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Jews, Italians Share Genetic Links
It's both business and personal, Sonny
There is now a scientific basis for the time-honored principle that Jews can play Italians and Italians can play Jews. The largest-ever genetic analysis of the Jewish people revealed that Jews in disparate parts of the world have genetic commonalities, and also close DNA similarities to the Bedouin, the Druze, the Palestinians … and the Italians.
Notably, ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews have a genetic bond.
As for ugly Mexican bandits? Still no word.
Jews Worldwide Share Genetic Ties [Nature News]
This stuff is fascinating, but I don't think it's the first study to establish these relationships. With respect to Italy, there has been a Jewish community there going back millenia, with a high percentage of Calabrian in South estimated to have Jewish ancestry. I wonder of that is what the evidence is actually showing.
Archimedes, the great Syracusan (and Greek) mathematician in Sicily addressed some of his work to a Jewish colleague, identified as such by his name.
I see the article notes that it undermines, again, the thesis propounded by pseudo-scholar Shlomo Sands, among others, that Ashkenazic Jews have no actual genetic relationship to the indigenous people of the Middle East. Not that you would have had to dig deep to discover this.
It is true that some CITY of Sicily, especially port ones, had a large Jewish population, before the expulsion. The refugees went e.g. to Istambul and founded some kehillot with the name of the city (interestingly, Siracusa became Sargosa and they pretended to come from Saragoza, Spain). Thanks to the Inquisition records is even possible to track a certain amount of genealogical trees – which, by the way, end up with marrying Catholics by the beginning of the 18th century.
The people trying to invent a secret marano population in RURAL Calabria are fooling themselves and the world. Lot of things on the web but nothing from archival sources (oh, yes: some nice Jewish wedding officiated in Southern Italy, usually among American Jews. Good for tourism, anyaway).
Nahum, the best resource for tracking genetic research is PUBMED, founded by (Jewish) Nobel Laureate Harold Varums. It lists, and links to, every medical paper published in the world, often with an abstract that it basically comprehensible to a layperson. You can search by any subject, scientist, journal, institution, etc.
Which expulsion are you referring to? Jewish heritage in Sicily goes back to Roman times.
Sorry–Jewish history in Syracuse goes back to pre-Roman, Greek times.
From the excellent, online "Best of Sicily" Magazine:
"The first Jews to arrive in Sicily probably settled as traders in Syracuse during the final centuries of the ancient Greek era. The Romans brought some Jews to Sicily as slaves or poorly-paid servants, though it appears that only a minority arrived under such conditions. By the time the Arabs arrived there were flourishing Jewish communities in Messina, Panormos (Palermo), Syracuse, Mazara and elsewhere."
The article is from the July 2006 issue; maybe the writer, Vincenzo Salerno, could contribute something to Tablet
Sicily was part of the Spanish dominions, and Jews were expelled in 1492.
Nahum, yes, Sicily came under Spain's sway after having been subject to a multitude of empires, but I think we're in agreement here.
Incidentally, would Trotsky count as an ugly, Mexican bandit?
This seems confirmed by the legend that the founders of Rome had come from (Middle Eastern) Troy/Ilium and that they had lingered long in Carthage, a Phoenician/Canaanite colony. Seemingly, the ancients discerned a Middle Eastern origin for at least part of the population and a dominant one at that.
did you really mean..arabs, right ?
because "palestinians" do NOT exist. It's a MYTH, created by arabs, which started in 1964 when yasser arafat created his terrorist organization, PLO.
The fact is that Palestine actually is Israel, by this name ISRAEL was called before 1948. The name Palestine was given by the Romans after they expelled almost all Jews from Judea, Samaria… Few thousand Jews remained and they were those who maintained an ABSOLUTE JEWISH majority in Palestine all 2000 years. Arabs were a small minority. So, "palestinians" is a lie. most of the arab population today in Israel and in Judea and Samaria is based on those arabs who started coming in the beginning of 20th century with a new wave of Jewish immigration from Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine. These arabs were coming for jobs. That's how they settled and created all these villages in Israel and Judea and Samaria.
So, to say that we Jews have similarities with "palestinians" is a joke. NO, we don't have Nothing in common not with arabs and not with so called "palestinians". Period.
We might have something in common with italians…maybe.
Even these Jews who are originating in arab countries will deny this as well.
Not even 0.00001% in common.
Now I see why Hitler and many others put Jews in gas ovens. As many Germans have said the only mistake Hitler made was no finishing the job.
Perhaps "Palestinian" refers to the central Levant region, ie Jordan, although borders are arbitrary as people have the ability to move around. (Look at the Jews.)
The Jews are descended from Abraham through Isaac. The Arabs are descended from Abraham through Ishmael. How is it that they have nothing in common?
Traditional Jewish thought says that all Arabs are descended from Ishmael, son of Abraham. I would suggest that the Palestinians may be descended from the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who lived in modern day Jordan, and were forcibly converted to Judaism by the Maccabbee dynasty.
The Edomites became very good Jews, joining Jewish armies of resistance to the Roman Empire.
That would explain the genetic connection that the study found.
With regard to the statement by one commenter that the Palestinians do not exist as a people with a culture, that is incorrect. There is a Palestinian culture, and even a distinctive Palestinian accent of Arabic.
For more information about the "realness" of the Palestinians, right-wing Israeli historian Benny Morris has written an amazingly baalnced and fair account of the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001
It has been estimated that 20% of the Roman Empire was Jewish. So what's new?
What a strange article. Evidence for the connections is claimed but no identification of Haplogroups involved. FamilyTree does have some of these data. Why hasn't Tracey cited some? What are these "threads?" I have yet to see that word in any of the scientific literature associated with DNA. Is it my ignorance that explains it?
Other studies show that the Bedouins are closest to the original Arabs from Arabia, who are not semitic even.
I'm confused. Can you shed some light?
Check out this great historical account. true and funny at the same time.
The reason Italians and Jews are genetically similar is because they're both heavily descended from Neolithic farmers who migrated from the Near East north into Europe (Italy) and south into the Middle East (Palestine) approximately 9-13,000 years ago. More recent phenomenon, like the Jewish diaspora migrating to Italy during the time of Rome, or other later interactions, is less likely to be the source of the genetic similarities.
Mike your argument is very interesting, I also came to a similar conclusion.
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While I can't speak for whomever wrote this article, I can say that there is some truth to it. My father was 1/2 Spanish, 1/2 Italian and my mother 100% Calabrese Italian…or so we thought until some DNA testing recently (with Family Tree DNA). What we discovered was that my father's paternal line was exactly what you'd expect for his Northern Italian father, matches with Italy, Switzerland, etc…but for my mother's maternal line…she did not match anyone in Italy at all.
What she did match was a few groups of Sephardic Jews…specifically the Crypto Jews of Belmonte, Portugal. There are some articles online that discuss how 30 women from Belmonte had their DNA tested and 28 of them were found to all descend from one female ancestor. My mother's match confirmed that we also share this ancestor…and the match was a 6.2% with family tree (4% is considered a strong match)…which started to explain why I've been asked if I was Jewish a few times (some of my siblings look much more Semitic than Italian).
We then had one of my mother's brothers get tested…and he confirmed the same results for the maternal line but we also got to see my mother's father's paternal line…and he ended up being Jewish as well. No significant Italians hits…but heavy Ashkenazi ancestry (Levite, Cohen) which explained why he was commonly asked if he was a Jew (and he indeed looked it!). Both of my parents are deceased so we couldn't ask them for more info…but it seems although some of my relatives lived in Italy…they were definitely not Italians.
For the record, the haplotype for the Belmonte Jews is HV0b (zero b, not the letter O), and my uncles Y-DNA Haplotype is J2.
I'm a Scilian Italian and all my closest friends are Jewish.My best friend passed away a few years ago was my Brother.Even though we had different parents,he was my Brother.His family was amazing and went through hell.His Father lost most of his family in the Holocaust.I witnessed his Dad's numbered tatoo on his arm,along with his Aunts.I could go on and on.My other Jewish friends are the best.I believe we share the family traditions,beliefs and business sense that keep us linked together.The Italians and Jews share a bond that will never die.
I have sicilian blood by 37.5% and 12.5% Napolitan blood! Probably no Jewish DNA is in me (Sicilians have barely 10% of having any such DNA and Napolitans usually ahve less)! Italians of Sicilian kind and Jews usually share little bond or none (the Jews were found I think to be to central Italains of florence)! Ditto for Italians of Naples!
"I have sicilian blood by 37.5% and 12.5% Napolitan blood! Probably no Jewish DNA" Yeah bobby boy the DNA scam artists really found a sucker in you! So you are proud of you supposed 12.5% of "Napolitan" heritage!So proud that you can't even spell the word correctly, let me help you Neapolitan.You are typical of a clown that buys into "race" theories.Every DNA study on race is contradicted by another study and it is anything but scientific.
Pardon nme I amde a mistake or two! I misspelled Sicilians in line 2! and I meant to say in conclusion (the Jews were found I think to be closest to central Italians of Florence)!
And I mispelled " me" and "made"! I need sleep! But what I wrote as far as a point stands! Jews are genetically probably not close to me or most other Sicilians and almost all Napolitans!
I am 100% Italian (Sicilian all the way)! I have had my DNA checked and all I have is mainland Italian DNA and some small strain of ancient Greek DNA! I am not a Jew at all! The Jews made only a very small genetic contribution to today's Sicilians and only to maybe 10% of all Sicilians tops at that! In short if you are Sicilian don't count on being even a bit Jewish–but do count on being ancient Greek descended!
"I am 100% Italian (Sicilian all the way)!" Then in the next sentence you write "and some small strain of ancient Greek DNA!"So your 100% Italian and also Greek??Anyhow all mankind originated from sub Saharan Africa, so everybody has African DNA and nobody on the planet is 100% anything. You obviously want to pound your chest and laughingly claim you are a "pure" Sicilian, Well the term pure Sicilian is a oxymoron since Sicily is a island with a mulatto multi racial population.The average dark skinned Hispanic is "whiter" than the average "pure" sicilian LOL!!!
"In short if you are Sicilian don't count on being even a bit Jewish–but do count on being ancient Greek descended!"Actually fat nick if you are Sicilian you can count on sub Saharan recent negroid ancestry, from roman slaves boinking local wops.You Sicilians are also descended from moors from north Africa and it shows very clearly, in your swarthy,grease covered appearance.You are right Jews and Sicilians are like night and day literally, you Sicilians on average are as dark as night and Ashkenazi Jews are as light as daytime.
Shalom Paisans,
I forgot all about my original post until my brother told me some folks had replied to it. I think the concept of being "100%" Italian or anything else needs to be put to pasture, especially in this new era of DNA testing. Nicholas – may I ask which company you used for DNA testing? I originally used DNA Tribes which showed me to be of mostly mainland Italian stock as well…however I later learned that it was only showing me the DNA I inherited from my NY Italian paternal grandfather. Their samples for Jewish DNA (especially Sephardic) are practically non-existent. If you really want to know if you have Jewish ancestry…you need to have your DNA tested with Family Tree DNA. And if you've already done this…would you mind sharing your haplotype?
I'm not trying to say that all folks of Italian heritage have Jewish ancestry…but I've always thought that many do…heck I've seen so many Italians I thought were Jews and vice versa that it's all starting to make sense now. My family even hired a Rabbi to check our family history on the Calabrian side and our Jewish heritage was confirmed in stone. I was also recently "outed" by a Jewish lawyer who said he knew I was one of the clan the first day he met me!
Regardless – I think it's great to embrace ones culture – be it regional, biological or otherwise…but we Italian-Americans need to stop hiding in the No We Couldn't Possibly Be Jews Closet – because some of us have some very unique and interesting heritage that should be remembered and embraced.
My family is from the Abruzzi. Of course, there was plenty of movement within Italy, so a Calabrian could have slipped in there. I also have some Austrian ancestry through illegitimacy. I took the FamilyTreeDNA autosomal DNA test and was amazed that my results came back with a very strong (majority) Jewish match. I think it's very possible that Italian Jews in the past were compelled to becomme Christian or were given a choice to become Christian or leave. I have read that the church took Jewish children from parents and raised them as Christian. I think anyone who believes all Jews were expelled from Italy is in denial. Jews converted–willingly or unwillingly. If I do have Jewish ancestry, it is likely from Conversos.
Jews and ITalians are not related in modern times. Their relationship goes back 1,000's of years to prehistoric times.
I suppose that some have genetic similarities with those of OMAN and Yemen
(Moscato famielies).
Also I would like to notify the studies made at the Jerusalem Mental Health Center
by Professor Ezrath Nashim and published some 20 years ago about on NATURE, about the Manic-depressive illness,found common in people with jewish heritage in Mediteranean area, illness supposed to be due to a genetic alteration on X-chromosome. I hope more studies will be made for the cure of this illnees that causes much suffering.
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It should be noted that the very first "Ashkenazi" Jewish community after the destruction of the Second Temple and sacking of Jerusalem was comprised of Jews who were captured and exiled to Rome. There has been a Jewish presence in Italy for over 2ooo years. Jews then migrated northward to the ancient Rhineland of Germany and Gaul (ancient France).
It's not surprising that there are many genetic and obvious similarities between Jews and Italians.
J 2 Y DNA is common in North Africa and the Middle East. It is also found in high numbers in Greeks and southern Italians, possibly through either Neolithic farmers via the Balkans or in part ancient Jewish or moorish communities. There is no DNA test to prove one is Jewish. A testing company that tells you that is playing to hopes. J2 can as easily be from a Moorish or Berber ancestor as a Jewish one. Let's not forget the Moors controlled Sicily and Southern Italy for many years. Of course Italians and Jews looks similar – both Mediterranean.
But recent studies show that north african (berbers or arabs) are clearly different from modern jews. Jews fit the east mediterrean region, which means that do belong to Israel, contra Sand et al.
One plus of our being a race is that we cross all ethnic lines. The Ashkenazic community in America, notoriously exclusionary of all not descended from ancestors in Eastern Europe or Minsk, will finally have to accept the rest of us. I'm tired of being told "you don't look Jewish" or "you're not a 'real Jew' " because we hail from Italy and Ireland and can't be categorized. Our Christian conversions in both countries (before returning to our roots) were to preserve our families and properties, and in Italy since the 1500s where my great-grandfather sacrificed his faith publicly to run a Jewish underground in Calabria – thus helping to continue "the race". In fact, our roots go back to early Hebron!
My only concern with the study is one mentioned earlier; that is, how did they insure for example that their Italian Catholics were indeed Gentile many generations back? Or the Palestinians were not from earlier Jews? Hopefully, the examiners had a strong background in genealogical research, because Italians (and Spaniards who fled to Italy) had numerous ways of obscuring their true origins that went on for centuries. Also, records for Palestinians were re-written, hidden or burned in an effort to convert those people to Islam, and present them as Muslims historically. There is actually a very old descendancy of Palestinian Jews in Southern Italy and another group from the WWII era (both of whom identify as Italian Catholics), who probably wonder why they "look different" or have certain practices reminiscent of Middle Easterners.
I am very interested to see how all this combined research progresses over the decades, and how this impacts medical knowledge as well.
I'm Jewish and My Genetic Test on 23Andme says I'm 45% of Italian origin – that's even higher than my Ashkenazi percents!
P.S – I have no idea where did those Italians genes come from, but my whole list of genetic relatives have a high correlation to Italians too.. Any Ideas?
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Total tweets for April 9th Openers
Date Night had 1,273 tweets reference it on Wednesday, up from 912 tweets on Tuesday. By comparison, Couples Retreat had 1,022 tweets on its Wednesday before release. For the first time Date Night surpassed Couples this week which is definitely a good sign. It is now slightly ahead on the week as a whole also, but this doesn't necessarily mean a bigger weekend since Date will be opening in more regions around the world up front and Carell and Fey are arguably bigger stars than their Couples Retreat counterparts which may slightly raise the film's ratio. As of right now I'd predict a $11.5 million Friday and $33 million for the weekend.
Check back tomorrow to see the Thursday number and the final weekend predictions. Follow @AlexBOXOFFICE on Twitter for additional updates.
Twitter tracking history. (For 2009's ratio history please check here.)
The ratio is the number of tweets per $1 million of Friday Box Office gross. A film with 1,000 tweets and a $10 million Friday would therefore have a ratio of 100. In general, films that appeal to very young or older audiences have lower ratios since those audiences are not big users of Twitter. By comparison, films that appeal to younger audiences (18-35) have much higher ratios since those audiences are much more active users of Twitter.
Las Vegas, NV - MasterImage 3D, LLC, a 3D technology company that provides pioneering stereoscopic and autostereoscopic 3D systems, will introduce premium quality, multi-use glasses for their 3D digital cinema systems at the 2010 NAB Show. The environmentally friendly, high-performance glasses are fitted with the company's advanced, circular polarized lenses. The MasterImage glasses will be available to theater owners worldwide, May 2010, at a market setting list price of $5.00, per pair.
Supported by all six major studios, MasterImage has seen its theatrical market share rise 1200% during the past 18 months because it offers superior digital technologies, along with a cost-effective, ownership-based pricing model. The stylish, reusable glasses do not require batteries and complement the company's single-use offering.
"We are mindful of the environmental benefits afforded by reusable glasses and wanted to offer exhibitors options, so they can select the right product for their needs," said MasterImage's Peter Koplik. "With this new, market setting offer, Master Image will outfit theaters with multi-use glasses at less than one-fourth the cost of what competitors are charging for comparable alternatives."
MasterImage is exhibiting at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, in the 3D Pavilion, booth SL 4514G, April 12-15. There, the company will showcase the new glasses, along with its pioneering, autostereoscopic mobile display systems.
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Regal Entertainment Group currently operates 43 IMAX(R) Theatres. The company expects to add The IMAX Experience(R) to additional locations while also launching additional RPX locations in 2010.
The first RPX location will open on May 7 at Regal Cinemas E-Walk Stadium 13 on 42nd Street in New York. The Regal Premium Experience at E-Walk will include a massive screen stretching more than 60 feet wide to present bright, eye-popping movies in RealD 3D and 2D. The brightest, clearest images possible are delivered to the screen by dual 30,000 lumen digital projectors. The 100,000 watt digital audio system will surround moviegoers in a specially designed 9.1 speaker array providing pinpoint sound. This powerful sound system incorporates 273 loudspeaker components including eight 21" subwoofers for deep resonating bass.
Tickets for Iron Man 2 in RPX at Regal Cinemas E-Walk Stadium 13 will be on-sale this Friday, April 9th, 2010.
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For the dough:
1/2 cup milk4 tablespoons (
1/2 stick) butter
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1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading 1 teaspoon anise seed 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon milk 1 tb orange zest Sesame seeds to decorate
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
1 teaspoon anise seed
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon milk
1 tb orange zest
Sesame seeds to decorate
Stir together the flour, the remaining 1 cup sugar, the salt and anise seeds in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the yeast mixture, gradually mixing it with the flour. Add the milk mixture, orange juice and eggs. Mix the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth. It should be slightly sticky and all the flour should be worked in. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
Pull the dough away from the sides into a ball. Flip the bowl over onto a floured board and knead until smooth and not sticky, 5 to 10 minutes. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Wrap 3 coins separately in aluminum foil and bury one in each piece of dough. Shape into loaves. Lightly grease three 8- or 9-inch loaf pans and place the dough in the pans. Cover the pans loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until the loaves double in size, about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat egg yolk with milk and orange zest and drizzle on the top of loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until well browned and the loaves sound hollow when rapped. Turn out of the pans onto a wire rack to cool completely before cutting.
Recipe adapted from Treasured Greek Recipes, the Philoptochos Society, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, Albany, NY
Updated: February 3, 2014 1:35PM
In the wake of the Thanksgivvukah and all of its success, the hybrid holiday seems to be on the rise — at least for the new year. Combining holiday traditions not only makes cooking for the celebrations a lot less stressful, but it also makes it a lot more fun.
Don't look at it as being lazy. Look at it as taking a shortcut. And when the next abutting holidays sneak up on the calendar — say, New Year's Day and Orthodox Christmas — celebrate with at least one blended recipe.
Luckily, these two holidays that occur within a week of each other do share some common ground. Many Greek and Serbian Orthodox Christmas foods cross over to New Year's Day.
St. Basil pie, or vasilopita, is a popular Greek and eastern European New Year's treat that evokes the spirit of both good luck in the new year and the Epiphany season.
With a history similar to the king cake, vasilopita also contains a hidden trinket said to bring good luck to its finder. However, vasilopita has a flavor unique to its culture. Sesame, anise and citrus flavor this yeasty cake that is almost more like a bread than a traditional sweet cake.
Different regions of eastern Europe have different recipes. This one is a common recipe to Greek culture. A bread-like dough is sweet with anise and orange and decorated with sesame seeds.
Like a traditional bread recipe, the dough must be allowed to rise before baking. However, the end result will be a delicious, flaky roll that pulls apart easily.
Many vasilopita bakers decorate the top by either dusting the new year's numerals with powdered sugar or piping it on with icing. The option is merely ornamental, though, because added sweetness already comes from an orange glaze that enrobes the cake before sesame seeds are sprinkled.


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The MERK Light is the first true tactical flash light for all military, law enforcement, and home defense applications. Stop bolting standard flashlights to your gun. Stop dealing with the dangerous distraction of fiddling with switches and routing wires. In an encounter, where every millisecond counts, simplicity is imperative, so you must demand more from your flash light than just the claim it is "tactical".
The MERK uses a complex micro computer circuit to sense the position of the gun and the actions of the operator to instantly and silently activate the light. This internal "switch" knows when the weapon is holstered, laid on its side, or racked and it turns the light off. When stealth is required the MERK light offers an unprecedented advantage over existing lights. The operator can "go dark" by simply "drawing down" the weapon, holding it in a "low ready", or pointing the weapon up in a "high ready".
In an adrenaline fueled situation, the MERK offers one less thing to think about. This is why professional shooters are calling it a game changer. In many situations a flash light must be used to provide illumination, to insure proper target acquisition, to intimidate, and to disorient. However, the addition of a standard tactical light complicates use, increases response time, distracts the user, and all but mitigates the benefits. The MERK Light answers this argument once and for all by making the light your tactical ally; not a distraction.
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|VAM SYSTEMS is a Business Consulting, IT Solutions and Services company with operations in UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, USA, Australia, Singapore & India.
VAM SYSTEMS is currently looking for Business Intelligence and Reporting Technical Lead for our Bahrain operations with the following skill set and terms and conditions:
► Responsible for maintain architect of the Business Intelligence solutions
► Provide periodic reports on the work done and jointly plan for future activities with the team
► Follow-up with third party service providers to resolve any issue impacting the application functioning / performance or availability based on cases opened by Level 1 support.
► Documentation on change management
► Knowledge management and knowledge base maintenance which will serve as advice and guidance to L1
► Change and release management
► Knowledge Transfer to Level 1 support and business users for the fixes and the new reports developed by the resource.
► Software upgrade by installing the required patches.
► New BI Requirements gathering, design, development, testing and deployment.
► Data Model creation/modification and OWB ETL jobs
► Preventive maintenance activities to resolve performance bottlenecks and do performance tuning on DB, ETL and application level.
► Performance tuning activities in case of Product performance issues, the resource will coordinate with Oracle or other service providers to resolve it.
► Any report/dashboard development including corresponding ETL and data model related development
► Manage the ETL layer in terms of scheduling, creating dependencies, and performance tuning
► Cleanup process to be communicated to the DBA as per the business need and cleanup policy.
► Train the end users to use the reporting tools.
► Support the post campaign analysis processes in terms of new deployment and changes on the current implemented logic.
► Manage and support the logical layer for the applications interface (RPD file/Discoverer EUL) in terms of modifies existing structure, applying changes and build new structure.
► Building new aggregations, data marts, cubes to fulfill the business view in the presentation layer.
► Prepare the prober data sources for analytical exercises required by business.
► Support the application infrastructure for the installation, configuration and high availability setup.
► Support the oracle discoverer report backend object, EUL and the presentation layer(discoverer desktop ,viewer and plus)
► Support the existing and build new processes which prepare the data for reporting purposes.
► Providing the prober solutions to give the end users the availability and flexibility to build their own reports.
► Manage and / or apply OBIEE ,OWB and Discoverer application patches, fixes, and minor release updates
► Provide Technical support like application system start-up/shut-down, Create detailed design documents for all Data model changes, ETL modifications , OBIEE and Discoverer reports developed
► Recommend on advanced features of OBIEE/Discoverer.
► Manage change control process for the technical configuration of the applications
► Hosting, installation and training of Applications.
► Support for any external new applications other than the ones specified above. Client is going thru major network swap which will impact BI and will introduce new sources which will be covered under this scope.
Domain: Telecom
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Joining time frame: 2 weeks (maximum 1 month)
The selected candidates shall join VAM SYSTEMS – Bahrain and shall be deputed to one of the leading Organizations in Bahrain.
Should you be interested in this opportunity, please send your latest resume in MS Word format at the earliest using the Apply Online Box below or call us +91 476 2681150
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► Minimum of5 years IT experience in data warehousing or Business Intelligence in telecom industry and leading team size more than 3.
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► Knowledge and experience to support maintain and operate Business Intelligence system data warehouse, ETL jobs and OBIEE dashboards.
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o OIM(Oracle Identity Manager)
► Must be good in English language, Arabic is plus.
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► ITIL processes knowledge e.g. Incident, change and problem management will be a plus point.
► Strong business acumen and knowledge of business intelligence and experience in data warehousing
► Must be able to provide support for off-hours deployments and ensure stable environments for off-hours testing
► Ability to plan, document, and effectively implement projects and systems
► Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Fashion Circles Scoff at Dasha Zhukova's Appointment to Pop
No one has faith in her to run a fashion magazine, since she's a socialite with no editorial experience.
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No one has faith in her to run a fashion magazine, since she's a socialite with no editorial experience.
London Fashion Week is notorious for its outré fashion. But this season, everything was so normal.
It launched March 1, and it's already sold out.
Also, Christopher Kane unveiled his first Versus line for Versace in Milan.
See the latest runway slideshows from Milan Fashion Week.
They're following her at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks.
Miuccia Prada showed some seriously high boots for fall 2009.
"Balmania" is sweeping the world.
London's runways featured a mix of iconic faces and fresh beauties.
At least she didn't fall down!
See the latest fall 2009 runway slideshows from Milan Fashion Week.
The fall 2009 line might not be produced, and this makes Roberto (and us!) very sad.
Also, Diesel is now making furniture.
Just as the runways predict a burst of color this fall, beauty is no different. It was a season of pure spectacle.
The New York collections were full of surprises, from neon to big shoulders. Click to see which were our top fifteen shows.
This fall, they are studded, printed, and textured, and we want them all.
IT Holding has filed for the Italian equivalency of Chapter 11 and the future of Just Cavalli remains uncertain.
We may have a slight catwalk addiction, but we just can't get enough of the shoes.
Eighteen percent of models who walked in New York this season weren't white, which is an improvement!
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Sergeant Anderson has been instructing police officers in Police fighting tactics since 1985 and SWAT tactics since 1993. He is a state certified instructor in the following areas: SWAT Tactics, Patrol Procedures, Physical Fitness Specialist, Handgun Retention, Firearms Instructor and Senior Master Instructor and Co-Developer of the LOCKUP Police Combat System.
Sergeant Anderson Sergeant Anderson (Ret.) has been studying martial arts for the past 25 years. He has studied systems including Judo, Wrestling, Kenpo Karate the United States Police Corps Arrest and Control Instructor Program, Handgun Retention Instructor as well as numerous police defensive tactics programs. He has earned a 3rd Black Belt through the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Police Combat System with over 15 years of dedication to the development of this system. Sergeant Anderson has co-authored and is featured in the internationally recognized Police Combat Tactics DVD series with Lieutenant. Kevin Dillon (Ret).
Sergeant Anderson is a full time Instructor with the Connecticut Police Officers and Standards Training Council. He is the lead instructor for Connecticut Arrest and Control Combative (L.O.C.K.U.P.®) programs.
Sergeant Cruz started his Arrest and Control L.O.C.K.U.P.® Instructors training in the spring course of 2001 and is now one of only members to achieve the rank of Senior Master Instructors of the L.O.C.K.U.P. system Sergeant Cruz has a Martial Arts background that includes Chinese Kenpo, grappling Arts and Hand-to-Hand Combat and a 2nd degree Black Belt in the L.O.C.K.U.P Police Combat System. Sergeant Cruz has been selected as a member of the L.O.C.K.U.P. Travel Demo team and is an avid physical fitness practitioner.
Sergeant Cruz also has competed in a few Bodybuilding Contest Shows since 1997 where he has placed 3rd. Sergeant Cruz has helped numerous officers in their workouts and nutrition. Sergeant Cruz also instructs a newly developed program called Police Combat Fitness. The program develops a solid foundation of the physical fitness needs of the officer using nutrition and modern day fitness and weight training techniques that are consistent with the combative philosophies of L.O.C.K.U.P.
Detective Magao is a 1st Degree Black Belt in the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Police Combat System and is a lead instructor in the L.O.C.K.U.P.® System. He also holds instructor certifications in handcuffing, baton, Soulis Shooting CQ Fireams certification, CrossFit and Simunitions - Force on Force. Detective Magao has trained thousands of police officers in L.O.C.K.U.P.® Police Combat and police ground fighting courses both domestically and internationally.
Detective Magao was selected by Lt. Dillon as the lead instructor and developer for the Ground Fighting Component of the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Police Combat System. Presently courses are offered in three or five day formats. The ground fighting techniques and philosophies are specifically designed for the needs of a law enforcement officer in a ground fighting situation and not for a grappling match. Detective Magao frequently competes in grappling competitions as well as adventure races and triathlons.
Detective Magao has assisted in the production of Jujitsu DVDs, Volumes 1 and 2 which are sold internationally and available www.policecombat.com . Det. Magao has over 20 years of martial arts experience and holds black belts in Nihon Jujitsu (US Judo Association) and Goju Ryu Karate (Jundokan International). Detective Magao also holds a Brown Belt in Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under the legendary Professor Pedro Sauer and also has trained extensively with MMA Middleweight Kenny Florian.
Detective Magoa also owns and operates the Bushido Jiu-jitsu Academy (www.manchesterbjj.com) and CrossFit Thin Blue Line in Manchester, CT.
Officer Benzi is an adjunct instructor for the Connecticut Police Academy, as well as Hartford and Waterbury Police Academies. Officer Benzi presently conducts seminars and workshops with the L.O.C.K.U.P. ® Instructor Team and has presented at the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame Conference and the American Women's Self Defense Association ( AWSDA) and is a member of that organization. Ofc. Benzi has trained officers throughout the country in L.O.C.K.U.P. ® fighting tactics designed for female officers. Officer Benzi is a highly sought after trainer. Officer Benzi assisted in the development of our two day course for "Overcoming Size Differences" designed for Female and Smaller Stature Officers.
Sergeant Samuelson has been selected as a member of the L.O.C.K.U.P.® Travel Demo team and is an avid physical fitness practitioner. Sergeant Samuelson also instructs a newly developed programs called Police Combat Fitness. The program develops a solid foundation of the physical fitness needs of the officer using modern day fitness and weight training techniques that are consistent with the combative philosophies of L.O.C.K.U.P.® As part of the demo team Sergeant Samuelson has presented/ demoed at the United States Martial Arts Association, conference in St Louis, MI.
Sergeant Samuelson is now serving as the High Liability Training Coordinator with the Criminal Justice Academy of Osceola Florida and is certified in the State of Florida as a Defensive Tactics, Firearms and Driving Instructor. Samuelson had been an Officer with the St. Cloud Police Department and a Deputy with the Osceola County Sheriffs Office. He is still a Reserve deputy with the Sheriffs Office, and is the southern region L.O.C.K.U.P.® representative.
Officer Seifert has been a firearms instructor since 2004 and is a co-developer of Bloomington's combat pistol and gun fighting school that he teaches to several Metro agencies. Officer Seifert has completed training in two Soulis Shooting System courses and finished first in the Special Operator's Training Association's annual Delta Pistol Competition in 2005, 2006, 2007, and second place in 2008.
Since 2004 Officer Seifert has been a proud member of the Bloomington Police Department's SWAT Team. In 2005, Josh graduated from the Snipercraft Basic Sniper School and the advanced school in 2007 and continues to be heavily involved in the local police sniper training community.
In 2009 Josh completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Police Science from Saint Mary's University and authored his Capstone paper on the topic of Reality-Based Training. He was invited back to Saint Mary's University to present his Capstone topic to the fall 2009 police science graduating class. When Josh isn't working, training, or going to school, you can find him in southeastern Utah riding his mountain bike.


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The Australian studio that absorbed staff from LA Noire devs Team Bondi is recruiting for a game "similar in genre to LA Noire".
KMM Interactive has posted three new job openings for a game due to complete development in mid-2015.
Described as "similar in genre to LA Noire", the title is rumoured to be formerly announced next-gen console and PC game Whore of the Orient, which KMM Interactive is currently working on.
KMM absorbed staff from Sydney-based studio Team Bondi when it closed shortly after the troubled development of LA Noire. A few solid details for Whores of the Orient emerged in August, with the Brendan McNamara-helmed title taking place in the "Paris of the East".


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Future Metals owns the latest and only mobile drill platform technology for exploration drilling currently available in the world. In a collaborative effort with CanDig Mini Excavators, Future Metals is seeking suitable projects for its prototype Bigfoot Drill this 2012 season. The drill is capable of drilling to 120 meters and retrieving 1" 7/8" (NQ) core. The need to construct drill platforms and continuously breakdown and reassemble drilling machinery while using up much helicopter time in the process will be virtually eliminated using the mobile Bigfoot drill…Read more »
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Castle Round Table: "Till Death Do Us Part"by TV Fanatic Staff at . Comments
Castle took viewers to the chapel on the first new episode of 2012, as Ryan exchanged vows with Jenny on "Till Death Do Us Part."
Below, our Round Table team of Jim Garner, Chandel Charles, Courtney Morrison and Christine Orlando break down the ceremony, the case of the week and a lot more. As always, reader feedback is encouraged...
Were you disappointed there was no actual wedding/reception shown?
Jim: I wasn't. While I think that a reception could have been fun, having it end when Castle and Beckett walked in was appropriate for the show.
Chandel: Yes, while I appreciated the attempts to depict some aspects of the wedding, mainly Jenny's dress and Ryan's tux, I would have LOVED to see more. MUCH more!
Courtney: Absolutely! I was expecting more time devoted to Ryan's wedding, not just the last few minutes. Although the little bit we saw was sweet, I would much rather have preferred to see the detectives having some fun at the reception or even Ryan and Jenny in their ceremony. It was definitely a let down.
Christine: It was hyped as a wedding episode and then we barely glimpsed the long awaited wedding... so, yeah, I was a little disappointed. That said, I still really enjoyed the episode. I just wish they could have given us romantics a few more moments.
Do you agree with Castle or Beckett? Should they have told Ryan that Jenny was in the book?
Jim: I agree with Castle and Espo. As a close friend, you have an obligation to share what you know. I wasn't the least bit surprised the Ryan already knew, given how close he and Jenny are. I figured it would have already come up at home at least once. In fact, kudos to the writers for going that direction, and not making it a "drama point" in the show.
Chandel: I'm not sure with whom I would have sided on this one. I would have hoped that Jenny had come clean, which happened to be the case. But I loved that Castle and Beckett were surprised at the reality that Ryan was aware and it didn't phase him at all. Neither were wrong or right at the same time. I want a relationship like that!
Courtney: Hard question to answer. As a girl, you of course want to tell your friend about their spouse. But then again, the date was in the book and was clearly a long time ago. I'm going with... staying out of it. That business is between Ryan and Jenny, not the other detectives. Besides, it was in the book. Ryan could have easily found it himself.
Christine: If I'm in Beckett's shoes, I'd keep my mouth shut, but I understood Esposito needing to say something. He and Ryan are more like brothers.
Should Kate and Rick tell each other the number of people they've slept with in the past?
Jim: No. It never ends the way you hope and honestly isn't something anyone should care about, aside from giving assurances that no diseases are involved.
Chandel: I don't think it's necessary or relevant. Unless it's something that directly impacts their relationship with one another, IKate and Rick's relationship should be about them together in the now.
Courtney: Nooooo! These two people had lives before they met each other and they are not even in a relationship to be sharing that kind of personal information. Of course Kate has guys in her past, she's freakin beautiful. And Castle is a famous author in NYC; hello, ladies! I think the only stuff that matters is what has gone down since the two started their "working relationship."
Christine: I agree that here in real life the answer is definitely NO. But wouldn't you love to witness these two characters having that conversation? I know I would.
Would you like to see Lanie and Esposito get back together?
Jim: Yes. They are so damn cute together, I adored the confession scene where Lanie admits her date is gay and Espo admits his date is his cousin.
Chandel: Yes. They shouldn't have broken up in the first place. Enough said.
Courtney: Over the course of this season, I have developed quite the crush on Javi and can not understand why anyone would break up with him. I don't care if it was him or her that dumped the other. These two need to work it out and quick. Espo needs some loving, too, and things don't look like they are going to well or he wouldn't have had to bring his cousin as his date! I am all for a Lanie/Espo reunion.
Christine: I've loved these two since their first flirtations back in season two. Bring back EspLanie!
What was your favorite scene?
Jim: The scene where Castle is running down his spy theory and he gets to the end where Beckett usually inserts a bit of reason and she goes "Dammit, I've got nothing better." Such a great moment showing the two of them working off each other.
Chandel: Kate's quip to Castle that "maybe third time's the charm," which was quickly followed by their arm-in-arm stint down the aisle to their seats. A nice way to end the episode.
Courtney: I really liked the small but sweet wedding scene; mostly because everyone was so happy and looked so gorgeous. Ryan and his real life wife looked so excited, Javi was rocking that suit. Beckett looked absolutely gorgeous and her and Castle got to walk down the aisle together (even if it was only to their seats). A perfect few minutes.
Christine: I loved the scene where Beckett asks him who his plus one is and he's going on and on about this amazing woman. Even though it was obvious to viewers he was talking about Alexis, you could see Kate's heart drop. I hope she finally confesses she has feelings for him soon. I'm dying for some Caskett romance.
where are the roundtables for dial m for mayor and the latest episode?
Did I miss the followup of the Peoples' Choice Awards? I was happy that Nathan won and got up on stage . Why did they make Stana stay seated when she recieved the award for favorite tv crime drama! The whole gang including the writers and producers should of gone up on stage to give a speech just like Hot in Cleveland did!
1 - I enjoyed the symbolism of Beckett and Castle walking down the aisle together, but I was disappointed that we didn't see a bit of the actual ceremony. Showing Kevin and Jenny exchanging vows would have been the perfect backdrop for a charged look between Castle and Kate and I would have been happy with that ending too.
2 - I would have sided with Kate and let sleeping dogs lie.
3 - There's no way they should be telling each other their numbers. That's in the past and has no relevance to their relationship.
4 - I'd like to see Lanie and Espo get back together eventually. I enjoy their sass!
5 - I had too many scenes that I enjoyed to just pick one but I do want to highlight a couple of my favorite one liners from the episode - "Now I wish I'd pushed him!" and "You dog!" and "I told you we were bad ass!"
It bothered me at first that we didn't see more of the wedding, but the writers had a good reason for doing this. There was a wedding ep in season 2, and they don't want to burn us out on weddings, do they? At least not before we get to the Caskett wedding, which is sure to be epic when it finally rolls around. ;)
I think Kate is right about the numbers thing- sometimes, for the sake of a relationship, it's better not to tell. I think that Kate's number would be substantially higher than Rick's for several reasons. We know that Castle used to be a playboy ladies man, but think about the amount of time that he has been dating, engaged, and married. I am inclined to think that he was faithful to Meredith and Gina, and he was with Kyra for 3 years! He also had a child to look after for much of his life, leaving less time for women. And remember that the society ladies call him "the white whale" meaning that they all want him, but can't "hook" him. Beckett, on the other hand, has had many boyfriends, as described during the course of the show. She had a "wild child" phase and dated a lot of different guys. She has never been married, and has no kids, so I think it is likely that she has been with more people than Castle has.
1. I liked the way the episode ended. I didn't need to see the ceremony or the reception. I've learned a long time ago to disregard show promos - it's never what they tell us :-) 2. Yes and no. It depends on who's telling and who's being told. If either one is a drama queen/king, then let it alone. However, if the person who holds the secret is genuinely concerned AND close to the person that the secret affects (who has to be a reasonable human being), then let it all out. 3. Of course not. No good could come of that. 4. I'd like them together eventually, but I'm enjoying the tension between them right now. The writers are actually giving us a reason to root for them. 5. My fave scene was with all 4 of them at the table, where poor Ryan finally gets some food and surprises them by already knowing about Jenny.
David - I completely agree with your final comment, but with a caveat. Castle is keeping a secret as well, so there is huge potential for everything to blow up. My guess is that the season finale will be them 'breaking up' and the premiere next fall will bring them back together somehow. In the meantime, let's just enjoy all the teasing the writers are giving us.
1. Too much hype not enough substance
2. Yes. However I would have left the book open at the picture and left the open book at Ryan's desk for him to discover it for himself.
3. I believe Rick actually has more than Kate but in my experience once you start throwing numbers about like that it tends to backfire into needless arguments. Case in point 4 weddings and a funeral.
4. Don't care. They were never enough of a TV couple for me to be invested in.
Fav scene.. Meh.
To being truthful in a relationship for the most part, yes, or it'll bite you in the ass usually sometime unexpected.
This whole did Kate hear the "I love you", from Rick has huge potential to actually destroy what they have now. Once it comes out, and it will come out, she's going to have to do some serious explaining.
Honestly I'd write it with Rick not being so forgiving about that. I'd actually separate them for a bit then bring them back together in really passionate way, with kisses! (hint)
Regarding your two questions about telling the truth in relationships, the truth always comes out. That's why honesty really is the best policy. And that isn't just a trite saying or a moral lecture. If a person can't handle the truth early on in a relationship, then it will hurt a whole lot more later on when they've even more invested, both emotionally and financially. (I'm speaking from experience here - wishing a friend had told me what they knew about the man I later married and found out the truth about the really HARD, EXPENSIVE way.) Telling the truth to a friend or to a significant other always is the hardest way. But they will learn the truth in the long run even if it's only that there's a distance between you that can't be crossed as you attempt to hide the truth from them.
Have to agree with Kelly, waiting for the "foreplay between Castle and Beckett at the "wedding/reception". Needed some more elaboration on the subject!!!!!


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Mercer, a consulting division of New York-listed Marsh & McLennan, has bought specialist risk management and financial service practice consultants Oliver Wyman & Company for an undisclosed sum.Talks between the pair have been ongoing for the past two years, but agreement was reached today whereby 55 Oliver Wyman partners and the majority of its staff will join two Mercer divisions, Mercer Management Consulting's financial services practice and Mercer Risk, Finance & Insurance Consulting, to create a combined entity called Mercer Oliver Wyman.
Oliver Wyman's managing partner and chairman, John Drzik, will take on the role of president of Mercer Oliver Wyman; while Oliver Wyman's Alan McIntyre will act as interim chief operating officer.
McIntyre told RiskNews that Mercer's strength in risk management, particularly in actuarial work, was "one of the key reasons" why Oliver Wyman partners agreed to the sale. Oliver Wyman has sought to increase its revenues from retail financial services, insurance and asset management. The tie-up with Mercer could accelerate this process.
But McIntyre refused to comment on the specific financial terms of the sale. "The financial side of it reflects what we believe is fair value for Oliver Wyman & Company, given the success we have had over the past few years," he said. "The consulting market has been having a rocky time, [but] we have continued to grow at over 20% compounded over the past couple of years and certainly the revenue multiple associated with the deal is clearly at the top-end of comparable deals that have been done over the past few years." Consulting practices have been bought for multiples of between 0.7 times to 3.2 times, according to one industry insider.
Other potential synergies from the deal include access to Mercer and Marsh & McLennan's wide range of offices around the world. Oliver Wyman is considering expanding its presence in Paris and is keen to open offices in Munich and Zurich to supplement its Frankfurt office in German-speaking countries. Another potential expansion area is on the West Coast of the United States, although Oliver Wyman's Asian activities are expected to continue being run out of Singapore.
An insider indicated that Marsh & McLennan's wide range of corporate customers also represents an opportunity for Mercer Oliver Wyman to expand its risk management services to corporates, a service legacy Oliver Wyman has provided only on an ad hoc basis.
Tom Wilson, who joined Oliver Wyman from Swiss Re to head the firm's risk practice in the US, and Tom Garside, head of risk practice in Europe, are both planning to stay with Mercer Oliver Wyman. But two partners will pursue alternative interests. Neither partner is believed to work in the risk consultancy area.
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Top 10 Cheap Gaming Laptops under $500 in 2013
In case you are looking for a laptop to play high definition games then you might need a laptop that comes with extremely strong processor and good graphics card. Now you must be thinking that this kind of laptop might cost you a lot, well if it was 2010 then sure, but now in 2013 you can get a powerful gaming laptop for as low as $500. Here, in this article we're going to show you 10 cheap gaming laptops that you could get for under $500. Many people still think that cheap laptops can't deliver what it requires to play latest games as desktop pc but in reality they both are the same and have same processor within them.
Still, it is not an easy task to find the perfect gaming device since there are just too many options to look at and there are also few qualities about them that you must know before buying one. Well, for processor you at least need 2 GHz or it won't be powerful enough to handle latest HD games. Other than good processor you'll also need to have at least 320 GB hard drive storage to save your large games. Anyways, in this post we're not going to list best gaming laptops that cost around $1000 or more but only the affordable ones and in case you're looking for top laptops for gamers then you might want to read this. Alright, so let's get started with our list and hopefully you'll find the best and perfect gaming notebook for yourself.
10. Acer Aspire V3-571G-6622
The Acer Aspire V3-571G is best known for its Intel Core i5 processor which can be extremely hard to find in low budget laptops. Other than amazing and latest processor this cheap gaming laptop packs 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB hard drive, 5 hours battery life, Genuine Windows 8 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M. In case 4GB RAM is not sufficient for you then you can easily insert 4GB more to make it run even more faster and once you figure out how to use Windows 8 then it should not be a problem operating this 15-inch laptop on regular basis. This definitely can be the perfect and affordable laptop to play your games and I have personally tried playing World of Warcraft on it and it was running anywhere around 50-80 FPS. This Acer notebook is not just for games but it can do almost everything you desire and has a decent battery backup of 4 hours.
A53U-ES21 model from ASUS is powered by AMD Dual Core processor of 1.65 GHz and can be truly ideal laptop for playing games. ASUS has always been the top brand for manufacturing best performing laptops for a reasonable price. Currently this model is only available in one color which is Mocha and it looks extremely dark brownish type yet it is very shiny. It features 4GB RAM, 320 GB hard drive and AMD Radeon HD graphics card so playing latest games and multi-tasking is never going to be an issue. I would recommend this Asus notebook to people who are looking for cheap gaming laptop under $500 since the hardware is good enough to handle heavy games and also the price seems to be reasonable.
8. HP Pavilion G7-2240us
This model from HP Pavilion series definitely has to be the most affordable and accurately priced laptop since it packs all latest hardware and its screen is no less than 17.3 inches. It features Genuine Windows 8, 6GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Core i3 processor, Intel HD graphics card and 750GB storage space. Besides great hardware specs it also includes DVD burner, SD card reader, HDMI port and webcam so overall it makes a great device for almost everything including playing games. Most of gamers prefer 17-inch laptop for playing games but since here we're looking at cheap gaming laptops this is one of those notebooks that you can buy for under $500 and expect to run HD games on it.
7. Toshiba Satellite C855D
The Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5320 is currently available in only one color which is Satin Black and is especially built to be an affordable gaming notebook. It comes with AMD Dual Core processor of 1.7 GHz, 4GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, Windows 8 and AMD Radeon HD graphics card. Right now it is priced at around $480 but I think the price might increase in future due to growing demand for this cheap gaming laptop. Well, I am not really sure about this but according to couple of reviews on Amazon its screen beats Apple's Retina display and delivers more brightness. If you are used to operate Windows 7 then you got to learn how to use Windows 8 because there are no Windows 7 drivers for this laptop yet.
6. Dell Inspiron 15R i15RN5110-7223DBK
The Dell Inspiron 15R can truly be a great laptop for gaming thanks to its Intel Core i3 processor and Intel HD graphics 3000 but it comes for a little more than $500. If you can afford to pay $50 extra then I highly recommend this Dell notebook for all your tasks. Other than i3 processor it includes 6GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive, Windows 7, CD/DVD RW, and 3.0 USB port. I know people these days don't really trust this brand Dell but whatsoever their laptops have always been good for me and never had any issue with them. I have been using this notebook from last 4 months and all I care about is performance which has been excellent while playing games on it.
5. Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7332
Yet another cheap gaming laptop from Toshiba Satellite but this one is special because of 17-inch screen and definitely performs well than the one listed above. The Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7332 costs only about $450 which is too reasonable for a 17-inch gaming notebook and that too from Toshiba which is a decent laptop brand. Anyways, let's see its specs, AMD A6 processor of 2.7 GHz, 6GB DDR3 RAM, 640GB hard drive, built-in HD camera and AMD Radeon HD graphics card. This one surely can be a great performing laptop for a decent price and you're certainly going to love Windows 8 on it. Other than all great features it also has two 2.0 USB ports and one 3.0 USB port so overall you're getting every latest hardware in this affordable gaming laptop.
4. Acer Aspire V3-571G-6622
Acer and ASUS brands have always been my favorite when it comes to best performing affordable devices and this model from Acer Aspire series is no exception. This 15-inch gaming notebook is available in couple of colors but my personal favorite would be Midnight Black since its design and looks seem totally professional. Its Intel Core i5 processor is exactly what makes this notebook so high on this list of cheap gaming notebooks and it also has a decent hardware to play HD games. It packs 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB hard drive, Windows 8, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M and 5 hours battery life. Right now price of the Acer Aspire V3-571G-6622 is $630 on Amazon, yeah I know it is little expensive comparing others in this list but it surely is worth it and has high demand among gamers all over the world.
3. Samsung Series 3 Gamer NP350V5C-T01US
Samsung Series 3 Gamer NP350V5C-T01US is the only cheap and best gaming laptop that comes with Intel Core i7 processor. Samsung is no joke when it comes to electronic products and recently they have acquired a great reputation for manufacturing best smartphones and laptops. Unlike other gaming notebooks this one has a perfect combination of Intel's processor and AMD Radeon graphics card but this one too can cost you little more than $500. Specs of this Samsung laptop include 6GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB hard drive, Windows 8, i7 processor and AMD Radeon HD 2GB 7730M graphics card. It is one of the highly recommended laptops for playing games, especially World of Warcraft and other HD online RPG games that require good FPS ping to play.
2. HP Envy dv6-7210us
Laptops from HP Envy series have always been on top in many of my lists already and here we go again, HP Envy dv6-7210us is on the second spot in our list of cheap gaming laptops. It totally deserves that due to its low price and latest hardware specs, it comes with 6GB RAM, AMD Quad Core processor of 1.9 GHz, 750 GB hard drive and of course Windows 8. Besides performance, sleekness and style is what makes it so perfect and totally worth, it is also very much lightweight and can be easily compared with top notch ultrabook. So, if these specs are good enough for you and can afford to pay $500 for it then you're definitely going to enjoy playing games on it.
1. Lenovo IdeaPad Z580
Finally, the best affordable gaming laptop is here. Yes, the Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 has to be the best according to customer reviews on online stores. Its specs include Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB hard drive, Intel HD graphics and Windows 8. Now you must be wondering about the price of this notebook so let me tell about that, yes, current price of this laptop is $600 and you can easily find it at nearby computer shops. It is available in more than one color and my personal favorite is Metal Gray. In case you are used to operate PC keyboard, you don't have to change your habit since its keyboard packs all keys just like regular keyboard and includes numpad. Anyways, I highly recommend this laptop for gaming as well as for college students.
Hey, this is supposed to be "best gaming laptops for under $500." But there were only three or four that were actually under $500 on this list. This should be titled "Best gaming laptops for under $600″. That would be more accurate.
Hi Michael, prices of laptops keep fluctuating every week and most certainly they are never stable. Anyhow, thanks for letting me know about it, will have my editor revise this post as soon as possible.
What do you mean by "Cheap Gaming"? I definitely don't sit around all day long playing video games. But when I have time I'll log on to a MMORPG that I freely downloaded offline. No the graphics are no where as good as some games like WOW or League of Legends. Does my game sound "cheap" to you?
Veronica, the article is referring to laptops that are cheap not the game itself. It is pointing out cheap laptops that have appropriate hardware to (possibly) play HD games.
I don't consider anything with an integrated graphics processor (motherboard or CPU) to be a "gaming laptop". Sure it can (probably) run modern games at half decent framerates at lowest settings, but that really isn't what you call a gaming laptop.
For me, I would throwing out any suggestions that has the words "Intel HD Graphics" in them first.
Then, I would look at the graphics processing unit in closer depth. Going by what this article has, what I think is Radeon HD 7700 Series > Geforce GT 730M > Radeon HD 7500 series.
After that, I would look at the processor. Generally, Intel > AMD processors. Either Intel i5 or i7 processors are good for gaming, but an i3 may suffice too. I don't know much about AMD processors, but it is probably best to stick with the processor with the highest clock speed within your budget.
I have been in the market for a good gaming laptop for a while now and am really unsure what is best, I like playing games like total war Rome, civilization, and age of empires. But I also love battlefield 3 and soon to be 4, my budget is only $600 to $700 dollars. any good suggestions are appreciated.
Ps: I have been considering the dell inspiron 15ri15rns110-7223dbk
nice lists…. unfortunately non of the laptop above is available in my country. i wonder why that is always happening.. perhaps the quality ones need to be ordered and only the so-so laptops are to be displayed.
wow, these are totally amazing and affordable gaming laptops, the last one almost made me ask my parents to get me one even though I am not supposed to.
Thanks for this. I just purchased the Lenovo Z580 last night. I have to say I was underwhelmed when I discovered that the its RAM was only 32mb (wasn't 256 the standard 5+years ago?!), but I paid $450 for a refurbished and it's playing Sims 3. That's all I need for now!
@Micky – I'd like to see a list of laptops with dedicated graphics cards and CPUs in the ~2ghz+ range under $600. There can't be many.
hi, id like to get the Samsung Series 3 NP350V5C-T01US , but even on amazon its $900, can you explain something?
I just want a cheap computer that I can play World Of Warcraft and other RPG games like Guild Wars 2 and Rift and Star Wars The Old Republic but with decent graphics and memory
Hi. I need laptop that is suitable for dota 2 game and for autocad. With cheap price. Help me pls thanks
Hey, this was a pretty good list, and it got me to what i needed. I am not a computer person, so i would like to know if the Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5320 can run Sims 3 decently. By decently, I mean little to no lagging, and some ok graphics. I just want a laptop, so anything will do. Thx


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I had no idea he left lol
I had no idea he left lol
Lol, so I currently have Jerry Stackhouse and Mcdyess on my roster?
I can work with that..
2013-1014 is the season the Pelicans fanbase grows!!!!
Stackhouse and Jermaine ONeal actually; which is better.
Ok... And currently no trading until after the draft?
Yes. I think technically you can make your own deal but don't submit them until after the draft and if they do not work salary cap wise, they will be denied.
when will be able to see draft order for the 3rd round?
You don't follow my Twitter, I lead yours.
That post proves that he takes himself way too seriously. Ego much? but as many have said, it's time to move on.
I know cp3forMVP mentioned it earlier but I must have gotten confused since things are all over the place. So draft order is now snake for every round or random after the 2nd round? i was under the impression that it was random after the 2nd round. Can someone clarify for me.
Alright guys, I felt like this needed to be discussed.
In regards to making trades, don't EVER let another GM persuade you to make a trade. You are running your own team, and you know what's best. Do NOT buy into other GM's telling you what's best for your team. I know some people may try to annoy or intimidate you into making trades, and if you say no thanks they'll keep trying to persuade you. Ignore them.
That brings me to my next point, don't be afraid to tell people no. I don't know how big of an issue this is, but I do know from other leagues that some people (especially new GM's) might be afraid to tell another GM that's been playing longer no. Another GM may also try to rip you off, I was victim of it the first trade I ever made. A GM who had been in the league since the start pm'ed me and asked if I was interested in a trade, my first response was that I was not interested. I let him persuade me and change my opinion, and I got taken to school. I know people won't want to believe that to be the case, but that's the truth. Don't let people change your opinion on a trade, it rarely ends well for you.
Also, don't undervalue draft picks. I strongly discourage you from trading first rounders that are two years into the future, league wise of course. A lot can happen in two years. This also is a step towards gm's creating "super teams."
In the last league I was in, there was this one particular gm who would just stock pile picks because people undervalued them. I kid you not, by the time the draft came he would have like seven first rounders and he'd be picking like 1, 3, 6, 7, and so on. What came of that guy? Because other gm's let him change their opinion or intimidate them into making trades they didn't want to make at first, this guy had a team with Chauncey Billups, Lebron James, Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, DeJuan Blair, Dwight Howard, Cody Zeller, and Hasheem Thabeet. Again, he was able to build that type of team because people were not smart with their trades.
I'm just asking everyone, be smart with your trades. This isn't a league where we will veto trades because they're lopsided, but just please, be smart. If you are unsure on a move, there is nothing wrong with asking a GM to wait a day or two for you to make a decision.
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I agree. I have my eye on a few guys, hopefully they fall to me.
No problem. Obviously I got myself confused because it's changed a couple of times. LOL. Thanks for clarifying that tho.
Antawn was a good pick. I was looking at him too. Guess Ill cross him off my list now.
neitzel is up but he may be dropping out, so everyone hold tight.
Still have my buddy interested
Good deal, if neitzel drops out then your buddy can have his team and he'll be on the clock.
Alright, I'm assuming neitzel is out since he got offline without replying to my message. Said he wanted out because he didn't know the players from 2000.
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Kroonstad, South Africa | Even after today's record-breaking penalty shootout between Cameroon and Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations (Côte d'Ivoire advancing 12–11), we are still thinking about the rough treatment meted out by zealous followers of losing sides. To an outsider, South African President Thabo Mbeki sounded menacing with his excoriation of Bafana Bafana following their exit from the tournament. South Africa lost all three first-round games without scoring. In a speech on Jan 29 to the African National Congress Youth League, Mbeki said "we cannot be a losing nation in the way that Bafana Bafana lost in Egypt." Still more bracing, he contrasted the team's string of failures—they also failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup finals—with the courage demonstrated in the Soweto uprising in 1976. Those brave souls, Mbeki said, aimed to create a "winning nation." The youth league was celebrating the 30th anniversary of events in Soweto. Bafana² was booed on its return to Johannesburg on Feb 1, although one woman had grace in her heart: "I also wanted to boo them, but then I saw their faces."
World Cup qualifiers Togo, Ghana and Angola also endured criticism as they tumbled out in the Nations Cup group stages. Togo's experience was especially instructive. Les Eperviers (Hawks) "literally sneaked into Lomé under the cover of darkness," writes Ebow Godwin of the Ghanaian Chronicle. The players returned via bus from Accra, entering Togo at Aflao on Ghana's eastern border. They confounded supporters who had gathered at the airport in Lomé, Togo's capital, and who were "strategically sent on a wild goose chase" by the team's maneuvering. One man, Kossigan Kaglan, a plumber, castigated the team for pushing for bonuses before the tournament:
I do not know what came over them. The players wasted four good days in Lomé struggling and haggling with the authorities over huge sums of monies when they should be in Cairo. In the end, they went to CAN 2006 to amuse themselves with the booty they extorted from the government. They are nothing but exploiters.
Update: A more reasonable postmortem comes from Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of an independent Zambia who, in a newspaper editorial, calls for moderation in assessing the national team's 11th-place finish. He rejects the calls for coach Kalusha Bwalya to step down and reminds the nation that Bwalya, spared a place on the 1993 plane trip that killed much of the national side, has worked hard to rebuild the program. At 41, Bwalya even inserted himself into the lineup in a World Cup qualifier against Liberia in 2004, scored a game-winner and temporarily led the team to the top of its qualifying group. A tendency toward ingratitude, writes Kaunda in the Sunday Post of Lusaka, was also evident when authorities in the 1980s demolished Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium in Ndola.
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