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Almost as troubling as the tragedy itself was the realization that Tuesday's situation was one in a line of deadly incidents in Randolph County this year.
Those events have included the fatal shooting of an elderly woman in Kerens, allegedly by her husband. Residents also were shocked by the shooting of a state trooper near one of the county's high schools, and the fatal stabbing of a student outside another.
The sheer number of violent incidents we've seen in Randolph County this year is a cause for community concern, but it must also be a motivation for change as we enter 2013.
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Families and survivors of truck crash fatalities and injuries joined May 7 in Washington D.C. to share their stories and voice support for new legislation.
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Pina Arrington of Goose Creek lost her husband Scott in a truck crash in 2012 when a truck driver turned sharply to the right, crossed two lanes of traffic, and slammed into her husband.
"On April 9, 2012, I lost my husband, Scott Arrington, in a truck crash," Arrington told Congress. "Scott was heading to work in North Charleston when a truck driver, who had been sitting in the center median, got tired of waiting on traffic.
"Maybe he was under pressure to get his load delivered. He turned sharply to the right, crossed two lanes of traffic and slammed into my husband. Scott died at the scene from blunt force trauma.
"That day, my family joined the thousands of other families who lose loved ones each and every year in preventable truck crashes. More can and must be done to stop these tragedies that not only kill and severely injure people but also devastate parents, children, siblings, family, friends, and communities."
Arrington and others urged Congress to take action in the 15 worst states for truck crash fatalities to better protect their motorists. In descending order from the worst, the 15 states are North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Mexico, Kansas, Indiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Iowa, South Carolina, Idaho and Nevada.
"In my state of South Carolina, which has the shameful slot of 13th most dangerous, truck crash deaths increased an astonishing 36 percent from 2010 to 2011," Arrington said. "Compared to the 9 percent national increase in truck crash fatalities during that same time, this is completely unacceptable.
"What happened to my husband Scott is not an accident. The unacceptably high numbers of truck crash deaths and injuries are the result of bad actors in an industry choosing profit ahead of safety."
Arrington said that the trucking industry's request to add more weight to vehicles would be a mistake: "The laws of physics dictate that if we add more weight to trucks, they will produce more force when they crash, and result in greater damages. We must stop the industry's push to add 25 percent more weight to already dangerously heavy trucks."
The Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA), sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) will freeze current federal truck size and weight limits, close existing loopholes that allow operation of overweight trucks, and establish an enforcement program to ensure accountability.
Supporting the SHIPA introduction were dozens of survivors of truck crashes from around the country.
"Every year more than 4,000 people are slaughtered on our nation's highways while corporate trucking and shipping interests continue to push Congress for heavier trucks," Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) Chair Joan Claybrook said. "Heavy trucks are deadly, dangerous and destructive. Families are paying with their lives and with their wallets."
A new national poll conducted for the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) by Lake Research Partners shows overwhelming support for truck weight limitations, and opposition to holding taxpayers responsible for paying for infrastructure damage caused by heavier trucks: 68 percent oppose heavier trucks, with 47 percent strongly opposed.
According to the poll, 88 percent of Americans do not want to pay higher taxes for the damage caused by heavier trucks with 75 percent strongly opposed.
The Truck Safety Coalition released a report ranking the states on truck crash fatalities for 2011, the most recent data available.
TSC's "Sorrow to Strength" conference brings together for four days of remembrance, workshops and meetings with Members of Congress and U.S. Department of Transportation officials to advance truck safety.
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Atherosclerotic vascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Western world. The most important modifiable risk factor, partly influenced by genetics and partly by lifestyle factors, is dyslipidemia.
Since their introduction around 20 years ago, statins, which inhibit a key enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), have become the mainstay of medical treatment to lower LDL cholesterol. Although they produce only a 30% risk reduction, most statins have historically experienced blockbuster sales (>$1 billion). During 2006, however, revenues from two leading statin products—Zocor (simvastatin, Merck) and Pravachol (pravastatin, Bristol Meyers Squibb)—declined by 69% and 63%, respectively, as these drugs lost marketing exclusivity in the U.S. The resulting influx of low-cost generics adversely impacted the remaining patented statins.
New lipid-modifying products would ideally have become available to replace the aging statins, but this process has not been smooth sailing. In 2002, Merck introduced Zetia (ezetimibe), which targets the intestinal Niemann-Pick C1 Like 1 protein and inhibits cholesterol absorption. Ezetimibe is now available as a combination tablet with simvastatin—Vytorin (Inegy, outside the U.S.)—and has become a blockbuster product with world sales in 2007 exceeding $5 billion (70% in the U.S.). Unfortunately, ezetimibe encountered a couple of setbacks this year, and its midyear U.S. sales were down 16% in 2007.
The dyslipidemia market now faces flat or slowly growing sales until the next convulsion sometime after 2010, when Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's best-selling drug, loses market exclusivity. Still, the market is basically healthy. It is nowhere near saturation, and prescription volumes are continuing to increase at a steady rate.
What can pharmaceutical companies do to safeguard revenues? Litigation against future generic competitors is clearly an option, and one which Pfizer is already exploring, with some success. Another option, for manufacturers of branded statins retaining marketing exclusivity but experiencing competition from other generic statins, is to promote their particular benefits—through postmarketing trials. For example, the most reliable way to protect revenues in the medium and long term is to introduce novel branded products. The most straightforward of these include combination therapies. Unlike statins, the agent niacin (vitamin B3, given in gram doses) is effective in raising HDL cholesterol as well as lowering triglycerides. Niacin/statin combinations are currently receiving close scrutiny, since several small studies have suggested that they could reduce cardiovascular event rates by 70–90%. Other companies are targeting the GPR109A niacin receptor, which appears to mediate its most prominent lipid-related effects.
In the long term, the industry needs to develop more new chemical entitities (NCEs) to treat dyslipidemia more effectively. In our survey of the dyslipidemia drug landscape, we identified over 178 products (including successful launched products) aimed at 45 molecular targets. Those targets managed to attract two or more drugs (Figure).
Launched agents target mainly HMGCR (statins) and PPARs (fibrates). PPARs are numerically the most popular targets overall. Agents aimed at them include PPAR alpha, PPAR gamma, PPAR delta, PPAR alpha/gamma, PPAR delta, and PPAR pan agonists. These are intended to influence various aspects of the metabolic syndrome, but are being hindered by their toxicity.
The most advanced drug class with no launched members inhibit the plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). Pfizer's torcetrapib was an early contender, but the agent proved toxic and was discontinued in 2006. Roche and Merck have recently advanced their CETP product candidates into Phase III trials.
Several RNA interference (RNAi) agents are still at the preclinical phase, but may take a shorter than average time to reach the clinic.
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"I used to live, eat and sleep by an exercise schedule, and I couldn't enjoy myself if I didn't exercise. And then I realized, What a waste of time! My soft parts are probably never going away," the Letters to Juliet star, 24, tells Self magazine in its June issue.
She works out moderately, running for 30 minutes five days a week and doing pilates on the weekends. She's also not totally starving herself. "I mean, at the end of the day, if you can't have a Girl Scout cookie and a piece of cheese, what is life all about?" she asks.
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Asked if she has advice for young women struggling in their work, Seyfried points to her own career – and is clearly a bit skeptical about her sudden rise to prominence. "I've been an up-and-comer for so long," says the actress, who made her debut in 2004's Mean Girls. "Now everybody is telling me that I'm having 'a moment.' I'm like, 'All right, how long does that last?' "
She also talks about the tough decisions she's had to make between spending time with her family and with her boyfriend, Mamma Mia! costar Dominic Cooper.
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Buffalo Sabres fans are angry about the NHL lockout. No surprise there. And their feelings extend to both sides. But while several who talked to The Buffalo News in phone interviews or comments via email and Twitter say they might cut down on their ancillary spending on things like concessions and merchandise, most aren't making the ultimate rollback.
Almost no one is canceling their season tickets.
The lockout may be testing their faith in their sport, but it's not changing the fans' belief in their team.
The Sabres have 15,400 season ticket-holders and more than 3,000 others on a waiting list for tickets known as the Blue & Gold Club. Even though the lockout has stretched past 100 days and wiped out more than half of the 2012-13 season, the team reports just 15 accounts have canceled – accounting for fewer than 50 tickets.
On top of that, only about 20 percent have opted for refunds on the canceled games. The rest have kept their money with the team, earning 4 percent interest that will be refunded on credits for future tickets, merchandise or concessions.
Several other top hockey markets have similar circumstances with most Canadian teams having few longtime fans turning away.
The Pittsburgh Penguins last week reported just 45 accounts canceled, while the Philadelphia Flyers say their cancellation rate on season seats is less than 200.
In spite of those numbers, if you want a classic capsule of fans' feelings you simply need to look to the Twitter feed of First Niagara Center season ticket-holder Kate Holzemer of Buffalo.
"A lockout is such a violation of the fan/sport relationship," tweeted Holzemer, a violist in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra who has two seats in the 100 level. "We give you money, YOU GIVE US SPORTS. We don't care about your bullhonkey, NHL."
Told about the Sabres' renewal rate among its top customers, Holzemer wasn't surprised.
"It's really an impossible situation for season ticket-holders," she said. "I'm mad, but I know I won't be mad forever, and I might never get my tickets back if I gave them up now."
The Sabres had a 99 percent renewal rate for tickets for this season, an astonishing total for a team that didn't make the Stanley Cup playoffs last year and has not won a postseason series since 2007. But the experience at First Niagara Center, combined with a pricing structure that makes season tickets in Buffalo one of the best deals with the NHL, has most people keeping their seats.
The Sabres, particularly owner Terry Pegula, have plenty of good equity built up with fans.
While the Boston Bruins may have a major PR issue to deal with because Buffalo-based owner Jeremy Jacobs has been at the center of the league's hard-line negotiating stance, Pegula has not had any active role in the negotiations.
"I may be mad at Gary Bettman, Don Fehr, et al, but I feel confident in saying that it's not Terry Pegula's fault, nor the fault of any of his players or other employees, that this lockout has dragged on this far," wrote Mike Tracz of Lockport, who sits in the 300 level. "A small part of me thusly feels like I'd be unfairly punishing the Sabres for boneheaded decisions made by the league they just so happen to be a member of, by canceling my season tickets."
"I won't get rid of my tickets because I don't see this ownership as part of the problem, and I believe if there is one owner out there that truly wants to just get back on the ice, it's Pegula," wrote Joe Shadle from Williamsville, who has six seats in the 200 level for personal use and six in the 100s for business purposes.
"However, this whole experience has made me understand how little I, and all other fans, truly matter to both the [Players Association] and NHL. The last lockout seemed to have a purpose with the need for a salary cap, revenue sharing and even some rule changes that came to temporarily make the game more enjoyable. This lockout is purely money and ego driven."
Andre Vitale of Rochester, a season ticket-holder since 2000, had a similar thought. "I am behind the Sabres 100 percent," he said. "I support the players, and I do not blame Pegula. I think he's staying out of it intentionally. When the season starts, I will be there screaming for my team and the players on that team."
Then there's Kevin Pritchard of Buffalo. He's one of the few who gave up his season seats, two in Section 121 and two in Section 212.
"I will not spend one dollar on hockey this season," Pritchard said. "And if they cancel this season, I won't spend a dollar on hockey in 2013-14. Only way I could guarantee that was not getting tickets."
Pritchard's family had season tickets in the corner oranges of Memorial Auditorium, and he said he bought his tickets in 2005 following the last lockout in support of ownership. And now?
"I'm not mad at the Sabres. They've done a great job. I support Terry," Pritchard said. "It's just how else can I express my displeasure? I understand people don't want to lose them and won't do what I did, especially since I didn't have to struggle to get them like they might have.
"I'm just a little surprised more people haven't reached that tipping point. I get the fans who became fans in the Drury-Briere era. I can't imagine more of the people my age (42) feeling like I do."
Perhaps some do."
"The money I already have in their 'account' ... is a reason I will probably stay a season ticket-holder for this season and go through with canceling them from next season on," said Stephen Walczyk of Depew, who has two seats in the 300 level. "There has to be a way for fans to take a stand, and this is the only way I know how. Some don't view this lockout as such a slap in the face as I do, but that's what it is to me. The owners and players are fighting over, mostly, our money.
"I know the building won't be empty for the first game back. That's my pipe dream. But I certainly hope that it can be a SILENT building. That would send a message, I think."
Many ticket-holders contacted also expressed concern at how the lockout will affect the secondary ticket market. In Buffalo, it's common for season ticket-holders to essentially "fund" a large chunk of their account for the regular season by reselling some of their games – especially high-priced ones against Canadian teams like Toronto and Montreal – on sites like StubHub to recoup their money.
And while high-profile opponents will probably still be attractive to other fans on the Web, many say it will now be almost impossible to sell tickets to games against less-attractive teams like Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina or the New York Islanders.
So no matter who's in the seats, what happens when hockey comes back?
"I will continue to keep my seats and go to games, but I don't know how I'll react when I do," said Steve Bauman of Hamburg, who has two seats in the 300s. "I don't know if I will be as emotionally invested. Prior to this situation, I would have classified myself as an avid fan. I don't know if I will continue to be. As for more casual fans, the league could be in trouble."
"If I was convinced that it would be easy to get my current seats back, I'd probably consider an outright cancellation," Tracz said. "But although I'm angry right now, living through the last lockout taught me that this anger will likely subside. I don't want to make an emotionally rooted decision right now that I might regret two years down the road."
Still, there's a certain feeling of hopelessness among fans waiting for this lockout to end.
Tweeted Holzemer: "Oh, hockey fans. We're such a bunch of Charlie Browns. She's gonna pull the football away. She does this EVERY time."
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Tiffin reports
Billy Bright, 24, of Tiffin, was charged with assault for an incident on July 13.
Cory J. Sours, 27, of Tiffin, was charged with criminal trespass Friday.
Nathaniel L. Jackson, 31, of Tiffin, was charged with criminal trespass Friday.
A 17-year-old girl was charged with theft and juvenile delinquency Friday night.
Paige M. Rochester, 19, of Tiffin, was charged with assault Saturday.
A man went to the station Sunday evening to report his vehicle had been entered while it was parked in a city parking lot.
A 200-block Tomb Street caller reported Sunday evening a wallet was taken from an unlocked vehicle.
A first-block Darby Court man reported Sunday night his house had been broken into.
A 300-block North Water Street woman reported early Monday morning her daughter stole money out of her purse.
A first-block Hunter Street woman reported early Monday morning she saw a man inside of her vehicle. He then ran away.
A first-block Clinton Avenue man reported Monday morning his vehicle had been entered overnight. He also reported there was a strong odor of smoke inside of it.
A caller from Fort Ball RV & Auto Sales, 582 N. Sandusky St., reported Monday morning three campers had been entered and TVs were taken.
A 100-block Second Avenue caller reported Monday morning a garage was entered last week and items were taken.
A 300-block West Market Street man reported Monday morning his girlfriend hit him in the face and she was trying to stop him from calling the police.
A 100-block Erie Street man reported Monday morning his girlfriend's aunt choked and scratched him.
Two vehicles on Ohio Avenue were reported entered Monday morning. A vehicle in the first block of John Street and a vehicle in the 300 block of Clinton Avenue also were reported entered.
Audrey E. Cook, 28, of Tiffin, was charged with domestic violence Monday.
County reports
Brent M. Phillips, 22, of Marion, was charged with possession of marijuana Friday.
Edgar Vazquez Resinos, 27, of Tiffin, was charged with domestic violence Saturday.
A 12000-block West TR 114 woman reported Sunday afternoon her house had been broken into while she was gone for a couple of days.
A 200-block State Street woman reported Sunday evening her daughter beat her and took off with the car keys.
A 3000-block West CR 14 woman reported Sunday night items were missing from her house.
A woman went to the station Monday morning to report a bad check.
A caller reported Monday morning a lawn mower was stolen from Woodlawn Cemetery on South TR 173.
Fostoria reports
A physical fight was reported Monday morning in the 1600 block of North Countyline Street. Police were unable to locate anyone.
A 500-block Miller Avenue woman reported check fraud Monday morning.
A caller from Fostoria Iron & Metal, 636 Spruce St., reported Monday afternoon a person walked in with siding from a residence they owned. Possible charges are pending.
A 400-block West Lytle Street man reported Monday afternoon his medication had been stolen.
Tiffin fire
Firefighters were called to 424 E. Market St. Monday morning for an animal problem.


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on May 14, 2013 - 12:00 AM
The overnight chill felt like a march back to late winter – as the balmy summerlike air that enveloped the region earlier this month gave way to freeze warnings Monday night.
But there was good news, to go along with the bad: The region has had such nice temperatures lately that it should have helped plants cope with the cold snap.
"We've got a lot of warmth stored in the soil," said Bill Hibbert, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, late Monday. "Think of it as blocking the heat loss."
And the bone-chilling temperatures aren't expected to last.
Temperatures are expected to moderate today as partly sunny conditions with highs in the upper 50s are expected. Overnight lows today will be in the mid-40s, with the mercury expected to climb back into the 70s during the days from Wednesday through Sunday with overnight lows in the 50s.
But Monday, residents around the area were advised to protect tender vegetation, which could be susceptible to the chilly temperatures.
Hibbert said the freeze was expected to set in from midnight to 3 a.m. in suburban areas and more in the range of midnight in rural areas.
"The worst of it will be away from the lakes, in wide-open, low-lying areas," Hibbert said.
Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Orleans and Genesee counties were put under a freeze warning from the National Weather Service through 8 a.m. today thanks to cold air that arrived over the weekend.
Just days removed from a week-plus streak of sunny days in the upper 70s, a trace of snowfall was reported Sunday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, marking only the second time on the date that snow has been measured, the Weather Service reported. The other time was 1938.
"We just have kind of a cold air mass above us now," said Dan Kelly, Weather Service meteorologist. Speaking of the chilly Mother's Day, he said, "We had a mix of ice pellets and very small hail."
Kelly said the first 10 days of May were "above normal" for temperature, but Saturday, Sunday and Monday fell far below the normal high of 66 degrees and low of 46 degrees.
Last year, Buffalo Niagara's apple crop experienced widespread destruction after an early-spring warm stretch crashed under subfreezing temperatures during the last week of April.
This week, said Hibbert, the decrease "is not going to be to that degree or that extent. This is treatable," he said.


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|Thursday December 20th, 2012
Last night around 9:40 an officer came to respond to a 911 call at my house... I was outside and opened the door and my 2 Pit Bulls came outside… They did not bark, growl, charge at the officer or show any sign of aggression towards him... The officer yelled at me to grab my dog... I am 7 months pregnant… I bent down in time to grab him from the hips but it was to late the officer had already fired a shot that grazed my female pit bull on her lip and hit my other dog at the neck... He instantly went down, Not to mention that the officer could have shot me too while I was holding my dog. This all happened at my property, two steps away from my door. My husband ran outside and started yelling at the cop and asked him why he shot my dog and the officer said it was because "HE WAS A PIT BULL"... At this point I was on the ground holding Chino and telling him to cross over the rainbow bridge... My husband was running around the neighborhood looking for our injured pit bill... Once chino passed I started to tell the officers to please not to shoot my other dog that was able to get away from the officer.This is another perfect example of someone learning the hard way why you should never call the police. [NOAD]
I also have to mention that after some time I was put in an ambulance because I was hyperventilating and the medics said that my blood pressure was elevated due to the situation, I also feared that anything would happen to my unborn baby. They asked to take me to the hospital but I refused to leave my dogs side, especially because one was still missing and was scared that the officers might shot her again. My husband was able to find my injured dog and had to take her to the emergency vet and got some stitches on her lip.
The officer who took the shots disappeared after a while and I also have to say that the officers didn't seem to show any concern or remorse about what they did, first there were like 10 police cars but after a short time they were leaving and only 4 or 5 officers stayed back, and it didn't seem like a crime scene anymore because they were gathered around in a circle laughing and smiling. I don't know if they were making fun of my husband because he was running around the neighborhood looking for my injured dog. They were also rude to my husband telling him that they were going to arrest him because he was being agitated because he couldn't find our other dog and because now I was sitting in an ambulance fearing that something could happen to me or our unborn child. One officer even pushed my husband because he stepped over the crime scene yellow tape. They told him more than one time that they were going to arrest him but luckily my husband was able to avoid it. My husband has spent 8 years in the Marine Corps and has and idea how cops will find a reason to make an arrest.
I'm still in shock and not emotionally right after seeing my baby being shot and killed in front of me. My husband is not in his best mental state either and is doing whatever possible to find someone who can help us bring justice to our dogs. We ended up with veterinarian bills to get my other Pit Bull stitches and might have to take her back tomorrow because it's almost been 24 hours since the shooting and she won't eat or drink any water. I also had to miss work today because I'm not emotionally stable to function at work and I might not be able to be working tomorrow either. I also have to see my doctor to make sure that everything is fine with me and my unborn baby, because I have been felling a pressure on my stomach and haven't been able to eat or sleep.
Today we have been calling lawyer offices and went to the police station trying to file a report directly on the officer and they said the statements we made yesterday would be sufficient and they couldn't give us a copy... They will not let us file a report against the officer who shot my two dogs. We tried going to the Sheriff's office and they said they couldn't help us either.


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People hungry for Windows Phones, Lumia 920 tops sales chart
0. phoneArena 15 Nov 2012, 09:20 posted on
If the UK sales chart of retailer Expansys is to be of any indication, the Nokia Lumia 920 seems to be doing quite well right now, as it's currently owning the top spot...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
O no no no this is good news...! There lieing fake hype?
2. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
not even gonna bother been nice, just shut up troll
3. SherlockHolmes (Posts: 125; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Seriously he is an a**hole !!
Pissing on every article !!
4. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3751; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
You're worth the number of thumbs down you get and not worth the ups!!!
17. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
Lying you nitwit.
22. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
oh come on mate....stop acting like your name or your pic...Lumia 920 is a very nicely built phone with a very refreshing OS....its no surprise its doing well...Respect That!
51. darkkjedii (Posts: 21204; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I'm gonna try the Lumia, and give true unbiased review.
5. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3751; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
This is great news for Nokia...and Microsoft!!!
Cannot be more happy for them...sans Ballmer!
32. wendygarett (unregistered)
And I never thought moto xoom can be at top 8 lol...
6. husfus (Posts: 62; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Troll sees red number as green. Dont bother to mention him as i did
7. tigermcm (Posts: 855; Member since: 02 Sep 2009)
im a WP guy but I honestly am starting to wonder if inventory was purposely made low for stuff like this
39. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
It's top selling, not list of most-sold-out.
45. tigermcm (Posts: 855; Member since: 02 Sep 2009)
It baffles me that tmobile stores already dont have dont have stock here, let alone att, or verizon stores. Ive called a few stores from each carrier smh
8. ryq24 (Posts: 721; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
wow! acer seems to be doing well in UK.
9. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
Does anyone know where ''TROLL'' live so that I can send him a gift? I got something that he might enjoy a lot.......BOOM!!!!!!!!
10. sats.mine2k4 (banned) (Posts: 208; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
Every Dog has it's day...
11. wp8forever (unregistered)
Wp8 is on I got my Lumia 920 white . Troll all u can do is hate but u can't stop this tile revolution lol.
12. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
that's a good new for Nokia, and for the WP8 ecosystem.
13. FranksGT (Posts: 167; Member since: 29 Aug 2012)
Good news for Nokia but do you see those price jumpes from the Other windows phones? Whys it so expensive? Oh and look who it is (chaoticrazor), posting in yet another WP article to claim his beloved fanboyism!
14. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
aww look you mentioned me in your comment, you getting obsessed with me mate lmao
and look another comment from you to try bring some negative crap in, tell me why you trying to say im a fanboy yet you prove you are over and over again
46. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
congrats for u being his\her wp nightmare lol
15. Shino (banned) (Posts: 196; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Ray S, or Gay S, or whatever your name is, the only thing that has sunk long time ago is your brain, buddy. After such conclusions, if I was your boss, I'd pick up the phone and fire you immediately. PA, I have written to you before, just hire educated people.
19. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
Why all the hate , he have mouths to feed .
He;s terrible , but there may be worse
That Adam from pocketnow sucks too .
But only Adam's video sucks , his article wasnt that bad .
Ray , if you are reading this , send me a warning , or even ban me , see if i care
24. Kronic (banned) (Posts: 321; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
Lol u made my day. Gay S lololol. Laughed hard at that.
40. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
In fairness to Ray, he did an honest review of the Lumia 820, so he deserves some credit.
Or at least, he was listed as the author
16. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I think this proves that iOS is starting to show its age. People are simply getting bored with the iOS UI. It's no longer new, impressive or engaging—it needs a refresh.
I have two friends who were once iPhone zealots. I mean they would make fun of anyone not using an iPhone. The first of the two upgraded to the iPhone 5. He was explicitly disappointed. He stated, "It's cool but I wouldn't recommend anyone buy it. It's pretty much the same." The second of the two told me, "I'm getting tired of the iPhone. I've had the iPhone since the first one. It's just boring. When I used Windows Phone 7.5, it was a similar feeling I had when I first used the iPhone. I was really engaged in the phone." He pre-ordered the Lumia 920.
I think Apple is going to have to innovate the iPhone instead producing more of the same, if they don't want to see this trend incline.
27. Rydsmith (Posts: 530; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
My parents (some of the key segments for iOS due to the simplicity of the phone) have seen my Lumia 920 and have instantly fallen in love with it.
My father is getting the black one and my mother the red (though she wishes that the magenta/pink was available for purchase).
30. KLikePhones (Posts: 5; Member since: 24 Aug 2012)
I just got back from the AT&T store and had the opportunity to handle the Lumia 920 and now I officially want to buy this phone. Seeing it in person is really the determining factor, not these online reviews/videos. It's beautifully designed and the OS is seamless, smooth as butter. And you really can't beat the price. When my contract's up in February (with VZW mind you), I'm going straight to the store to get a white one, and I will use it proudly for all to see!
I only hope Nokia will come out with a matching tablet but that might be too much to ask.
20. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
if their is 4-6% increase in market share in next quater then this was a good start 10% willl be extrodinary
21. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Acer 2nd spot seriously? That list is doubtful
41. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
It's top selling from one retailer. It is what it is.
26. Altair (Posts: 367; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)
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Well, what can I say, do the same for iPhone 5 or S3 and any 920 owner will get a good laugh.
29. Muzhhur (Posts: 260; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
In Mexico we gonna wait until february... this is insane!!! Cmon Nokia give us a chance for december!!
36. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
yea that really sucks, here in Lebanon we'll have to wait at least till January :S
31. SemperFiV12 (Posts: 944; Member since: 09 Nov 2010)
This article by Ray S. is hater approved... Seriously why do guy like Ray S and Victor H even bother with writing Microsoft/Windows/Nokia/Windows Phone related articles??
I honestly believe that they share the "TROLL" account and comment on their own work after publishing it.
42. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Ray wrote a nice review about the Lumia 820. Gotta give him credit there.
33. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
I owned the lumia 920, for a week,, and no, it's not all that,, great camera, Yes,, all the other, is just windows 7ish,,..now I have the iPhone 5..which is also..meh..
35. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
you also said that wp8 confused you..........how exactly
37. cornerofthemoon (Posts: 590; Member since: 20 Apr 2010)
I hope this is real and not some sort of fluke. WP8 may never beat iOS or Android, but it deserves to at least be a solid #3
43. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Oh, I think WP (perhaps not 8, but it stands a chance) will beat ios if ios continues on its downward spiral. Personally I predict Android and WP will have a duopoly with either iOS, Bada, Blackberry, or Jolla's OS as 3rd
38. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
if MS kept going like this it's going to top Android and IOS all they need now is more apps and maybe a wallpaper to the home screen would be a nice thing. also a notification center and thats all. i can't wait to get the Nokia Lumia 920 i'm not buying it now cuz of the st*pid exams :(
44. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Eh, wallpaper would clash with the tiles. Some of the advertised phones look a bit chaotic with all the different tiles competing for attention, but still well laid out - to each their own I guess. I personally like the color tiles (like messaging, phone, email, etc) with the updates there and just a few tiles outside the color scheme. Notifications are already in WP, but not a center/bar for them, which could be OK but just a quick scroll through the Start screen will indicate what programs have something worthy of attention. One thing I noticed about Android was that sometimes stuff gets missing in the notification center anyway or doesn't populate there by design
47. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
Maybe he means a wallpaper background like we have in Windows 8, that would also give something special to Windows Phone ...
48. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Perhaps, but unless there's a border around the tiles, I think a background image might clash. That said, I would like more color options for the background than just white or black. I don't mind the Nokia blue on black I have now, but having only white as an alternate is too bright and, to me, garish.
49. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
Thats true, imagine orange tiles on a blue background, in my opinion just gorgeous !! :( +1
54. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
if the tiles remained the same a wallpaper wouldn't effect it, for example if the tiles are colored in red and puts a wallpaper on the screen the tiles would be on the wallpaper framed in the red color so u will be able to read whats in the tile without having the wallpaper to mess the text. or at least they should add more colors to the wallpaper ur stuck with the light or dark.hhhh, i know the notifications are in the tiles but the notification center is nice like Android it lets u control the wi-fi,etc. for me even without the wallpaper and the notification center i'm still going to buy the Lumia 920 (of course the Red version) hhh
56. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
let's say they did that wy, then tell me how would u see the background? since the gap between tiles is small, the background is just useless
65. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
yup it's small but still a background is better than black or white color , it makes u feel that there is something out there. or as i said more colors to the background
66. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
maybe, i would prefer a background IF they offer a customization to control the opacity (transparency) of the tiles, and make it a bit blury, so u don't lose the contrast between icons within the tiles and the background
67. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
ya they can do all kind of stuff but all they did is black or white background but still it's very nice even without the background
55. phil2n (Posts: 487; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
good news for nokia
57. jdep1 (banned) (Posts: 26; Member since: 06 Nov 2012)
I want one too bad I'm not on at&t.
60. jtech (Posts: 101; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
I know that feel :/
58. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
The same thing happened on Amazon where the white 920 is now on back-order.
61. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
f**k i don't even know how long I have to wait for my red Lumia 920 ordered from WalMart!
62. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
No iPhone
63. Adithya7184 (Posts: 317; Member since: 05 Mar 2011)
where is iSh*t lolzzz
64. Dave_Granger (Posts: 9; Member since: 16 Nov 2012)
Well I hope this is true, Nokia deserve some good news for a change.
68. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1544; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
the first and second generation Windows smart did not have the high tech specs to make people desire to buy them on contract or otherwise but now that the Windows Smart phones have as much high tech as the phones they compete with people will give them a try. Nokia however missed the sweet sized smart phone they need a 4.3 inch diagonal high def screen smart phone with Gorilla glass that also has all the specs of the Lumia 920 except a pure VUE camera. some folks want a smart phones that is not as big in the hand as the Big Nokia 920. If only nokioa had made an 4.3 icn high def screen lumia 820 or lumia 822 with gorilla glass they would have had a super one two punch in smart phone selection because both these Smart have the high tech specs of the 920 but donot have a goriila glass high def screen or a pure vue camers
69. phil2n (Posts: 487; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
they are smart people out their.. no iphone.. ahaha


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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
This Mother's Day weekend, support a cause that helps women and their families suffering from postpartum depression in the Lowcountry and beyond by attending the 10th annual Mom's Run at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island. Postpartum Support Charleston, formerly known as the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation, is hosting the 5K Mom's Run at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11 in honor of moms everywhere.
The Moms' Run serves to raise awareness about postpartum depression, gather funds for the education and support of women with PPD, and celebrate moms and families with a morning of fun.
Approximately 20 percent of all women experience postpartum depression. In 2011, about 9,059 babies were born in the tri-county area, meaning around 1,812 women experienced PPD. Postpartum depression is defined as the emotional and physical reactions occurring any time within the first year after the birth of a baby and is characterized by feelings of sadness, despair, hopelessness and discouragement. Although this is an incredibly difficult obstacle for a mother and her family to overcome, the good news is that the condition is treatable and temporary.
Postpartum Support Charleston is a completely non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to educating mothers, their families, the medical community and the general public about the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression. In addition, Postpartum Support Charleston serves to introduce available treatment options and community resources. According to Holly Fisher, the president of Postpartum Support Charleston who has personally suffered from postpartum depression, "We strive to increase awareness, inspire support and break the stigma of this widespread and often misunderstood illness both in our local community and across the country."
The annual 5K Moms' Run is Postpartum Support Charleston's largest fundraiser and furthers its efforts of educating, supporting and healing women suffering from postpartum depression. The nonprofit offers support groups, resources, education and even grants for women who may need financial assistance getting treatment for postpartum depression.
Race registration is $30; $35 for stroller registration (includes child T-shirt); and $20 for children 10 and under. Race day registration and packet pickup is 6:30-7:45 a.m. Saturday, May 11. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Online registration is not available for groups. To register a group, please email email@example.com and for more information and registration details, visit www.ppdsupport.org/moms-run.
Registration forms and checks can be mailed to Postpartum Support Charleston, 636 Long Point Road, Unit G #51, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464. Fleet Feet Sports Mount Pleasant will host packet pickup 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 and will donate 10 percent of all sales that day to the Moms' Run.
The race starts promptly at 8 a.m. at Blackbaud Stadium and continues through the scenic Etiwan Park neighborhood before ending back inside Blackbaud Stadium for the awards presentation and Family Fun Day. Immediately following the run, Family Fun Day will offer free food and various children's activities, including a jump castle, putt-putt golf, face painting, crafts and games. Family Fun Day lasts until noon and is free to registered race participants and asks for a $10 donation per family for non-race participants.
This Mother's Day weekend make sure to stop by Blackbaud Stadium to join the other 329 registered participants and support mothers with postpartum depression everywhere.
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Across industry and research organizations, the speakers seemed to concur that a commitment to sustainability and eco-consciousness initiated from the top of the corporate/administrative ladder and allowed to filter downward is optimal.
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"Biopharmaceutical processes are 80% defined at Phase IIb," she said. Emphasizing the need to quantify and minimize the amount of waste produced, she pointed to the process mass index (PMI) as the "term du jour."
PMI is composed of a direct (mass of waste/mass of product) and an indirect ([mass inputs-mass outputs]/mass products) component. The E-factor, defined as kg byproduct/g product, is "very high" in pharmaceutical manufacturing compared to many other industries, she said.
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Need for Speed is one of the biggest brands in gaming. Since its debut back in 1994 the series has gone through numerous evolutions, but has always been popular with gamers. Today EA announced that the franchise has reached 100 million units sold across the world, so we caught up with Keith Munro, Vice President Global Marketing for Electronic Arts, to find out why Need for Speed is so popular and what lies ahead for the franchise.
VideoGamer.com: Congratulations on reaching the 100 million sales milestone. What makes Need for Speed so popular with gamers around the world?
Keith Munro: Yeah, 100 million units; we're super excited about that. Less than a handful of franchises up until now have reached that milestone, and we're honoured actually. We really have to thank our fans. Especially those guys that buy our game or buy Need for Speed every year. We're very excited, but we really just need to thank our fans.
So I think what makes the Need for Speed franchise and brand, why it's done so well, is because we've tried to, we've had a few reinventions - I'll get into that in a minute. Every year our teams set out to create an innovative, fresh new look at what makes driving and racing exciting. That has really captured the imagination of our fans. I can get into things that are very core to Need for Speed, like the physics engine that drives our games, how the different cars feel like those cars on the road, but they're actually heroic physics. You can actually make that corner at 180km per hour, where in real life you'd never be able to. So we deliver a very heroic feel. The feel of the driving in our games is so critical, and that obviously is resonating with our fans. We heard a lot of really great feedback about how we've introduced story into a lot of our games, so there's a context, a reason for people to race. Having cops, open-world and what not is also very popular. It's a culmination of things. I would say at the base of it, also Need for Speed in the last half a dozen years has really propelled itself into pop culture and youth automotive culture. We're the purveyors of car culture for millions of people around the world, who themselves are into cars, they like motor sport or car culture in general. We actually bring to them things that are cool about car culture, including new vehicles, new concepts, different types and styles of racing. We really brought drifting to the forefront when it was just burgeoning in the North American market and non-existent in Europe. Things like Canyon racing. And Even Need for Speed ProStreet, which brought together a new street style that was sanctioned. We're brining to life car culture for a lot of people.
VideoGamer.com: Shift was released last month on the back of rave reviews. Given how well it was received by the press, has it met your sales expectations?
KM: Yeah, I think it's done pretty much what we had expected. As you know, it's the first Need for Speed game in many years to launch into the September window, traditionally we launch in November, the holiday window. So we're excited yes. Great reviews and the quality is very high, and people are really enjoying playing Shift. We have it out there longer so it has more of a chance in the marketplace in its opening year.
VideoGamer.com: What lies ahead for Shift? Do you have DLC plans in place or will certain decisions depend on sales over the coming months?
KM: Actually I'm not allowed to talk about that [laughs]. Yeah, it's doing well.
VideoGamer.com: Can you perhaps hint at all that fans are going to be able to keep playing the game for some time to come?
KM: We are trying to work on what we feel… we don't want to just create more content just for the sake of it. We're trying to create stuff that is highly additive, whether for Shift or even ideas for future projects. So TBD, but we have people thinking right now.
VideoGamer.com: I was reading some message boards earlier and there was some concern that Shift had bombed because it didn't make the top 10 sales chart in North America for September. Bearing in mind the game's current sales, is it a given that at some point we'll see Shift continue and become a franchise that sits alongside the other more traditional Need for Speeds?
KM: First of all, the sales numbers, we're actually pretty proud of the numbers it's done, because it launched into a different window. We're typically the holiday racing title, so there's a lot of retraining that has to be done to make people aware of our launch. It's actually hitting a similar number for the days in the market in North America as what we shipped last year, in the holiday window, which is a much higher sales period. So it's not that concerning actually to us and as I said earlier, it's meeting our expectations. Down the road we will be evaluating the performance of Shift. We want to be having a lot of conversations with consumers about what they loved and what they would change, and there is definitely potential for us to consider sequeling that title.


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Canada Does Windows Azure: Frozen Mountain
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Host Jonathan Rozenblit is always on the search for stories of Canadian developers who have either built new applications using Windows Azure services or have migrated existing applications to Windows Azure. Canada Does Windows Azure shares their stories.
This is the story of Frozen Mountain.
FROZEN MOUNTAIN (from Frozen Mountain)
Frozen Mountain is an experienced provider of innovative solutions to common business problems using the latest in web technology. We enable customers to stay on the forefront of web-based innovation, while minimizing their risk and development costs. We offer an assortment of products, services, and domain expertise, from pre-built software packages to hosted services to customized application development.
We develop our products with an "ear-to-the-ground" approach to ensure that we are providing solutions that are relevant and effective in meeting the business needs of an evolving web environment. We work very closely with our clients, helping them to establish an understanding of their own needs and how their requirements can be realized in a modern web-oriented architecture (WOA). This approach simultaneously gives users the rich internet experience they have come to demand and provides clients with a maintainable, extensible, and therefore cost-effective, solution.
As the technical visionary, Anton is responsible for ensuring that Frozen Mountain's products and services exceed the needs of today and predict the needs of tomorrow. His technological intuition, vast knowledge base, and extensive academic background provide a strong foundation upon which Frozen Mountain's innovation can thrive. Anton joined Frozen Mountain after many years of working as a freelance technical consultant for numerous companies, including Siemens and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science. His professional career in developing web-based applications started in high school before any formal training. He now holds a joint degree in Computing Science and Linguistics, with a focus in statistical algorithms and computational linguistics. He has worked in the field for over 9 years.
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Chill Pill: 5 Simple Tips to Help You Stress Less
Palms sweating? Jaw clenching? Short of breath? Before you pull your hair out, check out these expert tips that will keep you stress-free
On the outside, it probably just looks like I'm highly organized. But with my brain on overload 24 hours a day, it's tough to just unwind once in a while. I may have a neat desk and color-coordinated Post-It notes, but at what cost?
Maybe it sounds worse than it is, but like I said, I'm stressed out. That's why I mustered up the courage to go out and ask the experts for some help. As you might have guessed, stress is something just about everyone deals with, but unless it's managed it can weaken your immune system or lead to other health problems -- which is reason enough to go to the pros.
Linden Schaffer, a certified Wellness Expert and founder of Pravassa, a wellness company based in New York City, revealed her tips on how to breathe easy even during the most stress-inducing moments. I also got some insight from Gail McMeekin, founder and president of Creative Success, LLC, and the author of book, "The Power of Positive Choices." Through some much needed advice (and a little tough love) I came up with five tips that'll help you de-stress and minimize your feelings of stress as it occurs. Trust me, they're worth every click.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Barbara Ann Perry Grooms of Hanahan, wife of the late George W. Grooms Jr., died Friday, March 15, 2013. She was 68.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 20 at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Northwoods Chapel, 2180 Greenridge Road in North Charleston, from 7 until 9 p.m. A funeral service and interment will be held in Christ's Sanctified Holy Church and Churchyard on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. in Perry, Georgia, under the direction of Watson-Hunt Funeral Home; visitation will be held Friday from 7-9 p.m.
Born Sept. 18, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, Barbara was the daughter of the late William Henry Perry and the late Gilberta Sellers Perry. She worked alongside her husband as owner and operator of their family business, Colony Lighting Appliance Center.
A steadfast and loyal member of Christ's Sanctified Holy Church, she enjoyed crafts and shared her artistic and creative talents through her volunteer work in floral design at her church, where she also taught Sunday School. Barbara was a loving wife and mother, and a wonderful step-mom and grandmother.
She will be deeply missed by her daughter, Mandy G. Smith and her husband Ty of Grayson, GA; her son, Jason Grooms and his wife Summer of Hanahan; her stepson, Dusty Grooms of Summerville; granddaughters Caroline Smith, Laurel Smith and Ava Smith, all of Grayson, GA; grandson Colton Grooms of Hanahan; her sister, Jacqueline Craig and her husband Kenny of Norfolk, VA; and extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents and and her sister, Geraldine Croom.
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"Syndicate's biggest failing is perhaps a complete inability to realise the appeal of Bullfrog's original dystopian vision," wrote Martin Gaston in his recent review. "Half-heartedly wedging in some basic dramatic structure only serves to highlight how Starbreeze doesn't know what it's doing, and an awkward endgame that focuses on morals and truth simply doesn't work in a game where everyone's a villain."
Syndicate fumbles when it comes to basic storytelling, but it's hardly the first release to receive such criticism. On the contrary, games with widely-lauded plots are few and far between. But why is it so hard for video games to spin a ripping yarn?
To find out, we sat down to chat with Walt Williams, lead writer on Spec Ops: The Line; Oskari Häkkinen, head of franchise development at Remedy; and James Parker, whose past writing credits include Reservoir Dogs and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.
Problem 1: Story has to work around gameplay
In every other storytelling medium, plot structure is a key concern. Films, TV shows, novels and plays all have their respective strengths and demands - but at their core they are passive activities. Games, on the other hand, are built around their interactive properties.
"That's exactly how it should be," says games writer James Parker. "As soon as you have a game where the gameplay is too adversely affected by the story, it stops being a game. Rather than it simply being a good game with a bad story, you're failing at the first step. It doesn't matter how good the story is if you've broken it straight away."
By their very nature, games are required to give players a degree of control over their experience – where they go, what they do, and who they fight or talk to. From a storytelling perspective this is problematic, because it's hard to ensure that everyone absorbs the information you wish to convey - whether it's an important plot point, or something that informs the overall mood or tone.
"Gaming is interactive entertainment, and it needs to be played the way somebody wants to play," says Remedy's Oskari Häkkinen. "But with Alan Wake, as everybody knows, we first announced it as an open-world game, which didn't really work out for us. Our overall vision was to create a thriller, and the thriller experience just wasn't working in the open-world. A linear structure worked better for us, because we could control the dialogue, the weather, everything."
The revised design of Alan Wake allowed Remedy to steer players through their narrative, but only the cost of some of the freedom that was implicit in their initial concept.
"The game is certainly better for it," says Oskari. "Without saying that we're explicitly trying to make everyone have the same experience, we are trying to give the gamers a story experience that we envision – one that everyone will enjoy not in the same way, but in a similar way."
Problem 2: Where does the story fit in, anyway?
Given this clash between active gameplay and passive storytelling, it's no surprise that cutscenes are so frequently criticised or derided by hardcore gamers. Despite the hallowed status of the Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima has become notorious for forcing players to sit through lengthy movies, devoid of interaction. And while that may be an extreme example, it's fair to say that there are few games or developers who receive praise for their non-interactive moments.
But if cutscenes are unacceptable, where are the industry's fabulists supposed to set out their stall?
"Cutscenes make my job 100 per cent easier, because I get to have a specific moment where I can do the narrative that I need to do," says Walt Williams, lead writer on 2K and Yager Development's Spec Ops: The Line. "But at the same time, the trick of making the story of a game grab you the whole way through is with the stuff in-between the scenes - the narrative that's happening in gameplay."
Despite its appearance as a straight-up military shooter, The Line has steep, narrative-driven ambitions, taking its cues from both Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford-Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Underneath the cover system and precision headshots, The Line aims to make us consider the horrors of war, and of human nature as a whole. But while players take on the role of lead character Martin Walker, it's his two sidekicks, Adams and Lugo, who support much of the game's narrative.
"A lot of the heart and the emotion of what's happening comes from their mouths," explains Williams. "They get to be the emotional expression that Walker wouldn't be able to be. You're controlling him, so Walker can only emote to a certain extent before you can't relate to him at all. With the two squadmates, I'm able to still give that emotion to the player and put them in the moment, where they're feeling what everyone is feeling."
Williams has the advantage of having two permanent characters who can comment and reflect what the player is going through. But in games where the main character largely acts alone, developers are forced to use other means. Like its predecessor, Alan Wake's American Nightmare relies upon in-game media to set out much of the story.
Even here, however, there's a balance to be struck: some players will only tolerate a tiny quantity of exposition, while others want to revel in the game's lore - and the studio has to cater to both groups at once:
"There's the basic premise that everyone will understand, but we've put in tonnes of optional story content," says Häkkinen. "There's load of manuscript pages, and there are radio shows again. With the NPCs we've got lots and lots of dialogue in there. You talk to an NPC the first time and you get the basic story – that's for everyone. But then for the people who want to explore the picture more, they keep talking to the NPCs and we start connecting the dots back to the first game."
Alan Wake's pages are merely the latest in a long line of plot-dispensing collectibles, with BioShock's audio diaries and Resident Evil's secret documents being two other notable examples. But these devices only work if players want to pick them up in the first place.


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quote: The point, that you seemed to miss yet again, is that he iphone 3gs was NOT their flagship model at the time. That was their budget model. Let me quote your exact words before you go and surreptitiously change it without apology or mention of your mistake:
quote: And to make matters worse, the Pre 2 lagged badly behind its Android counterparts with a measly 320x480 screen -- unacceptably dated hardware for a flagship phone at the time. The only flagship phone with outdated hardware that sold well at that time was the iPhone.
quote: The iPhone 4 was out of date when it was released and looks even more badly dated today.


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Looks great, Mike. You've set the bar high for the year. Hopefully, The Wings can come out looking as good as the GDT. I'm expecting a whole lot of odd man rushes, some breakaways and plenty of blown coverages. Expecting an 80's era score tonight. Hope Brunner gets at last one tonight, to pop his cherry, and hope Franzen finds this game exciting enough to score. Drop the puck. LGW.
Mule needs to step it up this year. No more being one of the top power forwards in hockey for a two week span and then be completely MIA for the next two weeks.


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Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence hung out during the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, where the actresses were at the Hotel Intercontinental promoting On the Road and Silver Linings Playbook, respectively.
"After being introduced, Kristen and Jennifer were soon chatting like old pals," a source tells PEOPLE.
"They were so excited to meet each other," the source says. The duo was joined by Bradley Cooper, Lawrence's costar in Silver Linings Playbook.
Lawrence even invited Stewart to a party for Silver Linings Playbook at the Soho House later that evening.
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