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CARSON, Calif. – Goalkeeper Jaime Penedo has declared himself ready to go for the LA Galaxy's match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, but whether he'll be starting remains to be seen.
Brian Perk earned the start and faced minimal action in LA's 3-0 victory over Chivas USA last weekend in his second straight start after Penedo missed out on the Galaxy's match against Real Salt Lake on March 22 to get his visa. Following training on Wednesday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena explained why he opted to start Perk over the Panamanian international despite Penedo declaring that he was ready to play earlier in the week.
"Penedo missed a lot of training and had a little bit of an injury," said Arena. "It was an easy solution to go with Perk based on the visa and him taking a knock. "
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Getting a new iPad? Before you sell the outdated one, consider these options for repurposing it. Turns out you can teach an old tablet new tricks.
It's no big secret that Apple will take the wraps off a couple of new iPads tomorrow, most likely an updated full-size model and perhaps a Retina Display-enhanced iPad Mini.
If you're planning to buy one of them, you may find yourself pondering what to do with your current iPad. Sure, you can make back a few bucks by selling it on Craigslist or eBay, but maybe it would make more sense to hang onto it. After all, an iPad can do some pretty cool stuff when you dedicate it to a specific task or set of tasks.
Here are my picks for how to extend the life of your old iPad:
The digital photo frames of yesteryear were small, low-resolution, and a pain in the neck. But your iPad can deliver the ultimate photo frame experience, showing hundreds or even thousands of photos in a never-ending slideshow.
You can see this in action via the iPad's built-in Picture Frame mode, which instantly creates a slideshow using photos from your albums, Camera Roll, Photo Stream, or a combination.
But there are also apps that offer more options, like Photo Slideshow Director HD Pro, which can add music to your slideshows and lets you choose from dozens of transitions. Trust me: if you haven't tried a really good digital photo frame, you're missing out.
You may not think of your iPad as a music machine, as that big screen would seem to lend itself more to books, movies, games, and the like. But let's not forget it's an iOS device, and therefore capable of providing infinite music options.
Your own library, yes, but also iTunes Radio, Pandora, Slacker, Songza, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, and lots of other great music apps.
Just pair your iPad with an AirPlay or Bluetooth speaker, then tap to queue up some tunes. And if you leave it on a side table sitting in a stand, you can probably enjoy some nice cover art while you listen.
For hard-core readers, it's hard to beat an iPad. It gives you access to just about every e-book reading app (and ecosystem) under the sun, from Kindle to Kobo to Nook to iBooks. Stock your old iPad with books and keep it at your bedside for an endless supply of nighttime reading.
And don't forget magazines. The iPad Mini feels a little small for them, especially with its non-Retina Display screen, but a full-size iPad works great. You can buy individual issues of a lot of popular mags, but be sure to also check out digital-magazine services like AnyTime, Next Issue, and Zinio.
In fact, it turns out you may be able to read Zinio mags on your iPad absolutely free, courtesy of your local library.
iPads and cooking go together like peanut butter and jelly. Or maybe that should be olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Either way, an iPad makes a great kitchen companion -- not just for searching and viewing recipes, but also for watching demonstration videos (like this one for a simple oven-baked chicken parmesan, a favorite in my house).
In fact, you could install an under-cabinet tablet mount and keep your iPad at eye level, at the same time protecting it against cooking splatter. (These disposable wrappers are good for that, too.)
And don't forget all the great cooking apps, like How to Cook Everything, Butterball Cookbook Plus (essential this time of year), and the ever-popular Epicurious.
A dual-monitor setup can be a huge boon to your productivity, but if you work with a laptop, it's not exactly convenient to schlep an extra LCD everywhere you go.
Ah, but guess what? Your iPad can pull monitor duty. Just install an app like Air Display (which now works with Windows machines as well as Macs) or MaxiVista, then use the tablet as a second screen alongside your PC. Put your mail client in there, or a stock ticker, or anything else you like to refer to throughout the day.
Once you try this setup, you may wonder how you ever got along without it.
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I wrote about New Adult last week. Click here for a refresher. After that I read another called Deeper by Robin York. The formula is intact – as you can see by the squicky title – but there's a lot less eyeroll happening in this story. Also, the female lead isn't a f-cking idiot as she is in so many NA reads. She's also not helpless although she does, predictably, have some serious trust issues and a Major Problem to overcome. I liked the dialogue. I could "hear" it more than I normally can in these books. And there are some creative sex scenes which worked for a haggard c-nt like me who grew up in the 80s. Because I worry that there's an entire generation that doesn't know about good old fashioned PHONE SEX. I've had a lot of phone sex in my life. Not Facetime sex. Not Skype sex. Not text sex. Not iChat sex. But PHONE SEX. I just polled a few people at the office under 30 (WHY ARE THEY ALL UNDER 30?!?) and only 20% of them have had phone sex! Only 20%!
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Gaming Illustrated - Without question, Nintendo is one of the most successful gaming companies ever. With the next generation of gaming right around the corner, Nintendo has taken the first leap with its upcoming console, the Wii U. However, is this Nintendo's attempt at the next generation or is it an attempt to catch up with Sony and Microsoft before the REAL next-gen gaming experience becomes available? While there is much talk about the Wii not matching up in comparison to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Nintendo's Wii was the only one of the three consoles that saw an early profit; Microsoft and Sony haven't seen console profits until recently. Even with the Wii's success, mostly due to its family orientation and Nintendo loyalists, Nintendo felt it was time to release a new console, not only earlier than its two competitors, but also at a price that they acknowledge is lower than the cost of development.
@wishingW3L -- The writer's point of view, that was the interesting part.
Definitely interesting
Sony only cares about becoming profitable, they are fine with the other consoles existing and even said it is good for the game industry
can't wait for ps4! What naughty dog will do with new hardware oh my.
@wishing you're wrong,the ds1 was based of playstation analog joystick announces in japan 1995,most don't realize that the ds1 rumble differed from nintendo controller in that, it was built in to the controllers an the rumble functions was like a two stage rumble for Sony and the difference in time was like 6-8 mounths from from nintedos controller and ds1.
Yeah Sony number one and whatever....watch them release their console at the end AGAIN! And act like it wasn't their fault....they already said it would be a disaster if they were the last ones again with their ps4
PS: and Sony fanboys act like they don't care about the SKYRIM dlc lololololololik
and if it wasn't for Sony videogames wouldn't have been so mainstream, so?
"Sony Wants to Push Nintendo Out of the Console Business"
If Sony wanted to do this they could have done this a long time ago.
Sony left Mario, Pokemon, Kirby, Zelda, Metroid with no competition since PS1.
Sony's market has been the mature gamers not the kids.
Their creed has been "Videogames Are Not Children's Toys Only." since PSOne. PlayStation single handedly transformed video games from a child's plaything to legit adult entertainment in the 1990s'.
I don't see that changing anytime soon.
To say Sony could have created a brand as huge as Mario, but just chose to not bother making those billions because of a "games aren't just for kids" CREED is insane.
Sony knew Nintendo had the family market tied up. They aimed for an older audience because it was easier to compete in that space.
Creating a brand with massive global appeal like Mario is hard, even with a ton of cash to spend. There is no magic bullet to accomplish such a feat, or else every company out there would be doing it. Imagining that "Sony could do it if they felt like it" is idealistic to say the least.
There's no way for Sony nor Microsoft to push Nintendo out of the market. It's just not going to happen. I mean what would the gaming would be with Mario, Zelda, etc. Not going to happen.
read the whole thing, what part was supposed to be interesting?
So yeah, Sony copying Nintendo means that they want to derail it... How is this interesting? Back in the 90's Sony copied the rumble and analog sticks too so what is the difference now? Has anything changed?
We all know Sony was just playing their games.
Nintendo was kinda flaunting it anyways. What Sony suppose to do? Just be depressed and sit there?
Look, Nintendo and Sony are meant to be together. Stop trying to spread rumors and go back to your failed blog and your dumb girlfriends.
Rumble yes, analog stick, no.
Dual-sticks was revolutionary however.
Sony did not copy analog control from Nintendo in no way shape or form. ps1 was the first console with dual analog, ps2 the first console with pressure sensitive buttons,PSP first handheld with analog, psvita first handheld to dual analog
Do your research n64 controller is all digital even the stick.
This article is full of crap Sega was it own demise releasing all those console's and addons Sega CD ,32x, game gear, saturn , Dreamcast even lacked a right analog lol. too many flops will kill a company you know Sega lost the trust and loyalty of gamers and consumers alike this was their demise
To be fair Playstation wouldn't exist at all if it wasn't for Nintendo.
Wow, looks like the tables are turned.
Did you know that the PSP and the PS3 have this wonderful feature called remote play?
Looks like Nintendo copied that to me
remote play is just a fancy name for what Nintendo has been doing since the N64 days with Pokemon Stadium
Take your complaints to Nintendo.
Its them who commissioned Sony to make the Nintendo Play Station CD-ROM System in the first place. So it's natural Nintendo licensed everything SNES to make the Play Station - logic.
You should thank Nintendo for helping create the Sony PlayStation, bub.
Sony and Nintendo are part of a struggling bunch of Japanese company's threatened by American giants like Microsoft, Apple & Google. They are the ones who "Wants to Push Nintendo & Sony Out of the Console Business" specially Microsoft.
Remember "The PS2 was outselling PCs" scenario back in early 2000 M$ did not take that lightly and was green with jealousy & envy hence a green colored console the Xbox.
I say don't let the Americans kill the Japanese companies. Buy Japanese products.
Analog sticks have been around for years BEFORE the Nintendo 64. The Neo Geo CD and Vectrex, are a few of them.
The PS1's Dual Analog Controller was released in 1997 with BUILT-IN rumble, before the DualShock which had two stage dual rumble motors.
Nintendo released the rumble pack add-on the same month Sony released the PS1's Dual Analog Controller.
What about Nintendo and others "copying" PlayStation's controller grips, quad shoulder buttons, clickable sticks, pressure sensitive buttons?
LOL so you're saying you could play N64 games on your GameBoy from across the country?
I didn't say its the exact same thing, but the idea of all that was started by Nintendo, and yes I could play pokemon anywhere then come back home and battle with those very pokemon on the big screen.
Sony Wants to Push Nintendo Out of the Console Business
good luck trying to convince Nintendo loyal fans that.
shame journalist write such a thing for hits. here's one better:
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Sony reminds me of that turd that just was not quite right and maybe a little to yellow or red. Flush flush its that easy to say no more to sony. ....come to think about it , it could be the diffrent lifestyles that people eat up...any one hungry for a nintendo value meal or a xbox shake that will have your toilet green for weeks.
I think we can all agree competition is good for business and for us gamers. Sony came into this gen very arrogant and full of them self but learned that wii and xbox360 are giving consumers better bang for their buck. I spent 600 on ps3 at launch and I play to buy os4 at launch even if it's 500-600 just because Sony has a history and they know how to make quality games. But I would be stupid to say they have done it perfectly or smartly
Ps4 doesn't need to be ver powerful just make it where ts moving the tech forward and at a reasonable price for the consumers
Much much much much yeh 4 much easier development, this attitude of we are Sony and we make things harder has to change, make things extremely easy to develop for ps4 sp every publisher will be gladly on board
Sony will not be selling ps4 at a loss so they will try their best to cut even or make a little starting at launch,
Games,games,games and more games how about launching with killzone 4,uncharted 4,GT6 a new ratchet game. Ps3 early on was rough had so few quality games and that has to change.
People hate on VIta and say it has no games yet it launched with 25 games but thing is all those games came out than people forgot them so maybe space them out. Each game should get its fair time advertisement wise and consumers attention wise.
And stop shooting yourself in the foot like with Vita memory cards which are way over priced, to my earlier points make things easier for consumers and in the long run easier for Sony and publishers which are support the system or systems.
Let's get be thing out of the way this market is big enough to handle 3 main home consoles and more competition means better products for us.
I am very excited for wiiu but I am not buying it at launch but will be gettingit soon. The only concern I have for wiiu has more to do with Nintendo's history with 3rd arty publishers. They need to prove to us core gamers plus the publishers that they mean business and will be treating 3rd party games better.
Xbox720 or whatever it's gonna be called I am not intersted as of now, I bought 360 at launch but over the last 2-3 years MS have not made an effort with us the core market, why is everything all of the sudden about kinect? Wasn't xbox360 selling well when we are the core gamers supported it? Isnt it because of us xbox360 is successful to begin with so why did they turn on us. I think moving forward they will have a harder sell than Sony or Nintendo when it comes to core market.
Hasn't they wanted to do this for a long time? I think Sony waited a lil too long to make this comment.
I think Nintendo is on it's last legs. If Wii U is not successful by next gen... It's done as in, they will have run out of ways to stay relevant.
It already tried innovation for a very long time. It's tried a "universal" approach with N64 and Wii U.
I honestly do not understand how they survived the industry this long.
You're a fool of fools. Nintendo is a bigger company than Sony with more money in the bank. 6.69 Billion more value then Sony on the stock market. Let me put it into perspective for you.
WiiU could fail and be dead in the water and Nintendo would still have enough money to have a profit loss for 63 years straight before they went out of biz.
So WiiU can fail, the next few handhelds could fail, and NiN still would have PLENTY of cash to start over again and again and again. It's over a 100+ year old company and It will still be here long after you're dead and forgotten:)
Interesting but untrue. The fact is that Nintendo is not the first home cartridge or disc console based gaming system ever. There were many who tried to crack the nut of home interactive entertainment BEFORE Nintendo. Mario set the stage for the success that Nintendo has garnered and Mario continues to be Nintendo's crutch. Now people will talk about innovation and dismiss Sony. Without Sony gaming would be in the dark ages still. Sony broke through with a trail of fire and gaming changed forever to be a hobby past teen years which was a demographic that the PC used to be the only platform where you could get the mature gaming experience. Nintendo knows the truth. If they did not pull out of the Sony disc add on deal then Sony would not have come into the gaming market. Sony added more value to their consoles from day one with the PS1 being a CD player and in some cases games could run in ram and you could put in a CD to play as your background soundtrack. Sony brought more to do on a console than play video games to the mass market and then gathered some of the best devs in the business and the rest is history. Sony innovated with motion control PS eye, remote play over the internet, dual analog sticks which is now standard, almost timeless controller layout that should be tweaked to be more like the Vita with real triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons. As far as gaming consoles go and moving on rather than standing put Sony is the best gaming company. They release new ips every generation despite past success. Nintendo would never do such a thing and dare I say never will because money means more to them. Underpowered consoles are a result of a lack of success in the last 2 generations and great marketing and Oprah made Wii a sensation. The Wii U would have been grossly underpowered if the Wii did not put up the numbers that it did. They can get to the 100 million mark now because gaming is so main stream and that is greatly thanks to the PS1 and PS2 which were the first home consoles to reach these heights of success. You have to be fair and reasonable when you deal with the Sony and Nintendo story because Nintendo screwed Nintendo having Sony as a competitor and not an ally.
If the Wii U fails (which it won't until we get details on the other 2 companies) it will be because Nintendo thought the fisher price nature of the tablet was enough. People are going to get angry and I am ready for the disagrees but Wii U did not go far enough. The controller should be the console and the box should just be to stream and upres the image from the tablet to the TV. Even if they went to an SD cartridge for games that are inserted in the tablet they would have probably hurt some 3DS sales but they could pre-empt some Gai-Kai and Microsoft cloud gaming next gen goodness. See Nintendo is not equipped to face what could come easily with Smart glass and Vita or a new controller from Sony. Plus their online will only be up to this gens current online offerings when Sony especially outright is prepared to make some serious strides in gaming convenience and accessibility with the Gai-Kai deal. Nintendo may be the first to market but I have a feeling that they are making some errors in light of likely possible innovation that exists and that Sony and Microsoft are going to enter in a big way.
I mean...sell Vitas. They can't even do that.
You're bad at trolling in your articles and you're worse at trolling in comments. FFS, you attacked Katamari on the Vita because there were "too many" and praised Mario Kart 7 the same week...games that have about the same number of titles per platform and frankly tend to "innovate" the same amount (That is, barely). Your double standards are repulsive.
The 3DS had the same struggle before a price drop. The Ps3 suffered similar struggles before it started dropping in price. This isn't unmarked territory and you know it.
Your articles are an embarrassment and that's tough to do in a form of journalism with such low standards, Chris Buffa. Your writing takes modojo down a million notches.
Wow, this might be sorta hard. I respect both companies a lot and play consoles and games from both of them. I'd prefer to see them both stick around.
What utter rubbish. Sony aren't trying to oust Nintendo, they are just trying to make themselves relevant in an ever changing market. I've been one of those people that have promoted the idea of the Vita/PS3 combo, but not because I think it can do it better. If anything, the combo gives developers the option to expand on the Wiiu idea, which makes support for the Wiiu more likely in the coming years.
Is there any angles left to demonize Sony with? I'd say all bases have now been covered.
Sony and Nintendo need to quit with the games and hook-up!!! >>>>>>>
They would make such a nice couple. Ugh, I would DIE if Nintendo and Sony end up with some creeps who would end up dumping them and treating them all wrong.
Look, Sony did somethings and said somethings. So did Nintendo. At the end of the day, we both know they are soulmates. They are always next to eachother at E3, staring at each other.
It's like .. HELLO! OMGOSH. :O
Sony WAS trying to kill Nintendo... like 10-8 years ago.
But that time has passed. Sony has discovered it doesn't need to edge out competition to continue on, and works to place itself competitively within the market rather than taking someone elses spot.
You honestly don't think that each company (MS, Nintendo, Sony) are trying or hoping to become the dominate player and leader in the video game industry? And that each of these companies are trying to out the other?
Come on now.
Each company saw what Nintendo was doing with its motion controls and family friendly games and both tried to capitalize on it and take away from the Wii demographic.
Each company is trying to one up the other and become the leader in your living room. This means doing what the competition does but better.
I know you are a Sony fan but to think that they can do no wrong or they're not in the business of crushing competition is very naive.
As far as Wii-U goes. I just wan't a Pokémon MMO, that would get me buying one.
It's all down to the games, Sony and Nintendo both have good first party line ups but the Nintendo ones are going a bit stale in comparison.
You have to push all the franchise assets and billions of dollars Nintendo has in the bank out the door first. Hard time doing that...
On top of the fact that Nintendo has 70% of the game market in Japan now recently quoted from Forbes. If anything, the reverse will happen.
Lots of nonsense in this article...
"Nintendo may suffer the same fate with the Wii U as Sony has already begun its assault on their system before it even has had a chance to launch, and before Sony has even considered developing a next-gen system."
Uh...PS4 has been in development for years now. In fact there are already games being made for it.
Sony pushing out Nintendo yeah ok and pot is gonna be completely legal and regulated.
Um...given recent events... i.e. YESTERDAY...I'd bet on that happening within 10-15 years max, actually.
Washington and Colorado Legalized Marijuana last night.
Hahah that is why I said this lol already planned a trip to Colorado.
Yeah pot will actually be legal and regulated in most of the developed world before long. It is only illegal for dumb reasons, the problems are actually caused by the illegality.
I hope that happens.. It's far less dangerous than alcohol and I'm tired of the negative connotation that surrounds it just because its illegal. It's bs!
Sony can start by being profitable and work there way up from there. Good luck pushing out the company that owns Pokemon.
Nintendo could give away the WiiU and all their games for free to millions of people and still be better off than Sony. Understand, Nintendo lost money because of the economy and taking a sharp price cut to their handheld.
Nintendo isn't going anywhere.
I've played with the Wii U, there's no way in hell Nintendo won't be putting up a fight. If you ask me, it's Sony that needs to work on their home console. Anyone can make a console with strong specs, but few can make games that have long-lasting impressions.
Well sony is good then. Games with strong, impressions is what they excell at :p
put up a fight???
Nintendo could problably just buy Sony if they wanted to.
I think if you were to say this a few generation ago (When Sega was still around making consoles) then I'd agree. nintendo pretty much shafted Sony, so of course Sony wants to be dominate and have them begging for forgiveness.
Today I honestly don't think they care. They want to take the crowd away since its easy money, but overall they target two separate crowds.
Mmm if you read the details about the their potential deal Nintendo would have been the ones shafted. So I guess someone was going to be shafted, and Nintendo decided it wasn't going to be them (except then the next 2 gens didn't exactly go to plan).
Yeah, I haven't looked deeply into it but couldnt Nintendo just say "well let us keep these and we split rights after that." ?
The way I read it, Sony said "give us rights to it on disc" and Nintendo said "go to hell." lol
Why don't they just merge? I mean Sony is absolutely the best at creating top notch hardware, and Nintendo is the best at creating amazing software to take advantage of said hardware. It would be a natural complement.
You could call them Nintony, or Sotendo or whatever.
They sat at the table once before, why not do it again?
Sony only had "top notch hardware" once with the PS3.... Nintendo's consoles were more powerful than the PS1 and PS2 (N64 and GameCube).
You can easily flip it around as well.
Nintendo is great at creating hardware (they have a history of innovative control schemes) while Sony is better at software (they have a great lineup of 1st party games)
I'd rather they keep doing their things and staying seperate. Competition is good for consumers.
Sony just buys developers... No creativity from themselfs. :)
Well I was referring to consoles, not really handhelds, sorry.
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I don't think it will happen simply because Nintendo has money, and according to them they will have money for a long time. They said they could bomb 2 or 3 generations and still have cash flow lol
A merge would need meaning to it, which means more money coming in. How would taking two top selling products and merging them create more business? Now people only buy one product instead of two.
isn't that the goal of every single competing company in the world?
Why would you want to co-exist if you can get rid of them.
I find this whole article very pointless.
I'm sure they held grudges in the past but those will be long dead and buried.
The President of Sony in the 90s literally vowed to "destroy" Nintendo. 15 years later and that never happened. The PS3 has lost billions and Sony hadn't seen a profitable quarter since 2008. Sony has lost more on the PS3 than they made on the PS2. The PSP failed to destroy the DS as everyone predicted, and the Vita is struggling to stay alive. Sony stocks actually dropped to a 35 year low the night before E3, a time when stocks usually rise based on the promise of a strong E3 showing. The "PlayStation curse" is so bad that even sony's partners in the media have been effected, as we have seen websites and magazines that backed Sony close their doors for good.
All of sony's attempts to copy Nintendo, like the PS Move controller, have been failures. (Note to Sony: consumers hate "me too" products.)
Sony doesn't have a finalized plan for the PS4, despite what you have heard. Sony is actually going to release PS3 content on iOS and Android. Both platforms compete directly with PS3. (In b4 "nuh uh!") This leads many to speculate that Sony is preparing an exit strategy, or a "no console" future.
But now that the doom and gloom is over I can say that I am aware of sony's long term plan to turn things around. Lets call it their "long game." It's a plan so brilliant that if it works Sony could find themselves ruling the game industry once again.
And if it doesn't work they'll be utterly destroyed. But hey, high stakes = high rewards.
I don't know where you get your facts, but PlayStation is actually one of Sonys strongest product lines. It has been profitable for them for a few years now, and the "billions is lost" was from when it was first launched. Which includes launching an entire new format (Blu-ray) among a new strong competitor (Microsoft) fighting them for every inch....Now that they are sticking to Blu-ray, they won't be losing money on the next console.
If PlayStation was such a "curse" why would they slap it on everything and use it to lead into new products? Blu-Ray, music services, video services, PlayStation Mobile, PlayStation certified phones, TV's, and all their other products? Would be rather stupid to take a failing product and use it to help sell other things.....
Sony isn't releasing content on IOS, and their phone market uses Android. So I'm sure their content will be cross compatible with PlayStation, thus creating a network of products (EVERY company is doing it, including MICROSOFT.)
The Vita doom and gloom comes with every product Sony launches. Yeah they have had failed products, but the cool thing about Sony is they support them till they completely die. Unlike other companies....should we bring up the Zune? Talk about failures....
"attempts to take on nintendo have failed" How? Every other company that tried to face them head on got destroyed, yet here is Sony taking chunks of the market away. There is a reason Microsoft has stayed away. Now Sony's moving into networked devices, more people are likely to turn to them for handheld gaming. If hardcore handheld gaming died, Nintendo would be screwed, while Sony has a phone market.
Sony does have an "exit" strategy for worst case scenario, and if you are an investor that should make you happy. If gaming were to die today, Microsoft and Sony would be fine.....Nintendo would have literally nothing. But it isn't dying, and thus all this networking is going to create a big dominance for Sony in the long run.
Please allow me to prove that everything you said was 100% wrong.
Sony has lost over 5 Billion on the PS3:
Sony has not had a profitable quarter since 2008:
Sony stocks dropped to a 35 year low the night before E3:
Sony stocks downgraded:
Sony Gakai (Which include PS1,2, and 3 games) is coming to iOS and Android:
Sony has been firing people at a rate of 10,000 a year, for the past 4 years:
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Sony's Kaz Hirai says "We could be in serious trouble:"
-"Management is feeling a serious sense of crisis about the seven years of losses," said Executive Deputy President Kaz Hirai
Other Notable Information:
-Sony bought out of the mobile joint venture with Ericsson for $1.47 billion dollars
-Sony sold off its shares in the LCD joint venture with Samsung for $939 million dollars
-Sony sold off its shares in the LCD joint venture with Sharp for $125 million dollars
-Sony announces a joint venture with Panasonic to develop next gen OLED TV displays
-Sony spun off its small to medium LCD business to join with Hitachi and Toshiba to form Japan Display Inc.
-Sony sold off its chemical business to the Japanese government for $730 million dollars.
I honestly hate posting all this information because now I've given all the hateful Sony bashers more ammunition. However, I can't stand it when people are uninformed, so I had to post all this data to prove I'm not just some Sony hater. I actually KNOW they have a good plan to turn things around. And if their gamble pays off it will be the biggest revolution in gaming history.
Oh, and just in case you want more information, I can provide direct links to Sony's own finacial reports, but you need to be able to read Japanese, or in my case, know someone who does.
Oh and as for the Vita, well it's the finest product ever made by Sony, and one of the best portables ever created by any company. But it's still struggling, and at this point I can only hope for the best.
You failed to prove me wrong at all. Sony stocks are down, and this is a PlayStation fault why? Sony already reported PlayStation being one of the most profitable areas of their company, along with their movie division. Their TV market is whats dragging them down....Sony just reported their movie company making the most money in a year EVER.
Look at your first link completely proving my point, it was written in 2009. Since your so good at doing research, please look up when the PS3 released....Now go read my comment about Blu-ray.
-Gaikai is coming to both, and sony JUST bought them. This has nothing to do with PlayStation. The service can go there and third party titles can go there. Doesn't mean the FULL service and FULL line up of games won't stay exclusive elsewhere.
I'm not arguing that Sony isn't struggling in areas, I'm stating its not PlayStation doing it. Its like saying microsoft is going bankrupt because their OS or Zune fails, they still have other areas to stand on. Above all else Sony is creating stable ground for themselves, by networking their devices and selling as a whole company. Something they sucked at until recently.
I kind of scratch my head when I read this article, I kind of feels like giving Sony too much credit and I am not sure if its a good thing or bad. lol!
Although there is certainly competition, the animosity however doesn't even come close to Sega vs Ninty vs Sony days. I don't even feel there is one.
I doubt anyone can destroy anyone. This generation certainly has proven that. Its more like each company is their own worse enemy.


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The risque story line has already fueled some odd pop culture moments, including a "Fifty Shades of Grey" word search that ended up in the hands of middle school students in Pennsylvania.
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Looking good, thanks to online eyewear
One moment I had a pair of snazzy, modern, electric green DKNY eyeglasses. Then they were gone.
It was a sign. I was in dire need of a stronger prescription, but kept putting off another awkward eye exam with my optometrist invading my personal space and shining a small flashlight in my eyes.
After years of lost, broken and stolen frames, I was in no position to ask my parents to pay for new glasses. I was going to purchase them on my own, but how?
I'm a college student on a modest budget. I cannot afford a pair of $300 to $500 designer specs.
That is when a friend introduced me to Warbyparker.com.
This 3-year-old e-commerce company turns the tedious task of shopping for glasses into a fun and affordable endeavor. Through the site, anyone seeking a new pair of frames and prescription lenses can have them delivered to her door starting at $95.
I have heard of other websites, such as Coastal. com, that sell frames for a fraction of the cost of boutiques such as LensCrafters or your optician.
However, I know that online shopping can be risky, especially when ordering items such as shoes or a bathing suit. Most people end up disliking the fit.
Warby Parker's Home Try-On tool, which allows you to try on five pairs for free (all mailed to your home), was created to avoid such frustration.
Here is how it works:
When searching through its selection of vintage, funky and classic frames, customers can choose up to five pairs to add to the Home Try-On cart.
Each pair has a distinct name to match its custom look. For instance, while surfing through the women's optical section, you can find frames with labels such as "Arthur," "Theo" or "Sloan" that range in styles such as cat eye, aviator, Harry-Potter oval and square. You can also choose different colors — "Whiskey Tortoise," "Greystone" and "Midnight Blue," for example — to make them more custom.
After picking five favorites, the company will ask for your billing and shipping information. You must have a credit card, not a debit card, to essentially "rent" the frames for a few days. The credit card information serves as a means of security, but the company does not charge for this process.
Once the package arrives, the fun begins.
Customers have five days (one for each pair) to test the specs, which are fitted with nonprescription lenses. The company encourages the use of social media during the decision-making process. They suggest you post photos of each pair on Facebook and Twitter and ask friends for their advice. This is especially helpful if you are stuck between two or more pairs.
Once the decision is made, ship all of them back and then order your favorite pair online.
Make sure to have a copy of your prescription when ordering your glasses. The company also asks that you either fax or email the written prescription or send your eye doctor's information for confirmation.
The Home Try-On tool is not a one-time-only opportunity, either. If the first five were not satisfactory, you can order another five to try out.
Choosing only five is the tough part, because of the variety the site offers. If you are unsure of which frames to choose, the website includes a virtual try-on application that syncs with your webcam photos and lets you "try on" any pair at your disposal. You can even export the pictures to Facebook so your friends can get involved as well.
Of course, it is not all about looking stylish when buying a pair of glasses. You want to make sure that the lenses are high-quality, too.
Warby Parker lenses are made from polycarbonate material, which is impact-resistant. They also offer 100 percent UV protection and are coated twice with anti-reflective and anti-scratch coating.
Warby Parker also has a mission to give back to those in need.
Every time a pair of Warby Parker glasses are purchased, the company will provide funding or donate a pair to nonprofit companies such as Vision Spring. These companies provide glasses to communities where people otherwise would not be able to afford proper eyewear or eye exams.
With affordable prices and a do-good attitude, how is it possible this company makes a profit?
They cut out the middle man. By designing and selling their own frames, with only a handful of retail stores nationwide, it cuts back a lot of expenses.
Choosing Warby Parker was a no-brainer. Not only did I have fun with the Home Try-On tool, but the entire transaction only took two weeks, and I found a pair I love at an affordable price. His name is "Reynold," and I don't plan on losing this pair any time soon.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 2010 Gallaudet University football season came to a close on a cold Saturday night under the lights at Hotchkiss Field before a crowd of 800 as the Bison watched SUNY Maritime College celebrate an undefeated regular season. Maritime, the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) champions, scored the game-winning touchdown with under two minutes left in regulation as the Privateers (10-0, 7-0 ECFC) won 21-14.
The Bison (5-5, 3-4 ECFC) were in position early in the fourth quarter to take the lead over the Privateers but unfortunately Gallaudet's final 15 minutes in its season turned into missed opportunities. GU had four possessions that ended with a missed field goal, punt, fumble and an interception. The Bison executed 17 plays in the fourth quarter for 39 yards.
Senior kicker Justin Wilson (Carmichael, Calif.) lined up for a 27-yard field goal with 13:17 left in regulation but his kick, which had enough distance, was ruled no good. The Bison started their next two drives near midfield but those drives ended up with no points and gave the ball back to Maritime. The Bison fumble at midfield with 5:42 left in the game proved to be the difference. The Privateers marched 47 yards on seven plays on the game-winning drive. Junior fullback Jamie Spanopoulos plunged into the end zone from four yards out with 1:58 left.
Maritime becomes the first undefeated champion in the two-year history of the ECFC. The Privateers will await the official announcement of the NCAA Division III tournament field to see if their season will continue with a postseason run.
"I am really proud of our team to finish undefeated. To be able to make it through our conference [undefeated], and we have had some battles, is tough," said Maritime coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. "It has been a special season."
Before the start of the game this evening the Gallaudet University athletics department and the football program presented a plaque to Coach Kendrick-Holmes to honor him for his impending deployment to Afghanistan as a U.S. Navy officer upon the completion of the season. Kendrick-Holmes' story has grabbed national attention as ESPN and CBS Sports filmed the Gallaudet-Maritime game this evening for future stories on the Privateer coach.
GU started the game off on the right foot as the Bison received the opening kick-off and scored a touchdown 1:31 into the first quarter. Senior quarterback Jimmy Gardner (St. Augustine, Fla.) tossed a 61-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Ryne Worsham (Chicago, Ill.). Wilson's extra-point attempt failed.
Gallaudet coach Chuck Goldstein rolled the dice on the ensuing kick-off and elected for an onsides kick that the Bison recovered. The next play would doom the Bison for the remainder of the game and scrap their game plan. Gardner was brought down for a five-yard loss by sophomore linebacker Keith Barnes (nine tackles) and hobbled off with a knee injury and would not return. Sophomore back-up Anthony Palmer (Unadilla, N.Y.) was thrust into the game where he finished under center for the Bison. Palmer completed 5-of-13 passes for 74 yards and one interception.
The Bison held the 6-0 lead until early in the second quarter when sophomore quarterback Joe Dickey busted loose for 21 yards and the touchdown. Dickey finished the game with a game-high 98 yards on the ground on 14 carries and 0-for-9 passing.
GU punted twice in the second quarter while Maritime scored touchdowns on 2-of-3 possessions. The last possession for the Privateers came later in the first half and ended with a Fritz Jean 30-yard touchdown run down the sideline to give Maritime a 14-6 lead at the break.
The Bison tied the game midway through the third quarter when sophomore Phillip Hayes (Baton Rouge, La.) scored from nine yards out. The touchdown ended an 8-play, 80-yard drive that took 4:20 off the clock. Gallaudet went for the two-point conversion to tie the game. Palmer received the ball under center and handed it off to senior running back Cole Johnson (Eden Prairie, Minn.) who threw the ball to a wide-open Worsham in the right corner to knot the game at 14. Worsham finished the game with a career-high 149 yards, his third 100-yard receiving game this year.
Maritime held the Bison rushing attack to their lowest total of the year (75 yards on 37 carries). Hayes led the team with 28 yards on seven carries. The 75 yards on the ground is the lowest Gallaudet has rushed for since November 1, 2008, when it lost 38-7 to Mount Ida College.
The Privateers, the second leading rushing team in the ECFC ahead of Gallaudet and behind Norwich, ran for 275 yards on 52 attempts. Gallaudet surrendered 200 plus rushing yards for the third time this year and the 275 total is the second highest against the Bison defense. Maritime threw for 24 yards on a Tyler Trodden pass in the second quarter. The passing total is the lowest the Bison defense has surrendered this season and the lowest since October 10, 2009, against Norwich University.
Sophomore linebacker Tom Pangia (Hammonton, N.J.) tallied a game-high 12 tackles in the loss for the Bison. Sophomore defensive back Shelby Bean (Arvada, Colo.) made seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss of three yards. Sophomore linebacker Pat Lasher made 11 tackles to lead the Privateers.
"It was an exciting season," said Goldstein, who completed his first year at the helm and second with the program. "It was tough to watch Maritime celebrate a perfect regular-season because that easily could had been us. We lost five games by 25 combined points. All of our losses were by eight points or less. That's one score. We need to learn from those games and start working on the 2011 season."
This was the last game for the Bison seniors who are out of eligibility including linebacker Joshua Doudt (Medina, Ohio), Wilson, Gardner, Johnson, linebacker Dmitry Rossoshansky (Chicago, Ill.), defensive lineman Ricky Bailey (Willingboro, N.J.) and lineman Michel Daze' (Frederick, Md.).
"Our senior class helped to build a strong foundation for our future," said Goldstein. "Teams are not going to take us lightly moving forward."


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Norwich site not chosen for state medical marijuana facility
The state's first medical marijuana production facilities will be located in West Haven, Portland, Simsbury and Watertown, disappointing Norwich officials who had hoped that the city's business park could host what they consider an innovative pharmaceutical technology.
Malloy, Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and other officials held a press conference Tuesday at the West Haven location where Advanced Grow Labs LLC already has local zoning approval for a facility.
Other facilities approved by the state are Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions LLC in Portland, Curaleaf, LLC in Simsbury, and Theraplant LLC in Watertown.
Vintage Foods Ltd., with an office in Ledyard, and Bloomfield-based Nascent Sciences LLC had submitted the applications for a site in the former Decorative Screen Printing building in the Norwich business park.
Norwich Mayor Deberey Hinchey said she was "very disappointed" that the two firms weren't approved for a facility in Norwich. Hinchey and Jason Vincent, vice president of the Norwich Community Development Corp., which supported the applications, both said they held out hope Tuesday that Norwich could host a facility in the future.
"I think this industry is going to continue to evolve, and we hope Norwich will be an attractive site for future endeavors," Vincent said.
David Kimmel of Vintage Foods, however, wasn't optimistic that the state would grant future licenses. He said the state application process considered the firms' ability to expand in their proposed locations as the state needs more production. He said his fledgling company will pursue other endeavors.
"We tried very hard, and we gave it our best," Kimmel said, "and apparently the state has made its decision based on sound judgment. Unfortunately, we were not part of that decision."
Stephen Carrabba of Nascent Sciences LLC could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
The state Department of Consumer Protection's application process anticipated three firms would be granted licenses. In Tuesday's announcement, department officials said during the evaluation, state officials decided to grant four licenses based on the applicants' production expectations, initial and long-term patient demand and products to be provided.
Claudette Carveth, spokeswoman for the Department of Consumer Protection, said the state regulations on medical marijuana production facilities allow for additional licenses to be granted, but none are anticipated at this time.
The consumer protection department is reviewing applications for the state's first medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Between three and five dispensary licenses are expected to be awarded within the next two months.
Each of the four medical marijuana production firms now must establish escrow accounts with $2 million and pay annual license fee before receiving an operating license. Producers must be operational within 180 days of receiving the license.
"Connecticut's is the first state medical marijuana program based squarely on the pharmaceutical/medical model — from physician certification, to production facilities operating as pharmaceutical manufacturers, to dispensing to patients by licensed pharmacists," Rubenstein said in the department's press release.
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Adam A Keeps the Faith of Pure Painterly Power
A woman artist with an intriguingly incongruous, attention-getting name, the Italian painter known as Adam A appears at first glance to be a stylistic relative of both the Cobra group and A.R. Penck, given the seemingly intuitive neo-primitive energy of her iconography. Looked at from a more homegrown angle, the work on view on Adam A's website (essereadama.com) could also seem a direct extension of Italy's own Transavanguardia movement of the late 1970s, given the vital new spin that she puts on the visual vocabulary of Expressionism as it was revived in the late 1970s, given the vital new spin that she puts on the visual vocabulary of Expressionism as it was revived in the late 1970s by Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, and Enzo Cucchi.
Yet the more of her work one sees, the more one realizes that Adam A is a true original who hoplds no allegiances to any particular school or tendency, having evolved her own distinctly international answer to how, in an age that often seems dominated by robotic technology and multimedia, the venerable tradition of painterly figuration can remain a valid vehicle for simultaneosly conveying a sense of contemporary angst and timeless beauty.
The refreshing directness and power of Adam A's work is immediately evident in her painting "La Vita", which celebrates the richness of life and love with two starkly simplified overlapping heads inscribed in a raggedly elegant line akin to that of the late American graffiti prodigy Jean Michel-Basquiat and set against a vibrant orange ground further enlivened by a variety of rough symbols and muscular gestures. Adam A, however, moderates her spontaneity with a European aesthetic refinement that imbues her work with its own special tension.
A more pointedly political feeling comes across in "L'Ecologista", another painting by Adam A, in which a rectangularly stylized semiabstract figure dominates the composition, posturing, histrionically, amid a flurry of vertical black strokes that could suggest a waist-high field of charred grass and vigorously brushed circles within squares which could seem to symbolize the harnessing of solar energy or its opposite: the imposition of our geometrically rigid schemes on the organic beauty of our natural resources. Is the dominant figure in "L'Ecologista" a noble knight set on saving the environment, or a buffoonishly hapless ecological Don Quixote?
Adam A's combination of bold, cartoon-like simplification and vigorous "action painting" leaves all such questions pending.
The viewer is obliged to engage in a lively dialogue with the painting in order to arrive at a subjective interpretation that makes him or her feel vitally involved – almost like a collaborator with the artist!
Even more important than the many political, philosophical, and historical issues raised in the paintings of Adam A, however, are their purely visual, tactile, and coloristic attributes. In compositions such as "Fecondazione", "La Sostanza", "Mondo" and "Confronto", primitive stick figure surrogates for the human image, starkly stylized heads, fragments of scrawled text, an animated array of overlapping circular and oval shapes (sometimes borne witness to by veritable hordes of stylized eyes) make up the artist's abundantly teeming private world.
Thankfully absent is the self-protective irony that hobbles and trivializes so much postmodern art. For Adam A obviously prefers to commit herself fully to her unabashed painterly passion, which invests all of her compositions with intrepid intensity. - Maurice Taplinger
Gallery&Studio Magazine NY – April/May 2010


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Mike Shaw lay motionless, face down in the snow. His goggles had been pushed down over his nose, fogging up the lens and obscuring his vision. One ear bud from his iPod was still in, but the music was of little comfort.
He couldn't feel anything below his neck, couldn't move his arms or legs.
The 27-year-old freestyle ski coach from Vernon had landed on some "punchy" snow while performing a nose-butter 720 — a two-revolution, helicopter-like spin — off a man-made roller in the terrain park at Keystone Mountain Resort in Colorado. He had pitched directly forward on landing, violently slamming his face into the hard snow. His neck bent back, he says, like the top of one of those Pez candy dispensers.
"I felt a really sharp pain in my neck and I knew instantly I was paralyzed," Shaw said recently, recalling the Dec. 16 accident with vivid detail. "I was screaming 'No, no, no.' When I skidded to a stop, it was like 'No, no this isn't happening.' I'm sure there was some swear words in there.
"Then I started screaming for help. You can't imagine what it's like. It's so crazy. Your body is taken away from you in an instant."
In mid-March, with the aid of a cane, Shaw walked — triumphantly, if somewhat gingerly — out of the G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver and headed home to Vernon to continue his amazing recovery.
Earlier this month, he drove his Dodge Ram truck to Whistler to visit friends and then on to Vancouver. He did not need any adapted hand or foot controls.
Tall and slight, with shoulder-length dark hair tumbling out of a ball cap turned backwards, Shaw walked back into G.F. Strong last week anxious to show physiotherapist Peter Fornelli his continued progress and to visit patients with whom he had become friends.
With his cane, now more of "a security blanket" than anything else, propped up against a couch in the foyer, he lifted up and ambled several steps. "Pretty good, eh?" he said with a big grin.
That Mike Shaw got lucky goes without saying. Still, his story is also one of unyielding determination, the value of a positive mental approach and the balancing act between risk and reward in an extreme sport.
But first, back to the day that everything changed.
Stunningly, as the teenage athletes on the Calgary-based WinSport Academy national development team he coached gathered at Shaw's side, rational thoughts began to take over — ones he candidly recounted two months ago during a revealing, two-hour interview on a skier-themed podcast.
"It was the most sobering moment of my life. I was thinking clearer than I ever have. In those few seconds, I probably thought faster and my brain operated so clearly, processing information and dealing with what had happened. It actually amazed me afterwards.
"My first thought was 'Oh my god, I was having such a good day skiing. I was so close.' I thought about my family right away and I felt guilty and I felt really sorry for what I'd just done. And then I thought I need to talk to Josh Dueck."
Dueck, a Paralympic sit-ski gold medallist in Sochi this March, was Shaw's freestyle coach 10 years ago. While demonstrating a trick for students on Silver Star Mountain near Vernon, Dueck overshot a landing hill. He dropped 100 feet, smashing his back and severing his spinal cord so badly that he was left paralyzed from the waist down.
Shaw and Dueck have been friends for years. And in a crazy twist to this story, they had dinner and shared a bottle of scotch with other para-alpine skiers in Colorado two days before Shaw's crash — the night before Dueck returned home to Vernon.
"I'd been exposed to spinal cord injuries through knowing him," says Shaw. "So when this happened, I was like I need to talk to him. And he's going to be one of the pillars I lean on through this whole situation."
Shaw had dislocated his neck at the C5 vertebrae. Doctors told him he had some permanent spinal cord damage.
Eight hours after the crash, he had surgery at the highly regarded St. Anthony Hospital trauma centre in Denver. Five vertebrae in his neck were fused with two steel rods. Surgeons also cut bones out from around his spinal cord, a crucial procedure to allow more space for the spinal cord to swell without pinching. That would greatly reduce the risk of more permanent damage.
Waking up the morning after surgery, Shaw was buoyed by the fact he had some very limited movement in his arms.
"I was so relieved and so happy. I was thinking I'm going to be able to drive a power chair. This is going to give me such a better quality of life, having just my arms move a tiny bit."
Later that day he called his parents, guilt-ridden, he says, about what he was putting them through. Then he talked to Dueck for close to an hour.
"He said you've just become part of the most elite club in the world," said Shaw.
"Nobody gets an invite to the spinal cord injury club, or the paralyzed club ... but the people who do get invited often turn out to be pretty special and interesting."
At G.F. Strong, Shaw lifts up his hair to show the foot-long scar on the back of his neck. With his vertebrae fused, his neck can turn only 120 degrees in either direction. He still has sensory issues in his legs and hands and not all his muscles are firing the way they should.
But the fact he can walk and drive means he is a high-functioning incomplete quadriplegic. Getting back behind the wheel, he says, was "so liberating. It felt better than it did when I was 16."
In the past few weeks he has been running on an AlterG anti-gravity treadmill, a revolutionary piece of rehab and training equipment that uses air in a pressure-controlled chamber to unweight up to 80 per cent of a patient's body weight.
"It's pretty incredible, definitely a tool I really love."
His next goal is to ski in July on the Blackcomb Glacier.
Shaw knows he is incredibly lucky, extremely fortunate that he is not in a wheelchair. He will likely never ski the way he once did. Given the damage to his neck, he would be at significant risk of more severe injury if he crashed again, even in a sit-ski, which he tried out at Revelstoke a few weeks back.
But his recovery has been remarkable, fuelled by a relentless work ethic and a mindset that from Day 1 has been all about acceptance and a belief that no matter what level of functional ability he returned to, he was going to be OK.
That positivity, he says, can be traced in large part to Dueck telling him that he had been given "a gift and 'what you do with it is up to you.'
"That put a big smile on my face and just re-affirmed to me that I'm going to be just fine. No matter what happens, no matter how far I go, I'm going to be just fine. That's sort of my mindset the whole way along, even though I've gone through challenges and dark times."
Dueck says he's not surprised that Shaw has exceeded a lot of expectations.
"He absorbed the magnitude of what was happening ... and his honesty about what he's feeling, how he's projected a very positive image through social media, telling his whole story, telling people that he was scared, that's been super cool.
"He's got a good head on his shoulders. He's very intelligent, but not just book smart, he's also street smart."
Shaw knew from his mid-teens that he wanted to be "a professional ski bum." He competed for a few years before a series of broken ankles — skiing, wakeboarding and landing in a foam pit — led him into coaching. Initially, it was just part-time at Silver Star, then with the B.C. freestyle ski team out of Whistler where he lived for four years.
He also earned a business degree from UBC Okanagan, with an idea to combining his business and ski skills.
His decade-long passion for all things skiing — he's written manuals for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association and helped design and build the Momentum Ski Camp park on Blackcomb — means "I can honestly say I didn't work a day in my life."
"I've lived more than many people get to live in a lifetime. The adrenalin rushes, the experiences, the places I've been able to go. It's just been so phenomenal and a catalyst for so many experiences in my life. The joy is unbelievable."
But Shaw also understood he was taking great risks in an extreme sport where athletes push the limits daily.
"It's funny to say, but I probably — I would have died for that sport. I loved it so much that I was taking risks that were definitely putting me in harm's way."
It was accepting that risk, he says, that helped him quickly accept what the crash in Colorado had done to his body. He knew what was at stake and he had prepared himself mentally for a day when things went wrong.
In fact, it was only last July, five months before that crash in Colorado, that he had to be evacuated off the Blackcomb Glacier after hitting his head on a rail in a freak tumble. He hadn't fractured anything. But X-rays and a CT scan revealed bone calcification that appeared to be from previous, undiagnosed compression fractures in his neck.
"That was scary," he says, before stating the obvious. "It's a different mentality when competing in extreme sports. These sports aren't for everybody, that's for sure."
And that's a message he wants to get out there. Athletes must take the time to fully understand the risks. Get out if you're not willing to accept them. But if you stay, be prepared to live with the consequences of the inherent dangers.
"I certainly don't regret any of the skiing I've ever done. You have to understand the risks involved. And doing that can help you make choices. The last four years, my job has been to advise athletes on when they should be pushing the limits and when they should be dialing things back.
"Accidents can happen and you have to be prepared mentally for something like that to happen."
It's a message Dueck can relate to. His pre-accident identity, he says, was based on how "gnarly or how big" his tricks were.
"You don't need to be fixated on (potential risks), but you have to have a strong understanding that if you're not willing to do the time, you shouldn't be doing the crime.
Both he and Shaw said they don't want to paint the sport as being so extreme that people shouldn't do it. But there were a number of serious injuries in freestyle and snowboarding at the Sochi Olympics and Dueck wondered if "too many people are trying too much, too quickly.
"The progression rate is bordering on out of control. It's such a fine line. Progression and evolution is inevitable, but how do you encourage that while ensuring the sport lives a long time?"
Shaw, who began to move his legs a few days after his surgery, was at St. Anthony's for two weeks before being transported to VGH and then on to G.F. Strong.
"The thing that struck me the most when I first met him was his character, his nature," says Fornelli, the physiotherapist.
He recounted how, on the day of his admission, Shaw talked about meeting another of Fornelli's clients, a quadriplegic unable to move a muscle below his neck.
"Mike says 'I think he needs a friend here. I'm going to go down and talk to him tonight.' Usually people show up here and it's 'When can I get started? What kind of recovery do I expect? When will it happen?' And he just took it away from him.
"It takes a special person to think about someone else before you when you first show up at this place."
Fornelli says a strong physical and mental work ethic helped Shaw succeed. But he, too, admits there was a "lot of luck" involved.
"Spinal cord injuries, you never know. Some people recover a little, some people recover a lot. Some people don't recover at all. There is no rhyme, there is no reason."
Shaw readily concedes he might have had a very different mental approach if he was on a breathing tube or permanently in a wheelchair. And he admits that whether it was a conscious decision or not, he has never posted a negative update status on social media, even though it hasn't been "all sunshine and rainbows."
"There are some people out there, very inspirational people who are going through a lot more challenging days than I've had to deal with. Very challenging.
"If I didn't push it as much as I could, I feel like I'd be doing a disservice to those people."
"I say I wouldn't take back my injury, but I'm sure some people would. They'd kill to have the ability to go to the washroom properly, to be sexually active, to be able to walk, to run, things that are a normal part of most people's lifestyle. For me, it's a little bit easier to say I don't regret what happened."
Shaw says he's unsure of what the future holds. Before the injury, he had his mind set on becoming a national team and Olympic team coach.
He believes he could adapt physically and still make it work on-hill if he can ski in some form.
"But I don't know if I could handle it mentally. I think it would be a whole new challenge being out there on the mountain and not be able to ski the way I'd want to."
He says he could also pursue something on the business side of skiing. "It's just so hard right now. I'm still in recovery mode and I don't know what that end physical state is going to look like at this point."


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The court found that Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, had molested the girls, aged 11 and 12, at his home in the resort town of Vung Tau, southern Vietnam.
The 61-year-old, who insisted he was innocent, said the "unbelievable" verdict was part of a "conspiracy".
On his release, he will be deported and could face more charges in Britain.
Although he will definitely be deported, it is not guaranteed that he will return to the UK.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "It is up to the country issuing the deportation to decide where they deport them to."
In addition to the prison sentence, Glitter has been ordered to pay 5m Vietnamese dong (£180/$315) to his victims' families.
During the two-day trial, most of which was held behind closed doors, he was said to have committed a series of "lewd" acts while the girls were at his beach house in Vung Tau.
Sentencing Glitter, Judge Hoang Thanh Tung said: "His lewd acts have compromised the dignity of the Vietnamese people, law and common sense, and therefore it is necessary to punish him."
The judge later told reporters he believed Glitter understood he had "a sickness".
The singer - who stood accused of kissing, fondling and engaging in other sexual acts with the girls - last year evaded more serious charges of child rape, which carry a maximum penalty of death by firing squad.
After he was sentenced, Glitter told gathered journalists: "I haven't done anything - I am innocent. It is a conspiracy by you know who."
He suggested some British newspapers were part of a conspiracy against him.
As he was led away from the courthouse and into a prison van, Glitter, sporting a white goatee beard, held a clenched fist in the air.
The ex-rock star shot to stardom in the UK in the 1970s with hits such as Rock and Roll (Part 2) and Leader of the Gang - a No 1 single in the UK in 1973.
Known for his flamboyant stage persona and extrovert costumes, he continued touring for most of the 1980s and 1990s.
'Considering appeal'
He may be considered for release after serving a third of his jail term, which includes the four months he has been held in custody since his arrest.
His lawyer said his client had not yet decided whether to appeal against the decision.
The British embassy said in a statement: "Both the UK and the Vietnamese governments take the issue of child-sex tourism extremely seriously.
Barrister Tim Kevan told the BBC that Britons committing child-sex offences abroad could be prosecuted in UK courts.
In Glitter's case, he said it was "highly unlikely" he would be prosecuted for the same crime, but that UK authorities would look into whether any other offences had been committed.
UK conviction
He had been in custody since 19 November when he was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City as he was about to board a flight out of Vietnam.
In December, Glitter's lawyer made compensatory payments to the families of the girls, who later appealed to the courts for clemency for Glitter.
Glitter was convicted of possessing child pornography in Britain in 1999 and served half of a four-month jail sentence.
He later went to Cambodia, which permanently expelled him in December 2002.
He had been held in jail for three nights over suspected sex offences, but never convicted of a crime in Cambodia.
Glitter had previously left the country voluntarily in May that year, following a police investigation prompted by news of his child pornography conviction in the UK.


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Smartphone cases can be a hassle to say the least – they are expensive, bulky, and often unnecessary. A case that can stand the test of time may be great in the long run, but what if you're looking to simply protect your smartphone's screen and nothing more? Those found below in our best Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen protectors list do just that without sacrificing the Note 2's S-Pen functionality. They protect your phone from the stress of everyday life – from your standard key nick to a little excess heat from the sun – and leave your phone looking just as fresh as the day you bought it. We cannot guarantee it will save your phone from certain death on all occasions, but it may help.
Check out our top picks for the best Samsung Galaxy Note 2 cases or the best screen protectors for the iPad, iPhone 5, and the Samsung Galaxy S3 if you need a screen protector for a different device altogether.
Spigen Steinheil Ultra Crystal ($16)
Spigen is no amateur to the screen protector market. The Los Angeles-based company's products frequently make our best-of lists – from cases to screen protectors. The Ultra Crystal is one most the most durable, scratch-resistant, and clear screen protectors we've recently run across. It now boasts 25 percent more thickness than previous models of the same name. Combine that with its fantastic anti-glare and Oleophobic coatings (that means it prevents smudging), and you have a product that is definitely worth the price tag. Plus, the screen maintains its clarity and responsiveness despite the hard-coated film.
Zagg invisibleSHIELDS ($18-$25)
Zagg's award-winning invisibleSHIELD lineup is a solid screen protector choice with a variety of options to choose from. The screen protectors feature 0.2-mm thick strips that cover your Note 2's screen and frame, offering a bit more coverage and protection from the elements. Zagg's Nano-Memory technology adds durability, maintains clarity and reduces glare. The screen protectors vary in price by whichever model you choose, whether it is the original version or the Hi-Definition, but the style and fit remains the same. And who can complain about a lifetime guarantee?
Tech Armor Smartphone HD Clear Screen Protector ($4)
Tech Armor's screen protector proves yet again that you don't have to spend a fortune to obtain peace of mind. The company made a point to emphasis its "no compromise on clarity" approach to the film, adding screen protection that remains clear and maintains the responsiveness of your Note 2's display. It's not top-notch, but the price is incredibly affordable and the product comes in a pack of three, just in case.
iSmooth Ultra Clear ($10)
The iSmooth Ultra Clear is another cheap alternative that will decently protect your Galaxy Note 2 on a tight budget. The screen protectors are constructed using Japanese PET film – a polyethylene terephthalate resin – and will reduce glare without the rainbow effect many screen protectors can produce. The screen protectors also come with a lifetime guarantee, a microfiber cleaning cloth, dust removal stickers, and ship in a pack of three. They aren't the best of the best, but committing shouldn't be a tough decision for a whopping $4.
Just Like Glass ($14)
DBA Cases' Just Like Glass screen protectors was designed to work with the Note 2's S-Pen while simultaneously reducing screen friction and providing protection worthy of its mid-range price. The protectors are relatively smooth once installed, hence the "just like glass" claim, and feature great clarity and low light distortion. The film is also scratch resistant as well as shatter resistant should your phone take a tumble. Although a batch of screen protectors were recently shipped with a bad cut, the company has rectified the issue and will replace or fully refund your product should you receive a defective one.
What do you think of our choices for the best Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen protectors? What are using to protect your phone from the harsh world outside? Let us know in the comments below.


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HIS (Highly Integrated Switchgear) 8DN8 up to 145 kV
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HIS (Highly Integrated Switchgear) 8DN8 up to 145 kV
Gas Insulated Switchgear
The Siemens 8D range of gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), for rated voltages from 72.5 kV up to 550 kV, is an extremely successful product concept.
Since its introduction back in 1968, Siemens has installed more than 34,500 bays worldwide in all climatic zones of the earth. More than 420,000 years of bay operation have been recorded since. The experience gained from over 45 years with SF6 technology together with continuous development based on the latest research findings, assures demand-oriented technology and the highest possible level of quality and cost-effectiveness. All requirements, which are nowadays usually specified for modern and advanced switchgear with respect to performance and reliabiliy, are met by Siemens-switchgear.
Cost-effectiveness, reliability and customer support are the distinctive features of Siemens gas-insulated switchgear for rated voltages from 72.5 kV up to 800 kV.
Their compact design allows their use in the most confined spaces, whether in the basement of a high-rise building, in a department store, in an industrial plant, on the first floor of an old historic building or in a mobile container. The modular structure of the switchgear permits flexible designs and problem-free extension.
Siemens' gas-insulated metal-encapsulated switchgear, a world leader in terms of:
In addition to gas-insulated switchgear, we also supply gas-insulated transmission lines (GIL) for transmitting high capacities of power over long distances.
With the intelligent control and monitoring solution SICAM, Siemens has created a new system of hard- and software components for the automation of switchgear in the field of electrical energy supply.
The flexible protection and control system offers a sequence of new functions:
Partial discharge monitoring increases the reliability of high-voltage switchgears. It enables any changes in the insulation to be detected at an early stage during normal operation so that appropriate remedial action can be taken. Maintenance measures can thus be controlled according to requirements, thereby reducing operating costs. The measurement data is displayed and archived in the control room. With the aid of an expert system the user can produce trend forecasts from long-term archive data so that potential faults can be eliminated at an early stage. Thanks to the built-in self-monitoring, the system can also be used in unmanned substations.
The PD monitoring system is a sophisticated measuring system, by means of which it is possible to monitor internal partial discharges in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS).
It comprises a number of components:
1 SF6 gas-insulated metal-enclosed switchgear
2 Coupler : act as UHF antennas, integrated in the GIS at a number of points
3 PD converter box (node) : Measuring device, connected to the PD couplers of the three phases of a point of installation
4 Optical-fibre bus system : Device for data transmission between the measuring points and the contral processor unit
5 Central processor unit : Monitoring of the data stream from up to 90 measuring points
6 Operator unit : PC for visualisation, archiving and automatic interpretation of the measured data
Modem : for remote operation and data telecommunication
Product Information
You needn't have any space worries with HIS, the gas-insulated switchgear for indoor and outdoor use, because HIS requires less than half the space of a comparable air-insulated switchgear.
The 8DN8 type HIS is a compact switchgear solution for a rated voltage of up to 145 kV, used mainly for renewal or expansion of air-insulated outdoor and indoor substations, particularly if the operator wants to carry out modifications while the switchgear is in service.
With new construction projects, high site prices and increasingly complex approval procedures mean that space requirement is the prime factor in costing.
With the HIS solution, the circuit-breakers, disconnectors, earthing switches and transformers are accommodated in compressed gas-tight enclosures, thus rendering the switchgear extremely compact.
Thus, you can also meet the growing demands on your switchgear within the scope of the existing site.
Based on GIS-technology, HIS offers a creative solution for your switching functions as it is:
The environment also benefits from your HIS. The oil-free operating mechanism and the highly effective sealing of the enclosure prevent environmental pollution. The long service-life of HIS and its reduced space requirements additionally conserve resources. You are thus investing in an environmentally-friendly solution.
|Rated voltage
|up to
|145 kV
|Rated frequency
|50/60 Hz
|Rated short-duration power frequency withstand voltage
(1 min.)
|up to
|275 kV
|Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (1.2/50 μs)
|up to
|650 kV
|Rated normal current
|up to
|Rated short circuit-breaking current (< 3 cycles)
|up to
|40 kA
|Rated peak withstand current
|up to
|108 kA
|Rated short-time withstand current
|up to
|40 kA
|Leakage rate per year and gas compartment (type-tested)
|< 0.1 %
|Ambient temperature range (indoor / outdoor)
|-25 °C to +55 °C
Other values on request
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William Levy & Enrique Iglesias: Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards 2014
William Levy suits up to attend the 2014 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards held at the American Airlines Arena on Thursday (February 20) in Miami, Fla.
The 34-year-old actor and model was joined by his son Christopher, performers of the night Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull, Austin Mahone, Alexa PenaVega, and her sister Makenzie.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of William Levy
Pitbull took home two awards including Urban Artist of the Year and Urban Song of the Year for "Echa Pa'llá (Manos Pa'Arriba)."
"Thank you @premiolonuestro and @MarcAnthony I got you jajaja azucaaaaa congrats loco #dale," Pitbull wrote on his Twitter account after the event.
10+ pictures inside of William Levy and others at the Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards 2014…


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Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639
The young sitter is assumed to be Maria Trip, the daughter of a wealthy Amsterdam merchant. She displays her wealth with pride. Her dress is trimmed with white linen so fine it is almost transparent. She sports a fortune in pearls, and in her left hand she casually holds the knobbed handle of a folding fan. In 1639 this was still a rare and costly accessory.