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iPhone -- the Hottest Gaming Platform on Earth?
According to Business Insider, just 1 year later, Apple's iTunes App Store has made the iPhone the hottest gaming platform on earth:
Apple became not only the hottest mobile platform in the world -- which around 15,000 developers have made software for, and all of its major rivals have tried to replicate -- but arguably the hottest gaming platform in the world. No other platform has had such a rush of developer and consumer interest in the last year.
BI highlight big name developers like EA, Sega, and Gameloft jumping into the iPhone, but also great new studios forming around it like ngmoco. And with iPhone 3.0 and its 1000 new APIs like P2P gaming and in-app purchases, they suggest we might not have seen anything yet...
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I hope you aren't serious. As far as gaming I'd take my DS over anything available on the Iphone. The Iphone is what it is a great phone but it isn't the best mobile gaming device, PMP, nor is the best Pda or GPS...it is a great phone.
If the Iphone were to get dedicated controls then it would be in prime position to compete but I hope it keeps gaming as a secondary feature. I honestly don't want the Iphone to become a mobile gaming device like a DS or a PSP.
I can be a witness to this story. I used to have a psp. But I forgot about it. Simple story: iPhone won.
Apple's buisness model of selling the hardware for a standard profit ratio and developers selling the games for less than 9.99 is what's hot and an easier sell.
Sony and Nintendo sell their hardware for next to no profit however the games are way more expensive coming at a price of around $30-40 ( for a handheld mind you) is not hot. Could you imagine that price in the app store???? Lol
I know my DS is a superior mobile gaming device but I haven't touched it since I've owned an iPhone...almost 1 year now. Just because a technology is superior or better doesn't mean it will win out.
I love my DS but buying games for the iPhone is so much easier with iTunes than having to go to an actual store or wait on a mail order.
Push comes to shove, convenience will win out (almost) every single time.
Same. Even though I absolutely LOVED my DS games and I thought the DS was awesome, I sold it for $40 (the hinge was busted) and just got an emulator on my computer LOL..
Ok, so the pattern developing here is that as a platform the iPhone pretty much is a dud, but because its easy to buy the games it wins.
And buying the games is important both to the sellers (and apple) but also to the players who become tired of them quickly and buy another one, because its so easy.
The real story here is not that th iPhone is a good gaming platform.
The real story is that the App store is a better Game delivery platform.
I agree with that 100%
I sold my DS when I bought my iPhone.
This has all happened in 1 year.
Nintendo has been making hand held gaming devices for 20 years.
IN 1 year iPhone as changed the game.
The games are only going to get better.
@icebike absolutely the truth, honestly how many games on the iPhone are more than just a waste of time
iPhone games are handier to be sure (not that I play them very often). I have a DS but I only take it with me on extended road trips. However, I do not see the iPhone as its replacement by any means. You can't compare Peggle (as fun as it is), Monopoly or Star Defense to something as immersive as Zelda and Mario on the DS or GTA and Metal Gear Solid on the PSP. There is no comparison there, that's why DS games cost so much more (plus they factor in packaging and shipping of their products). PSP Go essentially opens up full-fledged handheld titles with an OTA method of downloading them. Not that I'm going to buy one, but the titles on a platform like that are miles ahead of iPhone games for the sheer fact that game-specific developers are behind the platform and physical controls enable the user to play without looking down at the buttons or relying solely on the accelerometer for control.
As a mobile phone nut, I must say it is very impressive. I've got a N97 and a 3gs and I've been going back and fourth. Personally I love Windows Mobile and Symbian both, but the App Store is amazing and I love the games like Brothers in Arms, Metal Gear, Apple Holdem and the graphics and quality of play kills other mobile platforms out there now.
Choices are good!
And I'm just talking about mobile phones not psp or DS. These are better when it comes to gameplay (buttons are nice...) but hell the iPhone is always with me. That's the difference for me. It's there when I have a few min or just want a break.
The iPhone is a piping hot device. Because of this it is drawing alot of interest away from proven gaming platforms like the DS and PSP. The iPhone is a device that have with you all the time, so the chances of you purchasing a game is alot higher than gaming devices. So if you have a great game like Peggle, and you can sell it at .99 cents, and sell it by the millions, you can generate enough $ to make another game very quickly and repeat your success. The scaleabilty of the iPhone platform is the key here.
I'm in there with the other PSP posts. I have a PSP but, it sits in a drawer at home and is seldom played. The iPhone is with me all day. When I'm stuck waiting, I can fire up any game from my entire collection.
With a PSP, thanks to the UMD format, I'm forced to carry a PSP-sized case that holds only 8 games. I also have a DS but, it suffers the same fate as the PSP.
The new PSP might change the number of games one can carry but, it's still a one trick pony (Skype, PSP browser, and Internet Radio don't make up for a full PDA).
Why carry two or three (phone, pda, and game system) devices?
The PSP never adopted dual analog joysticks so it never became as enjoyable as a true console. If I'm going to deal with clumsy controls, I'll stick with the iPhone's virtual options.
Need improved battery life if I want to play games on it.
I don't own a handheld gaming device. I'm not really a gamer at all. But I do have several free games that I enjoy wasting time with during down time at work, or while sitting in a waiting room somewhere.
The thing that makes the iPhone great is that it adequately replaces multiple single function devices. It is unlikely that any one device that has so many functions will ever truly out perform a high end device dedicated for just that purpose. So it isn't likely to ever replace a true gamer's handheld, a hacker's computer, or an outdoorsman's GPS device. But the fact that it performs all of those functions adequately for a layperson is what makes it the most popular device on the market.
Trying to say it is better than a DS or a PSP is probably untrue... but if I owned one, I doubt I'd always have it my pocket when a had 10 minutes to kill, nor would I be able to surf the web with such a device if I got bored with playing games.
Icebike is a troll and I wonder why he even comes here. He doesn't own an iPhone. He's a BB user.
Yes Dmys, the next iPhone hopefully has a much better battery life.
@evilhomer. I don't see how his statement is trolling, though.
I think when you look at the quality of games on both, you'd have to agree that DS/PSP have the more engaging ones. iPhone games are fun, but none have yet engaged me with a story that has made me cry, or one where I am terrified of for my main character. The only difference is that which Icebike pointed out
Nah I Have to say psp is the best handheld and ps3 is the best console... Http://EgrahamiPhoneSolutions.co.uk
I'm pretty sure the title said the Iphone is the hottest platform it doesn't say it's the best. In the past year the devs have flocked to make apps for the iPhone reagardless if it doesn't have comprable gameplay to the psp or DS it's still the hottest. I'm not a gamer but I can read the title. iPhone platform is Hot right now!
He doesn't own an iPhone. He's a BB user.
Well, there goes your credibility...
I agree with the comments saying iPhone games kinda suck, but convinience is it's biggest strength!
Completely agree with frog.
If I was a little kid, I would carry a DS/PSP with me.
Well I don't have either one but I would never be caught dead carrying one and whipping it out in the public. iPhone on the other hand it generates interest from people but it's good attention.
@icebike: Nice screenshot from a totally dud platform. That's the way you put it right? You are still a Troll and you don't get that I was speaking figuratively about being a BB user. You are always knocking the iPhone so why carry one? Get a BB or some other dud OS device.
The most expensive game I've seen for the iPhone is $10. Most games for the DS and PSP are 3X or more as expensive. Many of the games that are a "waste of time" cost less than a bottle of water and time wasters are the point. The iPhone gaming platform is getting better all the time.
You are entitled to your opinions but when I read your posts, you are usually complaining about the iPhone or Apple. That makes me believe you are pretty much just a troll.
If you are going to state the iPhone platform is a dud, why not move on to something else?
Are people forgetting it costs money to use an iPhone? If you use the phone without a data plan it's no better than a itouch. The app store's delivery of content like icebike said is great but the device itself isn't a great mobile gaming platform.
@Stervegas: Good point. I'm not sure why people come here and look for reasons to knock the iphone.
@Chris: If you handheld games are scaring you and making you cry, I suggest going back to your Tickle Me Elmo. Seriously, are you 9 years old???
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you don't have to be the best at anything to be crowned "the best". That sounds silly but you only have to chosen more. Sales will crown the best, the iPhone is a gloried "itouch". You are right but millions have a true "need" for a smartphone. So they pickup the iPhone. Which. Oh by the way, gets you where you need to go with turn by turn directions. It is an "iPod touch" because it serves up media like any other player. Back to the gaming topic it will let you play almost any game imaginable and growing. To the hardcore gamer(the 1080p game with out of your mind storyboard, running at 36+fps) maybe the iPhone is not the king gaming platform. But they aren't maketing to this gaming demographic..yet. They are marketing to the entire middle to upper class. From soccer moms->>>>to the business professionals. From the 18 year olds with a job and a humble flat-->> to the 13-14 year old silver spoons that have had PDA/smartphones since there first one. When you ad this demographic in the iPhone is the hottest gaming platform on earth.
Anything beyond casual games like bejeweled, poker, etc aren't worth playing on an iphone or other portable.
Casual games are just that....games. And they are to be considered when talking about a GAMING platform.
Sorry. iPhone gaming cannot hold a candle to Xbox, PS3, or even Wii. I mean, come on. You're trying to sell that playing little game applets on a 3" screen is somehow going to be better than playing any reasonably popular console game? Not even convenient access to games tops the total gaming experience on any of the mainstream consoles. I understand the motivation for the claim, but let's not lose all objectivity here.
Seriously?! Obviously you have never played Silent Hill or Breath of Fire IV where (spoiler alert) where Cray kills his love to end her misery...
That it is bad that someone allows their emotions to be tapped into by a storytelling medium says something of our society D:
To be fair, Real Racing is a better racing game than anything available on my current generation home console (Wii)
The iPhone can be a great gaming device. It's just that no great sports games have been released yet. I'm really hoping madden is going to come out for the iPhone
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The beach at Siesta Key, voted one of the best beaches in Florida, hosted the third stop of the Corona Light Wide Open Volleyball Tournament this past weekend. Oakley is a major sponsor of the tournament, which is a grassroots event created in part with beach volleyball legend Karch Kiraly. Old school rules apply — think sideout play to 15, no antennas, on a 30×30 court.
Oakley's Kessy and Ross Win Second-Straight AVP Title
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Everything You'll Need to Host a Mardi Gras Party.
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A little history and lots of recipes from Southern Cuisine Guide Diana Rattray.
A discussion of the Italian pre-lenten period called Carnevale. About Guide to Italian Cuisine, Kyle Phillips, includes recipes for traditional Carnevale favorites.
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Google+ is quickly becoming a critical asset to anyone's social media marketing strategy. Why? Well, because Google, the world's #1 search engine, owns it and they are prioritizing content shared on the platform in search results. With over 250 million users and the fact that all Gmail users must now have a Google+ profile too, it's time to start paying attention to Google+. So how to do you best take advantage of Google+ to promote your small business marketing? Here are my 7 best tips for using Google+:
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Best of 2012: Top 5 Milwaukee Hip Hop Albums
As our Best of 2012 series wraps up, we find ourselves at back home in Milwaukee. 2012 was a good year in hip-hop in general, but Milwaukee definitely had some albums we will remember for a long time. So many people broke out on the national level giving hope to the idea that Coo Coo Cal won't be the only recognizable hip-hop artist outside of Milwaukee.
So here's what we think were the best Milwaukee hip-hop albums of 2012. (And as a reminder, we are grouping albums and mixtapes since there isn't much difference between the two now.)
5. Gerald Walker - Believers Never Die
Gerald Walker broke out huge on the national scale in 2012 and it culminated in his takeover of datpiff.com when this mixtape came out. With guest MCs like Phil Ade and production from Cardo, he really stepped up his game.
4. Fresh Cut Collective - Re-Frame (Part-One)
It's hard for a talented group of individuals like Fresh Cut Collective to put out bad music and simply put, they don't. Re-frame (Part-One) kept their streak of releasing dope funky music alive and well. And props to them for smashing it at Summerfest when they opened for The Roots.
After having his nation break out year in 2011, Proph came back even stronger with his album "Wool Over My Eyes". With tracks like "Million Dolla Slave", "Sucka MCs" and "In My 96", Proph showed his lyrcism and versatility all over this project.
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Game Over. I've explained my feelings toward this album in my review earlier this year and nothing has changed. Halfway through the first listen, I texted Yo Dot and asked him what his problem was. Each track told a detailed story about his life and the production was just as creative. Even the mastering was on point (shout out to Ad-Lib). Milwaukee hasn't seen an album like this in a while and if you still haven't listned to it, I'm sorry for you!
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Benet played solid team defense and was physical on the boards en route to a 49-45 win over a previously unbeaten York squad.
The stars did not come out to play Tuesday in Lisle. Benet big man Sean O'Mara and York sharpshooter David Cohn are two of the area's dominant forces, but they fell prey to solid team defense and cold shooting, leaving both teams to slog it out without their regular offensive stars.
That left the spotlight to Benet senior Pat McInerney. The 6-5 senior has a football player's build and mentality. His single-minded need for the ball led the Redwings to a 49-44 win over the No. 15 Dukes.
McInerney finished with eight points and 14 rebounds — an astounding total in such a low-scoring, deliberate game. To put it in perspective, the entire York team only managed 20 boards.
"The team's motto is, 'When the ball goes up, go get it,'" McInerney said. "So that's what I tried to do."
O'Mara scored 14 and grabbed five rebounds, but was hounded all night by 6-8 York junior Frank Toohey (10 points). The Redwings found their offense behind the arc, shooting 5-of-12 from three-point range.
McInerney also played a vital part in getting O'Mara his points. As most high school teams do, Benet can have difficulty getting the ball to their talented big. McInerney and O'Mara have developed some chemistry. It seems as if McInerney knows right when and where to put the ball for O'Mara.
"I figured some of that out when I played with [former Benet star and current Wisconsin player Frank] Kaminsky," McInerney said. "But that is all we do in practice, high-low and high-low. We do that a ton."
Benet led throughout the game, but a five-minute scoring drought in the second half let York (4-1) back in. The Dukes cut Benet's lead to three on a basket by Charlie Rose with 18 seconds to play.
Redwings junior Collin Pellettieri then drained four straight free throws to seal the win.
"I was just trying to get open so we could get the ball inbounded," Pellettieri said. "I've been pretty consistent from the line overall. I shot some free throws at the end of a game last week, but nothing as big or as stressful as this."
Cohn, a Colorado State recruit, scored a game-high 19 points and had seven steals. But the 6-2 senior might be having some trouble adjusting to being a big-name star.
"Defenses are definitely keying on me a lot more this season," Cohn said. "It's frustrating. Tonight was my fault. I can still be effective if I pass the ball and my teammates score. That would open things up for me. I have to get my teammates involved more."
He did that in the second half, dishing off three assists. Cohn was also able to get in the lane and do some damage at the free-throw line, shooting 9-for-10. Cohn shot 5-for-16 from the field, but most of the makes were layups. The Redwings (4-1) essentially shut him down in the half-court sets.
"Obviously I have to give a little bit of credit to the defense," Cohn said. "But my shots just weren't falling. It was one of those days, pretty frustrating."
McInerney said Benet watched lots of film of Cohn.
"York is a great team and he is a great player," McInerney said. "It's tough to shut him down or limit him, but everyone on the team did their job. The coaches had a great game plan for him."
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Rafael Soriano: CloserBy
When Mariano Rivera tore his ACL earlier this month, we knew that life would change in a way we haven't experienced since 1996. Sure, Rivera had been hurt before, but never in season-ending fashion. That meant handing the closer role to someone not just for a particular stretch of the season, but the entire season, from May through hopefully October.
David Robertson, unsurprisingly, got the first crack. In 2011 he ascended the bullpen ranks, starting as a random reliever before graduating to the seventh inning in Rafael Soriano's absence, and then eventually to the eighth once the Yankees lost Joba Chamberlain. Even when Soriano returned, Robertson remained Rivera's primary setup man. He had earned it with his performance.
In his brief time as closer, Robertson picked up just one save, a sweat-inducing performance against the Tampa Bay Rays. The next night he blew a save, and before he could get another opportunity he landed on the DL with an oblique strain. There are worse things, of course, and Robertson appears to be on his way back; he'll throw off a mound for the first time on Saturday, three weeks after his DL stint began. Yet in his absence someone else has risen to the occasion.
When the Yankees lost Rivera, there was brief consideration of Rafael Soriano for the closer role. Prior to signing with the Yankees he had been Tampa Bay's closer in 2010, amassing 45 saves with an ERA well under 2.00. The year before he split closer duties in Atlanta with Mike Gonzalez. All in all, he entered the 2012 season with 90 saves, giving him the vaunted "closer experience" that people in the game seemingly value so highly. Given that experience, and his performance in Rivera's and Robertson's absences, he could hold onto the closer role from here on out.
No, Soriano does not make matters easy. He's yet to record a 1-2-3 inning this season. Yet that merely reminds me of another Yankees closer who kept us on the edges of our seats. In 1996 John Wetteland had a penchant for making things interesting, but he still got the job done. Setting up for him was strikeout artist Mariano Rivera. The Yankees could create a similar dynamic this year, using Robertson to reprise Rivera's role once he returns.
(Girardi could even go so far as to use Robertson for the Rivera Special, a two-inning setup job, given the emergence of Cory Wade and Boone Logan as late-inning options on days Robertson is not available.)
While it's difficult to assign causation, Soriano has flourished in his brief time as Yankees closer. In seven appearances he's struck out six and walked just one, allowing a single run — and that in his first save opportunity of the season. He's held opponents to a .231/.259/.346 line, which is all the more impressive when you remember that he's allowed at least one walk or hit in every outing. That is, he's bending ever so slightly, but he's not particularly close to breaking.
In many other years, losing Rivera would have crippled the Yankees. They perpetually lacked setup men, so inserting one of those ragtag relievers into the closer role would have likely been disastrous. These days they have a little more cushion — so much, in fact, that there's a legitimate debate about who should close games. Given the dynamic of the current bullpen, though, the Yankees would probably do best to leave Soriano in the closer role, where he's clearly comfortable, and using Robertson in tougher situations. Both have shown that they can handle those roles with aplomb.
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So it wasn't the worst signing of all time?!?
It's always been: terrible contract, solid player
I don't think you can call any 3 year deal "the worst signing of all time". Would I have done it as GM? No. Was it a good deal? No. But Soriano has improved the team, albeit for too much money, but the fact that he brings an improvement and insurance in the bullpen keeps his contract far away from being terrible in my opinion.
True, its no Vernon Wells deal. But Yanks basically got none of the benefits of a multi-year deal, with all of the risk of a multi-year deal at full market value, for a guy who had limited options
I'm all for leaving him in the closer role. He really seems to embrace it and maybe that mental edge helps him focus or whatever. Hard to measure things like that, but we know Soriano can handle the closer role and we know robertson can thrive as the fireman so let's roll w that.
I tend to agree, and keeping Robertson's arb numbers down is sort of icing on the cake.
I do wonder if Robertson was already injured in those two iffy save chances or if it was pressure or luck or what.
I kinda like what Scioscia is doing with Frieri and Downs. Not that it would work for DRob and MFIKY since they are both righties. Jus sayin.
While I'm in favor of Robertson gaining closer experience, as I'd prefer to see him in that role once Mariano retires, for this season, I'm happy with Soriano. He's done well so far. An added bonus is that he's got that determined, no nonsense attitude and doesn't celebrate excessively after closing a game out (as some others we all love to hate do). I don't hate this signing as much right now.
Very true on all accounts. I think D-Rob should be left in the 8th for now.
I like his celebration too, just a quick couple of claps in the glove, point to the sky like all religious players do, and shake Russell's hand. No dancing BS.
Randy Levine, Ninja 2.0
A big (under the radar) advantage of Soriano closing…
If he does a great job, he'll reestablish himself as a proven closer, one who was able to handle the pressure of pitching for NYC in the rough AL East. If you're Scot Boras, what would you tell Soriano to do?
no doubt Boras will advise him to opt out and seek a long term deal. IN which case I don't see the Yanks trying to bring him back. Of course I thought the same thing about Arod after he opted out after the 07 season, and we all know how wrong I was about that
I would be surprised if he opts out because he will not come close to the salary he is making next year as his salary jumps up to 14 mill. To use the standard of pitching in a pressure situation, Papelbon didn't receive that much and the Phillies were pretty heavily criticized for that deal as well so its unlikely some team will top that for Soriano.
I agree that he won't make as much per year on a new contract, but pitchers, an relievers in particular, are very volatile. I'm sure Boras knows this, and is wary of Soriano breaking his elbow or shoulder next year, thus costing him ~$40 mil (just as a random number).
If you had to choose between $14 mil next year and hope nothing bad happens to cash in for more later, and getting a $40 mil contract over the next few years, would you do it? I'm not sure there is a right answer, but I can see the allure.
Yeah, it's a tough call for Soriano. I don't know if a team gives Soriano a $40 million deal… but I'm sure Boras has an infinitely better idea of the market than I do.
Since he's 32 this season, you can argue that it's his last shot at a long-term deal or that he's already too old for one.
I forgot about his age, that will certainly play a factor as well. He probably has a much better shot at getting an extra year/money on a longer term deal at 32 rather than 33.
Also if Soriano remains as the closer for 2012, he can cash in those saves on the free agent market. With Mo coming back in 2013, Soriano may not have that bargaining power in the following offseason if he doesn't opt out.
I hate to say this and it sounds almost blasphemous, but I would not take it as a given that Mo will be the same pitcher he was before the injury and the Yankee FO should proceed accordingly. Hopefully they will have a better idea by the end of the year on Mariano's condition.
You watcho' mouf' Boy!!!
Soriano will be 33.5, and isn't getting a $40M contract. Even a 3/$30M would be pushing it, considering the Yankees are considered to have overpaid at 3/$35M, and he was 2 years younger. But let's say he does think he MIGHT be able to get a 3/$30M. Could he do better taking the guaranteed $14M, then hoping for a 2/$16M or better in a year? If I were him, I would pocket the $14M.
It wouldn't be shocking if he opted out. He gets $14 million in 2013, but if he opts out the Yankees owe him $1.5 million, meaning he needs to get $12.5M to be whole. No team will pay him that for a single year, but if Boras thinks some team will give him $9 million per over three years for a $27 million deal, then it makes a great deal of sense to opt out. Soriano is injury prone, plus he won't be the closer in 2013, so hitting the market after this year might provide the most leverage.
At this point I'm not too worried about whether he opts out. If they're serious about the $189 million in 2014 I don't know if they'll even spend that money if Soriano leaves. Might depend on the state of the rotation, I suppose, but you've already got Kuroda + Garcia's money to play with and probably don't want to box Pineda out of a spot if his recovery looks good.
I'm on board in leaving Soriano as the closer for now and if he opts out at the end of the season, then Robertson can close next year with Joba as the setup man. There is also the possibility that Aardsma can come back and help late this season or next. Some comments I read earlier giving kudos to Wade Davis are well deserved since he hardly ever gets credit for the fine work he has done in the last two seasons. He reminds me of those old time relievers the Brooklyn Dodgers used to bring up who could go from one to ten innnings (Clem Labine, Joe Black). These guys were ground ball pitchers galore.
Well Mo is coming back next year. So he'll close. D-rob in the 8th. Joba, Aarsdma, Boone, & Cory Wade (not Wade Davis) can handle the rest.
I'd appreciate it if Soriano opted out. Sure it weakens the bullpen, but the Yankees really don't need a middle reliever making that kind of money (14M in 2013)
Sorry about that. I meant Cory Wade. That's what getting old does to you.
As a fan, though, what else are they going to do with the money for one season before the $189 budget kicks in? There's definitely the potential for better uses, I just don't know if it will work out. I'm not too concerned with them saving a few bucks. Don't see how it helps me.
Sorry, forgot that Mariano may come back next year.
I'm glad he's succeeding as a closer. He just couldn't get it up for a non-save situation (neither could Mo, though).
Imagine what their wives must go through, then.
"No really, Raffi, it's the ninth inning. Can't you hear them cheering? Yay! Yay! Aw, fuck it. I'm going to sleep."
Mo was devastating as a set-up man in 96.
That was 16 years ago.
It must be hard to get the adrenaline going after being a closer.
Not so sure about that. I would guess that's more the exception than the rule.
I think that most guys would be grateful for the enormous paycheck and just go out there to do their job… hoping to re-earn that closer role (obviously most closers aren't signing up for 3 years behind the greatest of all time, so they can potentially earn the role back).
The weirdest thing about Soriano's complaints, to me, is that he was a closer for all of like 2 or 3 seasons. It wasn't that long ago he was a successful set-up man.
Soriano: the most interesting closer in the world.
Pitches from the windup.
Never shakes off a sign.
Takes the sign mid windup.
Has the prayer for success written in his cap.
Shows no emotion.
Pulls the shirt out after pounding the glove after victory.
Mosquitos don't bite him out of respect (or fear).
got him on my fantasy team so go so go
Boo I have Robertson haha.
I had Mo.
I'm all for whatever works, whether it's Soriano, Robertson, Nelson Figueroa, John Maine, or The Ghost of Steve Howe pitching the ninth.
Ha! Sori doesn't even smile when he gets a hug!
Sorianos starting to grow on me. I was never a huge fan, and with the added factor of the huge contract everything was kind of just "meh" for me. But his badass demeanor is starting to really grow on me. Boost those stats MFIKY.
I wasn't a fan of the signing just because it felt like a signing just to make a signing, not a particular area of weakness that needed to be addressed.
However, given Mo's injury, I think it takes the sting out of the signing. Without Soriano, the bullpen would have been pretty terrible with Robertson out. Who would close…Logan?


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September 18th, 2012
Yesyesyesyesyes…them boys will do us proud! Watch now as they lead us skipping merrily towards the churning, swirling waters of the River Styx…with the nudest podcast in comics, SILENCE!
Firstly Lactus has his guitar unsheathed and isn't afraid to use it. Then it's the SILENCE News (which is in all honesty an extended pimp session for Glyn Dillon's Nao of Brown as well as a big-up of Brit comics hero Paul Gravett). THEN, the newly sponsored Beast and the always sponsored Lactus barge into the week's comics like a couple of burly lady wrestlers.
And there's a whole heap of comics to talk through too, like, oh let's see…Rocketeer Cargo of Doom, the beautiful looking Winter Soldier, Saucer Country, Wolverine & The X-Men, Uncanny X-Force, AVX, AVX: Uncanny X-Men, Avengers Assemble, Shade, Incredible Hulk, The Creep, and Frankenstein Agent of SHADE.
Then there's a special guest review of Batman #0 from friend of the show The Wange, and the SILENT Question is brought to you from Machine Man (and the answers involve Ultron, Herbie, Call Me Kennneth, GI Robot and the ABC muthafuckin Warriors).
Add in ANOTHER Dredd (3D) review from The Beast and a recommendation to listen to the Nerdist podcast with Henry Rollins and you have a truly revolutionary audio-visual-taste explosion in 4-D…it truly is SILENCE no.31 and you're not.
SILENCE! is proudly sponsored by the two greatest comics shops on the planet, DAVE'S COMICS of Brighton and GOSH COMICS of London
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August 21st, 2008
Welcome weary travellers. Come rest yourselves a while in the basement. Mind that mildewed copy of Razzle and that box of broken Transformers. Sit yourselves down between that crate of warped vinyl (can I interest anyone in some vintage James Galway? Or maybe a copy of Duran Duran's 'Rio'?), and that decomposing Garfield, and I'll delight you with some recent treasures from the Beast's Bargain Basement…
In order to overcome the trauma of shelling out £2/$3 for a new comic (but wow, ain't it just worth it with all the time and money they've put into that turd-polishing computer colour!?!), I have recently returned to the blessed womb of cheap-as-fuck back issues, and it's got to be said, found some true gems. And some shite. But it's cheap shite, and that's what counts.


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What do they know that I don't?
You're in the supermarket and some wizened old lady is inspecting some unrecognisable yams. After discarding two or three she selects one based on criteria outside your knowledge. I haven't the faintest idea how to tell a 'good' one. Mind you, I can pick out male Sicilian eggplants - less seeds.
But the one that burns me are the blue crabs. Hundreds of 'em, all looking very crabby. But the Chinese buyers are very selective - they only want certain ones. But what they are looking for: Old? Male? Pregnant, no algae, really wobbly eyes?
So what's the inside scoop? And do have a similar query to ask of other CHers?
Cantaloupes. When it's ripe it "sounds hollow when thumped," supposedly. WTF? Now I have to have a musical ear to buy a piece of fruit? Yes, it supposedly also "smells ripe"—but I rarely catch that either. At any rate I get it right about as often as I get it wrong.
re: tatamagouche
re: tatamagouche
I'm not sure about cantaloupes, but for honeydews, press on the spot where the stem was. If it gives, it's ripe. If it doesn't give, it will not be ripe. (No guarantee on sweetness, just ripeness.) It won't be super-soft, but you can definitely feel the difference. Works every time for me. This may work for cantaloupes, too. I just eat way more honeydew.
re: tatamagouche
I was at Whole Foods 2 days ago looking for a cantaloupe. I figured the pricy stuff at Whole Foods would be tastier than the stuff they have at my local Albertsons.
None of them smelled sweet. None of them had any softness at the stem spot.
I left without buying any. Been a LONG time since I've had a good cantaloupe. The last 2 I've tried to buy were pretty blah. :(
re: huaqiao
I agree that it's been hard to find a good cantaloupe lately, but at least Whole Foods (at least my local one) puts out samples to try. Last time I was there I took a taste, found it too hard and bland, and moved on to the pineapples, which are easier to choose as there are three reliable ripeness indicators: 1) golden as opposed to green, 2) smells pungent, 3) if you can easily pull out one of the small leaves in the center of the topknot, it's ripe.
re: BobB
jfood has the four-day rule this time of year. Pick a cantaloupe by the firmness and color, that's the bones. Then leave on the counter in the house for four days. Then cut. There is a perfect "10" group of pieces in the fridge as he writes.
Pieapple is almost and easy one compared to cantaloupe. ive a soft tug on one of the fronds. It should pull out easily. Then smell the pineapple. This process has about a 95% success rate.
re: huaqiao
re: tatamagouche
Cantaloupes are difficult because they don't show much of a surface web. A rule from growing melons is to check not only the stem end but the extent to which the natural pattern has risen. A youngish, unripe melon is smoother.
But there is no way to tell reliably which of a bunch of ripe melons will taste best. It's luck of the draw.
The only thing I do with crabs is pick an especially lively one. If he tries to pinch me, I figure he's fresh ;-). But how do you pick male eggplant? Is it innie or outie? Heavy or light? I never seem to be able to get a good one.
Funny story: Some years back, I was in the grocery store to buy eggs. I kept picking up carton after carton, looking inside to find cracked or broken eggs in every one. This went on for some time. A few minutes into my search, a gentleman came up next to me and started doing the same thing. After a few cartons he asked "What exactly are we looking for?"
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re: phofiend
Ha! I had a similar experience with eggs. My husband (who ate out for 100% of his meals when I met him), watched me check eggs when we went grocery shopping for many months. I gently rock each egg to see if any are stuck/cracked at the bottom where it isn't visible. After a few months, he asked why I bothered to count the eggs every time--there were always twelve, after all!
It used to be pretty rare that I'd find a cracked egg. In the last couple years, it seems that I have to go through four or five cartons before I find one where an egg *hasn't* cracked.
re: modthyrth
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re: modthyrth
the way the vendors check the eggs is quick and safe: hold the carton open like a book, scan for cracks, (eggs are on the right side, say) close it, shift to left hand, open the right, and you'll be checking the underside, all at once. No need to shake each egg loose this way.
re: phofiend
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re: stevuchan
I used to do that, but stopped after once trying to swap out a cracked one for a good one, and having the bad one (and I mean REALLY BAD) break and spill it stinky contents all over me. It was summer. And I had a long drive home. With no air conditioning. I never went back to that store.
To answer your question about the blue crabs - Chinese buyers usually look for FEMALE crabs, for the roe.
re: comestibles
re: comestibles
After a little googling I found this: http://www.bluecrab.info/identificati...
However, the CBs seem to want to inspect the underneath. Is there some 'pregnancy indicator' there?
re: c oliver
That could have been me. I wanted to know how to recognise a good Jamaican Avocado. They all seem rock-hard to me. I lived in Florida but do not remember seeing one.
An aside:- avocados are one of the few fruits which does not ripen on the tree. It has to be picked first. Same as a banana.
re upthread posts:
1) I have on occasion had wonderful canteloupes and honeydews which had no loose juice to slosh around. For all melons, smell the stem end and do not open until you get a good whiff of sweet smell, unless soft spots start to develop, in which case it will rot if you don't cut it up right away, sweet or no.
For canteloupe: Look for a pinkish/yellow hue over most or all of the melon. Green means not ripe.
For honeydew: Look for a yellowish blush, no deep green. Look for "sugar lines" - these are the rough, thin ropey webbing on the skin. The more the merrier. Also, feel the skin for a slight tackiness, as though it's been rubbed with rosin. This is good.
2. I recently read that the whole male/female thing with eggplant is an old wive's tale. The older the eggplant, the more, and bitterer, the seeds. Also, paler-skinned varieties are milder in flavor than darker. So the common large purple supermarket eggplant is inherently more likely to be bitter than the Japanese, striped, or white eggplants. Best time for them is early in their harvest season.
3. If your stuck eggs are in a cardboard carton, briefly set it in a shallow pan of water, and you'll be able to remove the egg - whether or not you want to use it is up to you. I do, for baking or another use in which it will be thoroughly cooked.
5. Strawberries get redder but not sweeter once picked, so avoid the ones that are white around the stem. And they should have a rich perfume.
6. I think it was Julia Child who said pears only get softer after picking, not sweeter. I don't buy that. Since you can't taste one half of a pear or peach while leaving the other half to ripen, it's probably unproveable, but form, odorless stone fruit and pears kept at room temp in a paper bag for a few days both soften and develop a ripe aroma. Green, rock-hard fruit is beyond help, unless you stew it with sugar.


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Hey james! sorry, i've never been again to this site, i almost forgot.. :-O
I've been to an LP concert in 2010. :D It was cool! :D there are some festivals confirmed for summer 2011, will you go to one of those?
see you soon! :D
I dont really frequent chat anymore since its full of kids, but thanks for the heads up and glad ur doing fine.
BTW forgot to ask last comment, but did LP win anything on peoples choice?
thank u ^^, and happy new year to you too =)=)
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Special teams are happening in St. Louis-Seattle! There's been a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown, and there was a punt block that ended up with Seattle's Jeron Johnson almost falling on the ball in the back of the end zone.
The question was whether or not Johnson managed to catch the ball before his momentum carried him out of the end zone -- the difference between a touchdown or a safety. Pete Carroll thought it was a touchdown. The official did not agree, and Pete Carroll had a spasm:
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PLATTSBURGH — Five people sustained minor injuries in a two-car accident Aug. 6.
J. Chicaschanduvi, 23, of Plattsburgh told police that shortly before 7:17 p.m., his lane of traffic had a green light when he struck a vehicle driven by Lisa Garrow, 40, of Plattsburgh.
An independent witness gave a different story than Chicaschanduvi, saying his car was eastbound on Broad Street when he drove through a red light at the intersection with Prospect Street and struck Garrow's vehicle, which was driving southbound on Prospect Avenue at the intersection of Broad Street and Prospect, police said.
Chicaschanduvi was cited for aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and running a red light.
Both vehicles were towed from the accident site due to extensive damage to both of them, police said.
Five people were taken to CVPH Medical Center via ambulance or private vehicle for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
Chicaschanduvi is due to appear in Plattsburgh City Court on Aug. 20.
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Danny Brown Says His Avalanches Collaboration Will "Change the World"
By Jeremy Gordon on July 28, 2014 at 12:45 p.m. EDT
Photo by Erez Avissar
Back in 2012, we wrote that the Avalanches and Danny Brown collaborated on "Frank Sinatra", a song due to appear on the Avalanches' long, long-awaited follow up album to 2001's Since I Left You. Now, it appears that "Frank Sinatra" wasn't a one-time deal: As Brown tells Australia's Triple J (via NME), there's another song waiting to be heard. It was written in person, too, whereas "Frank Sinatra" was composed over email.
Watch/Listen: The Avalanches' Rework of Hunters & Collectors' "Talking to a Stranger"
By Evan Minsker on September 8, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Hunters & Collectors: "Talking to a Stranger (Avalanches Rework)" [Edit] (via SoundCloud)
Details are still scarce on the ever-elusive forthcoming Avalanches album, but as previously reported, they do have one new track to share. It's a remix of Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors' 1982 track "Talking to a Stranger", and it'll appear on Crucible: The Songs of Hunters & Collectors (out September 27 via Liberation Music). You can watch the video for their remix, which is titled "Stalking to a Stranger (Planets Collide Remix)", below. Update: And listen to the radio edit above.
New Avalanches Remix to Appear on Hunters & Collectors Tribute Album
By Evan Minsker and Jenn Pelly on August 8, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
While we forever wait on the Avalanches' next album, it's been revealed that they'll contribute a remix to an upcoming compilation. Crucible: The Songs of Hunters & Collectors, out September 27 via Liberation Music, is a tribute to the Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors, who were active from 1981-1998. The Avalanches have contributed a remix of the song "Talking to a Stranger", which they've titled "Stalking to a Stranger (Planets Collide Remix)".
Listen to a Snippet of the Avalanches' Contribution to the King Kong Soundtrack
By Carrie Battan on May 8, 2013 at 10:20 p.m. EDT
In lieu of their still-unreleased new album, which has taken on Waiting for Godot/Detox proportions, here's a bit of the new music the Avalanches recorded for the musical-theater adaptation of King Kong. It's an Auto-Tuned cover of "Get Happy", a popular old tune composed by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler that's been reworked and recorded by many.
The Avalanches, Justice, Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja Contribute to King Kong Musical Score
By Evan Minsker on October 7, 2012 at 9:20 p.m. EDT
"We've made some music for a giant, robot ape!" That's the Avalanches' Twitter account, referring to an upcoming musical adaptation of King Kong. In the Mix reports (via Consequence of Sound) that the Avalanches, Justice, and Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja will contribute music to the score of the musical, which will premiere June 2013 in Melbourne. Below, watch an interview with Justice about the musical.
Listen: New Avalanches Demo: "A Cowboy Overflow of the Heart" [ft. David Berman]
By Evan Minsker on August 20, 2012 at 10:01 p.m. EDT
Photo of David Berman via Avalanches' Twitter
After hinting as much on Twitter, the Avalanches have released a new demo. "A Cowboy Overflow of the Heart" is available for download on their website (as long as you register). It features a spoken word poem and is tagged with "(Avs + DCB demo #1)". Could a version of the song appear on their long-in-the-work upcoming album? Grab it here.
UPDATE: The demo is a collaboration with Silver Jews' David Berman, the Avalanches noted on Twitter. UPDATE 08/21 10:21pm: Drag City has confirmed with Berman that it's the first new music he's worked on since Silver Jews disbanded.
The Avalanches' New Album: What We Know
By Carrie Battan on August 9, 2012 at 3:12 p.m. EDT
It's been a dozen years since the Avanches put out their influential album of sample-based collage pop, Since I Left You. They've very slowly unveiled information about their second album, which they'll reportedly release this year. Naturally a lot of misinformation has emerged, too. Here's what we know so far:
Is This a New Avalanches Song?
By Evan Minsker on July 17, 2012 at 8:16 p.m. EDT
Remember a few months back when the Avalanches pointed to a cryptic mixtape on the website Pinchy & Friends and said it "may or may not be" them? Today, that same site posted another mysterious mixtape, Cool Gays by Cool Gaze, which closes with a track called "A track that may or may not be The Avalanches". Check it out here. (Thanks to Alexander Tulett for the tip.)
Is This a New Mixtape From the Avalanches?
By Carrie Battan on April 26, 2012 at 10:21 a.m. EDT
Is this new music from the Avalanches? Over the weekend, the mysterious Australian crew posted a cryptic link on their Twitter to a mix called "Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones", saying that it "may or may not be mixtape by ♥ ∆v∆L∆NCH∑≤ ♥." It's being hosted on a new mixtape site called Pinchy & Friends, allegedly created by Tom Kuntz, the director of the Avalanches' video for "Frontier Psychiatrist". A representative for the Avalanches' label, Modular, claimed to have no knowledge of the mixtape.
Danny Brown Collaborates With the Avalanches
By Carrie Battan on March 19, 2012 at 11:40 a.m. EDT
Photo by Ysa Perez
Following the whirlwind that resulted from last year's XXX, Detroit rapper Danny Brown says he's "just in the early stages" of making new material. "I study material before I start writing", he said when we spoke at SXSW last week.. "So I've just been studying shit." But Brown confirmed an exciting collaboration: he will indeed appear on the long-anticipated album from sample collagists the Avalanches.
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An NRA salute?
We all feel the pain, agony, horror and despair of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Unfortunately, that does not include the leadership of the NRA, which seems to live in a world out of touch with today's America.
I and a majority of Americans have no problem responsibly owning and enjoying guns of hunting, self-defense and collecting. Very few, however, defend the need for assault weapons and multi-round clips in all their distorted glory of video games and Hollywood.
Certainly there are many contributors to this recent American history of Auroras, Columbines and Sandy Hook. The NRA's solution to this national outrage is to require more weapons and to advocate no new restrictions on assault weapons, even though their ability to kill many by a single shooter is an insult and threat to everyone.
The military salutes its heroes with 21-gun salutes. Maybe the NRA leadership should have sent a single NRA lobbyist to fire an assault weapon 26 times in 20 seconds to each burial ceremony of an innocent 6-year-old. It would have certainly fit their image.
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Apex Newcomers and Friends Club
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. The Peak City Singers will perform at the December meeting. For details, go to www.apexnewcomers.org.
Wreaths Across America
The Yates Mill Daughters of the American Revolution will participate in the Wreaths Across America campaign to place wreaths on veterans' and family members' graves on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Hillcrest Cemetery, at the intersection of Kildaire Farm Road and Dry Avenue in Cary. To participate, email Susan at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information on the campaign, go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Lupus support group
The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter will host a support group meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at the N.C. Psychiatry Association, 4917 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 250, Raleigh. Drop-ins are welcome. For details, call 877-849-8271, extension 2, email email@example.com, or go to www.lupusnc.org.
Democratic Women Holiday Social
The Democratic Women of Wake County will hold a Holiday Social for members, spouses and friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at the N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. There will be hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and holiday songs performed by a barbershop quartet. The group will collect unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Tickets cost $20. RSVP by noon Monday, Dec. 16, to Cindy Sinkez at 919-319-8275 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Outlanders, a group of kids of all ages with special needs, meets every other month for activities including fishing, racing pinewood derby cars, horseback riding and camping. To join the group's email list, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Cary Parents of Teens Anonymous
Cary Parents of Teens Anonymous provides support, encouragement and information to parents of teens. The group meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month. Call 919-704-6895 or visit www.meetup.com/Cary-PTA for details.
• The Cary Toastmasters meet from 8-9 a.m. every Monday at the Western Wake Campus of Wake Technical Community College, 3434 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For information, visit carytoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org.
• Carylina Toastmasters meet to practice speaking and leadership skills from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at Carylina House, 111 McArthur Drive, Cary. Details: www.carylinatoastmasters.org.
• Apex Toastmasters meet from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Spring Arbor Assisted Living Center, 901 Spring Arbor Court, Apex. Visit www.apextoastmasters.org or call 919-303-5852.
• The Perimeter Park Toastmasters club meets every other Wednesday from noon-1 p.m. at the United Way office at 2400 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 150, Morrisville. Details: www.perimeterpark.toastmastersclubs.org.
• The Heart of Cary Toastmasters, which focuses on public speaking, meets from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the second-floor meeting room of the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Visitors are welcome.
• The Techtalk Toastmasters Club meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Thursdays at NetApp Building Two, 7301 Kit Creek Road in Research Triangle Park. The club helps members sharpen communication and leadership skills. Details: techtalk.toastmastersclubs.org.
Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS meets at 9:15 a.m. Mondays at Salem Baptist Church, 1821 N. Salem St., Apex. Register at salem-bc.org/mops. Details: 919-362-7327.
Recovery International
Recovery International support group offers self-help for stress, anxiety, depression, anger and fear. The group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Crosspointe Church, 6911 Carpenter Fire Station Road, Cary. For more information, call 919-886-7768 or visit www.lowselfhelpsystems.org.
TOPS of Apex
The Take Off Pounds Sensibly group of Apex meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at New Horizons Fellowship, 820 E. Williams St., Apex. Call 919-345-7733 or email email@example.com.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for people who suffer from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia and other food/eating issues, meets from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 600 Walnut St., Cary. Details: www.triangleoa.org.
Cary Community Lions Club
The Cary Community Lions Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at IHOP, 1301 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For details, contact President Rob Moncure at email@example.com.
Holly Springs Masonic Lodge
The Holly Springs Masonic Lodge No. 115 meets at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 224 Raleigh St., Holly Springs. A meal is served on the second Tuesday of the month following the meeting. For details, email email@example.com or visit www.hs115.org.
Cary American Legion and Auxiliary
The Cary American Legion and Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 8523 Chapel Hill Road, Cary. Socializing begins at 6 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $6.
Ruritan Civic Club
The Ruritan Civic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and a business meeting at 8 p.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church, 6628 Good Hope Church Road, Cary. For details, contact Chris at 336-213-9627 or email@example.com.
• The Apex Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Perkins Family Restaurant, 908 U.S. 64 West. Details: www.apexsunriserotaryclub.org.
• The Morrisville Rotary Club meets at noon every Tuesday at Prestonwood Country Club. New members are welcome. Details: www.morrisville.rotary-clubs.org.
Cary Greatest Generation Club
The Cary Greatest Generation Club meets from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Cary Senior Center. For details, call Page Ott at 919-467-3534.
A group will meet to play cribbage at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center, 820 S. Main St. For details, call Dale Schleiter at 919-552-5380.
Chess club
A local chess club will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays or Wednesdays at a coffee house/bakery at the corner of Weston Parkway and Harrison Avenue in Cary. Any level of experience is welcome. For details, contact David at 919-901-2352 or email@example.com.
XYZ Seniors Club
The XYZ Seniors Club meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place in Bond Park. For details, call Becky Furno at 919-467-8332.
Apex Newcomers and Friends Club
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. Club activities include a book club, book exchange, card playing, crafts and cultural events. For details, visit apexnewcomers.org.
Cary Pilot Club
The Cary Pilot Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. For information, call Nancy Hunter at 919-469-0035 or visit www.carypilotclub.org.
Holly Springs Garden Club
The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Road. Activities include speakers, plant exchanges, field trips and community gardening projects. For details, visit www.hollyspringsgardenclubnc.com.
Apex Travel Club
The Apex Travel Club meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the arts and crafts room at the Apex Community Center, 53 Hunter St. The club is for Apex and surrounding-area residents ages 50 and older.
Holly Springs Community Band
The Holly Springs Community Band is looking for adult woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, bass and guitar musicians to practice with the band from 7-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. Musicians must be able to read music. Some positions are available for aspiring, talented and mature junior- and senior-level high school musicians. Details: www.hollyspringsband.net.
Apex Kiwanis Club
Apex Kiwanis meets most Wednesdays at Anna's Pizzeria, 100 N. Salem St., Apex. Details: Betty Obremski at 919-859-5810 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Red Hat Society
The Ladies over 50 Red Hat Chapter, "Glitzy Daytime Dollies," meets the second Thursday of each month. For information, call Lynn at 919-362-3902 or visit www.redhatsociety.com.
Cary Woman's Club
The Cary Woman's Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Herb Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary. For information, call Lillian Smith at 919-469-6528. Women from Cary, Apex and Morrisville are welcome. Debra Morgan, news anchor for WRAL-TV, will speak at the Nov. 14 meeting.
Between the Lines Book Club
The Between the Lines Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the West Regional Library in Cary. Details: 919-463-8500.
Swift Creek American Legion
The Swift Creek American Legion Post 530 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Swift Creek Community Center, 6221 Yates Mill Pond Road, Raleigh. Socializing begins at 5:45 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Dinner is $6. All active military personnel, veterans and their spouses are invited to the meetings.
Apex Rotary Club
The Apex Rotary Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 1201 Haddon Hall Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-1040.
VFW Post 7383
• The VFW hosts bingo on Thursdays with $2,500 paid out each week. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary; pack sales begin at 6:15 p.m. The early-bird game starts at 7 p.m. and the main game starts at 8 p.m.
• The VFW accepts unserviceable U.S. flags any afternoon after 1 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary. Details: www.vfwpost7383.org.
Kiwanis Club of Cary
The Kiwanis Club of Cary meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 908 U.S. 64, Apex. For details, call 919-363-8209 or visit www.kiwanisofcary.org.
Keep Fit Club
Keep Fit uses the Power 90 Extreme home-fitness program to support members through their weight-loss journeys. The club meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Connections Event Center, 1280 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: 919-324-6828.
Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club
The Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays in the fellowship hall at Cary United Methodist Church, 117 S. Academy St. Visitors are welcome. Details: www.carycrosstrailers.org.
Tall Club of N.C.
The Tall Club of N.C. meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Brickhouse Sports Pub, 3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. To join the club, women must be 5 feet 10 inches, and men must be 6 feet 2 inches. Details: www.tallclubofnc.org.
Cary Page Rotary Club
The Cary Page Rotary Club meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. Fridays at Woodland Terrace, 300 Kildaire Woods Drive. Details: 919-522-0104 or www.carypagerotary.org.
Open mic-Apex
Quarter Note Music hosts an open-mic event from 6-9 p.m. Fridays at 1583 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-3939.
Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group
The Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group meets from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every second and third Saturday of the month at the gathering space by the café at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: email@example.com.
Morrisville Community Garden
The Morrisville Community Garden is planning, planting and seeking members to join the garden. Anyone interested can visit the garden from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 219 Church St. Details: email@example.com or www.morrisvillegarden.org.
Cary Multiple Sclerosis
The Cary Multiple Sclerosis self-help group meets monthly. Groups are led by people with MS. For details, call Mary Ann at 919-779-2101.
MOMS Club
The Moms Offering Moms Support of Fuquay-Varina/Holly Springs invites all at-home moms of Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Willow Spring to join the chapter. The club provides support for at-home mothers and takes part in community service projects. Details: email@example.com.
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Walking the talk: Siri v Android
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Hands on: iPhone 5
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No strings
Apple wants to run your wallet
Asher Moses The new iPhone will be the start of a radical push by Apple to run your digital wallet.
Tech talk
iPad has real Xmas rival in Galaxy tablet
Adrian Addison Last Christmas anybody asked if they wanted a "tablet" probably thought they were being offered a pill to ease indigestion caused by a little bit of festive over-indulgence.
Top 11 tablets coming your way in 2011
Asher Moses in Las Vegas Apple's iPad faces some serious competition this year, with scores of Android and Windows tablets about to hit the market that offer several features the iPad lacks.
Next steps
Google inches closer to being tablet-ready in battle with iPad
Rachel Metz Google is getting closer to releasing a version of the Android software meant for tablet computers, one that will include a fresh look and updated Web browser and keyboard.
Android attacks
Google Nexus S to hit Australia
Asher Moses The second Google-branded smartphone is about to hit Australia as analysts predict the search giant's mobile platform will surpass iPhone sales in Australia within a few years.
Sony unveils two iPad rivals
Sony has introduced its first tablet computers, joining Samsung Electronics and Motorola in their pursuit of Apple, a year after the iPad spurred a surge in demand for the devices.
Tablet wars
Apple's 'bogus' patents will 'strangle' Android: Google
Asher Moses Google's chief legal officer has launched a blistering attack on competitors, including Apple, for attempting to stifle innovation by using "bogus patents" to target Google's Android partners...
Tabtop shootout
When tablets and laptops mate
Adam Turner As Apple's iPad decimates the netbook market, PC makers are looking for ways to fight back.
Smartphone wars
Android topples iPhone in Australia
Asher Moses Google's Android platform has for the first time overtaken Apple's iOS in smartphone sales in Australia.
Mobiles on a mission
Long gone are the days when they were simply for making calls ... today's handsets are packed with features, and even 3D.
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Tablet war tests brand loyalty
Stephen Cauchi The Samsung Galaxy tablet is snapping at the heels of the ever-popular iPad.
Android invasion
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Asher Moses Sony's Tablet S is the best Android tablet yet but it's no iPad killer, writes Asher Moses.
Hot gadgets
Apple's iPad: future-proof or passing fad?
Louisa Hearn With a new iPad coming next week, can Apple's tablet shrug off its label as a plaything for well-heeled technophiles to become the computing device of the future?
Talk to the hand with wristphone
Louisa Hearn The rising star of the mobile telephony movement is a phone that you can wear on your wrist.
Mobile morph sees rise of QWERTY
Goodbye, numeric mobile phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial.
Service 2.0 at the iPhone hotel
Asher Moses Forget room service forms - hotels are using iPods and iPhones.
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17th August 2012
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Apple versus AndroidMarch 19th, 2012 | Posted by in For Cynth
I recently got hold of a good android phone and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. I have been contemplating on getting an iPhone or an Android phone and the choice was taken from me when a friend offered to sell me this phone for a good price and at an installment. And with this recent addition to my gadgetry, I am blissfully content with what I have. I can now go out and have tea or coffee with my hubby while staying connected with my work. I can continue to monitor my work and still enjoy a good tea break with my hubby. I love the flexibility it provides me and the bonding time it allows me to have with my husband, something we haven't been able to do in a while after my work schedule prevented me from leaving the house at whim. But with my new android phone, I am now able to handle my time again and I am able to go out again, keeping in contact with the work at hand as well.. Now, ain't that a treat?
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IM Global Taps 'Parkland' Producer as Production PresidentStory | Dec 16, 2013 | 2:30 PMIM Global has tapped veteran producer Matt Jackson as president of production of the sales-financing-production banner. Jackson had been U.S. president of production for Exclusive Meidia with producing credits including "Parkland," "Dark Places," "End of...
Ned Vizzini, TV Writer and Author, Dies at 32Story | Dec 20, 2013 | 2:30 PMWriter Ned Vizzini, whose novel about teenage depression was adapted into the Zach Galifianakis film "It's Kind of a Funny Story," died Thursday in New York. The New York city medical examiner said he committed suicide. Vizzini's book "It's Kind of a...
Writer Ned Vizzini has died at 32
'Percy Jackson' sequel aims to appease gods of the box office
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J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. -- A Magical ChronologyStory | Sep 12, 2013 | 10:30 AMThursday's announcement of the expanded partnership between J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. -- inspired by Harry Potter's Hogwarts textbook "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" -- comes 14 years after the first formal agreement to launch the Harry...
San Francisco Film Society Launches Fall CelebrationStory | Oct 22, 2013 | 8:30 AMThe San Francisco Film Society, the org that presents the city's film festival every spring, will launch a new annual event this autumn, a Fall Celebration that this year will fete features "Fruitvale Station" (pictured, above), "Her," "Nebraska" and...
AFM: Robert Redford's 'A Walk In The Woods' Attracts Director Larry CharlesStory | Nov 1, 2013 | 4:30 PMLarry Charles has come on board to direct the indie comedy "A Walk In The Woods" with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte starring. IM Global is selling international territories at the American Film Market. The project had been for sale at Cannes. Redford...
Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini open up about 'House of Secrets'
Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario Celebrate 'Percy Jackson' SequelStory | Jul 29, 2013 | 6:30 PMAt the July 28 Southampton premiere of Fox's "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," returning cast members went back to their characters' roots. Literally. "I dyed my hair blond for this one because the fans had an outcry after the first movie," said brunette...
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Tralucent Audio Ref 1
"Introduction Tralucent Audio is a name that's appeared on Head-Fi only since August 2012 but has quickly made a name for themselves with their ability to challenge other IEM makers when it released it's 1Plus2. I reviewed that IEM last year as a love/hate relationship as I felt it excelled every aspect of audio technicalities an enthusiast or an audiophile seeks sonically but overall, didn't..." --AnakChan
Tralucent Audio 1Plus2
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Dwayne Green, of Tara Gardens Chapel, accepts a commendation from Clayton Sheriff Kem Kimbrough and Chief Deputy Garland Watkins.
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Coping with the trauma of the July 20 shooting death of Clayton County Sheriff's Deputy Rick Daly would have been much harder for his colleagues without the support of outside public safety agencies, and a handful of local businesses, said Sheriff Kem Kimbrough.
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Bypassing the incumbent, the Orange County Register has endorsed two candidates—Jim Gardner and Dwight Robinson—for Lake Forest City Council.
Among the seven contenders running for two open seats Nov. 6, Gardner and Robinson "rank highest when measured against the Register's long-standing principles of small, limited government," the editorial board wrote.
Both candidates have run unsuccesfully for council previously.
For Gardner—who says this race is his last—news of the endorsement came as a surprise.
Spending Monday morning distributing campaign flyers on foot left his legs aching, Gardner said.
"Suddenly they have new life in them," he said.
Gardner in the 2010 election earned 18.2 percent of Lake Forest votes, falling 540 votes shy of a seat. In 2008, he picked up 12,313 votes, or 28.9 percent, landing about 2,500 votes behind incumbent Mark Tettemer.
Robinson has also previously campaigned for a seat on the Lake Forest City Council.
"I am honored to have the endorsement of the Orange County Register, especially since there are a number of good, qualified candidates this year," Robinson said Monday. "I believe this is the first time in many, many years that they have endorsed candidates for local office so I am grateful to have their support."
In 2002, Robinson garnered 6,035, or 14.1 percent of the vote. A margin of 1,901 votes separated him from the late Richard Dixon, who earned the third open council seat.
Robinson's pledge to eliminate pay and pension benefits for council members, and to donate his stipends to charity until such a policy is adopted, received the board's praise.
However, Robinson's interest in limited government should carry over to the education arena, the board wrote.
"We hope in applying that guideline, Mr. Robinson shows restraint when considering how, if at all, the city should assist public schools with 'investment from the City,' which his campaign website says he favors," the editorial states.
The paper dubbed "particularly gratifying" Gardner's claim that he will refuse to accept business or money "from any company or any person that does business with the city" and will demand full disclosure from all council members.
Gardner should oppose any proposal for the city to acquire property to resell for commercial development as he pursues his goal of a "city-wide commission to deal with the problem of urban blight," the editorial board also wrote.
Incumbent Marcia Rudolph is running for another term; two-term council member Tettemer is not seeking reelection.
Editor's note: Patch does not endorse candidates.


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If you thought it seemed like more people were at this year's Chilifest ... You're right. Organizers say about 45,000 people attended. That's almost double last year's number.
A final dollar amount for the money raised hasn't been released. Some of those proceeds will go to help local charities.


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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Fairbanks House Makes YouTube
In a departure from our regular format, I won't be posting my usual photo from my walk today because two of my eagle-eyed nieces, Sinead and Allison, were wandering around YouTube when they came across this video. See if you can find the Fairbanks House in it. And I'm just going to warn you that if you don't remember 80's music it could be quite painful. If you do remember, I hope you enjoy the laugh. Thanks for the heads up, Allie and Shaney Lu.
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Steak Modern Steakhouse Lounge in Ottawa.
Typical of Ottawa food it is marginal at best, marginal and overpriced at worst. Also I am having a hard time not holding that annoying advertising campaign against them.
I have had a steak and a burger there. Steak was okay. Burger was actually really good. Menu options are not great. Give it a try. I say 4.5/10.


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Risk Aversion and Incentive Effects: Comment
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