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RNA interference (RNAi), an exciting yet evolving gene-silencing technology, holds great promise for drug discovery and as a novel therapeutic approach. But troubling doubts have recently emerged as to how quickly that promise will deliver. Perhaps ominously, in November, Roche terminated its multimillion-dollar RNAi therapeutics programs.
One of the main bottlenecks vexing the field is functional delivery. Select Biosciences recent "RNAi Asia" conference discussed the latest developments and innovations, such as development of specialized nanoparticles for delivery, improvements in high-throughput screening, and new in vivo studies.
Delivery problems could be overcome with the use of specialized nanoparticles that entrap small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), suggested Andrew D. Miller, Ph.D., professor at King's College London. He has an optimistic point of view about RNAi therapeutics.
"RNAi should be the closest thing to a magic bullet for the biopharmaceutical industry," he said. "In principle, one can get high-quality knockdown with very few side effects or off-target effects. The problem is that RNAi effectors need to be delivered to the target site in a potent form using the smallest possible amount of material. At present, doses are too high. That problem can only be solved with better delivery technologies and improved methodologies."
A possible solution envisioned by Dr. Miller is the use of cationic, lipid-based, self-assembly nanoparticles that entrap siRNAs into lipoplex nanoparticles, which themselves need to be further stabilized.
"Stabilized nanoparticles with improved circulation half-lives are realized using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer layer to shield the nanoparticle surface. The best stabilized nanoparticles should then be those that are stable until triggered to release entrapped siRNAs by local changes in condition such as pH, or through an external trigger such as from a laser," he said.
"Our approach is to use a Lego building block-like process to derive stabilized nanoparticle delivery systems in which purpose-designed components are allowed to self-assemble. We have designed RNAi delivery systems according to this paradigm and successfully formulated specialized nanoparticles for the delivery of siRNAs to in vivo targets such as liver and tumors. These are tailor-made delivery solutions."
The nanoparticle systems are composed of nucleic acids condensed within functional concentric layers of lipid components, surrounded by a biocompatibility layer and equipped with an optional biological recognition/targeting layer, he explained.
There are still significant hurdles to be overcome. "We have achieved proof-of-concept for functional delivery in vivo, but not yet proof-of-therapy," Dr. Miller said. "We still need time to make significant improvements to the delivery process. We believe that we may be facing a situation in general in which academics still need to solve basic delivery issues before biopharma finds RNAi as attractive as it did several years ago. Delivery will work eventually, but it is likely to take more time and effort than is commonly appreciated," he concluded.
RNAi for cancer treatment relies on the specific downregulation of target genes that support cancer cells. A number of issues remain, however.
"Effective RNAi therapy requires delivery to each and every cancerous cell in order to directly and specifically eliminate the cancer," reported Nigel A. J. McMillan, Ph.D., associate professor, principal research fellow and deputy director, Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland. "However, this is unlikely with today's technology. Currently, only a handful of studies have shown in vivo efficacy in siRNA delivery using vehicles such as cationic lipids, nanoparticles, collagen, and others."
Dr. McMillan said that he has developed simple, easily prepared lipid particles that he has utilized in animal studies. "Now, we are looking at the immune response after delivery of these particles. We want to know what kind of inflammatory response occurs and if one can unmask an antigen and use that to attack the tumor," he explained.
"To augment RNAi treatment, some studies seek to silence suppressive immune response regulatory factors, while other studies utilize specific siRNAs to enhance the innate response by upregulating cytokines such as interferons.
"We took a nonbiased approach asking how to silence genes as well as to activate the innate immune response. Certain immune cells can sense and recognize siRNAs in a sequence-specific manner. The systemic delivery of siRNAs will likely recruit immune cells. Although immune activation is of concern, it may also be therapeutically beneficial to enhance the immune response," according to Dr. McMillan.
"The use of bi- and tri-functional siRNAs—that is, siRNAs that target a gene, activate innate immunity, and/or unmask antigens—allows one to create siRNAs that can combine gene silencing and immunostimulation. This represents a potentially powerful two-pronged attack to kill cancers," he asserted.
"RNAi doesn't work like most people think it works," Dr. McMillan concluded. "We need to more fully understand exactly how it interacts with the immune system before we can realistically target the clinic."
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Like many local residents, we keep an eagle eye on the weather forecast during the winter months, so it came as a bit of a shock to us - and probably to some of you - when the forecast suddenly changed Wednesday afternoon.
We learned that a snow storm was coming through the area overnight Wednesday, which was definitely news to us. Still, it didn't sound that bad - maybe one inch of precipitation to three inches at most. Just a "dusting of snow." Nothing to be concerned about, right?
But then the snow began to fall just as it started getting dark Wednesday.
"This certainly showed up quicker than the forecast predicted," we thought. More than an inch accumulated in downtown Elkins by 8 p.m. Wednesday, and the snow continued through the night.
We woke up Thursday to a winter wonderland scene. There was definitely more than a "dusting" of snow out there - more like 8 inches, actually - and some residents weren't happy about not being warned sooner of the impending storm.
The reason a minor weather forecast glitch can get under our nerves so much now is that we're all a bit shell-shocked following last year's weather double whammy: the June 29 derecho and, four months to the day later, Superstorm Sandy. The extensive power outages caused by those two calamities have haunted us ever since.
Sandy left many without electricity, heat or water for weeks, and fear of enduring such hardships again - in the middle of winter - has everyone on edge. Some of us may not begin to relax until spring is here.
Local leaders, like Randolph County's Office of Emergency Management director, Jim Wise, have told us we can't live in fear of the weather.
"Everyone's a little gunshy right now, but we can't let a little snow worry us to the point that we can't function," Wise told The Inter-Mountain in December.
Until spring comes, we all have to remember how hundreds of individuals came together in our communities to help those without power after Sandy's destruction. If we're faced with another weather disaster, we'll rally again.
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Apple's Tim Cook reportedly in discussion with Samsung for AMOLED display in the iPad 3
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Apple's acting CEO might have been to Korea recently to discuss Samsung's capacity for producing AMOLED displays in tablet sizes for use in the next iPad, which is rumored to appear in time for the holidays...
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1. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
YES! Please! My iPad 2 is awesome, but I could only imagine watching a movie where you can get true blacks (racist!) in the video. Plus, I love how vibrant AMOLED screens make colors...FINGERS CROSSED!
2. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Wow can you believe the nut sack on Apple's part. They take Samsung to court & STILL want the AMOLED screens. I hope Samsung says no & puts these screens on their devices. Apple thinks' their s*it don't stink. Let's see how much Samsung makes Apple pay for the screens if they do sell it to them. I just don't see this happening. If it does Apple will pay a hefty dollar for those screens!
Apple is crazy!
6. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Apple is Samsung's biggest client...It would hurt their pocketbook a lot to lose them...
10. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Exactly charge them an arm & a leg to offset those bogus court costs Apple is making Samsung pay! Samsung can sell the AMOLED screens to Asus, Acer, Motorola, RIM, HP, & anyone else who makes tablets just so you can teach Apple a lesson in humility! Samsung doesn't need Apple, Apple NEEDS Samsung! Get it straight!
11. Apple Fanboy (unregistered)
its funny that you say that, all of those manufacturers COMBINED, don't come close to selling the amount that the first iPad is STILL selling hahaha, I can find more iPad's on Craigslist than all of those tablets at ANY retail store :)
13. missed the mark (unregistered)
so you are saying Apple has sold more tablets than all those combined and that more people are dissatisfied with that purchase also? I do not find your statement as a positive thing.
17. Apple Fanboy (unregistered)
iPad 1?? lol the only reason theyre being sold is to get the iPad 2, douche hahaha
18. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
You are so talking BS. Look don't speculate & give real world numbers. RIM playbook is selling very well. Asus Eee Pad Transformer is selling very very well. Acer's tablet is selling well also. I can keep on going. Plus these tabs all just came out. Give them a year like the iPad 1 & then let's talk. Android will be #1 in tablets too, as they are #1 in the Smartphone market! It's only a matter of time. lol I think you are just stretching your facts into the world of fiction. From the looks of it you sound like the "douche" as you call it. Let me guess, that is the only bad word you can say without your Mommy getting mad at you! Right? You sound like a kid who's balls have not dropped yet! Let the big boys blog & go play with you little pony or whatever. lol
23. Apple Fanboy (unregistered)
funny you mention the playbook, from what i've read, it hasnt sold as well as it was projected, to top it off, its a 7" screen, isnt there a 5" phone? whats the point of a "slightly bigger" screen? have you actually held one? youre still on Google's nuts with that? no android is an operating system releasing about 5-10 phones a month and none of em sell because they only get minor upgrades, sure the iPhone is still the same shape and OS, with what you might call "minor upgrades" but the android OS doesnt even improve, it stays the same unles you root the damn thing, but ok, go play with your little widget SuperFagAndroid, and at least come at me when you get a real phone...the Evo?? really?? lmao I work for sprint bro dont try to come at me when you have a crappy ass phone whose 4G speeds get MAYBE to what my 3G iPhone 4 gets. Lol first 4G phone, whose 4G runs slower than a good edge connection does...wait IF youre in a 4G market :) youre funny...
30. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Did you ask permission your Mommy to blog again? Did you feed your pony also? I know you don't work for Sprint because you would know WiMAX is as fast or faster than the internet from a cable provider. Let me give you a link: (http://www.4ginfo.com/index.php/how-fast-is-clear s print-4g-wimax.html) educate yourself. This is about tablets regardless of size. Samsung should sell the AMOLED screens to everybody regardless of size. Just to teach Apple a lesson. Here is another link about the BB Playbook: (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-predicts-R I M-will-sell-450000-PlayBooks-this-quarter-2.3-mill ion-for-the-fiscal-year_id19109) as you can see it's selling very well so again you prove you are a moron! This article was only on PhoneArena.com so how stupid can you be. It's only the same website you are posting your dumb ass comments. SuperFagAndroid is that the best you could do, I guess your Mommy helped you with that one right? My HTC Evo 4G has had 4G for over a year, killing your iPhone whatever model toy you have. Your next iToy opps iPhone what 4S or 5 STILL won't have 4G. My HTC Evo 3D with its 1.2 GHz dual-core, 1 GB RAM & Android 2.3 will eat your iToy any day, why you ask because it isn't a toy. Plus I will have glorious 4G unlike YOU! Just so you know where I live I have wonderful 4G coverage. And you, who knows cause your iToy is only 3G. LMAO Now you can go consult with your Mommy & please don't forget to feed the pony. :-)
34. Apple Fanboy (unregistered)
koo you can believe what you want, sure, those speeds are there IF youre in a great coverage area, which isnt many people except for main cities and only in some places around those cities lol, dont believe me? go to the clear forums and see how many people complain about their "4G coverage" ask them how many times theyve been told by tech support to "try putting their modem in the bathroom" lol youre just another Fandroid tool, but koo man keep telling yourself what you want :) just do me a favor, go outside your city, speed test your phone with 4G on, then do it with 4G off and on the 3G network, see which speed is best kthxbye :)
44. belovedson (Posts: 988; Member since: 30 Nov 2010)
ok.... proof please
21. ph00ny (unregistered)
I thought sony was samsung's biggest client
46. ranjyot (unregistered)
just 2 correct u apple comes after sony..
3. Mehha (Posts: 26; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Go beyond AMOLED Apple! We know you are the innovator of new tech,,, Bring something that we have never experienced before :)
But try to keep the display little short, keep it down to 7'' or maybe 8'' this time in ipad3.
4. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
your comment confuses me? is it sarcasm?
22. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
You know most of that innovative tech from the iPhone 4 was made up of parts from other folks, not Apple....probably for the iPad 1 too.
If anything, they are the innovators of old or current tech.
62. bobby2680 (unregistered)
apple isn't really an innovator they are just good in making a big thing out of existing tech...
5. Vijay S (unregistered)
@Mehha - Since when did Apple become an innovator of new tech? I thought they are experts only in repackaging old technology into new devices and hype it up so that the countless fanboys pay for them thro their nose and flaunt "magical" things.
7. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Isn't that just typical? "Hi, we're Apple. We'll sue the shit out of you, trying to stop you from producing anything that competes with our products and costing you billions of dollars, but we still expect you to bend over for us and give us your best technology, which we'll then relabel as part of OUR innovation, taking most of the profit to be had from it as well. What do you say, BITCH?"
55. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
are u kidding me... u know how much money samsung makes just supplying apple.. they make more money then they do selling their phones...
56. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Hello? Did you pay attention to the boatload of money Samsung is making now that they're selling smartphones that are worth a damn? Their profits have skyrocketed. It's been explicitly said that Apple pays as little as possible to its suppliers. How do you not get this?
57. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
ummm do not understand that they still make a crapload and even more then their skyrocketing phone business... i never said those things were doing bad or that apple paid them excessively...
61. NeXoS (Posts: 288; Member since: 03 May 2011)
That was once true when iPhone had dominant market share. Now, that all other Androids are dominating market share, they would make MORE money selling to all the other Android manufacturers and tell Apple to EFF OFF! Or, else sell the displays to Apple at 1000% market up!
9. skymitch89 (Posts: 1299; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
I find it funny how Apple is suing Samsung, but at the same time Apple and Samsung are working together for parts on Apple's devices.
27. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I wouldn't call it "working together". That's like saying we as a customers are working together with apple because we buy their products. It's more of a straight forward customer and supplier relationship
12. Momoto (unregistered)
We're past Super AMOLED Plus or any AMOLED. AMOLED burn-ins? No thanks.
Next gen is all about Toshiba's new LCD 720p mobile display.
14. missed the mark (unregistered)
My guess is that Apple is trying to strong arm Samsung into selling them technology. Sell us your better product or we will follow through with this lawsuit!
28. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Pretty much sums it up. If they weren't happy with the design, they would have sued when the galaxy s products first launched all over the globe
15. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
teh answer si simple...is pure business and you android boys dont understand.... u speak from the heart and thats wrong for business... Apple can sue anyone they pleased.. they pay for services.. and if you are in bussiness you take the money ..pride doesnt pay the bills
16. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
teh= the.. sorry
29. erilalia16 (unregistered)
Please be careful with AMOLED technology. "Burn in" screen has been a concern since the beginning of AMOLED (and all kind of OLED screens). Ghost images and lost in brightness are often described in many websites as a concern for AMOLED phones, often after a few months.
One for example:
Here is an example (same thread as above) of the measure for AMOLED screens continuous lost in brightness (10% lost for blue after 96 hours):
LCD kind screens don't have such issues in normal conditions.
31. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Geez, fandroids really believe this article to be a fact, lol. Haven't you fandroids learned anything about articles written about Apple's plans for their future devices? They're usually false. And here you guys are posting comments against Apple as if there's confirmation of this already, lol. Are you fandroids that dumb that after all these years of following Apple articles (eventhough you guys hate Apple), still don't get it? You fandroids probably also believed that article about Apple releasing an iphone with a slideout keyboard huh? Hahahahaha. Or that article about Apple releasing an iphone nano, hahahahahaha. You fandroids talk shit about Apple all the time on articles that end up being false in the end. You fandroids almost always eat your own words and come back again acting like you're so sure of yourselves, lol.
Apple PREFERS IPS display technology. Amoled displays don't use IPS technology. That's a fact. Why? Because that statement came from Apple, not from some news article from Korea.
32. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Considering that other parts from Samsung are used in Apple products, it's not surprising that Apple would approach them for screens as well. And the lawsuit against Samsung is still bullshit.
Gemini, you can call us anything you want. But the fact remains that you're wrong about 90 percent of the time when you go up against us, just like a religious Apple worshipper would be.
The article could be false. But if it's true, our comments are relevant.
33. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
And you're commenting on an Apple article yet again???? Don't you have motoblur to keep you busy?
35. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
You have no right to tell me where I can and can't comment, Taco. That is all that need be said on the matter.
37. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
And when was I wrong? Did I make any predictions? Accusations? Speculations, yes. But do you ever see me on android articles making predictions and accusations? Nope. That would be you on Apple related articles making harsh comments and accusations on articles about Apple that aren't proven to be facts.
You see sniggles, lol, we can only speculate on things, or guess. And yes, I can be wrong on some, but I was never passing judgements like you do as if everyone should take my OPINIONS to be facts, unless I can provide factual statements from reliable sources, which would no longer make it an opinion but rather a fact.
Yes, Samsung does provide Apple with some hardware parts, but can you tell us for a fact what those are for the next iphone or ipad? No you can't. So be a little cautious with what you post. Although I think you already know that, but still you attack Apple any chance you get, even when you know that what is said about Apple may be untrue. Right? Haters do hate :)
41. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Do you really want me to go trawling through old articles and find instances of you being wrong? Because I'll do it.
53. arena (Posts: 18; Member since: 03 Mar 2011)
I agree. Haters will hate no matter what. Nothing that Apple will do, no matter how good it is, would appease haters.
36. andro (unregistered)
Apple fanboys now suddenly praising samsung screens while earlier criticizes them in jealously in galaxy s and s2 line ups! Funny how apple likes to sue samsung and childishly get a court order to obtain and spy on samsung products but then buys all their parts
39. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Apple buys all their parts from Samsung? That line alone tells me how ignorant you are? Let me ask you this. Who supplies the camera, display, glass casing for the Apple's iphone? Is it Samsung?
38. koolaid (unregistered)
@ superandroidevo & applegayboy sorry i mean applefanboy- to be fare with everyone applegayboy the only TRUE 4G is sprint- wimax. they coined the term 4G because their wimax towers are actually called 4G. ATT Verizon and Tmo all have copied the term 4G meaning generation- when att and Tmo only use HSPA+ and big red has LTE same with ATT but currently att doesnt want to spend the money to actually use the technology they already bought, but thas neither here nor there. If apple wants to use the amoled screens for the ipad2.5 then why did they jump so quick to implement retinal displays into the ipad2. its all a money game, they suck samsungs dick for a lil bit, samsung "busts" and gives them what they want and you APPLEGAYBOY i mean fanboy, will then go out with your mommy after screaming for 3 days, crying, and hitting your head saying I NNNNNEEEEEEEDDDDD IT!!! IF I DONT HAVE IT I WILLLLL DIEEEEEEE! after shelling out 550-800 for a new ipad2 just cuz you want one with a retinal display. crapple had this planned the whole time to double their profits. so i mean come on it wasn't a surprise that they are planning an upgrade to the ipad2 and have another ipad3 inj the works for tomorrow. its apple being apple raping the us public and the world. hell yeah steve jobs you and your 100 year old saggy ball sack. at least we know steve jobs goes both ways cuz he loves to be fucked and do the fucking!
40. Boti95 (Posts: 162; Member since: 05 Sep 2010)
Why the fuck would they release an iPad 3 when they already released the iPad 2?!
45. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
WHY THE FUCK WOULD APPLE DO THAT FOR? When they just sue Samsung for infringement. If I was SAMSUNG I would say F U drop the law suit or we will not make any screens. Now APPLE realize how beautiful their CRISP AMOLED PLUS screen looks better than the retina screen


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Sabres fans will be thrilled to know that Tyler Myers is happy with his game these days. Granted, the standard is low. Myers was horrible and out of shape when the NHL lockout ended in January. He was benched for two games in February.
Now, at the start of spring, one month after Lindy Ruff's firing, the 23-year-old defenseman has finally reached the point where you can characterize his play as somewhere around average.
"The last 10 games have been really good," Myers said before Thursday's game against Toronto at First Niagara Center. "There's definitely still more there, but I've been focusing on my defensive end. There's always room for improvement, but it's right where I want it to be."
That doesn't mean jumping into the rush and making dynamic forays into the offensive zone, as Myers did when he won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in the 2009-10 season. On the contrary, his head coach isn't demanding much from Myers offensively right now.
"Ron [Rolston] has told me he doesn't care if I get another point the rest of the year," Myers said. "So my main focus has been the D-zone, and that's been really good for the most part. I'll find my offensive game again. I'm not worried about that."
You'd think we were discussing some rookie, instead of a fourth-year man who got a seven-year, $38.5 million contract extension last July. The Sabres are one of the worst teams in the NHL, a defensive wreck. They got their coach fired. And their 6-foot-8 franchise defenseman is taking baby steps.
Not so long ago, people were projecting Myers as the greatest defenseman in franchise history. As a 19-year-old rookie, he scored 11 goals and 48 points. You figured he was scratching the surface of his offensive potential. Surely, there were bigger numbers, maybe a Norris Trophy, in his future.
But it hasn't worked out that way. Myers was bad for a chunk of his second season. He started slowly again and missed 23 games with injuries last season. This year, after injuring his ankle overseas, he showed up out of shape and lost on the ice. He entered Thursday with five points and a minus-6 rating.
After scoring in the opener, Myers went a career-high 10 straight games without a point. During one six-game stretch, he was minus-9. That earned him a two-game benching from Ruff, who was fired soon after. Myers has been better under Ron Rolston. Is he more comfortable with Ruff gone?
Myers laughed. "I mean, it's different for sure. But I can't take anything away from Lindy. He helped me tremendously when he was here, and helped me improve a lot. In saying that, Ron's been really good with me as well. He's been really supportive and positive with me. It's been good."
It didn't help matters when Myers showed up for the shortened season in poor shape. Ruff, who was coaching for his job, surely wanted more than his star defenseman had to offer in the first month.
"Yeah," Myers said. "I wanted more. It's something that had to be addressed. It has been addressed. But you know, I won't be making that mistake again."
That's small consolation for Ruff, or for fans who watched Myers stagger through the first half of the season after getting a $10 million signing bonus from Terry Pegula.
You expect more for that kind of money. The standard was raised when he signed the deal, same as it did for Mario Williams when the Bills gave him $100 million. The Sabres aren't paying Myers to be average, or merely good. They're paying him for great.
"I think I've always put a tremendous amount of pressure on myself, even before the contract," Myers said. "So I don't think that's changed much. I think coming into seasons, I want to help the team so badly that I end up trying to do too much out there.
"I really do feel like I'm learning from that," he said, "to in a sense come in a little calmer into a season and just don't feel like I have to do everything and just play a simple game. That's what I'm starting to learn, and it'll help me in the long run."
That's fine. But Myers isn't a kid anymore. He's in his fourth NHL season. There's talk of moving the veteran core of Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville and Ryan Miller. Myers is the new core, the future, the presumed superstar who was supposed to be the foundation of the franchise.
But do you build a team around a defenseman who isn't tough to play against, who comes out mentally soft after a great rookie year or a lucrative new contract, who leaves his goalie out to dry on far too many occasions, and who played his worst with his coach under fire?
What do you say, I asked Myers, to the idea that it's not enough to be good, that you need to be great?
"I just feel like you're putting more pressure on me," he said. "No, I'm satisfied with good. No, I'm not. I think any player would want to move up with how they're playing. It's only natural if you want to get better, so I'm not worried about finding it again. I know it'll come."
"Back in my rookie year, the offensive production was there, and it felt great," he said. "But there were a lot of holes in the defensive zone that people looked past, because I was so young. I don't have that luxury anymore."
He's not a kid, but he's still young. Defensemen tend to mature later. You don't give up on a player of Myers' abilities. Still, Sabres fans' worst fear has to be that they saw too much in Myers too soon, and that he might not have greatness in him at all.
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The 7 Least Necessary Pirated Video Games
Unlicensed video games exist to fulfill impossible fantasies -- I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid I had a bootleg copy of Street Fighter II where you could literally fill the entire screen with Hadoukens, and a pirated version of Tiny Toon Adventures where Donatello and Fred Flintstone apparently attended Acme Looniversity together (my two greatest childhood dreams). These shitty knockoffs gave us the gameplay experiences that the real game companies couldn't or wouldn't give us, like impossible ports, badass kung-fu versions of kiddie characters, or 8-bit boobies.
Or at least some of them did. Other unlicensed games seemed like they could have only been summoned into existence by the sort of kid who got beat up by Magic-card-collecting nerds (so, no one). Bear in mind that most of the games I'm about to show you were made in the '80s or '90s, way before technology advanced to the point where any 12-year-old can hack a Mario game and replace everything with Nazi penises -- these atrocities took actual effort to create, even though their only possible use is being made fun of 20 years later.
#7. Titenic (NES)
OK, who saw Titanic and thought, "Yes, this should be a beat 'em up game for the Nintendo Entertainment System"? I'd seriously like to know, because I won't find out until I'm face to face with that person whether I'd like to punch him or shake his hand. Probably punch him, which is what you go around doing to all the random cooks, sailors, maids, old ladies with shotguns, and other passengers that you come across in this game, all presumably just desperate to survive the sinking of the mighty Titenic and see their families again.
"Make way for the king of the world, bitch!"
Of course, you also have to defeat all the killer rats, bats, snakes, and chickens that historically plagued the ship. To achieve this, you must control, depending on the stage, two-fisted Jack Dawson (an uncharacteristically beefy Leo DiCaprio) or ax-wielding Rose DeWitt (just as Kate Winslet portrayed her).
"Hey, I found a whole bunch of extra lifebo- AAAARGH!"
As is usual in these types of games, it's hard to decide which character is better. On one hand, Rose has a fucking ax, but on the other, Jack does this when you leave him idle:
So it's a real "Ken or Ryu?" situation. Oh, and they're not the only characters taken straight from the movie: Most of the bosses are Rose's fiance, "Carl," with different-colored suits.
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You don't get to fight the iceberg, sadly, but you can do the next best thing: repeatedly kill Billy Zane.
I'm not sure if this game is called Titenic because they wanted to throw off James Cameron's lawyers or because they seriously thought that's how the name of the ship was spelled. Considering the quality of the English narration you get between the levels, I'm leaning toward the latter option -- you can still get the gist of the story, though:
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The text is directly translated from the Japanese lyrics of "My Heart Will Go On."
The game also informs us in the epilogue that "When this accident happened, there were one thousand and five hundred passengers fell into the ocean, only six lucky passengers survived." Yeah, because Jack and Rose murdered all the others.
#6. Hong Kong 97 (SNES)
If there ever was one topic that cried out for a Super Nintendo adaptation, that's the transfer of sovereignty between nations in the second half of the 20th century. I'm surprised there aren't more games on the subject -- as of now, it's just Hong Kong 97, a stern 16-bit warning of what will inevitably happen once Hong Kong is transferred from the United Kingdom to communist China in 1997:
How do you expect them to stop being ugly if you won't let them practice aerobics in the street?
With commies crowding the streets, the government of Hong Kong has no choice but to hire Bruce Lee's relative, Chin, to murder the citizens of China. All 1.2 billion. Unfortunately, it looks like they got gypped, because this is clearly Jackie Chan.
The same font was used in another SNES game about a mass murderer.
Any game would struggle to be half as entertaining as that introduction, so this one didn't even try -- it consists of your character standing over a static background as a stream of communists rains down on him. Shoot them to survive; get touched once and it's game over, at which point you're treated to a real photo of a corpse with the words "CHIN IS DEAD." All of this happens while a hellish five-second clip of a cheerful Chinese song plays in an endless loop.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I've just played a game. Call off the transfer."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The available backgrounds include a photo of Chairman Mao, Maoist propaganda posters, and the Coca-Cola logo (presumably they were hoping for a sponsorship). Do this long enough and you'll reach the boss: the disembodied giant head of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, turned into "the ultimate weapon" by communist science. Note that Deng was alive when this game came out, so they correctly predicted his death.
And subsequent transformation.
Dodge the giant head's attacks and eventually it will blow up with the potency of half a dozen nuclear explosions ... which you know because they literally show you half a dozen nuclear explosions.
Whoa, it's just like the Death Star before the remaster.
And then ... do it all over again. The game starts over. You didn't beat it, because it can't be beaten. So what the game is really about is the futility of resisting the spread of communism, I guess. HAIL MARX!
#5. The King of Kings: The Early Years (NES)
The King of Kings is seriously like something Rod and Todd Flanders would be shown playing in The Simpsons, only worse. It's supposed to be an educational game to get children interested in the Bible, but all it does is convince anyone who plays it that if there is a God, he doesn't love you. This is basically Jesus: The Game, and the worst part is that you don't even control Jesus -- you can play as the Three Wise Men on their way to see the Messiah:
According to this game, they kept having to stop because their camel wanted to spit on lizards.
Or Joseph of Nazareth swimming in some rapids:
He got into extreme sports immediately after finding out he was technically God's dad.
Or even Joseph's donkey, but not as Jesus himself, because I guess that would be blasphemy. And as Jesus once said, "Thou shall release electronic entertainments based on Me, but illegally and of the poorest possible quality, and I shan't be playable in them." (Miguel 17:1)
"Verily, the graphics shall look not unlike a butt."
The game has few enemies, and most of them are rocks, probably because the whole "turn the other cheek" thing also applies to ninjas and guys swinging chains. Occasionally you're assaulted by biblical trivia questions like "Who was the mother of Jesus?" or "The baby Jesus was wrapped in ... " but they always include the exact passage that has the answer, so you can just take out your pocket Bible and check that shit out super easily. Where's the challenge in that, I ask? Mostly, you go around collecting frankincense. Why does Jesus need so much damn frankincense, anyway?
"Not enough frankincense. BONUS: Eternal damnation."
Really, even for a religious game, this is a terrible disappointment. You may have noticed in the menu screen above that the third game mode is called "Jesus and the Temple," which brings forth the mental image of J.C. throwing roundhouse kicks to expel the money-changers from the place of worship ... but no, it's actually about the time Jesus got lost in another temple as a kid and Joseph had to jump logs and avoid killer bees to find him.
He's in your heart, you fools!
#4. Harry's Legend (NES)
A Harry Potter game for the original Nintendo console seems like a temporal anomaly. By the time the world found out who the hell Harry Potter was, the Dreamcast was already out and the PS2 was on its way -- I'm pretty sure most kids reading those books didn't own an NES, or know what it was. And yet, here we are. In this loose adaptation of the first novel, Harry discovers the real magic inside himself: the magic of kicking shit. He goes around kicking his abusive relatives:
"You'll never mistreat me again, now that I've figured out how to move my leg in a swinging fashion."
Kicking Lord Voldemort:
Yes, this game accomplished in three stages what the movies did in 20 hours.
And kicking these pink midgets that you fight (for some reason) in the head:
The anti-little people message is a lot more overt than in the novels.
You also have to fight rats, bats, and ... hey, wait a minute.
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This is a Titenic ripoff! It's an unlicensed copy of an unlicensed game -- even the music is exactly the same. Is there no honor among pirates? I'm too disgusted to continue, let's move on to the next one.


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Geneseo's Kaci Storm, a freshman member of the Iowa State University women's track and field team, ran as an alternate in the leadoff position of the 4x100-meter relay at the May 3-5 Big 12 Conference Meet in Waco, Texas. Storm and her teammates finished eighth with a time of 48.39 seconds, which earned her a Big 12 Conference medal. Storm also placed 16th overall in the heptahlon — 200-m dash, 10th, 26.60; 100-m hurdles, 11th, 15.22; high jump, no height; and shot put, 12th, 29-4 1/2.
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DURHAM, N.C.—The freshman trio of Marco Hjorth, Jeppe Moe and Jared Huber each scored goals in leading Stetson to a season-opening 3-2 win over Elon, Friday at the Nike Invitational hosted by Duke. It's the first victory for rookie head coach Ernie Yarborough.
Stetson was facing the Phoenix in practically their backyard. Elon's campus is located in Burlington, N.C., just 35 miles from Durham.
"It's good for Stetson soccer, regardless of whom we played or where we played them," said Yarborough. "It's great to get the year started on the right foot. Elon is a very good team. They made the game difficult, and it's one we should be proud to win."
Sophomore Paul Ladwig was stout in goal for the Hatters, making seven saves on a day in which he faced 18 shots from the Phoenix. His played, combined with the efforts of the freshman please Yarborough.
"Paul did very well to keep us in the match throughout, especially in the first half," he said. "It was great for the freshmen to respond to the challenge and have three of them put the ball in the net. That bodes well for the future of the program."
Hjorth gave Stetson an early 1-0 lead, scoring an unassisted goal in the 21st minute.
Stetson took the 1-0 lead into the locker room at halftime before Elon's Miguel Salazar tallied the equalizer in the 60th minute, scoring from 18 yards out.
Moe gave Stetson a lead it would not relinquish. His blast from 30 yards away went into the right side of the net in the 69th minute. Huber followed less than five minutes later, connecting with Sebastian Contreras to make it a 3-1 lead.
Elon pulled to within 3-2 with a goal with just over eight minutes remaining, but the Hatters held on for the win.
Stetson managed just nine shots, but seven were on-goal. Elon keeper made four saves.
The Hatters continue play in the Nike Invitational when they face Duke, 2:30 p.m., Sunday.


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Steam rumors are flying again, but Desura beat them to open source
The Desura game client is not only available for open-source-loving players, but also now for developers. They've released the client on Github as Desurium under GPL v3.
Desura is similar to the Steam gaming platform in that they both are a way for gamers to buy
downloadable copies of a lot of really great games, often for equally great prices. Desura adds the option for developers to include Desura-only functionality in their games.
Desura first offered a Linux client last fall. Steam, however, lags on that option. Regular rumors surface about a Steam client being released for Linux, and this week saw the next round. The IronHammers blog pointed to a Valve job posting for a senior software engineer, which specifies one of the job's responsibilities as "port[ing] Windows-based games to the Linux platform."
Linux gamers are a ripe market, just waiting to hand their money over to someone who can offer the titles they want. When 2dboy released World of Goo on Linux, it accounted for 4.6% of the site's downloads after only two days and sold more copies on that day than on any day in history, beating the previous sales record by 40%. Those who buy the Humble Bundle--available both through Steam and Desura--consistently pay more for the games on Linux than other platforms. For the most recent Humble Bundle, the average Windows user paid $4.87, the average Mac user $7.61, and the average Linux user $10.45.
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Literally the only reason boot into Windows is for gaming. The rest of my time computing at home is done on Linux or on my Android Phone / Tablet. Give me the ability to play the games I want on Linux rather than Windows? And I'll jump at the oppertunity.
I'm still a mac-user, but with that understanding, I'm in total agreement about Windows. I have Windows 7 on my MBP, and I boot it to use Access for work-related necessities, or to play gobs of games. I also play many of the same games on the Mac, and have waited a decade for the market to reach Mac. Linux users have been waiting even longer -- I'm delighted that they are finally seeing some equity.
The question is, *which* Linux? It seems to me you have a choice of a) targeting your commercial software to one of a tiny number of enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Debian, Suse Enterprise) that move very slowly and are server-oriented rather than end user oriented (for example, RHEL6 doesn't even have Remmina in it, which is the only decent GUI RDP client for Linux, because rdesktop from the pound sign is good enough for network admins using the Linux CLI to remotely contact their Windows systems), *OR* you target one of the mainstream distributions that move quickly and have end-user-friendly software / configurations -- Ubuntu, Fedora, or OpenSUSE -- and accept the fact that you're going to have to re-compile your game every year to run on the new release. *OR* you can target the Windows 7 API and it'll run for the next ten years without you touching the source code (yes, Virginia, games written for the Windows XP API still largely run just fine today on Windows 7, ten years later). Hmm.... if I were a mainstream games publisher, which of these would I do?
It's the same problem Loki faced that drove them out of business -- trying to do games for a server-oriented platform is nuts, yet the end-user-oriented Linux distributions move so fast that trying to do games for them is *also* nuts. For that matter, even releasing source code is no guarantee. Remmina is written on Debian and has been ported to Fedora. I attempted back-porting a Fedora SRPM to RHEL6 yesterday. No joy, even after fixing the spec file to account for a renamed rpm, RHEL6 lacks some of the dependencies needed for its protocol plugins, meaning the core GUI would run but it wouldn't connect to anything, meaning I'm going to have to back-port some of the dependencies too. Now pretend that this was instead a large complex games engine rather than a fairly small GUI for protocol plugins. At some point my time becomes worth more working on Windows software that's going to work for the next ten years without having to be back-ported and forward-ported to multiple Linux distributions even *if* the engine is released as open source and just the game run by the engine is commercial.
I doubt that that will happen in the next years. I use linux a lot of servers and laptops, but have one windows bucket for gaming and there are so many games that really don't run at all on wine. After messing around with it for years and years, I found it totally unusable. Microsoft changes things all the time so that the reverse engineering can not work, eventhough it is such an incredible amount of work. So having the steam client itself is pretty useless, considering that most games will not work in it on Linux.
And Valve knowing this, they won't port it.


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Shopping for a new television can be an overwhelming experience. Confusion plagues even the most careful shoppers, and TV manufacturers, retailers, salespeople and numerous Internet sources can create more uncertainty as they push extra features, new technologies, and add-ons in the incessant pursuit of profit.
I hope that this guide, which I created in 2002 and have updated many times since, will help you cut through the confusion with unbiased information so that you can select a new television. It won't answer every question, and when you read it, it won't tell you "the perfect TV for you" at the end. But I hope it can provide you with the basic tools you need to feel confident when you buy that new set.
And if you just want to skip all the details and just buy a great television, my overall recommendation for 2015 so far is the Vizio P series. It has excellent picture quality for the money.
For more choices, check out our constantly updated lists of the best TVs.
Three rules for buying a TV
1. Picture quality is not determined by the published specs
As a rule of thumb, the main purpose of a TV's specification sheet is to bombard you with confusing numbers in an attempt to get you to "step up" and buy the more expensive version. Just about the only worthwhile numbers are found under Inputs and Weight/Dimensions.
Contrast ratio is usually bunk (when it's listed at all). Refresh rate (120Hz, 240Hz, 600Hz, etc.) is complex and ultimately subjective. Seemingly related numbers like "Clear Motion Rate," "TruMotion," MotionFlow," SPS" and the rest are fake. Viewing angles for LCD and LED-backlit LCD TVs are made-up, and LED does not mean a better picture, (And while we're at it, all HDMI cables are the same.)
Rather than rely on the spec sheet to provide hints on which TV will perform better than another, our advice is to simply ignore it. The sheet can help when trying to differentiate a TV based on features, such as whether it has Smart TV or a fancy remote, but it's useless at best and outright misleading at worst when used as a tool for divining picture quality.
Further reading: Myths, Marketing, and Misdirection: HDTV edition
2. Bigger really is better
I recommend a size of at least 32 inches for a bedroom TV and at least 50 inches for a living room or main TV -- and 60 inches or larger is best. If you're replacing an existing TV set, those sizes might seem too big (tube televisions had a typical maximum size of 36 inches) but trust me, a big TV is a wonderful thing.
In fact, more than any other "feature" like 4K resolution, Smart TV, or higher refresh rates, stepping up in TV screen size is the best use of your money. One of the most common post-TV-purchase complaints I've heard is from people who didn't go big enough.
The upper limit will be determined by your budget, taste, and by the space where you want to put the TV. If you want to fit an existing entertainment center, make sure you have at least an inch on the sides and top of the TV cavity to allow for ventilation. Or just junk that old furniture and get a bigger TV.
Further reading: How big a TV should I buy?
3. 4K TVs are the future, but not necessary today
If you've been TV shopping in the last year, you've probably been faced with the decision "to 4K or not to 4K."
TVs with 4K resolution, also known as UHD (Ultra High Definition) TVs, have four times as many pixels as standard 1080p resolution TVs. That sounds like a big improvement, but in reality it's very difficult to tell the difference in sharpness between a 4K TV and a 1080p TV. Simply put, those pixels are too small to provide a discernible benefit unless you sit very close to a very big TV.
On the other hand, 4K LCD TVs are easy for manufacturers to produce, so they're coming down quickly in price. In the next couple of years, most TVs -- especially the big ones -- will have 4K resolution, and 1080p will go the way of 720p and standard-definition TVs. That said, 1080p TVs won't be obsolete anytime soon.
Today most of the best TVs just happen to be 4K TVs. That's not because of their resolution, but because TV makers put their best picture quality features into their 4K sets. So if you're shopping for a high-end TV, you'll probably end up with a 4K one anyway.
On the other hand if you're looking for the best value, or the best picture quality for the money, a good 1080p TVs is still your best bet. That advice may change as we test new models throughout the year, and 4K TV prices fall further, but for now it holds.
Further reading: Is now the time to buy a 4K TV?
Picture quality p's and q's
I consider the best picture quality for the money a sort of holy grail in the quest for a new TV. It's still consistently the no. 1 thing TV shoppers cite as important to their buying decision. If you don't place as high a priority on PQ, you'll get the best value by simply sorting a list of TVs by price and the screen size you want, choosing the cheapest from a brand you trust, and calling it a day. Or at least skip to the next section of this guide.
Unfortunately, picture quality is also the most difficult thing to judge for yourself without actually buying the TV and taking it home (and even then it might be tough!). It's dependent on numerous factors, including source quality, room lighting, and picture settings, that can affect the "true" potential of the TV itself.
In CNET TV reviews, we control for these variables in an attempt to provide a level playing field for direct comparison of the TVs' pictures. Even after these controls, and calibrating all of the TVs to a standard, we observe considerable differences in quality from model to model -- I definitely disagree with the sentiment that "all HDTVs look the same." Check out more on how we test TVs here.
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After more than 10 years reviewing HDTVs, I feel comfortable conveying some generalizations I've observed about picture quality:
- A good picture is one that reproduces the incoming source as closely as possible without "improving" color, smoothness or other characteristics.
- OLED TVs, based on my review of the LG 55EC9300, have the best picture quality available. But chances are you can't afford one, so now that plasma is dead you'll need to buy an LED LCD TV.
- LED LCD TVs with local dimming often outperform those without.
- Screen uniformity is a problem for LCD TVs, but some are much better than others.
- The ability to produce a deep shade of black -- which translates into high contrast -- is the most important ingredient in a good picture.
- Color saturation, which is directly influenced by contrast/black level, is second-most important, followed by color accuracy.
- In a bright room, matte screens are the best overall at reducing reflections. The best glossy screens preserve black levels well.
- Less important factors include resolution, video processing (120Hz, 240Hz, etc.), maximum light output and display resolution (4K vs. 1080p).
- Many people don't realize they're watching the Soap Opera Effect and might like their TV's picture quality better if they turned it off.
- Poor picture settings on a good TV will usually look worse than calibrated picture settings on a crappy TV.
These are generalizations only, so it's common enough to find TVs that violate them. Many LED LCDs have excellent uniformity, models with local dimming can look worse than those without, wildly inaccurate color can look worse even if its saturation is correct, and a TV with deep black levels can still perform worse overall than one with brighter blacks.
In sum, picture quality is more complex than just counting pixels or reading a spec sheet, and your best bet is to read reviews, such as those at CNET. Hopefully you can also get the chance to see a good TV in person along with someone who can explain why it's good.
Further reading: Geoff Morrison's HDTV and home-theater resource center and info-tacular!
Extras beyond picture quality
On one level, I don't consider any of these extras necessary or even all that important. On the other hand, they're often found on TVs that have better picture quality and cost more money (funny how that works, isn't it?), so it's worthwhile to know about them anyway.
Smart TV
Since you can connect a $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick, $50 Roku Streaming Stick, $99 Apple TV or Roku 3, $150 Blu-ray player, $200-$500 game console, or any number of other devices to make any TV "Smart" -- in the sense that you get access to Netflix, Amazon Instant, and the rest -- the "apps" on TVs are often redundant. That's why I want my dumb TV (or failing that, a Roku TV). All things being equal, I recommend an app-free model over its more expensive Smart brother. Things are rarely equal, however, and your next TV will likely have Smart apps whether you use them or not.
Further reading: Smart TV or media streamer?
Curved TVs
In my review of the first mainstream curved LCD TV, Samsung's UNHU9000, I called the curve "a flat-out gimmick." And that was after living with one in my house for a month. The curve detracted more than it added to picture quality, and in the end seemed like more of an aesthetic choice than anything else. No matter what, I don't think it's worth the extra money.
Further reading: Trouble with the curve: What you need to know about curved TVs
Every "3D TV" is also perfectly capable of playing 2D content, too, so we prefer to think of 3D as an extra feature as opposed to a separate type of television. It's also largely unnecessary, and few TV makers even talk about it anymore (and some, like Vizio, have dropped it entirely). Lack of content is king; most people with 3D TVs never use the 3D feature.
Further reading: CNET's guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know
Remote controls
If you aren't planning to use a universal model or the remote that came with your cable box, pay attention to the TV's included clicker. It's nice when it can command other gear directly via infrared, as opposed to simply controlling gear via HDMI, and I prefer TVs to include medium-size remotes with well-differentiated, backlit buttons. Fancy remotes with touchpads and gesture controls are nice, but a good universal model will almost always work better, consigning your included remote, no matter how fancy, to ignominy in a drawer.
Further reading: Best universal remotes
This one has gotten easier as important inputs have dwindled to one kind: HDMI. Just count the number of devices you'll want to connect, and make sure your TV has at least that many HDMI ports (or one or two extra if you'll be expanding). USB inputs and/or an SD card slot are nice for displaying photos, too. You only need to worry about the analog ports if you have an older device to connect; the Nintendo Wii is the classic HDMI-free offender.
We consider both HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2 and HEVC decoding necessities on a 4K TV, but again nearly every new 4K TV has them.
Further reading: Why all HDMI cables are the same; 4K HDMI cables (are nonsense)
Thin styling
For better or for worse, a TV is a piece of furniture, and the big screens can dominate a room even when turned off. That's why TV makers have concentrated on making their sets thinner and less intrusive. The best examples have frames so thin they look like almost all picture, and when seen from the side or hung on a wall, the thin cabinets almost disappear. Unfortunately, thin LED-backlit LCDs can also introduce uniformity problems in my experience.
Frequently asked questions
On the off chance that I didn't cover what you wanted to know above, here are a few other questions I've heard from TV shoppers over the years.
What's the best TV for gaming? What about sports?
Trick question! I believe the best TVs for watching pretty much anything are the TVs with the best black level, color, and other standard performance characteristics (not to mention the biggest screen). Motion resolution isn't a major concern since most blurring on TV sporting events is inherent in the source, and input lag, which we measure for every TV review, can often be defeated by specialized gaming modes common on most TVs.
What about all those picture settings? Should I buy a calibration?
Properly adjusting the picture is very important to getting the most out of your TV. To avoid being intimidated by all the options, check out my picture settings database and FAQ along with the articles HDTV settings explained and what is HDTV calibration? for advice on whether it's right for you. DIY-ers can check out try one of these Blu-ray setup discs for your HDTV or even try a calibration by eye.
What accessories should I buy?
Let me reiterate: All HDMI cables are the same. If you don't have a universal remote already, you should get one. Our list of best home video and best home audio gear has other good suggestions.
How long will my new TV last?
The short answer is "it should last a very long time." Here's the longer version.
Can I use my TV as a computer monitor?
Yes you can, and it should work very well. Here are a few tips.
How do I set it up?
Geoff Morrison has you covered again.
How come you never mention rear-projection or plasma TV?
Because rear-projection TVs are no longer on sale as of 2012, and the last plasma TVs were manufactured in 2014. They'll be missed.
OK, so what about front-projection?
Unlike dinosaur rear-projectors, I think front-projectors are really cool, and we've begun reviewing them again. And yes, your TV is too tiny.
What about new technologies like OLED, SUHD, Quantum Dots, HDR and so on?
They're all relatively expensive, and some have more value than others.
OLED is a type of big-screen display technology, separate from LED LCD, that can produce the best picture quality yet and allow even thinner panels. Currently only LG is producing it in big screen sizes for the mass market, and it's still very expensive. We're looking forward to reviewing the company's 2015 OLED TVs, both curved and flat.
The TVs of CES 2015 (pictures)
SUHD, first introduced at CES, is Samsung's line of 2015 LCD TVs that use Quantum Dots and are said to improve color and other areas. They're intended to challenge the picture quality supremacy of OLED, but that's a tough row to hoe.
For more info on those dots, and the rest, check out our look at New TV Tech for 2015: Improving the LCD.
Where can I find the latest TV reviews?
All of our latest TV reviews, as well as news and other great articles like the ones linked above, can be found at CNET.com/televisions.


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The price, after $1.6 million was spent last year, has increased by another $4.9 million, the palace confirmed Wednesday, bringing the total so far to $6.5 million (adding in the cost of asbestos removal takes the figure to $7.2 million).
Shouldering the bill is the U.K. taxpayer, via what is known as the Sovereign Grant, though the family, and in large part Prince Charles, were responsible for the fixtures and furnishings in the living section of the compound.
The apartment itself is, in fact, a four-story home, with up to 30 rooms, including nine bathrooms – furnishings for which Kate shopped for personally, it is believed.
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The royal family is also privately paying for the improvements being carried out at the couple's country home, Anmer Hall on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate. The 10-bedroom country mansion, complete with tennis court and swimming pool, was a gift from the Queen, 88.
Aides stress that Apartment 1a will be their official home for many years to come and had to be converted from offices into a suitable home. Moreover, it had not been renovated for at least 50 years, the last extensive update being in 1963.
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Susan Gillick is a retired educator whose main priority is seeing that the Buffalo Public Schools spend less time suspending and punishing kids and more time focused on progressive discipline that keeps kids in school and focuses on their needs.
"Suspension doesn't work for anybody," she said. "Restorative justice works for everyone."
Gillick, 66, most recently worked as director of pupil personnel services at Tapestry Charter School before retiring in 2008. She held a similar title with the Depew school district for nearly 30 years and spent two years teaching graduate courses on special-education law and inclusion. She has a doctorate from the University at Buffalo in clinical psychology.
Gillick is a board member of Citizen Action, an advocacy group affiliated with the state and local teachers unions. Because of her work on revising the student disciplinary procedures associated with the district's Code of Conduct, she said, others approached her and urged her to run for a Board of Education seat.
"We fought to get them to change their Code of Conduct," she said. "It is a major, major win for everyone in Buffalo. With all those successes I had working on the outside, and with it now being passed, I now wanted to work on the inside to make sure it was implemented effectively."
Gillick has two main platform issues.
One is "solutions, not suspensions," a concept that revolves around the adoption of a progressive disciplinary model that works harder to keep students in school and focuses more on righting wrongs and repairing harm than on punishment for punishment's sake.
Studies have shown this model not only dramatically reduces suspensions, she said, but also greatly improves graduation rates.
Her second issue, she said, is keeping schools safe from "the attacks of privatization," particularly the establishment of corporately sponsored, for-profit charter schools. None exist in the City of Buffalo, but Gillick said she believes there is movement in Buffalo and across the nation to privatize education.
Finally, she said, she wants to "bring the community back into the school."
"Our students need services that our community already provides," she said, "so let's change the perception of education by bringing the two together."
Gillick is only mildly supportive of charter schools, though she was previously a charter school administrator. She said she does not believe in limiting a parent's choice of schools and would not object to the creation of additional charter schools.
But she would strongly oppose corporate charter schools and pointed to research indicating that only 17 percent of charter schools offer a better education than public schools, while 37 percent offer a worse one. She also expressed concern about how children with special needs or behavior problems can be "pushed out" of charter schools and denied educational services.
"I think they offer some wonderful things," she said of charters, "but I don't think they offer the solution for our public schools."
On other issues, Gillick said she thinks it's too early to know whether Superintendent Pamela Brown is doing a good job. She doesn't believe in a city residency requirement for teachers, and she does not believe that the district should move to a neighborhood school model versus the current school-choice model.
Gillick's own children attended public schools in Depew, while living in Buffalo, during the time Gillick worked for the Depew district. They later attended Nardin Academy, a private, Catholic high school.
Members of Citizen Action and the Working Families Party have managed most aspects of Gillick's run for office, ranging from a news conference and fundraising outreach to setting up her website and filing campaign finance reports.
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