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With Sony aggressively bundling and price cutting the PS3 and PS Vita during the US' busy Black Friday, hundreds of thousands of gamers have bought themselves a Christmas present they won't regret. - PSLS
Those are great numbers for SONY...
Indeed they are, seems like PS3 and 360 have a very close holiday season this year
Not that it really matters as long as they sell enough for devs to want to make games for them and MS and Sony to release successors.
Xbox sold 225k more, what math are you using
Very good and much needed numbers for Vita
Dear God, VGChartz have wildly undertracked the Vita and the PS3 this week:
And of course they also over track the 360, so it's business as usual at VGChartz.
Who said anything about them 'undertracking' the 360? Can we for once just talk about the subject of this thread on not make assumptions that lead to disharmony.
I've been waiting for the vita numbers. I bought one of those 160k vitas, but I was still concerned that it wouldn't sell well. I'm satisfied with those numbers.. Now keep em up sony!
"seems like PS3 and 360 have a very close holiday season this year"
Sony already announced passing 70million earlier this month so you'd think VGChartz could at least get that right...
True, but they sell a lot of them at a much cheaper price.
Bro, VGChartz can't even make their adjustments right. As you can see their update is not in line with the announcement.
VGChartz makes estimates on consoles SOLD to consumers. Their numbers does not reflect the official SHIPPED numbers which is sold to retailers. So there will be a difference.
^^ Maybe. But you can't sell more to consumers than you actually ship to retail...no?
^ Was the numbers given by Sony SHIPPED? I thought it was like with MS and Ninty's announcement which were both SOLD to consumers?
Because the numbers announced by MS and Ninty clearly reflects in VGChartz numbers.
This needs to be clarified.
Wow. Surprised that sales were actually up compared to last year. Everyone has seen a decline in the US this year. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first time we've actually seen a system sell more than last year. This bodes well for the PS3 and Vita this holiday season.
I also think Sony needs to advertise the hell out of PSN+. It's a huge feather in their cap.
Like I said below.. PS+ is amazing, all those games are well worth it.
The US is actually in a recovery at the moment, and Black Friday spending is up 14% from last year. Hopefully this trend will keep on through 2013. My family's small business has had it's best year ever, and it's been around since the 60's, so that's good for us. More games for me :D
I agree about advertising. It's common knowledge to us, but most people without a PS3 have no clue what the system offers. Once they find out, it becomes something they're interested in.
While the U.S. economy has been on the rebound, darkride66's comment spoke to the sales of consoles. The PS3 is the only console to sell more this year than last during Black Friday. The 360 was down some 210,000 sold. The Wii was down from last year (but the original DS was up) as well. Sony was up 9% from last Black Friday.
Wish they'd drop the price of the memory cards. They're outrageously overpriced for what they are, I think I even read that they have pretty low speeds compared to the higher end (non proprietary) cards, meaning 80+ is way too much.
The 32gb cards should be $50 at MAX. I'm one of the people who decided to bite on the AC3:L bundle on Black Friday, and while I got a great deal with a ton of games, I'll only be able to play one of them at a time, then delete that game, download something else and then play that.
Yeah them overprice memory cards pissed me off. I dont know why they dont let you use regular sd cards but probably so it cant be hacked no time soon.
I wanted the AC3 bundle but best buy only offered the COD one. I also had to delete and redownload games just to try them out. Since they gave us that shitty 4gb.
I don't think sony or Lexmark will be dropping the memory card prices. i just shopped around for an 8GB memory stick for my PSP and they are just as expensive since 2004.
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PS vita bundles sold out ...hmn that must mean limited supply i hope sony has more stock for Christmas,,,
I'd like them to lower the prices and release a 64GB card.
Yup. PS3 up YoY while 360 is down YoY.(by double digits)
Vita sales are great considering how it sold last month.(less than this Black Friday week)
An interesting way to put it, i guess anything can sound like a positive or negative depending on how you word it. Heres another wording:
Yup, 360 had a less amazing black friday this year, still pwned PS3 sales tho(By double digits).
Here's a third way of putting it. Going into the holiday season before Black Friday, PS3 was 200K units ahead of the 360. After Black Friday, they are now at an even number with each other.
No, they are bad numbers for Vita. They had massive deals everywhere, and this is the month where there two biggest games for like the next year (CoD and AC) both launched. Sigh...
those numbers are extremely high. I was expecting around 70,000 at the most. With vita fighting against the more appealing ps3 and 360 bundles I didn't expect the numbers to be that high. Then you have the Wii U and the 3DS. I in all honesty didn't expect it to sell this much at all.
160,000 Vita is good, but Sony needs to have deals like that after the holidays as well. Congrats, 160,000 shoppers picked up an excellent deal, but what will that amount to starting January and throughout 2013?
And once again MS wins the black friday holiday numbers.
Good numbers for everyone, but if you have to pick one winner based on numbers, the stats don't lie.
Funny reading people say 360 didn't have more sales then last years black friday. More than likely because so many have a 360 already. But boy did xbox live gold take off again this year.
@axel rose below... do you have any links that state xbox was supposed to outsell ps3 this black friday by 2 to 1 margin? Sounds like you're in damage control.
Don't rely on VGChartz, though their estimates are generally good; it's their cumulatives that are off. Microsoft announced 70 million sold units about a month prior to Sony announcing the same feat, and the PS3 was handily outselling the Xbox 360 worldwide on a weekly basis for nearly the whole year (and almost every year). Now, since we're approaching Christmas, America universally celebrates it with gifts, unlike non-christain denominations, other countries, etc., so we can expect the Xbox 360 to expand its 100k-300k margin by a bit; however, once the holiday crazy dies down, I predict that the PS3 will finally surpass the 360 worldwide. I like both systems, and I'm glad to see them both doing well. I also find it remarkable that the PS3 matched the 360's sales in a year less. Anyone who says any console failed this generation is just uninformed/trolling. Celebrate that we're heading out of the recession!
So, the PS3 did better than the Wii U, but fell short of the 360.
Thank god the Vita is picking up. That bundle was too good to pass up.
Halo 4 really held it together for Microsoft his year. And yeah, if I hadn't already got a Vita the bundles available were awesome.
More people should have bought it, great deal.
Yeah, I got the vita during that week. Good to see Vita sales picking up though I was hoping it would sell a bit more.
Bought one for my son. With ps+ the deal is amazing he will get a boat load of games to play as soon as he opens that present up!
I'm surprised that bundle only sold as many as it did. Sony should have made that bundle deal up until Christmas. They would actually have a major user base to tell third-parties that they need to start developing some games for it.
Some people do not belive this but you would be amazed on how many people baught a 360 just for MineCraft.
I know its better on the PC but not everyone likes to play on PC.
MS made a smart move by making MineCraft a 360 console exclusive.
nice, hopefully the trend continues for the Vita
It would need a steady stream of games for that to happen. One title or one bundle will not do it. That's reality.
Hopefully the people circle jerking and playing Sony corporate cheerleader won't disagree with this comment, but knowing N4G is full of fanboys, I won't surprised if a lot of people do, despite history agreeing with me.
Your comments are filled with disagrees because you come off as a jerk, it has nothing to do with what you're saying anymore. Maybe if you stopped talking out of your a$$ people would take what you say with more objectivity.
edit: I'd rather sound like a jerk than sound like a corporate cheerleader.
Methinks you only said I was talking out of my ass not because what I said wasn't true (history actually agrees with me, after all, unlike what most people here are saying), but because I struck a nerve with you. So unfortunate. No need to act so pissy, bud.
You people take your system wars so pathetically seriously.
See, history actually doesn't agree with you, and no one else does either as evidenced by your complete LACK of agrees (at the time of this writing).
I think you should be asking yourself what is accomplished by being an a$$hat here where you'll just be marked down for trolling or something. What, because you held on to your principles of not saying anything good about the Vita? Oohhh, look at you, aren't you original, aren't you the big man around. Oooh. Pfff. If you really think "we people" take "our system wars" so pathetically seriously (and judging by your tone, that presents some kind of problem for you, or irks you), why participate in discussions that will stick in your craw and bring out the pathetic jerk in you?
Struck a nerve with me? I merely made a statement about your "oh, watch everyone disagree with me because I'm right, I'm so smrt.. I mean smart" remark. If you are seriously that caught up in your own opinion that you think you actually can "strike a nerve" here, then you need to take a vacation to this fantastic place called Outside. It's the most highly recommended vacation spot in the world and there are literally billions of people to interact with. Best of all, it's free. Enjoy.
Wow, amazing numbers for PS+.
You cant beat PS+... all the games that you get... im loving Gravity Rush on the Vita...
I almost beat it. wanted to say that passing the middle of the game your powers just become insane, the speed and strength makes you feel really powerful. With that said I still need to increased everything one more time before maxing out all skills.
I love the golden treatment that Sony gives us with plus.
Or should i say platinum since its worth more than gold.
LOL i kid but plus is a fantastic service.
I hope good things come to the Vita in the next few months. Gotta keep those sales up.
Good numbers Sony! Now for Boxing Day specials for PS Vita 32 GB memory cards for $50! ;)
Sounds like the reports of the death of the PS Vita have been greatly exaggerated.
Nope, now the reports are "a small bump in sales during the holidays isn't enough to stop the Vita from it's death." This is "DA TRUTH" we must all accept. We have no right to argue against the speculation-- err I mean truth./s
Good on Sony for the solid sales and I am happy to see them actually releasing some numbers for once.
Glad the Vita saw a boost... Proves the market is there. Just need either
1: More top tier games (P4G and GR are a start, but SS, NGS2+ will do good, and a MH would do great)
2: A price cut... It doesn't NEED one... But they never hurt...
Last week showed that the Value for the price has to be there. 199.99 for a Vita, a game and a memory was a steal for some.
I'm sure the 299.99 bundle will move some numbers, but it takes the consumer to see the Value in it.
it has to be at least an 8gb or 16gb memory card included as well. phase out the 4gb. i mean seriously. who uses 4gb?
the 4gb will be phased out just like the 32mb card they would include with launch PSPs.
Yup, Sony absolutely need to bundle in decent memory. At least 8GB - it also needs to be written on the box and along side the name so people know. e.g. "PS Vita Wifi (16GB)".
great numbers for Sony!
both for playstation 3 and vita.
I'm shocked...
I'm not. Sony was very aggressive during Black Friday. The ps3 had some really great deals at really low prices
Ps3 numbers are.
Vita qas 179$ with tons of games and stuff and only sells 160k, less than DS.
Define Great.
You do realise that the $179 PS vita offer was available for a few hrs on amazon right:-) .
Which I suppose did sell out
And was likely nowhere close to 160K units. Probably more like a few thousand, if that.
There were a lot of $199 deals around though
considering that at points throughout the year, the 3ds was easily selling (in the US) more than 3:1 and yet on Black Friday week, THE biggest time for buying gifts for yourself and others, the 3DS sold 250K units, 25K units LESS than the DS (see http://gamer.blorge.com/201... while 160K units for the vita is not earth shattering, it certainly brings the vita into atleast an acceptable range of sales when compared to its closest competitor, obviously not in TOTAL sales, but for the week in question. to say otherwise is to be unfair & biased.
PlayStation brand will NEVER die, NEVER
so the HD twins were sold out and both outsold the WiiU.
Take into consideration that the Wiiu numbers only represent one region though
Both 360 and PS3/V numbers only count for one region. So, what's your point?
This is Black Friday numbers in the US and not world widewide for the week.
never thought that the black friday was considered in other regions for PS3 and 360... :/
i see one region sales for PS3 and 360 too here dude. ;)
we are talking about the USA only anyway where 360 was supposed to outsell PS3 2:1 but not this time
Actually its a good sign for PlayStation 3 & Vita in the USA amidst Sony's lack of advertising budget & push. people are noticing their gadgets.
like Nintendo, I am sure Sony can only push so much units as they are on a budget when it comes to manufacturing hardware units. unlike Ms who can out spend both in manufacturing, marketing, advertisement, etc.
I guess $199.99 is indeed the sweet spot for the PS3 & Vita


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Step 1: Run the Installer in Linux Ubuntu
First things first. After you download the XAMPP installer for Linux, you need to check the integrity of the installer by checking the MD5 Checksum of the downloaded installer and comparing it with the correct one. If they are not the same, the installer you have downloaded may be "corrupt" or "incomplete;" hence, it will not run properly when installed.
You can get the "correct value" of the MD5 checksum on the XAMPP Linux Page: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html
See the screen shot below of where you can find the "correct value" of the MD5 checksum (inside the box):
Now, using the Linux terminal (Applications – Accessories – Terminal), go to the Ubuntu download directory: cd Downloads, actual command: (Important: In this tutorial, the bold blue font phrase is the actual terminal "command" entered while the rest are part of the Linux prompt):
codex-m@codex-m-desktop:~$ cd Downloads
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sudo -s -H
Actual command:
codex-m@codex-m-desktop:~/Downloads$ sudo -s -H
Next, type in the terminal: md5sum xamppinstallername.tar.gz
Replace xamppinstaller.tar.gz with the actual file name of the downloaded archived installer. In this case, that would be xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz
Below is the actual terminal command and its result (red is the actual md5sum):
root@codex-m-desktop:/home/codex-m/Downloads# md5sum xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz
89c13779cf6f0925d5c1c400d31a1cc3 xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz
And here is the correct value based on the XAMPP Linux page (screen shot earlier) :
The Md5sum matches, and the installer is OK.
The next step assumes you are still on the Ubuntu Download Directory (my path is: /home/codex-m/Downloads) and still logged in as root. Into the terminal, enter the command below:
root@codex-m-desktop:/home/codex-m/Downloads# tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz -C /opt
Double check that the syntax is correct before proceeding, and then press enter. Linux will extract the files in the archive and place them in the /opt/ path on your Linux computer.
After this is done, reboot your computer with:
root@codex-m-desktop:/home/codex-m/Downloads# sudo reboot
The third step in this process is to verify your installation. Log in in as root again, and then try starting XAMPP. You should not see any errors. (Below is an example of a successful installation; remember the bold part is the actual command to start XAMPP):
root@codex-m-desktop:/home/codex-m# /opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)…
XAMPP: Starting MySQL…
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD…
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By default, if you are using Linux, you are not the root unless you log in as root. This can be difficult when editing, saving and writing files to /opt/ directory (where XAMPP has been installed). This is because the owner of that is still not you; it is the root.
You need to configure a change of ownership so that you will own your files that will be saved in the HTDOCS directory (the directory where you will save your PHP files for testing in the web browser). To do this, go through the steps below in order.
1. In terminal, log in as root and then go to the /opt/lampp directory:
Actual command: root@codex-m-desktop:/home/codex-m# cd /opt/lampp
2.) Enter ls -l
Actual command (last is Letter L): root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp# ls -l
Linux will list the owners of the file and directories. Note that htdocs is owned by nobody – root
3. To change the owner from nobody — root to your own Linux Ubuntu username:
chown -R yourlinuxusername:yourlinuxusername htdocs
My Linux username is: codex-m, so for me, the actual command is:
root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp# chown -R codex-m:codex-m htdocs
4. You also need to associate ownership of your Linux username with the Apache configuration. In this case type cd etc in the terminal:
Actual command: root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp# cd etc
5. Now you are in the etc directory. Type pico httpd.conf. This will show the Linux text editor in the terminal:
Actual command: root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp/etc# pico httpd.conf
Be careful when editing; a single mistake can make the Apache web server inoperable. So find the line:
User nobody
Group nogroup
Change this to:
User codex-m
Group nogroup
Of course, you need to replace my Linux username (codex-m) with your own username. If you are done editing, press Control – O, to save. And when it displays:
File name to write: httpd.conf
Press the Enter key and it's done. Press Control – X to exit the editor.
{mospagebreak title=Step 3: Browser Configuration in XAMPP}
The next important thing after changing ownership is to confirm three things. First, that XAMPP works nicely with a web browser; second, that the proper language (yours) is selected; and third, that the MySQL databases (phpMyAdmin) are configured. To accomplish these objectives, go through the sequence of steps below.
First, go to the Linux root directory. Here is the actual command:
root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp/etc# cd /
Second, restart XAMPP in the Linux terminal (/opt/lampp/lampp restart). Here is the actual command and result (make sure you do not see any errors):
root@codex-m-desktop:/# /opt/lampp/lampp restart
Stopping XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Stopping Apache with SSL…
XAMPP: Stopping MySQL…
XAMPP: Stopping ProFTPD…
XAMPP stopped.
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)…
XAMPP: Starting MySQL…
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD…
XAMPP for Linux started.
Third, open the Firefox web browser and in the address bar enter:
Fourth, when the XAMPP splash page has been displayed, select your language. You should then see the following message on the system:
You successfully installed XAMPP on this system!
Fifth, in the tools at the XAMPP navigation menu, click phpMyAdmin.
You will then see an error: Existing configuration file (./config.inc.php) is not readable.
This is because the affected file of this error config.inc.php is not set to your Linux username. To fix this, in the Linux terminal, go to /opt/lampp/phpmyadmin directory. Here is the actual command:
root@codex-m-desktop:/# cd /opt/lampp/phpmyadmin
Now that you are in the phpmyadmin directory, you need to set the ownership of the file config.inc.php to your own Linux username (replace my username with yours). Here is the actual command:
root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin# chown codex-m:codex-m config.inc.php
{mospagebreak title=Step 4: Configure Linux XAMPP Security}
First, log in as root. Then go to your Linux root directory (/) and type:
/opt/lampp/lampp security
Answer "YES" to all and type the password. You cannot see it while typing, but XAMPP will verify it. Here is the actual series of commands in the Linux terminal:
root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin# cd /
root@codex-m-desktop:/# /opt/lampp/lampp security
XAMPP: Quick security check…
XAMPP: Your XAMPP pages are NOT secured by a password.
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] yes
XAMPP: Password:
XAMPP: Password (again):
XAMPP: Password protection active. Please use 'lampp' as user name!
XAMPP: The MySQL/phpMyAdmin user pma has no password set!!!
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] yes
XAMPP: Password:
XAMPP: Password (again):
XAMPP: Setting new MySQL pma password.
XAMPP: Setting phpMyAdmin's pma password to the new one.
XAMPP: MySQL has no root password set!!!
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] yes
XAMPP: Write the password somewhere down to make sure you won't forget it!!!
XAMPP: Password:
XAMPP: Password (again):
XAMPP: Setting new MySQL root password.
XAMPP: Change phpMyAdmin's authentication method.
XAMPP: The FTP password for user 'nobody' is still set to 'lampp'.
XAMPP: Do you want to change the password? [yes] yes
XAMPP: Password:
XAMPP: Password (again):
XAMPP: Reload ProFTPD…
XAMPP: Done.
Since there is a database configuration file alteration, you need to change the ownership back to your username (it's the same process you went through in the earlier section):
In the Linux terminal:
root@codex-m-desktop:/# cd /opt/lampp/phpmyadmin
root@codex-m-desktop:/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin# chown codex-m:codex-m config.inc.php
Finally restart XAMPP Again with /opt/lampp/lampp restart
Here is the actual command:
root@codex-m-desktop:/# /opt/lampp/lampp restart
Stopping XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Stopping Apache with SSL…
XAMPP: Stopping MySQL…
XAMPP: Stopping ProFTPD…
XAMPP stopped.
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)…
XAMPP: Starting MySQL…
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD…
XAMPP for Linux started.
You should not see any error.
{mospagebreak title=Step 5: Test Your Overall Installation Process}
You are almost finished! You need to double-check your XAMPP installation using the process below.
1. Clear your entire browsing history and cache. In Firefox: Tools – Clear Recent History – set to "Everything" and check all options available. Then click "Clear Now."
2. Visit http://localhost, and log in with your XAMPP username/password that you configured in the earlier section. If you are able to log in without error, your login configuration is correct.
3. Click the phpMyAdmin link again in the XAMPP menu. You should now be able to see the phpMyAdmin login page since you already changed the ownership of the config.inc.php file in the earlier section. Try logging in with your MySQL username and password. You should not see any errors.
Important: the MySQL database in phpMyAdmin has two accounts, one with pma as the usename, while the other uses root as the username. Both are accessible using the same passwords.
If you were successful in this step, congratulations. You have completely installed and configured XAMPP to run in Ubuntu under your own username. If your computer is configured to have a Windows XP dual boot with Ubuntu, you can create a backup of your Windows-based XAMPP htdocs files to your Linux XAMPP htdocs, with its corresponding databases.
Important: do not overwrite or delete these following important default files inside your htdocs:
- webalizer
- xampp
- favicon.ico
- index.php
They are installed by default and needed for normal operation.
Tip: To start XAMPP automatically after any reboot or computer restart (as in Windows), follow the procedure below.
1. Launch the Linux terminal and log in in as root.
2. Enter the following commands one after another:
sudo ln -s /opt/lampp/lampp /etc/init.d/lampp
sudo update-rc.d -f lampp defaults
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Chad Henne or Mark Sanchez?
Try not to be biased and look at it like a non Dolphins or Jets fan.
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An unbiased look ? OK you asked for it..ReplyDelete
Look at like this. You went out and bought 2 puppy's from a pet store and neither one of them have been house trained. Which one will learn first ?
Shoot I thought PW was going to be a great addition to us, and you want me to answer that ? :)) No can do Paul.
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OK Henne is the type of QB that I like big strong guy that stands in the pocket and fires passes like he has a laser gun on his arm. Unfortunitly he hasn't learned to control it yet. He needs touch on those short passes such as the screens passes and his long passes seem to off target most of the time.
Henne seems to handle the pressure in the pocket very well, but needs to cut down on the pics. I don't think we have seen Henne play with all the pieces in place yet. When that happens we will then see what he can really do.
Sanchez had his full team with few injuries in place last year. So I think we have seen what he can do already.
Henne with a failing running game, and a awful defense was still better than DIRTY last year. With Marshall added and another year under Hartlines belt the improved WRs will really help. Henne doesn't have to carry the team as he did last year. The offense really improved from last year. I don't think Ronnie will be full strengh until week 4 or later, but a fresh Ricky will be able to carry the load in the early going.
The early schedule is brutal next year and because of that I don't see us making the playoffs. But I wouldn't want to be playing the Dolphins later in the year. I think it's going to take about 10 - 12 games to get this defense up to speed this year. Once the defense gets there this team is going to be good, real good.
Henne will get the job done, and that's all we need out of him.
Chad Henne has the stronger arm and plenty of ability. He went later in the draft because he chose to stay and try to help his college team win for another year - lost some of his draft pull. Mark Sanchez is smart and has very strong charisma with his team; he will be a long-term Jets leader for that reason. As a passer, Henne could be the better of the two provided he gains some "touch" on the ball this year (some of his shots were too much like cannon-balls and not easily catchable). Henne is a good leader also and has a strong running game to fall back-on.ReplyDelete
I didn't feel the changes at Running Back for the Jets gave them a better situation and they now have an untried backfield (players new to the Jets, although outstanding on previous teams). The chemistry of a team is so important and just having players-for-hire does not = winning season, let alone Superbowl.
Completely underestimated everywhere I look (except by Miami Dolphins fans and columnists) is the impact of a new Defensive Coordinator in Miami. That will change the equation so that Chad Henne is not under pressure to the same degree anymore. With the supporting cast and his strong arm, Chad Henne wins as the better quarterback. Mark Sanchez needs to settle-into a system that is consistent and not a Coach Ryan one that has many constant changes and no real QB coaching. And one of the biggest factors: Miami will play in a warm-weather stadium. The Jets will have to travel down to Miami and play as visitors to get that perk. As well, Mark Sanchez is recovering from an injury - nobody even talks about that! Put your money on Chad Henne.


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Olympic wrestling star Cael Sanderson woke up Tuesday morning to news that seemed too shocking to process: wrestling would no longer be an Olympic sport.
Sanderson's disbelief quickly turned to resolve. He and his high-profile counterparts in the U.S. have vowed to fight to keep wrestling a part of the Olympics.
"I don't think I've really accepted it yet," said Sanderson, who is also the coach of the two-time NCAA national champion Penn State. "I'll absolutely do everything in my power to make sure that the decision doesn't go through and it isn't finalized in the fall. This is a big deal. You're talking about your kids having that dream of winning a gold medal. It inspires you to be better, to work hard, to set goals."
International Olympic Committee leaders dropped wrestling from the Summer Games on Tuesday. The move is set to take effect for the 2020 Olympics and eliminates a sport that has been a staple of both the ancient and modern games. Though wrestling's chances of making it back onto the Olympic program by 2020 are considered slim, the sport has two chances left to stop the drop.
Wrestling was voted out from a final group that also included modern pentathlon, taekwondo and field hockey, officials familiar with the vote told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the voting details were not made public.
But the IOC executive board will meet in May in St. Petersburg, Russia, to decide which sport or sports to propose for 2020 inclusion. The final vote will be made at the IOC session, or general assembly, in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wrestling will now join a combined bid from baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu - all of which are vying for a single opening in 2020.
According to former Olympic champion and current Iowa coach Tom Brands, the international wrestling community needs to band together and fight for the sport's Olympic future.
"You have to get people behind you, you have to do it smart," he said. "You have to do it educated, you have to do it professionally, and you have to do it with some muscle, as well."
The decision by the IOC to phase out wrestling will leave the U.S. without one of its most successful Olympic sports. The only sports in which the Americans have won more medals than wrestling is swimming and track and field - and those two have far more medal opportunities.
Americans have won a record 113 freestyle Olympic medals, by far the most of any nation. Though the U.S. had slipped in recent Olympic cycles, it bounced back with a pair of London Games gold medalists in Jordan Burroughs - possibly the best wrestler in the world - and Jake Varner.
Wrestling is also one of the most popular youth sports in the U.S. The National Federation of State High School Associations reports that the sport was sixth among prep boys with nearly 275,000 competing in 2010-11.
"It just made me sick to think that the opportunity for 14, 15, 16-year-old kids who have thoughts about being an Olympic champion is erased," Oklahoma State coach and two-time Olympic gold medalist John Smith said. "I was on the phone a lot (Tuesday) with not just people in this country, but all over the world. We're all ready to stand together."
Reaction to the move was swift on social media. A Facebook page titled `Keep Wrestling in the Olympics" was started Tuesday morning and had nearly 34,000 likes by the end of the day. A number of fellow Olympians also displayed their displeasure over the decision on Twitter by using the hashtag (hash)SaveOlympicWrestling.
"I think it says that they made a mistake, and there's no doubt about that," Brands said about the outcry to keep Olympic wrestling. "You don't want to pick a fight with a wrestler."
The process to eliminate wrestling has left many in the U.S. shaking their heads.
The IOC board voted after reviewing a report by its program commission report that analyzed 39 criteria, including television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity. But the final decision by the 15-member board was also subject to political, emotional and sentimental factors.
Former U.S. Olympic champion Kurt Angle, a professional wrestler for the last seven years with TNA Wrestling, said he's hopeful that TNA and WWE wrestling can team up with USA Wrestling to help make a push to save the sport's inclusion. The one thing everyone associated with American wrestling seems to agree on is that the sport's elimination from the Olympics would be a major blow - one they vow to fight for as long as they have to.
"The Americans have been such a big success. I'm hoping the IOC doesn't have something against the American community," Angle said. "This is hard. This is going to hurt college programs. This is going to hurt MMA. Most of all, it's going to affect all those kids, the dreams of wanting to be an Olympic champion. I think everybody's in shock."


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Catherine Rose Hazen, age 86 years, of Great Bend, passed away at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, on Saturday evening, Nov. 24, 2012 after a brief illness.
Catherine was born on Jan. 31, 1926, at Ellsworth, to Henry Rudolph and Martha Lena Herber Nienke. She was united in marriage to Bernard "Buck" George Hazen on Aug. 16, 1944, at his parents' home in Erie. To this union two children, Kenneth Ray and Brenda Sue, were born.The couple lived in Holyrood, Pratt, Russell, and St. John, prior to moving to Great Bend in 1981. Catherine was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Great Bend, and also a member of the VFW Auxiliary of Great Bend. She and her husband Buck spent time touring the country on a motorcycle and RVing in Texas and Arizona. Buck preceded her in death in 2008. Catherine enjoyed bingo and dancing, and loved family gatherings and spending precious time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Ray and his wife, Nancy Hazen of Cunningham; daughter, Brenda Sue and her husband, Arlon R. Johnson of Great Bend; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Catherine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bernard "Buck" George Hazen on Feb. 5, 2008; and one sister, Doris Wimmer.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend, with Pastor James A. Strasen officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Barton County, Kansas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Charter Funerals in Great Bend, and at the church on Thursday from 9 to 9:50 a.m. There will be a Service of Memories at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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New Rules on Food Health Claims
The retail highway to health is increasingly crowded with science-backed and government-allowed health claims. But then, whats in a claim?
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|Contrary to the labeling of our pseudo-product (above), new rules urge food processors to be scientifically accurate and conscientious in developing and substantiating health claims.
Consumers say health claims are useful and help with food selection. Universally, they prefer succinct wording rather than long and complex statements. But they want government approval to ensure the health claims are honest.
Most consumers cannot distinguish between nutrient content, structure-function and health claims. Food companies, however, invest considerable efforts and resources to get claims approved and align their marketing strategy accordingly.
The new regulations are a call for food companies to be scientifically accurate and more conscientious in the development and substantiation of claims. This is especially important when considering that the "halo" effect of health claims diverts consumers from seeking further nutrition information.
Writing marketing messages that resonate with consumers can be challenging, which makes the current health-claim approval process expensive. Counterintuitively, provisions in the law allow the FDA to authorize health claims if supported by an authoritative statement currently in effect and published by a U.S. government scientific body or the National Academy of Sciences. The FDA has 120 days to disallow it; otherwise, the manufacturers' claims automatically prevail.
What Health Claims Can Do for the Food Industry
When America's largest juice maker, Tropicana (www.tropicana.com), Bradenton, Fla., received FDA permission in 2000 to use a health claim linking orange juice potassium content with reduced risk of stroke, it helped revived overall orange juice sales. The generic health claim benefited every orange juice company and consumers quickly came to regard orange juice as a functional food.
Health claims such as these plus those promoting such benefits as bacterial anti-adhesive properties (cranberries) and cardiovascular health properties (pomegranates and some tropical fruits) all have a common theme: Their health benefits are intrinsic. Nutrition science is helping to uncover the intrinsic health benefits of many foodstuffs such as tea, olive oil, blueberries, barley, oats and whole grains, all to the excitement of food formulators.
Generic claims - those not tied to a specific branded product or ingredient - can be useful to food manufacturers. But they can be a disadvantage for some ingredient vendors. The petition from Pittsburgh's H.J. Heinz Co. (www.heinz.com) and Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd., (www.lycored.com), La Crosse, Wis., submitted to the FDA addresses the cancer-fighting properties of lycopene via Lycored's natural tomato complex, Lycomato.
Because the petition is related to Lycomato (a Lycored product), synthetic lycopene formulators may be precluded from applying it to their products. The pending FDA decision has immense ramifications for the lycopene market, valued at $34 million and estimated to double annually.
A Grain of Truth
Grain-food manufacturers are delivering heart-health benefits simply by using whole-grain ingredients, intrinsically healthy foodstuffs that bring scientifically proven health benefits without adding excess cost.
If a processed food label lists whole grains, the "whole-grain" part of the food is required to have virtually the same proportions of bran, germ and endosperm as the harvested kernel does before it is processed. However, with no universally accepted definition of whole grains and whole-grain foods, the FDA relies on the American Assn. of Cereal Chemists' definition: "Foods made from the entire grain seed, usually called the kernel, which consists of the bran, germ and endosperm. If the kernel has been cracked, crushed or flaked, it must retain nearly the same relative proportions of bran, germ and endosperm as the original grain in order to be called whole-grain."
|Sara Lee has jumped on the whole-grain bandwagon, but more stealthily than some, with its new Soft and Smooth bread. The product resembles white bread but is made with ConAgra Foods Ingredients' Ultragrain white whole wheat flour.
Many health experts regard the whole-grain health claim to be flawed. They argue that if there is no test, there should be no claim. They recommend instead that foods fortified with whole grains make a fiber health claim if that's what is being measured.
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Date: August 17, 2009Who - Dr. Alveda King, Priests for Life Director of African American Outreachand niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
Day Gardner, President, National Black Pro-Life Union;
Kristen Day, Executive Director, Democrats for Life;
Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church, and Founder, High Impact Leadership Coalition;
Donna J. Harrison, M.D., President, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
Pastor Dean Nelson, Executive Director, Network of Politically Active Christians.What – Press conference, "Black Leaders on Capitol Hill: Let's Define the Dream – Genocide is not Health Care" When – Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 to 3:00 PMWhere – National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW Following visits to Congressional offices, Dr. Alveda King and the above principals will hold a press conference to discuss three key points:
- Abortion is not health care;
- In the Beloved Community envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., equal justice means that young people in the womb are not terminated and old people in ill health are not denied care because of their age; and
- Now is the time for Democrats and Republicans to come together to stand for compassionate care for all Americans, joining the chorus of "Free At Last" as proclaimed in Dr. King's " I Have A Dream" speech.
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Chesterfield magistrates' court heard last Monday how Jake Perry, 20, of Church Street, Pilsley, had just left a party when he was involved in the collision.
Becky Allsop, prosecuting, said officers heard a bang and spotted the collision on Hollywell Street and that Perry had run off. Mrs Allsop said Perry was stopped on Lordsmill Street.
Perry pleaded guilty to drink-driving and failing to stop after a collision involving damage. Denny Lau, defending, said Perry is hard-working and had never been arrested before. Mr Lau added Perry had left a Christmas party because there had been a row and he was on his way to a hotel when the collision happened. Magistrates fined Perry £200 and ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge. He was disqualified from driving for 20 months.


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D'Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
The best part is, the many walking trails give you dress circle seats. Spot dolphins from Cape Borda and migratory birds in Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park. Hike past casts of colourful wildflowers at Hanson Bay. Watch wader birds fresh from Siberia and kangaroo joeys fresh from their mother's pouch. Get up close to nesting platypus and endangered Cape Barren geese. With mild, sunny days and energetic wildlife, spring is a great time to unveil Kangaroo Island's secrets.
Walking is a wonderful way to get acquainted with Kangaroo island's native animals and scenic terrain. Start with the short Clifftop Hike at Cape Borda, in the island's north-west corner. Watch out for soaring sea-eagles, playful dolphins and whales on their annual migration. Afterwards, join a guided tour through the historic Cape Borda Lightstation and trek the path that lighthouse keepers hauled supplies up. In Flinders Chase National Park, you can take in spectacular coastal views on the Cape du Couedic Hike. Or walk to Admirals Arch to see hundreds of docile kangaroos and thousands of New Zealand fur seals playing on the rocks. Follow the Platypus Waterholes Walk to Rocky River, where in spring Cape Barren geese incubate their eggs in native iris grasses and platypuses nest in a burrow up to 20 metres long.


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Mid-Winter Blues: 10 Sunny Recipes for Dreary Days
It's been grey and drizzly every day for the past week where we live and we're desperate for a little sun. We'll take it in food form if that's all we can get, so we've been piling on the citrus, pulling out our vinegars, and generally loading our foods with all the tart, sunny flavors we can find. What about you?
The fresh zing of lemon or a few drops of red wine vinegar seem to perk up our spirits just as much as our mouths!
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1. Lemon Frittata with Leeks and Goat Cheese
2. Easy Hot and Sour Soup
3. Braised Radishes with Shallots and Vinegar
4. Orange, Olive, and Fennel Salad
5. Spaghetti with Marscarpone, Meyer Lemon, Spinach, and Hazelnuts
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6. Braised Lemon and Garlic Chicken
7. Spicy Orange Teriyaki Chicken and Shrimp
8. Lemon Rice Pudding
9. Overnight Oatmeal with Buttermilk and Apricots
10. Lemon Spongettes
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Mon, Apr 23rd 2012 11:10am
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aol, facebook, microsoft
You may recall that, a few weeks ago, Microsoft bought all of AOL's patents for about a billion dollars. Last week, the news came out that Facebook had bid on the patents too, but lost. However, it's now worked out a deal to buy a bunch of those patents from Microsoft anyway for about $550 million. There's also some sort of cross-licensing as a part of this. The end result is that it's more like Microsoft and Facebook teamed up to pool resources to buy the patents from AOL. It's unclear who now has the Netscape patents, or what's going to be done with these patents. It's good that they didn't end up in the hands of pure trolls, but it still seems like a shame that these companies have to spend so much money on something of which the only value is in either keeping them from getting sued or in shaking down others for innovating. What happened to the days when companies could just compete with products in the marketplace?
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Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:14amWhat happened was american fascism.
Glen, 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:31am"It's good that they didn't end up in the hands of pure trolls". It's only a matter of time, As soon as these companies start to decline, they will troll and troll hard.
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:45am
Re:I think the patent system is broken, but I also think that as big tech companies become big, dominant companies, they act like big dominant companies. So do these economists:
Freakonomics: Acemoglu and Robinson Answer Your Questions: "But when left unchecked, all companies, even successful and inventive ones like Microsoft and Google, will also try to monopolize the market, create entry barriers, and tilt the playing field to their favor. The robber barons did this very successfully."
John Doe, 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:32am
Is the tech sector slowly dying?The tech sector didn't use to rely on patents and it certainly didn't use to use them as a weapon. The tech sector didn't use to pay attention to what was going on in Washington either. Now the tech sector is getting beaten on by patents and by lobbyists. With all the money spent in the legal system, buying patents, buying politicians, this is going to leave less money for innovation. Less motivation for innovation if you know someone else will come along and extract a monopoly rent from you. So where does this leave the tech sector in 5 years? 10 years? Will it stagnate like other industries? Are the good times over?
Yartrebo (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:37am
Re: Is the tech sector slowly dying?About 30 years ago, the common opinion in the tech sector was the computer code was not copyrightable, as they were just a bunch of instructions and equations. My, how times have changed :(
John Fenderson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 1:33pm
Re: Re: Is the tech sector slowly dying?Strictly speaking, copyrighting the computer code itself was accepted 30 years ago. I registered many such copyrights. I think that you may be thinking of patents.
30 years ago, the idea that software could be patented in any but the most exceptional conditions was considered insanity. 30 years ago, "look & feel" was not considered something that could fall under the terms of copyright.
30 years ago, copyright was considerably more respectable, and respected, than it is now. It's a shame that the major content companies have caused a respectable idea to become so egregious in implementation that it has caused such an erosion in the very thing they purport to need so badly.
Ima Fish (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:41amWhen these tech companies start collecting patents, I feel like I'm watching a game of Battleship.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:45am
Re:I'm still waiting for those words from Microsoft - You sunk my battleship.
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:57am
Re:When these tech companies start collecting patents, I feel like I'm watching a game of Battleship.
It looks like a big game to me too, and now that some of these companies have more wealth than they know what to do with, this is how they play.
:Lobo Santo (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:02pm
Re: Re: Pwnage Super Mega Ultra CompetitionI still say their excess funds would be better spent putting on a pay-per-view cage match with chainsaws & corporate executives--they could even agree to settle their differences out of court by this very method.
It's a win-win-win scenario:
1) the courts have less work (they're already slow as moles-asses in January)
2) there are less corporate officers at one or both companies (new blood in, old blood out, AND job openings)
3) The corps & the pay-per-view network might break even or get a profit on said endeavour, and the people are entertained.
E. Zachary Knight (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:58am
Re:Its not Battleship. Its Global Thermonuclear War.
Baldaur Regis (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:04pm
Re: Re:More like a clown pie-fight, with the pies costing a billion dollars each. GTW would be cheaper, and at least it would kill off SOME of the lawyer-trolls.
Not an Electronic Rodent (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 2:23pm
Re: Re:
Its Global Thermonuclear War.[computer voice]How.. About.. A.. Nice.. Game.. Of... Chess?[/computer voice]
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 2:41pm
Re: Re: Re:The only winning move is not to play....
But then again, if you don't play, you'll be forced into bankruptcy trying to defend yourself from everyone else.
I think this is more of a modern day version of MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction). I'm just waiting to see which of the major software giants fire the first strike igniting the first Worldwide Patent War.
So let's all grab a bag of popcorn and raise the alert to DRAMACON-1.
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 3:14pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:I think this is more of a modern day version of MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction). I'm just waiting to see which of the major software giants fire the first strike igniting the first Worldwide Patent War.
You'll be interested in this, then.
Mark Cuban Invests In Vringo, Which Is Suing Google - Business Insider: "However, it's not hard to figure out what's happening here. Rather than sit on the sidelines and cheer for Yahoo to blow up Facebook, Cuban is jumping in on his own. He's going to try and nuke Google and cause a big change in the patent law."
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 3:40pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:So we have some of the big contenders like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook. Then we have some smaller, yet still big, guys like Samsung, Motorola, Yahoo, etc.
The big guys are all building up their arsenals, like during the Cold War, trying to get one step ahead of the other guys. A few alliances here and there (Like Microsoft and Facebook in this deal) We have Yahoo, going more the way of North Korea (aka "the spoiled child"), "Pay attention to us or we'll nuke you!"
So, Yahoo finally decides it has no other choice and fires off the lawsuits. Facebook counters with it's own counter lawsuit. This causes precedents in the legal system upsetting the balance between Apple and Samsung, which then start getting even uglier then it already is. Microsoft tries to capitalize on this by assisting Samsung in the hopes of striking a crippling blow to Apple. Google tries to back away from all of this but ends up getting it from all sides since everyone else has a target painted on Google. Meanwhile the other patent trolls like Intellectual Ventures decide now is the time to strike! The MPAA and RIAA decide that patent issues is really about "theft" so they sue everyone left standing for "copyright infringement" because they don't see why they shouldn't get a piece of all the lawsuit money being flung around. These "patent lawsuits" are causing loss revenue to them, even though it has nothing to do with them, since instead of paying for patent lawyers, all that money would have instead been used to buy music and movies.
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 3:54pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:I've been intrigued by all these big companies suing each other.
It's like watching the rich throw money at baubles the rest of us could never afford. We're shut out of this, so we get to watch the destruction from the sidelines.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 10:07pm
Re: Re:Man of peace starts war.
Mr. Oizo, 23 Apr 2012 @ 10:59pm
Re:You mean: they are taking on water ?
whisk33, 23 Apr 2012 @ 11:59am"What happened to the days when companies could just compete with products in the marketplace?"
How long ago was that!?!?!?
S O'watt, 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:02pm
The fabulously rich dumb robbing the fabulously rich dumber.That's all.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:07pm
It's time to ignore the big tech companies.I don't know why many of you think it's impossible. There are plenty of young sites and tech products out there waiting for us.
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:16pm
Re: It's time to ignore the big tech companies.Ignore M$ at least. Canonical all the way.
bengie, 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:09pm
..Patents create jobs for lawyers.
Speaking of frivolous jobs. It's not fair that patent lawyers don't contribute shit to the economy yet make tons of money. I think it is only fair that instead of welfare, we re-implement the ditch digger/filler useless jobs also.
We could just pay people to stand around, but obesity is costing money, so we need to keep them working.
Even better! Lets get money for fiber infrastructure. I want fiber to the house in every city over 4000 people. Ditch diggers be praised!
Ima Fish (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:20pm
Re: ..And law clerks, and secretaries, and they buy a lot of suits, so haberdashers, and they drive fancy cars, so automobile manufacturers and dealers, and they're assholes, so they buy a lot of toilet paper...
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:59pm
Re: ..Even better! Lets get money for fiber infrastructure. I want fiber to the house in every city over 4000 people. Ditch diggers be praised!
God, yes.
You get it. It's never been about reducing inappropriate transfer of wealth. It's just that some people have fixed the laws to transfer wealth to others who don't necessarily need it and that preserve the status quo rather than actually benefiting lots of people.
We could also benefit from having more money into technologies that wean us off fossil fuels, but by God we're going to pump every last drop of available oil out of this country before we think of doing that. If we've got to frack every neighborhood to do it, we'll do it.
And heaven forbid that we build more bike paths. Cycling is an international conspiracy to take our cars away from us. And what is the military thinking that it should go green. Oil for them, too.
heyidiot (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 12:59pm
What a bunch of alarmist bullshitCan we not even wait until an acorn hits our head to start claiming that the sky is falling?
Did you want these patents to NOT be purchased at all? How was that going to happen?
From the point of view of a Microsoft or Google or Facebook, they have to defend against the potential of the actions that trolls would have taken against them. They pay the most, because they have the most to lose.
Try to wait a see what they DO with the patent (bad OR good) before you start whining. These guys have plenty of real issues to which you can validly take exception now, without having to reach for this nonsense.
Edward Teach, 23 Apr 2012 @ 1:33pm
MSFT's foot in Facebook's doorI would bet money that soon FB will run better in Internet Explorer than in other browsers, or require ActiveX, or something so that anyone not on Windows using IE can't see it as well. Or perhaps it will require some kind of Windows-only authentication.
Also, look for a change in infrastructure, away from free/open stuff like PHP and Linux to Windows and .NET.
It sort of happened to HotMail, so it's not unprecedented.
Zakida Paul (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 1:48pm
Re: MSFT's foot in Facebook's doorNo loss to me as I'm not on Facebook. Google+ is better for me.
AzureSky (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 2:17pm
the way i see itbetter MS and Facebook then Apple and their ilk, Apple would be suing everybody in site...
Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2012 @ 4:24pmWhile you are frantically attacking record companies, Hollywood and creative workers, the real future is proceeding under your nose. If copyright and patent are dead, and the public wont stand for it any more, why are all the most powerful technology companies spending millions acquiring them?
Take your 'stifling creativity' argument up to Google, Facebook and Apple.
And when you win that war we can talk about movie makers and musicians.
Suzanne Lainson (profile), 23 Apr 2012 @ 5:05pm
Re:Take your 'stifling creativity' argument up to Google, Facebook and Apple.
In the last few months I have begun to wonder if all the emphasis on Big Media being evil is a way to divert attention from Big Tech being evil. Take down Big Media if you want, but don't assume Big Tech is on the side of the "little people" of the world. Any company that has to play the stock market game is pretty much going to do whatever boosts its interests.
staff, 24 Apr 2012 @ 11:15am
another biased article�Patent troll�
Call it what you will...patent hoarder, patent troll, non-practicing entity, shell company, etc. It all means one thing: �we�re using your invention and we�re not going to pay or stop�. This is just dissembling by large infringers and their paid puppets to kill any inventor support system. It is purely about legalizing theft. The fact is, many of the large multinationals who defame inventors in this way themselves make no products in the US or create any American jobs and it is their continued blatant theft which makes it impossible for the true creators to do so.
Prior to eBay v Mercexchange, small entities had a viable chance at commercializing their inventions. If the defendant was found guilty, an injunction was most always issued. Then the inventor small entity could enjoy the exclusive use of his invention in commercializing it. Unfortunately, injunctions are often no longer available to small entity inventors because of the Supreme Court decision so we have no fair chance to compete with much larger entities who are now free to use our inventions. Essentially, large infringers now have your gun and all the bullets. Worse yet, inability to commercialize means those same small entities will not be hiring new employees to roll out their products and services. And now some of those same parties who killed injunctions for small entities and thus blocked their chance at commercializing now complain that small entity inventors are not commercializing. They created the problem and now they want to blame small entities for it. What dissembling! If you don�t like this state of affairs (your unemployment is running out), tell your Congress member. Then maybe we can get some sense back in the patent system with injunctions fully enforceable on all infringers by all inventors, large and small.
Those wishing to help fight big business giveaways should contact us as below and join the fight as we are building a network of inventors and other stakeholders to lobby Congress to restore property rights for all patent owners -large and small.
For the truth about trolls, please see http://truereform.piausa.org/default.html#pt.


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quake with a gamepad and auto-aim would be a joke.
This dude seems to only have 360 on his mind. Make it for PS3 and PC cross platform play. It's not like PS3 doesn't have mouse and keybored support. Promblem solved. Oh wait I forgot he's a crappy PS3 dev. If it doesn't easly translate between 360 and PC then he doesn't want anything to do with it.
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The One That Got Away
Mark Hammond had turned away from his former life of crime. But the underworld
hasn't forgotten him, and now Hammond is up against the wall with nowhere to turn.
They've killed his wife. They've got his boy. And now, he's their dog.
The mysterious "they" is the notorious Bethnal Green Mob, headed by Charlie
Jolson. By holding Hammond's son captive, Jolson forces Hammond into a whirlwind
crime spree that will bring the city to its knees.
Getaway is a foray into a European criminal world that will immediately
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Auto games. However, instead of the open-ended gameplay of GTA, The
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split between Mark Hammond's story and the story of Frank Carter, a cop out
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named Monument can be found here.
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the Lexus SC to those double decker tour buses. The Hong Kong triad's cars even
have little racing type R stickers on the bumper (because you know with that
sticker, your car is automatically 10% faster).
The driving sequences send your character off on Point A to B missions through
London. If you treat your car too roughly, it will start smoking and slowing
down, forcing you to jack another car. Instead of using the oh-so-familiar giant
arrows to point out the route, your car's turn signals simply blink to indicate
the right direction. Please remember to drive on the left.
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close to your intended location, but the game keeps you going in circles around
the block because of a nondescript entryway or the fact that you are in the
parking lot when you are supposed to be at the front door. And why would a gangster
make turn signals if he's on a breakneck race, dodging cops and ramming cars?
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to call Nanna. The answer is that the developers were trying to make it look
more like a movie and less like a game. But it doesn't work out quite as well
as they hoped.
More navigational problems abound as there is no way to change the view, no
rear-view mirror and absolutely no maps. Pausing out to a location screen would
have offered the perfect chance to really get to know the city. One easily implemented
idea would be to simply include a large paper tourist map of London with the
game. Hey, it's not too late to add that "upgrade."
Switching gears into the gunning sequences, The Getaway continues to
remove familiar gameplay icons, like health and ammo bars, in favor of looking
more cinematic. There aren't any meters in this game. Instead, you can tell
your health by the amount of blood on your character and how fast he can walk
(or limp).
Crosshairs are also gone. Shooting involves tapping the auto-aim button, emptying
a round, then tapping aim again. There is no indication as to how much ammo
you have left, which I think actually adds to the game since you have to keep
count like you would in real life. Even though you can manually aim, it tends
to be difficult and slow. Ideally, I would have liked the ability to auto-aim,
but manually fine tune for a head shot.
Instead of magic health packs, you simply lean against a wall to rejuvenate
yourself, and your clothes even magically dry clean themselves of blood stains.
Wow, what a medical breakthrough! Now if only that would work for cancer. In
the attempt to make the game realistic, it unrealistically has you looking for
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real shoot-out. At times, the thugged-out gangsters will politely wait for you
while you are "recharging" yourself.
controls when you're on foot don't offer the tight, responsive feel you really
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impossible because of the clumsy oaf you're controlling. With the simplistic
shooting and the complete lack of camera control, the gunning gameplay comes
out too stilted, lacking the smooth precision that would make it fully enjoyable.
Removing well known video game icons, from giant arrows and crosshairs to
meters and ammo indicators, may superficially make a game look more like
a movie, but in this case, it makes the game less of a game. Taking cues from
the movies and implementing them into games can work; it worked for Max
Payne. But you have to be careful not to lose your gaming fundamentals.
What The Getaway loses in gameplay it tries valiantly to make up for
with its ambitious movie sequences. Real actors carefully selected voice all
the characters. The actors are simply excellent in their roles, from the almost
incomprehensible Cockney accents to a multicultural mix of voices for the other
London gangs. The script stays pretty interesting and if you're a concerned
parent, there's swearing and slang aplenty.
As I was escaping from a group of Triad thugs, I heard the shouts of "Fai-di,
fai di!" in the distance. "Hurry up!" the gangsters were yelling as they readied
their men to go after me. They said some more angry Cantonese phrases that I
didn't understand because "fai-di" is the only Cantonese I know, but still,
I thought it was an excellent detail.
But all the great details that come through in the voices don't quite make
it in the visuals, which are all rendered in the game engine. Sure, they are
really well done, probably as good as anyone can do on a Playstation 2, but
there are nuances of acting that haven't been successfully brought into computer
animation, as least not when you are dealing with realistic looking characters.
There are some great moments, like when through billowing clouds of cigar
smoke, Jolson gives you your death sentence, and under heavily lidded eyes,
Hammond's utter frustration comes through. But when these characters start waving
their arms about or making subtle gestures, it just doesn't come off as well.
The photo-realistic textures convey that gritty sense of atmosphere but then
there are the mistakes, from hands that punch through walls to occasionally
choppy animation that are all the more noticeable because the game tries so
hard to look real. They actually had real actors working on this game, being
filmed for their game likenesses and as reference material, and they should
have used the filmed footage for the game's movie sequences. Film to game transitions
can work very well, like in the The
Two Towers game.
The Getaway simply aimed too high, and fell short. The basics of the
game, like control and fun, should have been figured out before anyone
tried to make it into a movie. Still, The Getaway can be fun despite
its flaws: weaving and darting through oncoming traffic, or finally, after trial
and error, emerging alive from a tense firefight. Just driving around London
is great because you get a real sense of the city. I am hoping there will be
a sequel because you can see where the over-ambitious developers were trying
to go, and I'd really like them to actually get there.