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How do I Love Thee?
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Don't you just love Valentine's Day? My hubby and I say "I love you" at least three times a day to each other, and sometimes I catch him staring at me while I'm reading or watching tv or crafting. When I look up, he always says, "I sure do love you," and this is after almost 43 years of marriage. I'm going to return the love this Valentine's Day with this little book, based on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet #43, How Do I Love Thee?.
This pocket book contains tags on which I will record some of the reasons I love this man, along with photos. It's easy-peasy to make so let's get started.
- Ann Butler EZ-DEs Alphabet, 2" and Sampler Set A stamps
- Ann Butler Crafters Ink, Aquamarine and Limon
- Mat Board, 7 1/2" x 5" or ready-made cover kit from Zutter
- Patterned paper for cover, two pieces, 9" x 6 1/2"
- Patterned paper for cover liner, two pieces, 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"
- Solid cardstock for pockets, six pieces 9 1/2" x 6" (two colors, three of each)
- Patterned paper for pocket back liners, six pieces 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"
- Solid Card Stock, six pieces, three of each color, 5 1/2" x 4"
- Solid cardstock scraps for punches and die cuts
- KoolTak Premium Extreme double sided tape, 1/8" and 1/2" width
- Aleene's White Tacky Glue
- Cork sheet (Midwest)
- Heart Wings die (Tim Holtz for Sizzix)
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Heart Punch (My Jewelry Shop)
- Uniball Vision Pen, Blue
- Bone Folder
- Westcott Non-Stick Scissors
- Scoring Tool
- Pencil
- Computer printed words
- Binding Materials - I used my Zutter Bind-It-All, but you could also use 3 binder rings
Note: All elements are sponged on the edges with Aquamarine ink.
|Trim corners of cover paper at a 45° angle.
- Adhere patterned paper to covers. Trim a 45° angle off each corner, leaving about 1/16 on each corner. Fold to back of cover and adhere with 1/8" tape. Apply 1/2" tape to cover liners and adhere to cover backs.
- Cut hearts from card stock scraps and stamp aquamarine ink on green hearts and Limon ink on blue with stamps from Ann's Sampler Pack.
Add stamped and cut elements to front.
- Stamp 2" alphabet stamps with Aquamarine ink on cork. Allow a few minutes to dry, then trace the outlines and swirls with the blue Uniball Vision pen.
- Trim out in squares, then layer onto blue card stock and trim to a 1/8" border. Arrange cork letters, printed words and hearts on cover and adhere with 1/2" tape or tacky glue.
- Trim the title page (Let me count the ways) to 6 1/2" x 4" and mount on 7 1/4" x 4 3/4" sheet.
Title page
|Line up texture plate on the 2 7/8" mark.
- Mark each pocket at 2 7/8" from the left edge. Line the texture plates up on this line and run through the Big Shot, three green with one plate, three blue with the other.
- Use a scoring tool to score close to each side of the textured area and fold the flaps to the back, securing with 1/2" double stick tape down the middle. No need to tape the bottom. The binding will hold the pockets and tags in place. Ink the textures to make them pop!
NOTE: The plate will not reach all the way to the bottom of the pocket, leaving 1 1/2" plain area. This is the edge you will be binding.
|Ink pocket fronts and add back liner.
- Adhere punch/stamped hearts along the edge of each tag. Punch additional hearts to adhere to the back side for stability.
Assemble your book in this order:
- book cover
- title page
- pockets (alternating colors)
- back cover
- Add photos and journaling on the pocket tags. There's also room on the pocket back to add additional photos.
- Add Stamped by from Ann's Sampler Set A to the inside back cover and sign your name.
If you want to include the entire Sonnet 43 as a lovely ending to this book, here it is:
How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach,when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints.
I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life;
and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death
Just print it out and adhere it to the inside back cover.
If you have any questions about this book, please email me at email@example.com.
Happy Valentine's Day!


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It can be quite common for women to suffer with body acne on occasion. More women have body acne than men because of the hormonal changes that women have. It is quite often a woman can have body acne and it can occur at most any time.
So, what should women do about body acne they have? It is a good idea to take the time to try and figure out the cause of the body acne. Once the cause has been determined, it will be much easier to figure out how to avoid it in the future.
Granted, many times the body acne can be a direct result of hormonal changes that are affecting the body, but other times it is possible it is due to another reason. So, this makes it a good idea to try and judge when the body acne may be worse than others.
For example, do you find you have body acne more so after you exercise? If so, there is a good chance, it can be due to the perspiration you may be experiencing due to exercise. So, you may want to keep a record of when you suffer from body acne the most and this can allow you to come up with ways to reduce it.
Body acne on women is never a fun thing to live with, but if there is enough effort made, it ca be reduced. We all would prefer to live without body acne and it is possible if we work at it by noticing when it occurs the most. Often times the acne is a result of hormonal imbalance, but it can be a result of other things as well. So, take this into consideration if you are dealing with this in your life.

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FRISCO, Texas (Friday, Feb. 21, 2014) – FC Dallas has acquired Uruguayan forward David Texeira from FC Groningen as a young designated player, pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 Visa. Per league policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
"He's a striker who finishes, a striker who works extremely hard off the ball and is going to complement what we have already with Escobar, Diaz, Castillo and Blas (Perez)," said FC Dallas Technical Director Fernando Clavijo. "He's a guy we have followed for a long time. He was probably one of the best players in the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia and from there he went to the Netherlands right away. He's a very talented young man and I don't believe he has even reached his potential yet. He's going to be an incredible addition to our roster."
The 22-year-old forward has been with Eredevisie side FC Groningen since 2011, appearing in 65 matches and scoring 14 goals for the club. He spent the first three seasons of his career with Defensor Sporting in his home country, notching six goals in 22 appearances with the Primera Division club. Texeira also competed in the 2011 U-20 World Cup with the Uruguay U-20 National Team.
Texeira will find at least one familiar face already at FC Dallas in midfielder Mauro Diaz. The duo were teammates as teenagers in the River Plate youth system.
FC Dallas opens the 2014 season at Toyota Stadium on March 8 against the Montreal Impact, presented by AdvoCare.
Full Name: César David Texeira Torres
Position: Forward
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 179
Date of Birth: Feb. 27, 1991
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Nationality: Uruguayan
Transaction: FC Dallas signs forward David Texeira


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Horse killed in barn collapse, result of stormy weather
Wednesday night's stormy weather resulted in few, if any human injury, but one horse was killed when a barn collapsed in Manteno.
Firemen rescued a reported dozen horses from the barn south of Manteno.
The shell of the new Risen Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church — being built at 9000N Road in Manteno — came tumbling down in the storm.
There were three reports of tornadoes in Kankakee County.
The result of the weather was felt in several areas of Kankakee County. Winds reached more than 80 mph. Hail and heavy rain was reported.
In Iroquois County, several communities were in clean-up mode today. Trees, power lines and rooftop debris was scattered about.
Donovan fire answered a call to Candace Grissom's residence on Route 52. No injury was reported. The fire's cause was likely weather-related.
Donovan Mayor Ken Ward reported several volunteers were helping clean up tree debris from the streets and village park.
Weather Spotters from the Iroquois County Amateur Radio Club confirmed threatening skies over several communities in the county's northern areas. A funnel cloud was reported NW of Martinton.
Elsewhere, downed power lines and branches, flooded viaducts and standing water closed roadways. The Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency's official rain gauge showed a total of 3.4 inches of rain overnight.
There were several rural spottings in the Wilmington, Essex and Bonfield areas, and others in the Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno and Grant Park areas.
Manteno seemed to be the hardest hit by strong straight line winds that blew through about 7:45 p.m. Those blasts would seem to be responsible for the horse barn collapse, downed power poles on U.S. Route 45/52, and the church collapse.


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Should ICANN Dump The Idea Of Generic Top Level Domains?
from the yes-or-no dept
On the whole, though, there seemed to be no legitimate reason for dribbling out TLDs in this manner. If the world needed more TLDs, why not open the process up entirely, and let people use whatever TLD made the most sense. Last year, it looked like it was making a step in that direction, by announcing plans to offer such generic TLDs, but at the astronomical price of somewhere between $100,000 and $500,000. So, once again, it was all about the money grab, rather than anything useful.
However, with overwhelming opposition to the idea of super high priced generic TLDs, ICANN has delayed the entire project and some are wondering if ICANN should drop the idea entirely. Personally, it still seems like the real plan should be not to do away with generic TLDs entirely, but to just open up the system, so that any TLD can be used, but that you can register for one at the regular domain price, rather than one that's many orders of magnitude higher.


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Gina Robertiello, PhD
Dr. Robertiello designed Felician College's Criminal Justice Program, which includes four tracks within the major, a minor, a concentration and a certificate. She teaches most of the theory classes at Felician (including Victimology and Criminology), as well as the Senior Research courses, which require a thesis paper, analysis of data, and a full defense at the end of the term.
Dr. Robertiello has written over 30 articles, book chapters, book reviews, and encyclopedic entries during the course of her career. She has also presented Conference Papers at National and Regional locations. See her vita for a full list of those publications. She serves on a number of committees at Felician College, and is an active member of the College's Institutional Review Board, which is an asset for her Senior Research students when they are applying for permission to administer their surveys for their research projects.
Dr. Robertiello guest lectures, moderates and organizes presentations and workshops, and is actively involved in student advisement. She has been married for 19 years to her husband Peter, and has three wonderful children; Brianna, Gabriella, and Joseph. Dr. Robertiello is a class mom to her kids, and her hobbies include reading, scrapbooking, and spending time at the family beach-house.
Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
Restorative Justice, Victimology, Domestic Violence, Police Behavior
Courses Taught at Felician University
CRIM 110/111 Criminal Justice I, II
CRIM 112 Police in America
CRIM 230 Victimology
CRIM 235 Juvenile Delinquency
CRIM 240 Community Supervision
CRIM 312 Criminology
CRIM 340 Cybercrime
CRIM 400 Senior Research I
CRIM 415 Senior Research II


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Arianna Rahimian - Care, Care & Spanish in Argentina
Volunteer work is constantly brought up at my high school, as community service is a pre-requisite. After a few Google searches, Projects Abroad seemed like the best programme choice because of the High School Special programme. Before I actually left for Argentina, a Projects Abroad staff member did an excellent job of answering any questions my mother had.
Arriving in Argentina
When I arrived in Córdoba, a Projects Abroad coordinator was there to meet me. We waited for another volunteer and then took a cab to my accommodation. My host family immediately made me feel welcomed with hugs and a kiss on the cheek. This was a tradition that I eventually got used to, as everyone you meet kisses you on the cheek.
The family I stayed with spoke fluent English, but we spoke Spanish as well. There were five volunteers at the accommodation and two bedrooms. The other four girls and I spent the majority of our time together both at home and at our work placement. We got along well and I was glad that I had the opportunity to meet them.
We all took turns doing the dishes each night after dinner, but lunch was taken care of for us and breakfast was so minimal that there were hardly any dishes to do. Argentinians eat differently than Americans, so instead of breakfast being a large meal to sustain you for the day, breakfast in Argentina was usually a piece of toast and coffee. Our host father was a cook, so we were always fed well for the other meals of the day.
The house was quite nice and we were able to shower every day. There were five volunteers, plus two parents and a baby, so we had to plan when we would shower. We either showered before work in the morning, or after class. We were all responsible for keeping the bathroom and shower clean, and we all pitched in with the work. Staying at my accommodation taught me to keep my house in the United States much tidier.
Volunteering in Argentina
Our placement on the first day was Los Boulevares and they care for kids and also provide a free meal to the elderly residents of the neighbourhood and those who can't afford food. We were expecting to work with kids that day, but it was extremely cold. Many parents won't send their kids to the placements if the weather is harsh because they don't want to risk their children getting sick.
That first day, no kids showed up so we gave the placement a new paint job. We created a new sign and re-painted the play area outside. While some volunteers painted, others helped prepare food. We made a cake and iced it with dulce de leche. We had so much batter that us volunteers ended up eating about half the cake and still had plenty left to give to the locals. All the elderly people who came for food lit up when we asked if they would also like some dessert.
The rest of the two weeks we worked at El Vagón. We would arrive around 9am every day and stay until around 1pm. The kids at El Vagón were some of the nicest I had ever met. I was a little nervous that I wouldn't understand their Spanish, or they wouldn't understand mine, but communication proved to be quite easy.
The placement provides the kids two meals every day. When we arrived each morning, we helped serve milk and bread for breakfast. One boy would always offer me his first piece of bread. I always declined, and next he would offer another volunteer or the teacher in the room. It was so touching that he would offer his bread to someone else before he started to eat it.
After breakfast every day the kids would play with the limited amount of toys they had in the room. On our first day at the placement we brought paper and some art supplies so that the kids could try something new.
We sat at their breakfast table and laid out all the art supplies so they could pick what they wanted to use. The paper and art supplies easily lasted the two weeks we were there.
Outside time was always allowed every day. The children were all different ages, so a volunteer always had to stay near the room with the babies. One was always on slide duty, and a few stayed near the field to supervise football games. Outside time was my favourite part of the day, because it was when we spent the most time with the kids. We played with them as we supervised them; some wanted to play running games, some wanted to dance and some just wanted to sit and talk about their baby dolls.
I found hanging out near the classroom watching the babies the most enjoyable. One girl in particular was the happiest baby I had ever met. She was constantly smiling and walking from one wall to the other. Every once in a while she would need some help, but she loved doing everything by herself; she even tried to feed herself at lunch!
The placement was definitely my favourite part of the day. I was really glad that we learnt a lot about Argentinian culture at our social events and in the Spanish class, but the main reason why I made the trip was for the volunteer work. Overall my trip was amazing. I wish I had stayed longer than just two weeks. There were so many people I would have loved to get to know better, and I wish I spent more time with our kids. I would recommend this project to anyone who likes travelling or just wants to try something new.
Arianna Rahimian
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Dit verhaal is een persoonlijke ervaring van een vrijwilliger op dit project en dus een momentopname. Houd er rekening mee dat jouw ervaring hiervan af kan wijken. Onze projecten veranderen constant, omdat we inspelen op de lokale behoefte en we voortborduren op de behaalde resultaten. Ook verschillende weersomstandigheden kunnen de ervaring beïnvloeden. Lees meer over wat je kunt verwachten van dit project of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie.


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As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve the economy � a set of priorities that could inform a 2016 presidential campaign.
The former secretary of state offered her most extensive description of her post-Obama administration agenda on Thursday since leaving her role as the nation�s top diplomat, basking in loud applause from admirers at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Chicago. The former first lady, a longtime advocate for women and children, said the foundation would serve as �my home� on a set of public policy initiatives close to her heart.
�What I think we have to be about is working together, overcoming the lines that divide us, this partisan, cultural, geographic (divide). Building on what we know works, we can take on any challenge we confront,� Clinton said. Reflecting the entire family�s involvement, the foundation has been renamed the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Clinton�s speech at the start of a two-day annual conference touched on themes that could be part of a future Democratic presidential campaign, with the former New York senator stressing the need for private and public partnerships to tackle issues like economic and educational inequality. She said climate change, �financial contagion� and nuclear proliferation were �too complex and cross-cutting� for any one government to solve alone.
�This can�t just be a conversation about Washington. We all need to do our part,� she said.
As secretary of state, Clinton avoided delving too deeply into domestic policy but signaled a desire to become re-engaged in pocketbook issues important to Americans. Pointing to efforts by a teachers� union and others to improve conditions in rural West Virginia, she said economic inequality was �not limited to one county in West Virginia. There are too many places in our own country where community institutions are crumbling, social and public health indicators are cratering and jobs are coming apart and communities face the consequences.�
Clinton has emphasized similar issues in the past. In her 1996 book �It Takes a Village,� she discussed the importance of collaboration between families and community groups to help children thrive. As a presidential candidate, she was popular with many blue-collar workers whose wages had remained stagnant even as the economy flourished for many Americans.
As secretary of state under President Barack Obama, she promoted a number of initiatives to improve the standing of women and girls in developing nations. She said that work would continue at the foundation, both here and abroad.
Democrats said Clinton had supported many of these issues in the past and cautioned not to read too much into her priorities. �I�d imagine she�ll work on them til the day she retires, if she ever does retire. Whether she�ll try to do this work from 1600 Pennsylvania, who knows?� said Jill Alper, a Michigan-based Democratic strategist.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, a longtime friend of the Clintons, said at the conference that he was sure she would �figure out what she wants to do in the future and we all look forward to hearing about it.�
Clinton noted that as secretary of state she visited 112 nations � �I�m still jet-lagged,� she joked � and had learned several lessons during her travels. Regardless of someone�s circumstances or homeland, �what people wanted was a good job,� she said.


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"Acal" Surname
Frequency of "Acal" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Acal" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Acal" ranked #88,760 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
"Acal" Graves on Histopolis
Histopolis currently has 0 grave(s) with the surname "Acal".
Resource Links for "Acal"
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Surnames that Sound Like "Acal"
The surname "Acal" has a Soundex code of A240. The following 120 surname(s) may sound similar to "Acal" since they share the same Soundex code.


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FAQs about house dust mite and storage mite allergies
Because house dust mites and storage mites are microscopic, the general feeling about them among clients could be "How much harm can they cause my pet?"
In fact, the most common allergen in dogs and cats (and in people, too) is dust mites. Anyone who is allergic to dust mites can attest to the miserable symptoms this condition can cause. It seems our domestication of dogs and cats (i.e., bringing them into our households and beds) also succeeded in sensitizing them to this common allergen.
Here are answers to several frequently asked questions about house dust mite and storage mite allergies.Where are dust mites found?
Dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) reside in textiles such as carpet, bedding, mattresses, upholstery and cloth toys. They prefer a specific temperature and humidity to flourish, which is easy to come by during periods of sleep. Mites have translucent bodies and prefer the dark, and they like a sleeping body that is exhaling warm, moist air.
What are the signs of dust mite allergy in pets?
Such allergies tend to be nonseasonal, but they can peak in the spring and fall. In dogs, recurrent pyoderma, pruritus (generalized or involving the face and feet), recurrent otitis or seborrhea—i.e., all the usual signs of atopy—may be present (Photo 2).
Cats may show eosinophilic granuloma complex lesions, pruritus, chin acne, recurrent otitis or plasma cell pododermatitis (general signs of atopy).
Interestingly, 30 percent to 80 percent of atopic dogs and cats skin-test positive to dust mites. In my experience, some pets that formerly lived outside can become sensitized after a period of time once brought to live inside.
What's the best way to determine if an animal has dust mite allergy?
The history of signs in the pet should be one of nonseasonality, with food allergy and ectoparasites ruled out. The pet can then be tested either via skin or serum for an IgE reaction to dust mites. D. farinae is more common in the United States, while D. pteronyssinus is more common in the United Kingdom, but both species exist in both countries.
The pet's clinical signs are usually responsive to corticosteroids; however, this is not diagnostic. Dust mites are acarids and belong to the same order as Sarcoptes, Otodectes and Cheyletiella species mites and food storage mites. So they may cross-react with one another on skin testing—i.e., if a patient has scabies, it may have a false positive test result for dust mites.
What are the treatments for dust mite allergy?
Once it's been proven a pet has this allergy, immunotherapy (subcutaneous or sublingual), treatment with cyclosporine, corticosteroid administration and/or environmental treatment should be undertaken. Matthew Colloff (in Dust Mites, 2009)1 scientifically evaluated all the methods for environmental treatment of dust mites (avoidance is preferred but unlikely), with the best being airing out fabrics on a hot, sunny and dry day or a cold and dry day for 12 hours followed by vacuuming.
Advise clients to use microporous mattress covers and to wash bedding in hot water (> 122 F [50 C]) monthly or in cold water using tea tree oil. If possible, remove carpets from bedrooms. Vacuum weekly all carpets and upholstered furniture by using a HEPA-filter vacuum, or steam clean mattresses, animal bedding and upholstery.
The study found that air ionizers and chemical dust mite "killers" are not as effective. The only chemical agent that helped a little was benzyl benzoate, but it had to be used at four times the recommended amount and left on carpets for l2 hours before vacuuming.


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It's true—diabetes raises your risk of heart disease. That means your risks of heart attack and stroke are higher when you have diabetes. Diabetes is plenty to keep up with as it is. That explains why dealing with both heart risk and diabetes can seem like too much all at once.
But it's also true that good heart-health care has a lot in common with good diabetes care.
When you have diabetes, there are times when you have a higher-than-normal level of sugar in your blood. High blood sugar can damage the walls of your arteries. This damage can lead to plaque buildup in your arteries. The plaque buildup can narrow and even block your arteries.
Your risk of having heart disease is even higher if you have:
You can lower your heart disease risk by:
This isn't as hard as it might sound. Many of the same healthy habits help control your blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight.
You're probably already doing more for your heart than you think.
Plan your foods with diabetes in mind. Then think heart-healthy, and make changes if needed.
You can choose from several heart-healthy eating plans(What is a PDF document?) to help control your blood pressure and cholesterol.
Being active is good for your diabetes and for your heart. It helps manage your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. And it plays a key part in controlling your weight. In turn, a healthy weight also helps control your diabetes and heart risk.
Other Works ConsultedAmerican Diabetes Association (2013). Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care, 36(Suppl 1): S11–S66.Redberg RF, et al. (2009). ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance measures for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Circulation, 120(13): 1296–1336.Smith SC, et al. (2011). AHA/ACCF secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2011 update: A guideline from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation, 124(22): 2458–2473. Also available online: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/124/22/2458.full.
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Presonus Rebate Offers On Studio One & Monitor Station
Presonus Rebate Offers On Studio One & Monitor Station
Presonus have a number of great offers going throughout July. Along with getting a free Studio One Producer upgrade with the Audiobox range they are now offering some great monitoring gear for free.
Purchase a Presonus Monitor Station and get their HD7 Headphones for free. Quality metering, easy source selection and connections for multiple monitors means A/B referencing and getting the correct levels is easy. Rely on the HD7s to give you detail and accurate spatial imaging.
Get a hold of a free Faderport when you buy Studio One Professional. The workflow on Studio One is already pretty slick, just ask Teddy Riley (Michael Jackson, New Jack Swing) who uses it as his main DAW. Getting physical control of your DAW can help the ideas flow faster, why draw in slowly with the mouse when you can feel the mix. As PiL/Nine Inch Nails drummer Martin Atkins excitedly explains.
How To ClaimSimply download these forms from Presonus' UK Distributor and send them to:
Source Distribution
Unit 6, Pembroke Buildings
Cumberland House Business Park
Monitor Station Form
Studio One Pro - Faderport Form
They must get there before the 1st of August.


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Thunder open tough stretch at Milwaukee
The journey ahead will be a challenging one for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who will close out a quick two-game road trip Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The next four games for the Thunder will be against playoff-hopeful teams in Milwaukee, San Antonio, Indiana and New York.
Oklahoma City had trouble with one of the NBA's worst on Friday, when it sustained a 101-93 defeat at Minnesota. Kevin Durant scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook had 18 points to go along with nine assists for the Thunder, who had won three in a row and six of eight games.
"You get up for every game...but tonight we ran into a team that just played better," Durant said. "It was just a little bump in the road."
The bump in the road dropped the Thunder 2 1/2 games behind the Spurs for the West's top seed. The Northwest-leading Thunder are 3 1/2 games ahead of the idle Denver Nuggets for division bragging rights.
Oklahoma City is 21-15 away from home and has lost two of three as the guest.
Milwaukee is in the eighth and final postseason spot in the East -- 2 1/2 games behind the Boston Celtics -- and will resume a four-game homestand Saturday night.
The Bucks ended a four-game slide with Thursday's 113-103 triumph over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers as Larry Sanders led the way with a career- high 21 points and 13 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings scored 20 points apiece, while Monta Ellis registered 18 points, nine assists and seven boards.
Milwaukee rallied from 13 points down for the double-digit win. A 17-4 run in the fourth quarter propelled the Bucks to victory. They also forced 18 turnovers for 22 points.
"We came out and accepted the challenge, we needed a win bad," said Bucks forward Marquis Daniels, who had 16 points. "We came out with more intensity and more energy."
Milwaukee pushed its home mark to 19-17 and will also welcome Charlotte and Minnesota to the Bradley Center. In team notes, Sanders has pulled down 10 or more boards in nine of his last 10 contests. Ilyasova has scored in double figures in 23 of his last 28 games.
The Bucks have forced 15 or more turnovers in a game 47 times this season, an NBA best. They hope to maintain their tough defense in the season's first meeting with the Thunder, who won the only meeting in 2011-12.


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Sens hope to get a boost in net against Sabres
The Ottawa Senators hope to have goaltender Craig Anderson back on the ice for the first time since February when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for Friday's game at First Niagara Center.
Anderson hasn't played since Feb. 21 and the Senators have gone 10-5-4 since their No. 1 goaltender sprained his right ankle on Feb. 21. The 31-year-old Anderson was the league's leading Vezina Trophy candidate when he went down to injury and is 8-4-2 with a 1.49 goals against average and .952 save percentage.
The American goaltender has been practicing with the team this week and he's expected to start in either Friday's game or Sunday's test against Florida. If Anderson is unable to start on Friday then Robin Lehner will get the call.
"It's been a long time here, I've had to watch a lot of hockey," Anderson told Ottawa's official team site on Thursday. "It's about time for me to get that feeling back where I can help the team and feel like I'm accomplishing something."
With Anderson's return imminent, the Senators dealt goaltender Ben Bishop to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday for impressive rookie forward Cory Conacher. Bishop filled in nicely during Anderson's absence and went 8-5-0 with a 2.45 GAA in 13 games for Ottawa this season.
The Senators received the 23-year-old Conacher as well as a fourth-round pick for Bishop. The 5-foot-8 Conacher went undrafted as a collegiate player at Canisius, but he recorded nine goals and 15 assists in his first 35 NHL games for Tampa Bay this season. He is second among NHL rookies this season with 24 points, leaving him one point behind Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau.
"I'm excited to meet everyone," said Conacher. "It's going to be a good thing for me and I can't wait to go there and further my career and hopefully have a nice little playoff run this year."
Conacher has joined the team and is expected to play on Friday, when Ottawa plays the second test of its road trip.
The Senators lost their second straight game on Tuesday, dropping a 3-2 regulation decision in Boston. Nathan Horton scored the game-winner in the third period and the Bruins overcame a career-high 47-save effort by Lehner at TD Garden.
Colin Greening and Andre Benoit provided the offense for the Senators, who have dropped two in a row since winning six of seven.
"It was a hard-fought game, but one that we're not used to because it was so much more open," said Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson about the 97 combined shots on goal. "We had our opportunities, came close, but their goalie played well."
Ottawa, which is tied for fifth in the East with Toronto, is just 6-8-3 as the visiting team this season. The Sens are making the second stop on a seven-game road trip tonight.
The Sabres, who are tied for 12th in the East and are five points out of a playoff spot, were sellers at this season's trade deadline, dealing defenseman Robyn Regehr and forward Jason Pominville over the last week.
Regehr was dealt to Los Angeles on Monday for the Kings' second-round picks in 2014 and 2015. At Wednesday's deadline, the Sabres sent Pominville and a fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for goaltender Matt Hackett, forward Johan Larsson, a first-round draft pick in 2013 and a second-round pick in 2014.
The Sabres recorded an impressive win their last time out, as they snapped the Penguins' 15-game winning streak with Tuesday's 4-1 triumph at Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center.
Kevin Porter notched his first two goals of the season to help back a 19-save effort from Ryan Miller that helped deal Pittsburgh its first setback since a 4-1 ousting by Carolina on Feb. 28.
Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson also potted goals for a Buffalo squad that had lost its previous four games.
"Hopefully this is something we carry forward," Miller said of the win.
Beginning with tonight's contest, Buffalo will play two straight and five of its next six on home ice. The Sabres are 6-7-3 as the host this season.
Ottawa has won all three meetings against the Sabres this season and can sweep the season series on Friday. The Sens have won six of seven overall in this series and three straight in Buffalo.


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Google I/O may have been just last week, but you can bet that we've been spending some real time the Google Nexus 7, the first Nexus tablet of its kind. Decked out in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Nexus 7 also rocks a great set of specifications and at an even better price of $200 a pop. But under all of the Nexusy Googleness of the tablet, is just another Android tablet? Well, we'll save that for the upcoming review but we took some time to throw down our initial impressions of the tablet, so read on.
The Nexus 7 is not only a great tablet, but a statement from Google saying that it's taking the tablet space seriously. And given the Nexus 7's Google Play-centric nature, it's also telling us that Google wants to make more money off of its users. But that's another story for another day.
The face of the Nexus 7 comes clean, with only the 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera on the top of the display disrupting the front of the device. On the right you'll find the power/lock button, with the volume rocker below it. The left side is void of buttons, but has 4 pogo pins for what we would imagine is for an unannounced dock or something of the sort. This side, along with the top right side (with the back facing to you) also have microphones for noise cancellation. The top of the device is clean, save for the aforementioned microphone, and the bottom hosts the micro-USB port for charging and the 3.5 mm headphone jack.
The rear of the device lacks a high-res camera, which is perfectly fine by me. There's never been an instance that I – number one: have only had a tablet on me and no smartphone, and – number 2: immediately reached for a tablet over my phone to take a picture. Sure, it can be a selling point on a tablet, but if you consider the lens on your smartphone for just a second, you might begin to see just how unnecessary a 5-8 megapixel camera is on a tablet. Because of this and to keep costs down, Google left it out, leaving us with relatively clean back panel.
Google I/O attendees received a special edition Nexus 7 that features a white back side. The version that will begin shipping in the coming weeks will rock a black backing. Said backing is smooth to the touch, yet provides a sufficient grip on surfaces. With a sort of perforated look going on across the backside, there's little else to speak of. Of course, you'll find both a large Nexus logo sprawled across the back, and the Asus logo right above the long strip of a speaker.
The outside of the Nexus 7 is simple and to the point, but underneath the hood of the device lies much more power than you'd expect from a tablet of its size and price point.
Rocking a solid set of specification across the board, the Nexus 7 knocked out the Amazon Kindle Fire in one fell swoop. By matching the Fire's price point and exceeding it in the specifications arena, it would be hard to suggest Amazon's offering at this point in time.
Inside the Nexus 7 is the stupid-fast NVIDIA Tegra quad-core processor, which will handle any game or other rich media content you throw at it with ease. Tagging along is 1GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of internal storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, gyroscope, GPS, and just about anything else you'd expect to see in a high-end smartphone or tablet today.
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Xbox Live Gold is an antiquated dinosaur that no longer fits within this industry. It's an exploitive service that takes advantage of people's innate desire to connect with others, charging significant money ($59.99/year, or $9.99/month) for features given away for free on competing platforms. As the next generation approaches, it's time for Microsoft to shelve this nickel-and-diming venture once and for all.
I agree,that's way my Xbl account is on free status.I refuse to pay for online features that Steam and PSN offer for free of charge.
All fanboyism etc aside.
When you look at the facts between XBL, PSN and Steam, it seems more than a little ridiculous that XBL still gets away with charging for online features.
The simplest way to break it down in the XBL vs PSN debate in my book is: If everything on XBL was made free excluding cross game chat which was still $60/£40, would you still pay for it knowing that you were only paying for features literally EVERY other platform does for free?
Apart from the obvious (not being able to play online at all) without paying, i think it's got to such a stage where long term XBL users have just been so accustomed to paying that they feel that:
A) If they are paying, then by default it MUST be better or worth it somehow.
or B) Admitting it's a rip-off now and saying it's not worth it after shelling out hundreds, if not 1000's, of £/$ over the years would be like admitting defeat and confessing to being fooled all those years and not wanting to look silly.
Regardless of platform, title or company, online features should ALWAYS be free, especially if they want to go down the Online Pass route we have been travelling. Can anyone honestly say it's fair to have to buy a £400 console, buy a £40 game, pay up to £10 per month for your internet, pay £40 MS to allow you access to your own internet and if the game is preowned or rented, having to shell out £8 AGAIN just to play the full product on the disc?
It's all getting a bit out of hand and, especially MS, if they just swallowed their pride and admitted noone has the money to go through that process for 5 more years next gen, and ditched the XBL fee, they'd be on to an absolute winner not just in the eyes of Xbox gamers, but the industry in general.
For me, its something that when I first got into the platform and grew accustom to it. Its the same way with something like WOW. I go into it knowing I'll be paying yearly for MP.
I dislike it, but at the same time its where the games I like are. So I have to.
It will be interesting to see what MS does.
paying for xbl is silly but i guess we all are individuals and free to do whatever as long as its not hurting anyone.
ive got an xbox or several but i realise that i shouldn't be paying extra to play online because i can play most of its games on ps3 and way more. also the few extra xbox exclusives i dont need to experience online for xbox because i dont need to experience every game online or play. i love gears of war but ill just have to go without playing them all because i refuse to pay for xbl.
ill get the next xbox but dont plan on ever getting xbl for it.
Yo, faceless...that was a really good comment. I bubbled you up. Couldn't have said it better myself. I have had both a ps3 and an xbox and I can tell you that aside from playing halo and gears online it's really not worth it playing 60 dollars a year just to play those few games online. I also felt like when I had a gold membership I would feel like I was wasting it by just playing single player games.
the ps3 was attacked relentlessly for its launch price. for those that bought a launch 360 an live 7 years later the get it cheap now didn't pay off.. ps3 cost more at launch but was the better investment
im happy paying for Xbox live because i think the service is better but also the main reason is party chat.
If ps3 had party chat for free i may reconsider.
Also microsoft is the only Publisher/Developer not doing Online Passes.
The truth is strong in this one. Well said!
Being forced to pay for P2P online gameplay is outrageous. By all means, charge for the advanced features like party chat but I can guarantee that there are millions upon millions of willing Xbox customers in waiting (like myself) who would snap up a next generation Xbox, minus the ransom to play half of its games online that you paid full dollar for.
Microsoft have been investing in first party studios and this is an absolutely positive move for next gen, but I just wish they would go a step further, swallow their pride and stop charging for basic connectivity where it's neither necessary nor pro-consumer.
@ omi25p
PS3 hasn't and won't ever get party functionality. PS Vita has it for free, as should PS4.
I don't think that Xbox Live Gold is worth the money that I spend for it, however, I pay for it because I value the social features such as cross game chat and party chat. These features are great and I wish the PS3 had them, but because they aren't on the PS3, it is hard for me to have the same experience when I play PS3 online.
I know there are a lot of people on this site who will argue that it isn't a big deal, but I got so accustomed to using cross game and party chat on Xbox 360 that I find myself hard pressed to play PS3 online because of the lack of these features.
Honestly, that is all it comes down to for me sadly. I don't care much about the apps of either service, but PS+ is a great service for that easily puts Xbox Live Gold to shame. I'm not a fan boy of either.
However, I'm so excited about next generation because I know that the PS4 will implement these features and if I find myself not having to pay a yearly fee to use them on PSN, then Microsoft has lost me as a customer, because I know Microsoft will still charge for Xbox Live. Now will Microsoft and Sony please quit stalling and bring on the next generation!!
Well said faceless well said.
And i completely agree with you that it doesn´t make any sense to pay for multiplayer on XBOXlive if every one else is offering for free. Its free for the PS3, Vita, Wii U, Wii, 3DS, PC and many other platforms so what reason does Microsoft have for charging for it? None at all in my opinion and the only reason why they can get away with this is because XBOX gamers (since the first XBOX) are used to paying for multiplayer which is why they continue to pay for it.
I used to own a 360 and i used to have a subscription to gold so i know what it was like to pay for online multiplayer. But the problem that i had with the service is that it didn't provide me with anything that i couldn't get on the PC. So i made a decision to sell my 360 and buy a PS3. I had a regular PSN account for a short while but then i saw Plus offered for 40€ and in September i joined PlayStation plus. Ever since i joined plus i manage to download a ton of games that i haven't played before. Which got me thinking why gold subscribers are not demanding a similar service with XBOXlive gold? I seriously cant believe that XBOX owners don't want something like plus because it provides a lot more content than XBOXive and in my opinion its a service worth paying for.
Thanks for your comment as it was a very thoughtful, logical and very pleasurable one to read. However you might receive some degree of backlash from the fans who refuse to accept the truth about XboxLive.
The only reason I personally didn't buy the xbox 360 was because I would have to pay just to play my own games online etc. I swear I would have bought it if xbox live was just free.
@ TheFaceless
excellent comment very well put and my sentiment exactly however MS will charge while people will pay for it and i cannot see them turning away easy money.
I would rather that all the people willing to pay for Xbox live ON Xbox live and away from me as i no longer use Xbox for gaming though i do still use LIVE on windows for FREE from time to time but only if i have to.
cloud saves are not free on PSN. yesterday Best Buy had a sale of 3-month XBL cards plus 800 ms points for $12.99 , so really 2.99 for 3 months, I bought 2 years worth of cards.
So paying slightly less for something that should be free, and IS free everywhere else makes it OK?
Bottom line: you are still needlessly forced into paying for something you already pay your ISP for.
Edit: @SolidSystem PSN, Steam, Wii U, 3DS, Vita etc all let you use your ISP without a 3rd party surcharge for basic online play.
My point being that what MS provide is no different from the other platforms, so all they are essentially doing is standing in your way demanding more $ for the privelage of using their service which offers nothing different.
Refer to my comment #1.1 for a full explanation of what i'm trying to say so i don't have to retype my whole point here.
Faceless, you have that wrong. I pay my ISP for a connection. Not the other services available on the internet.
I agree gaming online should be free, with maybe some promotions (like PSN+ does.... which I am a member of) to bring in additional money.
Though the argument about ISP is silly.
Still paying to play the games you purchased to their full usefulness. discounted or not.
like I said, cloud saves are not free on PS, to get it on PS you need to pay $50 a year for PS+. so no the "free" PSN does not have the same features as XBL gold.
@ TheFaceless
It's frustrating when people completely miss the point you're trying to make, isn't it? Happens all time in specific regard to this topic.
People think you're hating on a service. No!!! Xbox Live is excellent service. What is under scrutiny (and rightly so) is Microsoft's decision to charge their customers for something that is free in ecosystems outside Xbox. Basic online play or P2P. Look it up people. That shouldn't be a ransom/selling point for Xbox Live. That should be a guarantee for the $60 you pay for each of your games. Have MS charge $60 a year for advanced features only - I have absolutely no issues with that.
And discount arguments shouldn't even apply here since it's about the principle, not about how much you can save on things you shouldn't have to consider paying for to begin with.
you bought two years? did you check the expiration date(not sure if there is one) I just don't want that to happen to you before you finish your first 3 months.
It's funny that people that don't know where to look cry about paying for XBL.
If you actually were a person that played on the 360 and paid for XBL you would already find deals everywhere.
The dashboard when you become a silver member has $1 for 1 month deals...and guess what you can cancel the auto renewal so when the month ends you just do it over again. Not to mention everyone that was gold last week got 1 whole free month for free because cloud was down.
I've paid 12$ for 1 whole year doing that...oh but wait I'm still paying boohoo.
If you don't want to pay and don't have a 360 I don't know why you are in here crying about it.
My Gold account expired December 2012, haven't renewed it and don't plan too. Not having a gold account makes my 360 seem worthless now though, like a car missing an integral part that isn't worth fixing.
I may even sell my 360 as I'm starting to really appreciate my PS3 lately. Looks like all my future multiplats will be on PS3 for the foreseeable future, which is OK cause all my friends switched over to PS3-only a while ago for the free online anyways.
$60 per year to play online is about $30 too much for me. The apps and other stuff certainly isn't worth the high surcharge.
It seems the US is the only place where 360 does well now, PS3 dominates every other market. I live in Canada and don't know anyone that has a 360 anymore. They all switched to PS3 after their consoles broke or just sold it for PS3s free online.
Cheap ass gamer had a post a while back that I used to get 2$ for two months
not disagreeing w your main point, but ps3 does not dominate every other market
If ps4 and 720 release at the same price 720 will be $60 more.. $120 for multi-player and a game on 720 or a $60 for a ps4 launch game + gaikai features? hmmm
Buy a MS car(xbox) and they will charge you extra for the steering wheel(multiplayer).
And when did you realize that?! Lol
Why did you buy a xbox in the first place?
Lol for everyone that bought a xbox in the first place,knowing about gold subscription and no online without payment.
@ omi25p
im happy paying for Xbox live because i think the service is better but also the main reason is party chat.
If ps3 had party chat for free i may reconsider.
Also microsoft is the only Publisher/Developer not doing Online Passes.
Sooooooo..... You pay £40 a year for party chat? Hahahahahahahahahahah mug.
And MS wont do online passes because they charge you for online already :/
I don't disagree with you. I do agree.
But the problem is so many people pay for XBL, which means Microsoft will think: "Wow. We're actually making money from this. Stuff those people who disagree with us. XBL WILL ALWAYS BE A PAID SERVICE!!!"
Stupid I know.
Another thing people bring up is lag on PSN, which is ridiculous. There's lag on both sides, when I was on Live I got kicked about every 15 minutes from a party chat, or randomly disconnected. And now with PSN Plus, I just can't justify paying $50 for cross game chat and a prettier display.
No, its ridiculously naive for a so-called super site like Gamespot doesnt realise the importance & fluidity of XBOX Live. PSN is a POS & all of you know this.
PSN doesnt work until a few patches have been released. It isn't integrated.
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If you guys think SONY is going to do this for free next gen...You're Stupid!
M$ worked on LIVE for 3 years before it released: Oh, and you nuts think people work for free? Do you work for free? Yet, a service like Live that isn't duplicated, you want for free? You're Stupid!
Its funny, these articles release every month. I know its for traction, but, it just tells me how Stupid a Site can actually be.
Keep up with the day 1 patches & complaining about SONY online games that dont work day 1, also, the massive load times.
Keep up the Stupid, People.
You get what you pay for.
If LIVE were overrated it wouldnt be killing PSN right now!
It never was.
I just renewed my annual gold subscription for $30. I wasn't too happy about it, but it's the best way to play multiplayer. Forget about most PS3 owners not having a mic, PSN is a gimped service compared to Xbox Live. Chat, Invites, UI, etc.
PS+ will force M$ to do better next gen. But until that time multiplayer gamers don't have a choice.
Gimped? I can play free games online for free like DCU, PShome, MAG, and Dust 514. Where's this gimp you speak of?
DA_Shredder, he outlined the features he considered gimped. if you agree or not... thats a different matter.
I agree with him though. The invites, and missing chat support (cross game specifically) are a big deal to me.
Since when do invites not exist on PSN? LOL
That just means he's criticizing a console he's never touched.
yes they do.
bunch of garbage right there. Huge amount of people on live dont use mic at all, most of them use it in halo or cod, but it not some "standard".
bunch of people on psn and steam use mics.
I wont speak for everyone, but when i use mics i get distracted from game, i use it for casual games with friends, thats it.
It doesnt matter anymore is it 60 or 40 bux, i refuse to pay for p2p and things i dont use.
At this point psn, steam>>>> live, i received about 500 + euros worth of content with ps+ which was 45 euros. Many games i wouldnt have tried.
And steam is also different world dor live. PERIOD
@ NeverEnding - "Multiplayer gamers dont have a choice" Heard of Steam or PS3?
If your happy paying for online play...thats fine, maybe I should make some extra money off you too and buy some MS shares.
Try and respect and educate yourself to the fact people have been gaming online for free, years before the xbox existed.
Lol the reason why I don't even bother with Multiplayer games is because of the mic. Just a bunch of pre puberty kids screaming every time they die or yelling "I'm the best" when they get a kill. I just use Skype if I wanna communicate with friends online. It's free too.
I'm assuming he's referring to cross game invites and the amount of time it takes to bring up the XMB while in game.
I agree tho. PSN+ is awesome, but my primary method of online gaming is going to continue to be Xbox live because of the features you listed.
This gen isn't the gold standard.
1. Gamers showing nothing but hatred toward each other. No unity whatsoever.
2. Companies purposely locking away game content and calling it DLC claiming technical difficulties.
3. Flame bait articles left and right.
The funny thing about your comment is that, I bet half of the people who 'agreed' with you fit right into your first point, but are in denial.
I also agree with you, but this will never change. This gen we saw a massive influx of this generations teens (the bratty, over-spoiled douche-bags) and so it is more apparent.
You realize that you just demonstrated that you too are in denial by showing your hatred making your comment not only hypocritical but an indictment of yourself as well.
Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true sir
high five!
I stopped paying this past November. It was hard to give up 7 years, but I have to agree that I don't think it is worth the price anymore. In the beginning, I was amazed that the online experience was so cohesive with the OS. Now, we have Steam, SEN and even Miiverse and they are free.
I know people are going to say it is not 60 dollars and you are right, you can find it for cheaper. However, when there are free services that offer the same thing and in some cases more, I had to eliminate my LiVE account.
Have to say as someone with a PS3 who never used XBL, the only people who seemed to think it was only had a 360. Worked for pro-360 sites.
I have both and can tell you that PSN is where it is today because of XBL. I actually prefer my PS3 over my 360 for multiplats, but besides the fee (which is still not a big deal), XBL was the model that Sony followed to better PSN. Its really as simple as that.
PSN would look very different if XBL did not come first and I really don't think anyone can argue.
With that said, XBL never stopped being the "gold standard." XBL doesn't stop being the gold standard because a bunch of people who don't like anything about the 360 or MS don't like the fact that it isn't free and other people don't mind paying the insignificant fee.
You can pretend to downplay the popularity and success of XBL but that doesn't make it disappear.
Nest gen, when PSN is still free and has some of the obvious features that it lacked this gen then XBL will no longer be the gold standard. It will happen, it just hasn't happened yet.
I'm not a fan of xbl but I agree with your comment. PSN did pretty much follow XBL when it came to online. I remember when I first got my ps3 and how I refused to play on PSN in it's current state due to how terrible it was. But as it start to take after XBL it got better.
Absolute credit to XBL for forcing Sony to improve their service to the point that MS now has reason to do the same.
The 10 million hardware lead is gone, so it's time for the pay model to reflect that and evolve. Apps like Youtube, IE, Netflix, Twitter and even the discontinued Facebook shoulda been open to Silver users. Period. Competition is great though cuz it forces these guys to look at what they offer, bang for buck. Remember no in-game messaging on PSN, no in-game XMB, the awful Konami log-ins for MGO, no scrolling game tickers on friend profiles, no premium avatars, no trophies, no blocking, no custom soundtracks period, no Plus, no Home? I do.
We've come a long way. From the "haz no gaemz" memes to this. Both systems became better because they had to and subsequently leapfrogged eachother at different points, while the Wii just kinda went on in its own lil' SD bubble.
We all hate paying for Xbox live every year
Don't we all? If it was free, then the world would be a happier place (except of Microsoft of course).
The worst thing that could happen to the PS3 is for Microsoft to make XBL free. Xbox 360 sales in Europe in particular would asplode, and the xbox would start to pull away from the PS3 again, because as of right now, the XBL fee does in fact make the xbox 360 quite a bit more expensive than the PS3.
I mean if you look at the costs of the consoles over three years, the xbox is like a $600 dollar console, and the PS3 only costs 1/3 of the xbox and it only manages to sell a tiny bit more.
PS3 fanboys are taking EXACTLY the wrong tact here... Should the xbox 360 get free XBL at CES this month for example, it would add 5 years to the life of the xbox, and the Xbox 360 would end the generations by far and away the number one console of the generation.
The crushing effect that this would have on the ego PS3 fanboys could be life threatening.
I love steam because I prefer my PC. But if you forgot about the subscription fee for just a moment, XBL is (in my opinion) a much better, connected experience compared to Sonys (and Nintendo) service. But MS are a software and OS company. It comes as no surprise, to me anyway.
The PSN is great, does everything you need it to and more, but it's not as easy or enjoyable to use (again, IMO).
Prefer the games though.
Are you speaking of strictly playing games online, or are you speaking of using the psn store? I just don't understand what you mean when you say " it's not as easy or enjoyable to use." What does that mean? When you say "prefer the games," are you talking about multiplats or exclusives?
I have no problems paying for live. Iv'e never paid full price. I don't see MS doing away with fee. It makes them money so it will most likely stay. I do see them adding even more stuff to it next gen. There are some misconceptions out there about the service though. Some think that you have to pay for xbox live which isn't true. It's the gold service that you pay for. It's more about choices. Some chose to pay for it and others won't. That's the beauty of it. If you decide yes, you can just pay for a limited time and you don't have to pay the full 60 bucks. There are always deals out there. I would rather pay for a year of live than sign a contract for cell phone or cable TV which we all know is a sure rip off.
Well I actually did not want to read your comment as I knew where it was going... though
I did
but I stopped here
"It's more about choices."
that was funny pal ^^
oh btw THAT does not make any sense at all
You're funny. Choices? Hahahahahaha
If you just bought the, lets say, new COD for example, without Xbox Live Gold, you basically payed twice as much, and you're getting half of the feature you were promised with. Sure, there's the campaign (gold not needed), and you can still play Zombies and mutiplayer, but you can only play them by yourself, or with splitscreen. You HAVE to pay for Gold to access the other half of a game (if it has multiplayer multiplayer). That's a RIP-OFF. With the Wii U, PSN, and Steam, you can access ALL of the features of a game, without having to pay for another service just to access the online features for it. Sure, there's a bajillion Xbox Live Gold offers every day, but really, when 3/4 of the gaming hardwares are offering FREE ONLINE, then you're sticking out like a sore thumb. And what do you mean "limited time"? You're still paying for it, despite the offers doing it for free. Even a lot of the Xbox 360 console's features are locked out. You want to watch Netflix? Oops too bad. In addition to paying $9.99 (or however much it costs) for the Netflix subscription, you have to buy Xbox Live Gold subscription!! The PC, Wii U, and PS3 all have access to Netflix for free! Just put in your account, and you're good to go! I don't know why you compared Live with a cell phone or cable TV subscription, when they are "rip-offs".
I once a read a comment that said "Gaming is a very expensive luxury", and I somewhat agree to that. However, I hate to repeat this, but when 3 of the 4 major gaming hardwares offer free online, Xbox Live Gold sticks out like a sore thumb.
*note: A working Internet connection must be required to access said online features too. However, if you can read this, you probably have an Internet connection anyways... Unless you're reading this from work, a friend/family's house, school library, etc.
If you don't pay for the gold service then you are locked out of the full experience of games containing online elements. If you want that full experience then that choice to pay for gold or not is taken away.
So in essence your choices are (minus features) pay Microsoft for full access to your games (games which Microsoft already take a substantial cut from) or don't and have access blocked to portions of your games.
Ok, the cost isn't great when you break it down over time, but it's still an extra cost that no other platform demands.
not true 100 percent. live has had free weekends every month. 48 hour trials with games my halo 4 has 14 day trial. only thing free psn offers is online play all the time.
psn+ is same as live gold with different options. Psn still doesnt have voice message, party chat, custom music. Psn as a whole doesnt have nearly as much content, slower dl speeds, longer installs, takes longer to get patches and has worst 3rd party games support
The right to open apps and the browser has always been free as well. There's certainly no free-to-play Gold equivalent to the DC Universe Online or Dust514 MMOAGs. Preference I guess is subjective, but your list of negatives is mostly relegated to system memory rather than service value. Plus and Gold are actually very different.
Party chat for example is a hardware issue. Memory. Hence why the Vita has no cross game blabbing issues. Hell, it does cross *play*. Not really applicable here. 360 hardware lacks its own features that a Gold sub' can't resolve, like the lack of DTS/DTS HD/Dolby HD/7.1 lcpm audio or BluRay's elimination of disc swapping. Cloud is another issue. PS Plus Cloud backups circumvent all DRM. Gold's doesn't. I can back up ME3 to PSN cloud but not Gold cloud.
You mention installs, but again that's got nothing to do with Plus and Gold as services either. Nor does what I presume you define 3rd party support to be. Fact is, paying for Plus gets you full regional 3rd party downloads like SSF4, Borderlands, Tomb Raider Underworld, FC2, JC2, SR2, BioShock2, Ratchet&Clank:All4One (Insomniac is 3rd party), Arkham City, Vanquish and various Arcade games from Trine2 to JetSetRadio. I even got $5 off my Walking Dead season pass. Paying for Gold got me none of those perks. Yeah I got Walking Dead Ep1 for free over XMas with Gold, but that's a month after I'd already platinumed it on PSN, and more months still after Ep1 AND Ep2 were up for "free" on Plus.
True perks like the early RE6 demo on Gold aren't as prevalent these days. I need to see more if I'm to renew next year. I bought Prey last year and enjoyed it, but have exactly zero online achievements cuz the community is dead anyways, Gold for naught. Paying for access to dead online games is lame. At least open up old games to Silver then.
wow lol. Walking dead was 10 dollars last week for the whole thing(5 eps) on LIVE!!! which is 15 dollars in savings so keep your 5 dollars
Every game you mentioned in plus is 2-3 years old. That one of the problems with it. And for 3rd party support I was talking about how the games run and when you get patches later.
PSN downloads then installs which 360 does not do. once the DL is done you can play also the DL are faster. Happy wars is free for gold members
True perks like RE6 demo? wheres fez, minecraft, trials,mark of the ninja, deadlight,dust, kung fu strike,dungeon fighter, and thats not all the xbla games released this year that arent on psn.
Did psn get torchlight, bastion, guardian heroes from 2011. took 2 years to get braid and castle crashers, limbo year later.
Live got me 5 dollars off trials, 7.50 off deadlight, 7.50 off deus ex dlc. Got 5 back for spending 50 bucks in feb and 5 dollars last year in oct 2011 and more. thats 25 dollars I save right there could have been more if I waited for some sales in 2012.
Also to note bing gets me 10 dollars a month worth of MS points wheres sony way?! the whole achievement gets you points already got me 50 cents just buying stuff(15 dollars) I was getting anyway.
Dust and DC weren't well received Now sony get blade and soul count me in. disk swapping isnt an issue for me nor is sound quality since I use standard tv speakers
Well, why wouldn't I keep my $5.00? I had platinumed the entire Walking Dead season (with an extra 500gs btw) on PSN a month before the XBLA sale even hit. You talk about old games on PS Plus in the negative, yet praise a sale on XBLA 8 months after the PS Plus one?
Every Plus game I listed isn't "2-3 years old" either. Trine2 went free in May 2012, just 6 months after release, with a platinum. Not 2-3 years later. JetSetRadio just came out in September 2012. Ratchet & Clank All4One went free after 8 months. DCUO went free-to-play without Plus. IGN loved Dust http://ca.ign.com/articles/... . Gold can do better than Happy Wars imo.
Off topic there about 3rd party game performance. Gold didn't make Hitman Absolution or ME1 run better on the 360 according to Digital Foundry. Article's about the paid Gold service vs free Silver, not hardware performance.
You mention patches as well, still off topic. But you do realise that Konami patched the Silent Hill HD Collection for the PS3 but aren't for the 360, opting to leave it broken http://www.eurogamer.net/ar... right? Patches aren't always a bad thing, Gold or not.
Off topic again bringing up console exclusives like Fez, Mark of the Ninja, Minecraft which you don't need a Gold Membership to buy. We were talking about the monetary value of Gold subscriptions. Trials Evolution isn't a Gold perk. I bought it with a Silver. For the early RE6/Forza Horizons demos...I needed Gold. That's what I mean by perks. Game swag you can't get with a Silver sub' OR on the other consoles. I'd like to see more of that to justify Gold's price, like the 1 week early exclusive Dead Space 3 demo coming up.
PSN getting Braid after XBL is off topic again. XBLA has had to wait for odds'sods too like Joe Danger, Kung Fu Live/Impact. And again, they're available just the same to free Silver members.
MS uses gold to get exclusives and after time silvers can get demos too.
SSF4, Borderlands, Tomb Raider Underworld, FC2, JC2, SR2, BioShock2, Ratchet&Clank:All4One (Insomniac is 3rd party), Arkham City, Vanquish and various Arcade games from Trine2 to JetSetRadio."
jet set is a dreamcast game its over 2-3 years. trines is the only game not 2 years old
I was waiting for an article like this (Sarcasm).
Anyway, I do believe standard MP should be a given right out of the box.
"Xbox Live: No Longer The Golden Standard." Never was in the first place? Its just a great service for customized tailored gaming and a streamlined experience, a constantly changing and evolving service and allot of people prefer it. MS does do dirty cheap discounts and even give away a (few) games for free also. P2P should be a welcome to Xbox users
Listen, these articles are old and over done. At this point its Over Kill. Yes, come next gen I would want MS to open up the console, Standard MP right out of the box. And overall bring more to the table as far as subscriptions.
XBL is far from perfect but it must be doing something right for people to up keep there subscriptions and consumers to buy into it.
Paying for LIVE is the only way you can enjoy the multiplayer part of 360 games. So most people are obligated to buy the service just to play COD or HALO. Its business for MS, and a good one as long as people dont have other choice. Dont blame MS, blame yourself for support a service that no matter how good or bad it is, others have it for FREE.
Why don't you blame Sony for not being able to deliver a service equivalent to what other people are willing to pay money for.
And intead of blaming Sony, you blame the people who recognize the difference in quality and MS just because they aren't Sony.
Blame Sony for what? Making a great online service that is almost, or even on par with Xbox Live, even though it's free, and also offers more features without locking them out?
Also, I can ask you the same thing. Why is it that Steam, a FREE service, is MILES (exaggeration) ahead of Xbox Live, a paid service? They have more deals, more games, better security, mods available, etc. What does Xbox Live, despite a few exclusives and decent deals, have?
Instead of blaming Sony, why don't you look at Microsoft, and ask yourself, "Why is my precious Xbox Live Gold just slightly better than PSN, and why is it not better than STEAM?".
I own an Xbox 360, gaming PC with Steam and PS3. I gladly pay my XBL Gold fees every year. I don't like that I have to pay it, but I pay it. PSN is not on par with XBL. PS+ is great! However, the PSN download speeds are slow as turtles. It's not a very robust network. I like it, but not as much as XBL Gold. I think it's stupid that you need a gold account for Netflix and stuff like that. Hopefully MS will change that or they won't get my Gold fees next gen. Please oh please don't say that PSN is on par with XBL. It's just not. I get 500mb of cloud storage, cross game chat, a slick party system, etc. I don't get any of that with my free, slow, PSN. Steam blows them both away. It's free, has free games, it's fast, has cloud storage and great community features. MS and Sony need to be more like Steam next gen.


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Bargaining teams for the Eagle Point School District and its employee union negotiated into the early morning hours Thursday, but were unable to agree on a contract, leaving employees likely to authorize a strike.
"It was so disappointing to work for 131/2 hours and have nothing to show for it," Debbie Drudevol, a member of the employee bargaining team, said in a statement released Thursday morning.
Employees had asked the district for the bargaining session after declaring an impasse in late March and realizing the opportunity to negotiate would soon be over.
Each bargaining team submitted final contract offers April 4, commencing a 30-day cooling-off period for each side to study the contracts.
Although the two sides may negotiate throughout the 30 days, Wednesday's meeting was the only scheduled bargaining session.
District business manager Scott Whitman said significant progress was made during the meeting and he expects informal communication to continue during the rest of the cooling-off period.
"It's been one of our most productive meetings," said Whitman. "There were a handful of agreements made along the way, and we agreed to continue the dialogue."
Two weeks from today will mark the end of the cooling-off period, at which point the district can choose to implement its contract.
The two bargaining teams have been stuck on a number of contract articles, including the district's proposed reduction of teacher prep time, employee salaries and the possibility of contracting out transportation and janitorial services.
Whitman said employees Wednesday night agreed to a mediation proposal to prorate part-time employee benefits, a request of the district, while the district reconsidered its proposal to change elementary school teacher prep time, a request of the employee union.
"There was progress made," Whitman said.
Still, without a settled contract, union representatives may ask employees to vote to authorize a strike.
During Wednesday's meeting, representatives from the Eagle Point Education Association met with consultants from the Oregon Education Association for advice about the potential for a strike. The EPEA represents teachers and classified employees of the Eagle Point district.
The EPEA has requested that the OEA sanction the strike and provide financial support from a $24 million OEA crisis fund, set in place to offer cash stipends to employees on strike.
The OEA can also provide health benefits and additional support for employees with unique circumstances.
The EPEA plans to meet April 24 for employees to vote on whether to strike.
Technically only 51 percent of employees must vote in favor of the strike for it to move forward, though typically the overwhelming majority must be in favor for it to go through, according to Daniel Burdis, a consultant from the OEA.
"We would expect near-unanimous support to authorize a strike," Burdis said.
Employees must give the district 10 days' notice of intent to strike.
Whitman said that a strike would be problematic for the district, and might result in the use of numerous substitute teachers and create issues for transportation of students.
In 2009, the last time employees negotiated on a contract with the district, no settlement was reached by the last day of the bargaining period, leading employees to authorize a strike.
During an all-night bargaining session on the last day of the negotiation period the two parties were able to settle on a contract and no strike took place.
Burdis said that from his experience districts and employees who have bargained through to the last minute in the past are likely to do so again.
The 30-day cooling off period will end May 4.
Reach reporter Teresa Ristow at 541-776-4459 or email@example.com.
Strike looms over Eagle Point schools
Bargaining teams for the Eagle Point School District and its employee union negotiated into the early morning hours Thursday, but were unable to agree on a contract, leaving employees likely to authorize a strike.


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$50 isn't all that much money for a high end processor
by theosib on Sun 19th Sep 2010 22:55 UTC