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Philips announced a collaboration between the MiPlaza shared research facility, Agilent Technologies and Cascade Microtech, to establish a world-class Electronic Measurement Laboratory at MiPlaza on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven.
The laboratory will enable development of the increasingly complex and high speed chips which are at the heart of next generation wireless systems. Such innovations include wireless communication in the home providing the infrastructure for ambient intelligence, high frequency RF imaging systems in hospitals, and ultra low power wireless sensors for use in and around the human body.
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MiPlaza (Microsystems Plaza) is part of Philips Research, and is one of the largest shared research service centers in the world. It offers world-class infrastructure and expertise enabling customers and partners to carry out high-tech research and development projects in the most cost-effective way. The laboratory will be available for research partnership programs, where corporate innovation leaders, start-up companies, academic and research institutes can utilize this advanced measurement facility in an Open Innovation environment. As well as establishing the new laboratory, MiPlaza, Agilent and Cascade will also pursue an applications development program, maintaining the measurement platform up to date with world-class standards, and increasing the shared expertise on wafer-level characterization applications.
"This is a major step forward for MiPlaza. Not only does it further strengthen the infrastructure and expertise we can offer in the area of semiconductor R&D, but it's also a significant expansion in the MiPlaza Value Network of strategic partnerships," said Gerjan van de Walle, business development director, MiPlaza. "We are very pleased with the collaborative work being done with MiPlaza," said Benoit Neel, vice president and general manager, Agilent Technologies. "It is Agilent's strategic intent to work with the leading research entities and industry champions in order to facilitate innovation. Agilent believes that initiatives such as MiPlaza create tremendous opportunities for technical advancement."
"By creating the center and providing a state of the art set of tools, we hope to drive innovation in the development of advanced semiconductors," said Thaine Allison, director of advanced development, Cascade Microtech.
The establishment of this major new laboratory is another excellent example of Open Innovation in practice: the principle that fundamental technological breakthroughs and generic innovations can best be achieved through close cooperation between companies, research centres and universities. The collaboration gives further economic impetus to the region, already one of the most technologically innovative in Europe.


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Nine years and one month after a mentally ill man out-of-control on a Southampton street died after being shot with a Taser, pepper sprayed and fought with by numerous police officers before they subdued and handcuffed him, a judge has ruled that neither Brian Platt, one of the police officers, nor Taser International, the maker of the Tasers used in the incident, bears responsibility in the death of the man. The judge also dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Village of Southampton, but claims against other individuals, the Village of Southampton Police Department and Suffolk County will continue.
I don't ever recall a case of this nature in a single courtroom taking this long in New York. But this one has. Federal magistrate judge William D. Wall, of the Eastern District of New York, wrote in his summary, "There is no expert evidence that anything that Platt did or did not do caused Mr. Glowczenski's death." He also wrote "It would not have been clear to a reasonable officer on February 4, 2004, that using a Taser on an emotionally troubled individual—all of the disputed issues of fact not withstanding—when ordered to do so by a superior officer was unlawful. Nor would a reasonable officer have believed that multiple applications of the Taser were unlawful."
David Glowczenski was a large man, 35 years old, who lived with his parents on Layton Avenue in Southampton. He suffered from schizophrenia, which sometimes would cause him to become delusional and frightened, and sometimes aggressive and out of control. He had, in the past, taken medicine to control this. He'd also had prior episodes when the police were called. On this day, February 4, 2004, it was reported that he was in the house when he overheard his mother talking to his two brothers about taking him to the Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport because of how he was acting. He started acting even more upset and soon his mother called 911. Several further calls to 911 took place after that.
After one of these calls, Glowczenski took a bible and was going to go to church to pray, his sister said. He walked out the door and down Layton Avenue to North Main Street where, in front of the Our Lady of the Hamptons School, by the railroad station, several police cars arrived one at a time and four police officers got out, found him screaming, yelling and behaving wildly and attempted to calm him down. He failed to calm down. Officers then attempted to subdue him, during which time a female police officer fell to the ground. Eventually, the complaint stated, after being shocked with a Taser and pepper sprayed, he was subdued, on his stomach with his hands cuffed behind his back, zip ties on his ankles, lying on the ground.
At this point, paramedics were called, and when they arrived they found Glowczenski in cardiac arrest, not breathing. He was transported to Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m. His bible was found at the scene.
As happens whenever there is a death during a police incident in this county, it's investigated by the Suffolk County Police Department. They said the village police had used appropriate force to subdue a man who was thrashing out of control. The Suffolk Police report also said they did not believe Glowczenski was kicked or beaten.
On September 20, 2004, a press conference was held in Garden City at which time a lawyer for the Glowczenski family announced there would be a lawsuit against the Village of Southampton, its Police Department, Suffolk County, various police officers, EMTs, medical examiners and others. Also in the suit was Taser International of Scottsdale, Arizona.
At this press conference, reported by The New York Times the next day, attorney Fredrick Brewington showed photographs of Glowczenski's bruised and cut face. Glowczenski's sister Jean Griffin spoke, described what happened to her brother and called it murder.
"He had no weapon and had committed no crime," she said.
Much was also made of the autopsy done on Glowczenski's body by Suffolk County Deputy Medical Examiner James Wilson, M.D. His report stated that Glowczenski had died of "acute exhaustive mania due to schizophrenia."
The family then ordered a second autopsy, performed by Dr. Lone Thanning, the Rockland County Medical Examiner, who said she saw "extensive evidence of excess force" and that she thought he had died of a combination of the blunt force injuries, pepper spray and repeated Taser shots (she found nine). She also said that Glowczenski had been handcuffed and had his ankles shackled, and that a large man kneeled on his back. Thanning also reported damage to Glowczenski's testicles and face.
Much was made by the press after the announcement of death by "acute exhaustive mania," or excited delirium, which some experts consider extremely rare.
Suffolk County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Wetli later discussed "excited delirium," saying that he has cited it as a cause of death "once or twice a year" in other police-encounter deaths he oversees. He intends to continue writing and lecturing about it, and said he first heard the phrase used by a psychiatrist. (Opinions by Witli and Thanning were expressly excluded by the court.)
A medical examiner in Michigan, Dr. Werner Spitz, who was not retained by either side, had this to say about many other deaths attributed to excited delirum.
"They die because they cannot breathe," he said in an interview with Newsday, adding, "Why doesn't [excited delirium] happen when somebody is not restrained? You know that that means? It means it was a coincidence. I do not believe in coincidences."
You can draw your own conclusions from this tragedy. Here are mine.
The police have a tough, tough job to do. We cannot thank them enough for what they do. Sometimes they are confronted by difficult decisions in which they have to make quick judgments. The judge, I think correctly, ruled that in the absence of clear evidence about the amount of resistance or aggression Glowczenski showed, the police did not go beyond the bounds of what they were trained to do.
This case now continues, in order to determine if there is negligence, and if so, how much. Hopefully, this will not take another nine years.
Before there were Tasers, the police would throw grappling nets over people who were out of control. I know Tasers are high tech. And I know that as part of police training, officers are allowed to ask to be shot with a Taser to be shown what it feels like. Where are the grappling nets?


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Tea companies in Kenya go green through carbon financeFeb 20, 2013
In Kenya's Nyeri district, several hundred miles north of the capital of Nairobi, energy-intensive tea production employs thousands of farmers and tea-factory workers - and now the industry is beginning to go green.
Four factories managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) are going green through the 'Gura project', which facilitates the use of clean electricity. Named after the nearby Gura river, the project aims to significantly reduce the factories' carbon footprint while increasing productivity and incomes.
Much of the tea-manufacturing process requires electricity - withering, cutting, and drying tea leaves consume the most. Tea production currently produces high emissions and depends, inefficiently, on the national grid.
"Currently, the factories experience frequent power outages and poor power quality. This project will ensure a smoother production process as the power will be more stable," said Lucas Maina, General Manager of KTDA.
The crux of the Gura project is the construction of a hydro-power plant, which will use the water of the Gura river to generate power - freeing tea factories from the national grid and reducing emissions by some 38,400 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
Factories will then receive additional returns on their investment in lower emissions through carbon credits, provided by the Clean Development Mechanism, which is part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
UNDP, through its MDG Carbon programme, provided assistance in helping KTDA register the Gura project with the UNFCCC.
"The Gura project is only one example of our work to help developing countries access the carbon market, which encourages them to invest in green development," said Christopher Gakahu, team leader of Energy, Environment and Climate Change of UNDP in Kenya.
Not only does the Gura project reduces factories' carbon footprint and improves efficiency, it also helps reduce poverty and empowers the local population in Nyeri - creating jobs and increasing energy access for disadvantaged populations in remote regions.


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3 Nights 2 Days Cappadocia tours from İstanbul by plane
Duration: 2 nights 2 Days
Tour Code : Soandos Travel 6
Price : 219 € ( per person )
05:30You will picked up from your hotel in İstanbul and transferred to airport of İstanbul
06:00 Arrival at airport of İstanbul
07:30 You will fly from İstanbul to Cappadocia
08:30 Upon arrival at airport of Cappadocia ,transferred to your hotel and breakfast in your hotel.
Pick up from your hotel at 09:15 and the tour starts with Love valley where you can discover the spectacular rock formations, magical fairy chimnies and our guide tells you about history of Cappadocia and volcanic formation of fairy chimnies.After you will visit the Paşabağları ( known as a Fairy Chimney Valley ) and you have chance to see many fairy chimnies with one body and multiple caps and then we drive to Avanos town famous with potteries from Hittities period.The lunch is optional and we spend approximately one hour for the lunch.After lunch we drive to Devrent valley where you can see various types of fairy chimnies like mushroom shape and animal shape and then we through to Ürgup and Ortahisar rock-cut castle to watch view of old Greek house which was built in 1800s.After watch the best view of Cappadocia we drive to Goreme Open Air Museum is a place where you can visit carved churches and chapels and monasteries.The churches were painted with frecoes from between 10th and 13th centuries.We finish our tour and back to your hotel.
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Pick up from your hotel at 09:15 and the tour starts with Goreme Panorama which has a view of Goreme valley , fairy chimnies ,rock formations and cave houses.The tour guide explain about general information of Cappadocia.After feel the view of Goreme village we drive through the Derinkuyu Underground City to explore hand –carved tunnels and underground city.The christians communities lived in underground city as a refugee and you will see the usual rooms such as stables , kitchens,cellars ,storages rooms,churches,wineries.We drive to Ihlara Canyon for hiking 4 km and you will see the maginificient valley with rock cut churches from early christianity and we finish our hiking tour in Belisırma villagewhere we have lunch near the river.The lunch takes about 1 hour to rest because after lunch we drive to Selime Monastery which is situated at the end of the valley.It has also panoramic view of Yaprakhisar monastery .We drive to piegon valley and it takes about one hour back way.We stop to take a photos of Pigeon Valley and then transferred to Cappadocia airport and back to İstanbul.
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Curriculum for our Engineering, Science,and Technology Educational Pipeline
High School Engineering Curriculum
The EST Foundations curriculum is comprised of project based lesson plans to introduce students to engineering. Students will explore the new product development process, how marketing impacts engineering, and careers in engineering and science. There are eleven fully developed one-week modules.
This curriculum is appropriate for high school and advanced middle school students. The basic lesson plans are offered below for your review. The supporting resources are available only to licensed users.
Why is the EST pipeline so Important?
Example of teacher presentation file
Texas Educational Objectives
About the curriculum author
Review the summary, detailed objectives, and background information for each module:
Core Modules: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Enrichment Modules: A B C D
Plans for Core
Topic 1 - Introductions(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
1.1 Class and Teacher Introductions.
1.2 Student Information and Class Requirements
1.3 Skill Specialties and E.S.T. Overview
1.4 Class Administrative Issues
1.5 Perspective of the Engineering Challenge
Topic 2 - New Product Development Project(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
2.1 The Project Life Cycle
2.2 Design Methods
2.3 Practice with Formal Design Method
2.4 Organizing a Presentation for Management
2.5 Practice Presenting to Management
Topic 3 - Engineering Sketching(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
3.1 Orthographic Projection Sketching
3.2 Practice Orthographic Projection Sketching
3.3 Isometric Sketching
3.4 Practice Isometric Sketching
3.5 Dimensioning
Topic 4 - Production and Tool Safety(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
4.1 Basic Tool Descriptions
4.2 Shop Safety
4.3 Written Safety Test
4.4 Common Manufacturing Processes
4.5 Safety Practical
Topic 5 - Marketing(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
5.1 Independent Investigation Into the World of Marketing
5.2 Introduction to Marketing
5.3 Practical Marketing Plan
5.4 Organizing a Presentation for Management
5.5 Practice Presenting to Management
Topic 6 - Conceptual Design(5-10 hrs.) (view detailed information)
6.1 An Abstract Problem Statement and Function Structure
6.2 Search for Conceptual Solutions
6.3 Defining Design Factors
6.4 Decision Matrices
6.5 Combining Ideas and Choosing a Final Solution Path
Topic 7 - Embodiment Design(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
7.1 Embodiment Design: General Guidelines
7.2 Embodiment Math - Part 1
7.3 Embodiment Math - Part 2
7.4 Embodiment Math - Part 3
7.5 Embodiment Math - Part 4
Topic 8 - Applied Product Testing(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
8.1 Experimentation Fundamentals
8.2 Common Statistics
8.3 Planning an Experimentation Project
8.4 Executing an Experimentation Plan
8.5 Reporting Results
Enrichment Modules
Topic A - Analyzing Motor Performance(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
A.1 Reading DC Motor Data
A.2 A Close Look at Torque Rating
A.3 Predicting Motor Speed Given Load Conditions
A.4 Testing Our Motor's abilities
A.5 Independent Motor Research
Topic B - Engineering in Society(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
B.1 Engineers and the Challenges They Address
B.2 Independent Research
B.3 More Engineers and the Challenges They Address
B.4 Engineering Wonders (ancient and modern)
B.5 Student Presentations
Topic C - Science in Society(5 hrs.) (view detailed information)
C.1 Overview of Science
C.2 Independent Research
C.3 Opportunities in Science
C.4 Scientific Timeline
C.5 Student Presentations
Topic D - Automation, Robotics, and Society(5-7 hrs.) (view detailed information)
D.1 Defining Automation and Robotics
D.2 Anatomy of a Robot - I
D.3 Anatomy of a Robot - II
D.4 Typical Automation and Robotics
D.5 Automation, Robotics, and Society
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Why Curriculum Such as This is So Important
There are two reports in the congressional archives that capture the essence of the dilemma that our nation faces if we do not act.
Students generally have preconceptions that engineering, science, and technology are challenging areas to study (to say the least). We need to prove to them that these areas can be very rewarding...and that the concepts are well within their grasps.
About the Author
Dr. Michael Wienen achieved his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 1999. His dissertation research focused on the general philosophy behind producing good designs. Specifically, what qualities do successful designers share in common. His interest in curricula development and the so-called "Engineering, Science, and Technology educational pipeline" began in 1996. At that time he was pursing his master's degree, working in the area of automation. (His thesis involved the automation of laboratory processes associated with DNA processing.) He was invited to mentor a team participating in the BEST Robotics competition. In 1997 he was invited to deliver "General Introduction to Engineering" as a class at a local private school (to accompany that school's participation in BEST Robotics). Since that time his involvement in BEST Robotics has continually increased.
Between 1997 and 2002, Dr. Wienen worked to improve curricula for college engineering students including topics such as Introduction to Engineering, Conservation Principles, Statics, Basic Electricity, Industrial Electricity, and Industrial Automation. During that time he witnessed a lot of freshmen, sophomores, and even junior level college students struggle with the basic decision of what career path they really wanted to pursue. Fundamentally, many of the students shared a common problem. Because they did not understand what "engineering" was when they were in high school, they did not adequately prepare (both academically and psychologically).
Again, in 2002 Dr. Wienen delivered similar content to the "robotics" class at a local middle school. It was that experience that motivated him to finally publish this present curriculum. He discovered that young students, even middle school aged students, were able to grasp just about any of the fundamental engineering concepts if the presentation was well planned. It is now Dr. Wienen's belief that if we give this generation of students an honest picture of what real world science and engineering looks like AND we prove to them that they are truly able to succeed in related activities, then we'll open unlimited doors of opportunity for them while securing our nation's place as a leader in the technological world that is tomorrow.
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Microsoft has just revealed (via Major Nelson) that it's sold another 270,000 Xbox 360 units for the month of September in the US. Xbox 360 held 49 percent market share among current-gen consoles.
Xbox 360 maintains its lead in the U.S. console market – marking the 21st consecutive month as the top-selling current-generation console in the U.S.
September 2012 U.S. NPD highlights:
· Xbox 360 sold 270,000 units in September, more units than any other current-generation console, and held 49 percent share of current-generation console sales in the U.S. This marks the 19th consecutive month that Xbox 360 has held more than a 40 percent share of current-generation console sales in the U.S. (Source: NPD Group, September 2012)
· Total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform in September (hardware, software and accessories) reached $380 million; consumers spent more on Xbox 360 products in September than they spent on the other two current-generation consoles combined. (Source: NPD Group, September 2012)
· During the month of September, Xbox 360 held six of the top 10 U.S. console game titles including: "Madden NFL 13," "Borderlands 2," "FIFA Soccer 13," "NHL 13," "NCAA Football 13," and "Sleeping Dogs." (Source: NPD Group, September 2012)
There has never been a better time to own an Xbox 360 than this holiday and the month of October is packed with exclusive Xbox 360 title launches including, "Forza Horizon," "Dance Central 3" and "Fable: The Journey." And, the highly anticipated "Halo 4" will launch on Nov. 6. This fall, we will also continue to simplify entertainment, introducing new experiences like Internet Explorer for Xbox 360, Xbox for Windows 8, Xbox SmartGlass and Xbox Music.
prefer the Zune name instead of Xbox Music.
Sad to see them change it but i understand them wanting to transform that division into the more mainstream xbox moniker.
No different than Apple "i-ing" everything. i this and i that because of the popularity of ipod and itunes.
I agree. I'm disappointed Zune didn't catch on, but I think Xbox Music will do better due to the name change and the spotify-esque services.
Great sales. According to neogaf calculations...
NPD September 2011
Playstation 3: 364K-374K (Calculations deduced from Sony and MS PR percentages) [+16.7-19.8%]
[360] 270k (49 percent share of current-generation console sales)
[PS3] 218k - 224k (-40%)
[Wii] 57k - 63k (PS3 + Wii 51 percent share of current-generation console sales = 281k)
[3DS] 219k - 249k (PS3<3DS<250k)
Looks like the PS3, 360 and 3DS sold well but overall the two consoles dropped in sales from last year.
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
Edit: @ Dark360 above
Why does everyone lose their minds everytime the NPD report comes out? It's only a 46k difference between the PS3 and 360 lol.
Meet General-XChaos or hatever his name is.
The World does not equal the US.
(See what I did there?)
Nice to see you used resources for your staments. Well written. I know you have a lot of disagrees but you are just stating North America facts. I am not sure why people give disagrees to someone that is just stating facts and is not slamming antoher system. (xbox,ps,n)
Is good to see our home console doing so well here :)
Since when is gaming consoles about countries? Is this the new modern fanboy trend or something. You should like consoles for their games and services not because it's MS who is based in America.
Buy American (except cars)! BTW, I'm Japanese-American, and don't like Sony.
I am surprise you would ask such a question being that you have a Japanese name and avatar.
Japanese people do the exact something and in there country they dont buy American product but support there home products like crazy.
Look at the 360 sales in Japan and look at PS3 and Wii.
I love America and wish more things were made here instead of Japan or China.
A name of the lead character of Shenmue...my favorite game. Who would ask such a stupid question I'm sure you never heard of it right. And I'm a white American who lives in Texas. Like I said this must be a modern gamer thing because true gamers don't worry about stupid shit like that. Yes, I know there are people like that but it's just so stupid to me in the game industry especially MS only been in the console business for like 11 years. This must be a new age gamer
"I love America and wish more things were made here instead of Japan or China." & "Buy American"
FYI - Just because Microsoft is an American company, doesn't mean their products are made in the USA. Xbox 360s are made in China.
I just wanted to point out that Ryo-Hazuki's avatar is from Shenmue. A game that only released on Dreamcast and ***XBOX***.
But that's the point Americans are patriotic people and buy American in most cases its why the 360 dominates only in America and nowhere else in the world. It's why Nintendo and Sony destroyed it in Japan. Europeans are the odd ones out neither consoles come from Europe so they choose the best and in general they chose wii for casual and hardcores mostly chose ps3.
Gamer1982 i have to agree about Europe as its a mixed bag on what sells more where. In the UK we sell more 360s than ps3s. Thats why the 360 has sole around 9 million here and only 5 million ps3s.
I own 2 of each like but i said at the start of this gen the wii eould out sell both tbe 360 and ps3 because it was a console for everyone and then the 360 and ps3 will be split down the middle and i was right.
Imo none of them are the best console as they both have + and - points the only way to get the best home console is to own them all.
I dont know why people go on about sales about the consoles though as this should not matter it should be about games and what games you like.
If you like more games on one console than another then this is the console for you but if you dont like a game or console why do people like to go on about it as its not something you will buy so why complain.
I want sony microsoft and nintendo to do well in every gen as it gives us gamers a choice and keeps each company pushing each other so we get the best out of them all and i think thats what this gen has done on all 3 consoles in terms of games addons andupdates the consoles have had and long may it continue i say.
Doing well? Compared to what? This is damn near a 40% drop year over year for the month of Sept in keeping with what has been a terrible year for the 360 compared to last. Last year in Sept, according to the NPD data the 360 moved 438k, now only 270k?
To put this into perspective, this is the worst US showing for the 360 since 2006, by far.
If it's this bad in the 360's primary territory, you gotta wonder how bad the numbers are across the industry, and world wide for that matter.
With a 49% market share, it also illustrates how bad the competitors are doing.
Keep in mind the Xbox 360 hasn't had a price drop in ages, while the competition has. Specifically the PS3 has had 2 price drops while Xbox 360 has had none it still comfortably maintains it lead.
It amazes me the Xbox 360 still sells the numbers it does with no price drop at all.
we all know there is a decline. It is usually what happens before something else comes out. i mean the wii has been on a decline even before the wii-u but now it has slowed even more since that announcement.
MS hasnt announced anything as of yet but that does not mean the decline could be eluding to something else. We are hitting a saturation point to where buying new isnt the main thing. We could use the tough economy excuse but there could be some truth to that. As there would be so many out there that become bored with their platform and offer them up for half price on craig list.
So while they may have only move 270k in retail, can you imaging how many changed hands through private party? That would be an interesting statistic to track. And i will admit, both of my 360's and my ps3 were bought 2nd hand. i may not have contributed to the numbers originally but i certainly do when it comes to buying games.
LOL! Darkride66 you must suck having around at a party.
@ nuketail
"With a 49% market share, it also illustrates how bad the competitors are doing."
Bad? PS3's 224k and the 3DS's 249k sales are bad? There's only a 46k difference between the PS3 and 360.
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
Edit: Update for Vita numbers. It increased this month. It sold above 50k this month.
Edit: Why is darkride66 getting so many disagrees? He kinda right if you compare sales from last year, 2006 and the sales we have today.
"Compared to what?"
lol, so let me get this straight darkride, as you say 360 fell from 438k to 270k year over year yet they have a market share of 49% which effectively means that even in a declining console sales cycle/saturated market, 360 is still grabbing the Lions share of consumer gaming dollars, yet you can't understand what Microsoft is happy about that, lmfao really? If anything your post only demonstrates how poorly Microsoft's competition (wii & ps3) are doing by comparison.
Dante, uhm maybe I missed it in your neogaf link but didn't see those numbers but 3ds is not a competitor of 360 in terms of console sales, also if 360 sold 270k at 49% market share that leaves 51% for both ps3 & wii at 281k combined, with 19 consecutive months over 40%, while competitors have had more price drops, which at least indicates your competitors are consistently losing ground in the US= yes that's bad for a brand that dominated only 1 Gen ago.
Really I sometimes hate americans. The americans only buy the xbox because it is american and like all american stuff it stops working after a couple of years. Oh and knight crawler if everything was made in america every single household will have to waste 1000's on rebuying appliances.
I'm surprised the xbox isn't selling as well as it is in america.
@unchartedxplorer: The 360 is also best selling in the UK. Don't forget to stereotype them as well!
Our home console...
...made in China.
yup, so is ps3 and vita. 360, ps3 and vita are all made in China.
i think there would have been none rrod if they made it in europe or usa. Those asians knew about the flaw but laughed and let microsoft shoot emself in the foot ; ). oh i love conspiracy teories
@ Klein;
I didn't say they weren't; but I don't think anyone here is touting Japanese pride over those products you mentioned.
home console?
Are you chinese?
Lol people really think these are core gamers buying? MS killed killer Instinct for a reason.
I have never seen a company put so little effort into core gaming and still have core gamer fanboys.
Especially when MS is proud to have less gaming going on.
Oh yeah the wii.
The fact that MS had a year head start and still can't outsell ps3 by a great margin makes it obvious the ps4 next gen will dominate it.
What are you talking about no core gaming on the 360.
As far as I've known this whole gen, 3rd party games have been great, and most of the times they are better on the 360. And those are most ALL core games. The biggest game of this gen is COD, and everyone knows its better and has exclusive timing for the 360. That's the biggest core game you have out there.
I think people are getting exclusives and "Core games" confused. Ya, 360 doesn't have as many exclusives as PS3, but the multi plat games that are great, far outnumber the exclusive games from both sides that are great.
LOL at all this core gamer nonsense that has been the new cry around the internet for the last year or so. Must be because this gen is wrapped up, and the PS3 never made that huge Tsunami move.
Great news! Microsoft sure has locked down North America, it helped them a lot in becoming number 1 worldwide in 2011. They will probably sell a ton on Black Friday yet again, I think last year they sold 1 million units on that one day.
Black Ops + Halo 4 + Black Friday + Xmas = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for MS.
Edit: Alot of negative people on here but congrats MS and hope the 720 shares the same success.
The 360 reminds me of the story of David and Goliath the 360 being David and the other once huge in America being Goliath.
Yes Congrats to MS
Considering this is (technically) their first true gen in gaming they've done pretty good to hold their own against Sony and Ninty!
It'll be interesting to see what they do next gen :)
"Considering this is (technically) their first true gen in gaming"
There should be a Doh! button right next to disagree for comments like this.
Except david didn,t have a magic cheque book to buy his own success.
Wait... let me get this straight...
David is the company that has a practical monopoly on Operating System software used worldwide and billions of dollars in profits each quarter due to this monopoly versus two companies that have focused more on R&D in hardware to make the hardware we have today and progress gaming to where it is?
Very poor analogy.
I'm wondering how many of these are bought by first time buyers and those bought by people who have broken consoles? Now I'm sure it's the same for all consoles but I'm about to buy my forth 360 since I got my original one six years ago as my current one is pretty much on it's last set of legs.
for your loss. Or soon to be loss, whatever the case may be.
As to your question. Did MS completely shutdown the 3 year replacement program once the slim was released? if not then those who have one within the period would certainly go that route to get it fixed.
As for myself i have two. My 05 launch system which i have had repaired once and my 07 elite which has been solid. Could be that these sales are a combination of new and returning users. Not specifically buying as replacements but could be "in addition to" as in wanting to have more than 1 in the home.
nothing wrong with that.
"Did MS completely shutdown the 3 year replacement program once the slim was released? "
Pretty much. I only got one year. Luckily my first slim lasted 6 months! :V
Because we all know console sales are sooooo important... As long as each console maker makes $$$ and can keep going on, that is good.
Best Selling hd Console of this GEN
How is it selling so well? Is there any new ip's out?
What's with all the hate here? Almost makes me ashamed to be a gamer. I own both a 360 and a ps3 and hearing that either of them are selling well is good news as far as I'm concerned.
Perfect example of a well-rounded comment. Have a 'bubbly' drink sir.
Well said.
This is good news for all concerned. More competition means better experiences for all of us.
Oh and note that my bubble vote pushed your comment formally to 'Well said'. I'm not expecting any favours.....just....I've got this twinge in the back of my neck and a massage wouldn't go amiss.
...Just saying ;)
"My xbox sits n collects dust so it will be sold when the time is right.. enjoy your guns n aliens all u like sir.."
Good for you then. If xbox numbers piss you off then i will advise you not to be around here on Nov 6 because you won't like it.....lol Stop hating dude, xbox is a good console. Number 1 console in the US for almost 2 years now. Now, i will happily go back to my guns and aliens.
"Now, i will happily go back to my guns and aliens."
Lol. Maybe he meant the Kinect "cowboys vs aliens" lol. Never knew John Marston was a gun, but he is entitled to his opinion.
For the reasons people fight, my God..... Congrats Microsoft, I hope you'll be as successful with Windows 8 and WP8.
Congrats to Microsoft for taking care of business in their homefield.
But since people like to bring up worldwide numbers, let's discuss. Now I normally don't care about this so I don't know if their are other valid sources but as far as I know, NPD and Asia are the only ones that release these kind of numbers. So why do people keep saying the ps3 is winning worldwide? Last I heard Microsoft said they are outselling the competition worldwide at the recent E3 and Sony and Nintendo didn't say otherwise.
So where is all these sources that the ps3 is outselling the xbox 360?
And I quote the following...
"Here's the bigger news: The Xbox 360′s strong holiday quarter also put the Microsoft console ahead in worldwide sales globally for the full year of 2011, with 14.9 million units sold, compared with 14.1 million for the PS3 and 10.33 million for the Wii."
I thought it was already discussed that the 360 outsold the ps3 last year?
Or am I missing something?
"it's the first time that the Xbox 360 has led worldwide holiday sales since 2006"
"the first time that the Xbox 360 has led worldwide"
"it's the first time"
"since 2006"
"first time"
Just thought I'd point that out.
Wow i didnt know that it took them so long to achieve greater world wide sales than the PS3.
Anyways it doesnt really matter because both consoles have sold enough to gain a ton of developer support so being a PS3 owner i really dont have anything to complain about.
Now im torn between Borderlands 2 and Dishonored they both appear to be excellent titles but they are vastly different to each other.
BTW its good that the 360 is doing well and im glad to see people excited about the Wii U even though i dont like it very much.
Edit: GhostMLD
Your just being paranoid and you really should seek mental help. Being overly obsessed with a brand isnt a good sign of a stable mind.
Get off it src. Microsoft should be proud. Sony forgot one of the most imorant rules of combat, never underestimate ones opponent and they went from dominant for two generations to struggling to stay in second. They've totally lost their hold on N.America.
You guys need some new material.
@wages of sin
"Microsoft should be proud."
I'm not saying they shouldn't. I'm just merely pointing out that
"it's the first time that the Xbox 360 has led worldwide".
lol Since when is that wrong?
"Sony forgot one of the most imorant rules of combat, never underestimate ones opponent and they went from dominant for two generations to struggling to stay in second."
Agreed, I'm am also pretty certain that Micrsoft just might dominate next gen as well. Nintendo has seemed to prove more people are choosing the "casual console" these days. Which is why Microsoft is following their foot steps by going big on Kinect 2.0 and Smart glasses. While Sony seems to be going big on Gaikai and creating new IP's. With Sony focusing more on the core market. I doubt they will win next gen. :/
But considering PlayStation is one of their most profitable divisions. It seems Sony will focus more on that as well.
Grats MS. People on websites talk trash while the real world is buying your console and those 270,000 people will continue to get "ripped off" "Evil" "Evil" MS lol. The holiday should be huge, not just for Xbox but for PlayStation 3 and the Wii U also.
PS3 has been outselling 360 worldwide all year by quite a bit.
Once (large) fraction of the market is not enough to determine which console sells the most.
But this is about sales in America, the clue's in the title.
Lets all agree that both consoles sells well So we can all go back to our everyday life.
Nuff said.
Maybe they will take the money they made on these consoles and you know MAKE SOME NEW GAMES!
Last gen when M$ was getting crushed in the US by Sony everyone was happy. Now that M$ is doing well in the U.S people get pissed. I know that U.S is not the world but the U.S is the most important market to me. My FAV dev support the us market and those are the ones that matter to me. I could care less about some JRPG or some platform game.
Its a fact more PS3 owners are on this site than MS, non the less, it shouldn't be a reason anyone cannot voice their opinion
MS, is a solid company with solid future, its a fact


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But that changed dramatically when the BRA handed the project to the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) in 1998.
The Sunni version of the faith practiced in the ISB's Cambridge mosque is not significantly different from what you find at Masjid Al-Quran on Intervale Street or the Masjid Al-Hamdulillah on Shawmut Avenue. But culturally, the two groups are strikingly dissimilar. (Another Roxbury mosque, under the Nation of Islam umbrella, is very different, and has not been involved with the project at any stage.)
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MAX4052A/MAX4053A are low-voltage, CMOS analog
ICs configured as an 8-channel multiplexer (MAX4051/A),
two 4-channel multiplexers (MAX4052/A), and three single-pole/double-throw (SPDT) switches (MAX4053/A).
The A-suffix parts are fully characterized for on-resistance
match, on-resistance flatness, and low leakage. ♦ Guaranteed On-Resistance:
100Ω with ±5V Supplies
♦ Guaranteed Match Between Channels:
6Ω (MAX4051A–MAX4053A)
12Ω (MAX4051–MAX4053) These CMOS devices can operate continuously with
dual power supplies ranging from В±2.7V to В±8V or a
single supply between +2.7V and +16V. Each switch
can handle rail-to-rail analog signals. The off-leakage
current is only 0.1nA at +25В°C or 5nA at +85В°C
(MAX4051A/MAX4052A/MAX4053A). ♦ Guaranteed Low Off-Leakage Currents:
0.1nA at +25°C (MAX4051A–MAX4053A)
1nA at +25°C (MAX4051–MAX4053)
♦ Guaranteed Low On-Leakage Currents:
0.1nA at +25В°C (MAX4051A–MAX4053A) …


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Low-Power Linear Active Thermistor ICs
Features General Description Tiny Analog Temperature Sensor Available Packages:
-SC70-5, SOT-23-3, TO-92-3 Wide Temperature Measurement Range:
-40В°C to +125В°C (Extended Temperature)
-40В°C to +150В°C (High Temperature)
(MCP9700, SOT-23-3 and SC70-5 only) Accuracy:
-В±2В°C (max.), 0В°C to +70В°C (MCP9700A/9701A)
-В±4В°C (max.), 0В°C to +70В°C (MCP9700/9701) Optimized for Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs):
-10.0 mV/В°C (typical) (MCP9700/9700A)
-19.5 mV/В°C (typical) (MCP9701/9701A) Wide Operating Voltage Range:
-VDD = 2.3V to 5.5V (MCP9700/9700A)
-VDD = 3.1V to 5.5V (MCP9701/9701A) Low Operating Current: 6 ВµA (typical) Optimized to Drive Large Capacitive Loads MCP9700/9700A and MCP9701/9701A sensors with
Linear Active Thermistor Integrated Circuit (IC) comprise a family of analog temperature sensors that
convert temperature to analog voltage.
The low-cost, low-power sensors feature an accuracy
of В±2В°C from 0В°C to +70В°C (MCP9700A/9701A) and
В±4В°C from 0В°C to +70В°C (MCP9700/9701) while
consuming 6 ВµA (typical) of operating current.
Unlike resistive sensors, e.g., thermistors, the Linear
Active Thermistor IC does not require an additional
signal-conditioning circuit. Therefore, the biasing circuit …


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HURLINGHAM, Argentina -- Father Julio Cesar Grassi was a celebrity in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The young, dynamic, media-savvy priest networked with wealthy Argentines to fund an array of schools, orphanages and job training programs for poor and abandoned youths, winning praise from Argentine politicians and his superior, Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Grassi called his foundation Felices los Niños, "Happy Children." Today, Grassi is a convicted sex offender who remains free on a conditional release after being sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2009 for molesting a prepubescent boy in his care. Yet in the years after Grassi's conviction, Bergoglio -- now Pope Francis -- has declined to meet with the victim of the priest's crimes or the victims of other predations by clergy under his leadership. He did not offer personal apologies or financial restitution, even in cases in which the crimes were denounced by other members of the church and the offending priests were sent to jail. Since he was elected to the papacy Wednesday, media attention has focused primarily on Bergoglio's actions during the "Dirty War" years of Argentina's military dictatorship. But at a time when the Vatican is facing a costly legal and moral crisis on several continents over sex crimes committed by its prelates, Bergoglio's handling of pedophilic clergy under his authority offers insight into how he might approach the scandals. There is no evidence that Bergoglio played a direct role in covering up abuse cases. Several prominent rights groups in Argentina say the archbishop went out of his way in recent years to stand with secular organizations against crimes such as sex trafficking and child prostitution. They say that Bergoglio's resolve strengthened as new cases of molestation surfaced in the archdiocese and that he eventually instructed bishops to immediately report all abuse allegations to police. In September, after an Argentine priest from a rural area was convicted of abusing dozens of boys between 1984 and 1992, the archbishop's office released a statement saying the case had "reaffirmed our profound shame and the immense pain that result from the grave mistakes committed by someone who should be setting the moral example." But during most of the 14 years that Bergoglio served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, rights advocates say, he did not take decisive action to protect children or act swiftly when molestation charges surfaced, nor did he extend apologies to the victims of abusive priests after their misconduct came to light. "He has been totally silent," said Ernesto Moreau, a member of Argentina's U.N.-affiliated Permanent Assembly for Human Rights and a lawyer who represented victims in another sexual-abuse case that occurred in the archdiocese.Victims asked to meet with Bergoglio but were turned down, Moreau said. "In that regard, Bergoglio was no different from most of the other bishops in Argentina, or the Vatican itself." The Catholic Church has paid out at least $2 billion in the United States alone to settle abuse claims, according to monitoring groups. In many Latin American countries, though, the scope of crimes has only begun to surface, and in Argentina, no victims have received restitution in public settlements, rights groups and lawyers said. The case of Father Grassi has been particularly troublesome to children's advocates here because Bergoglio was widely viewed as close to the young priest, who told reporters prior to his conviction that he spoke with Bergoglio often and that the archbishop "never let go of my hand." Grassi was not expelled from the priesthood after the guilty verdict. Instead, church officials led by Bergoglio commissioned a lengthy private report arguing that Grassi was innocent. The report was submitted as part of the priest's legal appeal, which is still pending, and prosecutors say the document has helped Grassi avoid serving jail time so far. A court has granted him a provisional release that allows him to continue residing across the street from the classroom and dormitories of Happy Children. The sprawling, gated complex in a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires once had more than 600 students and resident orphans. It became the economic and religious hub of the community as Grassi channeled private donations into its schools, vocational workshops, bakeries and playgrounds. Today its classrooms are mostly shuttered. The foundation's grounds are choked with weeds and uncut grass, its swings are rusting, and its statuary is dimmed by creeping mold. "He gave with one hand, but he took away with the other," said neighbor Sabina Vilagra, whose husband worked as a janitor at the foundation and was called to testify in the trial. "He had his favorites -- always boys," said her daughter, Florencia Vilagra, who also worked at Happy Children at the time. "He would give them bicycles or toys and would designate one as his special 'secretary' " she said. There were three accusers in the trial -- given names such as "Ezequiel," "Gabriel" and "Luis" to protect their identities -- who ranged from age 9 to 13 at the time of abuse, according to prosecutor Juan Pablo Gallego. One of Argentina's best-known child-abuse advocates, Sister Martha Pelloni, said she was called in several times to consult with the psychologists who treated Grassi's alleged victims. She said the meetings left her with no doubt that the priest was guilty, despite the church-commissioned report attempting to exonerate him. He was eventually convicted on the charges made by one of the boys. "A lot of Catholics have wanted to protect and defend him," she said. "But the abuses were real." Still, Pelloni praised Bergoglio for evolving over the years and taking an increasingly firm stance against predacious clergy. Argentine law makes it a crime to fail to report allegations of abuse against children. "Now if you go to a bishop with a claim, they'll say, 'Report to the police,' " she said. "Bergoglio must have ordered that." Yet past victims of sexual abuse might have been spared if their cases, too, had received such decisive action, Bergoglio's critics contend. In one of Argentina's most egregious abuse cases, another priest in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires was assigned to work with children even when church leaders knew of allegations against him. After local parishioners accused Father Mario Napoleon Sasso of molesting children in a poor, rural province of eastern Argentina in the early 1990s, he was sent to a private rehabilitation center for wayward clergy, La Domus Maraie (the House of Mary), north of Buenos Aires. He lived for two years at the rehabilitation center and was then reassigned to work in a soup kitchen for poor children in a town outside the capital. There, he went on to sexually abuse girls as young as 3. "His bedroom was adjacent to the cafeteria, and it had the only bathroom in the chapel," said Moreau, the attorney for the victims' families. Moreau said that in 2003 he accompanied two nuns and a priest who had denounced Sasso, along with the victims' families, to a meeting with the Vatican emissary in Buenos Aires. He said the families were told to be "patient" and were offered gifts of rosaries "blessed by the pope." "They just wanted to cover it up," Moreau said. Three years later, as the evidence against Sasso mounted, the families asked to see Bergoglio, Moreau said, but they never received a response. Sasso was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to 17 years in prison. He has since been released on parole. Religious-affairs scholar Fortunato Mallimaci, a sociologist at the University of Buenos Aires, said that as Pope Francis, Bergoglio will face an entirely different set of expectations for how to handle abuse claims. "In the United States and Europe, there is a clear separation of church and state," he said. "Not in Latin America." There, he said, civil society is often too weak to take on the power of the clergy and suspicion falls first "on the accuser, not the accused." But, Mallimaci added, "as a bishop from Latin America he is going to be very sensitive to what is going on in society around him and the politics of the era. If he wants to reestablish the church's credibility, he'll be the first to say that no abuse will be tolerated, whether in Washington or Rome or Buenos Aires."
Pope Francis often quiet on sex abuse cases as archbishop
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Colorado man accused of groping flight attendant
A Spirit Airlines passenger accused of groping a flight attendant as she walked by faces a federal charge of abusive sexual contact on an aircraft.
Twenty-four-year-old Evan Nathaniel Castle, of Thornton, Colo., was free on a personal recognizance bond Monday.
FBI agent Martin Daniell says in court documents that Castle allegedly had several alcoholic drinks on Flight 562 from Las Vegas to Denver on Friday morning. He allegedly refused one flight attendant's request to stop using vulgar language and to quiet down, then told a second attendant she was beautiful.
Castle is accused of grabbing the second attendant's buttocks as she passed by his row. He was arrested in Denver after the flight landed.
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The challenge over at TMITA/PCC is brought to us by Kim. She wants us to make a non-traditional card. I made a slider card. My friend Curt posted this type card on his blog recently (found here) and he found it on Heather's Blog which you can find here. She has posted the instructions and a video on how to make it. It was really very simple and my card is super cute in real life. So, I gave it a try. I did make my slits a little longer because I wanted to add my other bunnies to the second and third tier, but that was easy and I did it as I went along. I used my Bic Mark-its to color it and used all scrap paper to make my card, which I love. Added some stickles, the ribbons and the flower and called it complete.
March 15, 2010
Non-traditional Card Challenge
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