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Call of Duty: Ghosts is the latest iteration in one of the most popular game franchises in the world, so it's only fitting that Activision's shooter has become the center of a big discussion of how Microsoft's Microsoft's Xbox One stacks up to Sony's Sony's PS4. The PS4 version runs at a native 1080p, and the Xbox One version runs at 720p upsacled to 1080, which may point to real differences in the power of these two consoles.
The other day, Infinity Ward's Mark Rubin explained that the Xbox One version had to stay at 720p to keep the game running at the crucial 60 frames per second. Now, it appears that the PS4 version, which does run at 1080p native, is having a hard time keeping the frame rate up. Nearly every reviewer who has talked about the PS4 version describes some kind of frame rate failure. Here are a few examples:
Polygon: "Much has been said about the fact that the PlayStation 4 version of the game runs at a native 1080p, and while that may be true, the game did struggle to maintain a steady frame rate, especially in hectic multiplayer matches. The PS3 version of the game ran into similar problems, whereas the Xbox 360 version maintained a steady 60 frames per second."
IGN: "On the current-gen versions Ghosts looks nearly identical, though I did encounter occasional framerate issues during the single-player campaign on PS3 and PS4."
Joystiq: "A key pillar of the Call of Duty experience has always been rock-solid 60 frames per seconds gameplay. On Xbox 360, Ghosts maintains this mandate. The PlayStation 4 version, however, has noticeable technical issues, sometimes slowing to a crawl, particularly during set-piece moments with multiple effects. One specific moment I was able to replicate multiple times on PS4 was a campaign scene that ran smoothly on Xbox 360 and PS3, while the game chugged On PlayStation 4. These frame rate hitches happen throughout the campaign on PS4 and, in a series known for its Hollywood-inspired bombast, it detracted from the experience."
They say that there was no lag noticeable on Xbox 360, but Xbox One reviews are embargoed until Nov. 12. So far, I haven't noticed any slowdown on the Xbox 360 version, but that isn't particularly relevant.
I'll say the same thing I did when it was the Xbox One that looked bad in these comparisons — I really don't think this matters. This is a cross-gen, cross-platform game coming out at the very beginning of both of these consoles. Developers will be figuring out this hardware for years to come, and getting better in the process. I wouldn't look to a game also out on previous-gen for hard optimization and benchmarking evidence.
It's entirely possible that we'll end up noticing a marked difference in graphics quality on exclusive games as these consoles mature — you could already see that with some of the great-looking games released towards the end of the PS3 lifespan. But on the whole, I don't think that this console generation will be fought on this sort of particular scale. The differences are bound to be minor enough that most gamers won't notice.
Frame rate aside, most of the reviews are fairly middling. I'm just a few missions in and perfectly pleased so far, but we'll see.
awww Im so confused….I don't know which system to get…..I hate PSN but the on paper the PS4 is a beast, I love Xbox Live but the specs have me worried about the actual capabilities, then theres the cloud based gaming that "Could" add more power to the xbox but thats still a unforeseen possibility
you hate PSN?
it "had" free multiplayer, and you even got free games.
the only thing i dont like about psn is that not enough people have it
That's why I'm going to wait a few months to buy a new consoles. I have games I haven't played or finished for the 360 and PS3, so I'm going to play them for right now.
PS4 PSN isn't the same as PS3 PSN. PS4 PSN will be better than the XBL youve been using this whole generation. I don't see the problem.
Buy which console excites you the most, and forget the news. Have fun! Don't second guess it,…
Ha, funny. I knew this was going to happen.
Well I guess the PS4 marks can eat a big ol bag of phallus. This is hands-down the funniest news I've heard all day.
Same here man. I'm literally loling.
Regardless of console preference. I am still rather disappointed that they have only included three game types for Hardcore Mode. I know a lot of people that play Hardcore religiously. It's hard to go back once you get into it. Yet, again. Hardcore gamers are left in the dust with merely a bone to gnaw on. Even though there are now dedicated servers for both consoles. Just feels like I paid for 1/2 a game.
Some more from "Contributor Dave Thier"
The 5 Best Reasons For Buying The Xbox One Instead Of A PS4
Xbox One Should Turn On Faster Than Your TV
Media Streaming And MP3s Will Be A Test For Sony's PS4
Battlefield 4 on Xbox One vs. PS4: No Discernible Difference
Microsoft's Phil Spencer Dismisses Rumors About Xbox One Launch Issues
Analyst Expects Xbox One To Outsell PS4
You are a real trooper ,.. hope MS pays you well,..
So you're saying that any story with negative news about the PS4 means contributors are being paid?
If you bothered to actually READ the article, it was reputable, major online reviewers that are reporting the problems.
It's not the contributor's fault that the PS4 has framerate issues. Grow up sweetie.
And Kate, you obviously speak before understanding the article….He wrote 'The 5 Best Reasons for Buying the PS4 instead of Xbox One' the day before. You are so Sony Fanboy that you think anything negative to the PS4 is paid advertisement. It was a 2 part article, the first about why the ps4 is the one to buy, the second is about why the xbox one is the one to buy.
bwahahahahahahaha Back peddling ps4 comments in 3.. 2..
Unsurprising given IW's lackluster optimization, you know they're demanding 6GB of RAM to have this thing on PC? Asinine, I expect the same performance issues on XBone.
This isn't a hardware issue, it is developer incompetence. Here's what happens on PC with a GTX Titan. https://vine.co/v/hIuQYraDY2a
Not just one single Titan, but two Titans in SLI, plus a current gen i7 processor. Basically, on a ridiculously decked out PC, he still had big performance issues.
I hear people going on about how developers are too "lazy" to develop games for theps4 that are on par with their Xbox counterparts.
I'm sorry to say you're stupid.
Complexity is not a sign of superiority. Quite on the contrary, simplicity is the true sign of superiority. Simplicity is not the same as dumbing something down.
Simplicity is an art; it is the art of achieving the same result with less offort and time. Achieving simplicity is in itself more complex than making something complex.
Being able to attain the simplicity of a given technology shows a great deal of study, knowledge, dedication and work towards it.
It's not a question whether devs need to work harder to make games for the ps4 that perform as well as for the Xbox, it's that they shouldn't have to. Sony, for all their self-proclaimed leadership and continuity in the videogame market, pulls out a console that everyone says is harder to program for than the Xbox. That's their fault, not the devs'. They are the ones who need to show their leadership by simplifying their tech.
yet, this persons comparison is on a Computers specifications? Wanderlei, i think the only person here who is stupid and went into a pointless rant, was you. His Post was pointing out about how it was on a GTX Titan video card, which is one of the best COMPUTER video cards at them moment. The game should not have been effected like that. This is clearly a game issue not communicating with the hardware correctly.
"This isn't a hardware issue, it is developer incompetence. Here's what happens on PC with a GTX Titan."
On titles like this actual developers who made the engine usually have no fault. The issue is that the people up top overestimated what the PS4 was capable of combined with other guys up top who wanted more money on dogs than a new graphics engine (still uses the MW3 engine)
Of course it's a hardware issue. This is a next gen system, it should be able to run every game at 1080p. But neither the Xbox or the PS4 can. You can say it's developers because you can make any game run at 1080p with enough corners cut but the fact is software is always limited by the hardware it runs on.
Thats weird I was reading something similar for the xbox one
You mean the .gif of the guy switching weapons as rapidly as he can? lol Give me a break!
All I care about is that the thousands of d-bag hackers and boosters in MW3 become early adopters of Ghosts (and the associated hacks sure to come out soon) and leave MW3 for good.
This is a total programming issue on their side has nothing to do with the hardware.
And the playstation defense team suits up for action..
That's funny because 2 days ago it was an Xbox issue and not PS4. Now that the PS4 is having problems, it's not a hardware issue? lol
COD: Ghosts is an exercise in horrible testing as well as the launch of an undercooked product. I, unfortunately, purchased the game today – PC Version. I got it at the bargain price of $48. Let me tell you what I got for $48:
This game stutters, even at the lowest settings. You encounter the loading screen virtually Every time you change a graphics setting (i.e – Turn on Vsync, loading screen occurs. No I'm not kidding). I actually get about the same terrible performance no matter what graphics setting I put it on, and it is not all that pretty maxed out. I have removed all overlays (Steam/Fraps etc) and adjusted the CPU Priority, all to no avail. I am running this on a high powered rig, not state of the art, but good enough to max out Battlefield 3 and 4, which are both pretty games, at 1080p pushing a locked 60 FPS. I can push Crysis 2 60 fps locked, and Crysis 3 at about 50-60 with some minor bouncing maxed out. All of those games are far more advanced graphically than COD Ghosts, and every single one of them runs waaay better. Now I just wish I could get my $48 back. What a ripoff, and what a junk game. Rig overview below –
Core i7 860 OC'd @ 4 GHZ (Water Cooled w/ Corsair H100)
2x 3 Gb ASUS GTX 660 TI's in 2 Way SLI
16 Gb DDR 3 1333
1 TB RAID 0 (2x 500 gb)
Auzentech Bravura 7.1 Digital Audio
Evga P55 Classified 200 Mainboard
Antec HCP 1200 PSU
Windows 8.1 Pro 64
Who cares, COD is garbage. If this was Killzone, I'd be concerned but COD can kick rocks. Still getting a PS4.
60 frames my arse
@travis Cunningham you obviously didn't watch the video it's not a gif it's a guy from Machinima at the IW studios playing on an xbox one but ok whatever you say lol
I watched the 30 fps video from youtube of the 60 fps video and saw no problems. If that's the best evidence you have then this case is closed. PS4 lost.
Would appreciate the ability to choose what resolution to play at, like in PC games. Give 720p AA and 1080p without AA and you will swear the 720p version looks better, and for a lot of games, run much smoother.
I will take steady frame rate over higher resolution any day.
Wonder why they didn't drop PS4 version down to 900p or 720p to get steady framerates.
"Developers will be figuring out this hardware for years to come, and getting better in the process. I wouldn't look to a game also out on previous-gen for hard optimization and benchmarking evidence."
Developers already know the GCN architecture quite well, it's been out for almost three years now, and AMD's processors are almost unchanged since about five years ago. Considering PS4 is mostly a PC with OGL support, the very least to expect is 60fps given that the hardware plays MW3 just fine. The issue is likely due to using SubD (which is meant for 3d movie rendering) and excessive use of DoF features, which can pretty much bring any system to it's knees.
And this is one reason why I am waiting about a year to choose which new system. both systems will have issues at early launch. Instead i will invest in a new GPU for my PC.
Plus there will be more exclusive games out and I will be able to make a better decision.
I wonder what it feels like to get upsacled? It sounds painful, especially without a spellchecker.
People are missing the point on both consoles. Who cares about 720p and 1080p native. The human eye can not distinguish the difference from a normal viewing distance. What next-gen gaming is about for me is the increased capabilities of gameplay. For example 64 multiplayer matches in BF4, increased multiplayer in COD, new improved AI mechanics that are a real challenge now, open world play. The list goes on. It is not graphics but what you can do. Thats the advancement. On the other hand jesus Sony I could go around with swagger stating 1080p native but if the frame rate is glitchy that means nothing. I would take A graphics with A+ frame rate rather than F frame rate and A+ graphics.
The PS4 isn't even officially released yet so of course there will be some issues as a new system, the XBox will have issues too.
On PS3 Ghosts runs fantastic!!!
These issues are also on Xbox One……http://www.gamepur.com/news/12653-cod-ghosts-xbox-one-has-frame-rate-issues-and-main-reason-not-buy-says-ex-i.html
this may remain true at launch, but as of now we know he has not played the final version of the game while the ps4 reviews have.
This can't be! All of the PS4 fanboys are all over any xbox story spewing hatred and insults about how better the PS4 is????
based on the information available this doesnt matter.
but if it turns out x1 and x360 dont suffer from frame rate issues in multiplayer and the key reason is because they use true dedicated servers instead of listen servers with console hosted matches, this will be huge. much bigger then 720p vs 1080p.
i dont think this is the problem though as it sounds like ps4 is suffering from this in campaign as well. my guess is iw went cheap with development for x1 and ps4 knowing at most they would sell 2 to 3m copies of the game between both consoles.
I have Ghosts on Wii U, and it's excellent – no framerate issues, even online – plus the motion controls make the game funner :)


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Take time off. When I retired, an experienced retiree told me not to make any big time commitments until at least a year into retirement. I think two years is even better. It takes time to detox from your career. By relaxing into retirement at first, you may find yourself veering off in a completely different direction than you initially expected. If you race to fill up your schedule with activities, you'll never give yourself a chance to see how slowing down feels. Just see where retirement leads. You may be delighted by the surprise.
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Obama defended his push to prosecute a tougher military effort to root out al-Qaida on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which drew criticism from primary rivals for sounding too bellicose."Now you have narco drug lords who are helping to finance the Taliban, so we've got to get the job done there, and that requires us to have enough troops that we are not just air raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous problems there,'' Obama said.Campaign spokesman Reid Cherlin said Obama was not endorsing the current Bush policy, which consists solely of air raids and bombing of civilians.
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The French special forces pulled out of that too, so maybe there is something there.
Is it still a good idea to have a separate "flying" command like that when we now have ground forces in most provinces?
This fact pretty much ends the debate about his foreign policy smarts.
Obama had the brains to oppose the Iraq invasion, occupation, and attempt at social engineering. No other leading candidate did.
You see, Obama thought it would be a bad idea for American troops to die so that Sadr and the Iranians could take control of Iraq. And because he did, the right wing will never forgive him. Ever.
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You see, Obama thought it would be a bad idea for American troops to die so that Sadr and the Iranians could take control of Iraq. And because he did, the right wing will never forgive him. Ever.
Heh ... yeah, and I believe it was the Brits in Iraq telling us how poorly we were doing in the hearts and minds game and how well they were doing and are who are now pulling out of their AOs there and leaving them to the shia militias even while they have interpreters who worked for them in fear of their lives and begging for asylum.It is a difference in tactics is all. And, as is human nature, when you believe your tactics are better (and tell me a time the Brits didn't think that) you have a tendency to oversimplify and denigrate those for which you don't care.Fair enough. What you don't expect is a presidential candidate to pick up on that sort of nonsense and take it for gospel.
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Eleanor Clift: Romney Withholding Tax Returns Because They'd Show Offshore Investments and Low Taxes Paid
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has up to this point opted not to make his tax returns public.
Not surprisingly, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift smells a rat and expressed her conspiratorial opinion during the predictions segment of PBS's McLaughlin Group Friday (video follows with transcript):
ELEANOR CLIFT, NEWSWEEK: Romney's refusal so far to release his income tax returns will be linked to probable investments in the Cayman Islands and the likelihood that he paid a very small percentage of his income in taxes.
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Clift withholding psychological evaluation...
Submitted by Bill Brasky on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00pm.
... because it would reveal severe delusional irrational thinking.
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Eleanor is onto something big.
Submitted by dr-go on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:02pm.
With her insight and suspicions, she could very well disrupt the Republican primary process. We need her in government not on a 3rd rate television show.
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3rd rate
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 11:15am.
On the contrary, we don't need the ramblings of a 3rd rate reporter who has no evidence of wrongdoing on any Republican candidate's tax return. Clift is a clueless nitwit working for a publication that is losing circulation each year because it's nothing but a cheap mouthpiece for the democrat party.
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Submitted by MrLuigi on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:09pm.
I predict that Eleanor Clift has X and Y chromosomes.
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Eleanor, baby!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:11pm.
Tell us again why Da One is withholding EVERYTHING about his past life, including, but not limited to, his school records, his transcripts, his papers, his articles for the Law Review (my bad. he never wrote one of those) his unaltered birth certificate, his passports, where he's traveled, where the money came from for his travels and education (was that taxable?), his friends and associates, his relationship with da Reverend Wright (that's right. He forgot), Bill Ayers (only met him once?).
Did any one of those items trigger a question in your little pea brain mind?
Romney doesn't have a hair on his, ahhhh, head, unless he starts telling the press and TV bobble heads when they ask him a question, "I'll give you the answer to that as soon as Obama tells us the answer to X. (Fill in the blank question)
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Don't hold your breath
Submitted by Model850 on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:27pm.
Romney doesn't have a hair on his, ahhhh, head, unless he starts telling the press and TV bobble heads when they ask him a question, "I'll give you the answer to that as soon as Obama tells us the answer to X. (Fill in the blank question)
Not that you don't already realize it but don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen.
Newt might do that given the chance, but Romney? Not a snowball's chance in hell.
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Submitted by kinijane on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 7:47pm.
He better start doing it if he wants the big office. Thats one of the reasons
the masses haven't got behind him yet, they (I) don't trust him to do it.
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Yeah, worked great for McCain
Submitted by Kevpot on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:07am.
Yeah, worked great for McCain when he announced during his campaign that we need not fear Obama, he would be a good president.
Taking the high road this time around means the end of our country as we know it. I hope Romney has the sack to hit hard.
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Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:28pm.
I'm still waiting for the interview with his drug dealer from high school.
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Like you, I'm waiting for the LSM to find a classmate
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 10:17pm.
from any of the colleges O attended who knew him, or remembers him. Or, anyone who dated him. Or, anyone who remembers anything he did in college, and on and on. I'm sure that the media is straining at their leashes to get going on any of this.
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Exactly! These leftoids
Submitted by mattm on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 10:53pm.
Exactly! These leftoids never vetted Okenyan. The guy's parents were wiccans, he's a new-age muslim-marxist with no credentials whatsoever, yet his sheep-like followers in the lame-stream media not only didn't scrutinize him, they covered for him... "57 states"..."Umm ah, breathalizer, er um, inhilator..." "my muslim faith"... "e-r-l, ah, e-a-r-e...um e-a-r-l-y"... If this dope was a republican he'd have been run out of town on a rail...the way Cain was.
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Romney should not release Info till Obama does.
Submitted by kbs55 on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:36pm.
Romney should not release Info till Obama releases his records. Mitt should say he would release his information when Obama releases his. As far as Eleanor Clift she is just a shill for the communists always has been and always will be. Complaining about offshore accounts, how about Charlie Rangel, John Kerry and the Kennedys.
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Clift may indeed be right, but so what?
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 6:34pm.
Unless I saw a political advantage to releasing my tax returns early, I wouldn't release anything unless and until I had gotten the nomination, and even then, if I had something to hide, I wouldn't release it..
I don't recall John Edwards releasing his tax returns (although I can't rule out that he did).
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Don't you know
Submitted by Tjexcite on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 7:45pm.
You are suppose to pay more taxes on money you earn from invests than when you first earn it from work.
Just what has Mitt done in the last 3 years that one would need to pay any income taxes on anyway.
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The attacks are just beginning
Submitted by ahusser on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:45pm.
Here it comes. No matter who the final candidate will be. This will be unrelenting. Newt, flawed though he be, is the only one who would turn it around and give it back in spades.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
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Get a grip darlin'
Submitted by donabernathy on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 12:38am.
and stop wet'n ya granny panties
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I'm still waiting for his to
Submitted by rbosque on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 1:54am.
I'm still waiting for his to release his original BC.... no just the fake one he plastered on a coffee mug.
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This Leftist Shrew.
Submitted by ChrisNH on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 9:01am.
Does this radical, Leftist Shrew REALLY want to go here with 'Low taxes paid?' Does she REALLY want to turn a blind eye toward Little Timmy Geithner and his 'NO Taxes Paid?' Of the haughty, French-looking John Kerry and his yacht that he feebly tried to shield from Massachusetts taxes by hiding it in Rhode Island?
Libs are FILLED with tax-dodgers and cheats. They'd fill a football stadium. Leftist Media Hacks are hoisting themselves by their own petard with this line of 'reasoning.'
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She said this without one bit
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 9:26am.
She said this without one bit of proof. Let's see how quickly the brain dead hosts at MESSNBC and Current TV picks it up and starts spouting it as fact.
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Different requirements
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 11:19am.
Sure is interesting that Eleanor Clift wants to place requirements on Republican Presidential candidates that she wouldn't demand of Barack Obama. Now that's objective journalism isn't it? Oh, sorry. I forgot that Eleanor Clift is just a stooge and water carrier for Barack Obama.
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I am sure glad Clift can KNOW what Romney's
Submitted by ohio granny on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 11:34am.
I am glad she can know what Romney's tax returns will show. I am guessing she hasn't seen them. With her ability to see the unknown, maybe she will tell us who will win in November and we can cancel the election. What an idiot she is. She continues to embarrass herself every time she opens her mouth. Typical liberal liar.
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Romney Response
Submitted by Poole on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 1:42pm.
Romney: "Eleanor, I will be delighted to make my records public as quickly as President Obama has made his records public. Since so many of the President's records have not been released after his three years in office, I know the press will not hold me to a higher standard than they hold the President and expect me to release my records until after I have been President an equal length of time. Assuming, of course, that the President will ever release those records."
CLift: "Mr. Romney, are you referring to the President's birth certificate?"
Romney: "No. Are you? I only aak because certain members of the press have become obsessed with the birth certificate and I had hopes that you were not one of them. Since the President has released his birth certificate, then I have no reason to question its authencity. Do you?"
Clift: "I am not a birther!"
Romney: "I didn't bring it up."
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Romney Respone - I'd like to hear.
Submitted by Poole on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 1:47pm.
Sorry. Didn't put the "response I'd like to hear" in my previous post.
Gotta be careful. Some people my suggested response wsa an actual ROmney response.
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Eleanwhore, You Mindless Twit...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 5:30pm.
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Voters will elect municipal leaders and consider school millages in a number of Southeast Michigan districts Tuesday, three months before Aug. 7 statewide primaries to nominate candidates for Congress, the legislature, courts and county offices. Those seats get filled Nov. 6.
Springtime votes are needlessly costly and inconvenient, critics say, particularly now that a 2011 state law moves all school board elections to the first Tuesday in November of even-numbered years — coinciding with the selection of a president or governor.
That move is intended to reduce "the number of election dates so as to provide more consistency and predictability for potential voters," state Joan Hunault of the state House Fiscal Agency writes in a Legislative Analysis of bills Gov. Rick Snyder signed last November.
Yet school boards, city commissions and township boards still can hold votes on the first Tuesday of May in any year.
Those doing so this spring include Bloomfield Hills (two commission seats, $58.6-million ), New Baltimore and Chesterfield Township ( for ), Brighton Area Schools (), Hartland Consolidated Schools () and Fenton Schools ().
By contrast, Dearborn and 108 other public school districts (out of 550 in Michigan) submit millage proposals in November to piggyback with the general election. Now that education boards can't be elected in spring, other votes may be the next consolidation target.
Arguments from each side follow.
Advocates of fewer elections say
- Multiple voting dates reduces turnout.
- Combined votes are cost-effective.
- Voters are more attentive in fall.
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- Local-only ballots draw informed voters focused on issues.
- School and local issues deserve separate, close scrutiny.
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Cell phones in schools? Researchers and scientists are increasingly reporting that mobile devices are a sort of "Swiss Army Knife" when it comes to everyday life — an all-in-one tool used to do more than call people, find restaurants or directions and listen to music.
A recent study published by the Pew Internet and Life Project found that 83 percent of American adults have some kind of cell phone. Over 50 percent of adults surveyed over a one-month period said they used cell phones to get quick information, and at least 25 percent reported trouble doing something because they didn't have their cell phone at hand.
A staggering 40 percent of cell phone users said they found themselves in emergency situations where a cell phone helped. While 42 percent of the nearly 3,000 people polled reported cell phones stave off boredom, they concede that constant use of cell phones — especially in social environments or one-on-one interactions — is distracting or even rude. Twenty-nine percent even said they took an occasional break from their mobile devices.
That dependence of adults on cell phones sparked a recent article in MediaShift to question: if cell phones are so useful, then why are they largely banned in schools?
"The findings of this Pew research — the reliance of adults on their cell phones — stands in sharp contrast to the policies of many schools, where cell phones remained banned or restricted. Students likely have these same needs as adults: to get online and find information they need right away. But often students are banned from using their cell phones in schools, something that students themselves list as one of the greatest obstacles they face in using technology in the classroom," the article stated.
Furthermore, a New York Times article published in February stated that an hour of cell phone use can actually speed up brain activity.
For many schools, including Cotati-Rohnert Park unified, banning cell phones in classrooms is just part of school policy — similar to no bullying, no drugs and no alcohol.
"As for cell phones, our current policy as I understand it says they must be off and put away during the day," said Superintendent Robert Haley.
However, Haley said, he's looking at reevaluating the rule.
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What do you think? Do you think cell phones could aid in your students' learning? In what situations do you think it could be beneficial?


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yoox has been reliably getting one or two moma shipments every season since moma made bespoke shoes for dinosaurs. i'd expect to see new stuff by maybe february or march at the latest
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Boondocker in the 2030 last would be pretty close, and I can't imagine a black wedge crepe sole being very hard to source...
Tricker's could probably do it, they made a really nice wedge sole for Norse Projects last year that wouldn't be too hard to turn into a boot:
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Most quality made shoes and boots are re-soleable by a good cobbler. Looking at these boots online, not sure what it is about them but I find them completely badass... Thoughts?
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I dig the rich brown leather. It reminds me of a dressier desert boots and the rubber outsole exudes a cool masculine vibe. A bonus is an extra set of shoelaces. As uncomplicated chukka boots they're lightweight and relieve the feet in walking around town and on the trails. They go great as a companion to my Clarks Desert Boots with the original crepe outsole.
you did however forget to include fluff like "protection from the elements," "craftsmanship" and some broohaha with "heritage," "forefathers," "tradition" and so forth.
still, a nice effort.
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Thinking someone in this thread might be able to help me, I'm looking to purchase a pair of Service Boots similar to the Wings + Horns x Dayton collab but not at that price point (and a little easier to find). I'm looking for something in a dark brown nubuck/suede. Closest I've found are probably the J Crew / Red Wing Iron Rangers but don't really like the reddish tinted sole.
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---- — Well, well, it seems the champion of the left swallowed hard upon learning how Uncle Sam or rather, the tax man, is taking from his income. In a moment of weakness, Bill Maher, the atheist's atheist, committed a cardinal sin and admitted on national television that the tax rate he is paying as a citizen of America and California is too high! This was after the queen of left, Rachel Maddow, had just given a diatribe about Paul Ryan. The left is saying that Ryan's budget proposal would cut taxes on the wealthy and increase taxes on the middle class. That is true and besides, looking at the Ryan budget, it is clear none of his recommendations are going to happen. But I want to focus on Bill Maher's dose of reality.
Upon the declaration made by Mr. Maher, Ms. Maddow's glasses were far from rose-colored. As a matter of fact, one of the most precious moments for me was the dead silence that quieted the audience. The joyful clapping to all of dialogue to that point was rendered to hearing a pin drop. The camera never panned back to Ms. Maddow after Mr. Maher's statement. It would have been nice to see her jaw drop.
Case in point is the hypocritical flaunting by those on the left, who want to tax the affluent, who Mr. Maher freely admitted are paying the lion's share of the taxes in America. "Rich people actually do pay the freight." But the gravy trains that Ms. Maddow and her disciples want the rich to pay will never make up for the out-of-control spending in America. Bill O'Reilly's talking point memo on March 19 told of the crisis in Cyprus and other European countries teetering on bankruptcy. Where Cyprus pondered skimming 10 percent off every citizen's bank account to pay down their massive debt, would that be fair? Mr. O'Reilly pointed out what the Progressive Caucus, made up of all Democrats, would like to see the rich's tax rate raised to 49 percent. Now add in California's state income tax of 13 percent. How would Bill Maher like that?
When professional golfer Phil Mickelson complained about the high tax rate he has to pay in California, he was met with criticism from the left. For Bill Maher, however, the left has been as quiet as a gallery watching Phil Mickelson putt. By the way, Tiger Woods recommended Phil Mickelson move to Florida, where a great number of PGA touring professionals live, because Florida has no state income tax. In the coming years, I believe you will see more and more people move to states where tax burdens are less severe.
The nanny state of America is beginning to show its consequences. And the penalty for those with higher incomes is lighter wallets and pocketbooks due to the tax burdens and out-of-control spending, especially in dark blue states like California and New York. Bill Maher can look right to President Obama, Governor Brown and all the other Democrats when he sees his pay stub or income tax return. Bill Maher made his liberal bed; now he has to sleep in it.
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Students at Illini West High School are learning in cramped classrooms, the building is deteriorating, and administrators say it's affecting the way students learn.
Now, the Illini West School District is proposing a new facility to better accommodate the student population.
The problem started six years ago when Carthage, La Harpe, and Dallas City schools converged to make one high school.
Principal Brad Gooding said there are many examples of just how overcrowded the school is right now.
That's not the only problem though.
The hallways have no heat, there are wires hanging from walls, and more and more students are packed into classrooms.
"Our classrooms are cramped with the tight budget from the state of Illinois we have cut back in some areas in our curriculum and that forces more kids into classrooms," said Principal Brad Gooding.
Gooding said the school has even had to bring in mobile classrooms because the school has about 100 more students than it was built for originally.
But a major problem Gooding said that directly affects learning is technology.
"Technology seems to be an issue on a daily basis. With this older building technology has been added throughout the years by different people so somedays technology works and some and some days it doesn't," said Gooding.
School officials have proposed a new $27 million facility that would be built near the building they currently rent from the elementary district.
The project relies on the state of Illinois contributing through capital investment funding.
"The state will pay 68% of approximately of the new facility and the district would be left with approximately 32% of the new facility," Illini West Superintendent Kim Schilson.
And that 32% would come from a proposed property tax increase that will be on November's ballot.
But officials said building a new school is not only something they want, but desperately need.
"A new building would allow us to be more efficient in what we do in education," said Gooding.
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Londonderry resident Gary Sloper will run in the Boston Marathon on Monday to raise funds in honor of a friend battling cancer. (Courtesy)
Gary Sloper, 37, said he never thought of himself as a marathon runner, but that all changed when he learned that his close friend Louie Smirnioudis had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Sloper said the news hit his family hard.
"We were just devastated," he said. "Then I got thinking - what could be the best way to raise funds for the cause, while honoring Louie?"
Though he'd only taken up running about a year ago, Sloper soon had his sights set on the Boston Marathon.
As the regional vice president of pre-sales engineering for Century Link, Sloper had participated in a half-marathon his workplace sponsored last year to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Last winter he ran a full marathon at Hampton Beach and he's been training full-time ever since.
"I really wasn't a runner and running a half-marathon was more than I'd ever dreamed," he said.
A visit to Smirnioudis in his hospital room at Dana Farber served as motivation.
"It was really eye-opening and I thought a lot about what Louie's been going through," Sloper said. "Even though training is tough, there's an end in sight. It's just a sacrifice you do. For Louie, things aren't so easy or simple."
Over the long winter months, Sloper said he'd rise extra early so he could be jogging on the road by 4 a.m., well before his daily commute.
"It's funny what becomes part of your regular routine," Sloper said. "For me it became the new normal to wear a head lamp and jog along in pitch darkness."
The family has known Smirnioudis, who owns the Windmill Restaurant in Concord, for more than 20 years.
Smirnioudis' lungs were filled with fluid last winter and he couldn't walk down the stairs. He spent the winter months in a hospital bed as doctors aggressively treated his cancer.
Now feeling a bit better and resting at home, Smirnioudis will soon learn if his most recent treatments have been a success.
Sloper said his friend's perseverance is truly inspiring.
"This is a man who came here from Greece many years ago with $20 in his pocket," Sloper said. "He's worked so hard for everything he's accomplished and he always gives back."
Sloper said his friend opens up his restaurant to the local homeless each Thanksgiving, where he provides a free holiday meal to neighbors in need.
When Sloper told Smirnioudis about his plans to run in the Boston Marathon, "He said, 'Don't do it for me. Do it for someone else who needs help'," Sloper said.
As of Wednesday evening, Sloper had raised more than $6,000 for Dana Farber. He's hoping to raise at least $2,000 more by Marathon Monday.
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Turner has had a series of issues lately; his transfer to Fork Union (where it was believed he was on a solid path) was short lived, and there have been other allegations of issues off the field including one other shooting since his return to Youngstown.
This issue seems to be even more serious- a seventeen year old has been killed, and Mr. Turner is reported by insiders to be struggling for his life.
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"I have a theory that everyone's favorite pizza is the one they grew up with," claims Anthony Ewing, the Maplewood resident who recently launched the website EthnicNJ.com. Ewing will be exploring this and other ideas about food preferences, geography and ethnic identity on his website, which celebrates the different groups that make up New Jersey's population by focusing on their cuisines.
Ewing came up with the idea for the site two years ago after being frustrated in his search for good places to eat on his way back from soccer games. "There was a lot of information on the web, but it was hard to sift through," he recalls. Hence, the goal of EthnicNJ.com is to put this information "all in one place" so that someone hungry for Peruvian chicken, Thai spring rolls, or even American hot dogs—"People in New Jersey really care about hot dogs," explains Ewing—has only to click onto the site's interactive map to find a good restaurant nearby. Ewing also reviews and ranks restaurants, from "my favorites" to "worth a visit" and the tactfully put "I didn't like it, but you might."
An important criterion for these rankings is authenticity. According to Ewing, a restaurant offering a certain national cuisine should serve food that someone of that background would both "recognize and appreciate." But there are other tip-offs that you are eating in a place that is the real deal. In an authentic Italian restaurant, for instance, you should not only hear Italian spoken but "at least one of the waiters or bartenders should be over 60, and a few of the customers should be dead-on Sopranos casting-call types."
As a fourth generation Italian-American himself, Ewing believes that New Jerseyans are passionate about ethnic food because so many of them are hyphenated Americans. Such identities remain strong "no matter how long they or their families have been in the country." In the case of Ewing, his own Italian-American identity has deep roots in the South Orange/Maplewood community. One set of great-grandparents who immigrated to this country settled in South Orange on Third Street.
At the moment EthnicNJ.com features eight different cuisines, but Ewing is in the process of adding more, including Vietnamese and Costa Rican. Ewing also encourages those using the website to write in and share their own favorite ethnic restaurants. The towns with restaurants featured in EthnicNJ.com range from Cape May to Montclair and Maplewood, and as the project continues, there will no doubt be many more. Among other things fueling Ewing's enthusiasm is the fact that the "pizza patrol" led by The Star-Ledger's Peter Genovese judged DeLucia's of Raritan to have the best plain pizza in New Jersey. DeLucia's is the top pizza pick of EthnicNJ.com too and is, perhaps not surprisingly, located near where Ewing grew up.
And what about the danger to a restaurant reviewer from all those calories? It may then not be a coincidence that, in addition to being a food connoisseur, Ewing is also an avid runner.


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At Leisure with Joyce Saricks: In Praise of Browsing
By Joyce Saricks
I've long been an advocate of browsing in the library. Well before I became a librarian, I learned from experience that even if I wasn't sure what I wanted to read, I'd come upon something that captured my interest if I just spent some time in the stacks. Many readers are just like me; they don't come to the library looking for a specific title. Or, if they do, they are often seduced into taking more when they come across something that strikes their fancy, either in the stacks or on a display.
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Six years ago, Booklist took stock of postapocalyptic fiction in a core collection, "Before and After The Road," by Keir Graff. As this particular strain of speculative novel appears to show no sign of slackening, we take, admittedly, rather morbid pleasure in presenting a more recent selection of postoil, postgrid, post–financial collapse, postpandemic tales by exceptional writers.
A History of the Future
. By James Howard Hunstler. 2014. Atlantic Monthly, $24 (9780802122520).
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There's a reason Beverly Cleary's well-loved middle-grade series about Ramona Quimby is still in print nearly five decades after its debut: Ramona's hopeful, grouchy, persistent, spunky, and befuddled elementary-age personality is instantly recognizable and relatable. Cleary masterfully combined realistic situations, such as Ramona's parents' arguments or concerns about money, with Ramona's innocent misunderstandings, foot-stomping impatience, and wide-eyed earnestness. The result is a funny and engaging series.
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Here's one that was asked of me and I was very curious to know the results as well. Ever since I've owned a BlackBerry I've popped it on my charger overnight. I usually don't eat too much of the battery during the day, but if I do of course I'll charge it when I need to. I know others that like to use a charger whenever they can - be it in the car, at the office or just sitting at home. So our question today is this: When do you charge your BlackBerry? Are you just a night charger? A charge whenever you can? Cast your vote in the poll and leave a comment letting us know!
None of the above. Spare battery always ready to go.
gregerator Mar 4, 2011 at 6:25 pm
That's a lot of batteries. Even with a 3 day batt life that's almost 120 batteries a year! You should recharge one of thos once in a while. :)
iBuilder Mar 4, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Same goes for me, but I voted overnight as that's when I charge it. I swap them before bed every night so that I have a fresh one always ready to go another day, and the other is charged when I wake up to take along just in case I might need it.
mnemonicj Mar 4, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Ever since i upgraded my bold 9700 to OS6 i've had the need to charge my phone overnight which just plain sucks. With OS5, my battery would last almost two days with mild use.
VeniceBB Mar 4, 2011 at 4:23 pm
It depends... mostly, when it gets too low. Or when I suspect it might get too low during the commute. Then sometimes I just hook it up to the computer to transfer or sync stuff and I'll decide to leave it on there, charging.
juwaack68 Mar 4, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Usually overnight, but sometimes it doesn't last a full day (and I hardly ever talk on it). Darn CDMA....GSM devices last so much longer.
Suhail24 Mar 4, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Whenever I get the chance...with OS5 on my 9700..even with pretty high usage, i got about 1-1/2 days with it, but with os6..damn..battery goes down FAST
barbwyr Mar 4, 2011 at 4:28 pm
I used to charge it overnight about every 3 days. Now that I have a Torch and a data plan I use it to the point that it is about half charge or lower most nights. Even when it's not in need...I use it as an alarm clock so I have a cradle so it is docked and charged every night.
deucegroup Mar 4, 2011 at 4:28 pm
I have a cradle on my night stand and on my desk, so it's charging 75% of the time.
Debbieg Mar 4, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Cradle at home and at work, so whenever i need to charge...
gregorylkelly Mar 4, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Not the best poll because I charge it every night but also when the battery gets low.
aloofkid Mar 4, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I always charge overnight though I'm still planning to buy a spare batter and a cradle
I'm not charging my 9700 I have one which has trackpad problem its my charger (@always) charging. And I just replace batteries.
My 9800 is even now chargin @ car. No body wants to be alone ((=
strbanchor Mar 4, 2011 at 4:44 pm
I have NO CLUE how some of you get 1.5 to 2 days out of your battery on a 9700..I've gone through 2 stock batteries and am now on a Seidio extended and still only get to about 2 PM with light use before I'm at 25%..always close apps, no memory leaks etc,..I have no clue what the problem is. I do charge every night..I HAVE TO
I have a storm on OS 5. I charge mine overnight and then again at about 6PM because the battery has died! Really need to look at a spare battery with a charging doc.
I drop mine in the cradle whenever I'm at my desk and overnight. My desk is at home so it doesn't get to sit there all day. I use two batteries and plug the dead one in as soon as I can after I swap them. The spare battery charger rides in my pocket ready to keep my barry juiced up.
kml1713 Mar 4, 2011 at 4:48 pm
i get 3 days with light use, but usually charge every 2 days at night or whenever i need to
adrianyoung Mar 4, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Overnight. Charging pod and bedside mode FTW!
denisalucard Mar 4, 2011 at 4:57 pm
I charge it all the time cause i use it a lot. But mostly over night but it barely last the whole day, so i charge it all the time
soulwolf Mar 4, 2011 at 5:04 pm
every night with its backup battery in a charging pod i bought on...... amazon :P (cb didn't have the one i liked when i bought it), if i'm in my truck it goes in its holder and gets charged there (movies are a life saver in traffic). my charging pod is on the side of my bed replacing my 15yr old alarm clock woot for mp3's in the morning.
enots27 Mar 4, 2011 at 5:06 pm
I charge my 9700 running os6 whenever I can and if I don't play angry farm on my phone I get between 2-3 days. Usually my phone will only be charged for 10-20 mins now and again.
My battery just seems to last ages.
None of the above. I usually charge before I go to bed (1-2h)
Shawakaze Mar 4, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Using OS6 on my 9700, I charge it overnight. OS6 requires a lot of battery power. Hope the manufacturers do something real soon!!
shrek1. Mar 4, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Over night and at work while I am moving files to and from the sd card they do charge while hooked up to the computer.
berrygood128 Mar 4, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Mostly overnight but if I happen to eat my battery up during the day a quick charge during the day always hits the spot.
rseaholm Mar 4, 2011 at 5:55 pm
I charge it overnight - every night.
bobaloo Mar 4, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Great idea for a poll, poor poll options though.
I charge my battery at work after lunch until fully charged, and that's it. I almost never have to charge my battery again and I'm a faiirly heavy user.
In my opinion, I think that charging overnight will not give you the best battery life. I feel like once the battery is fully charged there is then a draw on the battery even though it's still plugged in. I could be wrong on that, but my method has suited me well.
Also, I never have to run the risk of running out of battery life when I need it. I'm fully charged for the end of the day and if I'm low in the morning I have the option to charge it while I'm at work.
bobaloo Mar 4, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Sometimes I doublepost
Sometimes I edit them.
pfe1223 Mar 4, 2011 at 6:25 pm
I voted "overnight" but it is every other night. Even then the battery has a fair amount of juice in it.
camaro_87 Mar 4, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Overnight. Usually plug it in on my night stand near my alarm clock and let it charge overnight.
mackpee Mar 4, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Two berrys in the house and both on OS6, my son constantly on 9700 and both charge overnight but still have 30%+ charge at end of day. 14 to 16 hrs of heavy use on my Torch then it needs a top up charge. The 9700 has gone 2 days without charge but haven't pushed it further. Luck of draw with batteries I feel looking thru the posts.
spencerdl Mar 4, 2011 at 6:49 pm
I drop it in the cradle for a overnite charge but if its a day of extreme use I charge when needed
pastorz Mar 4, 2011 at 6:50 pm
I always plug it in at night and set on a stand in bedside mode to use as my alarm clock. BTW, I don't have one of the fancy charging docks but I still use the stand that came with my 6210. Works fine for my 9700 other than the phone sometimes slides out. They've got the charging docks at Wal-Mart for $30 right now; but I can't bring myself to spend the money on a glorified version of what I've already got.
123berryaddicted Mar 4, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Ask this question to iPhone users... It would be 100% "whenever I get the chance" because their battery life is so crappy. I'm an overnighter myself, battery on my 9700 lasts all day with heavy usage.
The Consigliere Mar 4, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I have the cradle, so every Sunday & Thursday it's in there over night, full charge to start the week & the weekend for me. My 9700 has GREAT battery life, maybe I just lucked out with mine.
chachoi Mar 4, 2011 at 7:35 pm
so you don't overcharge a blackberry? in My case I charged it overnight maybe close to 7 hours, the next morning It was warm and may Battery has never been the same :( and my battery smells burnt. Now I carry an extra batt with me always
tonycereal#WP Mar 4, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Usually whenever it gets low.
manicalchemist Mar 4, 2011 at 8:26 pm
I do a little of all 3, but usually when ever my batery is low.
KoolKeyth5 Mar 4, 2011 at 8:39 pm
I normally charge when needed but most over night. I just bought a new battery so when I'm out I don't really need a charger with me.
DustBow Mar 4, 2011 at 8:58 pm
I charge when battery is low, I do it overnight on a cradle but not at bedside
pbarbaro Mar 4, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I charge my battery when ever it gets low, which running a 9700 on latest OS 6 leaked version lasts 2 days. I am curious about people charging the phone overnight, doesnt that fry your battery!!! No wonder you guys only get 1 day out of it!!!
granne2970 Mar 4, 2011 at 9:39 pm
If I don't have my 9650 in my hand or on my side in its holster, I put it in my bedside charging dock. I have it set on Bedside mode and use it as my alarm clock. I've never had a battery charge issue that way.
Pilot Prop Mar 4, 2011 at 10:41 pm
I usually only charge my Torch overnight but i'll charge as needed
bobby0724 Mar 4, 2011 at 10:41 pm
normally at 11 pm when i go to bed i turn it off and connect it to the wall charger
sometimes at work i have it connected to my usb port
gbilton Mar 5, 2011 at 12:15 am
im on my second battery on my 8330 and get 3-4 days out of it with light to medium usage i do use it as an alarm clock but have the auto on and off configured so I eek the most out of my blackberry's battery
Ever since I installed OS6, it's not even going a full day anymore... My 9700 used to get 2 or 3 days before I would have to charge it.
reginald_1986 Mar 5, 2011 at 3:51 am
To be honest, i bring my charger or USB port wherever I go. I uses a lot of battery at time (waiting for train etc). Now with my new charging pod, it works better. Place it by the bed or work desk and it is ready to go!
Basically, I would charge my phone when the battery hit 50% to be on the safe side.
amytsab Mar 5, 2011 at 5:33 am
I actually do all of that. Sometimes I use it too much and have to charge it twice.
DorothyofOz Mar 5, 2011 at 5:34 am
Overnight for my White Torch, I pop in in it's pod, as I also use it as my bedside clock!!
mackie1214 Mar 5, 2011 at 6:13 am
I've learned so much about blackberrys here...
Thank You & Good fortune
If I win the 9800 in black the one for me..
thetnaung Mar 5, 2011 at 6:22 am
It is dangerous to keep charging overnight. I just charge my battery as soon as I get home and stop when it is 100%. If not enough time, I just charge when I working through usb.
moiselles Mar 5, 2011 at 6:46 am
Torch 9800 running .450 and I get a good two days, three days if I push it. However, I like to top my battery off at night when I get home from work. It charges while I'm cooking dinner and that's usually enough. Last night I did let it charge over night since I went out immediately after work. But it lasted more than 24 hours and still had a good 25% left when I went to bed last night at 11pm. That's with using 3G all day yesterday, plus streaming Pandora for a few hours at work, BBM, texting, email, etc. .450 has extended my battery life a TON.
Since I can't can't get anywhere close to a full day on a single charge, it's always plugged in at my desk and in my truck.
chaz_cb Mar 5, 2011 at 8:59 am
I selected overnight, but it's actually "all of the above".
late4work Mar 5, 2011 at 9:58 am
Driving (truck) igrip dash mount cradle plugged in always (clock, google maps-ing); stopped unplugged bedside cradle; heavy use low/dead batt 2 hrs to full charge; when home (4 days/mo.) Unplugged light use 2-3 days until low then charge
sookie333 Mar 5, 2011 at 10:23 am
ALL day @ work, overnight, during commute, etc. I do need 2 double check my apps though not that I think about it and make sure they're closed. Is there any place on the phone that shows if any apps are still open? I have a Curve 8530
stevenvictx Mar 5, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Don't I wish I could only charge at night. no computer at work, so its used as a news/chat device which means I'm lucky if it last till 4 pm.
ILUMINATIUNDEAD Mar 5, 2011 at 12:47 pm
I charge mine when I get up because I'm not using it then. I don't charge oovernight because I heard it could ruin the battery over time so I don't want to risk that chance. Plus the light from when its charging distracts me when I'm trying to sleep. I have a bold 9780 running OS 6.0.446. About half a charge gets me through a full day or normal-heacy usage. I'm pretty happy with my battery life as oposed to coming from the Samsung Galaxy :) now that thing would be down to 60 % by half of the day even though I barely touched it and had no apps running in the background. Now that thing was a nightmare.
ianchristie1972 Mar 5, 2011 at 1:35 pm
I charge overnight mostly because it is my alarm clock. However until I put BB6 on my 9700 my battery would be almost dead after 12hrs of my use. Since BB6 it is never worse than 1/2 drained.
JayBlack40 Mar 5, 2011 at 2:13 pm
When you get used to daily battery charging, it just becomes a new reality. It no longer is a hindrance or an inconvenience for me anymore. I have chargers and USB cords in my car, at work, at home. I'm always prepared with a spare battery also. I love BlackBerry and will probably never switch. With that as my attitude, i just do what I can to make it work with my daily life
I have an extinct Tour 9630 that has been dropped in the toilet and abused and still holds up strong. I am patiently wating for my upgrade but it has transformed me from a person who used to own an MP3 player, GPS system and phone. Now I just have one device that does that and alot more.
AFriske Mar 5, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Overnight, during day at desk, while driving, and carry spare battery (also always charging)
Kjellz#CB Mar 6, 2011 at 8:54 am
I charge when my BB ask me to do so, more less over night but also in the car, at the office depends number of calls and surf. Question, can I damage the battery if I charge without drain it??
cemotyz09 Mar 7, 2011 at 10:23 am
On the dock overnight and with car charger if it needs some juice when not at home
ricand Mar 12, 2011 at 12:24 pm
I carrie my charger with me so when low battery light comes on I will just it when it needs to
I see no reason not to leave it in the cradle all night every night. That way it always has a full charge in the morning. (Plus I love the bedside mode.)


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Armitage pining for England recall
ESPN Staff
November 20, 2012
Steffon Armitage is shining for Toulon but is still off England's radar © Getty Images
Toulon flanker Steffon Armitage says he "will do anything to play again for England" despite Stuart Lancaster continuing to ignore his impressive form in the Top 14 Orange.
The openside scooped the prestigious Midi Olympique 'Oscar' for the best overseas player in the French top-flight on Monday evening but he is not currently in England's plans because he would not be available for training camps or Test matches outside of the international window.
With the current chosen No.7 Chris Robshaw receiving some criticism for his performance on Saturday against the Wallabies, the calls for England to turn to a 'fetcher' mould of openside are increasing. Some deem the Quins captain to be built more as an blindside while Armitage fills that 'fetcher' mould - prompting calls for him to get the nod for the international side.
"I am always hoping and I will keep hoping in the future that I do get another chance with England," Armitage said. "I hope there is a possibility there can be some negotiation (between England and Toulon) further down the line.
"I will do anything to play again for England. At the moment Toulon's where everything lies."
Asked if he would like England to try to come to arrangement with Toulon, Armitage added: "100 per cent yes. It is a big honour to put on the red rose."
Armitage won the last of his five caps back in 2010 and was largely ignored by then boss Martin Johnson when it came to selecting his Test side. Under the current regime the England management have raised questions about Armitage's fitness but the 27-year-old insists he has never been in better shape.
"If you want to keep your place at Toulon you have to be at the top fitness-wise," Armitage said. "I play nearly 80 minutes week in and week out in the Top 14. I feel like I am at the point where this is the fittest I have been in my whole career. And I am still trying to improve. You can never be fit enough."
Armitage has one more season after this on his Toulon contract and so the next 18 months will hold some important discussions, in which England is sure to feature heavily, but his current team-mate Jonny Wilkinson has championed him for a call-up while he remains in the Top 14.
"If Jonny reckons I should be (in the England team) then it makes me push even harder because I don't want to let Jonny down. Jonny is one of my heroes," Armitage said. "I knew what the risk was coming to France but I thought it would help my career more. I thought I needed that extra boost, to get back that feeling of always wanting more.
"I didn't think I could get that from staying at Irish. I knew it was going to be quite tough to come in and secure a starting place week in and week out.
"Toulon have players like Joe Van Niekerk and Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, a lot of international players. I knew it was going to be hard but maybe because of them I am playing better.
"I have matured a lot in the game. In the past I didn't always make the right decisions on the pitch. I am learning to be in the right place at the right time."
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Preimplantation genetic haplotyping
Preimplantation genetic haplotyping (PGH) is a clinical method of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). It identifies a haplotype of genetic markers that have statistical associations to a target disease rather than identifying the mutation causing the disease.[1]
Once a panel of associated genetic markers have been established for a particular disease it can be used for all carriers of that disease.[1] In contrast, since even a monogenic disease can be caused by many different mutations within the affected gene, conventional PGD methods based on finding a specific mutation would require mutation-specific tests. Thus, PGH widens the availability of PGD to cases where mutation-specific tests are unavailable.
PGH also has an advantage over fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in that FISH is not usually able to make the differentiation between embryos that possess the balanced form of a chromosomal translocation and those carrying the homologous normal chromosomes. This inability can be seriously harmful to the diagnosis made. PGH can make the distinction that FISH often cannot. PGH does this by using polymorphic markers that are better suited at recognizing translocations. These polymorphic markers are able to distinguish between embryos that carried normal, balanced, and unbalanced translocations. FISH also requires more cell fixation for analysis whereas PGH requires only transfer of cells into polymerase chain reaction tubes. The cell transfer is a simpler method and leaves less room for analysis failure.[2]
PGH has been used to screen for:
- cystic fibrosis[1]
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Huntington's disease
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Alport's syndrome
- Von Hippel-Lindau disease
- Sickle-cell disease
- and recurrent Hydatidiform mole
PGH was first developed in 2006 at London's Guy's Hospital.[1]
- ^ a b c d Renwick PJ, Trussler J, Ostad-Saffari E et al. (2006-07-13). "Proof of principle and first cases using preimplantation genetic haplotyping--a paradigm shift for embryo diagnosis" (subscription required). Reprod Biomed Online 13 (1): 110–9. doi:10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62024-X. PMID 16820122.
- ^ Shamash, J. et al. (2011). Preimplantation genetic haplotyping a new application for diagnosis of translocation carrier's embryos – preliminary observations of two robertsonian trans-location carrier families. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 28(1), 77-83.
External links[edit]
- "Revolutionary new technology will allow more couples to benefit from preimplantation genetic diagnosis". PGH Press Release. 2006 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. 2006-09-12. Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
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By Melanie Patterson
North Jefferson News
FULTONDALE — An organization for girls is gearing up in north Jefferson County, and is reaching out to help the community.
Pam Alexander is chairman of the American Legion Post 255 Junior Auxiliary. She said the junior auxiliary has been in existence on paper for 13 years, but she wanted to see the members become active.
"They are our future leaders," she said. "The goal is to have younger people learn about the auxiliary and take our place. They will know everything there is to know abut the Legion and what we stand for."
Alexander held the first meeting in September, and the girls got busy right off the bat.
In October, the group visited the North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the members dressed up for Halloween and handed out trick-or-treat bags to veterans and other residents there, and the Ladies Auxiliary adults served lunch to the residents.
The junior members also danced with residents.
"They did wonderful," Alexander said. "You could see it came from the heart."
"We were all crying," said Anna Johnson, president of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Then in November, the Junior Auxiliary members made poppy candles and collected donations for disabled veterans at the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Fultondale.
For Thanksgiving, the girls will go back to North Hill to visit patients and some of the older girls will visit the VA Hospital in Birmingham to hand out 5-600 care packages to patients.
"They are so eager to learn about veterans and do things for them," said Alexander.
Like many other youth organizations, the Junior Auxiliary members can earn patches. They are always looking for projects such as setting up homecoming celebrations for returning soldiers, doing lawn care or house work at homes where veterans are deployed, or performing other types of community service.
Of 29 girls enrolled in the group, Alexander said 10 are active. Girls ages 2-17 are eligible to join, if they have a parent or grandparent who served in the U.S. military.
The Junior Auxiliary meets the first Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m., at the American Legion Post 255 at 3855 Old Black Creek Road.
Meanwhile, the Ladies Auxiliary is also staying busy. On the same day they served lunch at Pine Hill, auxiliary members also took care packages to Three Hots and a Cot at Woodlawn, which houses homeless veterans.
In addition, the members served lunch to the community following the Veterans Day ceremony in Fultondale.
They also plan to serve Thanksgiving dinner to post members and their families, and will host a birthday party for all 28 of the post's World War II veterans and their families.
In order to reach farther out of their community, the Ladies Auxiliary is collecting winter clothing and clothing of all sizes to donate. Members are also collecting items to mail to deployed soldiers, as well as cash donations to help pay shipping.
A list of needed items is available at the post.
To donate hygiene items for the VA Hospital care packages or for information about the Juniors Auxiliary, call Alexander at (205) 281-5562.
To donate to soldiers care packages or for more information about the Ladies Auxiliary, call the post at 490-6501.


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