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Myliobatis aquila
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
Raja aquila Linnaeus, 1758
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. and Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2016. Catalog of Fishes: genera, species, references. Updated 29 September 2016. Available at: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. (Accessed: 29 September 2016).
|Taxonomic Notes:
|It is unclear whether this, or a similar, species occurs along the east and west African coasts and Mediterranean Sea. A systematic review of this species is need in these areas.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Data Deficient ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
Needs updating
|Holtzhausen, J.A., Ebert, D.A., Serena, F. & Mancusi, C.
|Cavanagh, R.D., Valenti, S.V. & Pollard, D. (Shark Red List Authority)
This semi-pelagic ray occurs from the North Sea to South Africa in the eastern Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea, and also off Kenya and South Africa in the Western Indian Ocean. The Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis aquila) appears to prefer inshore waters (<50 m), although it has been reported from depths of up to 537 m off southern Africa. This species often swims in groups close to the bottom. Populations in Europe may differ from populations elsewhere and a systematic review of the species in these areas is required. Common Eagle Ray appears to be less common in the Mediterranean Sea and possibly the eastern Atlantic. Time series data from demersal fishery landings and demersal trawl surveys show that this species declined in the Gulf of Lions, northwestern Mediterranean Sea, in the late1970s. It was recorded in low numbers during northern Mediterranean-wide trawl surveys from 1994–1999, and is still sometimes observed on fish markets. Few data are currently available to assess trends in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea, but given that fishing pressure is high throughout this species' bathymetric range there, declines are also likely to have occurred elsewhere. This species is assessed as Near Threatened in the Mediterranean Sea. Further investigation of catch trends in the southern Mediterranean is required and with further information this species may prove to meet the criteria for Vulnerable A2bd+A3bd. No data are currently available from the eastern central Atlantic, but this species is presumably taken in coastal artisanal fisheries along the coast of western Africa and investigation of the species' status in this area is a priority. Off southern Africa, it only rarely taken as bycatch and is not subjected to great fishing mortality. Available time series data on catches of this species from 1981–2001 showed no trend, and the species is assessed as Least Concern in southern Africa. The lack of data on catches and population trends throughout the species' range and uncertain taxonomic status of populations in Europe and southern Africa precludes a global assessment beyond Data Deficient at present. This assessment should be revisited when these issues are better resolved.
|Range Description:
|Eastern Atlantic Ocean: from Ireland and the North Sea, south to South Africa, including Madeira, Morocco and the Azores, and along the eastern African coast to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It ranges throughout the Mediterranean Sea, but is absent from the Black Sea (Serena 2005). It is also found off Kenya and South Africa in the western Indian Ocean.
Populations in Europe may be regionally different compared to elsewhere.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Algeria; Angola; Benin; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; France; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Greece; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Mauritania; Montenegro; Morocco; Namibia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; South Africa; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; United Kingdom; Western Sahara
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – northeast; Atlantic – southeast; Atlantic – eastern central; Mediterranean and Black Sea
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
|Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
|This species is common in the southern part of its range (southern Africa) (J.A. Holtzhausen and D.A. Ebert pers. obs.), however it appears to be less common in European waters. In South Africa, data on catches of this species in the Natal Sharks Board beach nets showed no trend from 1981–2001 (Young 2001).
Aldebert (1997) examined long-term changes in groundfish diversity in the Gulf of Lions, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. This study analysed trends in both commercial landings in the demersal fishery (mostly trawl) from 1970–1995 and data from bottom trawl survey from 1957–1995. Analysis of commercial landings showed a clear decrease this species during the study period, and after the late 1970s it remained absent (Aldebert 1997). Results obtained from experimental surveys confirmed that decreasing trends were most likely related to the continuous increasing fishing intensity, resulting in a general decline in stocks and not changing patterns of effort in the fishery.
This species occurred in low numbers in MEDITS surveys conducted from 1994–1999 at depths of 10–800 m. It was captured in 37 of 6,336 scientific survey hauls conducted throughout the northern Mediterranean during this period (Baino et al. 2001).
No data are currently available on catch trends elsewhere.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|This semipelagic ray is found inshore and offshore, it appears primarily to occur in inshore, coastal areas (<50 m), readily entering shallow lagoons and estuaries, although it has been reported from depths of up to 537 m in some areas (Whitehead et al. 1984). In the Mediterranean Sea it is reported to occur on sandy and muddy substrates, to 200 m depth (Notarbartolo and Bianchi 1998, Serena 2005). They can often be found in groups swimming close to the bottom. Reproduction is ovoviviparous (Whitehead et al. 1984).
Life-history parameters appear to vary regionally. In the Mediterranean Sea, M. Aquila reaches a maximum size of 150 cm disc width (DW) and 260 cm total length (TL) (Notarbartolo and Bianchi 1998, Fischer et al. 1987). Females mature at 60 cm DW and males at 40 cm DW (Fischer et al. 1987, Serena 2005). Females give birth to 3–7 pups per litter, after a gestation period of 6–8 months (Fischer et al. 1987, Whitehead et al. 1984, Serena 2005). Reproduction takes place between September and February (Notarbartolo and Bianchi 1998).
Off southern Africa, this species reaches a maximum size of 79.1 cm DW, with males maturing at 31.8 cm DW and females at 42.5 cm DW.
It feeds on invertebrates such as crabs, molecrabs and bivalves, and on small bony fishes.
|Major Threat(s):
This species is susceptible to a variety of fishing gears, including bottom trawls, purse seines, gillnets and line-gear. It is taken as bycatch in various fisheries, including both commercial and artisanal, throughout its range in the Mediterranean Sea and presumably in the tropical Atlantic. There is no information on the catch of this species in targeted fisheries, although it is almost certainly taken in artisanal fisheries in the tropical Atlantic. This species' schooling behavior means that large numbers could be fished out in one haul, and fishermen are known to target aggregations of rays off western Africa.
Fisheries have increased in both effort and capacity in the Mediterranean Sea during recent decades (Aldebert 1997). The continental shelf and upper slope of the Mediterranean Sea are subject to high levels of exploitation, down to a depth of 800 m (i.e., throughout much of this species' bathymetric range) (Massuti and Moranta 2003). Data from trawl surveys and fisheries landings suggest that this species declined in the northern Mediterranean in the late 1970s and was absent from the catches until 1995.
In southern Africa is it only rarely taken as bycatch with bottom trawls, purse seines, longlines, or by shore anglers, and is not subjected to great fishing mortality. About 65–70% of M. aquila captured in Natal Sharks Board beach protection nets are released alive, with presumed high survival (S. Dudley pers. comm. 2005).
Habitat degradation in inshore areas from coastal development and pollution may also affect this species' in inshore habitat.
|Conservation Actions:
|None in place.
Baino, R., Serena, F., Ragonese, S., Rey, J. and Rinelli, P. 2001. Catch composition and abundance of Elasmobranchs based on the MEDITS program. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Mèdit 36: 234.
Bianchi, G., Carpenter, K.E., Roux, J.-P., Molloy, F.J., Boyer, D. and Boyer, H.J. 1999. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome, Italy.
Bini G. 1967. Atlante dei pesci delle coste italiane: Leptocardi, Ciclostomi, Selaci. Mondo Sommerso, Milan.
Compagno, L.J.V., Ebert, D.A. and Cowley, P.D. 1991. Distribution of offshore demersal cartilaginous fishes (Class Chondrichthyes) of the west coast of southern Africa, with notes on their systematics. South African Journal of Marine Science 11: 43-139.
Fischer, W., Bauchot, M.-L. and Schneider, M. 1987. Fiches FAO d'identification des espèces pour les besoins de la pêche. Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de Pêche 37. FAO, Rome, Italy.
Fischer, W., Bianchi, G. and Scott, W.B. 1981. FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome.
IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
Lloris, D. 1986. Ictiofauna demersal y aspectos biograficos de la costa sudoccidantal de Africa (SWA/Namibia). Monogr. Zool. Mar. 1: 9-432.
Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. and Bianchi, I. 1998. Guida degli squali e delle razze del Mediterraneo. Muzzio, Padova.
Quero, J.C., Hureau, J.C., Karrer, C., Post, A. and Saldanha, L. (eds). 1990. Check-list of the fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT (Lisbon), EIU (Paris) and UNESCO (Paris).
Relini G., Biagi F., Serena F., Belluscio A., Spedicato M.T., Rinelli P., Follesa M.C., Piccinetti C., Ungaro N., Sion L. and Levi D. 2000. I selaci pescati con lo strascico nei mari italiani. Biologia Marina Mediterranea 7(1): 347-384.
Smith, M.M. and Heemstra, P.C. 1995. Smith's Sea Fishes. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown.
Tortonese, E. 1956. Fauna d'Italia: Leptocardia, Ciclostomata, Selachii. Calderini, Bologna.
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J. and Tortonese E. 1984. Fishes of the Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Vol. I. UNESCO, Paris.
Young, N. 2001. An analysis of the trends in by-catch of turtle species, angelsharks and batoid species in the protective gillnets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. University of Reading.
|Holtzhausen, J.A., Ebert, D.A., Serena, F. & Mancusi, C. 2009. Myliobatis aquila. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161569A5454004. . Downloaded on 21 September 2018.
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Fundamentals of Athletic Training, Third Edition, explains
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illnesses commonly encountered by certified athletic trainers.
An introductory textbook for high school students taking courses in
athletic training or sports medicine and a guidebook for students
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Lorin A. Cartwright, MS, ATC, is assistant principal and athletic
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the school's head athletic trainer for more than 15 years, she has
extensive experience with all aspects of instruction of student athletic
trainers. She was an adjunct professor in athletic training at the
University of Michigan for three years. Cartwright earned a bachelor's
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master's degree in education from the University of Michigan.
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Wolves rookie Muhammad adjusting to life in NBA
Wolves rookie Muhammad adjusting to life in NBA
Jul. 17, 2013
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As hard as the start of his NBA career has been, Shabazz Muhammad wouldn't have it any other way.
The rookie swingman for the Minnesota Timberwolves got off to a quiet start in his first two games in the NBA summer league, averaging 7.5 points in 24 minutes while shooting 6 of 16 from the field.
It's a big difference, going from playing with boys to men, and he found out Monday when the Phoenix Suns squad overcame a 24-point deficit and closed on a 10-2 run thanks in part to a turnover by Muhammad. With the score tied at 89 and 3.3 seconds remaining in the game, Marcus Morris took a sideline inbound pass, dribbled twice and nailed a jumper just in front of Phoenix's bench.
Moments earlier, the spotlight was on the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Muhammad, who fumbled away an inbound pass.
"It was a hard one for us today, we were up (big) and gave up the lead and it just didn't go our way tonight," Muhammad said. "I tried to get on the floor and it didn't go my way, some plays go like that. We want to win. This is hard; this feels like a real game. You see the environment over here; everybody is pretty upset, as I am."
Nevertheless, with all he has been through since his days in AAU ball, through his short-lived career at UCLA and plenty of off-court distractions surrounding his father, Muhammad is exactly where he wants to be.
"It's hard on me, I'm a young guy trying to figure it out," he said. "(But) my confidence level is always high. There are a lot of good guys in the summer league, and I'm just going to continue to do what I've got to do and just play a little bit better."
When Muhammad arrived at UCLA last year, he was expected to help lead the Bruins back to glory. But he had to sit out the first three games of the season and repay $1,600 in impermissible benefits after the NCAA and UCLA found Muhammad accepted travel and lodging during three unofficial visits to Duke and North Carolina — travel arrangements made by his father, Ron Holmes.
It was also revealed in a Los Angeles Times story in March that Holmes shaved a year off of his son's age when he was young to give Muhammad an advantage against younger competition on the summer AAU circuit and in high school. Holmes also ran into trouble of his own with the law.
Minnesota summer league coach David Adelman, son of Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman, said the team's first-round draft pick may find things easier in the NBA.
"In some ways," Adelman said, "I hope this is kind of a breath of fresh of air, like: 'You've made it, you're in the NBA and now let's just learn the NBA game and get better every day and there's nothing to prove.' We just want him to get better every day. His attitude has been very forthright and he just wants to learn."
Adelman said Muhammad needs to improve his physicality and ball handling.
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Adelman doesn't regret drawing up that late inbound play for Muhammad — the one that gave the Suns a victory.
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text: Student Profiles David Donahue '07 David Donahue '07 Major: Government and Legal Studies Hometown: Ashland, Massachusetts Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? I chose to come to Bowdoin because of the people. In grade school, I aspired to play college football from the first time I put my pads on. I graduated from The Rivers School in Weston, Mass., a tight-knit community with good professors and coaches. A number of Division III Colleges recruited me to play football but Bowdoin College really jumped out at me because of its similarity to my high school. The community at Bowdoin struck me as one that really cares about the development of its students. So, in the end, the people at Bowdoin are what inspired me to choose Bowdoin. Why did you choose your major? I am very interested in the world around me and what makes it work. I chose to major in Government because I thought I would be able to learn about what makes our country run (or not run) in addition to learning political philosophy and foreign policy. Being a Government and Legal Studies major has allowed me to enjoy taking courses that range widely in their subjects, from political theories of Max Weber and Karl Marx to the war in Iraq. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? I think one of the most interesting courses I have taken and especially enjoyed was American Foreign Policy with Professor Gerald DiGiusto. Before this class I was stuck inside the "Bowdoin Bubble" and was not too interested in the history of American foreign policy. This class opened my eyes to a lot of new things and has broadened my horizons. I still read The New York Times every day in an attempt to follow up on some of our discussions in that class. Have you engaged in any independent research while at Bowdoin? Last spring, I engaged in an independent study on the United States Marine Corps under the supervision of Professor Chris Potholm. This research was done as a continuation of the Government, War, and Society class I had taken with Professor Potholm the semester before. I was also interested in researching the United States Marine Corps because of my involvement with the Officer Candidate School for the Marines. I read books on Marine Corps doctrine and history, watched films, and actively communicated with members of the Corps in order to understand what makes the Marine Corps one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. I learned about the intense physical training the soldiers undergo and about how they often are put into the forefront of battle with little warning, leading to their phrase "First to go, last to know." What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? I have been a member of both the football and lacrosse teams since my first year here. On the football team I am a linebacker and defensive back. On the lacrosse team, I am a defensive midfielder. I have spent an extended amount of time with members of both teams during the seasons and most of my teammates are my best friends at school. I have enjoyed representing my college for the past few years and I am trying to make the most of this opportunity in my last year. I have also held numerous on-campus jobs including short order cook at Jack Magee's Pub, selling tickets at the hockey games, and working for the athletic trainers. And starting last year, I have been involved with the Mt. Ararat Mentoring Program, where I spend time with a middle school student from the community. I really enjoy interacting with and being a role model to these younger students and plan to continue mentoring this year. The Mt. Ararat Program in nearby Topsham has had a significant impact on my life and has prompted me to possibly look for a job teaching and coaching after college. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? Because I have played two sports since I was a first year, I did not get a chance to go abroad. This remains one of my only regrets here, because most of my friends have gone and still talk about how studying abroad really affected them in a positive manner. What have you done during your summers? The summer after my first year and junior year, I spent six long weeks at Officer Candidate School for the Marine Corps (OCS). I got involved with this program because it allowed me to put my entire focus on my school work and sports during the year while actively pursuing something during the summer that I have considered doing after college since I was in high school. This program is designed to train, screen, and evaluate officer candidates to see if they have the leadership potential to lead Marines. A lot of people think that OCS is the toughest leadership school in the country. At the program, I often had to spend about 20 hours each day undergoing physical training and fieldwork. For example, we went on a "night hump" (which involves carrying a 50-pound backpack through the woods in the dark) and then continued other vigorous physical and leadership training for a 72-hour period during which I slept for only about three hours total. The rigorous schedule at the leadership school certainly made my schedule at Bowdoin seem easier. I spent the summer after my sophomore year working for a residential fence installation company as well as working for my father's contracting business. These two jobs have taught me the importance of hard physical labor as well as removed me from the monotony of an office for a couple of months. What is your best Bowdoin memory? I can recall playing in a lot of games, both football and lacrosse, and winning some pretty important ones. But I think some of my best Bowdoin memories come from just hanging out with my friends. I think that the friendships I have created over the past four years will be the one thing that I miss the most about college. I may live with or near friends of mine from Bowdoin after graduating, but nothing can replace living with, hanging out with, and playing sports with people who are close to me. What are your plans for after graduation? Initially, I was planning on being an officer in the Marine Corps after graduation, but I am not sure if that is the right career path for me as of now. My graduation from OCS still allows me to consider that option. Right now, as I mentioned before, I am considering teaching or coaching. I am also sending in my resume to analyst and consulting positions with some Boston companies to see what happens. I am not positive which path I would like to pursue, but I would like to keep as many doors open as possible for as long as possible until I need to make a decision. I am also kind of delaying the job search in an attempt to concentrate as much time as I can with having fun and enjoying college. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? Don't try and rush through things. Here I am answering these questions and I am in disbelief that I am about to graduate. I felt like it was just the other day when I was moving into Appleton Hall, and now I am applying for jobs. I would tell prospective students to get as involved with as many things as they can in whatever area they are passionate about because this is going to be the only four years that you can do that. Get involved and enjoy yourself. What quirky or fun thing did you wish you knew before you came to Bowdoin? You can sometimes get stuck in the "Bowdoin Bubble." As fun and important are the things that happen on campus, there is a world that exists outside of Brunswick, Maine. I would also make sure to ask your parents to keep sending care packages after first semester. Even though most students get used to college life, it is still nice to receive brownies and chocolate chip cookies in the mail. Receiving care packages is very important at the end of a semester when your Polar Points run out and there is a lot of late night studying. Story posted on November 13, 2006 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for targeting illegal immigrants, fended off a strong challenge from a Phoenix police veteran on Tuesday to win a sixth four-year term.
Republican Arpaio, the 80-year-old lawman who styles himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," claimed victory over Democratic challenger Paul Penzone to hold on to office as sheriff of Maricopa County. An unofficial county tally showed Arpaio nearly 11 points ahead with 596 of 724 precincts reporting.
The battle for the sheriff's badge in Arizona's most populous county highlighted bitter national divisions over illegal immigration.
"The president ... is going after me, but I will continue to enforce the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes," Arpaio told cheering supporters late on Tuesday, vowing to continue his drive to lock up illegals.
The sheriff is the target of an ongoing Justice Department lawsuit alleging civil rights abuses by his office, including accusations of widespread racial profiling of Latinos in dozens of immigration "sweeps."
The sheriff won support from Phoenix area conservatives for tough measures, including locking up county inmates in a Spartan "Tent City" jail and mounting a probe of Democratic President Barack Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate.
Earlier this year, Arpaio dispatched a volunteer posse to Hawaii to investigate the authenticity of Obama's birth certificate at the request of local Tea Party activists - a key Arpaio constituency.
He ultimately declared the document a forgery even after most Republican critics of Obama had given up pursuing discredited claims that the president was born abroad.
Rival Penzone, who had a 21-year-career with the Phoenix police department, gave Arpaio his toughest race yet, drawing on support from Latinos in the Phoenix area angered by what they saw as the sheriff's relentless profiling of brown-skinned Hispanics in this sprawling metropolis. Arpaio has denied racial profiling.
There are also questions over what critics describe as the neglect of more than 400 sex-crime cases in a Phoenix suburb, some involving children.
Penzone told supporters that the scrutiny of Arpaio's actions will not stop with the sheriff's victory.
"He needs to know most importantly that the people of this community are going to be watching," Penzone said. "They're going to be holding him accountable."
(Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Ciro Scotti)


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I know from offline reactions to my email that someone is reading my mail in MSN Outlook Express 6.0.
What can a hacker do? Everything I can do, i.e., download messages from the server, read and delete them before I can look at them? Read sent and deleted messages? Or are such an intruder's powers more limited - say to reading previously opened messages sitting in my inbox?
Would it help to delete sensitive messages all the way off my system the moment after I read or send them? Also, are there programs that specifically protect your email and trace email hackers? I run Zone Alarm Pro and Pest Patrol Pro, but I don't think either one can trace email hacks. I regularly change my password. My computer is stand alone, no network, single line dialup.
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PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY -- For those considering baby shower registration with Babies R Us - take heed. My wife and I, following seven calls with different customer service representatives, several hours of explaining our situation (each time we called the previous conversation's notes couldn't be located; for example on 12-24-09, "There is no reference to the reference numbers you gave me" (a customer service representative)), some tears and a lot of hand-wringing, have finally decided to involve the Better Business Bureau and publicize the outrage perpetrated upon us.
On Sept. 27th '09 she and I visited a store here in NY and registered with a clerk at their Baby registry desk. Unbeknown to us at the time, the woman incorrectly entered our home delivery address. However, we have the original form she copied into the system and our address is correct - we accurately wrote down where we live and she copied it.
Our last call on 12-26 was with two representatives and a supervisor. The supervisor agreed an employee of Babies R Us was at fault for incorrectly entering the address, but that her department (shipping, ordering(?)) was unable to remedy the wrong. They had sent the goods to the address on file. What put the icing on this burnt cake was the supervisor, in wrapping up the call, making the off-the-cuff remark, "You know, if I had been you and had so much riding on my baby registry, I would have checked the web-site and made sure the address was entered correctly." Wow.
That's analogous to telling a customer who brings a receipt to the grocer for potatoes overcharged at the register they are not due their money back on the incorrectly keyed item because the customer didn't check the receipt before they left the store. Absolute hogwash. Furthermore, we work in customer service and to utter this sort of condescending smug remark is something one simply just does not do.
If we ever receive the twelve items that have been purchased by friends and relatives (changing table, baby monitor, baby carrier, diapers, etc.), at this point it will seem a miracle. For a company as ubiquitous as Toys R Us to be so unhelpful when the error is clearly on their end is baffling. We know they are wrong, they have admitted as much, but at every juncture their representatives have refused to step up and have passed the buck. Lost records, transferred calls and impotent service all contribute to our sadness at not getting things we cannot afford on our own.
Just remember, dear reader if you have gotten this far, that yes, they are ultimately just things. We can, and have been, living without them. And we are blessed with the greatest gift of all, our healthy infant (11-day old) son. But as long as I have the fire in me, and the unshakable drive to provide for and protect my family, I will sing out loud and clear to those who will listen.
UPDATE: A tenant in the building of the incorrect address responded to a note I posted in the lobby and was able to reunite us with four boxes, including the changing table and the baby monitor. So that is a relief. However, there are several remaining gift items unaccounted for. Babies R Us has not responded to my email and I am still unable to get a straight answer from them on the phone.
On Sept 14, 2008 I went to register at Babies R Us. I was so excited this is our first child and we need a lot. I registered for a ton of things. When I went home I researched some of the items I had registered for on Consumer Reports & changed my mind regarding which product I wanted to register for & I also thought we went a little wild in the excitement so I wanted to delete a lot of things. So I called the 888-babyrus # to see if I made the changes online would the changes also reflect at the stores, she assured me they would.
So I went on line to deleted & changed about 100 items. Never giving a second thought to it. Well my shower was this past Sun. 10/26/08. I received tons of duplicate items & ton of items I had deleted off my registry. Everyone started talking about how many duplicates I received saying they purchased off the registry.
My sister printed the registry at the store the day before my shower & NONE of the changes I made on line took effect at the store & half the items I received we not even taken off the registry (even though the receipt showed my registry number). I called the customer service number on Sun. They said they would have their Corporate Office Contact me. As of today Wednesday I had not heard back from them, so I called again.
I was passed around from department to department, hung up on, everyone kept telling me they could not help me I had to speak with another department. I was then left on hold for a ½ hour & hung up on again. I spent a total of 1 hr 30 minutes, no one has helped me or fixed my registry at the stores. I had to update the online registry again to reflect the items I have received, but the stores are still wrong. No one at babies r us will help me correct the issue.
Now I have to exchange a ton of things and I am stuck with items I dont have receipts for. People are still purchasing me gifts and the registry at the store is still wrong so I am sure to receive more duplicates and deleted items. My shower was ruined and I can never get that day back.
My husband and I were going to be out of town for the Baby Shower for my Nephew's wife. I elected to place an order with Babies R Us from her registry list and have it delivered with expedited shipping. I ordered several items. About 2 weeks later, got an email stating I would be getting a refund for one item that was returned. I made a call. One item was sent UPS and the rest were sent USPS.
The one item sent UPS was returned because "the address" non deliverable. The customer service representative did not understand why. She asked if I wanted to re-send the item. I declined as it was too close to the date of the shower. She then offered to refund my expedited shipping for me ($20.00) to the credit card I used. Happy to say that on my last bank statement the refund for the returned item as well as the entire shipping cost was credited to my account.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS -- We went to Babies R Us to create a baby registry, and had a great experience! The customer service was great: people friendly, attentive and helpful. One of the employees took us around the store, helping us find things and sharing with us her recommendations and experiences as a mother (she has two small boys). The store looked clean and well-organized. One of the PackNPlays on the display was damaged though and that didn't look good - you would definitely be wary of buying something like that if it doesn't hold up even while on display.
Also, we noticed that the price ranges were pretty high, at least for us, especially on larger items like car seats, travel systems and high chairs. However, the selection of merchandise was good, we found almost everything we needed and registered for it. I also received a bag with coupons, magazines, and some freebies like diaper/wipe samples. I really like that! The staff also invited me to their Baby Shower store event the next day. Overall, we were very pleased with the experience at that store! I will definitely go back there and buy things we will need for our precious little one.
Among the many complaints on this page, with which I agree completely, let me add the gift registry program as being a joke. Their prices are higher than Target and many other retailers, and they "red Flag" you for exchanges even if you bring gift receipts OR your own personal receipts (ie: internet orders). They hassle you and have no customer service via the call center or web site(s), as they do not fulfill promises and give generic responses.
I have been searching for a mailing address to no avail. I emailed the site after a terrible store experience and got a generic thank you note with no effort toward resolution, even though I had spent extensive time on the phone with their "customer service rep" who promies 2 weeks ago someone would get back to me to straighten out the situation regarding terrible in store treatment.
If you are thinking about registering for the BabiesRUs baby registry online, be aware that as of August 2006 there is no way to check who ordered your items or where they were ordered - even if you call the store. So if you don't receive them, you cannot let the purchaser know. This is a huge oversight on the part of the programmers of the registry database, as undelivered items can be forever in limbo. You can't notify the purchaser, and the purchaser assumes they were delivered to you.
Not only do you never receive the item, but it all probability the purchaser has been charged for an item that you didn't get. On all four of my items that were purchased on BabiesRUs online, I have a problem with delivery on all of them. 1) Someone has purchased the toy firefly that I registered for. I never received it, and I spent 45 minutes arguing with the people at BabiesRUs who say there is absolutely no way for them to tell me whether the item was: shipped, bought in store or who it was purchased by.
I about hit the roof. They said they needed an order number and basically it was the purchasers job to check up on the item and that I could do absolutely nothing to find out who had purchased it so that I could let them know that I didn't get it. They can't even tell you if it was ever shipped or if was purchased in-store or not!
They patiently explained that the purchaser could track their order online if they wished, and that they could see whether it was delivered. I responded that even if they did bother to track their order (which a lot of people won't do), it could very well be marked as shipped and delivered - even though it never arrived. So if it is marked as delivered on the purchasers end, regardless of whether you actually received the item, they are charged. You never receive the item and according to BabiesRUs there is no way to remedy this situation.
# 2) The other three items on that BabiesRUs registry that I registered for: the musical play garden, snugli comfort vest and swaddle me wrap, all say they were ordered twice, but I only received one each of them. But of course, that's another thing that BabiesRUs can give me no information about whatsoever. So it's possible that there was a technical glitch (and the orders really weren't placed twice) OR two people somehow ordered the items and I never got the second person's order. And there is no way for me to check up on this at all.
So if you know anybody who might be thinking about registering with BabiesRUs, please tell them that the BabiesRUs system will not allow them to check up on any information about their ordered items! I was shocked. Seriously. The customer sales representitives whom I talked to (both the original person and the supervisor) were very nice, but offered no help whatsoever on any of these problems.
Aside from other issues with their registry already on bad reviews about not receiving info on who purchased what items, in case you never received it... When you want to close the registry for personal reasons, now you have to call their customer service for baby registry, it's like trying to cancel a friggin cell phone contract or something. You have to call at their convenience.


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Webb Mealy's Solar Cooker Project, February-March 2008*
*Note: all the materials on this webpage excepting the photo immediately below are copyright 2008 J. Webb Mealy.
It all started when I saw this photo of a solar cooker being used by a Bhutanese refugee in Nepal (see http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov06.htm):
I knew that the Nepalese and others in the region desperately need non-hydrocarbon-based ways of cooking, because they are running out of wood. But when I saw this cooker which I am sure works great, I thought, It's got a number of drawbacks: it's heavy, bulky, expensive, non-portable, and non-windworthy. I set out to design an alternative that was light, relatively compact and stowable, inexpensive, portable and windworthy. What you see below is the results of my quest.
This photo shows the methodology. I've bought secondhand some stiff professional grade foam core board (1/2" thick, with a hard plastic laminated top), and cut it into two 3.5 foot by 3.5 foot rectangles. I then hot-glued 56 half-tennis balls on each one at 5 1/4" intervals. That is, I laid them out in two 7 x 8 arrays, one on each section. Then I bought, on the internet, a remnant roll of ShineRite adhesive-back vinyl mirror material, cut it up into 5" x 5" squares, and applied it to 112 half-CD cases. CD cases were selected because I was looking for a material that was cheap, abundant, stiff enough for the application, and capable of flexing (rather than breaking or permanently deforming) if nudged.
I used a laser pointer angled at an arbitrary "typical angle of the sun", to model the light from the sun. (The sun is more or less a point light source infinitely far away, so all of its light comes at exactly the same angle.) In my case, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I selected 50 degrees from horizontal, 40 degrees from vertical, to orient my mirrors. See SunCalcs spreadsheet for the methodology.
I selected a focus point about 32 inches above the floor and slightly outside the footprint of my platforms. That way I could have an independent stand for my cooking surface, and food spills wouldn't go onto my mirrors.
All the materials for this project except for the mirror material and the hot glue can be acquired secondhand and it can be built for about $50. It would make a great project for a science class.
I had my two 1.25m x 1.25m platforms linked together and mounted on an adjustible telescope mount so that you could make the whole array of 112 mirrors follow the sun by adjusting a knob. See the darkish spot four mirrors up from the missing mirror on the bottom right--that is a knob that can turn the whole platform by fractions of a degree. I don't think it's worth the trouble and expense, though. You can just put things under your platform to set the angle right, and then just move it around a little to follow the sun. The telescope mounting is not needed.
My cookware was selected for having heavy bottoms, because I correctly predicted that my mirror arrays would create some random hotspots, so my pot needed to even out the temperature by having a thick bottom. Also, cookware tends to be shiny on the bottom and often silvery. Thanks to a generous donation of a sample from Flame Control, LLC (http://www.flamecontrol.com), I was able to coat the bottom of my cookware with high-temperature-resistant flat black coating "450C", which can withstand up to 450 degrees Celsius--in other words, 842 degrees Farenheit. That's a temperature far beyond the point at which wood spontaneously bursts into flames.
As my cooking surface I used a sturdy African drum stand with a little grill that I found; I would recommend using a cart with some kind of horizontal grill mountable off the side of it with velcro or some other adjustable system. That way you can bring your food, utensils, cookware, plates, and so on out to where you're cooking.You're going to have to use wire wrapping or welding in any situation where the heat of the sun is going to hit your fastenings--otherwise your fixings may melt or degrade in the heat, with dangerous results. Depending on the angle of the sun, you're going to have to be able to move your cooking surface up or down in a range of two feet or so, to keep it in the focus as the sun goes up and down through the day and through the seasons.
Below are three demos, the last of which explains how each of the mirrors was oriented and fixed onto its platform. If you have any questions about the project or how you might be able to do something similar, feel free to email me at webb-at-selftest-dot-net. By the way, the first demo exaggerates. The water in the pot is on a gentle boil, not a rolling boil. As I say in one of these films, this solar stove probably generates the equivalent of a medium burner, depending on the conditions.


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SAINTS striker Tadanari Lee has been left out of the Japan squad for next week's friendly against Iceland.
Coach Alberto Zaccheroni has selected an experimental group of only J.League players for the game in Osaka on Friday.
That means Europe-based stars such as Saints' new signing Lee have been given a rest.
Zaccheroni is instead intending to use the match as a chance to look at some of Japan's fringe players.
However, he could still call on the likes of Lee for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan, in Toyota, on Wednesday, February 29.
How Japan's decision affects Saints - see today's Daily Echo.


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Why would anyone choose a console over a PC? This is a question that comes up a lot with PC gamers. In this commentary, Red discusses why consoles are so popular.
Because you like console games
You like the console Gaming experience
you like the simplicity and ease of use
you like a complete Gaming package for a low price
Plus ALL your friends have a console so you want to play with them
I'm sure I got it all right but if I left out something please let me know.
I predict, once Microsoft leaves the console business after the XBone, this will be the new gaming war. PS Vs PC!!
lol hilarious!!
This articles comment section in by morning(EST)...3-4 pages in without replies past 2nd page. I'll get popcorn as soon as I wake up.
"you like the simplicity and ease of use"
I find it funny when people say that, My smaller bro who is now 13, started gaming on PC when he was 10 years old.
Before this he used to game on console. Well as a kid he would scratch disks, lose them (60usd game lost ouch).
After going PC its all about buying games on Steam or GMG on discounts. Its all about Install click play now. No need to care for disks, or look for them when swapping a game lol.
"you like a complete Gaming package for a low price"
That is console maker paid media propaganda at best. Consoles gaming is way more expensive in the long run, and isnt much cheaper by the hardware to being with. Too many hidden costs on console gaming.
Yeap, that's why I'm sure many people prefer PC. My parent's taught me how to be responsible and care for my disks, boy did they waste their 5 minutes. Someone should have told them Steam was available so they didn't have to teach me such a useless thing.
Well over the generations console gaming has become expensive. But clearly you cant play at the value of consoles even now. Console gaming has always been cheaper. Every few months new upgrades for pc comes. Every few months games become more demanding on hardware. Over a 8-10 year period. How many upgrades do you have to go thru jus to game on pc. Surely you dont have the same parts from 8 years ago. I dont think BF4 would run on a 10uear old pc. At the same time consoles get better at what they do. So no I also dont think pc gaming is cheaper. Virus programs have to be renewed yearly. That would be the consoles online service. Consoles dnt have to worry about viruses, hacks to some extent.
my pc I just built will out last this whole gen and when games become more demanding I still wont have to(see that) upgrade. just pick setting I want which will be features that will come out that will not be present on consoles.
everything is going towards click and play now even updating drivers take one click now.
Wow you really nailed them.
Nexus 7 2013
There's also a certain identity and familiarity that each console has.
1.You can only game on your console, xbox1 makes a move in the right direction, but it is far away from a pc
2. There are far more exclusives on a PC, than on any other plattform (the whole RTS Genre and actually good MMOs)
3. Games are way cheaper (example CoD Ghost on launch day, PC Version 44€, Console Version 65-70€)
4. Controlls are way way better, you can fit them to your personal needs, you can also use a Controller or for FPS mouse and Keyboard
5. Controlls offer a way more complex way of gaming, like MMORPGs and the huge inventory, just so much better with a mouse.
6. Graphics are way better on a PC
7. In the long run way cheaper than a console
8. 1080p is so 2-3 years ago
9. All my friends own a gaming PC and some a Xbox, some a PS, but not all have the same, which makes gaming with all of them way more difficult, ok not for local multiplayer, but for online gaming. But all have a PC and there is not much, what makes more fun, then a weekend with 10 of your friends on a Lan Party.
10. To act like a PC is not easy to use, you hate to be called dumb, but really, everyone uses a PC to surf the web, why cant you play a game on it? To hard to use or just du dumb for it? (Sorry, but you gotta choose a side on this one, you cant act like an smartass, use PCs daily to surf the web, but act like installing a game, which you also do on PS3, is to hard to do)
11. downward compatible
12. you are lying, if you say, you dont need extra accessories for a console. It is not like you dont need more than 1 controller or a big TV, especially for your beloved Next Gen, you need at least a full hd tv to actually see the difference.
I could go on and on, it is how it is. Dont get me wrong, I love to play on a console, I like all systems, but what I hate is this blind fanboyism and especially these articles like above, especially because everyone knows the truth, but some deny it and become trollish and go on so long, that the whole conversation becomes absolutely ridiculous.
So its fanboyism if some prefer consoles...... okay. Gotcha.
I could do tha same list but edging towards consoles and im sure that would mean im a fannie too.... okay. Gotcha.
To your last paragraph. How many of these have we got for pc.... fanboyism huh. Lol.
I get the psn and live. But pc has to have a yearly virus program rite?.... maybe im wrong or jus a fannie
How many upgrades will you see in a 10 year cycle. Sorry. My fannie just reared its ugly head again
We all kno pc has better graphics, better hardware, better support... maybe.
Better games? Ha. Debatable. Rts and mmo are for the pc. If a gamer wants a mmo or rts they get a pc. If a gamer wants a halo, kz, forza, god of war... the get a console.
Sorry. Im a fannies lolz
you seem to miss the point. selective reading?
and pc have more fps(killing floor, arma,i could go on) too you was better off say action games like gow. more adventures etc.. what you look passed he said he like consoles and hate people downplaying $hit.
you don't have to upgrade especially now that the gap between new consoles and pc is larger than last gen. someone building a pc $700+ will outlast this console gen without upgrading.
how many times have you upgrade in ten years.
ps3 and xb360 or wii maybe. and now you re upgrading to a new system $400-500 right. I know its funny ps3 launched in 2007. that's a upgrade 6 1/2 yrs
a year or two later we will see new gfx features, the reason why people upgrade to run these new features better, console gamers will say like they did last gen that they don't matter, that they cant see the difference, its not needed. then they will want to upgrade all over again(aka new console please).
Really? I had a $800 PC in 2005, when the Xbox 360 came out. Resolution and frame-rate aside, it didn't outlast either the 360 or PS3.
Even with PS3 and 360's static hardware, there were games coming out on each that looked better and better each year.
Consoles were designed for gaming from the ground up, allowing developers to optimize their games better than on PCs. Look at GTA5 vs 4. Uncharted 3 vs 1. Gears 3 vs 1. They managed to get games like Skyrim running on two systems with less than 512mb or RAM from 2005/6.
So yeah... pretty confident about next gen, thanks :)
Great post.....but some people just prefer the Console Experience.
If someone says "I like Sony exclusives or I like gaming with my friends on XBL" then I respect that because that's an experience they enjoy.
Now someone trying to justify Consoles being better because of some LAME Urban legend like price and upgrades then I tend to blow my circuit board because I hate LIES about PC Gaming.
But again Great post but you gotta respect people who just Prefer the Console Experience because after all PC is a different world than console gaming.
You like paying a yearly subscription. :)
Simplicity and ease of use = device designed for games, not data entry. :p
Because you love having to pay a fee to play online
Because you love paying higher prices for games
Because you hate backward compatibility
Because you love using a controller and sit in a couch, there's NO WAY to do that on pc
Because you love 1080p/60fps, this is a deal breaker, it has never been possible on pc
Well it's a real shame this gen for console gamers who love 1080p/60fps.
Well that might not happen. You see games are still being made with current consoles in mind.
Hence the graphics fidelity hasnt gone up. Once real next gen are made the graphics will be upped, once that happens it will probably wont be that easy for consoles do to 1080p 60fps. XBone cant already do it.
PS4 on games like BF4 cant do it, although its still a current gen game, imagine when the real next gen arrives. I can assure you PS4 will probably will struggle at 900p too. They will need to pull down the resolution to accommodate the graphics.
Lol to people who disagree with Decrypt.
What he said is not an opinion, it is actually a known fact, we PC gamers know how all that works out, but you console fans just startet the whole hardware war.
What he said is pretty much fact and as i said, not an opinion. Next gen will later only run on 720p as it seems, or go even sub hd.
Not trying to bash here, even if I know, there will be some, who become angry with me, but try to actually think logically about it, without any prejudices or being preoccupied towards any plattform. I know, everyone wants the plattform of choice to be successful, but think about it.
i call bullshit on the higher prices claim. go to steam right now and find a decent game that is cheaper than console version. to find the cheap pc games you gotta hold out for a sale which can be done on any platform.
got mortal kombat $5
DmC $14
Bioshock 1&2 $10
sleeping dogs $13
The Last of Us $36
on the ps store great games to play without sweating my wallet
take your higher prices bs elsewhere.
Lol are you serious?
My friend who lives across my room literally few metres away complains about one thing on the Ps store. It sway more expensive than buying from amazon.
Also regarding pc vs console games prices. Pffff
Just Google anything. Well actually just check on all titles for this month, next month etc.
Prove me wrong. Don't just state a few prices.
Btw when steam sales actually kick in, they're not JUST cheap, they're SOOOOOO cheap its like ppl just buy 20+ games and don't even play them.
Check GMG, gamers gate many great outlets with discounts all the time. Steam isnt the only option. Where PSN is the only option for playstation.
Steam has some good prices, the problem is you have to login to their servers to play most of them.
It is a good option for some games but not the end all be all, when there are options like GOG, PSN, PHYSICAL COPIES, etc.
Also, I find the idea that you have to go either all digital or all physical about as ridiculous as having to choose either console or PC when you can have both.
Thanks decrypt I'm looking into those.
Ok, CoD Ghost on launch day:
PC Version: 44€
Console Version: 70€
thats 26€ difference on launch day.
And actually there are tons of websites, were you can buy steam keys way cheaper than on steam itself and you find them in like 10min.
In a store, most console games, in the cheap area, cost around 20€
Same area for PC games cost around 5-10€
That is not BS, that is not false, but what you do, is spread false information to people, who might actually not know any better.
NBA 2k14
PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 - $60
"Because you love using a controller and sit on a couck , theres NO WAY to do that on PC"
PC games tend to make you sit up and lean over the mouse and keyboard. Where as you can lean back in a comfy chair with a controller.
@ Nintenja : Look in the link I provided. It shows some of the game controllers that resemble console controllers for PC. You can sit back and enjoy PC gaming just like a console game if you wish.
steve... you dummy... recognize sarcasm please.
1080p/60fps ONLY on PS4!
LMAO! Nice post Bubbles + Well said!
I'm not a fan of these either/or debates (got both, gamed on both for decades), but given how many "Why bother with console when there's PC" articles in the last few months, it's only appropriate there's a few of these as well. Personally prefer console despite having a beefier PC (can't play Civ V and EU IV on console, so I'll never let that PC go), PC gamers who think there's no benefit to console gaming are parochial and narrow-minded, not superior ;).
The benefit is the console exclusives. Everything else can pretty much be done on a PC in a similar way just better if you have a good enough machine for it. In my case, I'm mostly a PC gamer but with a ton of friends on consoles from when I played. Plus, I love the latest tech. So I will be picking a PS4 up Friday with some exclusives, as well as a few multiplats I can get on PC, but I'll get on PS4 instead to play with those friends.
I game on both but to be honest ease of use and cheaper initial price are really the only two things that consoles have over the PC.
Exclusives are a matter of preference and both platforms have great exclusives so you can never go wrong with both
For the most part pc versions always run and play better than their console counterparts
online is just better suited on PC. Better matchmaking, servers, more mature communities, more maps, higher player caps, etc....
graphics are always better on pc end of story.
MODS just completely change the way you play games and always keep you going back.
control options are better. I can use my mouse/keyboard or my 360 and ps3 controller for any game I want
emulators which allow me to play games from past retro consoles. Which is great for me since my retro consoles only work when I get lucky lol
backwards compatibility for all games. I'll still be able to play all the games I got this gen to the next one. Hopefully gaikai or something will come out to offer better BC for consoles.
Consoles have their place and they serve you well but a PC just does it all better. Not to mention you can save all kinds of money from pc gaming with services like origin and steam
I plan on getting a ps4 eventually but It will only be used for playing it's exclusives like infamous and killzone 4 and playing with my friends who don't own gaming pcs (atleast half of them don't)
Oh and I guess I can mention that I really wish some games like gta5, assassins creed, mass effect, and other games would get the same release dates on pc as they do on consoles because it sucks waiting on gta5 to get to the PC. But then again thank god I have a ps3 by my side :)
In the end to each his own and happy gaming.
You say more mature communities, but in the opposing corner, I give you the Dota 2 community ;).
I've actually found console and PC communities to be much of a muchness. You get the same kinds of idiots playing Counter Strike on PC as you do playing Call of Duty on console, and there are plenty of immature gits on SC2 and Dota 2/LoL. MMO and grand strategy crowds tend to be a little better though - I don't think you can roll in those games for any period of time without some maturity, and consoles don't have grand strategy (by and large), so you can have that one by an edge ;).
For me, though, it's ease of use. It's not having to search forums just to get games to run, or spending 3 hours trying different things before Mass Effect would even load (and even then, wouldn't let me play with a gamepad - this was before I made friends with Xpadder). There's just so much more that can and does break. The Witcher CTD'd literally every 1-2 hours, so I was quicksaving every three minutes. Gary Grigsby's World at War wouldn't save, was just bugged out. All you need to do is have a gander at tech support forums for PC games to see the headaches gaming on PC brings for many.
As long as those headaches persist, I'll prefer console. One of the jokes I make about PC gaming is "PC gaming, where gaming is only half the story" ;). I'm a gamer - I don't care for tinkering with builds or playing with config files to get my game to work, I just want to game goddamit! Of course, I still play PC, because there are games you just can't get on console that I want to play, and so I can deal with all the headaches that come with it. I have a reluctance to play shorter games on PC though - if I have to mess around for an hour or two to get a 30-100 hour game to work, well and good, but for something shorter it starts to be questionable value.
That's not to say I don't have respect for those that do like it - I just find it odd that PC and console only gamers often struggle to respect other gamers.
I always chose console over PC because of friends and "couch co-op". But since I'm switching from Xbox to PS4 I have no friends to play with :(
couch co-op exist on PC too you know.In terms of using a controller on the couch, and playing co-op on the same screen.
you can add me. I'm also on PS4 now. I also was a PC gamer for many years and have recently come back to console. I spend my entire day working at a PC. The last thing I want to do is see a keyboard and mouse when I am trying to play a few rounds with my kids and friends.
PC has way more coop couch games than any console. Dont believe me?
Most current gen games are designed around single player. It was the previous gen consoles that did coop couch the best, guess which platform can emulate them?
Even then PC has 30 years of its own BC and has the largest collection of coop couch games. Hell new consoles when launched will hardly have any coop couch games. It will be a joke vs PC.
Easy build a HTPC, will be way more powerful than a console and just about as slim :P
As someone who has built two personal gaming PCs, I have zero idea how you could possibly lug a huge computer from one persons house to another, plug it in to their living room tv and play in under 5 minutes.
this you could get a mini tower or htpc case easy to move even make your own steambox. but this is a valid point.
I'll take both. Of course PC is superior platform but i can't live without some console exclusive games.
Agree. So looking forward to Killzone Shadowfall. What a shame, we (Europe) have to wait longer... :(
yeah every pc gamer points this out and even states why they love consoles, but when it comes to some consoles gamers they love to spread false information. and that what rubs people the wrong way.
like the countless ps fanboys on this site bashing other platforms because their game is not 1080p, 60fs, don't have ddr5, better gfx card, I could go on pc gamers on this site seem to be the mediators and be the voice of reason. pc gaming for nerd its funny cause in the 90s gaming period was said to be for nerds and little kids.
pc gaming is for nerds
You're living in the wrong year.
pc gaming is the nerds platform man, you guys always talking about specs and crap but not games, when the pcs most popular games are free games like league of legends and mmos like world of warcraft clearly, true pc gamers dont care about graphics and building 1000 dollar pcs to play boring tech demos like crysis
Indeed he is - from the comments section these days, it seems that PC gaming is for parochial, insecure folk who struggle to understand people that have different preferences ;). Nerds tend to be a little more broad-minded than your average modern-day PC-only gamer.
What's so bad about being a nerd? Who do you think makes these video games and technologies in the first place? Those asshole jocks and dumb cheerleaders and popular cool kids?
As is making weak attempts at trolling on a videogame website.
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess he was being sarcastic?... No? okay.
The way you say it, what is a console gamer?
The way you say it, he is an dumbass, not that I think that way, but actually PC gaming is not for nerds. All my friends have a gaming PC and believe me, not half of them would be considered by others as being even close to be a nerd.
World of Warcraft is not for nerds as League of Legends is not. You got real problems man, just because you cant play them on console doesnt make them any less of a game or just a nerd game, this just shows, how short minded you are.
PC is the best fit for me. But everybody has different needs and preferences.
Amen to that - like what you like but respect what others like as well :).
I have both, I tend to game on Console a lot, then comes periods where I do PC gaming a lot. I go back and forth, just play where you enjoy it, be a gamer not a fanboy.
consoles have to be affordable putting in top end hardware in consoles makes them to expensive to mass produce, make a expensive console and it will fail, pc gamers are to obsessed with the hardware then the games, probally cant handle 8 bit games which are awesome lol
They are similar and yet different for ppl who want different things.
Its not an apples n oranges comparison either. Its mostly subjective, almost every time.
1. Price (I know most ppm are made to decide because of this, just like most of us don't own a Ferrari, though I'd love one) In my case I have a pc. Thought well I do need a computer to type this out so why not chip in a bit more.
2. Controller vs Keyboard/Mouse. They have their advantages but I personally feel kb/m is a winner in many ways. Well I don't need to explain this one really. Its a no brainer. If its only couch(pc or console) even then a wireless kb/m beats a controller.
3. Games. This is subjective.
4. Choice of platform followed by brand. Again depends on experience tastes and desires. I personally can't do without pc level quality of graphics, control, and accessibility. Though I do miss the occasional exclusive. But as far as overall experience goes in majority of games I feel pc delivers in spades.
5.Longevity,multipurpose. Personally this is the most important factor, even more than price. What am I putting my money on? Time to me is the most important factor and if this computer helps me play, get my work done and many other things in between the I'm willing to commit my time and money in it.
I'm sure others have differing opinions but these were my personal ones.
I game on both, and spend my spare time blowing up console war bases with C4, and burning fanboy flags with a blowtorch.
thats why I have high hopes for the steambox. It seems like the bridge between two gaming worlds the pc and console.
The ease and simple use of a console with the power of a pc and ability to upgrade, customize, and mod anything I want.
in my own personal opinion of part of why i avoid going PC for gaming is every time i come on a article you always get some guy wanting to tell you how big his PC dick is. To me it just turns me off from that type of toxic community. Like i really care about your eye candy and fps bs.
I rather have my inferior console and feel comfortable with the gaming community that i like to play with. Pc elitist mentality turns me off and pretty much gives me the impression all pc gamers are nerdy d-bags.
The entirety of the N4G community is acting the same way with this whole Resolution Gate nonsense.
How is that any different?
All console gamers seem to care about at the moment is resolution/fps bs.
I also must note you seem to be the person with "I don't play Gaybox" and "PS4 Master Race" right on his page. You know, because you don't show any bias towards a particular platform yourself . . .
Let's not talk about "PC elitists", unless we would like to be hit with the whole "hypocrite" label.
what are you some type of creeper. Ps4 is doing great now, they deserve the title of master race of consoles. Maybe in a year that can change but as far as now they are on top. Of course i dont like xbox that shit is garbage, you ever try playing a game online on it. Filled with tons of people telling you to blow them every time.
Anyways i wasnt talking about hardware.. no i was talking about the type of community that come with the scene. I dont like the PC community. Your claim on me is like your trying to say i troll forums and brag about the ps4 being master race.. i dont. Who cares if i put that on my personal profile. Doesnt mean i dont like PC gaming. Gamings great.. its the people like you that bother me. SO why are you bother me anyways? I hit a nerve because i said something negative about the PC gaming community? Dont bother replying im not going to read it. So go away nerdy dbag.
I play on consoles because I like Linux and hate DRM. Although I have a gaming PC, installing Windows on it and then being forced to use an intrusive client that I have to ask a permission every time I want to play a game just seems like a huge step backwards from my Arch Linux + PS360 setup.
How about everyone just plays whatever they want to play and not annoy the hell out of people with this endless debate? It's pointless.
TL;DR: He chose consoles cause he hates having options.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Earthquakes defender Bobby Burling visited the Boys and Girls Club of Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, in the fourth Amway Kicks for Kids event of 2011. In its third year of existence, Amway Kicks for Kids teaches local youth about the importance of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle.
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