") as their back-up catcher, but Shoppach just signed a deal in Tampa that will pay him $5.5M for the next two years (with an option for a third) and if we're talking about a catcher that figures to start probably around 35 to 45 games at the VERY high end (Redmond gets an extra $10K for his 40th, 45th, 50th, 60th, and 70th game started), I'll take paying $850,000 to a guy like Redmond over paying $2.75M to a guy like Shoppach. All off-season, the Indians had this oft-stated need of "experience" behind the plate and Redmond certainly brings that attribute (along with a high-OBP) to the club. There really isn't an issue with bringing a guy like Redmond, who can provide some guidance to the young backstops and, at the very least, his signing certainly means that Wyatt Toregas is not long for the parent club (or even the 40-man) and likely heads down to Columbus to back-up Carlos Santana. As a catcher who turns 27 this July and has a career MiLB OPS of .739, Toregas moves back down the food chain and his once somewhat clear role as a back-up option to both Marson and eventually Santana certainly just got a lot cloudier. Toregas' future however isn't the aspect of this signing that perplexes me though. Rather, color me as a little confused then as to how this whole transition from Marson as starter/Redmond as back-up is going to be affected by the imminent arrival of Carl Santana. That is, most people saw Lou Marson starting the season as the Indians' catcher (with Toregas as the back-up), and then moving into more of a back-up role himself (with Toregas going back to Columbus) after Santana was called up sometime in June. Now, with the Redmond signing, if you assume that Redmond is here to spend the year in Cleveland, the role of Lou Marson doesn't exactly make a lot of sense as he'll essentially start for the parent club (with Redmond backing him up) until Santana is ready to become the everyday catcher (with Redmond again, apparently backing HIM up), meaning Marson probably goes back to Columbus when Santana is called up. Again, that isn't the issue though, as the problem when you're talking about Marson past this year is that if the Indians are going to need that "veteran" back-up catcher to tutor Santana while he adjusts to MLB this year or next year or beyond that, that guy isn't Marson. It wouldn't be Marson this year (particularly now with Redmond in the fold) and it won't be Marson next year as he isn't going to suddenly become that grizzled backup catcher that may serve as the best complement to Santana for the next few years. If Marson then doesn't even figure in as the ideal backup catcher, or more specifically as the ideal backup catcher for Carlos Santana, then why was he included in the Lee deal? Maybe the Indians are more concerned about Santana's hand injury than they're letting on and see Marson getting everyday AB (with Redmond as Lou's back-up) until Santana is fully healthy and raking for a while in AAA...but wouldn't that almost be the worst-case scenario that we saw play out last year with LaPorta as the club was reticent to call him up and play him regularly until nearly the end of August? Back to Sweet Lou, there was some thought when he was included in the Lee deal that Marson could simply represent trade bait in the near future for the Indians, given the presence of Santana, but could he become trade bait earlier than we all think? If not, does Marson (turning 24 this June), with a moderately impressive track record in MiLB really go back to AAA if Santana (a month and a half OLDER than Marson) is called up? If he does and his usefulness for the team is to get two months of everyday at-bats, followed by (possibly) a couple of years as a decent-to-good back-up catcher, what was the purpose of insisting that he be included in the Lee deal? That is, the Indians moved Lee for prospects (all of whom are profiled in a great piece by Al Ciammaichella at IPI) with the idea that 3 of the 4 would be contributors at the MLB level sooner rather than later. The strategy, it seemed, was that Carrasco, Marson, and Donald were high enough on the MiLB ladder that, although some of their warts and shortcomings may have been exposed, their arrival time to the North Coast would be sometime in 2010 at the very latest, with the trio making some contributions (at a fixed rate) for the Indians less than a year after CP Lee headed to Philly. Now, with arms being added ahead of Carrasco (with some of those arms being out of options), Marson's short and long-term future with the team in question and the Indians already preparing for life BEFORE Jason Donald with guys like Mark Grudzielanek entering the fold, how soon can any of these players reasonably be expected to play regularly for the Indians, much less make an impact? Since the Grudzielanek signing came up in passing, and because I'm loathe to get too in-depth on the addition of a 40-year-old Utility infielder (to a minor-league deal, which is actually the significant part of the news in that it does not guarantee a roster spot), let's just characterize Grudz joining the fold as not that much different than Austin Kearns and Shell Duncan inking minor-league deals. That is, just as Kearns and Duncan add some depth options for the team in Spring Training (with no guaranteed roster spot) in case Brantley starts out slow or LaPorta's injury does prove to be more serious than it looks right now, Grudz provides the Indians an option ahead of Jason Donald as a RH Utility IF with the idea that Donald will likely need more time to rehabilitate his injuries as the 2010 season dawns. Don't take that to mean that Grudzielanek makes a LOT of sense as he is soon to be 40 years old and hasn't logged significant innings in the last two years, but he's a serviceable fill-in who can spell Valbuena at 2B (most notably) as well as moving around the diamond until Donald is deemed healthy and ready to take what looks to be same spot on the 25-man roster. I'm not nearly as optimistic on Grudz's ability to significantly contribute as Terry Pluto is, who writes that "I plead guilty to being a Tribe fan who actually can be a little excited about the team signing a 39-year-old second baseman who didn't play in the majors last season" and "Grudzielanek could easily platoon with Luis Valbuena at second base" if only because Grudzielanek really hasn't played in MLB since the beginning of August in 2008 and has posted an OPS+ over 100 only three times in his 14-year career. All told, if it works out fine...if it doesn't, fine. However, the Indians seem to be making plans outside of expecting contributions from Carrasco, Donald, and Marson this year after the idea that each would be relatively close to contributing at the MLB level when the Lee deal was made. This whole line of thinking is probably looking too deeply into a couple of minor moves and it shouldn't be taken as moaning that the Indians are "blocking" guys like Marson and Donald. Rather, it calls into question why the Indians decided to acquire guys like Marson and Donald in the Lee deal if they weren't thought to contribute significantly any time soon. Perhaps patience is needed on the whole venture, to not get too worked up over a couple of veteran signings, but the additions are coming at positions that seemed to be filled (with inexpensive, club-controlled players) in short order when the Lee deal was made. Moving on (but staying in the same FA vein), I'm not sure if you saw the Florida Marlins essentially getting called out by MLBPA for pocketing the revenue sharing money in an attempt embarrass the Marlins into spending money on the Free Agent market. Putting aside the absurdity that the small-market teams are the ones that are being put under the bright lights in this Age of Inequality, the very public stance obviously represented a ploy by the players' union to put more cash into the pockets of their members (and the Marlins had a great little response to it by prudently inking their own homegrown ace Josh Johnson to a deal that buys out his first two years of Free Agency), but am I alone in the lifeboat in thinking that Free Agency is not always the best way to build a consistent contender? Sure, adding CC, Burnett, and Teixiera is a nice little coup in FA for an off-season, but why is there this outrage when teams don't spend in FA to add marginal players at absurd contracts, both in terms of committed years and dollars? Conversely, why is there a belief that FA activity equates to future success or a generation of excitement for a fanbase? To wit, Paul Hoynes' piece on the Redmond signing in Saturday's paper had this backhanded swipe at the Indians not making waves in FA by putting in the "context" of what the rest of the AL Central teams are doing: The Indians are taking little risk with such contracts, but they're not doing much to stir ticket sales. The White Sox, a division rival, have signed free agents Omar Vizquel, JJ Putz, Andruw Jones, Mark Kotsay and Ramon Castro to one-year big league contracts worth a combined $7.36 million since the end of last season. They also took on Juan Pierre's two-year, $8 million contract in a trade with the Dodgers and gave Mark Teahen a three-year, $14 million extension after acquiring him from Kansas City. In Detroit, the Tigers said goodbye to big-money free agents Placido Polanco, Brandon Lyon and Fernando Rodney. They continued to dump payroll by trading Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, but they still came to terms on a reported two-year, $14 million contract with free agent closer Jose Valverde. The Royals gave free agent catcher Jason Kendall a two-year, $6 million deal and spent $2.45 million on free agent outfielders Scott Podsednik and Brian Anderson. Even the frugal Twins, no doubt saving money to try to keep AL MVP Joe Mauer, have spent more this winter than the Tribe. Carl Pavano, who accepted arbitration from Minnesota, will probably make between $5 million and $7 million. They also signed reliever Clay Condrey to a one-year, big-league deal. Wait a minute...which team am I supposed to be impressed by in their Free Agent activity or point to as what the Indians should be doing? Let's take a look at what each AL Central rival added (as mentioned by Hoynes and we won't delve into the additions of Hardy or Scherzer since he didn't) by putting some ages (for the 2010 season), 2009 performance, and committed dollars for some proper context: White Sox - $29.36M committed Omar Vizquel - 43 years old in 2010 .266 BA / .316 OBP / .345 SLG / .660 OPS in 195 plate appearances in 2009 JJ Putz - 33 years old in 2010 5.22 ERA, 1.64 WHIP with 19 K and 19 BB in 29 1/3 IP in 2009 Andruw Jones - 33 years old in 2010 .214 BA / .323 OBP / .459 SLG / .782 OPS in 331 plate appearances in 2009 Mark Kotsay - 34 years old in 2010 .278 BA / .327 OBP / .390 SLG / .717 OPS in 206 plate appearances in 2009 Ramon Castro - 34 years old in 2010 .219 BA / .292 OBP / .406 SLG / .699 OPS in 171 plate appearances in 2009 Juan Pierre - 32 years old in 2010 .308 BA / .365 OBP / .392 SLG / .757 OPS in 425 plate appearances in 2009 Mark Teahen - 28 years old in 2010 .271 BA / .325 OBP / .498 SLG / .734 OPS in 571 plate appearances in 2009 Tigers - $14M committed Jose Valverde - 30 years old in 2010 2.33 ERA, 1.13 WHIP with 56 K and 21 BB in 54 IP in 2009 Royals - $8.45M committed Jason Kendall - 36 years old in 2010 .241 BA / .331 OBP / .305 SLG / .636 OPS in 526 plate appearances in 2009 Scott Podsednik - 34 years old in 2010 .304 BA / .354 OBP / .412 SLG / .764 OPS in 587 plate appearances in 2009 Brian Anderson - 28 years old in 2010 .243 BA / .328 OBP / .347 SLG / .674 OPS in 231 plate appearances in 2009 Twins - between $6M and $8M committed Carl Pavano - 34 years old in 2010 5.10 ERA, 1.38 WHIP with 147 K and 39 BB in 199 1/3 IP in 2009 Clay Condrey - 34 years old in 2010 3.00 ERA, 1.21 WHIP with 25 K and 14 BB in 42 IP in 2009 So...where's that team that is "stirring up ticket sales" or even making good decisions with their FA dollars? Is it the White Sox, who committed nearly $30M this off-season to a mixed bag of flotsam and jetsam (with only one or two of them looking like everyday players) and who also assumed the nearly $60M remaining on the contract of Alex Rios (he of the .691 OPS last year) contract last summer, or maybe the Tigers who traded the young, talented, and affordable Granderson and Jackson for cost concerns, then signed Valverde (giving up their #1 draft pick for next year in the process) for a dollar amount next year ($7M) that's on par with what Granderson and Jackson figure to earn ($7.7M) in 2010. Maybe he means the Royals, who have been roundly ridiculed for their handling of their catching situation, among just about every other move they've made this off-season. No, it must be the team that made the "big splash" in that the Twins are likely to pay Hot Carl Pavano "between $5M and $7M" after he proved to be a competent innings-eater that can sit at the back of the rotation and added a middle reliever in his mid-30s. That's what the complaint is - that the Indians are being outspent this off-season in FA in the Central? If the attempt is to put the inactivity of the Indians this off-season into context, can we at least put more thought into it than just putting dollar signs on every team and intimating that money spent in Free Agency (about as inefficient as it gets in terms of player acquisition) leads to success in the following year? The Indians made the "big splash" last off-season in the Central with the Wood signing. How does that deal look in hindsight? There's plenty to complain about with the Indians' performance over the past two years, but their inactivity in Free Agency this off-season falls so far down the list that it doesn't even merit a second thought. Maybe their inactivity ranks a little higher than the irrationally fanned outrage over Luis Isaac's dismissal, but it's pretty far down the list of organizations issues since the end of 2007. Additionally, somebody please make the argument to me that there was that one (or even two) player available in Free Agency that was going to make the difference in the Indians' 2010 season. If you really thought that the team was going to make significant additions via FA this off-season after the die for the 2010 season was cast when Lee and Martinez were traded and the rebuild/reload/whatever began in earnest, then you just haven't been paying attention. How long that rebuild/reload/whatever takes to bear fruit is the only pertinent question on the North Coast these days (not complaining about a lack of FA activity or moaning about minor-league deals given out to retreads) and the only items of interest coming from the corner of Carnegie and Ontario are these clues that the young players acquired in the deals of the last two years may not be ready to contribute at the MLB level (much less excel) as quickly as previously thought.


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Enough is enough.
It seems like a new lie about health insurance reform crops up each day. These lies create fear and anger – and we're seeing the results around the country.
It's time to work together to set the record straight and expose the special interests and partisan attack groups who deliberately spread these rumors and lies in a desperate attempt to preserve the status quo.
Former Governor Sarah Palin falsely claimed that under proposed health reform legislation, a "death panel" of bureaucrats would "decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether [patients] are worthy of health care." The truth is, there's no such panel mentioned anywhere in the bill.
In an attempt to stall or even derail health insurance reform, many Republican officials have continually made false and outlandish claims that distort the truth about the reforms that are actually being proposed.
Special interest groups continue to rely on scare tactics and mistruths to create confusion and distort the debate. In many cases, they've attacked provisions that don't even appear in any of the health-care measures under consideration.
Many people have received anti-health-reform chain emails filled with blatantly false claims.
These disruptions are being organized and funded by special interest groups who are trying desperately to preserve the status quo. One of the groups behind these disruptions – Conservatives for Patients' Rights – is being helped by some of the same people behind the notorious 'Swift Boat' ads of 2004.
Republicans propagating falsehoods in attacks on health-care reform
"... there is no credible way to look at what has been proposed by the president or any congressional committee and conclude that these will result in a government takeover of the health-care system. That is a flat-out lie whose only purpose is to scare the public and stop political conversation." [Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post, 8/7/09]
Lobbyists spend millions to influence health care
"...data so far suggest that the second quarter has a good chance of reaching a new high for the health-care lobby. The industry already set records from January to March, when health-care firms and their lobbyists spent money at the rate of $1.4 million a day." [ The Washington Post, 7/29/09]
The claim that the House health care bill pushes suicide is nonsense
"At least two Republican leaders have echoed this end-of-life distortion. On July 23, Republican Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House minority leader, released a statement, along with Republican Policy Committee Chairman Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan, saying that the bill would encourage euthanasia... The claim that the bill would 'push suicide' is a falsehood." [FactCheck.org, 7/29/09]


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Digital age warfare requires that the Army change its "attitudes and the organizational culture," which has discouraged soldiers from posting to YouTube or blogging, said Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell in a recent post on the Small Wars Journal Web site.
Insurgents in Iraq frequently post videos of roadside bomb and sniper attacks on Web sites for propaganda purposes. "The first images broadcast become reality to viewers," Caldwell said. "We have to get our images out first." He suggested that unit leaders be given camcorders to document combat operations and daily life.
Caldwell said recent experiences in Iraq demonstrated the importance of being able to immediately access an audience of millions after commanders there "broke through the bureaucratic red tape" and started posting gun camera and other combat videos to YouTube. They were among the top 10 videos for weeks. "Using YouTube -- part of the new media -- proved to be an extremely effective tool in countering an adaptive enemy," he said.
He blamed the perception that media coverage of the war has been overwhelmingly negative not on the media but on an American public that has a "voracious appetite for the sensational, the graphic and the shocking." Soldiers should actively seek out and talk to reporters to tell their own stories, as the public yearns to hear those personal sagas, he said
The Army must move beyond its prevailing "zero defect" and "risk averse" culture, Caldwell added, to compete in the information domain. "Unfortunately, the culture is such that the first time a subordinate makes a mistake in dealing with the media and gets punished for it will be the last time anyone in that organization takes a risk and engages with the media," Caldwell said. Leaders should "allow subordinates the leeway to make mistakes."
An August 2006 Pentagon memo forbade personnel from placing any information on public Web sites unless it was reviewed for possible security violations and approved for distribution by commanders. The directive said personal blogs "may not be created/maintained during normal duty hours" and could not contain comments on "daily military activities and operations, unit morale, results of operations," or other information that might be useful to an enemy.


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Battlefield 4 will not see a release on Wii U, DICE has confirmed.
I knew it.
Well, this isn't good news but I think that Nintendo is the only company that can not only survive without strong third party support but also be successful.
Still, had Nintendo invested more in the tech inside the Wii U, they could have better secured more third party developers AND have their own games library to attract potential customers.
Nonetheless, I think gamers and the general public know what to expect from Nintendo and a 'hardcore' military FPS with strong PC multiplayer roots isn't really it.
Wow, i'm starting to feel bad for the Nintendo WII U owners. There are alot of titles that aren't coming to the WII U.
Nintendo must reveal a new WII U with more power during E3, or they are doomed in next gen battle. They'll be the afterthought of many gamers.
What are u pn about the wiiu will have good 3rd party games kid Beyonetta2,Watchdogs,Rainbow6, New COD,all NFS games same day as ps4 confirmed by Criterion,Best digital download only games by far,in fact its getting lots of cross platform steam/eshop games,and with games like Windwaker,X,Mariokart,and Smash bros i think 3rd partys will be licking nintendo's back side in 10 months.
If they didn't need hardcore gamers, then why did they launch boasting ZombiU, Assassin's Creed, Batman, and Black Ops II?
(which was a lousy lineup, btw, I personally regret buying my Wii U considering how litte use it's gotten, and how many game (and only more to come) that are skipping it)
Nintendo doesn't want the WiiU to "survive". They want it to "thrive" with the other two competitors, I believe. The WiiU is supposed to take a share of 3rd party games and it is not happening.
The only game that's not coming out on Wii-u that made me cringe a little was Metro:Last Light, everything else mentioned is a big "meh" for me. I mean I wouldn't even waste my loot buying them for my other consoles.
they been doing it for years.
not 1 mainstream battle field or call of duty game was on the wii
or any non gimped , chibi or child morphed games on the wii,
I really dont mind, its a 2 system era anyway. I rather they make the decision easy then the game not sell and people bitch about wiiu's lack of sales. Nintendo gets their exclusives and different games,
next gen when everything is cookie cut on the next gen twins the wiiu will be shining with a bunch of exclusives and new ish games.
Who actually thought this could run on a wiiu?
If it can run on a 360, it can run on Wii U.
Well Need for Speed Most Wanted U runs fine on WiiU with better than current gen graphics and Frostbite 2.x engine.
This is purely EA looking at the numbers with skepticism when they see Black Ops 2's sales numbers. EA won't skip WiiU if it had a larger install base.
Nintendo should reach out to EA if they want it on the system. Anyone want it on WiiU they should contact Nintendo. If X360/PS3 run this then WiiU definitely can and even make it look better while doing it. As most see WiiU as basically a X360/PS3 with a better graphics card. Either way.
I don't think it can run on the 360. I think what we saw is reserved for next-gen.
More important question is;
Who actually bought a Wii U to play Battlefield 4?
I know I didn't. Real 'hardcore' gamers already own a gaming rig on which we can enjoy titles like BF4 in glorious 1080p and 4x MSAA.
We've basically been enjoying the stunning graphics that PS4 promises for many years now. Do I really need a $599 PS4 so that I can play 16 vs 16 matches of Battlefield with no dedicated servers and no mouse and keyboard?
No thanks. I'd rather spend my money on Nintendo exclusive experiences which can't be enjoyed on PC
Wiiu will be fine and Dice will need WiiU more than they think soon enough,and without early support they shouldnt expect fireworks if when they do decide to support it and every wiiu fps gamer is just happy with COD,then that will be there own fault because if you want to build fans on a console you have to either be willing to break even or make a small loss or profit to build momentum end of HOW THICK OF EA,there putting all there eggs in Sony and Microsofts basket i just hope they do well because it's no guarantee.
I know dice is a big company but its just to much for them with bringing it to ps4 and next box and probably thinking thy wouldn't get the return back from the wiiu
Well lets see if they get there return then ?
Did u know Smash bros wiiu is out very soon and guys that is the most sold game in the US that isnt a multiplat ?
"Speaking to VideoGamer.com last night, creative director Lars Gustavsson explained that the decision to skip Wii U was to "ensure that [the team] deliver something good", rather than "risking" the project by stretching the team too thin."
I guess this confirms that Nintendo is difficult to develop for. Needing separate teams to "innovate" the U version using the tablet and Nintendo software. Teams that EA doesn't want to "risk" the integrity of the product by developing for the U in fear of using to much resources, and manpower.
Man, I really hope Nintendo's developmental problems doesn't apply to all devs.
This does not confirm anything about the supposed difficulty of developing games for the wii u. Fact is that games have been cheaply ported to the wii u and run reasonably well, so it's not hard to code. Problem is they haven't made profits.
It simply is DICE walking a fine line between keeping their masters at EA happy and not offending Nintendo. From EA's point of view they will only fund the game if they are confident to make a profit and the wii u looks shakey from a profit making point. No doubt if EA threw money at Dice to make a wii u version they would be saying something completely different.
It's nothing personal, just business. Maybe Nintendo should use some of the truck loads of cash they made with the wii and DS to fund third party titles. That may help with people's perception of Nintendo and lack of third party AAA title support.
EA is still butt-hurt that Nintendo didn't go with Origins, simple as that. Ever since then, they have been spitting on Nintendo. They have canceled all of their wiiu games and making this, it isn't next gen crap up. They were big supports of when the wiiu first was anncouned, but after nintendo said no, they did a 180 and now are saying it isn't next gen.
Youch. The Wii U doesn't seem to be attracting the support of 3rd party devs...
Nintendo needs to build relations from 3rd party by actually listening to them when making the console. Trouble is Nintendo has and will always live within their own bubble and do things their own way.
EA isn't the entirety of third party developers. Nintendo was fine without there support during the GC and Wii era. They will be fine during this one.
Honestly, Nintendo should "ban" EA from releasing anything on the console. They cause nothing but harm with their terrible, sub-par, overpriced ports
What about GTA 5 or Bioshock Infinite? These are high profile games by well known developers.
Add to that list Tomb Raider, DMC, Metro: Last Light & still no conformation whether MGS is coming to the Wii U...
With the exception of Ubisoft, there is very little 3rd party support.
Guess they really are assmad about the whole Origin on Wii U thing xD
what will iwata do now? he promise to bring the core gamers back,
-saints row 4
-the witcher 3
and now this..
thank goodness there still Ubisoft
what now?
Reggie or Iwata to step down or be fired.
Someone needs to take the bullet because the strategy Nintendo have pursued so far is failing.
You fanboys don't seem to realize Nintendo don't need third party games to survive like Sony or Microsoft. Nintendo can be successful with just their first party titles, look at the Wii. It won last gen, almost 100 million sold.
Haters gonna hate. Nintendo don't give 2 sh**s.
This will never enter their heads :/ Since the beginning Nintendo wasn't much of a third party admirer neither dependent. For example, I buy Nintendo consoles for their games mainly, and have a PC for the rest.
You have to recognize that this is a doomed-mentality, right?
You can't have a COMPANY be able to "survive" on it's own.
There's a little thing that CONSUMERS greatly benefit from - it's called competition.
Nintendo can't do wihtout it!!! (As a company, and nor should consumers want them to)
Nintendo, and it's fans, are outright lying or foolish in ever saying "we don't concern ourselves with what MS/Sony are doing"
Hahahaha, jcnba28...the Wii sold those 100million primarily to a demographic of people who aren't buying the WiiU, based on a passing fad. Luckily, Nintendo knows this and will be trying to make sure they get more 3rd party on their system and that this doesn't happen again.
Logically, they will just get the 3rd party games from everywhere else.
From who exactly? Just Ubisoft? Nintendo needs these 3rd party companies wether you like it or not, to develop for their system if they want the Wii U to be successful.
Comments like:
"Nintendo was fine without their support during the GC and Wii era. They will be fine during this one."
Bunch of back peddling. You guys don't want a price cut but instead want more games and when things like this happen you guys just write it off. ;)
Every gamer with some insight or atleast friends who know a thing or 2 about a thing or 2 should know by now Nintendo is in its own league.
They did the same but with more success with the Wii by moving away from direct compitition with Sony.
In my opinion just like Microsoft is dong right now, going for a TV box/game system.
Can't beat Sony being Sony it seems.
only problem with that is time casuals have moved on to tablets and what not. I'll probably get the wii u in a few years W101 and bayonetta 2 looking pretty good.
After that I dont know
With each major release avoiding Wii U i'm starting to regret my purchase.
Same here. I want to sell mine but my fiancé is a huge bayonetta fan and since the sequel is exclusive, I sorta have to keep it. Here's hoping more quality software comes for it within the coming months.
Same here!
I'll likley sell mine over the summer..
If anybody is interested in selling a wii u let me know, I'm a sucker for monster hunter but there is no way I'm paying full price for a console to play just one game.and I know they'll get mario, zelda and metroid at some point but I don't care about those games.
Hey, at least they are only $250?. It's not much of a loss imo. I can buy one now if i wanted to but time more of a problem.
People rather get 360 or Ps3, and next year people will rather get Ps4 or Xbox 8.
Wii U is jusr as dead as Wii for 3rd Party support, the difference is that Wii set the world on Fire, Wii U is a major fail.
That's exactly what they say about PS Vita, that it's dead because of lack of games. Do you think PS Vita is dead? And I'm not a fanboy. I have a Vita. I like it, and agree that it doesn't have much support.
PS: just wait for Zelda and a new super mario 3D game (In case you don't know what it means, Galaxy' Style game).
That's because most game developers want to push forward when it comes to making their franchises more appealing. The Wii U reminds me of the Leap Frog toys.
seriously nintendo should stop producing home consoles and start releasing their games on ps4 and XB720
WiiU's woes continue, what's wrong Nintendo? Casual market not big enough? Hah!
Wow. When you see the differences between the big three on developer support. Until MS reveals what they're are doing SONY is hitting it off big. And Nintendo is just getting completely shunned. It's embarrassing.
not looking good for the Wii U at all. I'm sure it'll get it's fair share of first party exclusives but let's face it, majority of the time it's the third party games that drive sales of hardware.
what seems more apparent to me is this companies such as EA and Dice look at the potential cost and profits and current user base! PS360 have millions, their engines have been designed and for battlefield 4 it's very little work needed to get the game running on the current/past gen platforms. It's all about the profit and numbers! wii u has a 3 million user base, this game will skip ps4 and xbox 720 because those platforms use the same tech inside as the wii u. Until those 3 new platforms start shifting units then developers look at the cost of developing to the potential profit made so will skip until the install base is there!
I dont think this is anything against nintendo, its just about the money! we know the wii u is much stronger then ps360 so this game would run better on wii u then current gen! just look at need for speed most wanted which not only looks better but runs much smoother then ps360 as it has no clipping.
Ps3 missed loads of games when that came out, I expect better 3rd party support in years 2 and 3+ of the life of wii u, what may stop that is if the console does not shift the units that many expect once the big AAA games such as zelda and mario 3d come out which are big system sellers.
For people to say on here its a baby system or rubbish really are sad, its a great system and better then ps360, we know its not as powerful as ps4 or xbox 720 but come on people maybe you should invest some time in it to see how good it really is
Countless developers have echoed your sentiments-
BUT few people read those articles.
(Also, I do think that the Origin rumors play some part, hopefully the President change would come to some good for Nintendo [I wish the former good luck]).
Not a big loss, Nintendo fans for the most part strictly play Japanese games.
As expected EA is still pissed at ninty for not incorporating origin.
Thank goodness I didnt buy the wiiu for 3rd party support
Was this DICE's decision, or is this EA saying: "That's what you get for not using Origin, you mooks!"
Who bought the Wii U for Black Ops or Battlefield? You dont get a Wii U for bro shooters how is this a surprise.
EA have every right to shun Nintendo, as back in the day, Nintendo were complete a-holes to 3rd party developers, & for 3rd party developers outside of Japan. I implore every gamer to read the story of how EA broke into making console games in the 16bit era, for the Sega Genesis/MD, as it is a completely amazing story of what EA had to go through to get the floodgates open for Western developers, until Sony came along & broke the f%$king gates down.
The hell that 3rd party & especially western 3rd party developers had to suffer in those days & even for many years after, with Nintendo's attempted scam, with that old hat, cartridge crap that they were trying to milk all the 3rd party developers with.
For anyone that doesn't know, Sega & moreso Nintendo, charged 3rd party developers a massive fee to use there proprietary cartridge formats, that on top of hardware kits that were so stupidly expensive for western 3rd parties, that EA built there own, & even for the poor bastards that could afford them, after you purchased it for Nintendo's astronomical price, Nintendo would give not a clue into how to use it & make games for there system, not so much as a single bit of development software, or A THING. I'm sure the Nintendo bigwigs sat around after selling a dev. kit or 2 in the afternoon, laughing manically & saying things like, "stupid gwi lo, hahhahahaha, those round eye's will never figure this out, hahhahahah".
Not only that, but if the poor buggers did figure it all out & put a great little game together, it would then have to go through Nintendo's control process. In other words, the game had to be green lighted by Nintendo....What that meant was, that if some bunch of poor sons of b!tches had slaved over the computers & Nintendo dev. kit, to make a great little game, but that great little game, just happened to be in the same genre as Nintendo's inhouse games, & Nintendo saw it as "TOO CLOSE" to one of there titles, they could then just knock it back on whatever grounds Nintendo felt like. So, if EA slaved away & made a side scroller & Nintendo had a new Mario recently out, or on the way, well, they would just disallow it's release on there platform, for whatever reason they wanted to make up. In other words, the communist-a-like Nintendo, were obviously threatened by western developers.
So, I say, if developers now want to give Nintendo the big finger, then so be it, & in all honesty, out of any console manufacturer, ever, through the span of time, Nintendo deserve to be shunned by all these western 3rd parties, & even just 3rd parties in general, regardless of whether from Japan, or anywhere else in the world.
They treated these developers like crap, & even tried to continue that with the floptastic N64, that saw nearly every great developer run at 1oo mph the other way to Sony, & to a lesser degree the hard to develop for, Saturn.
Your comment makes no sense. So basically you view the world as a son should be punished for his fathers sins! Nintendo isn't even the same company that they were when Yamauchi was running things into the ground back then. So because that was his views on how to run the company, no 3rd party publishers in the future should ever do business with Nintendo again. So I guess because Hitler hailed from Germany that all Germans in the future should be punished for that as well... Ridiculous really! Not to mention that once again this is an EA game. The same company that canceled a finished version of Crysis 3 that was already done on the WiiU. Its becoming more apparent that its about the failed Origin business and nothing else. EA wouldn't seem like such major tools for keeping up these actions, if most of us didn't remember them prancing out on stage at the WiiU's announcement to proclaim an unprecedented partnership! Lol, what a joke now
They obviously haven't changed enough. Look at PS3 designed to make it harder to develop for which annoyed 3rd parties and that's why the 360 got alot more love and care.
However the PS4 has been made to give 3rd parties an easy time and all you see is positive news from 3rd parties re: PS4.
They are not talking the same about the WiiU, so somewhere along the line Nintendo are doing something wrong.
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Wall of text babble = Disagree
Man i wonder what is going to happen when GTAV comes out. By then thats when their former exclusive rayman game will finally hit, only on two other platforms as well.
People's perception of Nintendo has been you buy their machines for their exclusives. The only problem with this is, that each exclusive tend to come out 6 or so months apart from each other.
Super Nintendo besides the handhelds the only platform to have a balance between 1st and 3rd party releases. Now, you could almost exclusively find that sort of balance on PlayStation platforms.
Nintendo has the money to make a simple, yet powerful machine like the ps4, but choose to play apple's game of profiting of their hardware. If they take a hit it ill usually be something they can manage without much compromise.
Also, they really need to start thinking about their online infrastructure, because thats a key going forward.
Losing money on the hardware is exactly the reason Sony is teetering on the edge of ruin. Microsoft can afford to outspend Sony, so expect the next Xbox to be priced lower than the PS4. Nintendo hasn't managed to stay in the game for over 30 years by being stupid with their business. They know what they're doing.
Please, everyone but Nintendo has lost money on hardware. Everyone knows these companies make up the losses through game sales and eventually through both hardware and software as ofcourse the hardware gets older.
Sony's financial situation has more to do with tvs than anything else; heck i bet if Nintendo were making tvs they too would be losing money.
Ms can afford a lot of things and whats your point exactly? i mean so can apple and google; if those two ever decided to step in the industry and give ms a hard time they would. But, ifs are not the same as dos and done.
Ms is big with ad campaigns and buying time exclusivity here and there. But, since when has ms made a device with all the bell and whistle and outpriced its competitors? As far as the 360 is concerned, you "had" to buy a 99 dollar wifi adapter, no HDMI, pay for live, an HD DvD adapter? please MS would never opt for anything like that.
Nintendo have only survived this long because they've manage to monopolize the handheld market and struck gold with the wii. Both the N64 and Gamecube were disaster and thats a fact that no one can deny. The fact that they had to drop the price on 3DS only 6 months in is a clear indication that they like any other company dont always get it right. And that has nothing to do with being stupid or any of that degatory nonesense.
Nintendo is an innovator like no other, but even so they too have to adjust to change and get with everyone else or get left behind. MS and Sony are adapting to these changes and are making their mark in their respective areas. Sony i am sure will adapt MS xbox live approach and make up whatever they lose in hardware and MS will find other ways to get more dollars out of their consumers.
Its that simple... no need to get riled up.
"Nintendo have only survived this long because they've manage to monopolize the handheld market and struck gold with the wii. Both the N64 and Gamecube were disaster and thats a fact that no one can deny."
Actually, it's pretty easy to deny it. N64 and Gamecube, while not selling anywhere near the levels of PS1 and PS2, still turned out a nice profit for Nintendo. Nintendo only had ONE console flop in all of their history, and that was the Virtual Boy, which didn't manage to even sell one million units.
To give you a bit of perspective: Microsoft bled money with the original Xbox, selling it at a loss for the entirety of its run. They sold about 24 million units.
Nintendo, on the other hand, sold the Gamecube at a profit since launch, or almost since launch. They sold about 21 million units.
So, actually, Nintendo did BETTER with the Gamecube than Microsoft did with the original Xbox. :P
Also, being last doesn't mean "disaster". Sony earned a lot of money with the PSP, which sold, at most, a third of what the DS sold... yet it's the most successful non-Nintendo handheld of all time, so calling it a "failure" is beyond stupid. 50 million units sold (or something like that) isn't anything to scoff at. Same logic applies for N64 and 'Cube. :)
I agree with almost everything of what you said, except the part I quoted. Saying that Nintendo has only survived thanks to their handheld is doing them a huge disservice.
I give them credit where credit is due. Even with their least successful consoles, even with consistently poor third party support, they've always managed to do well with their consoles, financially. Not to mention the absurd sales numbers they pull off with their IPs, which are stupidly profitable. Even if the Wii U only managed to pull off Gamecube numbers, Nintendo probably would be fine.
That being said... yeah, it would be nice if the Wii U received tons of third party support in the end, and tons of Nintendo's own games, as well, both from their regular franchises, as well as a couple new IPs... and a couple old franchise revivals, too (F-Zero? Star Fox?). Along with a superb online platform. Miiverse is great, and the online play on Wii U is pretty good, but it can definitely be improved, and Nintendo should seriously free the Nintendo IDs from the machine, having them tethered to the console is stupid.
Welp, only time will tell how everything turns out. I bought my Wii U simply because of the exclusives I know it will get (Mario Kart, 3D Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Smash, etc), but yeah, Nintendo can do much, much better than that.
Another game skipping the Wii U. I think we all knew this was going to happen. The Nintendo fans on here refuse to except that Nintendo is in trouble.
@derrickdaniels 569, and starfox 17
So you both made up new accounts to spread the news that Nintendo is not in trouble. Why would Sony and M$ pay a company to keep them from making a game for Nintendo.
The truth is the game won't sell on the Wii u. Every fps that came out on the Wii barely sold over a million. It's not worthy for them to waste their time and effort developing a game that will not sell well on the Wii U.
Notice a trend on this list? Only Mario, Wii sports, Zelda, Animal crossing, and rock band sold well.
Nintendo is in trouble. The tablet gimmick is not working.