text:
iPhones outlast Android phones two to three times when it comes to running the latest version of the OS
0. phoneArena 15 Oct 2013, 07:05 posted on
When you buy a new phone you probably run through all the reviews, the specs, the camera and so on, but rarely does a person consider just how long that device will actually…
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. Ninetysix (Posts: 2388; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
Oh man. Get ready to get flamed by fandroids Victor. Good job Apple. People will still not give credit where it's due.
16. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
This isn't really true. If iPhone 4 didn't get the main software innovation in the newest iOS, ya know Siri, the free app on the iPhone 4 until pulled by Apple then forced to buy a newer than iP4s to get it, then how does the newest iOS last longer than Android hold water? iP4 was the newest phone until Nov 2011, that is less than 2 years ago, it did not get Siri, so I don't really care if it got the new iOS, it didn't get the main part of newer iOS, means fragmentation, means this article is bogus and meant to glorify Apple while slandering Android. Typical iOSarena article :/
41. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Apple enables users to use all the features its older hardware can support. Siri lagged like hell on the iPhone4. Most jail break users don't use Siri because of that. If your argumentation was true, how come that iPhone 5 users can use all iOS7 features? Following your logic, Apple would deny them critical features so motivate them to update their phone, but Apple didn't deny them any feature. Apple is the ONLY manufacturer that really cares about all its customers and you can see that when Apple spends time to find the real maximum of new content its older hardware can support. NO ANDROID USER has ever experienced such a support by his manufacturer. And that is a fact you cannot deny. Go home troll and pray for your device even getting the minor KitKat update toward the end of next year.
60. TechieXP1969 (Posts: 10138; Member since: 25 Sep 2013)
It lagged on the 4S too an still lags now. The hack installer didn;t work right because it was missing key parts. It could have worked on an iPhone 4 just fine. The reason it wasn't made avail for the 4, was so you all would run like a bunch of iFan and buy the next model to get it. Which I honestly also fell for.
But I got fooled only once. I owned only 2 iPhone models the 4 and 4S and vowed I would NEVER own another. I have now for the time being chose Samsung Galaxy devices as they are superior in almost every way, especially in the ways that matter to me. Metal just looks better but function is what matters. WHich is why Samsung is the leading OEM of Android OEMS.
62. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Its not Apple's fault that you decided to buy the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Its usually not worth to upgrade your phone (and I think that applies to all manufacturers) to its direct successor. Everybody knows to wait at least for 2 years if you want to get something really new....Of course there are some hardcore fans that always need to have the latest model but they exist everywhere. BTW, if you were clever you sold your iPhone 4 for a good price and therefore should not have payed a lot for getting your 4s.
95. Quezdagreat (Posts: 428; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
No you're just dumb. Apple is not telling you to upgrade your phone in a year especially when the phone looks exactly the same
72. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
whoah, what is the difference then if Android users have a older OS? well for starters the newer OS does more things right? say yes...... So, the newest iOS does more things too, like Siri, which it doesn't on 2011 iPhone 4.
Which means iPhone 4 is stuck on Gingerbread you iClone! Same thing, different names... or 'iOS7 gimped' if you like that better? maybe iOminusSiri?? one more iOlessSiri???
p.IO.s. Siri is kinda like, umm, everything for apple (like seriously, it is their identity, albeit lame, slow and mostly annoying) and the fact that a late 2011 iPhone doesn't support it YET you guys think 98% of all iOS devices have iOS7 is embarrassing! shows the nature of iFollowers iGuess
79. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Lol, and that because of Siri? I can laugh that off easily. Ha, HaHaHa. Done.
82. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Siri isn't a integral part of iOS and Apples future? laugh all you want but a 2011, new up until late 2011 iPhone can't do a free app named siri that was designed for the iP4 in the first place... that is a big gimp if you ask any non iClone
92. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
" Apple is the ONLY manufacturer that really cares about all its customers and you can see that when Apple spends time to find the real maximum of new content its older hardware can support"
OMG, REALLY? this has got to be the saddest most untrue statement I have ever read... Apple only cares about 1 thing, profit margins.. they have made their customers wait and wait and wait some more for critical features that the competition has had for years at a time. Reason? cause its cheaper to put out a S hit every other year then keep up with the joneses.
Google had voice actions for 3 years before the release of the once free app siri, mms took years as well, copy n paste too, maps with navigation, multitasking, large screen (still hasn't happened, no a extra row of icons does not make a large screen) True 720p hd display, still waiting and so on and so on. Same S hit, different year. Yep apple is truly doing everything they can for their iClones, problem is, they do almost nothing and you guys praise them like they are gods.
They are the anti-tech company with 3 or so measly products that have been passed over years ago. I sound harsh, only because the iFollower mentality is soooo delusional and aggressive on how great you think apple is, they aren't, and your blind devotion to that ancient religion will run out some day. Apple is truly the only company that doesn't care at all about what customer's want, they only produce what can make them the most money :/
97. PK1983 (Posts: 215; Member since: 08 Aug 2012)
The iPhone 5S can't utilize all the features of iOS 7 properly.
-Blue screen of death when switching multiple "i" apps.
-Sensors are either faulty or miscalculated on 5S only, causing issues with all "level" apps.
-Problems with overlapping.
All phones have issues, but bitching about Android being laggy and or incomplete is silly as iOS has the some of the same and some different problems as all tech does. .
98. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
Luckily any issues can be resolved by software updates directy from Apple available to me the day they are released. Plus Ill see 2 or 3 full version updates inside the life of my device.
All without carrier interference. Hows 4.2 going for you lucky Galaxy ____ owners?
104. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
"Updates" to phones that never bring the complete package. iPhone 5S matches the GS2, two models behind Samsung's flagship.
Android phones don't really need updates. Yes it's better to have them, but when you compare an Android phone with Apple's flagship, models from two years ago perform and have the same features of the 5S. The OG Galaxy S had Panorama and the iPhone 4 still doesn't have it lol.
52. takeja (Posts: 35; Member since: 16 Aug 2013)
And iOS is wayyyyyy inferior
iOS is just a fast toy in compare to even Android 2.2
iOS has still:
No what default app selection
No free copy
Just icons for geronts from 1990
Siri is a joke in compare to Google Now
A very limited system
"Apple iOS Apps Leak More Personal Info Than Android".
"iPhones most vulnerable among smartphones"
"40% of iOS popular apps invade your privacy without any permission"
24. MrPhilo (Posts: 49; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
Good job Apple? The updates for the older phones hardly changed anything, just updated the UI and some stupid bug fixes. Nothing else, oh and course the number in the OS (iOS7), thats all. My friends old iPhone lags like a bitch now. They only update TO SCAM DUMB APPLE USERS TO UPGRADE, they make your phone slow so that they try to make you buy the newer iPhone.
45. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Apple did much more than that (new features of iPhone 4: control Center, new Camera app, new Photos app and new Safari browser (and I bet there are many more I didn't think of right now) PLUS a complete design change of the UI). That is standard in the Apple world but would be a historic event in the Android world. iOS7 did not slow down my iPhone 4 in any way.
61. TechieXP1969 (Posts: 10138; Member since: 25 Sep 2013)
Then you dont have an iPhone 4. Dude, the videos are all over YouTUbe showing how iPhone 4 is so much slower with iOS7. Look how long it takes to do something as simple as make the wallpaper the same for the lockscreen/homescreen.
Don't lie when facts can easily be shown. The only way an iPhone 4 is fast with iOS 7 is if you have no other apps installed.
63. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
I have an iPhone4 and since a couple of days an 5S as well. Maybe it does take longer to change the wallpaper, but who cares about that? How often do you change your wallpaper? I would not categorize changing wallpapers as daily usage. When it comes to surfing on the web, checking and sending mails or listening to music, iOS 7 doesn't slow down your iPhone4 at all.
67. willard12 (Posts: 1693; Member since: 04 Jul 2012)
Did the your iphone 4 update with Siri...the ios 6 feature used in all of their commercials?
80. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Siri. lol.
99. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
3 year old device. I wonder how well 4.2 would run on a Droid X.
105. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Check the HD2 running 4.3 JB or OG Galaxy S/2 running 4.3.
iPhone 4 and 4S running iOS 7 on the other hand...
70. ady_lad (Posts: 82; Member since: 17 Jul 2013)
Historic? The IO7 is istoric in the Apple world while on Android you just change the skin...
100. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
Youre either trolling or are impressively uninformed.
25. sum182 (Posts: 229; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
This articles crap, i dont care if the software version says its the most current. IT DOESNT GET ALL THE FEATURES! So how can you say its really on the most up to date software? Android doesnt just throw updates around and say "Look! We updated all our handsets to our newest software!! BUT Anything released last year will be missing google now, project butter, and the new keyboard dur dur dur.".....It doesnt make sense...Apple gets not credit here, i'm sorry. If they kept all the features and gave true, full software updates, then oh yea, major credit. But this is just another one of their games....And the longest supported iphone (3GS) Ran like poop after 2 years, i had it....and it got bad.
59. TechieXP1969 (Posts: 10138; Member since: 25 Sep 2013)
Really? Flame what. Fact - Apple does support there devices with more updates. What you iFans fail to consider is this fact. The present iPhone 5S with iOS 7 is equal to an Adroid phone running Gingerbread which was year ago. Even the specs are the same. In fact, today's iPhone 5S is using the specs of the Galaxy S II which was now 2 years ago.
IPhone needs all those updates, because the phone is so far behind. Let me give you an example. On iOS 7 APple has finally added a screen for toggling of hardware options like WIFI and BT. This has been avail on Cydia for quite some time. However, this capability has been avail on Android since based on my usage, Android 2.1 Froyo...but it could have been avail earlier.
The notification screen that you pull from the top, has been avail since the same version of Android. Here Apple is in both cases, just now doing it some 4 years later?
Panaramic shots has been avail since Android 2.2 but was only avail on certain models who decided to use it. Because more common as of Android 4.x. However, even if you choose 4.x as the main starting point, that is still 2 years ahead of iOS 6 which finally got it.
Snapping pics while recording video predates Android 4.x, but was more common afterwards. Still 2 years before Apple.
I can as a fact list 25 things Android phones can do out the box that the iPhone 5S still can't do. 50% of that list has to do with NATIVE capibities in the hardware which Apple has locked down for no reason.
For example here are MY top 3 native capabilities which Apple locked down:
1 - Mass Storage - All phones have flash memory. The very first phone I had that used this feature was the original Motorola Razr. Why can't I use an iPhone as a personal storage drive?
2 - File transfer over BT - Again this was fully functional on BT since version 1.x. Back in the old days it was used for PIM and transfering contacts on phones. Later full files like pics and MP3 and more were supported later. Locked down on iOS
3 - Default apps. This one is very important on a smartphone. They are in fact computers in a smaller form factor. On every computer I have ever used that has a GUI, I have been able to use the app I want for a certain task. On a phone where you can have more than one app that does the same thing, not being able to assign my favorite one is lame. Windows has allowed this since Windows 5.x (Windows 2000/XP) which was in 2002. Here we are in 2013 and Apple doesn't support something that is so simple.
Flamed? Nah...just the facts bro. Apple can get all the updates they want. It doesn't matter if you phone you own doesn;t support 50% of the features that are considered new. That is why with Android, it does no good to upgrade to the very next model, because it usually isn't going to be all that much different from the previous. But with Apple, the last 4 models have been virtually identical with very few changes and none are even worth mentioning.
85. HansGoneInsane (unregistered)
Dude. don't take those things too serious! That is not good for your health! Your comment is long but misses the point: Apple supports their customers 4 years with the latest OS. Other manufacturers don't do that. That is all the article is about. Basta!
91. javac (Posts: 102; Member since: 04 Mar 2013)
This article is incredibly inaccurate. the iphone 5 can't handle the new software of ios7. i work at verizon and i get at least 1-2 people a day coming in with complaints about how there iphone 5 doesn't work properly with ios7. the best part of that is that at least 2-3 times a week we get an iphone with ios7 that is just completely bricked. if you are not familiar with that term it means the phone wont ever work again. this is happening with the 5 and that is only 1 year old. this article should be taken down. if anything apple should be fined or forced to replace all the phones that have been destroyed because of ios7.
2. NexusPhan (Posts: 625; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Extremely deceptive article. No surprise there from PA. Every iPhone other than the most recent has a stripped down version of the latest software. So technically, it doesn't have the latest software. If you can compare stripped down software, let's compare Android services update (which Google can do outside of version updates). 99% of phones android phones in the last 3 years have the most up to date core services software and Google's core apps. That's pretty much the latest everything. Apple can't touch those numbers. In my opinion, Google now has a much faster, better software update that reaches more devices and further back in time than Apple.
8. NexusPhan (Posts: 625; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Sorry, that's 99% of all active android phones. So basically every android phone you'll ever come across has the latest software.
18. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
That's a really good article. I wonder why PA hasn't covered it...
20. NexusPhan (Posts: 625; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Really, really good article. It completely changed my opinions of Google and Android. Google is doing a lot of things right here. But, I have not seen any Android news site cover that article. It bothers me a lot. Come on PA, be an unbiased news site for once and cover these details in this article.
19. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Yup atleast if your android device gets updated it isn't missing features. Siri requiring 4s hardware is complete BS and Apple did it to make more $, they couldn't think of a new software gimmick for the 5S so they did 64bit, the fingerprint scannr and lie its 2x the power of the 5. Either way both the 5 and 5S lag and are buggy on IOS 7.
32. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Really? You mean features like google now, which is only available on devices running 4.1+ . This is less than 50%
38. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
What he means is that the iPhone 4 for example its on the latest version and still can't use siri, any device that hgets 4.1 (for example) will have it regardless
76. Penywyz (banned) (Posts: 255; Member since: 13 Aug 2013)
Awesome read, thanks NexusPhan
3. LoveHater (Posts: 176; Member since: 09 Oct 2013)
13. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
How is this iPhoneArena.com? Apple did the right thing this time. I don't like Apple, but I must say that they done a very good job for updating their older devices to the latest iOS version.
30. Reality_Check (Posts: 277; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
They don't give you all of the features on older devices. They give you some features of the new version and slap on the tag that they "update" their devices to the latest iOS version. That's not a whole system update. Nexus devices are better updated in that regard :)
35. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
^ This.
40. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Plus let's not talk about the performance issues these so called updates bring
49. LoveHater (Posts: 176; Member since: 09 Oct 2013)
and the crashes it brings
106. buccob (Posts: 2566; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
They might as well give a Zero feature Update to the iPhone 3GS, 3G and Original, with absolutely no new features, but Only a change in Firmware Tag that reads iOS 7.0
And then they can claim that all iOS devices are updated
4. Miracles (Posts: 560; Member since: 31 Aug 2013)
Its called INNOVATION when it comes Android, one thing Apple seems to lack.
7. jellmoo (Posts: 1598; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
I... uh... What? What does that even have to do with the article?
5. promise7 (Posts: 877; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)
OS updates r the most important thing to me. If the hardware is able to handle the latest updates it should be updated. In Google's case I'm not sure they r totally responsible as they need to go through both the manufacturers, and carriers.
14. NexusPhan (Posts: 625; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
6. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Look at how apple gives customer support, hands down apple for updating even your oldest devices while android already stops support after about 1-2 years. I've always hated apple but when it comes to software updates, there's no denying that apple has done a very good job, take note android
11. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Don't you mean "take note Google"? Android is just an operating system.
But I don't think it's Google's fault, it's the manufacturer's fault for not updating their devices to the latest version of Android. I'm talking about you LG and HTC.
15. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Manufacturers are lazy to update, they should learn from apple. This is one of the many reasons why customers become loyal to their brand
21. pokharkarsaga (Posts: 384; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
Only Flagship android phones get VIP treatment.Other mid end & low end phones dont even get the light.Google should exclusively release Nexus devices in all the countries with update support expanded from 18 months to 24 months atleast.
66. TechieXP1969 (Posts: 10138; Member since: 25 Sep 2013)
That is false. Many older Android phones don't have the space to run more recent versions of Android. For example, the HTC Thunderbolt has Geningerbread 2.6. However, it has the power of an iPhone 4. So why doesn;t it have Jelly Bean? Because its ROM is only 8GB, while todays Android takes up more than 8GB of space. If you ported Jelly Bean to it, you would have to remove a lot of features because it wont fit. WHich is a very good excuse. What is Apple's excuse? The iPhone 4 doesn't have Siri...why? The CPU in the is nearky identical to the 4. The only different is it is a dualcore version vs single. But it is the same CPU, same amount of RAM and everything else.
It is still not illegal to think for yourself. The reaosn you all think you are getting more us because you don't even compare what you are getting, you only look at a number. Oh God I have #7 it does more than a phone with #4. When in fact it doesn't.
Google from 2011 called, they want their iPhone 5S back.
74. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
how did Google from 2011 called ?
65. TechieXP1969 (Posts: 10138; Member since: 25 Sep 2013)
Huh? Wait...The Galaxy S II is over 2 years old...in fact 2 models have been released since. Guess what, it still got updated to 4.1 Jelly Bean. Oh and here is another fact. Even after only being updated to 4.1.2, the Galaxy S II still does more than the present iPhone 5S.
The fact is sir, Android phones do so much out the box that even 2 years later they don't need updating because the only phone that has more features? Well is a newer model of an Android phone.
It doesn't matter than your phone has iOS 7. The iPhone 4 still doesn't have Siri which would be equal to Google Now. Yet a over 2 year old Android phone has GOogle Now? You know not of what you speak, because thinking is not something iFans do.
75. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
If what you say is true how come the android phones dont sell well... try selling an iphone and an Android and see how your wonderful Android phone wlil get close to nothing
78. Penywyz (banned) (Posts: 255; Member since: 13 Aug 2013)
That's strange that you say that, because Samsung has been kicking apples @$$ in sales for almost 2 years now.
Weird how iPhoners have trouble backing up their outlandish statements with facts. If you'd like I will cite my statement as well.
83. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
only because they are 100 Samsung devices...but if count flagship versus flagship.. I doubt it... is no secret iphones retain their value better than any Android out there... in the US you can now get a 'free' Galaxy S4 on T-Mo
9. jian9007 (Posts: 22; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)
Well, technically it's correct if we measure from several generations back. Apple does usually do a decent job keeping the phones updated. However, with iOS 7, only the iPhone 5, 5S, and 5C are compatible with ALL the features of iOS7. It can be ran with as far back as the iPhone 4, but not all features are supported. It's the carriers and OEM's that hold back the updates from Android, then tell the customers that it wouldn't be an improvement so they decided not to issue the update. It's why I use Nexus products instead.
As I said before, Apple does do a good job of keeping the phones updated. It is because they control the software and hardware and do not have a large variety of different phones (with different versions of software, hardware, drivers, etc.) to update. Android has issues with updates because of all the different OEM's that use it. It's a blessing and a curse with using it, and the price to pay for the plethora of phones you get to pick from.
10. Slammer (Posts: 1515; Member since: 03 Jun 2010)
Considering that Android is more comprehensive regarding internal components, operation and changes, It is not surprising. Apple has maintained the basic concept through all of its operating system only to add more features to the system making it more adaptable to its own ecosystem. The exception is ios7.
However, Android users also do not need to upgrade as often to add more features since the offerings are more abundant at release.
John B.
12. HalaMadrid (Posts: 92; Member since: 04 Sep 2013)
Not sure If Phonearena Or iPhonearena. -.-


text:
I don't think it's a bad idea and it may actually help your body recover more quickly. Digestion does take up some of your body's resources. The hours that your body doesn't have food in your stomach should be hours that healing is happening faster.
As long as you're getting enough protein you shouldn't lose too much mass. Not working out for long enough will result in some muscle loss in any case though. (muscle is kind of a use it or lose it kind of thing)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Sep 23, 2016, 5:00 PM EST
Silver Prices: New York Close
- Average: $19.20
- Range: $18.61 – $20.05
- Change: ▲ 1.33
- Percent: +7.17%
|Close Date
|Price / Ounce
|Dollar Change
|Percent Change
|▲ 0.05
|▲ 0.53
|▲ 0.13
|▲ 0.38
|▼ 0.19
|▲ 0.01
|▲ 0.10
|▼ 0.23
|▲ 0.04
|▼ 0.56
|▼ 0.18
|▼ 0.25
|▲ 0.53
|▲ 0.08
|▲ 0.54
|▲ 0.24
|▲ 0.05
|▼ 0.26
|▲ 0.22
|▲ 0.10
Closing silver prices are based on the New York silver close at 5:15 PM. This is the close used on Kitco silver charts. Each day's gain or loss reflects the change over the prior day's published silver close. View more historical silver prices.
10 Ounce Silver Bars: Priced As Low As $0.69 Per Ounce Over Spot.Ten ounce silver bars may be the most convenient and economical way to purchase and store silver bullion. Brand new, high quality, IRA approved silver bars, minted by OPM, can be purchased for as low as $0.69 over spot per ounce. These bars come sealed in plastic, and are a popular way to buy silver in bulk. Provident is a precious metals powerhouse offering industry leading service and unbeatable pricing on the most popular silver bullion products. - View Bars and Prices
Why Silver Spot Prices Differ Between Sites
Spot silver pricing is almost always expressed as the price of silver per ounce. Silver price quotes generally refer to troy ounces. The market is fragmented and decentralized, with feeds comprised of quotes from multiple contributors (the big bullion banks). Since silver trades 24-hours with a one hour break for Forex and a 45 minute break for Globex trading, daily "closing" prices can be reported at different times (Forex, Comex Pit Trading, Globex Close, London Fix), in different time zones (EST, London, GMT, UTC). Complicating silver price charting further, Daylight Savings Time begins and ends at different times in different time zones. Sites may also choose to display either the Bid or Ask price quote, if not specified. This mix of variables, with no set standard, results in variations in reported pricing.
Tracking the Current Price for an Ounce of Silver
Silver bullion buyers will find these spot charts useful when tracking the current price of silver or when timing incremental purchases. Spot prices are the underlying basis for pricing silver bullion products, which are typically quoted as a certain premium (dollar amount) above spot. It doesn't matter how many ounces of silver are in the round, coin or bar being purchased. Physical silver bullion prices are then quoted at a premium "over spot," which refers to the incremental amount you pay in addition to the spot price for silver.
The casual trader will find silver price charts useful for understanding global trends over a variety of time-frames. The primary chart can be set to display candlesticks from single ticks to monthly time-frames. Trend-lines for identifying areas of possible support and resistance update automatically on the alternative silver price trends chart. You should only use the trend-lines to develop ideas about the potential direction for silver prices because they shift as price moves. These trend-lines are based on highs and lows, off fixed calculations. Different interpretations of the charts are possible.
The live non-flash chart begins streaming at 6 PM and shows Forex silver prices (XAGUSD) with an array of technical indicators, custom parameters and drawing tools. Volume bars are also included. Silver prices are displayed in your your local time zone by default, but you can also switch to UTC time.
The 24-Hour Kitco Silver Charts are another option in the sub-menu. These popular and unique charts reflect 3-days of spot silver price trends superimposed over a 24-hour period. This chart includes trading times for various exchanges around the world on the bottom axis. They are quite useful for a very quick assessment of near-term silver spot price trends.
Why We Use the New York Close for Daily Silver Price Performance
Are silver prices up or down today? While spot silver trades 24 hours, a fixed closing price is needed to report daily silver performance on any given day. The 45 minute break in New York Globex silver trading at 5:15 PM EST is a convenient point for establishing a daily closing price. In our opinion, this is the most ideal choice for tracking silver's price per ounce because of its proximity to the U.S. Equity market close. It is also near the end of the U.S. work day.
Other options for a daily closing silver price include the end of floor trading on COMEX at 1:30 PM EST each day, or the London AM or PM Fix. For the reasons stated above, PMBull chooses to use the end of Access Market trading on Globex each day for calculating daily silver price performance. This page provides closing New York silver prices, with gains and losses, for the past 5 days.
The Difference Between Ounce and Troy Ounce
It should be noted that gold and silver prices quoted as "per ounce" are generally referring to troy ounces. There is a meaningful difference between the two and many sites, this one included, do not state that difference frequently enough. Here is the basic difference in a nutshell:
|Ounce (oz)
|Troy Ounce (ozt)
|28.3495231 Grams of Silver
|31.1034768 Grams of Silver
|437.5 Grains of Silver
|480.0 Grains of Silver
So what is being referenced on the typical silver web site? "Price Per Ounce" with respect to silver bullion is typically a short-hand version for referencing "Price Per Troy Ounce." Dig deeper and you will find that some dealers, like Provident, make it more explicitly clear by abbreviating "Troy Ounce" as "Ozt" in the specifications for various silver coins, bars and rounds. For more information on the difference, see the popular CoinTrackers Website where you can also find pricing on silver junk coins, melt value calculators, numismatic coins and other interesting tidbits. The valuable coin listings are nice and the calculators are quite helpful.
Alternate Currencies
Precious metals, including silver, trade like currencies. Price is only truly relevant to the buyer in his or her own currency. This site displays silver prices in U.S. Dollars. Those referencing PMBull who must transact in something other than the U.S. dollar will need to convert the dollar price of silver into their own currency using a currency calculator. Google makes currency conversion easy to do. If you need something a little more robust, try the currency converter at XE.com.
About PMBull Silver Price Data
All silver prices and charts on PMBull are obtained through various third parties. They are presented for informational purposes only. While we believe they reflect current, real time silver trading and are a reasonable representation of the price per ounce of silver, PMBull does not guarantee the accuracy, nor the timeliness, of any data presented on this site. PMBull is not responsible for prices displayed and nothing on this site should be construed as a live quote for trading or investment purposes, nor as recommendations to buy or sell any investment. Please read our full Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.


text:
Bible Reference
Increase your understanding of the text with a Bible concordance, Bible dictionary or one of our many Bible commentaries. Our Bible reference books will also share Church history and Bible history for context.
Fourth Ezra
Michael E. Stone, Frank Moore Cross Jr.$65.00
Need help ordering? Ask a question and we'll get back to you. Or call 1-888-319-0319


text:
Network World compiled this montage of clips and interviews with Nicholas about the XO-3 and our latest Marvell collaboration. If you didn't pick it out of the original announcement, it's worth a watch — and it's a good short summary of where we are heading.
Tag Archives: video
Pixel Qi in the limelight, Notion Ink speaks
Pixel Qi is showing off at Computex this week in Taipei, and Charbax just posted a detailed interview with Mary Lou Jepsen from the floor. Look for the "Qi" button at 0:25, and serious geeking out on the physics and fab process starting at 5:00… and for the rest of the video! (For a quicker soundbite, he also posted this side-by-side iPad / iPhone / 3Qi comparison video yesterday.)
Pixel Qi are having a good quarter. They are offering a variety of display options, including wide-view, anti-reflective coating, and a capacitive touchsreen. And they have started winning industry awards. More details, and a Notion Ink interview (they say their Adam tablet will release on time in a few months), after the jump.
Continue reading
A great video from Yirkalla
Yirkalla is being well-covered by Australian media. TEN Digital devoted part of a weekend episode to the deployment, including this video from the classroom during the first day of the deployment. They catch a priceless expression on this child's face 1:10 in, as he either learns to play Maze (as the shot suggests) or discovers Rick Astley for the first time.
Uruguay videos
I was looking through Uruguayan videos online for a recent full-length TV episode on Ceibal. I didn't find it, but here is the tireless Miguel Brechner presenting at TEDx in Buenos Aires last month – well worth a watch. And there was a news episode on Argentine television late last year.
I also found this surprise: "Aprendiendo con Ceibal", an unusual half-hour post-modern classroom experience…
(hat tip to Bob Hacker)
Dailymotion rolls out full support for open video; encodes 300,000 theora clips
Yesterday Sébastien Adgnot sent me a lovely message about Dailymotion's drive to make Theora encodings available for all of their videos. Blizzard sums up the implications nicely:
Today Dailymotion, one of the world's largest video sites, announced support for open video. They've put out a press release, a blog post on the new openvideo site as well as a demo site where you can see some of the things that you can do with open video and Firefox 3.5. They are automatically transcoding all of the content that their Motion Makers and Official Users create and expect to have around 300,000 videos transcoded into the open Ogg Theora and Vorbis formats. You can view the site they have up at openvideo.dailymotion.com.
This is fantastic news; it is a continuation of work DM started with a theora portal for a certain mean green machine, and means another 300,000 videos that will play natively on XOs out of the box.
More importantly, this is only the start of a wave of free codec adoption. Theora has been making great technical strides at lower bitrates, with steady support from RedHat, Mozilla, and Wikimedia. Expect similar updates to come over the summer, perhaps as early as June's Open Video Conference in New York.
Congratulations to everyone at Dailymotion who helped make this milestone happen!
OLPC.tv aggregates 362+ OLPC related videos
OLPC.tv is a collection 362 videos about OLPC from around the world. It has been updating since January 2007 by fan and volunteer Nicolas Charbonnier, of Denmark. Now its efforts are being expanded to include other Sugar and 1:1 Computing videos.
If you have a video to suggest to add to the ones already posted, please send them to olpctv <at> laptop.org. If you are at an OLPC event, school, or meetup, help take videos of the people there (with the consent of teachers and parents, of course). You can also hack Record to let you capture videos of higher quality with your XO.
Worldfocus.org's OLPC Rwanda Video
Worldfocus.org has produced a video report that describes OLPC Rwanda's plans to provide computer access to the country's 2.3 million schoolchildren:
via worldfocus.org
Video about pilot in Rwamagana, Rwanda
This is a great video about the pilot in Rwamagana, Rwanda by Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal.
La mirada de CEIBAL
Fernando da Rosa just published a lovely blog post about the 160,000 children in CEIBAL using Sugar on Linux, and what this means for their community. A must-read; with a 3-minute video pastiche that says it all without needing any words: 1 year of CEIBAL + OLPC
From his post:
Al momento actual, noviembre de 2008, ya se llevan entregadas a los niños 160.000 XO, todas con LINUX y SUGAR. Creo que más allá de los números, ver las caras y la alegría de los niños da fuerzas para continuar cambiando las cosas, trabajando por una mayor equidad, una mejor educación y profundizar en el uso de las nuevas tecnologías en el aula.
"As of November 2008, 160,000 XOs have been given to children, all with LINUX and SUGAR. I think that more than the numbers, seeing the faces and joy of the children gives one stregth to continue changing things, working towards a greater equality, a better education and more thoughtfulness in the use of new technology in the classroom."
Carl the Carrot Says Make a G1G1 Commercial
Carl the Carrot Says Make a G1G1 Commercial
Uploaded by 60Frames


text:
HCID Projects - Completed
Council District
Housing Type
Special Needs
Crossing at North Hills, The
Crossing on 29th Street, The
Del Rey Square Senior, Phase I & II
28th Street Apts. / FKA 28th St. YMCA
36th street Apts
5555 Hollywood
Abbey Apts.
Adams & Central Mixed
Afton Place Sr.
Alegria Apts.
Alexandria House Apts.
Andalucia Heights
Andalucia Sr. Apts.
Asbury Apts.
Asturias Sr. Apts.
Barbizon Hotel
Bixel House Apartments
Bonnie Brae Apt. Homes
Bonnie Brae Village
Boyle Hotel Apartments
Broadway Apts
Broadway Villlage II
Bronson Courts
Buckingham Place
Camino Al Oro
Canby Woods Senior Housing
Cantabria Sr. Apts.
Carondelet Court Apt.
Casa De Angeles
Central City
Central Court
Central Village Apts.
Charles Cobb Apts
Clinton Family Apts.
Colonia Corona
Columbus Permanent
Columbus Square
Columbus Transitional
Columbus Transitional
Coronita Family
Court Street
Crossing at North Hills, The
Crossing on 29th Street, The
Cuatro Vientos
Dana Strand Senior
Del Rey Square Senior, Phase I & II
Downtown Women's Center
El Dorado Family Apts.
Emerald Terrace
Encore Hall
Figueroa Place
Figueroa Senior Housing
Flores Del Valle
Gateways Apartments
Hart Village
Harvard Circle
Harvard Heights
HFL Van Owen Apts.
HFL: Van Nuys Apts.
Hobart Heights Apt. Homes
Hollywood Bungalow Courts
Hollywood Bungalow Courts
Hollywood Bungalow Courts
Hollywood Bungalow Courts
Horizon Apartments
Imani Fe East & West
Imani Fe East & West
Ingram Preservation
Ivy Terrace (FKA: Three Courtyards Apts.)
James M. Wood
James Woods Apts.
La Coruna Senior Apartments
Laguna Seniors
Las Brisas
Las Margaritas #1
Las Margaritas #2
Las Margaritas #3
Linda Vista Nurses Building
MacArthur Park Metro (A)
Magnolia On Lake
Main Street Vistas
Manitou Vistas I
Manitou Vistas II
Mansi Town Homes
Mariposa Place
Maya Townhomes
McCoy Plaza
Menlo Family Housing
Milan Townhomes
Mimmim Town Homes
Miramar Village
Montecito Terrace
Morgan Place Sr. Apts.
Mt. Zion
New Dana Town Homes
New Genesis
New Terminal
NoHo Senior Villas
Normandie Terrace
Orion Gardens Apts.
Osborne Family
Osborne Place Apartments
Palm Village
Panorama View
Parkview On The Park
Parthenia St. Senior
Pico – New Hampshire
Pico / Gramercy
Pico Veteran Sr. Hsng.
Pisgah Village
Rainbow Apts.
Rayen Apts.
Renato Apts.
Rittenhouse Square
Rosa Parks Villas
Rosewood Gardens
Royals Apts.
Santos Plaza
Saticoy Gardens
Second Avenue Apts.
Seven Maples
Sherman Village Apartments
Sichel Family Apts.
St. Andrews
St. Anne's Transitional Housing
Step Up On Vine
Stevenson Manor
Stovall Villas
Sunrise Apartments
Swansea Park Sr. Apts. I
Temple Villas
Tesoro Del Valle
The Ardmore
The Lyndon Hotel
The Mediterranean
The New Carver Apts.
The Tides
The Yankee
Tierra Del Sol
Toberman Village
Tres Lomas Garden Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Two Worlds Apts.
Union Point
Vermont Avenue Apartments
Vermont Sr. I & II
Views @ 270
Villas At Gower
Villas Del Lago
Villas Las Americas
Willis Avenue Apartments
Witmer Heights
Woodland Terrace
Yale Terrace
Young Burlington Apts.


text:
Gamecube Ebay Auctions USA
Gamecube Ebay Auctions UK
BestSelling Gamecube Games USA
BestSelling Gamecube Hardware USA
TopRated Gamecube Games USA
TopRated Gamecube Hardware USA
Main/News Page
Tutorial to get Homebrew and Emulators to Work on Gamecube Without Modding
Game Boy Advance Emulation News
Nintendo DS News
GBA Roms
Gamecube Roms
Nintendo DS Review
GBA Emulator FAQ
Gamecube Emulator FAQ
Latest Gamecube Bestsellers
Gamecube Links
Gamecube 2X Flash Memory Card
GameCube Bit Opening Tool
Viper GC Upgrade
Qoobchip Pro
Qoobchip SX
Duo Q
Gamecube Emulators
Emulators for Gamecube
Midway Space Invadors Emulator
XMame (GC Linux)
Atari 2600
Chip 8
Chip 8 Emulator
Dotriem Emulator
Gameboy Emulator
Genesis/Sega CD
Genesis Plus
Master System/Game Gear
SMS Plus
Neo CD
NeoCD Redux
Neo Geo Pocket
Neopop GX
FCE Ultra GX
Nintendo 64
PC Engine
PCSX for Wii
PCSX Revolution
ScummVM for GC
Super Nintendo
Snes 9x GC Emulator
Snes 9x GC(Linux)
Snes 9x GX Edition
Gamecube Homebrew
All in One Emuloader
ASCII Fighter
GameCube pong
GC Forth
GC Linux
Memory Card Backup
Piero's Wiicross
Quake Gamecube
SD Boot
SDL Sopwith
SL Jpeg Viewer
Speed Pong 4p
Terraringma demo
Wolfenstein 3D
Yeti 3D
DCEmu Portal
DCEmu Current Affairs
The EBAY Daily Deals Site
DCEmu Forums
DCEmu Console Sites
3DS News
Mobile Phone News
Android News
Apple iPhone/iPad News
Dingoo News
Dreamcast News
Gamecube News
GCW Zero
GBA News
GP2X Emulation
Nintendo 64 Homebrew
Nintendo DS News
Ouya News
Pandora Homebrew
PC Gaming
PS3 Evolution
PS4 News
PSP News
PSVita News
Raspberry Pi News
Sega Saturn News
Wii News
WiiU News
Xbox360 News
Xbox Emulation
XboxOne News
DCEmu Shopping Sites
Amazon DCEmu
Import Gadgets & Games
Ebay UK Games Auctions
Ebay USA Games Auctions
GroupON UK Deals
GroupON USA Deals
Hose - Holiday & Travel Site
Kindle News
TVs and Projectors
DCEmu Misc Sites
Real Ale Drinkers
Retro Homebrew & Console News
DCEmu Console History
DCEmu Games Reviews
DCEmu Interviews
DCEmu Reviews
DCEmu Tutorials
Joypad News
DCEmu Homebrew Coder Sites
Chui Dreamcast Developer
Deniska PSP Dev
DXDev Console Dev
GPF Console Dev
Miemt PSP Dev
PLynx PSP Dev
PSMonkey PSP Dev
ZX81 Console Dev
Gamecube News - The Latest in Emulation and Homebrew is a News and downloads site for Gamecube, We have all the latest emulators, hack, homebrew, commercial games and all the downloads on this site, the latest homebrew and releases, Part of the
DCEmu Homebrew & Gaming Network.
June 18th, 2012, 13:15 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.gbadev.org/
Faithful remake of Pacman.
Written in Dragon BASIC for the GBA - All source files included.
Download: gapman.zip
To read more of the post and Download, click here!
Join In and Discuss Here
Grab the latest Deals on Consoles, VideoGames and Mobile Phones and Tablets for IOS/Android from Ebay and Amazon.com
June 18th, 2012, 13:04 Posted By: wraggsterAfter quite a few people have tried and stopped mid-way, the sequel to the Pokemon Trading Card Game for Game Boy Color is finally completely translated! Following the events of the last game, youll find new adversaries, new cards, and many more strategies to play with while duelling others in the famous Pokemon collectable card game. (And the best part is, you dont need to pay for the cards!)
A big shoutout goes to Jazz, who provided a basis to insert English lettering in small enough tiles to fit the text in nicely, as the last game did.
Though there are many other patches floating around with partial translations, this one will require a clean Japanese ROM. I hope you all enjoy it!
RHDN Project Page
Relevant Link: (http://artemis251.fobby...net/pkmntcg2/index.html)
June 16th, 2012, 23:41 Posted By: wraggsterIt shouldn't be surprising to anyone that Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario Bros. -- and The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong and Star Fox -- can't narrow his top Mario game down to a single title. It would be hard for most people to make a definitive choice between nearly three decades of games so varied and lauded as Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 64 or Super Mario Galaxy. But with little wavering, Mr. Miyamoto was able to narrow his favorite games down to two candidates when we sat down with him at E3 2012.
"I guess as a developer that might have to be the very first Super Mario game, for me, because I have so many memories tied up in it," Mr. Miyamoto told us. "Perhaps as a player, I might go for what was, at least in Japan, we referred to it as Super Mario USA, which was a game that just had a very different sort of feel. I think we had such a loose approach to it, we really came up with something interesting."
While Super Mario Bros., Nintendo's most successful game ever, seems like a natural choice, Super Mario USA, or Super Mario Bros. 2 as it is known in the US, is a pretty surprising selection.
June 12th, 2012, 12:24 Posted By: wraggster
For being more than 20 years old, [Max]s old brick-sized Game boy still has a lot of life left in it. Even though his Game Boy was still in good condition, there were a few vertical lines in the display, making it a perfect candidate for a restoration. While he had his DMG-01 open on his work bench, [Max] also decided to put in a back light.
After researching the blank vertical lines in his Game Boys display, [Max] learned the problem was probably a loose solder connection. [Max] whipped out his tri-wing screwdriver, disassembled his classic plastic friend, took a soldering iron to the LCDs flex connector, and fixed the problem easily.
Since his Game Boy was already taken apart, he decided to add a 3rd party backlight. The installation was a snap [Max] only removed the reflective LCD backing and shoved an edge-lit backlight panel into the Game Boy.
If youre wondering why anyone would still be interested in a 20+ year-old Game Boy, the DMG-01 is highly regarded in the chiptune scene when paired with Little Sound DJ, in part because of the noisy amplifiers and unique sound. Anything that keeps these wonderful machines out of the garbage is alright in our book, so weve got to hand it to [Max] for putting together this wonderful tutorial.
June 11th, 2012, 13:12 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.emucr.com/
1964 SVN r139 is compiled. 1964 is a free Open Source N64 Emulator. It is one of the top Nintendo emulators arround that you can get with a high game compatibility rate.
1964 SVN Changelog
Fix up a silly mistake of mine in Video.cpp where I ended up setting the ram size to low causing some games to not show properly.
Fixes Issue 93
June 11th, 2012, 12:58 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.emucr.com/
Fceux SVN r2522 is compiled. FCEUX is a cross platform, NTSC and PAL Famicom/NES emulator that is an evolution of the original FCE Ultra emulator. Over time FCE Ultra had separated into many separate branches. The concept behind FCEUX is to merge elements from FCE Ultra, FCEU rerecording, FCEUXD, FCEUXDSP, and FCEU-mm into a single branch of FCEU. As the X implies, it is an all-encompassing FCEU emulator that gives the best of all worlds for the general player, the ROM-hacking community, and the Tool-Assisted Speedrun Community.
Fceux SVN changelog:
win32-support funny languages for opening roms, through drag&drop, at least.
support all mapper 176 games by unifying virtuanes 176 concepts with fk23c mapper and employing a new game database to provide one tiny PRG wiring parameter (??) or mapper variation which apparently isnt set by the game's operations. all the WXN games need it and none of the others do, so a variant is plausible, but it's such a tiny change i suspect a wiring difference instead.
June 10th, 2012, 03:07 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.aep-emu.de/
The Nintendo 64 Emulator 1964 has been updated.
1964 r138 01.06.2012
r138fixed MHz not updating properly 1964Video.ini updated
r137ini update fixes crashes with Diddy Kong Racing and random resets with South Park Counter Factor re added for some games, fixes issue 74 games tested, comments added took settings from the official ini 1964Video.ini: enabled jigsaw effect for Banjo-Kazooie
r136rearranged the status bar display ROM internal name in window
r135Fixed my last commit
r134VI/s and FPS counter: -fixed build warnings -removed unneeded code (check for regressions) -fixed FPS counter (it hasn´t displayed the correct value in some cases) About box: added more space
r133more translation fixes...
r1321964: I spoke too soon about the translations being perfect, now they should be Hopefully XD
r1311964: Fix up translation completely this time, there should be no bugs at all. (Fingers crossed) I made some of the areas larger so the text fits a bit nicer. Added a French translation by The Siskoo
r130 Added German translation removed separators: fixes broken save state menu while using translations
r1291964Video: Very minor change to blender.cpp, please post if there is any improvement or regressions from this.
r1281964: Fix loading of languages up, please note this does require all the other languages to be fixed up now :\, so if anyone can make a translation, please submit it as an issue and ill add it. It will be greatly appreciated. 1964Video ini: Fix up some issues with Conkers Bad Fur Day
r127Quickly fix up some changes done by rapto46 fixes issue 81
r126Implemented a switch which allows to display either FPS or VI/s refer to Issue 81
r125Small minor changes based on ratop46´s idea and changes Fixes issue 78 Fixes issue 79
r124 1964: Fix up the missing counter factor box for rom options dialog Fixes issue 77
r1231964: Remove the last rom directory feature, a feature i really didn´t think was necessary at all
r1221964: Just removing unneeded stuff...
r121Quick build fix. Fixes issue 76
r1201964: quickly fix up a small mistake of mine
r119 1964: Rewrite the way we previously had implemented the overclock, the counter factor stuff is still in the code, however the overclock function will override the counter factor and forcing it to a CF of 1.
r118 1964Video: More code cleaning up, going to try and clean out the source code as much as I can before I start trying to fix things up, should make it easier on me and for others new to the code
r117 Re add the KailleraClient.dll to the repo
r1161964: Revert majority of the code back, keep some of the clean ups I have done, still needs a fair bit of work, also needs the 60fps control to be rewritten properly XD
r115 Fix xInput settings not being loaded thanks to meejvaj Fixes issue 71
r114Replacing current 1964Video with a newer version Step Two: Add in the newer source code Note this source code is lacking features from the old one due to the fall back to use of DirectX8 since i have the lack of skill to fix the DX9 version. However, this version should run better and be more stable than the DX9 version, also to note this does re-add back in the Xbox code to help easier merger between Surreal64
June 10th, 2012, 03:06 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.aep-emu.de/
The experimental N64 emulator completely written in JavaScript 1964js has shown some new screenshots and progress.
For additional information and screens, just read more.
This is the first N64 emulator written in JavaScript. It is loosely a port of our N64 emulator for Windows called 1964. 1964 was written in C and C++.
Compatible with Google Chrome and Firefox. Chrome is preferred because it will run 1964js faster.
This project is still in the early stages. The initial goal of this project was to see how well Google Chrome´s V8 JavaScript compiler performs.
I don´t have benchmarks yet but the results look good.
June 10th, 2012, 02:59 Posted By: wraggstervia http://emu-russia.net/en/
CaH4e3 released a new version of his FCEU MM (NES emulator with improved mappers support based on FCE Ultra). Changes:
- UNIF FS304 - fixed, to support "Pet Evolve" dump;
- UNIF KS7057 - newmapper for "Gyruss (FDSConversion) dump;
- mapper 196 - little hack to support "Master Fighter II (UT1374 board)" dump;
- UNIF SSS-NROM - new board for "Famicom Box" support;
- fix input configuration bug.
File: Download
News source: http://cah4e3.shedevr.org.ru
June 10th, 2012, 02:55 Posted By: wraggsterHere's the final release of HOLY HELL, play it and give me some feedback please.
Download: HOLY_HELL_GBA_FINAL.zip
June 10th, 2012, 02:54 Posted By: wraggsterThe FASMARM package is a free ARM cross-assembler add-on for FASM
Runs under Win32 (9x/NT/2K/XP/Vista/7) and LINUX.
Plus a linkable object file for UNIX/LibC.
FASMARM currently supports the full range of ARM processors and coprocessors.
If you want to compile FASMARM yourself you will also need to download FASM
Tested for the gba by krom, who also mentions:
FASMARM is much more stable than the goldroad ARM assembler...
FASMARM will not currently recognize any of the ARM pseudo-instructions like LDR Rd,=
You will need to set up the gba's literal pool yourself, or use a macro to load any 32-bit numeric value into a register:
macro imm32 reg,immediate {
mov reg,immediate and $FF
orr reg,immediate and $FF00
orr reg,immediate and $FF0000
orr reg,immediate and $FF000000
Use imm32 Rd,$12345678 in your code etc...
Everything else is perfect in this assembler which includes a full GUI for you to edit your source code. This is easily the best ARM assembler I have used, also the developer revolution has been updating it on a regular basis.
The download includes both the Windows & Linux binaries, including the full source code.
Download: FASMARM_full.ZIP
June 10th, 2012, 02:54 Posted By: wraggsterStar Fortress Dendron is an isometric RPG made for the 2004Mbit competition back in 2004. A game with GREAT promise. It really is very playable but hopefully, some day, an updated version will be released.
Download: StarFortress.zip
June 10th, 2012, 02:53 Posted By: wraggsterThis is a puzzle game where you are presented with different rail systems. Trains appear randomly in stations and must be guided to another station. It's up to you to play with junctions in order to safely drive trains to their goal. Sounds easy...
Download: Locomania.zip
June 10th, 2012, 02:53 Posted By: wraggsterHere is a Sega Virtua Fighter clone for the gba coded by Jim Bagley.
Download: fighter.zip
June 10th, 2012, 02:52 Posted By: wraggsterThis is a clone of the Sega game Cosmic Smash coded by Jim Bagley.
Download: cosmic.zip
May 30th, 2012, 00:56 Posted By: wraggsterAn impressive tech demo coded by Jim Bagley, showing 2 full screen characters smoothly animated on the GBA.
Download: buffy.zip
May 30th, 2012, 00:55 Posted By: wraggsterThis is the classic game Space Invaders coded by Jim Bagley.
Download: gbainvad.zip
May 28th, 2012, 01:35 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.emucr.com/
Fceux SVN r2516 is compiled. FCEUX is a cross platform, NTSC and PAL Famicom/NES emulator that is an evolution of the original FCE Ultra emulator. Over time FCE Ultra had separated into many separate branches. The concept behind FCEUX is to merge elements from FCE Ultra, FCEU rerecording, FCEUXD, FCEUXDSP, and FCEU-mm into a single branch of FCEU. As the X implies, it is an all-encompassing FCEU emulator that gives the best of all worlds for the general player, the ROM-hacking community, and the Tool-Assisted Speedrun Community.
Fceux SVN changelog:
* Taseditor: Ctrl+Space accelerator = toggle "Auto-restore last position" checkbox
* Taseditor: remapped "Restore Playback" hotkey to Spacebar
* Taseditor: "Restore Playback" also pauses seeking
* Taseditor: mid-click = "Restore Playback" when possible
May 28th, 2012, 01:14 Posted By: wraggstervia http://www.aep-emu.de/
A new version of the graphics plugin Glide64 for Nintendo 64 emulators has been released.
r282 Support for newly released roms.
May 28th, 2012, 00:07 Posted By: wraggstervia http://emu-russia.net/en/
One of the best GameBoy/GameBoy Color emulators has been updated. Changes:
- greatly improved game link accuracy, most games should now work perfectly.
- added optional HQ2X and Scale2x graphics filters
- various accuracy improvements including sound registers, joypad timing, and lcd/interrupt timing
- Performance/efficiency improvements including waitloop detection and more efficient high quality sound rendering and others
- Major debugger improvements: Supports SYM files containing debug symbols. "on jump" access breakpoints. immideate entry of data into assembler, data, and stack viewer. improved assembler flexibility. Multiline code/data entry window. - Keyboard shortcut for navigation to previous/next breakpoint, label etc. Live update memory mode. edit IO map registers. Fixed causes of accidental running while debugging.
- Sound quality improvements: CH3 and CH4 are now bandlimited in high quality mode. Improved DC offset accuracy. fixed sound timing inaccuracies.
- Improved WAV writer + screenshot recording. Fixed audio/video desync problems. Exported files are now better named.
- fixed windows 98 compatibility problem. eliminated requirement for DX9. improved wine support.
- New truecolor/hi-res icon.
- Many small bug fixes and improvements.
File: Download
News source: http://bgb.bircd.org
Welcome to the DCEmu Homebrew and Gaming Network. This Network of sites is owned and ran by fans of the retro consoles and the latest next-gen consoles, we post news on all the consoles we cover about hardware aspects, gaming, modification, Hacking and Homebrew. Homebrew and Emulation are software thats made using free and legal tools to play on games consoles. This Network is the only worldwide network of sites where coders can upload and post news of their own releases and get the credit and comments they deserve for all their hardwork. We have a Network that currently supports PSvita, Nintendo 3DS, WiiU, PS4, Xbox720, Nintendo Wii, Xbox360,Pandora, Dingoo, Wiz, PS3, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, PSP, GBA, Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Android, Apple, Blackberry, GP32, GP2X, Nintendo 64, Snes, Gameboy, Nes, Virtual Boy, Apple iPhone, Ipad, Ipod Touch, Ipod, Windows Phone and also Mobile Phone Emulation. When new consoles appear we will expand to cover those consoles.
Please help DCEmu become stronger by posting on the forums every day and make our community larger.


text:
Event Details
If there's one thing that St. Patrick's Day is known for, it's getting folks to come out into the streets dressed in green from head to toe - that and drinking, of course. This year, while you may already know what you'll be wearing, be prepared for one of the biggest events of the year to hit St. Louis, and it's going down on St. Patrick's Day! We know a thing or two about great bar scenes, and once we came across St. Louis' we knew we were in for something special. Our special PubCrawls are known to bring out the masses to celebrate and truly see what the bar scene in St. Louis is about. Not only will you be able to access multiple bars, but you'll also save money while you're at it through the specially priced drinks for crawlers.
This year's specials include $2 [12oz] select domestic draft beers, $3 select domestic bottled beers, $4 well drinks, and $5 Irish Specials. We hope you're thirsty because these are too good to let pass by. St. Louis' bar scene won't know what hit it when the St. Patrick's Day PubCrawl comes into town! Once you're ready to register, head over to Nadine's Gin Joint (1931 South 12th St.) any time from 12PM to 11PM on March 16. The process is simple and easy the PubCrawls.com staff members will help you along the way.
* Rules/Restrictions
Must be 21 years old to participate; valid State ID required. Advertised drink specials are subject to change and may vary at certain venues. 2 for 1 drinks means you get 2 drinks for the price of one. Actual drinks offered are at the venue's discretion, and are subject to change. Participating venues and advertised times are subject to change. PubCrawls.com promotes safety and urges all participants to drink responsibly. Participants must bring their Print At Home Ticket to the registration venue. No refunds. All sales are final. Each venue may only participate in the drink specials for a 2 hour period. If a venue is at capacity then you may have to wait or proceed to another venue. To retrieve your PubCrawls.com wristband and map, you must visit the registration venue during the designated registration times in order to meet our event staff. Prices are subject to change while supplies last.


text:
Contact Us
Homework Questions? Ask a Tutor for Answers ASAP
Not a Homework Question?
How JustAnswer Works:
Ask an Expert
Experts are full of valuable knowledge and are ready to help with any question. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm.
Get a Professional Answer
Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site.
Ask follow up questions if you need to.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Rate the answer you receive.
Ask J Your Own Question
Satisfied Customers:
Type Your Homework Question Here...
J is online now
Physics - Questions for studying
This answer was rated:
Chapter 35 Special Theory of Relativity
11-134) The experiments of Michelson and Morley provided
evidence that the speed of light is (a) invariant (b) the same
whether its source approaches or recedes (c) constant (d) all
of these (e) none of these
11-135) The ether theory of light propagation is (a) much used
(b) incomplete, but still useful (c) unexplained (d)
11-139) You and a friend share the same space time when there
is no (a) relative velocity between you (b) acceleration for
either of you (c) difference in your rate of heartbeats
11-140) Suppose the time taken for light to bounce to and fro
between the parallel mirrors of a light clock is 1 second, in
the frame of reference of the light clock. As seen by another
observer moving at high speed at right angles to the
to-and-fro motion of the bouncing light, the time taken
would be (a) also 1 second (b) less than 1 second (c) more
than 1 second
11-141) The stretching out of time due to motion is called time
(a) stretching (b) dilation (c) contraction (d) warp (e)
11-144) When a blinking light source moves relative to you, the
speed of the light (a) changes but its frequency remains
constant (b) remains constant but its frequency can change
(c) stays the same, as does its frequency
11-145) When you approach a blinking light source, the
frequency of its blinking (a) increases (b) decreases (c)
stays the same
11-146) When you recede from a blinking light source, the
frequency of its blinking (a) increases (b) decreases (c)
stays the same
11-147) Harry takes a space voyage and returns to find his twin
sister has aged more than he has. This is evidence that they
have been in different (a) frames of reference (b) spacetimes
(c) realms of time (d) all of these (e) none of these
11-148) According to special relativity, one can travel at
increased rates (a) both forward and backward in time (b)
backward in time (c) only forward in time
11-150) According to Einstein's theory of special relativity, (a)
space and time are aspects of each other (b) energy and
mass are aspects of each other (c) both of these (d) none of
11-158) Event A occurs before event B in a certain frame of
reference. In another frame of reference, event A could
occur — (a) after event B (b) simultaneous with event B
(c) either of these (d) neither of these
11-160) If you were to travel at speeds close to the speed of
light, you would notice that your own (a) pulse decreases
(b) shape changes (c) both of these (d) neither of these
11-162) When you approach a blinking light source which in
turn is moving towards you, you perceive an increase in (a)
both speed and frequency of the light (b) speed, but not
frequency of the light (c) frequency of the light, but not
11-163) When you approach a light source, the wavelength of
light emitted appears (a) longer (b) shorter (c) the same
11-164) The frequency of a blinking light source doubles as the
light source approaches you. As the same light source
moves away from you at the same speed, its frequency (a) is
halved (b) is doubled (c) stays the same
11-165) As a blinking light source approaches you at an
increasing speed (accelerating toward you) the frequency of
the flashes (a) increases (b) decreases (c) stays the same
11-167) To outside observers, the overall sizes of objects
traveling at relativistic speeds are (a) larger (b) smaller (c)
the same size
11-170) Compared to standard earth time, there is a physical
slowing of your time when you travel at (a) relativistic
speeds (b) everyday low speeds (c) both of these (d) none
of these
11-173) Electrons fired in your TV tube travel at about 0.25
times the speed of light, with momentum greater than their
mass times 0.25c. Strictly speaking, this (a) increases your
electric bill (b) does not increase your electric bill
11-174) Suppose two space ships approach each other at the
speed of light, and each sends a beam of light to warn the
other of its approach. From the frame of reference of either
space ship, the light will reach the ships (a) before they
collide (b) as they collide (c) after they collide
11-175) If you use the relativistic velocity-addition formula to
add everyday velocities, you will get (a) nonsense (b) a
significantly better result than if you add them classically
(c) a result almost identical to the classical result
11-176) A heavy meter stick has a mass of 1 kg. When the
meter stick is thrown like a spear past you, you measure its
momentum to be 2mv. What do you measure its length to
be? (a) 1 m (b) 0.87 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 0.25 m (e) none of
11-177) Radioactive muons formed high in the atmosphere have
an average lifetime of 2 millionths of a second and travel
toward earth at nearly the speed of light. They are so high
they should have decayed by the time they reach the earth's
surface, according to pre-relativity physics. They don't
because they (a) live longer due to time dilation (b) travel a
shorter distance due to length contraction (c) either of these
(d) neither of these
11-179) Suppose a blinking light source uniformly accelerates
away from you. As the source gets farther and farther away,
you'll notice that the frequency of the flashes (a) increases
(b) decreases (c) neither increases nor decreases
11-180) A 10 meter long spear is thrown at relativistic speeds
through a 10 meter-long pipe. (Both these dimensions are
measured when each is at rest.) When the spear passes
through the pipe, which of the following statements is true?
(a) the spear shrinks so the pipe completely covers it (b) the
pipe shrinks so the spear extends from both ends (c) both
shrink equally so the pipe barely covers the spear (d) any of
these, depending on the motion of the observer (moving
with the spear, at rest with the pipe, etc.) (e) none of these
11-182) Consider a spaceship that moves toward you at half the
speed of light. It fires a probe toward you, relative to itself,
at 0.7 the speed of light. Relative to you, the probe
approaches at about (a) 70% c (b) 87% c (c) 90% c (d)
92% c (e) 96% c
Chapter 36 General Theory of Relativity
12-1) Compared to special relativity, general relativity is more
concerned with (a) acceleration (b) gravitation (c)
space-time geometry (d) all of these (e) none of these
12-3) Suppose at the surface of the earth a person can do 20
pushups. In a spaceship far away from any gravitational
influence, accelerating at g, the same person could do (a)
less than 20 pushups (b) 20 pushups (c) more than 20
12-5) According to the principle of equivalence, observations
made in a Newtonian gravitational field are indistinguishable
from observations made in (a) any other gravitational field
(b) an Einsteinian gravitational field (c) any uniformly
moving reference frame (d) all of these (e) none of these
12-6) From a general relativistic point of view, a person on
the ground floor of a skyscraper ages (a) faster than a
person on the top floor (b) slower than a person on the top
floor (c) at the same speed as a person on the top floor
12-7) A strong gravitational field (a) slows a clock (b)
speeds up a clock (c) does not affect a clock
12-8) Special Relativity would predict slow running, and
General Relativity would predict fast running, of a clock at
the top of a tower at the (a) south pole (b) north pole (c)
equator (d) none of these
12-9) Only General Relativity would predict "unusual"
running of a clock at the top of a tower at (a) the south pole
(b) the Tropic of Capricorn (c) the equator
12-10) A measuring stick on a rapidly rotating disk will not
appear to shrink if it is oriented along the (a) circumference
(b) radius (c) either of these (d) neither of these
12-11) The measured ratio of circumference to diameter on a
disk is pi when the disk is (a) moving at relativistic speeds
(b) rapidly rotating (c) at rest (d) all of these (e) none of
12-13) Compared to Newton's theory of gravitation, Einstein's
theory (a) is an exception to the correspondence principle
(b) obeys the correspondence principle (c) neither of these
12-14) In a one g gravitational field, in one second, a light
beam will curve beneath a perfectly straight line by (a) less
than 4.9 m (b) 4.9 m (c) more than 4.9 m
12-15) At the top of very tall skyscraper, a sensitive watch will
appear to run (a) slow (b) fast (c) the same as at 1 g
12-16) Compared to a watch at the earth's poles, a watch at the
earth's equator should run (a) a tiny bit slower (b) a tiny bit
faster (c) at the same speed
12-17) If a star that is Alight years away from earth explodes,
gravitational waves from the explosion will reach the earth
in (a) less than 10 years (b) more than 10 years (c) 10
12-18) At the bottom of a well deep enough so that the
acceleration due to gravity is less than 1 g, a watch will run
(a) slow (b) fast (c) the same as at 1 g
12-19) If a star 1001ight years away explodes, time for the
gravitational waves to reach the earth is 100 years as
measured from (a) any uniformly moving reference frame
(b) any accelerating reference frame (c) any reference
frame, accelerated or not (d) the reference frame of the
waves (e) the earth
12-20) A clock on the surface of a shrinking star will run
progressively (a) slower (b) faster (c) no difference
12-22) The quantity that undergoes a red shift is (a) wave
frequency (b) wavelength (c) both of these (d) neither of
12-24) The orbit of Mercury processes because (a) Mercury
moves in the gravitational field of the other planets (b)
Mercury travels faster than any other planet (c) Mercury is
closest to the sun (d) the sun's gravitational field varies
along Mercury's orbit (e) none of these
12-25) Einstein's theory of gravitation obeys the
correspondence principle because it (a) corresponds to truer
description of events in very large gravitational fields (b)
agrees with proven results of Newton's theory (c) has been
proven in repeated experiments (d) is a special case of
Newton's theory (e) none of these
12-27) According to relativity theory, it is possible to reverse
time and grow younger when you (a) are near a black hole
(b) are near a very large gravitational field (c) travel at
nearly the speed of light (d) you can never grow younger
(e) none of these
12-28) If the orbit of Mercury were perfectly circular, its rate of
precession would be (a) larger (b) smaller (c) the same (d)
12-29) If the elliptical orbit of Mercury were more eccentric, its
precession rate would be (a) larger (b) smaller (c) the same
(d) nonexistent
12-30) From a relativistic point of view, light (a) always
travels in straight lines (b) sometimes travels in straight
lines (c) never travels in straight lines
12-31) An astronaut falling into a black hole would see the
universe (a) red shifted (b) blue shifted
12-32) If the sun collapsed to a black hole, the time required for
the earth to orbit the collapsed sun would (a) increase (b)
decrease (c) stay the same
Optional Information:
Subject: Physics
Justin Cave Requested
Share this conversation
replied 10 years ago.
You need to spend $3 to view this post.
Add Funds
to your account and buy credits.
Satisfied Customers:
J and 4 other Homework Specialists are ready to help you
Ask your own question now
Share this conversation
JustAnswer in the News:
Ask-a-doc Web sites: If you've got a quick question, you can try to get an answer from sites that say they have various specialists on hand to give quick answers... Justanswer.com.
JustAnswer.com...has seen a spike since October in legal questions from readers about layoffs, unemployment and severance.
Web sites like justanswer.com/legal
...leave nothing to chance.
Traffic on JustAnswer rose 14 percent...and had nearly 400,000 page views in 30 days...inquiries related to stress, high blood pressure, drinking and heart pain jumped 33 percent.
Tory Johnson, GMA Workplace Contributor, discusses work-from-home jobs, such as JustAnswer in which verified Experts answer people's questions.
I will tell you that...the things you have to go through to be an Expert are quite rigorous.
What Customers are Saying:
Wonderful service, prompt, efficient, and accurate. Couldn't have asked for more. I cannot thank you enough for your help.
Mary C.
Freshfield, Liverpool, UK
Wonderful service, prompt, efficient, and accurate. Couldn't have asked for more. I cannot thank you enough for your help.
Mary C.
Freshfield, Liverpool, UK
This expert is wonderful. They truly know what they are talking about, and they actually care about you. They really helped put my nerves at ease. Thank you so much!!!!
Los Angeles, CA
Thank you for all your help. It is nice to know that this service is here for people like myself, who need answers fast and are not sure who to consult.
Hesperia, CA
I couldn't be more satisfied! This is the site I will always come to when I need a second opinion.
Kernersville, NC
Just let me say that this encounter has been entirely professional and most helpful. I liked that I could ask additional questions and get answered in a very short turn around.
Woodstock, NY
Thank you so much for taking your time and knowledge to support my concerns. Not only did you answer my questions, you even took it a step further with replying with more pertinent information I needed to know.
Elkton, Maryland
He answered my question promptly and gave me accurate, detailed information. If all of your experts are half as good, you have a great thing going here.
Dallas, TX
Meet The Experts:
Satisfied Customers:
Expert in Java C++ C C# VB Javascript Design SQL HTML
LogicPro's Avatar
Satisfied Customers:
Expert in Java C++ C C# VB Javascript Design SQL HTML
Manal Elkhoshkhany's Avatar
Manal Elkhoshkhany
Satisfied Customers:
More than 5000 online tutoring sessions.
Linda_us's Avatar
Finance, Accounts & Homework Tutor
Satisfied Customers:
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA)
Chris M.'s Avatar
Chris M.
M.S.W. Social Work
Satisfied Customers:
Master's Degree, strong math and writing skills, experience in one-on-one tutoring (college English)
F. Naz's Avatar
F. Naz
Chartered Accountant
Satisfied Customers:
Experience with chartered accountancy
Bizhelp's Avatar
Satisfied Customers:
Bachelors Degree and CPA with Accounting work experience
Seanna's Avatar
Satisfied Customers:
3,000+ satisfied customers, all topics, A+ work
Related Homework Questions
Date Submitted
Q1. A(n) ____ class is a design identifier for a problem
I need help writing a report, which is an analysis on bubble
1. Design an ADT for a two-color, double-stack ADT that
How are faults, hypocenters, and epicenters related? Faults
For LogicPro only -- second part. For 10/5 by 11 PM I will
Can you please assist
I need help with these question. 1. given the quadratic
The members of Ike fraternity think blindfolding the
Donna Kakonge
Need help with 40 questions related to special needs
Donna Kakonge
FOR LogicPro ONLY
Ask a Tutor
Get a Professional Answer. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
41 Tutors are Online Now
Type Your Homework Question Here...
characters left:
Contact Us
Terms of Service
Privacy & Security
About Us
Our Network
© 2003-2016 JustAnswer LLC
JustAnswer UK
JustAnswer Germany
JustAnswer Spanish
JustAnswer Japan


text:
Jam with Rockfest Junior
Jam with Rockfest Junior
Project Live presents the kids' music event of the season!
Get ready to boogie with the Grammy-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, Vered, and the School of Rock House Band. At this outdoor festival celebrating music and literacy, you will also enjoy melodious make-and-takes, tuneful tasty treats, a drum tent where you can create your own beat, and much more! Get a free download of the Okee Dokee Brothers single, "Walking with Spring" when you buy tickets, and a free Douglas County Libraries tambourine at the event.
Tickets are non-refundable. Rain or shine. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free admission to children under the age of 2. Thank you for supporting Douglas County Libraries!


text:
The focus of an ongoing effort in health care quality improvement is to encourage patients to ask questions during their care. In September 2011, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched the Questions Are the Answer campaign (Table) and has used $20 million of donated marketing outreach toward building patient engagement through asking questions (Farah Englert, AHRQ, November 15, 2012, written communication). In 2002, the Joint Commission created Speak Up, an initiative that promotes patient involvement in care and emphasizes the importance of asking questions (Table).
Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.
Download citation file:
Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.
Author Reading
JAMA: 2013-06-12, Vol. 309, No. 22, Author Reading
More Listings atJAMACareerCenter.com >
Enter your username and email address. We'll send you a link to reset your password.
Enter your username and email address. We'll send instructions on how to reset your password to the email address we have on record.
Need assistance?
Athens and Shibboleth are access management services that provide single sign-on to protected resources. They replace the multiple user names and passwords necessary to access subscription-based content with a single user name and password that can be entered once per session. It operates independently of a user's location or IP address. If your institution uses Athens or Shibboleth authentication, please contact your site administrator to receive your user name and password.


text:
Technology for Students
UofL provides a variety of resources for students, including computer accounts, e-mail, discounted software and personal computers. The Blackboard system provides instructional resources and an online community for students, and the ULink system is where you can register for classes, manage your accounts, view your transcript, and more. View a quick Get Started guide.
The following topics cover subjects of interest to students:
|IT Services for students (PDF)
|Accounts and Passwords
|Learn about the types of accounts available to you and how to manage them. Also set your nickname and preferred email address here.
|Go to the Blackboard learning system and community
|Service for enhancing a student's positive online image (such as dissertations, research papers, LinkedIn profile), while at the same time decreasing the visibility of any negative online image (such as unflattering photos or blog posts where removal of material may not be an option.)
|Computer Purchases
|How to purchase a personal computer as a student
|Computer Repair
|Have your personal PC repair through the iTech Xpress store by submitting an online request form.
|Computing Centers
|About public computers centers across campus
|Black and white or color copies are available through iTech Xpress
|Email for Students
|Information on email for students
|University Alert System
|Receive real-time text and email messages during an emergency. If you are a resident, get emergency broadcasts through the phone in your room
|Go to the HelpDesk for questions or to report problems
|ITech Xpress (IT Store)
|Online store for discounted academic software, hardware, and other technology accessories.
|ULink Login
|Go to the ULink system to manage accounts, register, view transcripts and more
|Wireless Networking
|Learn about the UofL wireless network and how to use it
|Residence Hall Wireless FAQs
|Questions about using wireless in your dorm room? Find the answers here!


text:
On October 3rd 2012, Eurogamer co-founder and managing director Ruper Loman announced via the website's chat forums that "booth babes" – females hired to draw crowds to their attributed exhibition stands – were no longer welcome at the annual Eurogamer Expo. In case there was anything ambivalent about his comments, Loman signed off with the following statement: "For future shows we will be issuing formal guidelines: Booth babes are Not OK."
I am fortunate enough to have been writing about videogames professionally for several years now. Because I've never really understood that odd desire that many of my peers have – to populate your social circle with as many people as possible who all do the same job as you – and because hardly anybody reads the copy that I produce, this is an industry that I've never particularly felt a part of. I have to confess that this is exactly the way that I like it, but when everyone with a similar job description decides to get simultaneously mad or indignant about something, the resulting stream of firebrand rhetoric becomes absolutely impossible to avoid.
Before Virgin Media's booth babes had their legs re-sheathed at the 2012 Eurogamer Expo, there had already been at least two similar industry hoo-has this year, both of which also centred around charges of sexism. These "scandals" didn't incur plentiful polite discussion beneath one opinion piece… they incurred a light smattering of (occasionally) polite discussion beneath innumerable opinion pieces. What I found nauseating about all of these articles is that they were always exactly the same: different shades of the same opinion. The whole thing was about nothing more than mere one-upmanship. You think you were offended? Well, wait until you get a load of how offended I was…
I've decided to treat this article in the same way that I tend to treat random encounters with complete strangers, so I'll tactlessly shoehorn in the following statement: I once had a 4-year relationship with a Turkish girl who worked for prolonged periods as a catwalk model. On several occasions, in an attempt to help pay her way through university, she contemplated signing up to a modelling agency that specialised in catering for events in the, " technology and gadget sector."
In the end she never signed on with one of those organisations, but there's something quite spectacularly offensive about the prospect of those opportunities no longer existing for her. What's inherently wrong with all of these incensed opinion pieces is that there's a dearth of actual facts in them. Almost everything that has been written on the subject – in the past month, at least – is based solely around hare-brained assumptions about other people. Even Rab Florence's fantastically entertaining Eurogamer diatribe – click here to read that in full – resorts to signing off with a furious outburst involving a scenario that's totally imaginary:
"Have you ever seen some gamer dude getting his photo taken with a Booth Babe? Some chunky, pale guy, grinning as he puts an arm around the waist of a beautiful young girl. A moment captured forever, of this guy and this girl. The guy is probably a good guy. A good friend, a kind person. A good son. He'll be a good dad one day. But in that moment? When that photo is being taken? He's not posing for a photo beside a person. He's posing for a photo with a thing he's seen. A beautiful, unattainable thing. An object."
Turning something innocent into something vaguely sinister is a technique that the British tabloids love to employ, because it does an outstanding job of instantly winding people up. I could cap this piece with a mirrored version of the above, in which I speculate about a loveable, mentally handicapped fellow, who is collecting booth babe photographs solely because his late mother used to be in a similar line of work. Both of these images are fundamentally dishonest, but for the record, people who see other people as objects aren't sexists: they're psychopaths.
Rab's article also expresses the (apparently very popular) opinion that booth babes are an antiquated thing that "we've all left behind"; as if finding women attractive is something that's now only allowed to happen when we're locked away in the privacy of our own homes. I don't walk around this stupid world like a monk: I find women attractive all day, every day. It's nothing more complicated than simple, pain-in-the-neck human nature… many apologies. I'm never encouraged to rape or belittle beautiful women just because they happen to be provocatively dressed and/or sharing the same air as me, but this "movement" seems designed to protect men who are. I've never posed for a photograph with a booth babe, nor have I ever been encouraged to enter one of their booths because of their banter. But if booth babes are good for business – and they're clearly good for business – then why do so many people, who seem to share my general apathy towards them, feel the need to stomp them out regardless?
If you've ever wandered around the hellish, Technicolour puke museum of Ibiza's West End, you'll know that the main strip is populated predominantly by pretty girls, all attempting to ensare drunken pink men into the bar that's paying their wages. For a couple of weeks, many summers ago, my aforementioned ex was one of these girls, and every day I nervously expected her to come home with horror stories. In the end, it was an experience that she actively enjoyed – she liked the attention and was never once groped or aggressed – and her only reservation was that, despite her constant enquiries, her boss wasn't massively interested in implementing a way for her to raise some kind of alarm if something did go wrong.
For the record, I whole-heartedly applaud Rupert Loman's decision to usher some of this year's booth babes into the 18+ area of the expo. It is now very much a family-friendly event, and the concept of women brandishing QR codes on their backsides is not only astonishingly tacky, it's inappropriate. But blanket-banning an entire sub-section of paid workers as a response isn't just disingenuous, it's downright bloody creepy. If issues are raised about inappropriate dress, deal with them. If workers are being mistreated by punters, investigate. If employers are forcing unwilling staff to wear racy clothing, then find a company that isn't doing that. And if these girls are happy to wear hotpants – and there isn't a QR code emblazoned on the arse – then what exactly is the problem? You don't buy hotpants from Ann Summers, you buy hotpants from Primark. They sell because some girls like to wear them. This whole thing calls to mind a discussion that I had with a decidedly bellendian friend of mine a while back, in which he argued that Lollipop Chainsaw was sexist, exclusively because the outfit that Juliet Starling wore throughout it was pandering to perverts. It's mandatory attire for tens of thousands of pre-teen girls in America, I told him. He wasn't interested. He was upset because some imaginary pervert – but not him, not ever – was probably going to get some kind of sexual kick out of it.
Earlier this year, I attended a press event in London in which booth babes – along with a few of their male doppelgangers – were out in force. The male quarter of this demographic were universally useless; tasked with manning demo pods housing software that nobody had seen before, none of them had bothered to ask their employer for any extra information, so in most cases, they did little more than covertly express how much they didn't want to be there. On the other hand, their female counterparts were impressive in the extreme; enthusiastic, knowledgeable about the product they were tasked with promoting, and eager to chat with anybody who dared to ask them a question. As I left the event, one of these ladies was in the middle of giving an interview to a German journalist, carefully answering questions that were clearly intended to have been directed at a developer.
She was wearing the following: smart shoes, black trousers and a branded, tight-fitting T-shirt. I'm more than happy to admit that she was one of the most beautiful women that I've ever laid my eyes upon, but was she technically a "booth babe"? Did the lack of revealing dress excuse her from that description? Would the extra mile that she went to, professionally, be enough to earn her a place at next year's Eurogamer Expo? What's more, is Rupert Loman going to stand at the Expo gates next year policing his prim new dress code? And if our only aim here is to protect the children, will the dress code apply to cosplayers too? These questions bring attention to what is really bothering me about all of this: this is an extremely complicated issue, and just because you're paid to write periodical opinion pieces for a living doesn't mean that discussion is free to be completely ruled out.
"It's about the bigger picture"
No it isn't; it's about a revenue stream for young women that a band of self-righteous people are trying rather desperately to destroy altogether. Eurogamer is an influential outfit – deservedly so – but if others follow suit in this area, what exactly has been achieved? It's very revealing that countless games journalists, so desperate to present themselves to the world as tub-thumping liberals at every available opportunity, don't realise that they're essentially gunning for what is, when you lay it down flat, nothing more than puritanical censorship. Championing the misguided idea that the female form corrupts, somehow. That it's their responsibility to protect under-sexed gamers from women that aren't biologically related to them. That sex itself is beneath them. That the poor, self-conscious petals who work as booth babes don't have any idea what the hell they're doing, and desperately need to be saved.
I've always been utterly fascinated by the concept of the "moral panic", not least because those movements are always based on nowt more substantial than frenzied hot air. When I was fifteen years old – and this is a true story, by the way – a senior staff member at my school successfully lobbied for me to be expelled, because she'd heard a rumour that I had repeatedly viewed a pirated copy of Oliver Stone's film Natural Born Killers. That sounds utterly ridiculous in hindsight, but nobody thinks straight when they're neck-deep in the shit, and back then, Natural Born Killers was a recruitment film designed expressly to turn troubled young men into serial killers. Common sense didn't exist, and mob mentality ruled all.
In this situation, one thing is for certain: almost nobody appears to give a damn about the actual people involved here. Everyone's keen to pontificate about imaginary sexism, about the prospect of corrupted children, and about how we can all celebrate now because the games industry has finally de-shackled itself from its own seedy past. But a small handful of jobs – until now filled by young women – no longer exist as a result of all this, and the only people who don't matter in – and have never been invited to – this discussion are those very same people. How on earth is that not sexist?
Look at him. Look at that games journalist. Look into his eyes. Imagine what's going through his mind as he writes that blog post on the brilliance of babe-free gaming expos. "Pardon me my darling, but your line of work makes me feel terribly uncomfortable, so I have gone to the trouble of terminating your employment… please, don't thank me. Now, I think it's time for you to cover up and disappear behind the deli counter at Sainsbury's, there's a good girl…"
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I'll sign off with a few rather macabre words from VG247's Patrick Garrett who, after likening booth babes to the cancerous effects of breathing in second-hand cigarette smoke – yes, really – went on to reveal that the real issue here wasn't exploitation or sexism, but the fact that he felt that he was being patronised…
"Make us bend over and shoot our asses because you're a perennially erect, two-footed penis. You have no brain: you will buy this product because we marketed at your biology like an 0898 number in the back of a 'lads' mag. Women are asses you want to f*ck. You're a f*ck-rod. Now give us some money."
Weep for him.
About the Author: Chet Roivas has been writing about games professionally for several years, and now contributes primarily to the zavvi.com blog.


text:
The actress donated $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Haitian health care provider Partners in Health and AmeriCares, all organizations participating in the relief effort in the Caribbean country where at least 150,000 have died in the disaster, according to E!.
Aniston also took part in Friday night's celebrity telethon, Hope for Haiti Now, which has so far raised $58 million.
See what other readers have to say about this story – or leave a comment of your own