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Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3
The Sony Xperia Z2 is just starting to hit shelves: a product of relentless iteration, it is the third in a lineage of Sony flagships that focus on combining a sleek design with state-of-the-art hardware. Its flagship status will put the Z2 alongside some of the best selling Android devices that out on the market, and in this article we'll see how it fares against the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a phablet with a larger display, but almost equally capable hardware and a good camera.
The Xperia Z2, on its part, features a 5.2-inch 1080p display, the latest Snapdragon 801 system chip, and a 20-megapixel main camera. It is also sealed from the elements in a futuristic-looking body made of glass and metal. The Note 3's highlights include a 5.7-inch 1080p screen, a Snapdragon 800 chip, and a 13-megapixel shooter.
A battle of Sony's sleek Xperia style against the cartoonish Samsung TouchWiz, of fashionable glass design versus utilitarian plastic, of an LCD display against AMOLED technology, the clash between the Xperia Z2 and Note 3 promises to be fascinating. Let's see if we can come up with a winner, shall we?
The Xperia Z2 continues on the Sony tradition of sleek looks and glass body, while the Galaxy Note 3 features an utilitarian plastic design.
The Sony Xperia Z2 features a stylish monolithic design with glass on its back and front, while the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is made of the more mundane (yet still practical) plastic, fashioned to look like leather with a soft-touch feel. Design is a matter of personal preference, but it's clear that the Z2 is the one that makes the bolder statement, a fashionable device with looks that catch the eye more.
In terms of size, the Xperia Z2 and Note 3 are clearly two large phones. The Xperia Z2 has evolved to be a bit narrower than its predecessors, but it's still hard to use single-handedly and it's one of the largest of 2014 flagship phones. The Note 3, on the other hand, is a phablet at heart - considerably taller and wider, with a 0.5-inch larger screen. Both are almost equally thin, but neither breaks any records: the Xperia Z2 measures 0.32 inches thick, while the Note 3 is a hair bigger at 0.33 inches.
The Z2, has one definite advantage over the Note 3, and that is its resistance to the elements. The Sony handset is protected from dust and water, carrying the IP58 certification. This rating means that the phone can withstand submersion in up to 5-feet (1.5-meter) deep fresh water (don't get it near salt water, though!) for up to 30 minutes, and that it is protected against low-pressure water jets.
In terms of buttons, the Xperia Z2 applies meticulous attention to detail with beautifully crafted metal buttons. The round lock key on the right is particularly well made, but can be just a bit too small and shallow. Also on the right are the volume rocker with a curved shape, but again it has a muted response and is not very clicky, and there's also a dedicated two-way camera shutter key that's actually fine. The Galaxy Note 3 in contrast uses plastic buttons that look way more generic, but while they lack the style, they are a bit easier to press, and get the job done.
Sony goes one step further than before with the Z2, introducing stereo speakers located inconspicuously on the front in the form of slender strips right near the top and bottom borders of the phone. The top one hides a secret - an LED notification strip that starts blinking in different colors whenever you get a new message or an update. It's all conveniently color-coded and will flash in different colors for different notification. The Galaxy Note 3, in contrast, has a more ordinary single-speaker setup with the speaker on the bottom, and one LED notification light up front, above the display.
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
5.75 oz (163 g)
Sony Xperia Z2
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
5.93 oz (168 g)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
The 5.2-inch IPS display on the Z2 is a huge step forward for Sony as it delivers great viewing angles, but its colors are oversaturated. The Note 3's 5.7-inch AMOLED display is also good, but whites are off and colors – even more overblown.
The Sony Xperia Z2 comes with a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, while the Galaxy Note 3 has a larger, 5.7-inch screen that features the same 1080 x 1920-pixel resolution. Due to the different screen size, pixel density is a bit higher on the Xperia Z2: 424ppi versus 386ppi on the Note 3. This minute difference is not noticeable in real-world usage, and both screens are very sharp, even when you have to deal with tiny text fonts. You won't notice any pixelization on the Xperia Z2, and just slight one on the Note 3 (due to its non-RGB display, but more on that later).
The Xperia Z2 has an IPS LCD display (finally, Sony!), while the Note 3 uses Super AMOLED technology. First, we ought to say that this new Xperia Z2 display is a huge step up for Sony, a company that has had sub-par displays in its last couple of top-shelf offerings, and now finally makes advances with a display that no longer washes out hugely at an angle (it actually has good viewing angles).
The Z2 is the first Sony smartphone to come with a new Live Color LED technology, a term to describe the fact that display panel on the Z2 uses red and green phosphor lights in addition to the traditional blue LEDs. These lights in concert with custom color filters combine to theoretically achieve brighter, more uniform light.
Interestingly, while AMOLED (as on the Note 3) and LCD (as on the Xperia Z2) generally differ in that often Samsung's AMOLED screens feature much wider, unrealistically intense colors, that difference is diminished in the case of the Xperia Z2 and the Note 3 as both have pumped up colors. Still, the AMOLED on the Note 3 is much more intense and unrealistic.
The Xperia Z2 has very intense colors, with one of the deepest (if not the deepest) reds and blues we've ever seen, and an overall much wider than standard color gamut. The overall color appearance is comparable to the wide and rich colors of the Note 3, but that does not make them perfect when it comes to color fidelity - the wider-than-normal tones do not look natural at all on either handset. We should note that both the Xperia Z2 and Note 3 provide consistent saturation - it is just that the wide color gamma makes colors appear way too surreal.
Outdoors, both handsets do a great job as they can get sufficiently bright and reflections are reduced nicely, so overall it's relatively easy to use them under the bright sun. The Xperia Z2 has also gotten two new display options: you can now choose to enable or disable glove mode, as well as adjust the white point to your liking. The Note 3 also allows you to tweak settings like super sensitive mode, so it's not behind in this regard.
Display measurements and quality
|Maximum brightness (nits)Higher is better
|Minimum brightness (nits)Lower is better
|Contrast Higher is better
|Color temperature (Kelvins)
|Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better
|Delta E grayscale Lower is better
|Sony Xperia Z2
|Samsung Galaxy Note 3
The numbers below represent the amount of deviation in the respective property, observed when a display is viewed from a 45-degree angle as opposed to direct viewing.
|Maximum brightness Lower is better
|Minimum brightness Lower is better
|Contrast Lower is better
|Color temperature Lower is better
|Gamma Lower is better
|Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better
|Delta E grayscale Lower is better
|Samsung Galaxy Note 3
|Sony Xperia Z2
The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the set (area) of colors that a display can reproduce, with the sRGB colorspace (the highlighted triangle) serving as reference. The chart also provides a visual representation of a display's color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements. Ideally, each dot should be positioned on top of its respective square. The 'x: CIE31' and 'y: CIE31' values in the table below the chart indicate the position of each measurement on the chart. 'Y' shows the luminance (in nits) of each measured color, while 'Target Y' is the desired luminance level for that color. Finally, 'ΔE 2000' is the Delta E value of the measured color. Delta E values of below 2 are ideal.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Color accuracy chart gives an idea of how close a display's measured colors are to their referential values. The first line holds the measured (actual) colors, while the second line holds the reference (target) colors. The closer the actual colors are to the target ones, the better.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Grayscale accuracy chart shows whether a display has a correct white balance (balance between red, green and blue) across different levels of grey (from dark to bright). The closer the Actual colors are to the Target ones, the better.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
68 Comments
1. hateftotti (Posts: 198; Member since: 03 May 2011)
In my view,Note 3 still is the best smartphone out there...
54. TheGenius (Posts: 339; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)
You are a troll
13. KingDingaLing (Posts: 324; Member since: 11 Oct 2013)
Agree 100%. Although the Sony is a nice phone, I wouldn't trade the Note 3 for it.
60. N3Z1droid (Posts: 89; Member since: 02 Jan 2014)
I wouldn't trade my Note 3 for it either. Thats why i order it to trade my Z1 then use both later
68. liftmeup (Posts: 29; Member since: 17 May 2014)
Me neither! The Note 3 is THE BEST out there, basta!
22. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Note 3 is best phablet.... Not smartphone.
25. Bioload25 (Posts: 213; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
But in this case it doesnt make much of a difference since the z2 is not small by any means,even in comparison to a phablet...
28. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
3" to 5.3" smartphones
5.5" to 6.5" phablets.
41. Saamic (Posts: 119; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
So what are 5.4" phones? -_-
61. N3Z1droid (Posts: 89; Member since: 02 Jan 2014)
smartblets -_-"
48. RandomUsername (Posts: 808; Member since: 29 Oct 2013)
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
Smartphones can have any size. Or what do you call a 2.9" Android phone? And phablet is such an ugly word, that's why I prefer not to use it. But if you're gonna use it, I would say a phablet is everything above 5" (which is also a smartphone, of course).
37. sergiobr (Posts: 707; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
+1 My monster Note 3 anytime !
49. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
But one problem if the N3 had the same pixel density as the S5 it would've been the best phablet smartphone out there
59. Diezparda (Posts: 871; Member since: 23 Oct 2013)
Same here, just look about Z2 dimension is about on par with 5.7" Note 3.
2. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Note 3 = multitasking king so N3 for me.
3. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
I have to say both phones are beastly! I love the large screen size of the Note 3 and the IP 58 rating of the Z2. IMO, it's hard to tell a true winner
7. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
But there are people who just don't like a phone that big, so it's still no clear winner.
19. buccob (Posts: 2564; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
Both phones are huge... but being both so good, it only comes down to personal taste...
IP58 is more important to me.
But I rather have an even smaller form factor.... please Sony release ZL2 globally
39. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Funny that you say that because the G2 has a 5.2" screen yet is a lot smaller.
31. Sid91 (unregistered)
I personally prefer note 3 although the z2 has a tempting camera but the main reason I prefer Note 3 is cuz of the number of useful features which I use on a daily basis the one I dont use i disable them and also no on screen buttons.
The Z2 is advertised as 5.2 screen but you can only utilize the 4.9 and the .3 is always used up by the onscreen buttons. You can consider the z2 onscreen buttons as part of the bottom bezel.
Unlike Z2 all 5.7 screen realestate of note 3 is used while gaming and browsing.
50. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
Note3 GT9000 Eyxnos
26. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
If u want smartphone then go for Z2
If u want phablet then go for Note 3.
30. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
I wanted a smartphone so I went with Z2 :D The multitasking function on Note 3 might be nice, but I'm on computer all day for my job, Note 3 got nothing on a real PC's multitasking ability :P
32. wilsong17 (unregistered)
If you are smart you cane figure out how to replace your pic with the note 3
38. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
Replacing my PC with Note 3? Yeah... none of the smartphone is that great yet. Try to run AutoCad or ArcGIS on a smartphone spec computer... It'll just crush
43. tahirk (Posts: 25; Member since: 10 Apr 2014)
And how come a 5.78 inch device makes into Smartphones & a 5.95 inch Note 3 a phablet. They both are of the same category.
51. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
Z2 is 5.2".
55. TheGenius (Posts: 339; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)
He is talking about dimensions -.- SMH.!
64. tahirk (Posts: 25; Member since: 10 Apr 2014)
No, it isn't. Check the dimensions for both.
Z2 is 5.78 x 2.89
Note 3 is 5.95 x 3.12
45. latido (Posts: 45; Member since: 31 May 2012)
If u give me an option to buy, I will go wih Note 3, why? because it more cheaper compare to z2 ( too expensive+overheating issue).
53. maherk (Posts: 3723; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Agree here, both phones are beasts and you can't go wrong with either one of them.
6. mokhtar (Posts: 405; Member since: 06 Jan 2014)
z2 is clear winner here .. better display , better camera , better design ,and better sound experience .. and WATERPROOF .. SO no chance to note 3 here .. Z2
12. refillable (Posts: 1046; Member since: 10 Mar 2014)
I am speechless about those fake statement...
23. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Then why did u commented. Lol
63. refillable (Posts: 1046; Member since: 10 Mar 2014)
At least I didn't even try to counter and argue...
Well He's right on the Camera and design though. That's for me at least.
14. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Better display- NO
17. redmd (Posts: 1268; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Better camera - NO. Those 20MP shots are not good. But it is true that the 8MP shots are excellent.
33. wilsong17 (unregistered)
Lol fan boy point of view
8. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
Sonera is the worst carrier their delivery takes forever.
9. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
still waiting for your Z2? That's taking forever I said!
36. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
Yep. This is horrible I'm so nervous all day just waiting for the message to come lol
10. drazwy (Posts: 198; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)
Summed up in 4 words. One exists, one doesn't.
11. DEATHSTROKE9 (Posts: 399; Member since: 09 Nov 2013)
What does that even mean?
24. drazwy (Posts: 198; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)
Just what it says. I can buy a Note 3. I can't buy a Sony Z2. Most of the people that have ordered one in the extremely limited release areas, are still waiting for it. And those that did actually get one, have build quality issues. So I guess it technically exists, but it's not a real viable purchase.
58. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
spot on drazwy. Sony released the Z2 in Feb, yet no one can get one without paying huge prices on ebay.... And then there are dead pixel and overheating issues... Another Sony fail..
56. TheGenius (Posts: 339; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)
Look at artsim98.
He has been waiting for his z2 for ages now and there's no sign of it yet. ! :p
65. drazwy (Posts: 198; Member since: 15 Jan 2014)
He preordered one?
67. TheGenius (Posts: 339; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)
Look at comment #8
15. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Both are excellent phones. All comes down to size preference.
16. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Holy crap the Z2 and M8 are huge. No way a 5.2 inch screen phone should come anywhere near the size of a Note 3 and yet the Z2 is near enough.
Disgusting how bad the current crop of 2014 flagships are.
47. splus (Posts: 47; Member since: 26 Nov 2011)
Everyone is raving how S5, M8 and Z2 are good, but I couldn't agree with you more!
Just a bit larger screens than 2013 crop, but much larger phones overall. If I'm buying a phone of that size then I want to have larger screen!
I wouldn't be surprised if G3 is smaller than Z2, even though it has a much larger screen...
18. redmd (Posts: 1268; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
PA, we want S5 vs Z2 review comparison.
20. papss (unregistered)
These are two great phones.. I've owned a note3 and would love to get my hands on a z2.
Those complaining about size can always buy a iphone 5s for your baby hands
21. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
There is size and there is ridiculously unacceptable size.
The Note 3 size for a 5.7 inch screen and a stylus/Wacom digitizer. Perfectly acceptable.
The Z2 size for a 5.2 inch screen is freaking ridiculous.
44. isprobi (Posts: 653; Member since: 30 May 2011)
I see so many people post opinions like this. But I think Sony put the large bezels on the phone to make it easy to hold in landscape mode. The Note 3 is mainly a portrait orient device. Owning a Xperia Z Ultra I can tell you that I need those bezels to hold the phone in landscape comfortably.
46. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
When you hold these 2 phones on the ear it looks like a joke. But I always use a good bluetooth instead of looking weird holding a big phone
27. vuyonc (Posts: 1014; Member since: 24 Feb 2014)
Both are probably the best in their respective classes right now and you can't go wrong with either but dang the N3 has really stood the test of time (well about 8 months anyway).
29. JayBEE (Posts: 113; Member since: 03 Apr 2014)
I suggest comparing the Z2 to the Oppo Find 7, whenever the latter is released. Even though I have the Note 3, I really want the Oppo Find 7, but got tired of waiting. My only complaint with the Note 3 is that it is a wee bit large for one-handed usage.


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Probably the most frequently asked question I get these days is "What about Chapter 2?". Well, let me just set the record straight right now. Yes, there is a Chapter 2 and I'm working on it right now.
The other thing I hear most often is "Add a flashlight (torch)!" I didn't include a flash light in Chapter 1 because I couldn't do a flash light correctly to my satisfaction. I've solved that problem and it looks pretty good, I think.
I won't go into too much detail about Chapter 2 except to say that it won't be the same old Slender Man game. This one has back story, a plot, action and puzzles. I've got some things working that are normally only seen on desktop or console games and are not common in mobile games.
I'm a big fan of Fallout 3 and Half-Life 2 and I'm hoping to do something along those lines. Just be warned, the game world won't be nearly as large as those games. We're working with phones, right.
I'll post progress as I have something to show. 🙂
Customers have noticed that the version on the Google Play Store gets updated more often than the versions on the Nook, Amazon and iTunes App Store. There is one simple reason for this. It's easier. Pushing an update to the Google Play Store is simple upload and couple of button presses. The Nook, Amazon and Apple stores all have waiting periods where the app is review then published. Some of these periods are longer than others but they are generally around 5 – 7 days. Consequently, I only update those versions where I have, what I feel, is a substantial update to release.
The other reason I release to the Google Play more often is that I use it to get feeback quickly. It's not uncommon to receive e-mail about a new feature minutes after I release. I test as well as a can but I'm only one guy and, after playing my own game for months, it can be hard to play enough to find new bugs. I'm not proud of that. I fact, I debated if I should even admit that. I only do so because, it's the truth, and you deserve the truth.
Unfortunately, a couple of bugs have crept into the latest release. Crept is the right word. From the descriptions of these bugs and knowing the code the way I do, I just can't understand how this would happen. But that's the way it always is with bugs in your code. Well, until you find the bug and slap yourself on the forehead and say "Of course".
The first bug causes the player to fall through the world into blackness. I haven't been able to fix this yet. Here's what I know about it so far. It happens on hard more. It happens when you have 6 of 8 or 7 of 8 pages. That makes me think it's related to the difficulty settings that cause Slenderman to spawn closer to you based on how many pages you have. I think he's spawning right on top of you and pushing through the ground. At least, that's what I was thinking. I put a fix in to ensure there was a minimum spawn distance which should ensure that he never spawns directly on top you. I tested it. I played until it was far later than it should have been. It looked good. I released it and crept up to bed.
The first thing I do in the morning is grab my iPhone which is always close at hand and check my sales figures from the day before and look at e-mail for any feedback on the game. I read all the e-mail that people send me and try like hell to answer each and every e-mail. If you spent the time to download and play my game and have something to say, I want to hear it. The first email is see is that the falling through the ground bug is still there in the latest version. Damn! To make matters worse, there is a review claiming (I say claiming because I just can't believe it) that a user can't use the look and move controls at the same time.
"That's just not possible!", I say to myself, knowing that I'm wrong. From time to time, I get email from people that don't understand how to use the controls. That happens. Maybe this is just another one of those guys. I know inside that it's not.
I got another review today that mentions the problem with not being able to move and look around at the same time.
The falling though the ground bug is present in the other versions on the Apple and Amazon stores. The version on the Nook app store is bit behind the others and hasn't been updated with the new level yet so it's not there either. Obviously, I want to find and fix both bugs before I release an update. Please bear with me while I roll up my sleeves and dig in to hunt these bugs down. I'll update the stores stores once this unpleasantness has passed.
I'm hard at work on the latest update. Here is what you can expect:
1. Better AI for Slenderman. He's got a whole new bag of tricks.
2. New Level – The screenshot above shows an overview of the new level. I'm almost done and hope to have it up by next week.
3. Graphical improvements – I've added some optional full screen effects that users on faster phones can enable.
Slenderman! Chapter 1: Alone on the Google Play Store
Well, after about 3 months of hard work, I finally uploaded Slenderman! to the Google Play Store. I've published a number of apps on the App Store in the past with some success but this is the first app I've done for Android. Of course, since I'm using Unity3D, supporting both platforms is as easy as pie!
Since the initial release I've had 2 quick updates based on feedback from users.
Version 1.2 Changes
Added support for Arm6 devices
Version 1.1 Changes
– Added Quit Button
– Fixed bug that caused the camera to get messed up
– Slenderman now has more options when spawning
So far, the comments and the reviews have just been wonderful. I read all comments immediately and play very close attention to what users like and don't like. My goal is to polish this app like a little gem.


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The Rangers' borderline Norris-caliber defenseman Ryan McDonagh is returning to the lineup just in time for the start of the NHL playoffs. That's good. The Rangers have seven defensemen on the roster who have justified, by some measure, a spot in the Game One lineup on Thursday. That's also good.
Unfortunately, Alain Vigneault can only dress six defensemen, and thus he has a problem; even if it's a "good" problem. Someone has to sit. Who is it going to be? Surely Dan Girardi, Marc Staal, and Anton Stralman are all safe. That leaves Kevin Klein, Raphael Diaz, and John Moore vying for the two remaining spots. There are pros and cons to keeping each of these three guys in the lineup, so let's sort through them.
Kevin Klein
Why He Should Play
Acquired from the Nashville Predators on January 22nd in return for Michael Del Zotto, Klein has been exactly as advertised. He's arguably the least technically gifted player on the Rangers but makes up for it with effort and experience. He's managed a positive Corsi % despite mostly playing with the bottom-two lines and playing against a Quality of Competition than both Diaz and Moore. Klein is the best pure defender of the three and might be most apt in dealing with the bump-and-grind Flyer wingers. Especially with the kind of style the Flyers play and with
idiots physical wingers like Zac Rinaldo and Jay Rosehill surely matching up against the Rangers' third pairing, does Alain Vigneault want to deploy two finesse defensemen? Finally, in 28 career playoff games (all with the Predators) Klein averaged 19:26 of playing time. If Barry Trotz, a respected and defensive-minded head coach, trusted Klein to play heavy minutes then there is reason for Vigneault to do the same.
Why He Should Sit
Alain Vigneault's system is heavily dependent on getting offensive contributions from the blue line. Especially with Kreider out indefinitely and a struggling powerplay, the Rangers could use all the help they can get from the defense; Kevin Klein is never going to provide that. The Flyers' third line has most recently had Matt Read and Jake Akeson on the wings. Both guys have tremendous wheels and I'm not completely sure that Klein's hockey sense is enough to make up for the clear mismatch in foot-speed. Though Klein is a relatively steady defensemen, he's been a negative Corsi player in eight of his last 10 games despite being deployed in the offensive zone more often than not.
Raphael Diaz
Why He Should Play
Diaz' insertion into the lineup was a minor move that had subtle but certainly positive effects. He's a far cry from Brian Leetch, but with the powerplay begging for a quarterback he showed some aptitude in moving the puck from the point and putting pucks on net. Despite playing against competition that was better in relation to his own linemates, Diaz has earned +5.6 Corsi Relative % (how high his Corsi is compared to the rest of the team). Aside from one blatantly awful play in overtime against Montreal, he's been more or less mistake-free.
Why He Should Sit
Diaz has looked fine… in all of 11 games with the Rangers. Is that a big enough sample size for Vigneault to be satisfied in knowing what he has? Does he trust that Diaz understands the system well enough to play key minutes in a close game or in overtime, knowing fully that one bad decision could ruin the entire series? I have no idea. That's for Vigneault to decide. It is, however, a legitimate reason why Vigneault might choose to sit him. At 5'11 and 195 pounds (and those are probably generous measurements), Diaz is hardly an overpowering player. He doesn't exactly have the Ryan Callahan quality of playing bigger than his size, either. I'm not at all one of those people still stuck in 1990 screaming for "TOUGHNESS" but in this kind of atmosphere against a team proficient in physicality he might not be the guy you want out there as Scott Hartnell or Wayne Simmonds is slamming his stick into Lundqvist's arm or to battle for a puck in the corner.
John Moore
Why He Should Play
John Moore returned from his concussion and played like the player he has the ability to be. He scored two goals and added an assist in his seven games and was an asset on the point in the offensive zone. He no longer was making the defensive errors that he was earlier in the season and was playing a generally steady game while adding some flair. He also provides the "best of both worlds" in terms of finesse and physicality. He's shown in the past that he's not one to get intimidated physically and will answer the bell when necessary. He also has the raw skill to make plays. What Moore also has on his side is his age and fitness. We saw a couple years ago how Ryan McDonagh made life absolute hell for the Capitals and was zipping around the ice in overtime while everyone else was sluggish. Moore has a similar ability to withstand a marathon and stand out should any game go past the initial 60 minutes.
Why He Should Sit
Moore has been very good in his five games since filling in for the injured McDonagh. That's also only five games out of the 74-total games he played this season; the majority of which he was not very good in.
Here's a usage chart for relevant Rangers' defensemen this season. To simplify it, John Moore has been very sheltered. He's been deployed mostly in the offensive zone; far more than anyone else. He's also played against the easiest competition. Even still, he's a very pale blue, meaning he's been pretty close to average in terms of possession. We've seen a million players have a handful of very good games, and a million players then regress. There's no question that John Moore has been the best of the three over the last couple of weeks, but Alain Vigneault has to weigh that against what Moore has shown for the bulk of the season. Should he ride the hot hand and trust that Moore is going to carry his improved play into the playoffs? On one hand, if Moore is going to contribute now then what difference does it make how bad he was in the winter? On the other, can we really feel comfortable saying that these past five games where what we'll get out of John Moore and not the previous 65+?
There really is not a blatantly right or wrong choice here. Personally, I think Diaz and Moore are similar enough that you choose between one of them and keep Klein for the purely defensive and grit component. I'd probably gamble on John Moore's upside, plus Klein being right-handed doesn't help Diaz, who is also a right-handed shot. I don't envy whichever of Vigneault or Samuelsson has to have the conversation with the guy who sits, because they've all put up a strong case for remaining in the lineup. Nonetheless, the depth is important for the Rangers hope will be a long playoff run, and all three guys will likely see some ice if that's the case; maybe as soon as Game Two. In any case, how nice it is to have options beyond Stu Bickel and Roman Hamrlik.
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Golf Guide 2014: Glenwood or J.C. Martin, old kids have green effect
When it was almost impossible to push a wooden tee into the clay in the summertime, hopping onto the cement pad and smacking the golf ball off the rubber mat plastic tee would do.
It had to, sometimes 54 times a day. Or else forget about the so-called tee box and set one into the grass and hit from there.
When kids literally grew up on city of Erie-owned Glenwood Golf Course, later officially called Joseph C. Martin in honor of the former mayor of Erie and EDGA Hall of Fame member, nothing really mattered.
It was an addiction, like youngsters of today playing video games, or heaven forbid, texting.
"We used to get to Glenwood at 9 a.m. and stay until dinner, go home for dinner and come back at 6:30 and play until dark, then help the guys sweep the pro shop and pick up the pins,'' said Chris Sinnott, 46, an Erie lawyer and younger brother of Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott, who also often teed it up at JCM. "We would play up to 54 holes, then be back the next day. We did everything, crazy stuff like playing the course backward. There were lockers where you paid 50 bucks, and you would stuff the clubs in there and get them out when you came back to play.''
Rob Nicotra, 44, was about 12 when he began riding his bike from upper Cherry Street to the nine-hole course.
"I was going to J.S. Wilson (middle school) at the time, and I would play every day I could until I was 15,'' said Nicotra, a local financial adviser who won the EDGA Match Play and Mid-Amateur in 2006. "I met up with Dave Antolik and Skeeter (Keith Camp), and we became friends for life. Then I actually worked there when (the late) Al Keller was the pro.''
Sinnott recalled a multitude of bikes lined up along the fence that borders the Erie Zoo from the pro shop to the first tee.
"I used to ride from the Liberty Plaza, where I lived by, and a lot of kids did the same thing carrying the bags on their backs,'' Sinnott said. "Everybody was there. Greg Ashton (a PIAA champion), Paul Lichtenwalter (1988 EDGA Amateur winner), Jake Rouch, Kevin Benovic (1982 EDGA Amateur winner), all of the Amendolas. Everyone seemed to grow up there. Those were the good old days.''
These are the good new times.
Nostalgia has led golfers who grew up on the Glenwood/J.C. Martin course to lead a renovation effort that is reaching its third phase.
Through the generosity and leadership of former players and the dedication to junior golf by the Western New York PGA Section headed by Kahkwa Club head pro Michael O'Connor, and the efforts of the Cronkhite family, the Rutkowski family and Erie lawyer Andy Conner, almost $500,000 in donations has been raised to support the renovation project. About $290,000 has been spent on the improvements thus far.
For 20 years now, J.C. Martin manager Jack Tufts has helped stabilize the par-32 course. When he sends kids out to the first tee, it's the first of nine lush tee boxes that opened this year, groomed as part of Phase 2 of the project that also will attract the older golfers.
"When I lived a block away on Wood Street and came here to play 45 holes a day sometimes, we had those rubber mats, and God help you trying to get a tee into the ground in that hard clay,'' said Ray Massing, 60, the Erie Parking Authority director who served as the greenskeeper at J.C. Martin and Erie Golf Club from 1976 to 1983.
"We actually got about $5,000 to improve the tees, and they were better than what we had, but certainly not as nice as the new ones,'' Massing said.
Phase 1 of the upgrades included building new greens on Nos. 1, 3 and 5, which had been like putting on a hill. In addition, irrigation and drainage systems were installed, the latter on several holes that would fill up with pools of water and make the course unplayable for long periods of time.
"We would go two or three days without playing, and there was no way you could get carts out, so you had no revenue. The drainage has been a savior,'' said Tufts, who commands and gets respect from the youngsters. There aren't as many young players as there were years ago, an unfortunate trend around the United States. Many clubs are establishing junior programs to fight the dwindling numbers.
The third phase of the project -- installation of a practice facility alongside the parking lot for the JMC Ice Arena -- will start later this summer and should be completely ready by 2015.
Conner made a $150,000 donation in December in memory of his wife, Donna, who was about to undergo her second kidney transplant when she died in October 2011, and father-in-law Augie Alessi, a partially paralyzed World War II veteran who died in 1992. Like his daughter, Alessi loved to play golf despite his challenges.
Conner expressed to Mayor Sinnott that the funds would help the city move the maintenance shed along No. 9 and release some parking spaces to allow for the practice area without reducing the length of par-3 ninth and par-5 first holes.
"Andy's donation just about gets us to our goal of $500,000, and we're very grateful for that,'' said Nicotra, the renovation chairman.
This past August, a benefit was held for the late Robert "Spider" Rutkowski, led by Jim Rutkowski, general manager of Industrial Sales and Manufacturing. With three shotgun starts beginning at 7 a.m. at the course -- Spider always loved the early tee times -- more than $50,000 was raised for Phase 3.
"The dedication of the Rutkowskis, the Cronkhite family at Kahkwa and the WNYPGA section led by Michael O'Connor has been a godsend,'' Tufts said.
"It's for the kids,'' said O'Connor, who along with Kahkwa member and junior golf booster Greg Cronkhite hosted an American Junior Golf Association tournament at Kahkwa in 2011 that raised $20,000 for the renovation project. "Golf needs the kids.''
"Times have changed, and you have to have a feeder system or golf will really be in decline,'' Massing said.
O'Connor and several WNYPGA pros have conducted free one-day clinics for youngsters 7-14 at J.C. Martin the past three years. Hundreds have participated.
"We were junior golfers once, so this is our way of giving something back,'' O'Connor said. "Watching them have fun and learn gives us a lot of smiles.''
For the past three years, the nine-hole J.C. Martin Charity Golf Tournament has attracted many former "Glenwood Kids" who came to golf, reminisce, party and open their pocketbooks to raise big money for the renovation project.
The J.C. Martin Junior Championship, a fundraiser where the kids take ownership, is scheduled for July 20. Funds raised are handled and distributed back to the project by Erie Community Foundation, which makes the donations tax-free.
The restoration, with Frontier Construction doing the bulk of the work, could draw back the middle-age crowd to the only course in the city of Erie limits.
"The older players couldn't wait to play on the new greens at the fundraising tournament, and they found them to be fantastic,'' Nicotra said at the tournament fundraiser in 2012.
It's a unique rectangular layout, with a 500-yard uphill first hole running north to south along the east edge next to the Zoo fence, where an occasional llama would peer out and check the action. Then eight holes, gradually shortening in length and finishing with five par-3s, run perpendicular over a valley back to the clubhouse, like icycles hanging off a roof.
But Glenwood, or J.C. Martin, correct by any name, was home away from home for the summer.
"I was 8 when I started to play there, and you never found trouble, and I associated with a lot of kids who are still my friends,'' Chris Sinnott said. "My boys (Owen and John) are 10 and 7 and we don't live too far from here. They're not everyday golf guys, but I'm pretty sure they'll like to play it many times.''
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A group of 15-year-old boys are taking on the 'big' guys in baseball this year. The Bitterroot Bruins are made up of players from throughout the valley. They decided this year to play tougher competition in preparation for the state Junior Babe tournament. Last weekend they played against American Legion and senior Babe Ruth teams from around Western Montana at the Maybelle Arther tournament in Dillon.
The highlight for this young team came when they defeated the defending American Legion 'A' champions, the Mission Valley Mariners, 6-5. The two teams met up again in the championship game and although Mission Valley came out the champion, the young Bitterroot team served notice to everyone they were legitimate contenders.
The Bruins lost to the Butte Miners, 8-4, in their opening game. Brandon Friday was the losing pitcher. Riley Della Silva had two RBIs. Friday and Bret Huxtable each had one RBI in the game.
The Bruins next took on the Great Falls Hawks. Rees LeSoine was the winning pitcher with Dylan Gavlak coming in for the save. Brennan Fisher had four RBIs and Della Silva added two more. Alex Draper and LeSoine each had one RBI. Chase Conner and Draper each had a double.
Gavlak was the winning pitcher in the first game against the Mariners. The teams were tied going into the seventh inning when Justin Horvath knocked a home run to give the win to the Bruins. Huxtable and Gavlak each had doubles, and Huxtable, Conner, and Horvath all had RBIs.
The Bitterroot Bruins then took on the hometown Dillon Cubs, and defeated them, 8-7. LeSoine was the starting pitcher. Draper had a home run. Conner, Draper, LeSoine and Gavlak all had stolen bases in the game.
The win set them up for the championship game again the Mariners. The Mariners won, 9-6. Huxtable, Draper, Della Silva, Horvath and Kolton Wilson all had RBIs.
The Bitterroot Bruins will host their own tournament in Hamilton against other junior Babe Ruth teams. That will begin on Friday.


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It has taken years, but there is finally a new Native American casino in Buffalo.
First there was the issue of getting city approval, as officials from both camps tussled and the idea of setting up slots near the airport was bandied about.
Then there was the matter of the historic HO Oats grain elevator on the chosen site. Preservationists lobbied to have it somehow incorporated into the casino plans, but it was knocked into dust.
There followed lawsuits to stop the casino and a recession that hobbled its customer base, and for years the Seneca Nation's Buffalo gambling interests were contained in a nondescript metal building that looked more like a maintenance shed than a Vegas-like venue, while behind it loomed a rusting metal framework of what might have been.
So it was almost a shock, or at least a surprise, when the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino opened its doors recently for a soft launch of its new, permanent, one-story facility. It took only 12 months to build it in the Old First Ward next to the Cobblestone District, behind the now-demolished blue building and in front of a new four-story parking garage.
A Seneca spokesman credits good weather and fast work by what he described as an excellent local workforce for the earlier than anticipated opening for the new casino.
"We're calling it a transition," said Jim Wise, senior vice president of marketing for Seneca Gaming. "We still have a few processes we have to do. People for the most part have been very understanding. They come in and they're excited by how it looks – that 'wow' factor will help until we get everything going."
That shouldn't take long. The old casino is for the most part demolished. Most of its 450 slot machines have been moved to the permanent building, along with hundreds of new ones. Wise said Friday about 600 machines are now operating; the final number will be over 800, including multiple machines for the most popular games and a new "high-stakes" section for customers who want something other than the penny slots.
A grand opening is planned for Aug. 27, including fireworks at about 8:30 p.m. There will be a commemorative T-shirt giveaway the next morning.
Between now and then, the casino will be bringing more slot machines on line and adding 18 table games.
"Some of it is timing, and some of it is regulatory," Wise said of the table game delay. "Our dealers have all been hired and have been training at the Seneca Niagara Casino."
For now, visitors can peek behind thin blue curtains to see the new gambling tables, waiting for the first games of craps, roulette, Texas Hold 'em, poker and blackjack.
Meanwhile, in the week since the doors opened, crowds have been adjusting to the new venue and playing the slots. Even for regulars who were watching progress on the new building, it went quickly.
Last August, workers began dismantling the abandoned girders from the discarded original plans by the Senecas for a large hotel, casino and entertainment complex like the ones it operates in Niagara Falls and Salamanca. With a different economic climate and new development in the neighborhood, the project would go in another direction.
"It's different from our other buildings," Wise said. "There's not a lot of open, public space. You come in right onto the casino floor."
Wise said the hope is that people will indeed come from nearby – whether it's before a hockey game, or after a concert at Canalside. When the first casino complex was proposed, Canalside didn't exist, Bass Pro was still on the drawing table and the Marriott hotels now being constructed along Washington Street had not even been proposed.
"We want people to enjoy dinner and events downtown and then visit us," Wise said. "It's a nice amenity for this growing part of town."
The Seneca Nation decided to forge ahead with the new building last year while it was still contending with a lawsuit filed by Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County seeking to block any gambling operations in the city. This spring, as work continued, Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny rejected the citizen group's argument that the downtown casino is illegal and dismissed the case. The group has indicated it will appeal the decision.
The $130 million casino is employing about 500 people, up from about 100 in the old building.
With the recent resolution of the dispute between the Seneca Nation and New York State, the City of Buffalo has budgeted for $14 million in slot-machine revenue from the casino over three years, beginning in 2014-15.
Meanwhile, inside the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, curious crowds are sometimes causing waits to use favorite slot machines. The small BC Cafe is open, as is the Stixx Sports Bar, which rises in the center of the room. Buffalo Savors, a small restaurant serving a Buffalo-themed menu (items from Charlie the Butcher, Chrusciki Bakery and so on), is expected to open Friday.
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Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) group has put together a short video highlight the brand's four newest performance machines. SRT President Ralph Gilles talks about what makes each of the cars unique over footage of the Chrysler 300 SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, and Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 sliding in graceful slow motion.
Gilles points out that although the Grand Cherokee SRT8 is perfectly capable of handling a dirt road, it is primarily tuned for on-road performance because most owners will never take it off-roading. He pegs the Chrysler 300 SRT8 as a "Q-ship" — a luxurious car that hides its high-performance pedigree. The Dodge Charger SRT8 is said to build on the aggressive nature of the base 2011 Charger. And Gilles asserts that the Dodge Challenger SRT8 392's rear-wheel-drive layout will reward drivers who enjoy driving.
So what sets SRT performance cars apart from the competition? "In most cases these vehicles really have no equal," Gilles says. "There really isn't anything like them at that price point." In addition, he points out that every single component on the cars is designed to be functional — scoops and wings are added only if they improve drivetrain cooling or increase aerodynamic downforce.
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Founded in 2001, Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. has achieved sound development for 14 years and has grown into the third biggest pharmaceutical company in China's prescription drug market. The Group is also the largest cardio-cerebral vascular prescription drug franchise by market share. The success of the Group can be attributed to its differentiated and proven sales and marketing model, diversified portfolio of market leading drugs, extensive nationwide distribution network and strong research and development capabilities.
Taking advantage of China's growing economy and ongoing healthcare reforms, we will actively seek to secure long-term growth opportunities for the Company by taking steps to expand our marketing and distribution network, enhance research and development capabilities, and optimize production capacity. We will also continually expand and enhance our portfolio of products by making use of our proven multiple channel strategy that includes acquisition and cooperation with overseas pharmaceutical companies.
Our mission is to be an international leader with fully integrated capabilities in R&D, production and sales and marketing. We will continue to be dedicated to the development and marketing of cardio-cerebral vascular drugs and to provide the best pharmaceutical products to patients.


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Who is the best running back in New Jersey? It's a simple question, but one that leaves plenty of room for debate.
The Star-Ledger is asking which back is the best in the Garden State and three from Hudson County appear on its list of 20 players.
St. Peter's Prep senior Jonathan Hilliman highlights the elite contingent of players, while Union City's Tamaine Boyd and Lincoln's Devell Jones are also candidates.
It's election day, so get out and vote for the player you think is best!


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Palestinians take part in a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday in support for President Mahmoud Abbas.
RAMALLAH: Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of West Bank cities yesterday in support of president Mahmoud Abbas' visit to Washington for talks with US President Barack Obama about the peace process with Israel. Demonstrators waved the Palestinian national flag as well as that of Abbas's Fatah party, chanting "we are with you, president!" as Abbas was to weigh up an anticipated US request to extend the faltering negotiations with Israel.
"We're here today to stand up to pressures upon us and make sure president Abbas adheres to his convictions," said Nasser Eddin Al Shaer — former Palestinian education minister and member of Fatah's Islamist rivals Hamas — who joined a 5,000-strong rally in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Some 1,500 people turned out in the West Bank administrative centre of Ramallah, and more than 1,000 in the southern flashpoint city of Hebron.
Abbas yesterday met President Obama in Washington, nearly a fortnight after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did the same, and as an April 29 deadline for the nine-month negotiations loomed. Palestinian and Israeli leaders have been unable to move the talks forward since US Secretary of State John Kerry kick-started them at the end of July after intense efforts to bring the sides back to the table following a three-year freeze.
Bitter recriminations have taken precedent, with the two sides refusing to budge on key issues such as the borders of a future Palestinian state, security arrangements in the West Bank, the fate of Palestinian refugees and the final status of Jerusalem, claimed by both sides as a capital.
Israeli President Shimon Peres sought to clear the air yesterday, issuing a statement of support for Abbas. "President Abbas is a man of principle; he is against terror, against violence. He is a good partner and I'm glad that our government is negotiating with him," Peres's office quoted him as saying in a statement. "We are all waiting for peace; it is the wish of the Israeli and Palestinian people."
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TITUSVILLE -- A 19-year-old Corry man was injured when he lost control of his pickup on a dirt road in Cherrytree Township, south of Titusville, Wednesday night.
Police said that Stephen G. Hosier was driving north on Dempsytown Gresham Road at about 11:42 p.m. when he lost control of his truck and the truck went into a spin. The vehicle rolled an undetermined number of times, struck a tree and came to rest on its side, police said.
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word sorting using array swap
Dear Friends
I wrote a code that prompt user to give 5 different words or name and than it will print given names or words in ascending order .code is running successfully but I am using Dec.C++ 18.104.22.168 and in this compiler my code is not running it close the window after getting 5 strings.please help me in this code.
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sorry i forgot to mention that the code is running in trubo c but not in Dev C++.
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Hi Yasiir,
I'm not familiar with Dev C++, but I can try with the program part.
Is this the complete code?
I can see that the last for loop is not completed.
Also the int main is not completed.
I don't know if this will be true for Dev C++ or not,
Does Dev C++ open a new window for I/O of the program?
If Yes, then I believe that after you display the sorted results, you'll have to wait for user input (action) to close the window, so that the last output is displayed to the user and the window still remains open, instead of the window closing directly, in which case the results will be displayed but it will not be visible to the user because the window gets closed.
Let me know If I'm right or not...
- Nimesh
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Dear Nameesh
Yes you are right that that Dev C++ open a new window for IO of the programme and it is also true that it close directly after propmting 5 character.However I tried more and got the solution.I just add one more header file i.e stdio.h and conio.h and getch(); at the end and my code is correct now.But please explain me as I am in beggining of C++.why my window clos directly after taking 5 char.??
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It's the normal behavior for the program.
You said to display it, so it displays the output and quits.
How will the program know that the user wants to watch the output for hours and then close the window.
So, we have to write and extra statement, for the user to give an additional input, any input, to indicate that he has done his output viewing and needs to close the window.
So, the statement... getch();
You can also add an output line like... "Press any key to close this window"
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Thanks sir
I got the point.
I expect you will support me always like this.
Once again thank you.
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Thanks Ippa - it was a really interesting art installation that was there for a few months. The mannequins were life-sized, so at first it was hard to tell of they were real or not.
Man down! Man down! LOL!
Interesting shot.
Well done composed.
All the best from Iran,
Thanks very much Mahdi!
Hey Nawitka - and there's a few hanging in air, too! Very convenient vessels for especially stormy weather - no bailing required!
Or just maybe these are photo orbs becoming solidified....
And lol, I only just noticed the little baby pods in the lower right.
SO FREAKIN COOL! LOL@Nawitka! I was thinkin the same thing. The guy on the right is pretty funny too! Sweet Capture Bitsy! Looks like so much fun, but imagine how confident they must be in their spandex for the whole world to see!
Big Smiles =)) GG
Thanks GG! It was a really unique and enjoyable installation. It seems too bad that it wasn't made permanent, and even more, that the artist didn't seem to be together enough to at least create a website for it. There used to be a very bland one, and even that went away.
I think it would be cool to have a human version of this be a tourist attraction here in the city! 'See the Boston Waterfront from your own personal Hamster Ball!'
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Special Issue of South Asian Popular Culture
Bollywood Audiences (Fall/October 2005)
Special Issue Co-editors: Jigna Desai (University of Minnesota), Rajinder Dudrah (University of Manchester), and Amit Rai (Florida State University).
"The sense of belonging that Bollywood films foster - the sheer sense of security and shared joy, … the commonality of experience despite the geographical separation of so many thousands of miles - is second to none. It works more because Bollywood is one of the things that bind us together as Indians, never mind where we live."
Soumya Bhattacharya (Hindustan Times 1/25/03)
Bollywood is often conceived as providing the idiom of not only Indian, but also South Asian, and diasporic identity in the 21st century. While Indian cinemas have been well-known internationally for over fifty years, it is more recently that Bollywood has become a global cinema, often positioning itself against the hegemony of Hollywood. As a national and global cinema, Bollywood is ubiquitous from the Gulf States, North America and East Africa, to Southeast Asia and Europe. This reterritorialization of Bollywood raises questions regarding its consumption and reception. This special issue of South Asian Popular Culture is dedicated to interrogating Bollywood's significance and meaning to its different audiences world-wide.
Papers for a special issue of South Asian Popular Culture are invited on the broad topic of Bollywood and its audiences. Papers are invited on the significant roles that Bollywood and its attendant cultural products and practices (e.g., magazines, television shows, variety shows, web sites, music, and dance clubs) play economically and culturally for many audiences in South Asia and abroad. We welcome research that examines this cultural production and consumption from vibrant and new perspectives that challenge the assumptions of static, homogenous, and passive audiences. Papers that engage the location of Bollywood within specific geopolitical spaces and audiences are especially welcome. Papers may also focus on interrogating Bollywood's role in local, national, and transnational cultural and political economies, discussing its economic and cultural capital.
Papers that discuss Bollywood's role in forming audiences, (ethnic, religious, class, gender, sexual, or racial) identity formations, national or diasporic discourses, and/or globalization are particularly desirable. We seek contributions that interrogate the diverse issues associated with audience consumption and reception of Bollywood films such as spectatorship, consumption, production of social spaces, and cross-cultural signification. We welcome a broad range of methodological and disciplinary approaches including but not limited to ethnography, focus groups, interviews, textual and discourse analysis, and economic analysis.
Deadline for submission of articles: 1 July 2004
Please send enquiries and essays to Rajinder Dudrah via email or to:


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KENEALLY'S novel Schindler's Ark told the epic story of a man who kept several hundred Jewish slave labourers alive close by Plaszow, one of the most murderously cruel Nazi concentration camps, during the Second World War. Stephen Spielberg's film gave that narrative black-and-white solidity.
Searching for Schindler is Keneally's own story of accident, literary good fortune and a daunting global pursuit. The book opens in 1980, with Keneally entering a Californian leather-goods shop owned by Leopold Page (once Pfefferberg) to buy a briefcase. Poldek, as he is nicknamed, is one of the Polish Jews rescued by Oskar Schindler and he


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- Name derivation: Named after Joseph Lyons 1879-1939, and Dame Enid Lyons 1897-1981
- Size & Location description: Lyons covers an area of approximately 32�910 sq km and is the largest division in Tasmania covering most of the State from the central highlands in the west to the east coasts and from Beaconsfield township in the north to New Norfolk and the Tasman Peninsula region in the south. The main towns include Beaconsfield, Bridgewater, Brighton, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Dodges Ferry, Evandale, Exeter, Gagebrook, Longford, Midway Point, New Norfolk, Perth, St Helens, Sheffield, Sorell and Westbury.
- Products/industries of the area: Fishing, forestry, wool, cattle (dairy and beef), fruit, wine, hydro-power generation, mining and tourism.
- First proclaimed/election: 1984 (This division was previously Wilmot, which was proclaimed in 1903. Its name was changed in 1984).


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Sebastian wrote:
> I am running Minix-i86 2.0.4 on a 286 system (16 Mhz, 4 Mb), which works
> quite well so far. Anyway, I've got two questions:
> When I try to run "man", I get this message:
> "man: nroff: No such file or directory"
Be sure your PATH includes both /bin and /usr/bin. You can set the
PATH in several places, /etc/profile is the best place if you want all
users to have the same access. Be sure to comment out any PATH
assignment in your home directory's .profile if you don't want to
override the common settings in /etc/profile.
To find the man pages you also need a MANPATH setting. I don't
remember if one already exists by default in a new Minix 2.0.4
You can also read any file foprmatted as a man page with the
nroff -man
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This is helpful when you are writing a new page which is not yet
installed in the /usr/man or /usr/local/man directory trees.
> The second question is about the httpd.
> It compiled correctly and works well, but it is very slow (according to the
> system, this is to be expected).
Httpd has to be loaded from the disk each time it is invoked. If your
Minix system is primarily used as an http server there are two things
you can do to speed this up. One is to compile your system to use
as much memory as you can spare for the disk cache. This increases
the likelihood that a file can be loaded from the cache without reading
from the disk. Second, use a RAM disk and put in.httpd and other
server binaries on it. They can go in /bin or (my preference) you can
create a /local directory tree containing a /local/bin directory. Just
be sure that the bin directory on the RAM disk that holds in.httpd is
the first directory in your PATH.
With your 286 with 4 MB RAM you might not be able to have both a
RAM disk and a large disk cache. You'll have to experiment and find
out which is most useful. The cache will be best if you are activating
in.httpd often and not doing anything else with the machine. The
RAM disk will be better if you are doing more than just serving web
I also have to say I gave up on trying to keep up-to-date with 16-bit
Minix once OSDI/2 was complete. I had too many computers and it
was time to get rid of the XT and the AT. That was 10 years ago!
You can surely find someone who will give you a second-hand
Pentium at this point. In most places in the US,. at least, people
now have to pay to dispose of old computers and other electronic
devices. So an offer to remove an unwanted computer for free is
likely to be accepted.
- Al