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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 01:46
a) No "You'll only put the weight back on" comments
b) When talking about side effects balance out the massive health negatives of staying obese
c) no making stuff up !!
It's a mater of choice, hard work and a bit of OCD !!
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 04:34
I've used phentermine about 15 years ago. Felt wonderful just started again yesterday and lookong forward to the boost of willpower it provides to get back on track. That's. What it means to me.
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 07:11
A coworker of mine is taking phentermine (or some variation) she said the only side effects she gets are intense jitters if she does not eat and immense anxiety. The positives though, she is dropping weight at a steady rate, she said it curbs appetite, and she feels a boost of energy. She is however under close supervision of a doctor because it does/may affect your heart, if her blood pressure is too high he will not write another prescription. She is a 38yo white female with maybe 50-80lbs to lose, she is a very short lady so that's just me eyeballing it. I hope the info helps. In my opinion, don't do anything that can affect your health if you can help it. If you are at a weight high enough that it is seriously affecting your health, you have to weigh your options. I could risk losing weight slow and steady to get to a healthy weight or I could risk a "quick fix" (pills, surgery) I think its about being honest with yourself and consulting with a doctor or others who have done both to consider what is best for you.
Mrs BBT
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 10:06
I used phentermine for a small amount of time. At first i was excited about it but as the side effects of headache, dizziness and sickness on my stomach started to arise I didnt like that feeling so I quit taking them. It does curbs your appetite and yes you loose but i just didnt like feeling those side effects especially after was diagnosed with high blood pressure and had to take those pills. Sometimes loosing so quickly and paying and doing all the things just to loose those pounds are not as healthy. So i'll continue to just stay focus and determine because I need my life.
Mrs. BBT
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 10:57
Unfortunately its not available in the UK. Technically it is legal but virtue impossible to get a preecription.
It's a mater of choice, hard work and a bit of OCD !!
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Posted: 25 Jan 2013, 11:29
I'm sure most doctors probably don't want to mess with it since it does require a watchful eye over the patient. It also doesn't have the best reputation. Is there a particular reason why you're interested in it specifically?
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Posted: 15 May 2014, 09:10
I used Phentermine about 3 years ago and i lost about 25 pounds in like a month, I was going to school and I would only eat 1 meal a day ... I know it was soo wrong because I gained all back not because of the pill but because I used it the wrong way. I didnt eat better during that time , I actually ate worst ( greasy delicious food). Now I tried taking it again but I just cant stand the headaches and the bitchiness that comes with it, i get so irritable. The first time i took it I kind of block them , I was going to school and i was very busy.
"Never look down on anybody, unless you are helping them up".
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Posted: 15 May 2014, 10:07
About 20 years ago the Phen-Phen diet plan (Phentermine) was a national rage. My doctor encouraged me to try it. I did and lost 10-15 pounds. Then my doctors office called me and said to stop using the Phen-Phen plan immediately. It appeared that too many deaths were occurring with those who used it and serious heart valve damage was being experienced by others. I stopped!
However, that didn't end the problems. A class action was filled against the manufacturer. I was part of that class action. A settlement was reached, the terms of which paid for a physical exam re my heart valve. After several stress tests at the hospital I had to go thru an intravenous dye valve test. What turned up was a false positive, so a hospital intervention with a catheter check to the valve was performed. Fortunately, as I said, it was a false positive test and the catheter did not need to be inflated.
Bottom line, for me Phentermine was a dangerous substance, causing many doctor visits and hospital procedures. I was lucky to be part of the successful class action and find that luckily my heart valve was not damaged as so many others had been.
Hope you make a good choice
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Posted: 15 May 2014, 10:13
I used it 5 years ago, and I ended up with reactive hypoglycemia because of it. I gained it all back plus 40lbs and have spent the last couple of years trying to get my blood sugar leveled out. That's why i am doing it the slow and steady way this time
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Posted: 15 May 2014, 20:53
Phentermine is NOT Phen-fen. Part of the combination, true, but the bad juu-juu part has been taken off the market. As with most drugs like this, safe if not abused. It's great for people who need some motivation to make permanent changes to their eating habits. I am not eating fast food, sweets, and fats - like I used to. I am eating more fruits, vegetables, less sugar, less fat - I read labels on everything I purchase to make sure it is the best choice. I have been on phentermine for less than a month, and I have lost 8 lbs. My husband (who is NOT on phentermine), has lost 7 lbs - it's all about CHANGING your eating habits. He eats what I bring into the house and he is being more aware of how many calories he's taking in when away from home. On phentermine, I have noticed I have more energy (no more daytime napping), my mood is improved, and I feel motivated to take on projects. You won't gain the weight back if you continue to eat healthy and keep your daily calories in check.
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 06:10
I dunno if it's possible to purchase it in UK but
duromine in Australia
is not very tough to get as well as a prescription from a doc. When I started to take it I used to have side effects like dry mouth but my doc advised me to reduce the dose and I managed to lose over 15 kilograms within a year and 2 months.
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 06:20
OMG Phentermine. Did you not see that TV programme about how dangerous that stuff is? I am really shocked. 15 years someone has been using it!!!! I'm going so say this now and I don't care what anyone says. Taking drugs is not a good way to loose weight
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 10:26
again there is a right way to do things and a wrong way. If you choose the wrong way you are taking risks. I have used phentremine. It really doesn't help that mcuh. I have tried using it intermittly to reduce the risk. I found out that if I was in the "zone" I didn't need phentremine as a cruch. If I was not in the 'zone" phentremine didnn't keep me from eating.
It is the same old thing with all meds----do the risks outweigh the benefits. Know the risks and stay in touch with your Dr.
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 10:46
It has taken me close to 50 years to figure out that the best diet aid available is good healthy self talk and a belief that I can do what I need and want to do.
Begin as you mean to go on.
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 11:02
Yeah, back when Metabolife was still available with both ingredients present, I tried it. I am a cheap so-and-so and didn't like to spend money on possible diet aids, so I didn't do it until a friend saw it much cheaper at Costco. She asked me to go in on a value-sized bottle.
I lost 2 lbs. the first week and 1 lb. for the following 3 weeks and then my weight loss just stalled. My momentum fizzled away. So, I quit taking it all together, besides, I didn't really like how it made me feel. My friend had more success with it, but she became obsessive about taking it and was taking the absolute MAXIMUM, which really worried me. Sure enough, she started experiencing heart palpitations and ended up discussing it with her doctor.
Guess what? Her doctor told her to CUT IT OUT!!! So far, on this latest journey of mine, I have had far better success than I ever did taking pills and I feel I have learned great lifelong habits along the way. You don't get any of that added benefit from popping pills.
Kris AZ
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 11:16
Gillansings, You brought back memories by talking about Metabolife! I took some when it came out and didnt notice anything, but the people I worked with loved it so I became a "dealer", even had price wars with a co-worker from another department. OTH, I've never seen anyone post rules on what people could talk about in a public post. And will power from a pill is not will power, too bad people cant see immediate reactions from what drugs will do to you, its usually too late when you find out.
There but for the Grace of God go I.
Don't stop believin'.... Hold on to that feelin'....
"Sweat is fat crying"
"Everytime you eat or drink you are either feeding disease or fighting it"
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 11:21
Not surprised it struck a cord. Lots of people took it. You are so right that will power from a pill is not will power. On the other hand, I am not judging people that really need a helping hand to stick with it. As long as one can find something non-addictive and safe, I am all for it since it generally leads to better health in the long-run when you are able to drop the weight and keep it off.
Kris AZ
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 12:06
I agree and I apologize to anyone if I sounded judgey. I didn't mean it like that.
There but for the Grace of God go I.
Don't stop believin'.... Hold on to that feelin'....
"Sweat is fat crying"
"Everytime you eat or drink you are either feeding disease or fighting it"
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 12:50
I agree staying overweight is a huge danger. Over the counter stuff can be deadly if you don't know exactly what you're doing. That's how ephedrine got banned in the US. People were thinking 24 gr a day works... how much better will 300 gr work. Dead! It's a drug that has been used for thousands of years... and I use it (I'm Canadian). I use it on occasion to control asthma/bronchitis. It's magic for that. Oddly, the only place I can get it is bodybuilding supply stores because drugstores won't carry because of its bad reputation.
By the way, Rolly, I love your signature. You're only 40 pounds from your goal. 40 pounds is hardly a 'It's going to kill me tomorrow' situation. Is the risk of drugs really worth it?
I don't understand what you're looking for, Rolly. If you don't want criticism, a discussion of dangers, and to be warned about using a drug for weight loss rather than learning to control your diet (which I hope you're also doing), you've already made up your mind.
Exercise isn't diet. Diet isn't exercise. Binging trumps exercise.
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Posted: 17 May 2014, 13:31
I didn't know you could purchase Ephedrine over the counter in Canada? I think the main reason it was banned in the US is that it's one of the main ingredients used in the manufacture of Methamphetamine. That aside, you are right that it can be deadly or at least detrimental to your cardiac health if not used with caution. I tried it back in the 90's and I didn't like it… paranoia, nausea, jitteriness, rapid heartbeat, short temper, scatter brained.
I have a friend who used phentermine to lose weight about 12 years ago and she has had an irregular heart beat ever since. I think something like this might be due to a predisposition for such a condition but how can one know if you are predisposed? She got really paranoid and over-emotional too. Almost unbearable to be around at times, like a speed-freak crack head. When I expressed my concern she said, "I'd rather be skinny and dead than fat and alive". She gained it all back plus some in less than 2 years, and now on top of that she has a heart condition to deal with. So basically now she's fat, sick, and alive but unwell. I say don't risk it.
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1. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??Doc_SilverCreek Oct 2, 2011 9:20 PM (in response to junaidlive)
The most current code stack (BIOS, BMC, ME, FRUSDR is here:
I suspect what is tripping you up is the front panel temperature sensor, but you may want to check the SEL log using SELVIEW to make sure all the fans are connected correctly.
If you chassis lacks a FP sensor, you should have seen when loading the SDR's::
"Front Panel Temperature sensor device hardware is not found."
"Chassis fan Speed Control (FSC) will not work properly without this sensor!"
"Do you want to still Continue (Y/N)?"
When you chose Y it loads the control profile assuming a FP sensor will be added. If no sensor, it reads it as a sensor failure and ramps to 100% on all fans. (Great for cooling, bad for ears)
If you chose N, it exits and does not load an SDR assuming you want to fix the lack of FP sensor.
Of course, if your chassis does not have a FP temp sensor, you have a problem.
The best choice is to add a FP temp sensor to get the optimal fan / cooling / noise profile..
The FP temp sensor is used as part of cooling profiles to set the ramp speed based on the inlet room temperature.(ie.the fans can ram less if the room temp is 20C that at 30C).
If you don't have a FP temp sensor, you can work around it with some editing in the SDR's (not the recommend method which is add a FP temp sensor, but better than having the fans running at full speed. Did I mention, edit at your own risk)
The file HC_BMC.SDR can be opened in notepad and some basic editing can get you running.
If you search for 'Front Panel Temp' you will find the SDR that defines this sensor.
Scrolling up you will see that this is Sensor number is 21 (21 // Sensor Number)
Scroll up a little more and you will find the 'Baseboard Temp' SDR which has a sensor number of 20 (20 // Sensor Number)
If you search down for 'Temperature Sensor Number -- (FP Amb)" you will find that sensor number 21 is used.
if you edit this to sensor 20, the system will use the base board temp sensor instead of the front pannel temp sensor.
(21 20 // Temperature Sensor Number -- (FP Amb).
Sounds easy. Keep searching. This sensor is used ~ 101 times in the sdr file and they all have to be edited. (Thank goodness for find and replace.)
After you finish editing and saving the HC_BMC.SDR, you need to reflash the FRUSDR's (select Y at the question above)
Once all of the 'Temperature Sensor Number -- (FP Amb)' have been change the SDR will think the Base Board temp sensor is the FP and ramp based on this sensor. It is not as accurate and subject to wide variations base on HDD placement and usage (BB sensor is on the front edge of the mother board. but usually close to HDD. The BB sensor is always hotter than FP so fans will ramps sooner and harder than they really need to ramp which provides over cooling, but not so much as the 100% full fan speeds and is a lot easier on the ears.
Now that the fan control is working, you have to select
" Slow ramp "
" Medium ramp "
" Fast ramp "
" Full Speed Fans ".
The faster the fans ramp, the safer (but you don't want Full Speed Fans- You have that now)
You are going to get a faster than normal ramp already because of the using the BB sensor.
I would pick Medium or Slow and then monitor the all the system temperatures under various loads / stress to see if any thing is approaching hot.
If it starts getting hot on Slow, go to medium.
The settings your refering to are in the BIOS set-up (F@ during post) but they also assume a FP temp sensor is present.
Hope this helps.
2. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??junaidlive Oct 3, 2011 12:23 AM (in response to Doc_SilverCreek)
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I wanted to ask a couple of follow up questions, At times i may sound like a begineer please guide me along.
I had upated my BIOS to the latest one ie;
BIOS : S5500.86B.01.00.0059.08232011 1421 Build Date : Aug. 23, 2011
ME : SPS_01.01.02.007.0_Production
and not version 58, as previoulsy stated, my bad for the typo.
I used the intel deployment assistant CD to upate my BIOS using a USB key drive.
I had saved the SDR profile in a USB drive after the BIOS update(as it prompted me to do it),and if i am not wrong the HC_BMC.SDR file is in that zip file.
I had already tried to play with that file earlier but was scared as i did not have any prior information about it until you replied to my post(Thanks).
do i have to run the entire BIOS setup again OR i can just edit the file and re load the profile using IDA CD.
Can you provide me some bullet pointed steps as to how should i proceed as i have already updated my BIOS to the latest available.
3. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??Doc_SilverCreek Oct 3, 2011 11:17 AM (in response to junaidlive)
Would you believe, I have never used the IDA CD to update the code stack.
EFI, Windows-linux OFU, but never the IDA.
The full update would do the job, but all you need is to reload the frusdr.
The package I linked before has folder named EFIScripts. Which includes FRUSDR30.nsh which is a batch file with the commands.
I tend to like the EFI version as there is no worry about anything else running in the background that might possiably interfere.
To run the EFI:
1) down load package and extract to the ROOT of a USB key
2) Make your SDR edits & save
3) reboot system and press F6 during POST to get the boot selection menu.
4) select EFI
5) system should boot into EFI and start the flash process.
Screen will display :
"This utility will allow you to update the BMC 00.57, BIOS R0059, ME"
"firmware 1.12, and FRUSDR 30 in the Intel(R) Server Boards S5520HC, "
"S5500HCV, S5520HCT and Intel(R) Workstation Board S5520SC"
"If you want to do all these functions, press Enter. If not, hit 'q'."
"if you want to update single component like BMC/BIOS separately,"
"please go to the EFIscripts folder and execute the specified scripts"
"separately, and follow below update process to ensure trouble free update"
"from BIOS R0045, BMC 00.48:"
" 1): BMC firmware update to 00.57;"
" 2): BIOS update to R0059;"
" 3): Manageability Engine (ME) Firmware update to 01.12;"
" 4): FRUSDR update to 30"
"Do NOT reboot during this process until you see Updates completed."
6) Press Q (you could hit enter and let it flash everything if you want)
7) after hitting Q, type frusdr -cfg master.cfg to just update the FRUSDR.
Someone else may be able to comment on the process using the IDA tool.
4. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??junaidlive Oct 16, 2011 4:44 AM (in response to Doc_SilverCreek)
Hi Doc_SilverCreek,
I finally got some time this weekend and tried the exact steps that you pointed out below, but the CPU FAN is still running at full speed and creating hell lot of noise.
I need to reduce the FAN noise as my mom is planning to throw my machine along with me outside :-)
The FAN speed only increased after i updated the BIOS/SDR to the latest version, can i revert back to the default setting OR are there some other settings that I can tweak.
Please help me out.
5. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??edwardzh Oct 16, 2011 8:13 PM (in response to junaidlive)
By default, when you select "Other" chassis all system fans run at full speed, because the BMC is not aware of the specs of your chassis. If you want to lower the fan speed you may need to modify the SDR file and re-apply the modified SDR. However you need to do your own thermal test to make sure that the temperature is within specs.
For more information about modifying the SDR file, check the following post:
6. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??Doc_SilverCreek Oct 18, 2011 12:02 AM (in response to junaidlive)
Checl the SEL log using the SEL viewer tool and see what the system is reporting as critical and causing the full speed fans.
7. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??spydercanopus Feb 11, 2012 4:50 PM (in response to junaidlive)
After adding a second CPU to my S5520SC the fan speed became too high for the loads and temps the CPUs were reporting. It was always fine with just a single CPU.
I used SEL viewer and there were no temp or sensor errors.
So I thought maybe there was "hot pocket" somewhere and found that disconnected the HDD cage fan that came in my Intel pedestal chassis and sure enough, the fan speeds started coming down (medium ramp) over the new couple minutes.
Now the CPU temps are higher, but it's quite. Intel has some issues with temp reporting errors. Been going on for about 7 years at least. You'd think they'd be able to get it right... but no.
8. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??edwardzh Feb 12, 2012 8:15 AM (in response to spydercanopus)
Did you perform a FRU/SDR update after adding the second CPU?
9. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??spydercanopus Feb 12, 2012 12:42 PM (in response to edwardzh)
I just did it and it fixed the issue.
And I guess I had chassis intrusion disabled before, because it scared me when I opened the chassis and the fans screamed at me. Lol
This must have been the problem as it's running full CPU load and is acoustically in tune with the CPU temps. aka quieter
As for the HDD fan cage however, because I still haven't hooked it back up (connected with adapter, not to MB), should it be blowing towards the front or the rear (inside) of the chassis? I have had it facing rear, but wasn't sure if it's correct.
(I have six hot drives in it.)
10. Re: Control Fan Speed on S5520SC ??edwardzh Feb 12, 2012 10:36 PM (in response to spydercanopus)
All fans should keep the airflow in the same direction, normally from front to back.


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Microsoft's recent decisions for the X-Box One and its plans to handle the DRM have caused gamers worldwide to raise up their arms in protest. This has gotten me thinking that this will actually help Microsoft win this generation yet again.
you have made a very strong point about publisher and developers flocking to the xbox one because of the drm blocking used games i can definitely see activision going this route, but if the ps4 does really well which developer in the right frame of mind will want to miss out if the idea is to get as much money as possible would it not make sense to put you game on as much platforms as you can. but only time will tell
Except activision is the one company that didn't cave to tactics like online passes. But yeah EA might be the one who does do it. But if you read their new stance on DRM at least on paper it looks like they aren't so much about it either. Ubisoft has supported the Wii U and still does and it has none of the DRM BS.
If PS4 has a higher install base than the Xbox, developers won't be able to ignore it.
One might argue that, even if PS4 is outsold by One 4:1, developers and publishers will still be unable to ignore it. After all, that's an extra 25% market share. That's no small bean.
"If PS4 has a higher install base than the Xbox, developers won't be able to ignore it."
Give the man a round of applause! Although, I would argue that having an equal install base would be more than enough.
There are rumours that Gamestop is fighting back against the DRM. If true, then you have the largest retailer for games, and the PS4, fighting back. Publishers would be stupid to ignore the PS4 then.
@inveni0 I agree with your point, but a 4:1 ratio is actually 20% (1/5) :P
Sony allows used games for PS4. So that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna buy all Sony's 1st party games used. Thanks Sony.
Now it's all about used games which are still legit copies which is sad! It's like saying "screw you poor gamers who want to save some money!!" "Buy new or GTFO!!"
which it will have the biggest base since the xbone wont be available in all countries cause of the always online thing
also sony owns europe,asia
but...even EA said they weren't informed, nor requested, any changes be made on a hardware level for additional DRM...
the online pass structure has been working perfectly this generation...Sony is still allowing publishers to do that...What MS did was take a working system and now put as many of their own fingers in it as possible...These spin articles keep saying 'Sony has no DRM, but that will be bad for business deals!!!'...wrong...Sony has no NEW DRM measures...very big difference...
If Sony translates the current PR advantage into tangible sales...none of this matters...publishers will handle used sales of their own titles how ever they see fit, which very well could turn into single player games from 3rd parties requiring an online check...that could happen...but the difference is simple. Sony won't be doing that on their own content...but will allow 3rd parties to do things like that, and therefor you make the decision at the time of purchase whether its acceptable...
MS, on the other hand, has forced it to be an integral part of the hardware...in which all choice is removed...
and its not going to work...
lol yet another troll website which not only thinks Microsoft "won" last generation (which it didn't if worldwide sales are what you're basing that off of) but there isn't a chance in hades that X-bone is going to sell more units or software than PS4.
Pretty much every large developer is going to be making multiplatform games, so don't hold your breath on exclusive stuff from activision, EA, Kojima productions, Ubisoft, or any other large dev that hasn't been handsomely paid off by either Sony or Msoft.
microsoft are backed into a corner. they need to implement a new firmware before november which removes the features that everyone is hating.
they do say at the bottom that things might change before launch. i would have thought that the pre-orders have gotten their attention
Who needs online passes when you have the best selling game 5 years in a row, and second place doesn't even hold a candle? Sales wise it was completely unnecessary to have one, it would have lost more sales than it made.
Kleptic MS and Sony have the exact same DRM policy for used games. Both have said they will leave it up to the publishers. The only difference is that Sony won't just admit that. MS has designated retailers, but any publisher wanting their game blocked will have to block it completely or have specific retailers the game has to be taken to so that the developer can get a cut. So there is no difference, Sony is just being disingenuous. It's lying by omission.
If you look at a game like CoD that sells 20-25 million copies, Activision may very well block that. It remains $55 dollars which means it sell s pretty well used. So 3 or 4 million used copies wouldn't be a stretch. If half of those people buy it new, that's an additional 100 million for Activision. That's a lot to walk away from. Also if GS is offering $15 on trade instead of $25, a lot of people will just keep their games. Which plays into the developers hands.
"This has gotten me thinking that this will actually help Microsoft win this generation yet again."
They've won before? I am really unsure what the writer is attempting to convey.
Restrictions never work. As soon as you begin reducing a consumers freedom with a medium or a device they will become frustrated and abandon you for a device or medium that is more friendly.
That's not true. Here's my one word proof: "Apple".
Apple? You mean the one that people became fed up with and now are being buried by Android? Thanks for proving my point.
DRM slut EA broke speed records rushing to initiate damage control after Sonys press conference. The articles kept popping up left, right and center about how EA doesn't support DRM and what not. The crowd was cheering and chanting "SONY" after Jack Tretton mentioned used games. I hardly think publishers will ignore what happened there. If they do, they shouldn't make business decisions any longer, if they want to stay successful.
EA only dropped their "online passes" cause they knew they would be covered by Microsoft's DRM plan
The biggest issue too is how many people will buy a game they know they cant sell... It would cut down my purchases by at least 20 percent ... Developers better watch what they hope for
@TrickyMic - EA recently said they had no problem with used games and felt no need to restrict them. As Serg says, even if they are BS'ing post E3 no publisher is going to chance such a finanical loss that could come from bad word of mouth or a boycott on the levels we are seeing against the XBone. The 'used game' losses (pah! yeah whatever - they keep the industry flowing like any food chain) are minor compared to a boycott and publisher's bad image.
X1 won't sell enough outside the US, publishers won't risk developing exclusively for a failing system.
I think that's almost a given since it will only work on certain countries because of the restrictions applied on it.
the xbone is only available in 21 countries
that alone is pretty bad
Not sure where in the world you live, but I live in the US.. and believe me, no one here wants an XboxOne either! I think the x1 will struggle worldwide, to be honest.
The 360 is a very popular console here in the US, but even those who have loved their 360's this generation are steering clear of the X1 for obvious reasons. There will always be die-hards and brand loyalists (fanboys) to buy the X1, but not enough to really sway sales I don't think.
What the author forgets is Sony left DRM up to the developers. Sony said their first party game wont have DRM.
I didnt forget it! I mentioned it in the article when I said Sony can say "It's not us, it's them"
The author also needs to make a correction to his graph.
You can loan your games to 10 of your friends/family members, I call it a "preferred friends list", where you can let them play your games free of charge, without the disc.
You can only GIVE your game away once (and who in the hell gives a game away more than once???) NOT LEND/BORROW the game once.
Xbox fans trumpeting the family share plan, you don't know enough about it to think it's the holy grail, just know if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
Some of the tactics I can see them doing is blocking sharing and reselling for 30 days after the release window. And if publishers are losing more on it then used games, it will get pulled back. Same thing happened on the PS3 when they allowed 5 people to share. So keep that in mind if that's what's pushing you to buy an Xbox One.
If you are referring to me, you are barking up the wrong tree. I for one will be getting both (when I can afford both). I hate the fanboyism on this site,I feel like if you are going to spread information, at least spread the correct information.
His graph is factually incorrect!
I think he is referring to the shared library. Not completely sure how it works but you nominate 10 people to be on the list and in turn you become on their list? This is the only way it seems to makes sense for me.
No way in hell will a company that only lets you lend a game once to one person let you share all of your download library with 10 people without some sort of restriction.
I think the main reason they changed it from 5 to 2 was because of PS+, all those free games for free!
ROFL no it doesn't.
So you mean to say that they'll like losing 8 million game sales because they don't get money they never would have anyways?
It's so incredibly stupid to think that publishers would not make games for PS4.
Also many of the same publishers are ones that tons of people hate anyways.
Publishers don't lose much money from used game sales. Know why? Because if some games aren't used, they would never be bought.
Others when they sell their games, they would then use that money to buy another game.
So used game sales led to new game sales.
SO if you spent 100 million making and marketing a game that can easily run on PS4/One/PC that could sell 20 million units, you're going to lop about 10 million or so off just because of this?
That will cost say Activision 600 million in game sales for not making it on the PS4.
Anyone stupid enough to do that should never have any decision making power in a business again.
I think you are forgetting that Sony said that the DRM restrictions of the publishers are up to the publishers so if they want to do the same thing with the PS4 there is nothing stopping them. Sony said no DRM on their first party games, third party is a totally different story.
Yes some devs will want drm for certain games, difference is consumers have the choice and will do all their voting with their wallets.
Where as xbone gamers have no choice..
How do the consumers have a choice? If the publisher restricts DRM it doesn't matter which console you own it will not be resellable on either, Sony confirmed this already. Also everyone on here tends to act like they never heard MS say ONLY first party games will be restricted at resale. Other resale is again left up to the publisher. If there is a code included with the game it can not be resold or gifted more than once as it will be track. If not you can sell or give that game to as many people as you like. People on here really need to listen to what is beibg said and stop hearing what you want.
meh, i think sony will be fine. after e3 the developer support for the ps4 quadrupled. 130ish to over 500 (dont remember the exact numbers)
edit: found the article, its from an official sony pdf press release.
"PS4 has earned great support from a wide variety of game publishers, including many
indie developers. Since February 2013, the number of developers joining has increased from
126 to 505."
The thing is if a developer loses the supposedly 20% of sales to trade but sells 50% more copies on ps4 it wont matter. Why would it sell more on PS4? Because as things stand it looks like more PS4 consoles will sell thanks to pre-order numbers and unless its a shooter or first party game it doesn't sell as good on xbox as playstation. Especially games like JRPGs. Look at FF13 which sold 5 million on PS3 compared to 2 million on 360 for example and at that point in time MS were still a few million ahead of Sony worldwide. What do you think wil happen once thats removed?
Oh and 5 million is a 250% increase I think you can take trades out of the equation.
When publishers were asked about this they didn't seem to favor one system over the other in any way... Keep in mind no publisher will ever overlook the larger instal base.
For the sake of argument let say XB1 sells 7 million the first year and PS4 sells 12 million, publishers are not going to ignore the 5 million more users on the PS4 because of DRM.
Besides that Sony also said they would leave DRM up to the publishers
Doesn't matter what developers do with this. What is more important are the gamers. So many of us can't or won't buy a game at full price. It might seem good for publishers to make as much money as possible by restricting a console, but in the end the gamers are gonna hate you for that. The positive reactions worldwide of the PS4 prove that
COPY & PASTE TO XboxONE fans and Anti Consumer:
Let me make it clear the disadvantage of Shared Game!
Friend#1 buys Halo game, and plays the game, next day Friend#2 don't have to wait till Friend#1 finish the game, because he can just download it and share it :)
Friend#1 & Friend#2 can now finish about the same time.
Disc base convince Friend#2 to buy because Friend#1 will never share until he finish. We all know that's the true because if you lend you'll never get it back until he finishes it! lol!!!
So if this whole MS is anti consumer and DRM is necessary crap what makes you think Shared up to not 2 BUT TEN ???
That's going to destroy the insdustry faster the piracy I bet! Because this time it's actually legal! lol!
If EA, Activision, or Ubi want similar DRM, it will happenon the PS4. Sony wouldn't survive without third party support. They simply do not have the financial backing for it. The 24 hour check in is for the games ripped to the One's HDD. Without it, the disc would need to be in the drive or it would be a pirate dream console. Devs and publishers would be very unhappy. When a game is traded, it needs to be unlocked from the original owners library. This is the second part of the DRM and also a step in the 24 hour check. When the game is unlocked, Microsoft will not collect a fee unless they publish the game. On third party games, a fee is paid to the third party. I can't think of any publisher that will not want to recover some of the lost revenue used games take. Sony has stated they will not stop a third party from wanting the same thing with the PS4. Currently Sony does not tie a game to the console. In order for third parties to get the same protection, Sony would have to make a change. If the XboxOne is more proftiable for developers, it may get more games. If this happens, Sony will get less console sales and game royalties. This would create a snowball effect that would be very bad for Sony.
So long as the PS4 isn't hacked, especially within months if not days of release, there's no reason for publishers to not release games on it.
"MS win this gen YET AGAIN"?
They are in 3rd place this gen based off total sales. And obviously didn't win last gen so where do you get "yet again" from?
And MS has no chance winning next gen. They still lost this gen when they were cheaper and launched a yr ahead. Now they don't have that luxury. PS4 is obviously getting back a lot of marketshare from the U.S and UK with the cheaper price tag and good policies. MS has nowhere else in the world. Its common sense that PS4 will win next-gen.
One point no one has thought of: Yes, Microsoft has a system in place to help developers get money back from used games...but what if not enough people use this system? What if people slow the number of games they resell or trade in this next generation. Then what?
except if most gamers flock to the ps4 because it does not have drm who are the publishers going to sell their games to?
what is the point of having DRM to secure your game sales if you have nobody on that platform to sell the games to?
it's simple, no matter how much the publishers love drm, in the end they will have to go where their customers are. The only people who thing this is going to work the other way round are the sheep who just don't get it or don't think they have a choice in the matter... News flash, You do have a choice!
If "most" gamers flock to the PS4 so they can buy more used games, rent them or borrow them, Sony will lose money on hardware and make nothing on software. The DRM in the XboxOne is used to verify we possess a physical copy of the game we ripped. An added bonus is the publisher getting a cut from the used sale. If your biggest gripe about the XboxOne is you buy used games only, you aren't their customer anyway. The only one getting paid on used sales is the retailer.
Fighting DRM is fighting progress and technology. Having access to all your games at all times without physical media is where we are all headed. Digital Downloads are the future. No trading, re-selling, or gifting there. The XboxOne gives you all the advantages digital offers and still allows you to trade the physical media if you choose. Digital rights management is what makes it possible.
"this will actually help Microsoft win this generation yet again"
But Microsoft hasn't "won" a generation even once, unless you're going to participate in some geographically-redefining moving of the goalposts (like people have been doing since Kinect launched). Xbox sold less than PS2, and Xbox 360 sold less than Wii and PS3. How is that winning?
Anyway, moving on...
"why wouldn't you want to develop games for a console which people will be forced to buy your game new?"
Because publishers/developers are businesses, and they know that the pittance gained from locking/restricting used games is nothing compared to the total loss of sales if people boycott their game and boycott the Xbox One. If publishers were willing to make nearly every 3rd party game multiplat this past gen (Bioshock, Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry, etc. etc. etc.) then what makes you think they'd stay exclusive on a system that might not sell well?
"Is it any surprise that Microsoft came out during their reveal and E3 press conference mentioning several times how many exclusives they have nailed down?"
No, it's not a surprise, because Microsoft always front-loads. They do it for every product they release. If you're still falling for this in 2013, then you deserve what's coming to you on the Xbox One.
"I do not want to start over on another console and lose all the hard work I put into getting all those trophies."
Brand-loyalty (or in this case, Achievement loyalty) is something that has been shattered time and time again. There is only one instance of brand-loyalty in the history of videogaming: PS1 to PS2. Every time a new gen begins, the reset button gets pushed. You can't count on Xbox One doing well simply because "those Cheevos, bro!"
I also think Sony was brilliant for not bundling the camera. Especially with all the privacy concerns as of late, I've already been hearing other parents saying they don't want their game console spying on their kids.
Microsoft declaring war on consumers and retailers means someone who walks in to GameStop, Best Buy, or ma and pop stores and are on the fence, not only are they going to see a lower priced PS4, but the clerk is going to push them in that direction because it's not a threat to their business like the Xbox One is.
Microsoft is in a bad position, and they will throw a lot of money at it, but will it be enough?
Lol! Thats what i thought as well.
Either he is ignorant or an xbot.
going from 2nd to 3rd this gen is not my definition of winning a gen.
Not only that. But weigh in on the other factors of being out a year earlier, 100-200 cheaper, decent library of games, and all the momentum. They still come in last place, actually it is kinda sad really.
@Utalkin2me: Don't forget the 360s sitting in landfills thanks to RROD.
What gets me, a lot of people forgot PlayStation 3 didn't really get hacked until the USB key was stolen back in 2011 (and the PSN outage April-May); and the Vita hasn't really been cracked 100% (some unconfirmed youtube videos).
Sony I give credit to since stolen property was required to actually open the system 100%; and before people start arguing "Other OS" keep in mind that it was removed unless you wanted to stay offline, and not required for gaming.
Going from the Dominance of the PS2 in comparison the the OX MS not only cut Sony lead in Half with the 360 they also sold more software for the 360 then Sony did for the PS3.
Microsoft won from a business standpoint this generation. Which means they won this generation.
I could care less about the disagrees im about to get.
Its a fact.
If a football team starts of a season being promoted to the premier league but is expected to come last that season. Then they end up being right at the top of the league above all the favourites. That team is the winner. Thats exactly what Microsoft did this generation.
Like I said
"geographically-redefini ng movement of the goal posts"
I remember when "first to 10 million wins" was the goalpost. I remember when it was then "first to 100 million wins". I remember when "Metacritic score" was the goalpost. I remember when "total number of exclusives" was the goalpost. I remember when "sales numbers" was the goalpost.
Now the goalpost is...they did "the best" as a business? And that isn't even true, because the Wii was a much more successful product - from a business standpoint, even - than the 360.
No the goal post is they came from last place, Built a huge fan base and is now joint with the PS3 which was the next version of the most popular console of all time the PS2.
I have never said that its review score, or first to 10 or 100 million. It was overall sales and final fan Base.
The team that wins the league wins, not the team that was promoted last season and did surprisingly well this season, unless they finished first.
From a business stand point Nintendo are winning this generation at this point, they have sold the most consoles, made the most profit and gained the largest market share compared to the generation before.
Theres no way microsoft have done as well as they should have done this gen compared to the amount of money they have thrown around.
In fact heres a wee analogy for you, a rich consortium buys majority shares in a football team, then spends more money than any other team buying top players but still only manages to finish mid table. Thats what microsoft did this generation.
But...there are far more PS3's and far more CONNECTED PS3's in peoples' homes worldwide. Software sales are tricky. WHat sold 300k-500k units in Japan may never have reached the global charts but still counts for sales and I'd venture to predict that PS3 software GLOBALLY outsold 360s since there is a FAR larger library of games on the machine, sold in different markets but popular there nonetheless in their own right.
From a business standpoint...in America? Sure, they got their meta victory for not allowing Sony to dominate the core console market there. But they are non-factors globally and from a BUSINESS STANDPOINT that isn't a victory at all.
"this will actually help Microsoft win this generation yet again"
Sony sold more PS3's than xbox 360s.
The wii sold more consoles than both.
Who won?
Well if the Wii is on Par with the PS2 and Xbox and the Wii U on par with the PS3 Xbox360, but not PS4 or X1 you ask yourself that.
Actually contrary to the belief of many many people the Gamecube was actually more powerful than the PS2 but not as powerful as the xbox "one" (original). The wii was between an original xbox and xbox 360 in terms of power.
I had a dream yesterday , it's About the "Chines hackers are getting ready for Xbox 1 release date " it looks like They will find away to hack DRM restrictions , finding another way to download Xbox 1 games for free.
To this date, more 360's have been sold than PS3, unless you count the 360's that had to be re bought cause of the RROD
I think you meant this the other way around. To date, more PS3s have been sold than 360s.
No he meant to say "More PS3's have been sold, even with the rrod fiasco."
How well has the Wii been selling the last 2 years? Trends, people love to follow them. My stepmother bought a wii and bought 2 games and hasn't played it in over 3 years. That tells you everything you need to know.
if PS4 is outselling XBone 2:1, publishers will stick with XBone because of DRM....
Yeah, people don't seem to think things through all the time.
If the console isn't popular, then publishers will be flocking to a system that won't get them any games sold. I could be wrong(I was wrong about Microsoft), but I don't think publishers are stupid enough to not realize that.
... then again, they could be just like the "journalists" that think it's possible to sell lots of copies with no consoles on the market.


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Then on Feb. 8, as the region braced for Winter Storm Nemo, it happened again.
"If we had lost one more big generator or a transmission line, we would have had to resort to our emergency procedures," said Vamsi Chadalavada, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Independent System Operator of the New England power grid (ISO-NE), based in Holyoke, Mass. "Those procedures are to call on help from neighboring areas, then to call for voluntary conservation, and if that's not sufficient, to institute controlled power outages ... We came quite close."
Chadalavada described those tense moments in the control room at ISO-NE as the most stressful in recent memory. "And the period between them was equally stressful," he said, "because the uncertainty persisted. Although those were the peak periods of uncertainty, it did not disappear due to the continuation of the same conditions."
No one wants to think the New England power grid is subject to roving blackouts under the worst conditions, let alone during the relatively normal winter now ending. Peak demand on the system hit 20,800 megawatts during the early January crisis. That's high, but not nearly as high as the historic peak of 22,818 megawatts in 2004, when the economy was better and the weather was colder. But there was no talk of roving blackouts in 2004.
So what's happened in the intervening decade? In a word, natural gas. The region has become increasingly reliant on the fuel, while pipeline capacity into New England has been largely unchanged, resulting in supply shortages and price hikes during periods of peak demand.
Prices headed upward
While the natural gas revolution gave New England the lowest wholesale electricity prices the region has seen since 2003, the party may be coming to an end. The shortages experienced this past winter will come home to roost in pricing for the next round of contracts.
Natural gas trading for less than $3 per mmbtu on the wholesale market last summer peaked at $34.65 on Jan. 24 and was at $8.63 on March 14. What does that portend for future electricity and home heating prices for consumers as new long-term contracts with suppliers come up for negotiation?
"It's very difficult for me and the ISO to predict that because we have very little visibility into the way each state structures its retail contracting," Chadalavada said. "There will be an upward direction because of what we experienced this past winter, but the exact values, we just don't know."
The price increases won't be due to lack of supply. There's plenty of natural gas, just not enough pipeline to get it into New England. With only five pipelines into the region, additional transmission capacity will be key to the region's energy future.
"The rest of the country is swimming in natural gas, but we seem to be having a problem with it," said N.H. Public Utilities Commissioner Michael Harrington at an ISO-NE conference in Nashua on Wednesday. "The preferred solution is to get more pipeline."
ISO-NE has unveiled a new strategic plan that it hopes will have exactly that effect, by creating incentives for power plants to lock up natural gas supplies years in advance. That in turn, hopefully, will motivate gas line companies to create more transmission capacity.
"No one is running out and building new pipeline," Harrington said, describing the current scenario, in which pipeline builders want 20-year commitments, but energy plant owners are not willing to bet beyond five.
A changing fuel mix
While the debate over the environmental impact of hydro-fracking continues in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, and nearby New Brunswick, Canada, where massive deposits of shale gas are waiting to be tapped, the extraction continues and the impact on energy markets has been a game-changer.
"Today, with shale gas, the technology change has released the potential for what I call a national treasure with regard to the supply of natural gas for many decades to come," said Robert Keating, a principal for the energy consulting group, Keating Strategies, and moderator for a panel discussion at the ISO event in Nashua. "Studies show 100 years of supply for economically recoverable resources, which will not even begin to plateau until 2040."
In 2000, the fuel mix used to fire up New England power plants was as well-balanced as a good 401(k) portfolio, with 31 percent nuclear, 22 percent oil, 18 percent coal, 15 percent natural gas and 13 percent renewables. PSNH and its Northern Pass partners have argued that the Northern Pass project, designed to bring hydro-electric power from Quebec into the New England grid, will help expand the renewable portion of the mix if it is ever approved.
For now, natural gas dominates, with 52 percent of the market. Nuclear and renewables are holding steady, while oil and coal virtually disappeared, called upon only in emergencies like last January and February.
The reasons are no mystery. Natural gas, because of the abundant supply, is far cheaper and burns cleaner. Coal and oil are not viable in the long run due to costs and environmental concerns. Nuclear plants are aging and replacements are not coming online. ISO-NE predicts that, in the not-too-distant future, New England's energy mix could be 60 percent natural gas, 33 percent wind and 4 percent biomass (wood).
The pipeline expansion needed to make that possible is not just a matter of energy policy, but one of economic justice, according to Stephen Leahy, vice president for policy with the Northeast Gas Association. He told the group meeting in Nashua that businesses will locate where natural gas is available. A region at the end of the pipeline will be at a disadvantage.
ISO-NE is pursuing a number of initiatives to address the problem. By increasing the financial reward for generating plants that deliver energy when requested, and instituting financial penalties for those that don't, it hopes to encourage more long-term contracts that lead to less vulnerability.
"At the end of the day, if the incentives we design are strong enough, we believe the market will be creative and work around them," Chadalavada said. "If there is a pool of generators who are willing to sign contracts for a certain length of time, that might be enough to get a pipeline built."
Something has to give, Harrington said: "We can't go into next winter hoping the temperature stays above average and we never see six inches of snow."
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A couple of decades ago, Prince William County was one of the mostly white, somewhat rural, far-flung suburbs where Republican candidates went to accumulate the votes to win elections in Virginia.
Since then, Prince William has been transformed. Open tracts have given way to town houses and gated developments, as the county — about a half-hour south of Washington — has risen to have the seventh-highest household income in the country and has become the first county in Virginia where minorities make up more than half the population.
If Prince William looks like the future of the country, Democrats have so far developed a much more successful strategy of appealing to that future. On Tuesday, President Obama beat Mitt Romney by almost 15 percentage points in Prince William, nearly doubling George W. Bush's margin over Al Gore in 2000, helping Mr. Obama to a surprisingly large victory in Virginia.
He did it not only by winning Hispanic voters, but also by winning strong majorities of the growing number of Asian-American voters and of voters under age 40. A version of his coalition in Virginia — a combination of minorities, women and younger adults — also helped Mr. Obama win Colorado, Nevada and perhaps Florida, which remained too close to call. He came close in North Carolina, a reliable state for Republican presidential nominees only a few years ago that he narrowly won in 2008.
The demographic changes in the American electorate have come with striking speed and have left many Republicans, who have not won as many electoral votes as Mr. Obama did on Tuesday in 24 years, concerned about their future. The Republicans' Southern strategy, of appealing mostly to white voters, appears to have run into a demographic wall.
"Before, we thought it was an important issue, improving demographically," said Al Cardenas, the chairman of the American Conservative Union. "Now, we know it's an essential issue. You have to ignore reality not to deal with this issue."
The central problem for Republicans is that the Democrats' biggest constituencies are growing. Asian-Americans, for example, made up 3 percent of the electorate, up from 2 percent in 2008, and went for Mr. Obama by about 47 percentage points. Republicans increasingly rely on older white voters. And contrary to much conventional wisdom, voters do not necessarily grow more conservative as they age; until the last decade, a majority of both younger and older voters both tended to go to the winner of the presidential election.
This year, Mr. Obama managed to win a second term despite winning only 39 percent of white voters and 44 percent of voters older than 65, according to exit polls not yet finalized conducted by Edison Research. White men made up only about one-quarter of Mr. Obama's voters. In the House of Representatives next year, for the first time, white men will make up less than half of the Democratic caucus.
The Republican Party "needs messages and policies that appeal to a broader audience," said Mark McKinnon, a former strategist for George W. Bush. "This election proved that trying to expand a shrinking base ain't going to cut it. It's time to put some compassion back in conservatism. The party needs more tolerance, more diversity and a deeper appreciation for the concerns of the middle class."
Nothing in politics is permanent, and Republicans may soon find ways to appeal to minorities and younger voters. As Hispanic and Asian voters continue to move up the income scale, for example, more of them may turn skeptical about Democratic calls to raise taxes on the affluent.
And the Democrats may yet confront their own demographic challenges once they no longer have Mr. Obama and his billion-dollar campaign machine at the top of the ticket, guaranteeing record-breaking turnout among his new Democratic coalition. If turnout among blacks, Hispanics and younger voters — groups that have historically had comparatively low turnout rates — had declined slightly, Mr. Obama might have lost.
But the immediate question for Republicans, people in the party say, is how to improve their image with voters they are already losing in large numbers.
"You don't have to sell out on the issues and suddenly take on the Democratic position on taxes to win the black vote or the Latino vote or the women vote," said Corey Stewart, a Republican who is chairman of the Board of County Supervisors in Prince William. "But you do have to modulate your tone."
Mr. Stewart, who is running for lieutenant governor next year, drew some criticism in 2007 by pushing for local crackdowns by the police on illegal immigrants. That has cost him support among many Hispanic voters in the county, but he says it helped him politically among blacks who felt threatened economically by the surge of newcomers.
"The changes are stark," he said. "The minority population is increasing, and the white population is stagnant."
Mr. Stewart said he had spent much time in the county's minority areas and contrasted his political success with the failure of Mr. Romney, whose only planned visit to Prince William was in the western town of Haymarket, a wealthy, white part of the county.
"He did not go into the minority areas," Mr. Stewart said. "They didn't go into the areas where they didn't feel comfortable. They tended to go to areas where they already had their votes, in heavily white areas."
In Prince William, as elsewhere, the biggest challenge for Republicans may be among Hispanic voters, given their numbers. Mr. Obama's victories in Colorado, Nevada and Virginia came in part because Hispanics turned out in droves and voted Democratic. In Colorado, 14 percent of the voters were Hispanic, and Mr. Obama won three-fourths of them. In Florida, Hispanic voters were almost one-fifth of the electorate, and Mr. Obama won about three-fifths of them.
Mr. Cardenas, a former chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a loyal supporter of Mr. Romney's, says his party would never earn their support until it found a new to address of illegal immigration.
"We need to check off that box; we need to get immigration reform done in 2013," he said. "We need to show that Republicans are willing to sit at the table and reach a compromise that is in keeping with what the Hispanic community wants and needs."
Even that issue brings risks, though, because any immigration bill that passed in 2013 would be signed by and associated with a Democratic president. The harder challenge for Republicans will be developing proposals that minority and younger voters associate with the party — and support.
In Prince William, the Hispanic population tripled from 2000 to 2010, much of it along the Route 1 corridor in Dale City. But Tom Davis, who used to represent Dale City as a Republican member of Congress, said that the problem for his former colleagues goes beyond just Hispanic outreach.
The party's coalition is contracting, not expanding, he says. It has to find a way to broaden its reach, in part by finding more minority and female candidates to run under the Republican banner, Mr. Davis argues. And he said the outreach had to be real: "It's not just putting them into the photo-ops at the convention."
Republicans like Mr. Davis — and some inside Mr. Romney's campaign — are quick to point out that the election this week was close, not a blowout. Mr. Davis said that it was "not time to panic" for Republicans. But he said Republicans must be honest with themselves about the future.
"It is time to sit down practically and say where are we going to add pieces to our coalition," he said. "There just are not enough middle-aged white guys that we can scrape together to win. There's just not enough of them."


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With three rookie defensemen in their lineup, the Nashville Predators were looking for anything other than a close, tight game.
But goalie Pekka Rinne and the rest of the Predators held it together and outlasted the slumping Minnesota Wild in a 2-1 shootout victory on Wednesday night.
Count Rinne among those who like what they've seen from newcomers Jonathon Blum, Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis.
"They are playing their games and playing to their strengths," Rinne said. "They are not trying to not make mistakes.That's the biggest thing for them."
Colin Wilson scored the only goal in the shootout, and that was enough for the Predators to send the Wild to their eighth straight loss.
"We thought Wilson was ready for it," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "I give a lot of credit to Mitch Korn, our goaltending coach, who breaks down the opposition's goaltenders."
Jordin Tootoo scored for the Predators, with an assist from Blum, to give Nashville a 1-0 lead 7 minutes into the third period. Dany Heatley tied it for the Wild with 3:59 remaining in regulation.
Wilson, in only his second shootout attempt of the season, beat Josh Harding with a backhanded shot. He credited the scouting report with his decision to make that move.
"I looked for some area there and I didn't see anything so I quickly moved to my backhand and went up top," Wilson said. "I was pretty confident coming in that I could make that play."
Rinne, undefeated in five home games against the Wild, was the primary reason the Predators were in position to win. He stopped 34 shots through overtime and perfect in the shootout.
"Everyone is playing really well, and that's what we need," Predators defenseman Ryan Suter said. "It all starts with Pekka.
"It was pretty tight out there, I think that is fair to say. They defended well. I thought we played great defensively. We really stepped up our game and focused on playing defense."
The Wild outshot the Predators 11-10 in the first period, 11-5 in the second and 35-25 overall. Minnesota, 0-5-3 since winning at Phoenix on Dec. 10, had the only four shots in overtime.
Tootoo scored when he deflected Blum's wrist shot from the point.
"I didn't see it," Harding said. "There was a high screen, and one of our guys was in the way. I heard it hit the post. I was hoping it went the other way instead of in the net."
Heatley tied it by scoring on a wraparound shot that went under the outstretched pads of Pekka Rinne.
Minnesota coach Mike Yeo was pleased with the way his team played and was thankful to earn a point in the standings.
"For sure it was important, and not just for the sake of getting a point," Yeo said. "It was a reminder that if we stay with things, if we play our game for 60 minutes, then we are going to have a great chance to win the game. We didn't win the game today, but I believe we deserved to win it."
The Predators played their second game without defenseman Shea Weber, the team captain and points leader with 29 in 35 games, who is sidelined by a concussion. Weber is out indefinitely with a concussion.
NOTES: Nashville's Gabriel Bourque was recalled from Milwaukee of the AHL and made his NHL debut. It was the second game in a row the Predators had a player in his first NHL game. … The Predators reassigned C Blake Geoffrion to Milwaukee and placed D Kevin Klein on the injured list. … The Wild have allowed the first goal in 24 of 38 games this season. This was the third overtime game in the last seven. … Mississippi State and Wake Forest, who will meet in the Music City Bowl, were in attendance.


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As you narrow down the cause of a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) issue (high CPU usage is a common one) on a Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP system, it's helpful to know the WMI provider, usually a DLL binary, corresponding to the WMI class that's involved in a CPU spike. Learn how to identify WMI provider DLLs, so that you can use this information to find out what vendor the binary belongs to, whether the problem is a known issue, and whether updates are available to fix the problem.
One of the really frustrating aspects in troubleshooting any Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) issue is trying to determine which binaries are responsible for supporting the hundreds of classes registered in any given system. Each class in WMI has a corresponding WMI provider, which is simply a COM object and usually in the form of a DLL binary. Since WMI providers are COM objects, the main task will be to find the GUID registered for the binary, then search the registry for that GUID.
One typical problem with WMI is high CPU utilization. You may have experienced a high-CPU problem where the WMIPrvse.exe process was spiking the CPU, and you might have even known what WMI query generated all the CPU activity. But how do you find the actual DLL binary responsible for the class being queried? And why is knowing the DLL important? Knowing the name and location of a DLL will provide you information such as which vendor the binary belongs to, which will enable you to find out whether updates are available for the binary and whether the problem you're experiencing is a known issue and has been fixed already. Simply doing an Internet search on "High CPU wmiprvse.exe" might return too many hits, none of which could be your problem. However, if you can include the exact DLL name in your search—for example, "high cpu wmiprvse provider.dll"—the search results are more likely to return more accurate and relevant information. Let's look at how to find the DLL binary for a WMI class by walking through an example.
Enabling Logging to Find the Class Namespace
The first step in finding the DLL of a particular class is to understand which namespace the class resides in. To accomplish this, we must enable logging. Here's how you do it.
For Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: You can enable verbose logging through the WMI Control called WMIMgmt.msc. Click the control's Logging tab, then click the Verbose radio button. You'll notice entries in the Wbemcore.log file such as the following, indicating which namespace is being queried.
ConnectionLogin:NTLMLogin - wszNetworkResource = root\cimv2
For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: The logging mechanism is new in Windows Vista and Server 2008, which now have what are called Analytic and Debug logs. These logs have replaced the previous verbose logging in Windows 2003 and XP. For detailed steps on how to enable the WMI Analytic and Debug logs on Windows Vista and later, see the Windows Management Infrastructure blog post "Is WMIprvse a real villain?" at blogs.msdn.com/wmi/archive/2009/05/27/is-wmiprvse-a-real-villain.aspx.
For testing purposes, I've created a sample WMI class called InstProvSamp. In Figure 1, notice the event that logs the WMI query to the class (select * from InstProvSamp) and the namespace where the class resides (\\root\default).
Finding the Provider DLL
Now that we have the WMI class and namespace, we can start our search for the provider DLL. Every WMI class has a qualifier called provider, which is the name of the provider but not necessarily the binary name. We need to find out what the qualifier name is for our test class (InstprovSamp), and we can use wbemtest.exe to do so.
Run wbemtest.exe, connect to root\default, then click the Open Class button. Enter the class name—in our example, InstProvSamp. Click OK, and now notice that the Object editor opens for this class. As you can see in Figure 2, under the Qualifiers, there is a "provider" string called InstProvSamp. Here, the provider name is the same as the class name, but usually this isn't the case.
Now we need to get the class identifier or CLSID of the provider from the provider name. To do so, you submit a WMI query for the system class called __Win32Provider, which will contain the CLSID or GUID of the provider COM object. Run wbemtest.exe, connect to the target namespace (root\default), click the Query button, and issue the following query:
Select * from __Win32Provider where name="InstProvSamp"
In the query result box, you'll see an entry like the following:
Open the Object editor by double-clicking this entry, as Figure 3 shows.
Notice the CLSID entry pointing to the GUID that we need; every COM object places a registration entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID. We can use regedit.exe to pinpoint our search directly to the COM registration information and get right to the exact name and location of the WMI provider binary, as Figure 4 shows.
As I mentioned, the provider binary name doesn't always match the class name. For instance, the registry provider is defined under the root\default class, and the __Win32Provider name is RegProv. However, the actual DLL name is STDPROV.DLL and is located under the c:\windows\system32\wbem directory.
More Uses
There are several reasons why you might need to find the binary name for a given WMI class; I only mentioned CPU utilization as one possible scenario. Although your scenario may be different, the steps I've described will work to find the WMI provider binary name and location for every scenario. Good luck, and as usual please feel free to contact me regarding this article or any of my previous articles.


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Sewer rate hike smaller than expected
Cindy Klepper - Wednesday, January 9, 2013 11:11 AM
An upcoming sewer improvement project will cost less than expected, softening the blow for Huntington residents who will help pay for that project through a sewer rate increase.
The Huntington Common Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday, Jan. 8, to institute an 8 percent sewer rate hike. The increase will about to about $2.50 a month for the average residential customer and will become effective with the next full billing period.
The proposal originally presented to the council called for an increase of up to 14 percent, which would have meant a monthly increase of $5 for the average residential customer.
The additional revenue generated by the higher rate will be used to pay for the next phase of a state-mandated project to stop raw sewage from flowing into area streams. Work will include separating stormwater lines and sewage lines in the Frederick Street area and related projects.
Engineers had estimated the total project cost at $6.5 million. When bids were opened last month, they ranged from a low of $5.4 million to a high of more than $9 million, reported Anthony Goodnight, director of public works and engineering services for the city.
The low bid, more than $1 million under the estimate, was submitted by Dunigan Brothers of Jackson, MI. The city's Board of Public Works and Safety has awarded the contract to Dunigan Brothers, Goodnight said.
Councilman Greg Davis voted against the rate increase, and Councilman Jim Long was absent.
In other business:
• Council approved on second and final reading the combination of the city's street, sanitation, garage and parks and recreation department into one City Services Department.
• Council gave final approval to rezoning property at 1500 Etna Ave., owned by James and Linda Schroeder, from low density residential to business.
• A request to rezone property at 1929 W. Park Drive, owned by George and Barba Eickhoff, from light industrial to conservation received preliminary approval.


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Gov. Hassan's Attorney General: Why Joe Foster?
April 03. 2013 8:01PM
Gov. Maggie Hassan has tapped former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Foster, D-Nashua, to be the state's next attorney general. It was a surprise choice for several reasons.
Foster is a successful and well-respected attorney for the McLane law firm, which bills itself as the state's largest (and best-connected) firm. But the resume that would open many doors for Foster should he seek employment at a bigger firm out of state poses some problems for him as an attorney general nominee.
Most obviously, Foster has no experience as a criminal prosecutor. His career specialty is bankruptcy law. That would be pretty good experience for the governor these days. But the attorney general is the state's top law enforcement officer. As such, he is in charge of investigating police shootings and prosecuting all homicides. Gov. Hassan wants to entrust all state homicide prosecutions to an attorney who has never prosecuted a pickpocket.
And as a business lawyer with numerous high-profile clients, who comes from a huge law firm with many more high-profile clients, Foster is likely to have to recuse himself from many, many cases to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
None of this is to suggest that Foster is not a highly capable attorney. It is just that his selection makes one wonder whether Gov. Hassan is after the best possible attorney general or the closest political ally.


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Download file from registry.gimp.org, unzip and save it in your Plugin Folder. Restart GIMP. You will find this tools on Tools / GIMP-Atelier/........
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Set of cross guide:
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Multiple Guides:
Now it's possible to set more than one guide on exact position in one step. For this you have to type in the position of the guides separated by comma. As you could see in example, it's also possible to use percentage notation. For this add a % to the value. Only integer values allowed. Values which are located outside the image will be ignored without error message.
Save Guides to File:
The program reads position of all guides and store it into the file. You have to give a name for the set only. There is no check for existing sets with same name! You could change file gat_tools.cfg as described next.
It's not possible to read all sets of guides and display it on GIMP. Worst case edit file gat_tools.cfg with a normal editor like notepad++ or gvim. It's a simple text file (ini File). The name of the set is written in square brackets.
Load Guides from File:
Type in the Name of the Set and guides will be drawn if the set is existing
Test picture with guides