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Directors: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Running Time: 143mins
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Marvel Studios presents "Marvel Avengers Assemble"—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, "Marvel Avengers Assemble" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when "Marvel Avengers Assemble" hits UK cinemas on April 26, 2012.
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During a debate on Tuesday night, Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said that women who have been raped should be required to carry resulting pregnancies to term because the pregnancy is "a gift from God" that "God intended to happen."
His statement in full [VIDEO]: "I believe life begins at conception. The only exception I have for to have an abortion is in the case of the life of the mother. I struggled with myself for a long time but I came to realize life is that gift from God, even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape. It is something that God intended to happen."
In response to Mourdock's remarks, Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal said, "Does Mourdock mean that God intended for that rape to happen, and for it to result in a pregnancy? Is the next step not to prosecute the rapist, and to free the woman and force her to marry the rapist? This is not so far-fetched, and is happening in Afghanistan and Morocco. Such religious extremism threatens women's lives -- in fact, threatens all of our lives, and religious freedom itself."
Media Resources: Think Progress 10/23/12; Washington Post 10/24/12
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Looking To Save On Beartrap Tickets? Here's How.
With the online ticketing cutoff approaching at beartrapsummerfestival.com on July 29, you've only got one more chance to get advance tickets for this year's festival – the coveted Pepsi Festival Pass, which saves you $10 on adult passes for the weekend, and allows you to blow right past the ticket line at the gate. There are only four chances to get them before Beartrap kicks off – here's when and where:
- Tuesday, July 31 – Safeway East, 5-7pm.
- Wednesday, August 1 – Smith's on C.Y., 5-7pm.
- Thursday, August 2 – Albertson's @ Hilltop, 5-7pm.
- Friday, August 3 – Albertson's West, 5-7pm.
The adult weekend passes are $60, which will be a $10 savings over Saturday's gate price – plus, you'll already have your armbands and can skip right past the ticket line when you come to the meadow. We'll also have passes for kids on sale, and a limited amount of the exclusive "Bear Club" passes, which give you special seating under the shade of the Bear Club tent, VIP parking, a gourmet lunch, and two drink tickets that you can redeem at the VIP bar during the festival.
Look for us live inside each location – we'll have some coupons and great deals from Pepsi during the live broadcasts. See you at Beartrap Summer Festival!


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NEW Links for the Week of 5/14/01
To assure your experience at Chicago-Kent College of Law is a positive one, the Center for Law and Computers is available to assist you with your computer and technical questions and concerns. You can reach a member of our staff by calling (312) 906-5300 (6-5300 house phones) or sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Many professors offer students the option to take their exams on a computer as opposed to handwriting the exam. Students tend to prefer this method over handwriting exams because they can type faster than handwrite and use many of the tools available when writing on a computer.
Chicago-Kent uses a special testing software called SofTest which students use to take their exams. Essentially, it is a rudimentary word processor with special features to ensure stability, security and ample backups during your final exams.
This week, exams are still in process. We want to take this opportunity to wish you the best!
There are a couple of things you should do to prepare your computer for the installation of the exam software:
1. Run SCANDISK on your computer; You can use ScanDisk to check your hard disk for logical and physical errors. ScanDisk can then repair the damaged areas. Start ScanDisk by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and then clicking ScanDisk. Be sure to select the option for a Thorough scan as opposed to the Standard scan. This may take 30-60 minutes to complete so please allow appropriate time.
2. Run DISK DEFRAGMENTER on your computer; You can use Disk Defragmenter to rearrange files and unused space on your hard disk so that programs run faster. You can also start Disk Defragmenter by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and then clicking Disk Defragmenter. The program may indicate that your hard drive is not significantly fragmented and does not need to be defragmented. It does not hurt your computer to do this even if you get this message. The more often you defragment your computer, the quicker it takes on a regular basis. NOTE: ALWAYS run ScanDisk on your computer before you run the Disk Defragmenter program.
3. When downloading the SofTest program, be on the Internet at school or from elsewhere with a very fast Internet connection; The file with the SofTest program is approximately 8mb, which could take 1-2 hours over a 28.8 modem, but less than 5 minutes for the Internet connection you get through the school via your Ethernet card.
4. Use Internet Explorer to connect to ExamSofts web site to download the installation files for SofTest. ExamSoft requires that you use a version of Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater to download their software. If you have Windows 98, you have a sufficient version of Internet Explorer.
Installation Instructions for ExamSoft 6.0:
1. Go to Step 1 of the Students page of www.examsoft.com and input your email address in order to receive your password. Submit.
2.. Wait a couple of minutes to receive the password and click on 'Next Step'
3. Fill out all the information on the page and input the password you received via email. Click on 'I Agree'
4. Now left-click on the link at the bottom of the page, 'TestSTP.exe'. Choose "Save this program to disk" and click OK
5. Choose which directory you want TestSTP.Exe saved to.
6. Click on 'Save'. This will download the SofTest installation file.
7. After you download TestSTP.Exe to your computer, run it by double-clicking on it. This will install Softest on your computer and it will place a Softest icon on your desktop. Qualification Exam
8. Make sure that you have a blank, formatted floppy disk in your floppy drive before proceeding.
9. Double-click on the Desktop shortcut of Softest to run the Qualification Exam.
In the next steps you will need to record and save the Qualification Code and Registration Number.
10. After the exam is finished a "Get Registration Number" window will appear. It will contain the Qualification Code (in a gray background) and a window to input the Registration Number.
11. Press the button labeled 'Website' on the bottom left of the window. This button will open your default browser to the registration part of the website. Make sure that you have an Internet connection before pressing "Website".
12. Once the default browser opens up you will input your Student ID, School, and Qualification Code. Click 'Next'.
13. The next page will reveal your registration number. Highlight the registration number and select copy from Edit on the browser toolbar
14. Minimize your browser and copy the registration number to the "Get Registration Number" window found after the Qualification Exam.
15.*Upon pressing OK you should receive a message informing you that you successfully registered. Note: You may now activate Softest and take your Practice exam or class exam.
* If you do not receive a registration number, you are not "officially" registered. You MUST have the proper qualification code and registration number prior to taking your final exam or Softest may not open for you. If you have difficulty with this step, please consult the CLC Team at (312) 906-5300.
Links to important computer exam instructions:
ExamSoft Steps of the Registration Process http://www.examsoft.com/frame.taf?mid=/certifications/index.jsp
FAQ Page
Center for Law and Computers ExamSoft Tutorial Page http://www.kentlaw.edu/distancelearning/elearn/webhelp/softtestug.htm
Good Luck!
NOTICE: Remove unnecessary files on Network
The Center for Law and Computers provides access to the Network for Chicago-Kent students, faculty, and staff in support of the educational mission of the university. In recent months we have noticed an increase in the amount of personal storage space being consumed on our network. As we continue to maintain and scan the network drives we are noticing numerous occurrences of non-educational types of materials (i.e., MP3, .wav, .mov, .avi). We understand that there are occasions when storing these types of files on the network for educational use is legitimate.
We ask that you purge all unnecessary messages and
files as often as possible from your network and email accounts to help
us preserve space on the C-K server. As a reminder, in Outlook mail,
you must delete messages from your "Deleted Messages" folder
for them to be permanently removed from the mail server. It is also
a good maintenance procedure to delete any unneeded messages in the
"Sent" folder.
To select a new password:
· Access Webmail (http://webmail.kentlaw.edu) from your Internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
· Select the option CHANGE PASSWORD
· When prompted, enter your username, password and desired new password when successfully completed, you will receive the message PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED
· Your new password takes effect immediately and will give you access to your email account and network files.
Password protection is one of the most important principles of network and e-mail security. Chicago-Kent College of Law provides access to network and electronic mail resources to its students, faculty, and staff, in support of the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service. Passwords are assigned for access to both of these resources to authenticate a user's identity, to protect network users, and to provide security.
New passwords will be provided, and existing passwords will be reset, only when the identity of the requester can be clearly established.
If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact the Help Desk at (312) 906-5300.
Technical Training and Support:
Please feel free to contact Technical Support any time we can be of assistance to you with technical issues:
CLC Main Office (Help Desk): Room 525
Technical Support Help Desk Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Email: email@example.com
Phone: (312) 906-5300
Fax: (312) 906-5165
Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage:
The Center for Law and Computers has MS Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage available for purchase at a discounted educational use rate. The disks can be purchased at the Help Desk in Room 525. Each student is allowed to purchase only one copy for the price of $25.50. Please bring your student or other photo ID with you to purchase a set.
The Center for Law and Computers has implemented print accounting software which allows you to:
1. Send print jobs to queue -- This feature allows you to send print jobs to the print station at the front of each lab where they are held in queue until you release them. You no longer have to continually run to the printer to make sure your print job doesn't get mixed in with someone else's print job. In addition, you are able to send multiple print jobs to the queue and they are held until you release them at the print station.
2. You are able to check the balance of your print account -- This feature allows you to look at the number of copies you have remaining for the term (note: each student is allotted 400 pages per semester; additional pages beyond the 400 are billed at $.05 per page)
Your 400 page limit is reset at the beginning of each semester.
The release station will release all print jobs sent under your username. When your print jobs are listed you have the opportunity to delete them before actually sending them to print.
If you have questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 906-5300.
The principle printers in the KENTNET system are Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000N Printers. There is one printer in each lab 700, 760 and 900 that is set up as the default printer when you sign on in that lab.
Individual Student Printing Accounts:
Each student receives 400 pages of printing per semester. Any printing past 400 pages will be charged to your student printing account at 5¢ per page. You must settle your student account with the Bursar's Office before receiving your 400 page allotment for the following semester. Students with outstanding balances will have their Kentnet accounts deactivated until the balance is paid. Graduating students with a delinquent printing balance will not receive their diplomas until the accounts are paid in full.
If you print work for a faculty member, you must print out a detailed balance and have the faculty member sign for their pages. Present the signed balance sheet to the Help Desk in the Center for Law and Computers (Room 525). Your print account will be credited accordingly.
Print jobs that are sent to the Document Center printer (9th floor-library) require payment when picked up.
Please report any problems with printers or printing to the Help Desk by Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or in house phone number 6-5300.
The Email stations located throughout the building are intended to allow students convenient and quick access to Email and the Record. Please be considerate to your fellow students when using these stations. If you want to compose many or long messages, or browse the Internet at length, please use one of the 3 computer labs in the library. Thank you for your cooperation.
Note: the latest DAT file for the week of 5/14/01 - 5/20/01 is sdat4137
As always, it is a good idea to update the virus protection software on your personal computer periodically to catch any new viruses lurking out there in cyber world Since we have a volume license to McAfee Virus Scan, each student should have a copy of this software on his/her computer. (It is free to C-K students so...No excuse not to have it!)
The Center for Law and Computers takes a proactive stance in trying to eradicate viruses by cleaning them as they come through our servers, we cannot protect each individual PC. We are asking that you also be proactive to ensure that your PC does not become infected.
Beacause there are new virus outbreaks DAILY, we want to stress the importance of having the latest virus protection software and updated virus definition (.DAT) files. We'd also like to remind you that regular virus scans of all drives (weekly, if possible) are necessary in order to detect and clean any viruses so they are not sent to friends and/or colleagues.
Chicago-Kent is licensed for and supports McAfee Virus Scan from Network Associates. According to information on their web site, there are over 50,000+ viruses out there and the potential for damage is continuous. We here at the Center for Law and Computers want to make sure you have the best possible protection for your PC. Please follow the instructions below to install the latest virus definition updates (.DAT files) for your McAfee software.
FIRST: Check to see that you have a recent version of the virus scanning software on your computer.
You can do this by clicking on the small blue and red "VShield" icon in the lower right corner of your screen with the right mouse button. When you do, a small menu will pop up. Select the "About" choice in this menu by clicking on it once with the left mouse button.
These procedures may force a reboot of your computer. In order to avoid loss of data, close all programs except Outlook before completing any of the following steps.
While signed on to the C-K network, run the update with the following three steps:
Once the "SuperDat" update program starts, click on "Next."
You may be prompted to restart your computer.
THIRD: Run a virus scan on your PC.
This will begin the scanning process. It will check all the files on the drive you designated. It may take a few minutes to several hours depending on the speed of your computer and the number of files you have. Your patience will pay off, remember you will be preventing problems in the future.
Note: The above procedures can be used in the future to update your .DAT files.
A great source for additional information about viruses is the Network Associates site:
As always, if you have questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to contact the help desk at (312) 906-5300.
No down time is scheduled for the next week.
New Computers in Lab 700
If you have been in Lab 700 lately, you have probably noticed a change!
We have added new Pentium III, 256 RAM, 10.0G hard drive computers. You should experience faster downloading of web pages and other applications. Also notice the NEW carpet---it makes the room lighter and brighter. We hope this helps make your course work here at C-K a more pleasant experience.
Lab 900 is on the ninth floor of the library at the west end of the building and has 12 computers. Turn left when you enter the library through the ninth floor entrance. The printer for the ninth floor lab is in Room 986, in the corner of the area.
Lab 700, the large, glass-walled room on the seventh floor of the library, is the largest lab, with 30 computers. This lab is sometimes used for larger research classes and it is always used for exams. LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW representatives conduct office hours in Lab 700. The schedule of their office hours will be posted weekly in the Record. They can help you with online research questions.
Lab 760, also on the seventh floor of the library, is equipped with 20 computers. It is often used for research classes.
From time to time, the law school schedules classes or exams in the labs. When this occurs, a sign will be posted outside the door of the lab. Please be considerate and use one of the other labs during these scheduled activities.
If you have any problems getting onto KENTNET from any computer, call the CLC at extension 6-5300 from any black house phone located between the public telephones on every floor.
Security and Proper Shutdown of Lab Computers
In order to secure your login name and password, it is important to log out completely. To shutdown properly, prior to leaving any of the computer labs, logout and close all programs---click START (located on tool bar in the bottom left corner of the screen) SHUTDOWN | RESTART. If the system is shutdown successfully, the next individual who sits at that lab computer will be prompted to enter his or her own login name and password.
Q: What is the URL for Chicago-Kent's internal web page?
Q: What is the web site address to get my grades?
A: Go directly to http://ck-info.kentlaw.edu or go to http://ck.kentlaw.edu/ and click on the link labeled Chicago-Kent Student Information System (Online Grades).
Q: What do I do if I can't find my pin number for the online grade system or if my pin number is not working?
A: Send an email to email@example.com.


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e-Check-in must be completed each year.
You will not be able to log in to register for classes, add/drop classes, add to your waitlist or enter Blackboard until e-Checkin is completed.You must wait 15 minutes from your completion of the last screen for your e-Checkin responses to post to your student record. You will not be able to immediately take a math placement test, register for classes, add/drop classes, add to your waitlist or enter Blackboard until e-Checkin has been posted to your student record which will take up to 15 minutes after you have entered your information.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors Sunday, trying to rally support from the states that will host thousands of immigrant children from Central America.
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NowGamer: Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata admits that there is some consumer confusing regarding the Wii U.
Or, to put it another way, we haven't explained it properly to consumers.
Never underestimate the general consumer and their ability to not give a rats ass about your (in fact any) lovely product.
Or consumers just don't want the product. The simplest excuse is usually the correct one. The tablet was a huge mistake. I'd rather they just stuffed a $350 box with off the shelf mid-range PC components, kept the Wii Motes and added a controller. At least that way, it would be more competitive with PS/ Xbox Next software. If you all missed the EA conference call or headlines, EA isn't referring to the Wii U as next gen and shan't be offering it much support moving forward.
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Q: I know Nintendo came out today and was a little bit more cautious with their outlook for Wii U sales, doesn't sound like this is a platform you guys are really pursuing aggressively on. What does this really say about the consumers' willingness to adopt the next-gen consoles — we should have something new from Sony and Microsoft, so what does that say with Nintendo going through the early struggles on the Wii U?
A: So, couple of things. First, you never count Nintendo out. They've got some of the best IPs in the game industry, when their marquee titles show up, that's when you usually see the bounce. I'm deeply respectful of the achievements they've had over the last several years, and so yeah, never really count them out.
Having said that, I wouldn't say that we see much correlation between the results that Nintendo have just shown with the console debut of the Wii U and what we see coming. We see a pretty sharp distinction and unfortunately I'm unable to go any further than that.
Ours is an industry where a lot of devices come in and represent themselves as the next generation or the next generation after that. You know in many ways, we would argue that the gen— what we're describing as "Gen 4", is yet to come — and it's that we're excited about, and that's what we're investing in, and frankly we've been quite consistent with that for some time, recognising the frustration our inability to articulate precisely why, causes for you."
The Wii U tablet is killing Nintendo's hardware margins too, and non 1st party developers aren't, and likely won't, use the tech in any meaningful way.
I see what you are saying but what is to say MS and Sony do have a table built into there next controller?
We don't know anything about the next xbox or Playstation. What people seem to forget is Nintendo don't need 3rd party games to survive as they have there own IP's to fill peoples needs but I do think they will get the backing of AV, EA ect.
People seem to forget that the WiiU is new and its not until 12 to 18 months after a new console comes out we start to see games that really show off what a console can do. Look at the PS3 for example it took along time for the games to show off the hardware to get out.
I think people are expecting massive jumps with the power the next xbox and PlayStation will have and if you look at the PS3 again at the start of the gen then you will see this is not the road to go down. Consoles need to be affordable to have massive sales. Plus if you look at the games that were out the end of this year in Halo, BO2, NFS ect the are games that are on current consoles and are bing ported to the WiiU and why would anyone buy a new console to play a game that they can play on there console they already have.
Once we see the shift in games from 360 and PS3 to the next gen consoles this is when people will make the jump to the WiiU, Next xbox or PlayStation.
The way I see it panning out is that the sales between the next gen consoles is there will not be a big game in sales between all 3 as I see them all offering more or less the same features it will just be what type of exclusive games you want on which console will be picked up as I see all 3 having all the 3rd party games on them.
@MC. If I may.
"I see what you are saying but what is to say MS and Sony do have a table built into there next controller?"
I guarantee you that they won't MC, as MS and Sony have already hedged their bets. MS has Smartglass and Sony has the Vita for second-screen interoperability. Neither one will take the risk of going "all in" with second screens, after watching the incurred costs and lackluster reaction to the Wii U. They'll just work with the tech they have. To that end, I'm expecting to see actual, function remote-play type functions on both the PS4/ Vita and XboxNext/ Smartglass.
Regarding "power", I've said this before, but a mid range PC with a CLOSED architecture, made at manufacturer, mass-production level discounts would produce the sort of output we'd expect from top tier PCs. All this at a $350ish or less production cost. So they could sell it for $400 and make a profit. Also, consoles have stripped down OSes. You have no idea how much bloat is added to performance just by running Windows or from not directly accessing the GPU, which some of these consoles are rumoured to do.
I think its not the tablet that people care about. Its what the Wii U can offer in performance wise when the PS4 and Xbox720 are release. How can developers make games for the PS4 and Xbox720 and try to port to a Wii U which will be inferior spec wise? Developers been asking for a more powerful machine for the last 2 years and Nintendo knew that but they decided to release a console that is in par with current gen. The only choice they have is to develope the games on the Wii U and port it to the PS4 and Xbox 720, but that just holding back the full potential of the developers and the next gen consoles.
Think by naming it wii u. It confused a lot of customers thinking it was just an add on for the wii. The marketing that Nintendo uses didn't really help them at all. Let's just see how well it does as time goes by. All I know is that Nintendo better drop big announcements by e3 because sony and microsoft are going to go hard since new hardware always takes the spotlight. Especially the orbis and durango since everyone has been waiting for them.
i agree with the perception that its just an add on, i got my kid one for xmas and parents that pop round when his playing it just think its a pad add on for the wii, then when i explain what it is they just say "were not paying that much for that, they can just play there wii". Nintendo have made a big mistake in how they have marketed the wiiu and were probably overoptimistic with the casual markets, or parents, desire to pick up a new machine.
Exactly this , I own a Wii U and I passed on the Wii yet every person I know that bought the Wii (mostly casual gamers) either aren't interested or don't know what the system is..... It's difficult to convince the causal crowd which makes up majority of Nintendo's base market to go a buy a 300$ console which many think is a Wii add-on... Nintendo is partly to blame because of the reputation they built as the "family console" and early on the Wii U seems to be slightly opposite of that.
For now the Wii-U will be supported by core gamers , so in turn Ninty support us.... The casuals will come in the long run like every other core console at launch...although I doubt the Wii-U will have the same success as the Wii
Or, to put it in other terms, "we made a machine that does a lot of things but does it with old tech"
Resistive technology on the pad is shameful.
The more times passes by, the more I dislike Nintendo.
Never stood their characters, I hate Reggie, I disliked Iwata and with Nintendo direct I hated him more.
I never heard Ballmer or Hirai complain that people didn't understood the 360 or PS3.
I frankly hate this irresponsability.
If it's not received as you expected you didn't do a great work.
The point is that Nintendo itself doesn't know what to do and where to go with this turd of a machine and that's why they can't explain to others.
Lots of 3rd party games will skip WiiU, EA more or less already cut support, expect Rayman Legends to become multiplatform by the end of the year.
It's not about the sales, it's not about the attachment rate, it's not about the hardware quality and not about the software, it's a turd because behind the WiiU there is not a plan, and that's why Nintendo is freaking out.
PS3 in the early days was doing much much worse than WiiU, but Sony said that they had a 10 years plan, they didn't whine.
What are you talking about? He wasn't blaming the customers. He goes on to say they will have to get the message out there, meaning actually advertising the thing.
I really hope they explain to people why they didn't use a fragile, inaccurate capacitive touch screen. I'm assuming you're a hardcore gamer and you don't even get it.
Yeah, touch screens for me are "whack-a-moles" and small screens are not my cup of tea for gaming experience.
Bought a Gameboy when I was youuuuung, bought only Tetris and Battletoids.
Loved Battletoids but played Teris much more.
I bought a PSP, it collected an amount of dust that is beyond imagination.
I have an iPod, bought Infinity Blade 1&2, Rayman, Chaos Ring Omega and guess what...the game I play mostly are Sudoku and Mah Jong.
The WiiU pad is not revolutionary enough in the sense that it doesn't add much.
TVremote is nice but it's for sickos mostly.
Fair enough. I don't like touch screens for the most part really. I'm writing this on my phone and if it weren't for autocorrect half of these words would have typos. Touchscreens in general are inaccurate and not suitable for gaming. Give me buttons any day. But saying that, the touch screen that annoys me the least is the gamepad's. The stylus is much more accurate than a finger. I don't know if the gamepad adds much to single player experiences yet; it certainly hasn't proved itself necessary anyway. I like it more for multiplayer games. Couch co-op where each person has their own screen is cool. The everyone vs. the person with the GamePad is fun in NintendoLand. On the rare occasions I used the off TV play feature it was convenient at least.
Typical. Blame the consumer for not finding value in a (as of now) rather underwhelming product. Damn, Iwata has always been the wrong guy to run Nintendo. He's been a paper weight since he became prez during the Gamecube era.
One the few exceptions to that rule was the PS2. But people would have bought it anyway as the follow up to the PS1 and just because it had so many games.
Many PS2 owners don't even know agree on what its greatest games are. They just bought one because that's what people did. The fact that it happened to have some very quirky artsy games was incidental to many people. At least they stood out more on the Gamecube because the games library was so much smaller.
Then show it. Consumers are not stupid and would rather see the "value" in practice and not just talked about
I personally think the Wii U gamepad isn't as big of a value as Nintendo thinks it is. If it was a full competitive tablet then sure but the fact it is fairly useless outside the home is putting people (the mass market) off. Obviously can't talk about power because we have no idea what competitive system are like
That's cause you don't own one that's why you say that feature for feature it's better then any of the other 2 consoles right now all it's missing is some games and why would they make it a competitive tablet no body plays real games on those plus they got a great hand held console out right now that's selling millions I own a ps3 and Xbox 360 and haven't touch mines since the wii u came out but I will be playing them soon cause bioshock and tomb raider and crysis 3 will be coming out and that's nintendos problem there's none of the first quarters big games going out for them but that will change come next year plus they got there own exclusives and no one sells better the Mario lol
I have a wii U and to me its very gimmicky. I feel like the Tablet portion of the game was forced into some of the games with out any real thoughts put into it. Tablet was great for Zombie U but super mario it was really really difficult to coordinate with the person you are playing with.
Ya we hope they still have 3rd party by next year, that's the problem
Consumers Know the Value of Ninty's new product for sure and its a terribly imlemented console and a laughing stock to consider it NextGen.
Worst Console Ninty's come out with since Gamecube. After a shock and fluke comeback with original Wii, Nintendo's gone back to its original self. Trying to be too smart and think they are too good for everyone. Ninendo, u will be put back in your place to where you belong. Failure this gen could be the end of them.
not when they have billions in bank
Money comes but it goes quicker than you think. One bad move it can all go away. Look at Sony for example they were able to save the PS3 and Nintendo should learn from them.
So what will you say when Orbis and Durango sell even less at the end of the year?
IF PS4 even gets released this year. I have read for months that Sony may not release PS4 till 2014 and this week Sony said they were going to let Xbox launch first. I really don't think 720/PS4 are going to come out at the same time. IF that does happen Sales will suffer, people will have to choose between one or the other, as most people will not have $1000 dollars PLUS to pick both up. I really doubt Sony/Microsoft are going to sell more than 3 Million in the same time frame it has taken Nintendo.
It's your job to make them understand, Iwata.
Sometimes I feel like Mr. Iwata doesn't know what gamers want. ;)
This guy talks utter shit.
and other company president dont?
So what if others do it too? Since when does 2 wrongs make it right? Your logic is weak.
I love when companies blame consumers for their poor performance. Class.
Should be renamed.
Not wii u.
Would u?
Hater are allways going to hate but he's right I have a bunch of friends that hate Nintendo and they would never buy one of there consoles but when most of them came over to see the wii u and actually played one for a while all of them were blown away by the features it has and that's the problem right there Nintendo has to first get the systems in to people homes for them to appreciate it cause it's hard to sell it with one little demo at GameStop etc but once it's at home you start to see how great having off tv play or the Internet right there is me I have all the consoles plus a red riding hood steam pc which is very great at running games at high settings and out of all them I'm currently enjoying the wii u the most right now
Then again those friends' opinions were worthless . If i understand then , they were blindly hating the console because it's from nintendo .
That's already a fail there .
Then they are won over by mere features instead of games ? That's shallow as well and a second fail right there imo .
"I have a bunch of friends that hate Nintendo and they would never buy one of there consoles but when most of them came over to see the wii u and actually played one for a while all of them were blown away by the features "
This didn't happen.
Then show them the value . Most of your actually worthwhile launch games were delayed , the rest being games they already had elsewhere with no massive new advantages , even for the best ports ... or that they didnt care to purchase to begin with .
At least now some of us , myself included , are holding their breath and pining for some of the newly shown and announced titles from the japanese front , but they are still quite far from being released .
Maybe due to the poor first party support in its early days?
Consumers have not understood? Well, who's fault is that?
If you want consumers to understand, you at least have to market your product. I don't recall seeing any marketing in the UK.
or people are just not interested in it right now? Lots of ports from other consoles, and a new 2D mario. Nothing to be wow about.
I still dont understand how this console is working and what is special about it tbh. i tried Mario 2D in a shop and what was shown on tv was shown on gamepad. i dont see what is impressive about that.
i'm personnaly waiting for Zelda or a 3D mario before i get one, and that wouldnt happen before some years.
Ah yes...the always successful blaming of the consumers for your poor design and marketing. Reminds me of kaz/Sony talking about how people should get a second job to pay for a pa3 when it launched.
A lot of people over a certain age don't massively like handhelds. Even if it's just as a matter of what is necessary- if you always game at home you'd rather play it on a big screen.
Even more people don't like using a handheld in conjunction with a TV when what's on the TV screen is supposed to be the core attraction.
When a new console comes out if it's not a graphical step up from one of your COMPETITORS then your console can be regarded as being merely the fourth entry in the same generation - and it's a bit late to join that party.
One year's chosen gimmick is not always the next year's chosen gimmick. The Wii may have some classics like Super Mario Galaxy but a lot of people not particularly interested in gaming bought a Wii as a gimmick.
I think that WiiU sales will pick up, oddly, after the next Xbox and PS4 launch, as a second console. Then it will be possible for players to put the WiiU in context of what it offers as part of that generation.
I have a Wii U and even I don't understand its value...
Even at the beginning, the 360 and PS3 had some pretty solid downloadable games. Since day one on both systems, they were releasing solid titles on their respective online stores. I don't get what Nintendo's holdup is. :/ They're pretty much just getting multi-plats on the Wii U right now. The Cave is fantastic, but it's cheaper on Steam and I expect it to be in a sale on the PSN at some point, so I'll get that version, too. The Wii U has no value to me, as is.
I love The Cave. It's one the games of the generation for me. The Hillbilly and The Twins stories are epic.
The Wii was raised to fad level. It caught on because it broke through the typical gamer customer and to the common population. Everyone I knew had/has a Wii, even my mother. The motion controls coupled with Wii Sports is what started it all and the media was there to boost it up and feed it to the general public. The Wii U has no such luck. 90% of those I know that own a Wii (not talking your typical gamer) don't even know it exists, never mind bought one. Very few will pick one up as they just won't see it for anything more than a Wii with a bulky pad. If Nintendo was trying to target the same market that bought the Wii, they whiffed big time on this one.
Exactly. The Wii's main audience (not Nintendo fans, but social gamers) moved onto iPads/ Samsung phones/ etc. That's the real issue.
poor US marketing, little to no games, little to no 3rd party support, was marketed as a tablet more so than a next gen console, parents thought "hey Timmy is this just an attachment for your Wii?" "Is it a new handheld"... what is it? So now it has catered to "casual touch based" gamers. Mobile gaming and tablet gaming enthusiast. I'd say the ending results are expected...
I dont understand why Nintendo designs this horrible pad, it's big, useful, the touch screen is 90's technology and it's very expensive.
no consumers havent because wiiu is unique and offers and does so much, but nintendo is responsible for the bad commercials
No Zelda no purchase. I could care less about the tablet controller. Less gimmicks, more games Nintendo.
All this talk is very similar to the PS Vita where the same can be said that 'Consumers have not understood its value' as well.
Just like the Vita the Wii U is a very good platform that just needs the support that it will probably will get, but it doesn't happen overnight. We all know that Nintendo's first party software is unmatched & they are coming to the system.
I believe the issue with the Wii U is just that the name. Consumers are confused by it thinking it is just another version of the original Wii. That was a mistake for Nintendo to name it the Wii U cause it doesn't differentiate it.
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you are not bias nor a fanboy, godbless happy gaming ^_^
The console itself and the gamepad have no identity itself..so dont be surprised iwata
Ahah, have people actually read the article?
"Regarding the Wii U, it is now clear that many consumers have not understood its product value," explained Iwata. "We would like to work thoroughly for its penetration."
He does say that consumers have not understood its value, but he recons that it is nintendo's fault so he says that nintendo "would like to work thoroughly for its penetration".
Just my view of things
Shhhh... Sony tried that with PS3, but people don't like being "talked down to."
Rather, say something like, "we will strive to make our system's value more apparent to the consumer through our continued effort and support in the arenas of software development and features, because as we well-know, Sony and Micro's kicka$$ consoles are on the way and... What's that? Yeah, and how many processors did you say? Right. Five times the memory? Really... Please excuse the interruption, I seemed to have crapped myself."
we understand.. Its good & some might argue its great but its missing too much as a modern day gaming console
They need better Advertising- the commercials looked kind of lame.
They've done a bit of a Sega really by calling it the Wii U. There'll be some suspicion as to how long they intend to support it. The question in some people's minds will be 'But when's the Wii 2 coming out then?'
Then let people know. Properly advertise it without flashing lights and dubstep. I love Nintendo, but I hate how they think people will buy their products on name brand alone, they aren't Apple.
I like how people assume so many thing like they are fact or this and this will happen or that and that will happen how about y'all shut the fuck up and just wait but so many things are obvious but peopke on this site and many others hate facts


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The Return On Investment for eCommerce Usability Will Always Beat Online Advertising, Because of the Principle of Amortized Improved Conversion
I don't understand why online advertising agencies don't add usability to their service offerings. Armed with a usability component, agencies could help improve the Return On Investment (ROI) for eCommerce companies well beyond any improvement gained by conducting online advertising. Why? Because of what I call the "Principle of Amortized Improved Conversion."
Here's how it works:
Let's assume that you are a business owner and you have $10,000 you want to spend to help increase sales on your eCommerce web site. You can choose to spend the $10,000 for online advertising, which will generate incremental leads and sales. Or, you can choose to spend it on a usability improvement project on your eCommerce order form, which will increase conversion and sales.
Given this choice, which would you do?
If you're smart, and I know you are because you're reading this, you'll pick usability – because you know an equal amount of money spent on usability will always beat the same amount of money spent on online advertising, given a long enough period of time.
This is because the one-time spend, and subsequent one-time incremental lift in leads and sales generated by online advertising is temporary. Turn on the advertising, you increase leads, turn off the advertising, and the number of leads go back down to their prior (normal) state.
With usability, the one-time spend in improving online form conversion creates a permanent increase in conversion. This means the cost of the usability improvement can be amortized over a very long period, which decreases the total cost per sale.
Here's the proof, we'll look at how online advertising, and usability, impact the sales and cost per sale of a web site over a one year period of time (but first, a few assumptions):
1. This eCommerce web site generates 2,000 leads per month naturally, with no advertising expense.
2. The conversion rate of leads into sales for this site is a nice 10%.
3. We'll ignore "lights-on" costs associated with the sales on the website, it's a cost of doing business and will not be included in the Cost Per Lead and Cost Per Sale metrics here.
Here's what a typical month looks like for your pretend company:
You generate 2,000 leads per month through natural (not paid advertising) methods. Your 10% conversion in your online order form results in 200 sales per month. Well done.
The ROI of Online Advertising
In this scenario, you've spent $10,000 to conduct an online advertising campaign for one month. The good news is you've hired an excellent agency that provides an amazing campaign, and with your $10,000 you've generated 4,000 extra leads. That's a total of 6,000 leads instead of the normal 2,000 for that month. That's 3 TIMES (that's 300% for you math wonks) the normal monthly flow of leads to your site. Very well done!
This provides you with an advertising Cost Per Lead of $2.50 (your $10,000 advertising cost divided by your incremental advertising-generated 4,000 leads).
With your site's 10% conversion those 6,000 leads become 600 sales instead of the normal 200 sales. Your advertising-generated Cost Per Sale for that month is $25.00 (your $10,000 advertising cost divided by your incremental advertising-generated 400 sales).
Now let's look at how this impacts your year (you may have to click on the graphic to see the full-size image if your eyes – like mine – are over the age of 40):
Now, let's mash-up all the monthly metrics into a final yearly total. For the year, you had a total of:
- 28,000 total leads
- $10,000 in online advertising cost
- $0.36 total Cost Per Lead
- 10% conversion
- 2,800 total sales
- $3.57 total cost per sale
The ROI of Usability
With this scenario, we start with the same assumptions. However, in this case you've chosen to spend the $10,000 on usability improvements of your eCommerce order form.
The good news is the usability work that took place over the first month resulted in a modest improvement on your site's order form, resulting in a modest increase in conversion. Your conversion was 10%, but after the new user-friendly order form is launched in the 2nd month your conversion went up to 15%. This 15% conversion is permanent, and continues for as long as the order form (or web site) is active.
This is significant, it means that each and every month you'll now be adding more sales, but with the same free leads, you were receiving prior to the usability improvements.
Here's what the yearly total looks like (put your reading glasses on, or just click the graphic to see it larger).
Now, let's once again mash-up all the monthly metrics into a final yearly total. For the year, you had a total of:
- 24,000 total leads
- $10,000 in usability cost
- $0.00 total Cost Per Lead
- 14.6% conversion
- 3,500 total sales
- $2.86 total cost per sale
The Difference Between Online Advertising & Usability
So here's what the difference looks like when we compare online advertising vs usability.
The usability improvement to the eCommerce order form resulted in an INCREASE of 25% more sales for the year, and a DECREASE of almost 20% in Cost Per Sale vs the Online Advertising scenario.
If we were to extend this into 2 or 3 years, the differences would become truly staggering, with that one-time usability improvement impressively beating the one-time advertising spend.
For those of you who are visual learners, here's what these yearly differences look like in graph form:
Conclusion – eCommerce Usability ALWAYS beats Online Advertising in generating more sales, and a reduced cost per sale
I've actually been quite conservative with the above scenarios. The reality is I've very seldom seen an online advertising campaign generate 3 times the normal number of leads, and I've rarely seen usability improvements only increase eCommerce order flows by a paltry 5 percentage point lift.
In reality, usability beats the tar out of online advertising much better than I've indicated above.
As was demonstrated in the case above, over time, spending money on eCommerce usability improvements provides a much better return on investment for any business that wants to increase their web site sales, while at the same time decreasing the total cost per sale.
That's the "Principle of Amortized Improved Conversion" in action.
Smart online advertising and web development agencies will add usability testing to their service offerings.
Smart eCommerce business owners will invest in usability improvements to permanently improve their sales and cost per sale, and thus their ROI of their web sites.
If you'd like more information about adding usability to an agency service offering, or conducting a usability optimization to improve eCommerce just contact me for usability testing information and I'll be glad to explain how easy it is to get started.


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Meteorologist John Robinson said the strongest possibility for severe weather will be Wednesday evening, but the storm could arrive in the Northwest corner of the state late Wednesday afternoon.
Robinson said damaging wind and hail would be the greatest threat with this system, but tornadoes could not be ruled out.
"I do expect a number of severe thunderstorm warnings to become necessary, and perhaps a small number of tornado warnings," Robinson said.
Rainfall amounts are estimated to be from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch, but some areas could see up to an inch of rain.
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A) Date/Time: 2000Z to 2359Z on 27 January 2013
B) Mode: HF SSB only.
C) Exchange: Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number Non-Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, Power Out
D) QSO Points: Member = 5 points Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points
E) Multiplier: SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.
F) Power Multiplier: >10 Watts = x1 >2 - 10 Watts = x7 >500mW - 2 Watts = x10 >100mW - 500mW = x15 100mW or less = x20
G) Suggested Frequencies: 80m 3985 kHz 40m 7285 kHz 20m 14285 kHz 15m 21385 kHz 10m 28385 kHz
H) Score: Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier + Bonus Points BONUS POINTS: If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add 5000 points to your final score. You can NOT be at your shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.) This is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft.
I) Categories: Band: Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands (40m-80m) Antennas: Entry may be A1 or A2 A1: Single Element Antenna If you are using a single element antenna such as a dipole, inverted V, loop, or a vertical you can enter the A1 category. ( Note that with a vertical you can have as many radials as you want but only one "vertical" element. ) A2: Multiple Element Antenna If you are using a multi element beam, vertical array, or any antenna that has more than one driven element or uses reflective or directive elements you are in the A2 category. How to Participate: Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for credit once on each band.
K) Snail mail Log Submission: Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your Call Sign, Entry Category, total # of QSOs with members, total # of QSOs with non-members on different continent, total # of QSOs with non-members same continent, total # of SPCs worked, Actual Power and Station Description, along with score calculation to: ARCI Fireside Sprint c/o Brian Campbell VE3MGY P.O. Box 135 46485 Sparta Line Sparta, Ontario Canada, N0L 2H0
M) Results: Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website.
N) Certificates: Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category. Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category.


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The Envelope invited four hosts of top reality competition shows — Phil Keoghan ("The Amazing Race"), Jane Lynch ("Hollywood Game Night"), RuPaul ("RuPaul's Drag Race") and Padma Lakshmi ("Top Chef") — to chat about the reality TV landscape and what keeps their shows fresh to longtime audiences, what is the essence of a good reality TV show and what the challenges of hosting one might be.
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For Lakshmi, who acts as a judge on "Top Chef," it's tough to send contestants home. "It's never easy to tell these people, who have given up being with their families, taken leave off work ... it's terrible."
But that's not even the worst of it. There's something else she sometimes has to do on the job that's even harder.
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This specification covers requirements for multilayer pipe type 2 and compression fittings for hydronic heating systems. Multilayer Pipe Type is a construction-based pressure rated pipe comprising more than one layer in which at least 60 % of the wall thickness is polymeric material. Multilayer pipe type 2 is produced using a butt-welded aluminum pipe as a core, with an extruded inside layer of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX). An adhesive layer is used to bond the inside layer to the wall of the aluminum pipe. An outer layer of polyethylene (PE) and an adhesive layer are extruded to the outer wall of the aluminum pipe. Materials shall be tested and shall conform to specified values of multilayer pipe configurations 1 and 2, compression fittings for multilayer pipe, O-rings, multilayer pipe dimensions, compression fitting dimensions, minimum burst pressure, sustained pressure, thermal cycling test, and excessive temperature/pressure capability. Among the test methods included are: sustained-hydrostatic-pressure test, thermal cycling test, water hammer test, delamination, fusion line test, and excessive temperature/pressure capability test.
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1.1 This specification covers requirements for multilayer pipe type 2 and compression fittings for hydronic heating systems, with a maximum pressure/temperature range of 1000 kPa (145 psi), at 82°C (180°F).
Note 1—Multilayer Pipe Type 2
1.2 Multilayer pipe type 2 is produced using a butt-welded aluminum pipe as a core, with an extruded inside layer of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX). An adhesive layer is used to bond the inside layer to the wall of the aluminum pipe. An outer layer of polyethylene (PE) and an adhesive layer are extruded to the outer wall of the aluminum pipe.
1.3 Multilayer pipe type 2 is produced in Configurations 1 and 2, as shown in Fig. 1.
1.4 This specification includes compression fittings, which are referenced in Fig. 2.
1.5 Specifications for threaded or solder adapters for use with pipe and fittings meeting the requirements of this specification are given in Annex A1 and Annex A2.
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B283 Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
B455 Specification for Copper-Zinc-Lead Alloy (Leaded-Brass) Extruded Shapes
B547/B547M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube
B584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
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D1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
D1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe Under Constant Internal Pressure
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D5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relating to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
F477 Specification for Elastomeric Seals (Gaskets) for Joining Plastic Pipe
ISO StandardISO 10508 Thermoplastics Pipe and Fittings for Hot and Cold Water Systems
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(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a wild 101-99 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday to even their best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final at 2-2.
The Clippers fell behind 22 points during the first quarter and never led until the game's final 83 seconds yet found a way to avoid being pushed to the brink of playoff elimination.
Reserve Darren Collison sparked the Clippers with 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, scoring four straight to put Los Angeles ahead 101-97 with 32 seconds left.
Collison, who went scoreless in the Clippers' Game Three loss, got a big confidence boost from head coach Doc Rivers despite his struggles.
"He told me to stay in there. No matter how many plays (the Thunder were making), just stay aggressive," Collison told reporters. "In the fourth quarter we were more aggressive, and made more plays than them."
Kevin Durant had a game-high 40 points and added seven rebounds in the crushing defeat, which ended when Russell Westbrook missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer.
"It was a good look," said Westbrook, of the final shot. "We didn't have any more timeouts to call one. It's a tough loss, but this is a series."
Westbrook finished with 27 points and eight assists.
Blake Griffin tallied a team-high 25 points while Chris Paul had 23 points and 10 assists for the Clippers' attack.
Los Angeles opened the series with a 17-point rout last week, but Durant and Westbrook responded strongly and had their team headed for a 3-1 series lead at one point on Sunday.
Oklahoma City held a 16-point advantage early in the fourth, but the Clippers turned the game around with a small lineup that saw the 6-foot Paul guard 6-foot-9 Durant in the final stages.
Guard Jamal Crawford factored into the late Los Angeles run and contributed 18 points to help rescue the home Clippers and stun the Thunder.
"That's the ups and downs of the playoffs," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "Now it's a best-of-three series and we have two (possible) games at home."
Game Five is today in Oklahoma City.