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"Remember how Sony boasted about having excellent pre-order numbers for the PlayStation 4, boasting roughly 1 million pre-orders before launch? Till now, we haven't learnt too much about how the pre-order numbers for the Xbox One are looking like."
Not even surprised. Xbox One : Day One :)
I don't understand why people Disagree with you about anything and vote bubble down only because you say that you like the Xbox One.
If those guys are watching this comment,Then I must tell you one thing:You are just immature.
You don't read his comments very often, do you?
it's because some of us don't stand for anti consumer greed tactics, no matter how many oops we got caught trying to rape you 180s they do..
this coming from 9 years loyal to Xbox..
how don't you get this?
You are legion.You are anonymous.You don't belong to here.
" anti consumer greed tactics"
Seriously? I know you aren't defending Sony and their proprietary accessories? I can't even charge my damn PSPGO because I misplaced the charger. Then on top of that, UMD? Memory sticks? Memory stick duos? Man the list goes on....stop acting as if Sony is some religion that you worship and they don't practice consumer greed tactics. How else do you think they will get their company back into the positive. Meanwhile Microsofts financial numbers are in the GREEN. You fanboys are hilarious..
Always wasting you're single bubble with "Xbox One: day one."
What I want to know, is how he got a "Well Said".
The Xbox developer could be right. People have access to the available statistics, from several retailers. However, everyone seems to forget that Microsoft has its own retail stores. Combine the pre-order numbers from MS retail stores with other retailers and the numbers could truly match the PS4 pre-order numbers.
What has that got to do with anything? Last I checked Sony have their own stores also.
@stuna: What do you mean by "What has that got to do with anything?" No one knows how much pre-orders goes through Microsoft's retail stores. And if we don't know, how can we come up with an accurate number of the overall Xbox One pre-orders?
Yes, Sony has its own online store, but what's your point?
This website is lacking intelligence on the part of several users such as yourself.
Instead of trying to act like you told me something I as well as others don't know try re-reading my comment the way it's written! Everyone knows Microsoft have their own stores, just like everyone knows that Sony has their own stores/online stores! So my questions still remains how is this solely benefiting Microsoft!?
Seems like you're the only one lacking intelligence!
@stuna: Is there something wrong with your thinking process? This is not about the benefits of the stores. Sony has its store, that's true. However, Sony announced its pre-order numbers, Microsoft did not. So at this point folks can only go by the numbers they have for retail outlets such as Amazon etc, but they will not have close to the full numbers unless they know how much pre-orders went through Microsoft's retail stores.
The above is all I'm trying to say, why are you making it so difficult to understand?
To be fair to the developer's comment, he did just say that MS has at least "over 1 million" units. He never really said that they were neck and neck with Sony or that he was privy to Sony's pre-order sales.
A lot of people don't realize that developers actually do have access to those numbers if they are high enough up in the food chain. Publishers certainly know how many consoles are expected to sell by now. It's how they make decisions on which systems to support. If this guy is a MS studio developer, it's unlikely he would know, but it isn't unheard of for developers to talk to one another, and sometimes information gets around. I've been in developer forums, and they talk about stuff sometimes.
"As per this reply, the dev stated, "When I saw reports of Sony having a million or 1.5 million pre-orders for the PS4, I didn't even think twice about it. We're not disclosing pre-order numbers at the moment for accounting reasons but I know for a fact we have just as many. Don't be bogged by published statistics. At the end of all this, what matters is the games you want to play."
This anonymous developer is absolutely right that games are what matters, not sales. Having said that, Microsoft spent the last generation making a big deal out of their sales numbers, so I'm pretty skeptical that they're keeping them confidential this time for "accounting reasons." Yeah, right.
It was on the tip of my lips, bro.
MS, failing to take a shot at Sony, when it comes to SALES ?!
Apocalypse incoming !
they had to last generation... they were fighting the incumbent and were trying to establish themselves..
now that sales are essentially even between them, They dont need to talk about it.. xbox has been firmly established as a brand
my .02
What the heck kind of logic is that? MS is being bashed left and right in the media and in game forms every day. They have been on nothing but the defensive since the XB1 announcement. Don't tell me that if XB1 had "just as many" pre-orders as PS4 that MS would be shouting it from the rooftops... They don't need to give exact numbers (Sony hasn't), but if they were even close, there would be some announcement from Major Nelson or some other MS PR team member.
You spend a lot of time awake at night don't you!?
32 Disagree for telling the truth. The brand has been established.
Yeah games matter.With xbox one is like they forgot about 360.Only multiplatform games from now on?
@ Philoctetes Well said bubble up!
@n4rc, even well estabilished things may fall.
Just in September, the PS3 outsold the 360 in the US in years! One could say, this means nothing, but haven't you noticed that MS' PR machine has been working overtime since?
So right you are, Notice how MS orignilly talked meta scores and sales to the end user, no more meta scores and the recent figured had them claiming shipped.
The " I know for a fact" thing is making me cringe because I hate it when people say "fact" like it makes the argument true no matter how much opinion is used. It is not a fact, it is his opinion with the knowledge he has, which wouldn't include Sony's preorder numbers. The only thing that is known is that as of gamescom ps4 preorders were over 1 million, Microsoft did not give them out. Ms thumped its chest through the first4 years of the current gen, we know them better to believe they would hold back.
Great news for Microsoft if the pre order numbers are true, but the consensus is people saying other wise through word of mouth or online survey in favor of the PS4. So I can't see how they can be even steven unless the consumers are lying.
Right. Consumers and polls do not lie, but but Microshaft has and still does.
polls are meaningless...
every 12 year old with no job can click that button all he wants, it doesnt mean mommy is buying it for him.
amazon had ps4 listed as higher and everyone flocked to that.. but what about walmart, bestbuy and all the physical retail stores etc?
we never had the full story
What I have seen though are people on various sites cancelling their PS4 preorders and going to Xbox One as to them Xbox One has the launch games.
I'm getting both so I don't really care but it is an interesting thing going on. There are people out there that are waiting on the PS4 to get more games before they buy. That will come, but to them, it's a preorder cancel for launch day.
Your reasoning is stupid, you're assuming that PS4 has won every survey thus far because of twelve year olds? What evidence do you have that backs your theory?
Polls are meaningless...
So too were the famous last of Governor Romney's failed election campaign.
How convenient for you. Polls, retailers, reports all mean nothing. Did you say something about 12 year olds? Pot, kettle , black. You are coming across as ludicrous.
All I know is that I was lucky to get a pre-order in for the XBOX One. I had the money saved for awhile and never pre-ordered.
There isnt any PS4 or XB1 available for pre-order...at least every where I looked it was SOLD OUT!!!!
Now being sold out doesnt mean that one has more then the other but it does mean that there is DEMAND for both systems. And that in my book is great!!!
This whole back and forth is pathetic. We are all gamers but this brand loyalty is extreme!!
Sure, polls mean nothing. if they were in the favor of the XB1, you would be singing a different tune.
You're not fooling anyone.
"What I have seen though are people on various sites cancelling their PS4 preorders and going to Xbox One as to them Xbox One has the launch games."
Yup, it's all been people abandoning Sony for the Xbone... never the other way around. /s
I believe random internet polls are meaningless as well. Strange, I don't often agree with you.
HOWEVER, when every internet poll tends to come back with the same result it does start to lend credence to what the results are. When additional reports surface about the ratio's between the console pre-orders that back up the results of those polls, it does give those polls more credence. When forums and social media outlets are generally in favor in the same ratios as those polls, it does lend weight to what those polls are saying.
Also, it's a fallacy that every internet poll is set up to allow unlimited voting. Quite a few use IP to limit the number of times you can vote. I know there are crazy people out there, but why would anyone, particularly a 12 year old, sit there masking their IP to vote enough times to change the weight of those polls so drastically?
yeaaaah i call this 100% bull
Lets look at the facts
- PS4 is much higher at all online sellers on their most sold list then the xbox one.
- many retailers have come out stating that the ps4 sales are significantly higher then xbox one
I believe it. I understand some Xbox fans went and ordered a Ps4 after hearing about the DRM but there's people like me that were just waiting on them to reverse the policies to preorder
80 million this gen aren't just going to all jump ship so easy especially having their Xbox Live buddies
N4G, Neogaf only make up a small number of customers
PS2 had 152+ million users at the end of its life and more than half of them jumped ship. Live doesn't mean anything. Each new console generation is a clean slate.
Roughly half jumped shipped over the lifetime of the console, and there was nothing tying them to the same console brand previously, unless you think BC is important.
This generation, people value their account and friends. The connected gamer is what gave MS a huge edge, and I expect that same player base doesn't have an issue with the DRM and only care about playing online.
So no, each new generation is no longer a clean state when you are invested!
In addition, online is where MS has their cloud for dedicated servers and gamers will know this as evident by even first party games for Sony going P2P.
MS is also far more likely to capture Wii market as well.
So they might loose some here, and gain some there.
Let's find out next year, when supply isn't constrained!
Yes, every generation is a clean slate. The beginning of this one is proof of that. No one cared about their Live accounts when Microsoft tried their restrictive DRM and always-online connection. No one cared about cloud power, or Kinect, or any of that B.S. and they still don't. It's about value for the money, and the Nintendo Wii proved that affordability always wins out initially.
"In addition, online is where MS has their cloud for dedicated servers and gamers will know this as evident by even first party games for Sony going P2P."
Put the pamphlet away and read some actual facts. No Sony first party game is going P2P. The very idea that the PS3 had more dedicated servers than the Xbox 360, and yet somehow the PS4 is going P2P is absolutely ludicrous. I wouldn't expect you to understand, given your paycheck, but the links are out there for you to read instead of taking Gozer's word for it.
MS won't capture the Wii market. The Wii market has moved away from consoles. They are fickle and are now into mobile phone gaming, not Kinect. And if you enjoy the idea of Microsoft dropping off support for core games as they go for the Wii market, then you have low standards and are the reason Microsoft can get away with all the anti-consumer, anti-gamer practices their hearts desire.
@nukeitall If you think that the Wii market is going to drop 500 dollars for features they can get on a smart T.V....I don't even know what to say to you.
Dragonknight is the perfect example of whats wrong with this site. People should be bubbled down for spreading misinformation.
"Put the pamphlet away and read some actual facts. No Sony first party game is going P2P. The very idea that the PS3 had more dedicated servers than the Xbox 360, and yet somehow the PS4 is going P2P is absolutely ludicrous. I wouldn't expect you to understand, given your paycheck, but the links are out there for you to read instead of taking Gozer's word for it."
Either you are gullible, or you know that you are lying, but KZ 4 will be P2P. You were suckered by that crap Sony put out a while back. KZ 2 and 3 were also P2P. Are Sony gamers really this misinformed?
I thought I would sign up to say this.
DragonKnight, stop spreading lies.
@CurseFlame: I bet that's your channel. But you know, sorry to have to do this but, here's REAL information.
See that? An actual article. What does the title say? "Killzone: Shadow Fall boasts dedicated servers."
Oh damn, did I just shove fact in your face? Yeah, yeah I did. Oh but wait, there's more.
"DragonKnight, did you even read the story? It says 'Killzone Shadow Fall has dedicated servers hosted in various regions around the world. These servers do not run the logic of the game' therefore it's P2P."
"This means that people with slower Internet connections will have a better (keyword "better") time playing the game than if matches were player-hosted."
Oh look at that, the matches AREN'T player hosted? Bu..bu..but that's what P2P is. So... if the matches aren't player hosted, how can it be P2P?
Yeah, you can shut up now. You just signed up to defend Xbox fanboyism? Way to be productive bud. It's more likely you are an Xbox fanboy whose account was bubbled down to 1, and since Xbox fanboys care so much about bubbles you had to make a new account using a proxy.
Feel free to continue with your efforts. But remember, bubbles aren't important.
Are you for real Dragon?! ARE YOU FOR REAL!?
I cannot believe that you just posted that nonsense!
You were suckered buddy and so were many other Sony fans.
Those links only prove that it is really IS P2P, if your were capable of reading between the lines.
Mods! Why is this user allowed to spread lies without being bubbled down?! This is ridiculous!
Reading between the lines, i.e. making bullsh*t up. The trademark of an Xbox fanboy.
KZ:SF has no player hosting. By definition that means it's NOT P2P. Feel free to ignore basic facts all you want to, but the fact that you're using language like "suckered" and "read between the lines" in the face of verbatim quotes from the developers themselves just proves that you're an Xbox fanboy desperately looking for something to make the PS4 look bad because the Xbox One has been hammered for so long.
And on top of it all, you're trying to censor me by appealing to the mods when nothing I've said goes against commenting rules, you just don't like what I have to say and you're going to attempt to "tell on me" to shut me up. Feel free to, but you'll get nowhere. The mods have better things to do than to cater to crying dupe accounts looking to steer the site in the direction of a particular brand.
Wow Dragon. You tapped him out so bad he's crying for the mods to come bail him out.
"Mods! Mods! Why is this man being allowed to post factual evidence that destroys my false allegations? Mods!"
wow, did the mods really just ban me because Im exposing the lies that are being spread about KZs servers?
You are quite angry Dragon.
Dragon, do you even know what a dedicated server is? You obviously dont. You have NO CLUE!
" However, the servers will only act as a hub between different game clients and any game logic will not be hosted on the servers"
Can you understand that statement? That came from GG.
This quote also came from them
"with only a very small portion of the game logic (i.e. mission/scoring logic) running on the 'session master', one PS4 in the game selected for its connection quality.
There you have it, straight from Boltjes mouth. KZ SF is really P2p.
Why is it only N4G users that think they are getting dedis? This is quite amusing. That link you posted from destructiod, go read the user comments, they all seem to understand its P2P but for some reason N4G doesnt.
Why are you scoffing at me for appealing to the mods to clean this site up? If people are posting blatant lies they should be bubbled down!
Shadow fail will have a proxy system to tunnel through NATs, what it will not have is dedicated servers.
In all the articles you listed they described a match making system and proxy system. But the actual game host will still be on a PS4 somewhere, and when that player quits you will still have to do host migration.... People will still be able to use lag switches. You still have the problem of your game being hosted on a home ISP, rather than in a data center somewhere.
You have failed DragonKnight, you are an utter failure, on this topic.
I know right. I dont think I've seen someone own themselves so bad like Dragon has. You could sell that guy magic beans.
He doesnt have a clue what dedis are and neither do all the people that agreed with him.
Sorry Sony fans, but will will be playing on P2p again next gen which is just sad
It's pretty fucking sad that you have 3 accounts to try and misinform people and troll to your hearts content.
The desperation of Xbox fanboys has never been so potent.
@The dupe accounts saying the same thing and B1663r: Let's say for the sake of argument that anyone thought you were right, you're not (no player hosting means not P2P), but let's say you were. Is Killzone the only Sony first party game coming out? Oh it's not? Oh but you know for certain that every PS4 game is going to be P2P now right? Oh you don't? So why are you trying to spread the FUD that they will be?
Oh that's right, cloud power. I forgot.
The headline does not match the article. It says right in the article that KillZone Shadow Fail will be on 100% player hosted servers. Only matchmaking and proxy stuff exists on servers.
Sheesh some of you guys are thick.
You couldn't be more wrong. There are no dedicated servers for Killzone Shadowfall. It's a glorified P2P system without any centralized server to properly coordinate XYZ and bullet trajectory.
From the Developer:
"Killzone Shadow Fall has dedicated servers hosted in various regions around the world. These servers do not run the logic of the game – they only act as a hub between the clients, forwarding network traffic from one player in game to all other players in game. This allows people with a slower connection or strict firewall settings to play without issues. Almost all logic relating to you (e.g. moving, shooting and taking damage) runs on your local PS4, with only a very small portion of the game logic (i.e. mission/scoring logic) running on the 'session master', one PS4 in the game selected for its connection quality."
Done spreading lies?
""Killzone Shadow Fall has dedicated servers hosted in various regions around the world. These servers do not run the logic of the game – they only act as a hub between the clients, forwarding network traffic from one player in game to all other players in game. This allows people with a slower connection or strict firewall settings to play without issues.""
The "dedicated" server isn't their to process logic in game, so it's main goal is to forward traffic i.e. proxy server. KZ Shadowfall is still P2P with an extra hop to another computer just like how there are multiple hops on many computers before it reaches the next peer.
You can call it dedicated server if you want, but it ain't going to prevent the usual problems with P2P, which is cheaters, lagging and so on.
""Almost all logic relating to you (e.g. moving, shooting and taking damage) runs on your local PS4, with only a very small portion of the game logic (i.e. mission/scoring logic) running on the 'session master', one PS4 in the game selected for its connection quality.""
Take note of the last sentence straight from your very own source!
Session master on ONE PS4 based on CONNECTION QUALITY!!!
Wouldn't have to worry about it, if it was *real* dedicated server as per the definition of a gamer, not a computer scientist!
This is just Sony's marketing muscle at it, by hiding and misinforming their customers.
Xbox 360 > PS3
Xbox One < PS4
(I my opinion.) Brand loyalty is for morons who are unable to think for themselves. Gamers will get whatever platform is best for games (In my opinion, PS4, in others it could be Xbone.)
It comes to the games, a console cant do shit without games, idk why people always scream their opinions XBO>PS4 or PS4>XBO or N64>PS1 or XBOX>PS2, to all of those people like that, stick a sock in you mouth, games is what make it or break it.
Not just speaking of brand loyalty but the Xbox Live experience and other things I like about Xbox that I won't bother mentioning because I respect opinions and not trying to start a flame war lol
In my opinion, after a full generation, Xbox 360 and PS3 are pretty much equal. They're both good for different things. PS3 has a certain type of game on it and 360 has a certain type of game on it, then you have the multiplats on both.
This gen will likely work out the same, but we really won't know for several years to come.
Things like XBL/ PSN profiles (trophies, friends list, etc.) only affect the decisions of about 20% of people who buy these consoles. The other 80% are either flat out casuals or people just looking for the next system to play their favorite FPS/ sports titles on. What affects their decision is pretty much price, and PS4 has that one (except in Brazil, wtf...). M$'s only strong market is the US, and brand loyalty is virtually nonexistent here. People will buy what's cheaper. Only a few will actually care about losing their XBL profiles.
Where the hell are you getting your made up statistics from? I'd say more and more people are interested in keeping their friends list/etc now more than ever, you can't compare PS2 and people jumping ship to other consoles when the 360 came out because there was no eco-system, no community to tie people in. Now there is, and a lot of people enjoy it regardless.
And lack of brand loyalty in the US? Tell that to the millions of iPhones sold every year, and then that are later upgraded a year or 2 later.
Im getting X1 first...PS4 down the road. Gamertag does influence my buying the X1 somewhat.
@DialgaMarine....your entitled to your opinion. But the notion that people will buy the cheaper option...I disagree.
People will BUY what they WANT!!!! $100 cheaper will not make me buy a PS4 first. I WANT a X1 so I will buy that first.
I say just get both ..like me and many others are doing!!! Get ALL the multis and exclusives! WIN WIN
If I look at the people I know who own a 360 and pa3 only a few have said they are going to get a Xbox one or pa4 on the next 12 to 18 months as the games they like are still on the 360 and pa3 as they wanted games like gta5, cod ghosts, bf4, FIFA 14 etc.
I dint think the pre orders on both consoles and sales of both consoles in the 1st 18 months will be a high as people on here think.
Look at the psv, 3ds and wiiu none of them have hit the ground running it was only 12 months in the 3ds sales picked up. The psv is still having issues even though on here when the psv was announced it was going to walk all over the 3ds. The wiiu is now only starting to show signs of improving sales after so big name games.
I don't think anyone can really say which console will sell the most over the next 5 years as no one really knows its up to Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to create the console and game advertisements to generate the sales.
Well pre-orders don't mean anything anyways to be honest, pre-orders aren't SOLD numbers, so I don't know why people get in a big huff about them, I know a lot of people who pre-ordered both consoles and waited out to see more features and games and then cancelled the ones they weren't interested in.
Agree totally with you. Last top preorder chart I saw had CoD:Ghosts for 360 on top by a huge margin.
PS Vita is a handheld coming into the market at a bad time. Nintendo dominates the handheld market. The PS Vita needed to show why it is necessary to have it but it failed. Now, with the PS4, we can see what Sony was planning with the PS Vita. We just couldn't see it with the PS3. The 3DS offers absolutely nothing new other than 3D which any people didn't care for. There is no real separation between the 3DS and the DSi. That is why both of these units did not sell well at the jump. The Wii U just had a shitty reveal and PR team. MS should have learned from Nintendo's mistakes. People, casual gamers, the ones who made the Wii so successful didn't know the Wii U was a separate console. They thought it was a new controller for the Wii. Also, the stock in stores was horrible. They sold out, yeah, but they gave stores minimal stock and didn't replace it for weeks on end. So, if the people can't see it they won't buy it.
I agree 100% with your opinion.
I remember when the 360 launched. I had ZERO interest in getting it. I was happy with my xbox/PS2. There was still good games coming out for both systems.
Fast Forward.....I can honestly say Im ready for new systems...it has been a long 8 years. GTA5 just releasing is keeping me playing current gen. But there is nothing else out I want.
BUT I do want to play BF4 on next gen....64 players is very appealing to me!! So this will be my first Launch system. And I am VERY excited!!!
Just how I waited last gen you will have allot waiting to make that move. We are what is called first adopters. I wonder if the long 8 year gap will have or is having more people going next gen instead of waiting?
A lot happens over a console generation. Mistakes are made, genius moves are taken, price cuts happen, etc.
The pre-order sales are an interesting way to see how the systems are faring with the general populace of hardcore gamers, but is nowhere near good enough to say how the system will do in it's lifetime.


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I can't deny it. I've sped through my share of yellow traffic lights during my lengthy driving career. OK, I'll admit to navigating through some "pink" ones, as well.
I can't deny it. I've sped through my share of yellow traffic lights during my lengthy driving career. OK, I'll admit to navigating through some "pink" ones, as well.
But that won't stop me from applauding the recent vote of the Town of Wallkill's board to pursue a plan to get red-light cameras installed at intersections along a frequently congested stretch of Route 211.
Their decision came after hearing from angry residents upset with drivers who choose to hit the accelerator when a yellow light turns red.
Here's a way to pass the time when you pull up to a red light during a period of high traffic volume along the aforementioned Route 211 commercial zone: Watch the flow of oncoming cars as they turn into the adjacent shopping area.
Then count the number of vehicles pulling in front of you after your light has changed to green.
I call it "red plus two" — my reference to the average number of aggressively driven cars and trucks that blow through an intersection after their turn arrow becomes red.
Wallkill officials point to this dangerous driving behavior as the cause of many recent T-bone crashes. Apparently, the offending drivers were done waiting and decided to make the turn, no matter what the light color.
I recently voiced my support for the Route 211 red-light cameras while talking with a group of friends.
Did I get an earful! Opponents stand ready with all sorts of arguments.
I was reminded of a lawsuit filed in New York City by drivers who believe yellow-light timing was shortened so more tickets could be written and fines collected. Others say the tickets get sent to the vehicle owner, who may not have been the one whose picture was taken.
They also question whether the cameras' use leads to a decrease in accidents. And they're quick to point out that when a camera image catches someone in the act, there is no certifiable witness to the alleged violation.
Like them or not, red-light cameras have been taking hold.
If the state gives the green light, the Town of Wallkill will join more than 500 communities nationwide that use video technology as a way to deter dangerous driving without further taxing law-enforcement resources already stretched thin.
If Route 211 cameras begin popping up, town officials should prepare for some blowback.
Once drivers start getting ticketed, questions are sure to be raised about yellow-light timing at busy intersections. And we're certain to hear from those who refuse to believe financial gain was not the motive for their installation.
I understand all the "big brother" concerns. But I'd be happy — and would feel safer — if a few strategically placed candid cameras succeeded in reducing the frequency of my "red plus two" intersection observations.
Reach Tracy Baxter at email@example.com and see his NewsWatch program and online blog at recordonline.com

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27 Dresses (UK - BD RB)
Chris braves the horrors of the rom-com to check out this Katherine Heigl movie...
Jane (Katherine Heigl) is a twenty-something, hopeless romantic New Yorker who believes that everyone should have their own 'happily-ever-after'. To this end, she spends most of her free time organizing other people's weddings. Always the bridesmaid and never the bride, Jane works as a personal assistant to successful businessman George (Edward Burns), with whom she is secretly in love. After accumulating a total of twenty seven hideous bridesmaid outfits Jane decides it's time to make her move on George, but things don't go according to plan.
When her sexy younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman) breezes into town and promptly steals George's heart (using slightly dubious methods), it's left to Jane to organise the wedding—much to her chagrin. Things are made even more complex by the arrival of Kevin (Jimmy Marsden), a wedding reporter looking to write a big story about the high-profile couple. Queue lots of misunderstandings, shocking revelations and sexual tension as the film rumbles towards its all-too predictable climax.
Okay, I have a confession to make. The reason I agreed to do this review was because my other half wanted the film on Blu-ray. That's it. I already sat through it once at the cinema, and while it wasn't a terrible film I wasn't exactly looking forward to seeing it again so soon. The biggest problem I had with the film would probably be its greatest strength if I was a woman—it's formulaic and predictable. It would seem that this is what the fairer sex want from their rom-coms, at least if my good lady is any indication.
Personally I like films with a bit more of an edge. The best romantic comedy I've seen in recent memory is Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, which was an incredibly quirky look at love in strange circumstances. To be fair, the Mrs. also enjoyed it, but not in the same way she enjoys films like this, Dirty Dancing, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days or P.S., I Love You. I just don't get the appeal. I can see the entire story arc within the first ten minutes, which pretty much renders the journey pointless for me.
Still, as far as these films go, 27 Dresses is fairly inoffensive. Katherine Heigl is a likeable screen presence, not to mention serious eye candy, and she coasts her way comfortably through the film. Malin Akerman plays the conceited, slightly bitchy little sister role well, and Jimmy 'Cyclops' Marsden makes the predictable character arc from jerk to love interest (oh no, a spoiler *cough*) more tolerable than some. However, the single biggest thing that 27 Dresses has going for it is that it's not Fool's Gold...
27 Dresses arrives with a 2.40:1 widescreen transfer (1080p/AVC) that looks just as you'd expect from a recent release, although it's not as impressive as the best the format has to offer. The image is clean and fairly detailed, with excellent black levels, but I found colour rendition to be a little hit and miss due to some slightly suspect contrast. Surprisingly the interior night-time scenes look better than those that take place in the daylight, which are strangely muted. This leads to some slightly unnatural skin tones and the aforementioned lack of 'pop' in the colours (as demonstrated by the screen captures). Unfortunately I can't remember how the film looked at the cinema, so I have to assume that this is an accurate representation of the film's theatrical look, but I still found it slightly underwhelming when compared to the best looking Blu-ray Discs in my collection. It's not that it does anything wrong, it just doesn't stand out from the crowd.
It's a Fox release, so that must mean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, right? Well, yeah, as it happens. Again, I can't handle the full Master Audio track, so I was forced to listen to the DTS Core track instead. To be honest 27 Dresses isn't a film to stretch your audio kit, so I doubt I was missing too much with just the 1.5Mbps track.
The most important element of the mix is probably the dialogue, which remains perfectly clear throughout. Elsewhere there are a few discrete effects, but these are mostly limited to surround action during the exterior shots or the various songs that punctuate the film (including a satisfactory rendition of 'The Force' from a pre-scandal Michael Jackson). Bass is actually surprisingly punchy during these numbers, although unlikely to rattle your ribcage. I guess the best way to describe the soundtrack is 'functional'. It does all that's required of it, but it's certainly not demo material.
'The Wedding Party' featurette is about as close to an in-depth making of as this disc gets, clocking in at a little under fifteen minutes. We go behind the scenes with the cast and crew, who discuss the genesis of the film and their character arcs in between the on-set footage. It does get a little back-slappy towards the end, but nowhere near as much as some featurettes of this type.
'You'll Never Wear it Again' runs for little under seven minutes and deals with the costume design, specifically the titular dresses as worn by Jane. 'Jane's World' clocks in at a little under five minutes and concentrates on the film's production design. Although set in New York, the film was actually shot in Rhode Island , which apparently proved challenging for the filmmakers. They should be thankful they weren't shooting in Quahog (yes I know it's a fictional place).
'The Running of the Brides' is a short (five minute) featurette that shows the real-life scramble that takes place at Filene's Basement's annual wedding gown sale. Basically it's a bunch of American brides-to-be going slightly mental as they swarm over a bunch of marked-down wedding dresses like veracious locusts. It reminded me of that episode of Friends. Three deleted scenes with a combined runtime of four minutes bring up the rear, but none of them would really have added anything to the film.
It's worth mentioning that the first three featurettes are presented in HD, while 'The Running of the Brides' and deleted scenes are presented in standard definition.
Yes 27 Dresses is another predictable romantic comedy, but it just about manages to rise above absolute mediocrity thanks to the quality of the principal cast. The disc itself isn't too bad either, although the bonus material is as lightweight as the film. Thankfully the all-important audio-visual elements are up to snuff, although that's to be expected given the film's age. If you're a woman who likes this sort of film (or a man whose woman likes this sort of film) I have no reservations in recommending it. In fact, you can probably add a couple of points to the movie score. However, if like me you've seen it all before, you'd do well to rent rather than buy.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
sec127 Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United States Posts: 192
this is actually a lot better than most rom-coms. i found this film to be actually funny and endearing at times. not bad in the least, i would give it a 7 of 10.
dbeamish Contributor Join Date: August 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 511
she is lovely .. but i think this is more a Tom movie than a Chris movie..
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 28th July 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Audio Descriptive 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 German
Subtitles: English, French, German, Dutch
Extras: The Wedding Party, You'll Never Wear it Again, Jane's World, The Running of the Brides, Deleted Scenes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Edward Burns
Genre: Comedy and Romance
Length: 111 minutes
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Halle Berry rocks a black bikini while hitting the beach with her adorable daughter Nahla on Tuesday (March 26) in Maui, Hawaii.
The 46-year-old actress was accompanied by her fiancé Olivier Martinez.
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Over the weekend, Halle and Olivier were spotted grabbing lunch together at Fig & Olive in L.A.
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Are there any major differences between the pronunciation of ancient and modern Greek?
If not, then for self study, the google language tools (designed for modern Greek) would be a good way to determine the pronunciation of Ancient Greek words aswell. I.e.
http://translate.google.com/translate_t ... E%BD%CE%B7
Press the button that says "Listen" and it will say the word.
I have noticed from videos on youtube that many people when they recite the Bible in Koine they pronounce the Greek 'οι' like an English 'oi' rather than 'ei', which is how modern Greeks pronounce it. Is this correct or do they do this simply because they have never studied spoken Greek so they assume that 'οι' is pronounced like in English?


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina coach Roy Williams liked what his players did. He didn't love the way they did it.
P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 20 points to help No. 23 North Carolina beat McNeese State 97-63 on Saturday.
Reggie Bullock added 17 points for the Tar Heels (9-3), who made 13 of 28 3-point attempts and never trailed. James Michael McAdoo scored 12 points, Leslie McDonald added 11 points, and Brice Johnson had 10 points for North Carolina.
"To me, the key to the game today was that we just made a lot of shots," Williams said. "Everybody has heard me say it a thousand times, but everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket. But we've got to have more balance inside."
The Tar Heels blew open the game early with a 22-4 run to take a 27-8 lead midway through the first half.
McDonald led the charge, scoring all of his points in the first half. He made his first two shots, both of which were 3-pointers, during the decisive run.
The Tar Heels bounced back from an 85-67 loss at Texas on Wednesday night in which they shot 31 percent from the field, made 3 of 19 3-pointers and committed 18 turnovers.
"A win always makes you feel better," Hairston said. "I think the main thing we did better this game was that we played with a little bit more heart and played together as a team. I think against Texas, we tried to do it a little too much on our own and tried to force shots."
North Carolina's 3-point shots fell early and often against McNeese State (6-4). Marcus Paige began North Carolina's 22-4 spurt with a 3-pointer, and Bullock ended it with a 3-pointer.
The Tar Heels shot 54 percent from the field in the first half, including 8 of 17 from 3-point range, en route to a 54-23 lead at halftime.
North Carolina took advantage of a porous zone defense by McNeese State. The Tar Heels whipped the ball around the perimeter to generate open looks, recording 18 assists and three turnovers in the first half.
"Bullock and their perimeter guys lit us up when we went zone," McNeese State coach Dave Simmons said. "If they shoot the ball like that, it is going to be tough for anybody to beat them."
When the long-range shots didn't fall, North Carolina simply rebounded and scored. The Tar Heels finished the game with more offensive rebounds (22) than McNeese State's total for defensive rebounds (21), scoring 21 second-chance points.
Williams bristled at the notion that his team should be content to launch 3-pointers against opponents who play zone. He said he wants his team to get the ball inside more often and earn more trips to the free throw line.
"If you want to give me something, that means you think it's to your advantage," Williams said. "I want to take what I want. . I think you live by the 3, and you die by the 3."
While the Tar Heels scored from long distance, the Cowboys struggled to score from anywhere. McNeese State shot 36 percent from the floor in each half, making 3 of 17 3-point attempts in the game.
Jeremie Mitchell scored 13 points to lead the Cowboys, whose five-game winning streak ended.
Craig McFerrin added 10 points for McNeese State, which dropped to 0-4 against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cowboys managed only one field goal, a jumper by McFerrin, during a seven-minute stretch in the first half as the Tar Heels pulled away.
"We were very active and talking," Hairston said. "I think against Texas, we didn't communicate as well. Guys got left for open 3s and layups. I think this game, we did a great job of talking on defense and being in the right spots on the rotations."
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Shaune Lewis has been a regular at the Quad City Speedway for as long as he can remember — either as a young fan or racecar driver.
Shaune Lewis has been a regular at the Quad City Speedway for as long as he can remember — either as a young fan or racecar driver.
The Kewanee racer experienced a long-awaited first at the East Moline track July 21, landing in the winner's circle in a UMP open-wheel modified race.
"It was huge," said Lewis of his first victory in that series. "I've been trying to win at that place for 15 years."
Along with Lewis, Milo Veloz Jr. and Donovan Lodge had fast cars early in the race. Lewis chased down Lodge and was in second behind Veloz Jr. when the leader's car broke. Lewis took control of the race and held off a late surge by T.D. Burger of Pontiac to claim the checkered flag.
Lewis has been racing since 1995, starting in the street stock division and moving into open-wheel modifieds.
"I was born and raised around the sport," said Lewis, noting his dad Rich worked in the pits for more than 20 years for area racing legend Gary Webb of Davenport, Iowa.
Lewis races primarily at QC Speedway and in LaSalle, but also takes his car to Canton and Peoria, and Iowa tracks in West Liberty, Dubuque, Davenport and Tipton.
He's quick to point out there are plenty of people behind the scenes that make his racing possible, starting with his wife Rhonda and son Blaise.
"My wife's in the garage with the race car as much as I am," said Lewis. "I couldn't do it without her. She's into it as much as I am. She's fired up when I run well and she's fired up when I run bad."
Also instrumental in getting his car ready for racing are Richard Hathaway, his parents Rich and Diana Lewis, Ethan Washburn, Jose Munoz and Jeff Anderson.
Lewis is sponsored by Cernovich Auto and Truck Wrecking, Yarger Machinery Sales, Longeville Homes, Verbeck Farms of Annawan, Cambridge Car Corner, CSB Insurance Services, Wager Lawn Service, Mirocha's Auto Service, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ceja's Upholstery, Fastenal of Princeton, Loncka Graphics, Lewis Body Shop and Creative Look Hairstyling.
"They're a big help," said Lewis of his sponsors. "I wouldn't be able to do it without them."
Lewis calls racing a "fun, expensive and stressful hobby."
"When you run well, it makes it all worth it," said Lewis. "Some people go on vacation in the summer. We just race all summer."


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Does anyone else feel the need?
Amadeus wrote:Amadeus omnibus sodalibus salutem plurimam dicit,
As you know, I've been reading W.H.S. Jone's "Via Nova" (or The application of the direct method to Latin and Greek) with much delight as it has re-acquainted me with some already forgotten notions of the Direct Method, and has also re-kindled my desire to think, speak and write Latin with the fluidity of any other second language. I owe a debt of gratitude to Adrianus, for making me aware of the book's existence.
With the new information I was able to gather, I'm scrapping the old translation project I posted on the Composition Board (which is now dead anyway), and am proposing new learning methods based on Jone's book:
1. Revival (or creation, in the case of the Greek board) of the Audio thread. For my part, I'll commit to recording one brief passage every week. Oooo, this is scary! But the oral part of (self-) teaching is very important and I have neglected it for too long.
And if we want to help beginners, instead of going for complicated poetry, we could read simple fables and stories with special emphasis on intonation and on the pronunciation of Latin vowels.
2. Make a new thread (or section) for the intermediate students to ask questions about Latin grammar in Latin, and get responses in that same language. This way we avoid the intrusion of translation, which should be left to the advanced students tackling difficult literary works.
Perhaps there is no need to make a new section, but, in that case, the moderators should make it known that these kinds of questions should only be answered in the language in which the question was asked, sub capitis poena!
3. Post images without text that tell a story and challenge textkittens to write it in Latin (or Greek).
4. Make a new section for discussing all things ancient: the life and times of the Greeks and Romans.
5. Create a wiki dictionary of Latin-Latin and Greek-Greek.
These are some of the half-baked ideas I've been going over my head for some time now. Maybe not all can be implemented, but at least one should be feasible. What sayest thou?
Gonzalo wrote:I think a Latin-Latin dictionary might be, in fact, the same Latin Wikipedia (http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usor:Gundisalvus_Xerezensis ) or Wiktionary.
Let me give an example to illustrate how I envisage a useful learner dictionary, Terti-Roberte Gonzaloque, and why it should be a Latin-Latin dictionary. I had already started work on this, and reading the Jones' book (pp.70-74) reinforces the conviction that it is a good thing (still a daunting task, though).
please correct
but it's fun to attempt (I'm not saying I've succeeded) a clear, simple natural-language verbose definition that broadens one's vocabulary with closely related terms and allows verbs to be introduced in a way that is otherwise hard to illustrate. ("Lingua per se illustrata" is Orberg's nice way of expressing this approach.) If I can't guess what 'beccum' means, the definition of 'beccus' in the dictionary rectifies this. But what if I can't guess 'beccus' from 'beccumque'? The ideal interactive dictionary tags each word with the correct link, of course.
I don't get the point, though, about the work not being feasible if it's been done already(?)
Tertius Robertus wrote:1977
it is still under copyright....
and avaible at amazon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/348706426X
adrianus wrote:You set me up, edonnelly, by suggesting someone email the guy but I forgive you.
edonnelly wrote:adrianus wrote:You set me up, edonnelly, by suggesting someone email the guy but I forgive you.
Sorry. It definitely was down when I tried yesterday, but certainly is up now.
There's some interesting stuff in there.
adrianus wrote:You know I was only kidding about 'setting me up', Eduarde (preferne 'edonnelly'?). I had checked the FTP wasn't working myself before emailing, as you sensibly suggested. And there is interesting stuff indeed on the Montclair site, so much gratitude to you. I'm having a field-day downloading.


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Pascal de Clermont is known worldwide as one of the top performing mentalist. This DVD is designed to get you introduced to some basic principles, and instantly learn a trick allowing you to practice that principle.
Enilec is a trick using a standard dictionary. Your spectator will choose a word from it, and by going alphabetically letter by letter, you will be able to find the word that your spectator has picked. Extremely easy to perform, and yet very bright, this effect is perfect to practice your pumping abilities because you don't even have to pump.
Peek me is Pascal's version of peeking the serial number of a borrowed bill. Impromptu, easy to perform: a real serial peeker. DVD describes the effect performed with a Euro Banknote, but it can be easily adapted to any foreign or domestic bill.
Logos is Pascal's notepad effect that uses the Raschomon principle, with an amazing simplicity. This is a great introduction to pumping right here, and again, the logic and the construction of the trick make it so easy to perform that you will hold a winner right here. Perfect for table hopping, instantly reset, I dare you not to want to perform that effect as soon as you see it!
This is the classic 21 card trick effect revisited and mixed with pumping and techniques to cut it short, and fool any laymen around you.
This is an introduction to the PATEO force, that allows you to perform a great impromptu effect at any time using only borrowed objects. Performable by a 4 year old, it's a great teaching / give away trick even though extremely strong so you really want to keep it secret :)
Pascal's adaptation of the "wordo" gimmick on a road map, using a business card. Another ultra easy to perform trick, that can be adapted and used for a lot of effects.
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yeah, thats what I do!!!
This post's for all you Bloggers who have a blog at Blogger.com (blogspot.com ).
Do you have a lot of categories (labels as they are called) ?
Do you feel some of your readers would want to subscribe only to a category in your blog rather than subscribing to all the posts on the blog?
There can be many more reasons why you would want category feeds . You may be someone like me who at times blogs about films and then once a while blogs something like this post ;o)
Previously I discussed how to create category feeds for wordpress blogs .
Below are the steps to create category feeds for blogger.com (blogspot.com) blogs :
1. Decide which category(label) feeds you want. It can be a select few or all of them. The choice is yours.
2. Suppose you decide to have a separate feed for a category named example .
3. The feed URL for the category example will be:
That's it. I swear, you just created a category feed for your blog.
Now you can do whatever you want. Either burn this feed in feedburner or give away the raw feed to your subscribers.
Hope this post has helped you. Please Stumble, Digg etc. if it was useful to you.
Click here to learn how to add static pages like an "About Me" page or "Contact Me" page for your Blogger.com blogs.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Well, not this but am looking forward to similar tips for self hosted wordpress domains.
I know it is very useful.
September 11th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
No . My question is…like u have categories on the right side in which you can put various kinds of posts- blog stuff, hollywood talk etc…can blogger too have similar categories on its side, in which various posts can be segregated and put?
Nischal Shetty
September 11th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
@Cuckoo i'll try to blog anything new I get to learn about wordpress
@Kiran Thats what labels are for in blogger. They are nothing but categories. If you want to display them in the side bar then you will find a gadget named as 'Labels'. Add it to your sidebar and you'll be able to see the categories
September 11th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
ok. got it. thanks.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I'll keep giving you challenges. This is the second one.
One off topic-Do you have any posts on pHp, the lingo used in WP which goes above my head ? I couldn't find any. Too demanding, right ?
Nischal Shetty
September 12th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
@Cuckoo It's the same on my end too.. lol… I am a Java developer. So this php stuff is pretty alien to me too But then how long can a wordpress blogger stay away from php! Will let you know as and when I learn php. And yeah, if you learn it before I do then do tell me about it
September 15th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Is there a way to get your rss feeds to list the category posts alphabetically?
Nischal Shetty
September 16th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
@Sarah Ummm.. I went through the Blogger API but wasn't able to find something that would suffice your needs
I found out how to retrieve posts sorted by name for wordpress blogs though
September 16th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Thanks for looking. Yes, I know wordpress has great plugin for that. What does API stand for?
Nischal Shetty
September 16th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
@Sarah API = Application Programming Interface . It helps developers to build applications on top of the existing ones Plugins, gadgets etc are made with the help of API's.
You can get all the info you need on blogger API here
September 16th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Awesome! Just so I understand (very new to the web world if you can't already tell ), does this allow me to edit individual pages to? Blogger only lets me edit the template…
Nischal Shetty
September 16th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
@Sarah I don't think pages are allowed. But a lot of workaround's can be found. I'll try to blog about this some time soon I'm pretty new to the Blogger API… just about getting started with it
September 18th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Fantastic post! I looked all-over the Blogger help site for a way to utilise tags for more targeted feeds. Thanks Nischal!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:33 am
But I have a problem: I have the old config blog, but with labels. I fear switching to the new config because I would lose config template information (I know, I did it once with another blog in blogger).
But I have labels, though. You can see them on the posts. But since I am not working with gadgets, I don't know how to work out the template code to access the labels list.
Could you give me advice on this? Thanks!
Nischal Shetty
September 18th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
glad it helped you
I don't know how to do that.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I tried searching for the Labels gadget, but I can't! I know, it's the most simple thing, and yet, I can't do it! I go to Layout | Page Elements and then find an "Add Gadget" link. Then I do a search, but no luck!
Okay, another question – labels aren't exactly like WordPress's categories, right? I mean, with labels, you can add as many as you want and your blog post will appear in all of them, if say, a user opens each label in a different tab. Categories (real WordPress categories!) on the other hand is the single place where your blog post is stored.
Do you get what I mean? Take a look at this blog as an example: http://www.michaelaulia.com/blogs/. It has both Categories, in which one files a blog post into ONE of the Categories only, so there isn't multiple copies of blog posts in different categories. This actually makes it easier for users, since then they know they won't stumble on the same blog post both in "Technology" and "Google" for example, but only one of them.
It also has labels (tags in WordPress) too – and that's where you CAN add as many labels as you won't, and where your blog post will appear like many same copies. Do you get what I mean? So my question is – in Blogger, you'd have to put only one label per post if you want to have true categories right? Because you wouldn't be able to have Categories and Tags (Labels) at the same time.
My other question is: then, why do people use both tags and categories, like in that blog I gave to you as an example? Categories I understand – they definitely help if a user wants to see all the posts about Google. Labels though? What's the "genius" behind them?
Please reply, if not to the questions, then about how I can find the Labels gadget. That's first priority after all, categories or no categories!
Nischal Shetty
October 5th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I'll answer all your questions but first lets add the label gadget to your blog.
When you click on 'Add a gadget' in the gadget page click on the 'Basics' link on the left side. There will be some 20 gadgets. Look for the one named 'Labels'
Let me know if you find it
Nischal Shetty
October 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Labels in blogger = categories in wordpress
In wordpress too you can have the same post in more than one category.
Tags are used as a good SEO(Search Engine Optimization) technique. You should decide what keywords users would generally type in search engines for which you want your post to be found. Then add those tags to the post.
Do let me know if you have any queries
October 5th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Hmmm… -thinks for a moment- But if, like you said, you can add a blog post to many categories in WordPress as well, then you could also easily say that "Labels in blogger = tags in wordpress".
I mean, wouldn't that be more right? Since usually, people file away their blog posts in ONE category, so that the category fill up quickly, instead of just having one post per category sort of problem. Its tags that you use numerously on a single blog post…
So, according to you, what is Blogger missing? Tags or categories? Or do it's "labels" act as both – good for SEO keywords and good for categorizing posts so that users can find them later?
I do have lots more queries, since I'm only beginning to write a blog and it seems that I've actually found a person that will actually answer my questions! xD But I'd rather not fill this up with hundreds of posts, so how about we contact each other by email?
Nischal Shetty
October 6th, 2008 at 4:18 am
Yeah, in a way you can say that labels in blogger act as both tags (good SEO) as well as categories
Feel free to ask me any number of queries. I'll be glad if I'm able to help you out
You can either ask your queries in the comment sections here (which can help other readers too) or you can send your queries to me at : (Get a similar image for yourself)
October 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Thanks a lot I was just struggling for a label feed..trying to guess the url myself! Your work is commendable!
Nischal Shetty
October 13th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Thanks for the encouraging comment
Money Bush
November 1st, 2008 at 1:32 am
I plan on using this on at least one of my blogs.
November 1st, 2008 at 6:12 am
Hmmm.. I am still waiting for a wordpress category feed.
I have three blogs in wordpress. I use both category & tags though I display only categories.
We, at wordpress, can always have more than one category & tag for a single post. Usage is different.
For example on my travel blog I use Category for places (city within country) and tags for themes (beach, mountains, lakes etc)
I hope you understand.
November 1st, 2008 at 6:22 am
This one is for you. As I said in the prev. comment, I don't display tags. The reason is that I don't like tag clouds… the ones that are used more become very big & dominate others.
Can we have them displayed in the similar fashion as categories ? By default categories are displayed alphabetically.
Nischal Shetty
November 1st, 2008 at 6:29 am
I had written a post on how to create category feeds for wordpress blogs. You can read it here
About the tags being displayed as categories, I guess there might be plugins for that. Do not know of any right now but will lety you know if I find one
February 7th, 2009 at 7:22 am
is the label important for SEO? if not i will erase all my label. can you tell me?
Nischal Shetty
February 7th, 2009 at 7:44 am
As far as I can tell, Labels do help in SEO. After all, every label has its own url.
I'm not a regular blogger user, but as a wordpress user I can tell you that tags in wordpress have helped me get good search engine traffic. I think the same should hold good for blogger labels too
February 25th, 2009 at 12:28 am
hi. I wanna be able to categorise my labels into groups. how do i do that?
Nischal Shetty
February 25th, 2009 at 1:19 am
I'm sorry, I'm not sure if that can be done. If I get to know of a way I'll inform you
Vanessa D. Alexander
February 25th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Labels at Blogger.com are categories and keywords for SEO. Problem is the labels also work as another archive just ordered a different way.
Users end up viewing the same content they find in the archives. WordPress has a separate tag system. Blogger does not.
If you create a label for your post it is also archived.
If you have the Archives and Labels on the sidebar as most of us do, the Archives allow visitors to read by calendar dates.
The labels allow them to read things in separated topics such as: books, home, leisure, etc. Search engines pull the labels=keywords.
But visitors are still reading the same content in both. The labels are for SEO value and to allow visitors to focus on one topic rather than going through an entire archive by dates.
If you create the archive and opt for weekly they can read posts published from week to week. If you opt for monthly every post for the entire month will appear. That's a lot.
If you file your posts under several labels it will be great for SEO but since labels are a kind of archive as well it could be a bit overwhelming for readers.
Nischal Shetty
February 26th, 2009 at 1:36 am
WOW!! Thats a nice write up! Informative and clears a lot of doubts for first timers… Thank you so much
Nischal Shetty
February 26th, 2009 at 1:38 am
P.S. If any of you want to blog for iSimplyBlog.com let me know. I'm soon planning to have others on board too. You would have the option of placing your own ads on the posts you write.
Looking forward to a great association with all of you
June 25th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Hi Nischal,
I create a titles archive from the label gadget but I wanted to remove the number that appear next to each title. I suppose I should change something from the template just I don't know what.
Nischal Shetty
June 25th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Go to "Layout" -> "Edit HTML" and click on "Expand Widget Templates" check box.
Now, search for "
(<data:i.post-count/>)" and remove it (it would be present in more than one place)
Before you save do check the outcome in the "Preview" or try this in a test blog first. I don't want you to be breaking your template code
Do let me know if it helps!
July 24th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Okay I am now trying.. hope this will works for me. I am looking for something like this to show my posts sorted under few selected categories. maybe 5 posts per categories for 5 main categories/labels.
Bill Bartmann
September 4th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Cool site, love the info.
Claudiu Constantin
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 am
Very interesting!
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November 5th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
This post really helped me. I was looking for this for a couple of weeks. Thanks BUDDY.
November 8th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Hi, i want to create a page that can have several sub page categories. How do i do that? Also, how do i add 'serch' for each page?
January 29th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Hello Frnd,
I make a new & my first blog at blogger, I m just fond of writing stories , & want to share expe, with all, So I make a blog , but I want some catagories in it like personal, education, movies, professional etc….. Hope you understand what I mean .
Pls help me in this & I want to learn more , I m new presently I doing MBA from SCDL pune. & doing job in SEO.
Waiting for your reply.
Nischal Shetty
January 29th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
When you write a blog post, at the bottom you would find a text box which says "Labels". Blogger calls its categories as labels. Just add whatever category name you wish to give. You can get in touch with me if you need any help
February 27th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Ok, so I have a blog with four categories (I fooled around with the HTML, and finally got them all up at the top somehow). But now, when I create a new post, I want to be able to put it in a specific category (why else would I create them?). I would do the whole Labels thing that's been suggested, but i already worked hard to put these Categories up. For example, if I create a post and want to put it in Album Reviews…? HOW? Thanks!
January 10th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
thanks this is exactly what I was looking for!
February 24th, 2011 at 9:52 am
I wanted to put email subscription for a specific label/category in my blog. Can you teach me on who to do that?
February 26th, 2011 at 10:47 am
I finally found this!
I have been looking this…. making feeds for each specific category. I am truly grateful for this. Thank you Nischal.
But I have one more questions:
Is there a way for me to make a single feed for two categories?
I hope you have an idea for this.
Thanks again.
- Jack -
Joshua LaBello
May 26th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
This doesn't work for me at all… tells me it's an invalid url – I tried it several different ways and with different labels… help?
Joshua LaBello
May 26th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
This did work, though: http://www.blogger.com/add-gadget?url=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/113559016332660683424/Long_Feeds_Labels_Final.xml
Only problem was that I can only add one per blog… I wanted to use it to separate the feeds…
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November 18th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
i don't understand what and where we can put this code in.
Ashish Kumar
December 11th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Brilliant share, many thanks.
January 5th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
nice thnks,,
Rehan Khan
March 12th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Amazing, Thanks for sharing this trick with us..
July 25th, 2012 at 6:08 am
No you can make different catagories in blog…i.e movies, cars, wwe etc and in these catagories u can add labels…this is called parent catagory
August 6th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
This work for me. But if I put the blogger label feeds into feedburner, they always show up as empty feeds, eventhough there were contents in it.
Mind telling me where I did wrong?


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Adrift at the End of the Universe
Thorgrin is the first to come to. One of the last to join the party and engage in their cause for the challenge of it, Thorgrin also sees that they may have paid a deep price after all. With the etherium shattered, they are adrift in the Ethereal Wastes, speeding away from the farthest corners of the universe at an alarming rate with no way to return. All of his energy gone, he collapses once again…
The End of the Dark Ages
In the days to come, they would call these the dark ages. When magic was under the grip of a tyrannical government and a decadent empire run by a corrupt monarch dominated the land. Disease, poverty, and war were common in these ages, it is said, though for reasons never fully explained, the history of this era became clouded and murky, making it not just the dark ages, but the lost era.
An impossible distance away, champions of the world took the fight to the Chained God. They knew that it meant they would likely never return to the world they knew. They sacrificed everything about their own lives to save us all from the scourge that even the gods feared. Assembled from across the far reaches of the universe and from various times, they came together, bound by circumstance, responsibility, and a shared oath to protect all of creation. In the end, they were successful. The Chained God was stopped, and for a time, the people of Einland could breath easy and rebuild. Though this was not an end to evil, a permanent stop to the forces of destruction and suffering, it was an important victory. Without their success, there could be no continuance, no future. Perhaps one day, their legacy would be carried on by those with a similar mission. Or maybe the battle against evil never ends. But without their sacrifice, we would never find out.
In the year 500, the sky rained fire. In 525, Ebbek the Inquisitor gathered a team together to investigate a powerful prophecy. Only some of that team remained, but the power of the prophecy was such to sweep up those who that team encountered into a greater cause. From there, the team changed from being a loose group who needed a favor to the most important heroes that the world will never know.
Yet, their legacy would not end…
A Parting of the Ways
The heroes awake to find themselves in the halls of the Divine. After the Chained God was destroyed and the etherium prison scattered, they were able to come in and help repair some of the damage, as well as rescue the party from their fate. However, the world is too small for the power the heroes now possess. As Ebbek tells them, this is likely the last time any will see each other again, and to say their goodbyes.
Final Fates
Glandrin, having held off one of the most destructive forces in the universe by himself, was not seen again. But it is said that the Eternal Defender is out there, holding off the horrors at the edge of the universe so that the rest of us can go on.
Gnosis is visited by the last vestiges of the watcher Penemue. She imbues him with the Words of Creation so that he may carry on as she fades away. Gnosis appears before his people and declares that he has the power to end the minotaur curse of rage for any who would follow him and his teachings. While it will ultimately be their choice whether to accept this or not, at least for the first time, they have a choice.
Raiden has destroyed the Zumcantor style forever and avenged his school and his master by developing the most advanced sword technique ever known. Realizing that he could not let this technique fall into the wrong hands, he hangs up his sword and founds his own school in the depths of the Elemental Chaos, to be passed on to those found worthy.
Zigfried has peered into the structure of the universe through the junction in Mechanus, and becomes one with the universal consciousness, hearing the voices of all living creatures everywhere. But for the first time, he is happy to hear all the voices.
Weepy the Mind Flayer survived. He continues to weep.
Mielka is called upon by Moradin to retreat from the mortal world to help run the tavern in his divine realm. "Unfortunately," he says, "the only patrons seem to be cute Dwarven men…"
Aerthurius has become one with the spellstorm, stretching back and forward in time to be harnessed by those in the Feywild that have need of it. Maybe some day he will manifest in person again. Whether this will be a day of greatness or catastrophe remains to be seen.
Gurias returns to Arborea, hundreds of years from when he left, where he and his family's names are officially pardoned. A massive celebration ensues, the likes of which has never been seen. In the morning, the Magister of the Fey is gone, retreated to who knows where to construct his tower and continue his magical studies in private. Months later, an Eladrin barmaid in Arborea nurses a swollen belly.
Thorgrin returns to Sigil to take revenge on the demons who drove him to stowaway on the Legacy, teaching them not to mess with the Indomitable Champion. His last business wrapped up, Thorgrin retires to his own farm to raise a family and breed unicorns, the crew of the Legacy helping him to tend to the fields.
Bael appears in the divine prison of Carceri. "You haven't forgotten our bargain, have you?" says Torog, God of Jailors. Bael responds "You haven't forgotten ours, have you?" The god looks at him quizzically. Bael responds "Our bargain was that I come here. Not that I stay here." The Divine Executioner unholsters his axe, and charges.
Roll Credits
Two links of chain float away in what's left of the Deep Astral at incredible speeds. Zoom in to the chains. They light up with red eyes.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th Apr 2011 22:17 UTC
Well, it seems like Sony vs. George Hotz has ended pretty much without a bang. Sony announced on its Playstation blog that the two parties have settled the case. Under the settlement, Hotz agrees to a permanent injunction fo his jailbreaking hack, but admits to no wrong-doing. A wise and, dare I say it, mature end to the lawsuit.
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Handling the end of this lawsuit so gracefully.
I'm not sure I'd call it grace, but they've certainly done some deft balancing of the goals of:
- making the immediate problem go away as quickly as possible (namely, the injunction Hotz agreed to and, presumably, the end of the "Anonymous" backlash)
- capitulating as little as possible (looks like Sony doesn't even have to pay Hotz's court costs)
- and while saving as much face as possible (presenting the settlement as some sort of magnanimous gesture on Sony's part, instead of it simply being damage control)


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