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It's been six days since Ryan Miller has been in goal for the Buffalo Sabres. The wait ends tonight when Miller gets the top job in the crease back as the Winnipeg Jets come to First Niagara Center.
Coach Lindy Ruff wasn't giving any hints yesterday but said today he made his decision on the flight home Saturday from Ottawa after Jhonas Enroth posted a 3-2 shootout win over the Senators, his second in two days. Miller's renewed vigor and feistiness during and after Monday's practice had no bearing on the choice, the coach said.
"Everything in this case gets blown out of proportion a little bit,' Ruff said. "Probably Jhonas' numbers (4-0-0, 1.41, .952) are a little unrealistic and Ryan's (0-4, 3.91 in the last four) have taken a hit on some real bad plays by our hockey club at the same time. Any player can go through a tough stretch. In Ryan's situation, he's played good but he hasn't played great and I'll be the first to admit that. It might be a timely save here or there that makes a difference."
Ruff said he's sensed a difference in his team since the seven-minute nightmare Wednesday against Philadelphia that saw Miller get yanked after giving up three goals. The Sabres dominated the final 40 minutes of that game and then put together solid efforts against Calgary and Ottawa.
"I think that was a big wakeup call and I tried to use putting the goalie in without taking a timeout as the opportunity to talk to the team," Ruff said. "The referee was lambasting me at the same time but that situation is an eye-opener. We got off to a good start [to the season]. We were a little off track, a little inconsistent and we need to get back to being a lot harder team on the puck and lot harder team to play against when we don't have it."
Miller declined to speak to the media today. That's a little unusual for him, but there wasn't much new ground to cover anyway after he spoke for six minutes yesterday. And it's not unusual at all in the context of the league. Like starting pitchers in baseball, many NHL goalies don't speak after the morning skate on gameday.
No changes to the lineup. Marc-Andre Gragnani remains in at defense and Mike Weber remains a scratch.
Here the audio from Ruff's chat today with reporters below.
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The 24th annual Nisqually Watershed Festival is a mix of art, music, lectures, walks and family friendly fun that celebrates the 517-square-mile basin. The free event will be held Saturday at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
The festival features walks through the refuge, presentations on the watershed, displays from area conservation organizations and a variety of activities. Attendees should bring their own T-shirt to make a fish print with a Nisqually salmon.
"It is a celebration of the culture, the history, the people who live here, the people who live and play here, the natural resources," said Ashley Von Essen, Nisqually River Council coordinator.
"It's also a celebration of the champions of the watershed. There are so many people doing such good things. We want people to see why so many people have such a passion and why this amazing place is worth saving," Essen said.
The festival draws about 1,200 people each year.
Lectures: The event includes a series of 30 minute presentations on various watershed topics and issues. The lectures will start at the top of each hour, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Among the speakers will be a representative from Cascadia Research Collective talking about marine life. Jim Ross from Mount Rainier National Park will be talking about the first climbs of the mountain. Other topics might include estuary research based on the effort at the Nisqually and conservation programs at Northwest Trek.
New this year: The festival will have a number of new attractions, including Claudia the Chinook that is replacing Fin the Salmon this year. There will be a main stage presentation from Wolf Camp. Young attendees will able to build a bughouse, thanks to Home Depot.
About the refuge: Created in 1974, the refuge covers more than 3,900 acres where the Nisqually River ends its 78-mile journey from Mount Rainier to Puget Sound. The various habitats of the refuge provide a home to more than 300 species of fish and wildlife. The refuge is popular with birders, as 275 species make their home there or use it as a migratory rest stop. The Nisqually Reach Boardwalk Trail is a good place to look for birds. The refuge is open daily sunrise-sunset. The visitor center is open Wednesdays-Sundays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki, and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. Then, Pat meets clinically depressed widow Tiffany, who offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife - provided he agrees to a secret contract that includes giving up football and performing in the next Dance Away Depression competition.
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"This offbeat story has all the markings of a crowd-pleaser." (Publishers Weekly)
Short, Simple, No Spoilers
"Eagles Victory"
Pat has returned home after spending time in a "bad place" with no recollection of the last 4 years. His mother, brother, best friend, and new therapist provide support and are all avid Eagles fans. Pat works out incessantly, reads good works of literature, and tries to be nicer in hopes of finding his way back to his estranged wife Nikki. Photos of the two are gone from the family home and Pat doesn't understand why no one will tell him what happened. He believes if he transforms, she will take him back.
Enter the clinically depressed sister-in-law of his best friend as a blind date and the story takes shape. She is real and visceral and they see each other through the myriad medications and mental road blocks.
Pat speaks to the reader in a straightforward dialogue, often addressing you personally. He refuses to give up or give in to pessimism, believing every cloud has a silver lining. This is a bittersweet love story and with equal parts humor and sorrow. Finishing the book left me with the idea, the only way to move on is to simply let go.
"A remarkable achievement."
Matthew Quick has accomplished several amazing things here, and it's really hard to list them all. First, he has documented the nature of mental illness in general and bipolar disorder in fine detail, the first book (in my experience) to do this in novel form. Second, he has drawn a terrific, touching love story between two people who are both fragile and suffering from loss. They are both determined, nonetheless, to find the "silver linings" in life. Three, he has depicted a suffering family which is trying to cope with a deeply disturbed, isolated and enraged father. Fourth, he has portrayed the love story between a community and its football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The passion that the fans have for their team is almost unimaginable in its ferocity, a love that many men understand and many women cannot. If you are a woman, just think of sports as male emotionality. Fifth (I am counting) he has depicted a very unusual relationship between a therapist and his patient. Cliff, the psychiatrist who follows Pat after his four-year involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital, is also a raving Eagles fan, who delights in jumping out of his chair and doing the Eagles chant. When Pat is puzzled by this (as who wouldn't be), Cliff says, "When I sit in this chair, I am your therapist. When I get out of this chair, I am your friend and fellow Eagles fan." Can you imagine any psychiatrist, if you know any, who could do such a thing?
I have lost track of all that Mr. Quick has done here, but, trust me, it is an awe-inspiring thing. For one in the profession (I am a psychologist), it is all the more astounding. That the book works so well on all of these levels, and more, is just a pleasure. I think Mr. Quick is a young author, and I hope we will hear more from him.
Mr. Porter does a great job with this challenging material. Serious mental illness is frightening, and both these men have done a wonderful job of conveying the torment that these patients suffer. Even so, the book is uplifting. If you have seen the movie, you know that it is wonderful as well, but it is quite different.. A movie has much different rules than a book, and it just can't convey the richness of this work of fiction. The book may be hard to listen to at times, as Mr. Quick does not pull any punches, so just put it down for a while and then come back to it. The book and the movie combined have contributed to the process of destigmatizing mental illness, which is all very much to the good. I am preaching here, so I will stop. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Sorta tedious, but loved the ending"
STORY - This book is told from the viewpoint of Pat Peeples, and it begins with his release from a mental institution. His plight in the real world is unusual and very touching but, due to the simplicity of his thinking, the story quickly becomes repetitive and somewhat dull. It is a short, sweet, easy listen. It is never heavy or particularly sad, and there is occasional humor. Nonetheless, I found my mind wandering and my eyes glancing at the timer, wishing it would move more quickly.
Some reviewers have commented on the important themes explored in the story and how it illustrates the treatment of mentally ill persons, the importance of therapy, etc. I'm sure those themes and messages are all there, but I'm not one to dissect story lines and find hidden meanings. I just want to be entertained and, from that viewpoint, I think some of the repetition could have been toned down a bit. (For instance, "We chanted E-A-G-L-E-S and spelled the letters with our arms and legs" -- you will hear that probably 15 times.)
I don't want to give too much away, but there is a silver lining in the story. The last few hours were really good and the ending is great.
NARRATION - I don't think the performance was a challenging one, but the narrator did a good job.
OVERALL - I would actually rate this book more like a 3.5. It is entertaining, touching and a story that needs to be heard, but bogs down too much in the middle.
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"Not my Favorite"
This is a basic love story hampered by a few reoccurring problems. It's Nicholas Sparks with some sports references and a mental illness arc. My biggest issue was that the main character's mental illness is not so much a characteristic as a plot device. Does he need to have slight amnesia so that the books big reveal remains hidden? Done. Does he need to have a child-like thought process to make him endearing and/or propel the story forward? Done. But his illness is at odds with the other aspects of his character. It seemed a lot less like mental illness and more like stupidity that the author employed as a convenient plot device. The other issue was the prevalent sports theme. While I am not a sports fan and feel that this may have to do with why it irked me, I genuinely disapproved of the manic, frenzied sports mentality that consumed most of the characters. I was fine until it seemed again to be less of a contributing factor to the actual story and more anecdotal filler used at random by the author. And finally, on more than one occasion I felt that I was suspending my disbelief to the point of exhaustion. Another coincidence, another glaring pothole that the reader saw coming from a mile away but none of the characters did, another "but wait how did she know..." or "how in the world did he not know??" because a large portion of the unknown is so obvious that its cliche. I thought I'd put this down once I had reached the middle, because to be honest I just didn't care about the characters or the story and I could see what every character couldn't from an hour in. But a lapse in downloading another book led me to finish it, and it ended as lackluster as I suspected. I would recommend this only if you're a sucker for any sort of love story, and possibly if you're an Eagles fan. Other than that don't bother. Of course I am one negative review amongst a ton of positive, so I could just have awful taste....
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"Fantastic entree to movie appetizer"
Jennifer Lawrence's extraordinary performance saved the movie of this book, but the Matthew Quick's novel filled in the myriad of strange gaps that either the editors or screen writer left me and my companion as we left the theater a bit bewildered. Ray Porter's narration coupled with Quick's excellent dialogue made this incredibly well done story swim by. The way Quick ever so slowly brought us to the understanding of Pat's and Tiffany's traumas was brilliant. The characters in the book are so more complex and compelling than their counterparts in the movie, where they almost became caricatures. Feel like the movie was a trailer to one remarkable book, which I've urged all my friends who saw the movie to read.
"After the movie, worth a read?"
"Life is hard, and children have to be told how hard life can be…So they will be sympathetic to others. So they will understand that some people have it harder than they do and that a trip through this world can be a wildly different experience, depending on what chemicals are raging through one's mind." - Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook
After listening to the novel last year's popular movie was based on, I understand why other readers at Audible.com sing its praises from the mountaintops. The story's protagonist and narrator, Pat, gains a lot of his charm through dry descriptions of his erratic behavior. The ease with which Pat explains his odd, compulsive actions and his simplistic outlook on life result in a very amusing read. I am not a laugh out loud person, which makes watching comedies slightly uncomfortable for me, but I did spontaneously laugh out loud a few times while listening to The Silver Linings Playbook.
The novel is Pat's tale – he stands out from a crowd of slightly flat supporting characters. In the movie, the character of Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) has been fleshed out and amped up to meet Pat (Bradley Cooper) at his level of charm. Jennifer Lawrence's Tiffany steals the show in the film, and in the book Tiffany doesn't have a few of her most memorable scenes.
Another standout feature of the book was its portrayal of the joy of rituals surrounding Pat's beloved football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. I am not a sports fan and I did just do a quick Google search to confirm that the Eagles are, in fact, a football team; however, this book made me understand and appreciate the sheer pleasure of rooting for a team with all your closest friends, yelling chants and getting hyped.
Maybe predictable for the Hollywood version of any story, the movie feels a lot lighter than the book. Extra plot arcs are created to make the movie goer care a bit more. Although laden with humor, the subject matter here is at its core bleak – mental illness, family dysfunction, loss. The jokes based on Pat's narration, clever and fresh at the beginning of the novel, felt stale by its end.
Movies that are better than the book they are based on are rare birds – it takes a vivid, complicated movie to master a novel's plot. Like Fight Club before it, I believe The Silver Linings Playbook has pulled off this feat. The book is charming and witty, but the movie reaches a higher level of creativity.
Matthew Quick has written several books since The Silver Linings Playbook and they all sound worthy of a read.
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"One Exceptional Experience!"
Here is a masterpiece and maybe the best book I have found on Audible, yet it deals with perhaps the hardest subject matter there is in modern literature. There are so many reasons I love this book, its hard to rank them.
But let me start with Ray Porter's narration.I have listed him before in my top 3 performers, but there is no question this one makes him the top narrator on Audible. And that is from a library of over 800 titles. There are alot of emotions and even deadpan dialect within this book and Porter captures it all perfectly.
The story revolves around mental illness, a very sensitive and often tragic subject matter. It does not burden us with diagnosis, yet it blesses us with the healing power of excellent therapy. And there is the perfect amount of humor to keep us interested.
Perhaps what I loved most was Quick's use of classic American literature to provide clever and penetrating metaphors to tell us what the hero is actually facing and/or running from.
The Help. Its groundbreaking literature exmaning mental illness as opposed to race to reveal true human experience.
I have edited 38 national best sellers and had a writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
"So much more than the wonderful movie"
Another reviewer said the movie was "a trailer for the book," and I can't improve on that description. This book was wonderful. If you loved the film, you will find more complex, more fleshed-out characters and situations that are not as pat as a movie script demands.You'll like the book a lot more, I bet.
The narrator nails the psychiatrist's accent, which was one of the most enjoyable parts of this Audible experience for me. The women's voices weren't as distinguishable--slightly higher and quicker than the men's, but that was OK.
I found this to be a fascinating romance of two troubled individuals and their healing.
"Even better than the movie!"
I was expecting this book to be pretty much the same as the movie, which I really enjoyed. The book follows a fairly different story arc than the movie, with less of an emphasis on the dance and the relationship with Tiffany, and more of an emphasis on Patrick's philosophy and recovery...and his love of the Eagles. The narrator was perfect--he captured Pat's boy-like manner, and also did a great accent for Cliff, the Indian psychologist. All in all a really great listen!
"Better than the movie by far, reader was excellent"
Absolutely. Loved the print version but thought Ray Porter's narration was just fantastic. He brought the book alive in ways that reading it just couldn't. It also brought the story alive in ways that the movie wasn't able to do as well.
Pat Peoples. His general attitude as he progresses through the story is just great. Matthew Quick did a great job crafting such an interesting main character.
The tones and emotions he conveyed brought the story alive for me. And, honestly, brought the story alive more than the movie adaption (which was great in its own right) I would tell anyone to read/listen to the book before seeing the movie, or, if you loved the movie, I think you'll like Ray Porter's narration of the book that much more.
Pat Peoples because I think you'd end up having a fascinating discussion and as a Packer fan, I'm happy he doesn't remember the 4th and 26 disaster.
I agree with several reviews that say that this story just makes you smile at the end. And, in today's world, smiling at the end of a story is always a good thing. You owe it to yourself to read or listen to this book.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- For someone who had never scored a regular-season goal in the AHL one week ago, Bobby Raymond has quickly discovered a flair for the dramatic.
The 27-year-old defenseman, initially recalled from the ECHL's Florida Everblades one month ago, scored the game-winning, power-play goal with 21 seconds remaining in regulation as the Checkers pulled out a 2-1 win over the Oklahoma City Barons on Thursday. The game was the first of two back-to-back games in Oklahoma City, where the Checkers are now 6-1-0 in seven all-time visits.
Jeremy Welsh, who had the primary assist on Raymond's goal, opened the scoring with his seventh of the season in the first period. All-star netminder Justin Peters had 23 saves as the Checkers finished the month of January with a record of 9-3-1, good for the third-best month in team history (19 points).
Raymond, who scored his first goal in 51 career AHL games to break a 4-4, third-period tie against Abbotsford on Saturday, saved his best for his final shift against the Barons. With the Checkers on their seventh power play of the game after NHL veteran Brett Clark tripped Luke Pither with 1:37 left in the third period, Raymond crept in from the right point and finished an excellent cross-crease pass from Welsh for the winning goal.
In doing so, Raymond became the first player in the Checkers' three-season AHL history to score game-winning goals in consecutive games. Raymond, who initially signed a professional tryout contract with the Checkers on Dec. 30 before upgrading to an AHL contract on Jan. 22, was the Everblades' top-scoring defenseman with 19 points (8g, 11a) in 30 games at the time of his initial recall.
The Checkers' other goal on the night also came on special teams, with Welsh cleaning up a rebound from Chris Terry's point shot on a power play early in the first period. The goal was Welsh's first since his last game at Oklahoma City on Jan. 11, another power-play strike in the Checkers' 7-0 win. He had spent much of the interim in the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes, where he played one game on Jan. 22.
The Checkers, in the early portion of a four-minute power play at the time, had an immediate chance to add another goal while still on the man advantage but took a penalty of their own to cancel it out – the first of two such instances on the night.
Charlotte finished 2-for-7 on the power play against the Barons, who ranked last in the AHL in penalty killing (77.3 percent) entering the game.
Most of the game was played on even terms, with the Barons' Nathan Deck tying the game with five minutes left in the opening frame. Deck, who also started the season in the ECHL, scored his first career AHL goal after a turnover in the Checkers' zone.
Peters, who picked up the Top Goaltender award at Sunday's All-Star skills competition, ended a two-game losing streak with several sharp saves. Many of those came early in a second period that saw the Barons out-shoot the Checkers 7-0 in the first five minutes, while his best may have come shortly before the game's final power play as he covered up for another defensive-zone turnover to keep the game tied.
At the other end, Barons rookie Olivier Roy did the same, making an outstanding post-to-post glove save to robb the Checkers' Justin Shugg of what looked to be a sure goal in the second period. Roy finished with 27 saves.
The Checkers now get set to play their final game of the season in Oklahoma City on Friday night before going on a seven-day break between games – the longest of the season. The Checkers currently lead the AHL with 46 games played.
NOTES: The road team has won all five games in the season series between Charlotte and Oklahoma City … Terry's assist gives him 12 points in his last 11 games and five in his last four. He also took a game-high five shots on goal … Raymond was one of three players to take a game-high four penalty minutes … Peters has played in all five games against the Barons … With only 22 healthy players, the Checkers did not make a healthy scratch for the first time this season … Forwards A.J. Jenks and Jerome Samson missed the game due to injury.


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Brent had another flub. He just said "and Notre Dame first to PUNT!"
Brent had another flub. He just said "and Notre Dame first to PUNT!"
What a mismatch! Bama can do anything they want to on either side of the ball.
This game should have been Bama vs Florida as they were the two best teams. Florida would have gotten up for this game.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations. Thomas Jefferson
Alabama is making Norte dames d look like a pop Warner team.
Wow what an incredible Irish defense, Manti te'o ffinally made a tackle, in the end zone
7 of the Top 10 Teams could beat Notre Dame, and now they act surprised to see this kind of start.
Brian Kelly said before the game that the "Important Two Minutes" at the beginning and end of the halves would make the difference in the game. If ND doesn't get it in gear, Bama's second string will be in for the second "Important Two Minutes"!!!
"That's a fine dog you got there son. Looks like one of ya'll got the brains and the other one got the driver's license.".
That was Notre Dames best drive;
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Three UMass Medical School faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology through a highly selective peer-review process based on scientific achievement and original contributions to the field of microbiology.
Roger J. Davis, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, H. Arthur Smith Chair in Cancer Research and professor of molecular medicine and biochemistry & molecular pharmacology; Douglas T. Golenbock, MD, professor of medicine and microbiology & physiological systems; and James Reid Gilmore, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular pharmacology, are among 80 microbiologists elected in 20102 to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). They join more than 2,000 fellows representing all subspecialties of microbiology, including basic and applied research, teaching, public health, industry and government service.
Dr. Davis's lab is focused on understanding the molecular mechanism by which growth factors and cytokines regulate cellular proliferation and survival, specifically how MAP kinase signaling pathways, which are initiated at the cell surface, regulate the expression of genes in the nucleus.
The goal of Dr. Golenbock's lab is to characterize phagocytic receptors that recognize the presence of microbes in the context of infectious illnesses, with most of the research focused on Toll-like receptors and Nod-like receptors.
Dr. Gilmore's lab is seeking to understand how proteins reach their final destinations within a cell, specifically the biosynthesis, translocation, processing and folding of proteins in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
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Celebrate Smithfield Festival: The Smithfield Education Foundation will host the 4th Annual Celebrate Smithfield Festival on Saturday, September 29th at The Crossings in Smithfield. This year's Festival will again feature a wide variety of family activities including local merchants, performers and a movie night ("Kicking and Screaming", $2 donation per ticket), as well as showcasing the recent grant award recipients. Festival begins at Noon. Movie begins at dusk.
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Libraries and downtowns matter
Guest columnist Jim Tynen wrote in The Cary News that he is against spending to improve the main Cary library, arguing that paper books will soon be obsolete. While this is not actually true yet, my main observation is that Tynen has obviously not been to this library recently.
As parents of young children, we visit the Cary library during the school year and a few times a week during summer. It is a very busy library that offers many programs and services in addition to paper books – computers, programs for children and adults, helpful librarians and a social meeting place. We also visit the beautiful, newer West Regional Library, also a very busy place, fairly frequently.
Libraries will continue to evolve and are one of the best examples of tax dollars at work, creating public places that foster positive educational and social pursuits.
Also, a recent letter to the editor by Ray Czarnecki said he was against spending to enhance Cary's downtown. Czarnecki wrote that Cary is a suburb of Raleigh and should utilize Raleigh's downtown rather than develop its own.
I disagree. Raleigh does offer great attractions, but Cary needs to have a more vibrant town center too. Our family could easily bicycle to downtown Cary, but going to Raleigh is a car trip.
We want interesting destinations nearby. I would love to take friends to downtown Cary, but as it is, we usually skip it entirely.
We can do better.
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Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, combined with local, state, and federal highway funds, will help set an all-time record for Iowa.
More than $1 billion in state highway projects will be underway this season, but this money includes some projects that were wrapping up from 2008.
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By Bob Belcher
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana —
The tough task of teaching troubled youth got a helping hand in February, incorporating a heritage celebration into an interest-building contest.
Staff and faculty of the Corsicana Residential Treatment Center, best known locally as the State Home, turned the topic of Black History Month into a month-long competition to allow for student creativity and a friendly competition.
The State Home held a door decorating contest, with classrooms in various subjects decorating their own hallway doors with a collage of artwork and displays commemorating Black History Month. The prize for the door judged best by a panel of invited guests — a special luncheon that students helped prepare, served on Thursday.
The English class of Mildred Watkins was judged the number one display. It featured a number of two and three-dimensional creations commemorating events and significant achievements of Black Americans through the years.
The contest severed several purposes for the students — an educational opportunity, and an effort to express themselves creatively — but perhaps most importantly, the recognition that comes with achievement. That, sadly, is something many of the young people at the state-run facility have experienced few times, if any, as a result of their troubled backgrounds.
"It's a learning opportunity for kids, and not just for African-American kids, but for all kids, to have some in-depth exposure to the gifts that African-Americans have offered to the United States, and in some cases, the world," said State Home Principal Shirley Garcia.
Garcia said that the youth at the home are many times just now learning of the significance of the African-American contributions to society, not only because of their own troubled backgrounds, but because black history isn't taught in as much depth as other history topics in schools.
Still, while the youth at the State Home may lack some general knowledge, it hasn't dampened their desire to learn and express themselves creatively. This past month's competition addressed both of those skills.
"They're able to express many of their ideas through drawings, through sculptures, through artistic expression that they may otherwise be unable to express with pen and paper," she said.
The program also gave teachers of many different subjects a way to get involved in a way other than the regular curriculum, she added.
The Black History program was only one of several projects that the State Home utilizes to help kids get more involved and motivated to participate. In January, students participated in the "Day of Action" program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and made "finger-knitted" scarves for distribution to homeless people.
Garcia said the youth at the home look forward to the special opportunities.
"We can't take our kids out on field trips, but we can try to bring as many opportunities to them as we can," she said.
"Many of these kids have never 'won' anything," she explained. "Just the least bit of positive recognition, these kids love it, because they've not been exposed to it in most cases," Garcia said.
"They were behind and some not going to school," added Diana Hughes, Community Relations Coordinator for the State Home.
Hughes relayed the story of a conversation she had with a State Home student who had just earned his GED, giving him praise for his accomplishment.
"He had the funniest look," she said. "I asked him 'what's wrong?' and he said 'nobody's ever talked to me like this.' He didn't know how to be successful before," Hughes said.
Garcia said the special activties for the students do far more than teach a lesson. They inspire them.
"You put them in that element and they're wonderful kids ... they love this stuff," Garcia said. "I am blown away sometimes by the artistic talent.
"We do quite a lot, really, when you consider the fact that we're a 'different kind of school' but yet, we are a school."
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Cardiff dropped points for only the second time in eight Championship games at managerless Huddersfield Town.
Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has labelled Tommy Smith as 'exceptional' after his winning goal at Blackpool.
Cardiff's Tommy Smith says promotion to the Premier League is theirs to lose after opening a 10-point gap at the top.
Cardiff City have signed midfielder Kerim Frei on an emergency one-month loan deal from Fulham.
Cardiff have completed the signing of forward Tommy Smith from Queens Park Rangers on a two-year contract.
Sky Sports sources understand Queens Park Rangers forward Tommy Smith is undergoing a medical at Cardiff City.
QPR winger Tommy Smith has labelled the arrival of Mark Hughes as manager a 'positive move' ahead of a crucial part of the season.
QPR boss Neil Warnock has up to 12 transfer targets but accepts that he will only be able to sign less than half.
Queens Park Rangers have announced the permanent signing of Tommy Smith.
Tommy Smith has completed a loan move to QPR from Portsmouth ahead of a permanent switch in January.
Portsmouth have confirmed the Football League has not sanctioned Tommy Smith's move to QPR.
Queens Park Rangers have added Rob Hulse and Tommy Smith to their ranks on transfer deadline day.
Tommy Smith has told Portsmouth manager Steve Cotterill he is happy to stay at the club.
Steve Cotterill has allayed fears that Tommy Smith and Aaron Mokoena are on the verge of leaving Portsmouth.
Portsmouth manager Steve Cotterill has warned Rangers they will not land Tommy Smith at a bargain price.
Walter Smith has confirmed Rangers are trying to sign Stoke's James Beattie and Portsmouth's Tommy Smith.
Portsmouth have confirmed talks are ongoing regarding a deal to sell Tommy Smith to Rangers.
Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou has rejected a 'derisory' bid for Tommy Smith from Rangers.
Tommy Smith believes the FA Cup final has given Portsmouth an added incentive in the Premier League.
Portsmouth's woes continued on Wednesday after they suffered a double injury blow.
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Availability: Stamford Plaza Adelaide
Premier City ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Premier Park ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Junior Spa SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Superior RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
4-star romantic hotel in Adelaide near Government House
This romantic hotel is located in the heart of Adelaide, walking distance from Parliament House, Government House, and Adelaide Festival Centre. Also nearby are Rundle Mall and Art Gallery of South Australia.
Hotel Features
In addition to 3 restaurants, Stamford Plaza Adelaide features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a nightclub.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature sofa beds, high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Stamford Plaza Adelaide Amenities
- General
In addition to an outdoor pool, Stamford Plaza Adelaide provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and small meeting rooms. 10 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a nightclub, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Stamford Plaza Adelaide is a smoke-free property.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 334
- Number of floors - 20
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Room service (24 hours)
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Sauna
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- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wired high-speed Internet access ( $24.95 AUD /24 hours surcharge )
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge , Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Designer toiletries
- Flat-panel TV
- Dining
Rickshaws Restaurant - This restaurant serves dinner only.
Swish On Terrace - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
TGs Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
- Recreation
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Stamford Plaza Adelaide Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: AUD 32 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): AUD 24.95 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: AUD 20 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: AUD 40 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: AUD 55.00 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
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- Otzi Iceman had genetic predisposition for atherosclerosis: Much the same in ancient peoples as it is today
- Over 80% of patients undergoing interventions for aortic stenosis are in same or better health one year after procedure
- Ablation increases survival for adults with atrial fibrillation
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
- Eating tree nuts results in 'modest decreases' in blood fats and sugars, survey finds
- Time of arrival at hospital impacts time to treatment and survival of heart attack patients
- Congenital heart disease specialists develop nonsurgical technique to correct birth defects in premature infants
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Dementia patients more likely to get implanted pacemakers, says study
- Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
- Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
- Monitoring pulse after stroke may prevent a second stroke
- 3-D images of cardiac dynamics in zebrafish captured
- Gene variant identified as heart disease risk factor for women
- High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- Comparing deep vein thrombosis therapies
- Young women with a heart attack continue to fare worse than men
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Previous stroke, vascular disease: Seniors at higher risk of stroke after heart surgery
- 'Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs
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- Interleukin-10 aids survival of cells transplanted to repair cardiac tissues after MI
- Genetic variations may modify cardiovascular benefit of aspirin
- Sexual abuse in childhood linked to signs of atherosclerosis in midlife
- Eating lean beef daily can help lower blood pressure, study suggests
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- Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers
- 'Obesity paradox': Cardiovascular mortality lowest among overweight patients
- Pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease connected by new study
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- Abdominal aortic aneurysms: Surgeon explains who needs screening, treatment
- Preventing heart disease in New York City children and their caregivers
- History of stroke linked with increased risk of adverse outcomes after non-cardiac surgery
- Stroke risk, death rates fall over past two decades
- Cardiac patients underserved globally due to lack of rehab programs, says researcher
- Reduced range of facial expression indicates serious heart/lung disease
- Changes in generic pill color, shape disrupt use
- New heart procedure safer for women
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- Hispanic Americans need culturally tailored heart care
- Home blood pressure-monitoring kits save insurance companies money
- Breakthrough MitraClip procedure repairs one heart structurally, another emotionally
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- New approach to remove blood clots
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- Early predictor for preeclampsia found by researchers
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- Personality and heart attacks: A new look
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- Cheaper drugs for common heart attack procedure could improve outcomes, save health budgets millions
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- First evidence for painless atrial fibrillation treatment
- Blood donations could help reduce the risk of heart disease in shift workers
- Polyphenols could yield small benefit for people with PAD
- Testosterone therapy does not increase heart attack risk, study shows
- Catheter ablation a first-line treatment for atrial flutter
- Efforts to cut unnecessary blood testing bring major decreases in health care spending
- Adults can undo heart disease risk by changing lifestyle
- Childhood malnutrition linked to higher blood pressure in adults
- Huge savings for health care identified in study
- Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research shows
- Risk factors for chronic kidney disease are present decades before diagnosis
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- Restoring thyroid hormones in heart may prevent heart disease from diabetes
- Marriage and healthy hearts: Correlation between unhappy marital interactions, cardiovascular disease risk
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- Cancer risks increase with complex heart tests
- Hidden origins of pulmonary hypertension revealed by network modeling
- High CD4 cell counts associated with reduced risk of ischemic stroke for those with HIV, study finds
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery may reduce heart disease risk for obese patients with type 2 diabetes
- Rate of hospitalization for severe heart attacks in China quadruples in 10 years
- Quitting smokeless tobacco after heart attack may extend life expectancy
- For gastric bypass patients, percent of weight loss differs by race/ethnicity, study finds
- Diabetes drug, liraglutide, improves risk factors for heart disease
- First demonstration of a self-powered cardiac pacemaker
- Common BPA substitute, BPS, disrupts heart rhythms in females
- Soy supplements appear to be safe, beneficial in diabetic men
- Stroke hospitalizations up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina
- New driver of atherosclerosis offers potential as therapeutic target
- MA healthcare reform does not have early impact on disparities in cardiovascular care
- First Alabamian receives new retrievable, nonsurgical pacemaker
- New research can improve heart health by focusing on gene variant
- Broken gene found to protect against heart disease
- Depression linked to higher heart disease death risk in younger women
- Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling during hospitalization shown in study
- Race a factor in mortality in heart attack patients on anti-clotting drug
- Yoga exercise program tailored for pulmonary hypertension patients
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After several years of silence, the retail floor of Highlands at Morristown Station is finally ready to be occupied.
The Godfather of East Hanover, a brick oven pizza and seafood restaurant located on Route 10, is expanding from that location founded in 1975 and moving into an area of Morristown that has quickly become a hotbed of new business.
Just recently, Panera Bread opened up next door in the Midtown Shopping Center, while across the street , and right next to that . Just a walk down Morris Street, .
The owners of The Godfather recently signed a lease for more than 4,500 square feet of restaurant space at The Highlands at Morristown Station, located next to the Morristown Train Station. They will be the building's first business since opening to residents in fall 2009.
"The overall redevelopment of downtown Morristown that brought quality new housing and thousands of new residents has combined with a significant daytime workforce, active evening leisure crowd and mass public transportation system to create a much-improved retail climate that is resonating with the business community," said Debra Tantleff, a vice president of development at Roseland Property Co., which collaborated with Woodmont Properties to develop and manage The Highlands at Morristown Station, 40 Park, The Metropolitan at 40 Park and Vail Mansion.
"The influx of new dining, boutique shops and convenience services complements the area's existing retail fabric, resulting in a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly setting that epitomizes downtown, urban living."
What a press release from Roseland dubs "a high-end liquor store" also is preparing to open next door to the restaurant. The two new businesses will occupy more than half of the street-level retail space at 10 Lafayette Ave.
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A Google search on the PS Vita yields hundreds of stories about Sony's dual-stick, powerhouse handheld's "disappointing sales." It's too expensive, lacks a decent library of games and worst of all, it's irrelevant since millions of consumers play games for free on mobile phones and tablets. Truth be told, I was thisclose to selling my PS Vita for the same reasons. But now it appears Sony is ready to lay a serious smack down on competitors (and whiny gamers) thanks to three brilliant moves pulled off this week.
Price drop. High price might be the biggest bone of contention for many who have considered buying the PS Vita but have been holding off, waiting for an "inevitable" price drop. Between the device, proprietary memory card, games and accessories, the PS Vita ain't cheap, that's for sure. But now that attractive bundles are available (Call of Duty: Black Ops and Assassins Creed: Liberation for $199 on Black Friday!) it's time to pull the trigger.
PlayStation Plus. The recent Firmware 2.0 update now means the generous PlayStation Plus program of the PS3 extends to the PS Vita. After the firmware update, I received my "Instant Game Collection" I was too cheap to buy the first time around: Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, wipEout 2048 and Jet Set Radio. Nice.
Games. A handheld is only as good as the games it plays and the PS Vita is now firing on all cylinders. In addition to the aforementioned, there's Persona 4 Golden, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Jetpack Joyride, Ragnarok Odyssey, a new Ratchet and Clank in January and Killzone: Mercenary to look forward to. Let's not forget about PlayStation One classics, hundreds of "Minis" and independent games like Retro City Rampage.
Clearly, the PS Vita loves you. Now it's time to love it back.
Get your game on @TClark01.
Optimistic view but the day Vita beats 3DS is only a dream. Sony aren't much interested in price drop and games are just as expensive as console games. I hope sales will pick up before Vita is removed from store shelves.
This is actually not true. As stated on the article, the Vita got a "disguised" Price drop because of the ACIII: Liberation bundle (WiFi + ACIII Liberation + 8Gb card for the price that before only got you the console) and the more expensive games on the Vita are 40 USD, 20 dollars cheaper than PS3/X360 games, and the same as 3DS games. And that's not even counting smaller titles like Sound shapes or Escape plan which are cheaper.
In reality, I still can't explain why this beast of a machine is being outsould by the 3DS.
Haha, no.
How did Skyzard get a job at Forbes?
This reads like a fanboy post from a Sony forum or something.
the 3ds says hello
I agree, I was originally pretty into the vita when it was announced but at that time I didn't really feel like the price justified what it was going to have at launch personally. Within the past 3 or so months though I've been getting pretty hyped for all the indie developers that are starting to hop on with vita (because of the ease of porting to it I suppose), with games like Snapshot, Guacamelee, Lone Survivor, Mutant Space Blobs, Retro City, possibly Hotline Miami & more coming out or already released (not to mention the retail games like Soul Sacrifice coming out) I'm pretty happy I decided to get the Assassins creed bundle!
I'm sorry, but this post is almost pure optimism. And when you're talking about optimism and comments like "Crush handheld competitors" it's very unprofessional and you know it. The Vita was outsold 47-to-1 against the 3DS last week and the reason is because of the lack of handheld-specific franchises that STILL are not present on the Vita. Sony have tried to appeal to a console specific demograph who are clearly not interested in pursing handhelds, as evident by the worldwide sales and it's showing NO movement in those numbers.
So please, instead of making articles where you can make a list war and start going off with such unrealistic statements please just realise that barely any of those games will ever make a dent and have the presence of Nintendo's own Animal Crossing/Pokemon, or even Capcom's own Monster Hunter. THOSE are franchises which move numbers, and as PROVEN to us by the facts, a small amount of niche/console specific franchises do NOT.
Also, PlayStation Plus is literally a feature that no-one will ever know about unless they are pursing it themselves.
I don't think a score of 3.5/10 or 35/100 is going to make much of a dent. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/call-of-duty-black-ops-declassified
Saw your comment and had to reply, even if it meant making an account- Ps Plus has it's own tv adverts and is all over a great many websites so people will find out about it. Whats Gravity rush, Unit 13 any one of a number of the indie games amd psn store games like escape plan if not handheld exclusive titles? God knows why anyone would want to willingly give CAPCOM money these days no matter how much they love their games, they've become greedy as hell-their recent dlc every week stratagey and it's pricing should make that clear and pokemon games are almost identical to the last for the past 3 generations I'm suprised people still buy them but the main ones are animal crossing/nintendogs which are meh games to most people but are why the 3ds sells so well to kids (also ose games are available on nintendo's home consoles.
Saw your comment and had to reply, even if it meant making an account- Ps Plus has it's own tv adverts and is all over a great many websites so people will find out about it. Whats Gravity rush, Unit 13 any one of a number of the indie games amd psn store games like escape plan if not handheld exclusive titles? God knows why anyone would want to willingly give CAPCOM money these days no matter how much they love their games, they've become greedy as hell-their recent dlc every week stratagey and it's pricing should make that clear and pokemon games are almost identical to the last for the past 3 generations I'm suprised people still buy them but the main ones are animal crossing/nintendogs which are meh games to most people but are why the 3ds sells so well to kids (also those games are available on nintendo's home consoles.)
Well, actually, the Vita has a bunch of handheld specific games, such as Escape plan, Gravity Rush, Little Deviants, the upcoming game by Media Molecule that I can't remember the game right now and who knows what they've got in store for us in the future.
And besides that you've got cross compatible games like Wipeout and All Stars Battle Royale, "transfarring" games like MGS HD, minigames collection like Frobisher says… well, you've got a plethora of games to choose from, really.
Also, hi Neogaf!
Also, hi NeoGAF.
Goddamn glitchy comment system bloating up some guys' fanboy blog…
I apologise.
It's an excellent system that deserves success. It's been frustrating to watch the continuous calls for the death of the Vita when its a device that, if people would just sit down and use it, they would love. Hopefully it'll start to sell, because Sony is doing everything right at the moment.
I'm holding out for that 'killer game' of all killer games – God of War. This was the title that made me appreciate the power of the original PSP.
In my another opinion [sooy about my poor language]
Price drop – After downgrade rating to Junk.I don't think Sony can sale product loss to much. Investor'll not happy product loss.
At first Sony made mistake to announced price wars to Nintendo.When Nintendo counter attack Sony can't fight back because Sony can't loss more than that.
PS+ – It's good and bad. Good it's cheap.
And bad it's hurt sale game why people buy new game with full price when they can get cheap and free in one years. I don't know 3rd party happy with PS+ or not.
Games -
In western market Vita had Competitions with IOS/Android (WindowsPhone8 ?) not Nintendo.
I think the big mistake of Sony is target Wrong Competitions .[liked past they never care korea product price,and never care Microsoft Xbox360]
I saw some exclusive game Vita moved to android.[Sumioni, Orgarhythm ]
Sony love western market than his Japanese market [See Sony developer and GT is popular in Europe]
Developer western have 2 group. One love market smartphone and two want powerful hardware like PC/Console more than handheld like 3DS/Vita.
Now game handheld is Japanese's market. (From Graph market share in website Nintendo ir.)
- PsP can survive because it's had only Monster Hunter series to take Million copy in Japan.But It's worst in western market.
Vita will no future in Japan because
- Nintendo successful to contact with CAPCOM to get exclusive from them.
I see rumor because of Inafune blame CAPCOM and he moved to Sony[see game exclusive Vita and release month.].
That's why CAPCOM Kill Game from Inafune's MEGAMAN seies.
After lost one million sellers to appeal customer where the futer of vita in Japan?
And no Exclusive best game future from Japan to western market how Vita will Crush Handheld Competitors?
I was hopefull of a interesting article but i feel its missed that chance to talk about the reasons why the majority of people feel that way and its not about price its the treatment of sonys biggest franchise (uncharted) and the biggest shooter inthe world (call of duty).
Both where full priced games and neither had the same polish or effort as their consolse sister games.
The games need to be a sgood as their console sisters or they should be $30
The call of duty vita game does the system more harm than good and looks liek nothin more than a cashin.
Well I certainly hope so. I've got every gaming system out there (bar the Wii U) and the Vita is probably my favourite of the bunch. It's already host to a range of great games and the tech itself is well built and offers plenty of bang per buck.
I think Vita's biggest problem is that it's simply too close to the abilities of a good smart phone or tablet for people to take the plunge. The dedicated gaming controls and high quality games are enough to distinguish it to core gamers, but that's an ever dwindling niche.
Personally, I think Sony need to do something along the lines of the Wikipad. Sony already produce an Xperia branded tablet, but like the Vita, it's struggling to make it's mark as a high quality but – relatively – high priced non-Apple device.
Playstation is still a top shelf brand, so why not bring it together with the Xperia line?
They've already made a good start with Playstation Mobile, a service which has already released a number of high quality games, but why not go the whole way? Roll Vita development into Playstation Mobile 2.0, and release a flagship gaming tablet.
I like the Vita OS, but it's not going to catch Android anytime soon. I think they could create a device which ran Android but was also capable of running a Vita mode to handle the games and friends network.
In the meantime, I hope the recent sales spurt can be sustained. I'd recommend the hardware to any serious games enthusiast, and I hope Sony continue to support it.
You guys realize that this is a commercial, right? Look at the ForbesBrandVoice at the top. This was payed for by Sony.
Unless I completely misunderstood something. Then, please tell me. Politely.
I've always been a huge supporter of Sony's portable gaming devices (heck, I owned 3 PSPs at one point), but unfortunately a person has to face the facts: Nintendo will always consistently beat Sony in the handheld gaming market.
This is due to a few very key things; Sony has always been very bad at effective advertisement and marketing, whereas Nintendo has always been amazing at it. For every one Sony AD I see, I've already viewed at least 30 Nintendo ones. Every look in retail stores? What products do those stores feature? Always Nintendo product. A contributing factor is simply because Sony doesn't really reach out to retailers, provide displayers, and rarely provides information packets for the retail associate to learn about their product.
While yes, Sony has always been light years ahead of the competition in terms of technology, that really doesn't do anything for the average consumer, because let's face it — the average consumer is a moron with technology. People want what is easy, fun, and understandable. Nintendo makes that a breeze with an interface so insanely simple it actually annoys me with it's simplicity.
And then we have the issue with games. Sure, the Vita has a few great exclusives on it like Little Big Planet and such, but the game library is tiny and mostly filled with either heavily outdated PS1 games, or cut-and-paste ports that came as an afterthought from another system. That's a huge problem with a handheld that boasts itself as a gaming destination. It's the lack of popularity (and Sony's brutal parade of propriety everything) that scares potential developers away. Unfortunately, it feeds the vicious cycle.
In contrast to Sony, Nintendo has an ocean of games on all of their handheld systems with loads of developers that jump at the chance to make a game for them. They've got games that appeal to just about every audience, too. Sony doesn't even bother trying to appeal to the family and child audiences.
Sony's redeeming factor is that they truly have the superior device — a device that is not only a gaming system, but a full-pledged multi-media system. The only problem is that one one really knows about it … or cares.
Really why dont these companies do any research before they talk or create a product, ask your salesmen how the product is doing , or even better what they think (salesmen) of the product before launching it , why? because a salesman knows what a customer is looking for in which product and how they want it .
Dont just throw a windows phone in the market and expect it to sell like crazy
or a PS VITA a product that doesnt really sell that much to begin with.
Camera quality , user interface and the ability to be able to function simple tasks is important in devices.
Windows downfall is its ability to integrate with other products just like blackberries are going gone, Windows will soon be out the window…
Laughable. The numbers discredit everything you say here and the Vita is the tip of the iceberg as far as missteps for Sony are concerned.
"A handheld is only as good as the games it plays and the PS Vita is now firing on all cylinders."
Really? Then why wasn't the Vita even mentioned at E3 this year? Oh sorry, you probably don't know what E3 is considering how out of touch you are. Here, let me help: E3 is a big convention for those games you can play on the TV and on those little boxes the whippersnappers carry around that look like little TV's!
Seriously, I know Sony paid you to say something nice about them, but try to make it a little less obvious next time.
How does "PS Vita will crush the competition" = "a little optimism smiley face" :P
I really hope the vita will triumph and claim its rightful place as the best handheld gaming device ever created, till now. I am a technology geek, so the vita is like a diamond gem in my eyes. To me, the vita and its games are all worth the price. Sadly, not everyone agrees with that.
I do not have a Vita, but my brother-in-law does. I've had an opportunity to play with it and I believe it is a great console. It has some great apps on it that expands its ability to crossover into the social networking community. I expecially like the FB and Skype features.
Unfortunately, my brother-in-law bought it for games and is severly disappointed right now in the lack of choices. I think the PS Vita can make things competitive if Sony lowers the price. The library seems to be growing for 2013 and it could mean light at the end of the tunnel. But I think they need to lower the price first and foremost. Even if the game library grows, I won't get it for the price it is selling for currently.
Hopefully, Sony will come up with some good ideas for this little console with much potential.


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Altum Flora (Stripe) 3-3.5"
Altum Flora (Stripe) 3.5-4"
Altum Flora (Stripe) 4"-5"
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Blue Angel 3.5-4"
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Blue Cobalt 3"-3.5"
Blue Cobalt 3.5-4"
Blue Moon Heckel Cross 4.5-5"
Blue Moon Heckel Cross 5-5.5"
Checkerboard Pigeon 2.5-3"
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Checkerboard Pigeon 4.5-5"
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Red Scarlet 3.5-4"
Red Scarlet 4.5-5"
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AngelfishUSA/DiscusUSA is very pleased with the results from the 2014 NADA Discus Show this past weekend in Austin, TX, with 4 awards....