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Ballard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,249.[1] Its county seat is Wickliffe.[2] The county was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842 and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly.[3] Ballard is a prohibition or dry county.
Ballard County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Ballard County was formed from portions of American Revolutionary War, and later commanded a company during the War of 1812. On February 17, 1880, the courthouse was destroyed by a fire, which also destroyed most of the county's early records.[4] The county seat was transferred from Blandville to Wickliffe in 1882.[5]
Ballard County has a history of racial violence, dating back to the 19th century.
The journalist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells, in her 1895 pamphlet A Red Record, details the gruesome death of C.J. Miller, an African-American traveling near Ballard County.[6]
On Wednesday, July 5, 1893, Two girls, Mary and Ruby Ray, were found murdered outside their home, near Wickliffe. Few clues were left except a blue coat at the crime scene. As news of the murders spread, search parties noticed a white man hiding in a nearby cornfield, who ran after being fired upon. A bloodhound picked up the scent of the man in the cornfield, and tracked him to a ferry that ran between Wickliffe and Birds Point, Missouri. The ferry operator, Frank Gordon, said that he had one passenger that evening, who had been either white or possibly "a very bright mulatto." The bloodhound picked up the scent of the suspect on the Missouri shore, but could not track him further inland.
On Thursday, July 6, in Sikeston, Missouri, C.J. Miller, an African-American traveler from Springfield, Illinois, had a verbal and physical altercation with a train brakesman at a train depot, for which Miller was arrested by Sikeston authorities late that morning. Upon noticing Miller was wearing a blue vest without any coat, and that Miller had rings inscribed with the first names of the two girls in his possession, the sheriff in Sikeston telegraphed the sheriff in Ballard County that he had his suspect in custody. However, no rings were ever taken into evidence.
The Ballard County sheriff, without an arrest warrant, and "a posse of thirty well-armed and determined Kentuckians," chartered a train Thursday evening and traveled to Sikeston to apprehend Miller, who professed to have never visited the state of Kentucky, from the Sikeston jail and extradite him to Kentucky. On Friday morning, the Ballard County sheriff sought out Gordon to see if he could identify Miller as the man he transported to Missouri on Wednesday evening. Gordon said that Miller was not the man he transported. After the Ballard County sheriff threatened Gordon with arrest on charges of complicity to murder, Gordon recanted his prior statements and said that Miller was the man he had ferried across the Mississippi River. While Gordon and the search parties who spotted the suspect in the woods noted that the suspect was white, the Cairo Evening Telegram noted that Miller was, in Wells' words, "a dark brown skinned man, with kinky hair, 'neither yellow nor white.'" The Ballard County sheriff released Miller to the custody of the mob, who prepared to lynch Miller.
The father of the two murdered girls protested at what was about to take place, certain that their murderer was a white man and still free, and that an innocent man was about to be killed in the name of justice. Miller was transported to the county seat of Ballard County and on Friday, July 7, 1893, Miller made his final pleas of innocence to the mob. Even as "numbers of rough, drunken men crowded into [Miller's] cell" to coerce a confession from Miller, he still proclaimed his innocence, stating "burning and torture here lasts but a little while, but if I die with a lie on my soul, I shall be tortured forever. I am innocent." At 3:00 that afternoon, a heavy log chain, weighing over one hundred pounds, was placed around Miller's neck, and he was dragged through the streets of the county seat and suspended from a telegraph pole. Miller was then raised with a stick and allowed to drop, breaking Miller's neck. Members of the armed, drunken crowd then shot Miller repeatedly. Miller's body was suspended for two hours, after which his fingers and toes were cut off by Ballard Countians as souvenirs, and Miller's body was burned in the streets.
Wells concludes "it is the honest and sober belief of many who witnessed the scene that an innocent man has been barbarously and shockingly put to death in the glare of the 19th century civilization, by those who profess to believe in Christianity, law and order."[7]
On October 15, 1903, a mob organized near Wickliffe and the county jailer surrendered the keys to the Ballard County jail, to the mob. Tom Hall, a black man, accused of the critical wounding of a white man near Kevil on October 11, was lynched and left partially naked, suspended from a tree in Wickliffe.[8] Tom Hall professed his innocence in the shooting, which occurred after a disagreement between two white men and a group of black men; Hall stated he was an innocent bystander wounded by crossfire.[9]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 274 square miles (710 km2), of which 247 square miles (640 km2) is land and 27 square miles (70 km2) (9.9%) is water.[10]
Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve is a 458 acres (1.85 km2) nature preserve located in Ballard County, in the Barlow Bottoms. The preserve is part of the 3,000-acre (12 km2) Axe Lake Swamp wetlands complex which supports at least eight rare plant and animal species. The site has been recognized as a priority wetland in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.[11]
As of the census[17] of 2000, there were 8,286 people, 3,395 households, and 2,413 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 per square mile (13/km2). There were 3,837 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.32% White, 2.87% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
There were 3,395 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.
The age distribution was 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,130, and the median income for a family was $41,386. Males had a median income of $32,345 versus $20,902 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,035. About 10.70% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 15.40% of those age 65 or over.
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Certainly it did, but not necessarily in the ways that Microsoft promised. Xbox 360 was a great gaming device, one that Microsoft continually improved upon in a way that was unheard of in the game business until this generation. It constantly added significant new features, upgraded the user experience and moved from an also-ran to a major player, forcing the competition to follow suit. The PlayStation 2 you bought in 2001 was the same exact machine in 2005, but the Xbox 360 you bought that year would be unrecognizable now. Xbox 360 did change everything.
Not enough exclusives in the final half of the current gen. Sorry but that's true talk.
I do agree but i think that those resources were moved to the next Xbox is why and it will pay dividends next gen.
I think their strategy has been sell to the core for 5 or so years then sell to the casuals for 3 or so when the price is lowered while gearing up for the core again in the next gen.
For 3.5 years?? Sony will have plenty of games for PS4, and they didn't need to gimp on the ps3's amount of exclusives. That's no excuse. Microsoft dropped the ball for the last 3 years. 720 is no excuse, when we see that PS3 is getting A LOT of games this year by Sony, even though it's also having a good amount for PS4 games this year too.
I'm no fanboy of any one company, but seriously I lost faith in Microsoft as a hardcore game provider.
But I still won't click dissagree--because it's your opinion, and besides, Microsoft might really switch it up and come hard next gen.
At the end of the day it all depends on what exclusives you prefer. In the past 6 months or so Microsoft has put out Halo 4, Gears of War Judgement, Forza Horizon and Battleblock Theater. I've enjoyed these games a lot and still do.
In that same time period, the only game from Sony that I've found worthwhile is God of War Ascension. Sony didn't put out any exclusives that I enjoyed throughout the entirety of 2012 either so for me, Microsoft is providing much more on the exclusives front.
Defiance, you got it.
Microsoft has by far the most first party studios. Most of which are are working on unannounced titles. Going by this, the Xbox Infinite launch lineup may be the greatest lineup. Ever.
And fortunately for Xbox gamers when it comes to games it's about quality, not quantity. I'm still waiting for a Halo killer on the Playstation.
@NeverEnding, actually they have about the same.
MS has 19 and Sony has 15. At least 5 of Microsoft's first party developers are currently working on Kinect titles, or "family" casual crap. At least 2 of the other studios simply help the other studios with projects. Only 2 studios have a "major release next generation project" listed. That leaves 343 which will probably make a quick Halo titles for the nextbox, and MAYBE Lionhead will make a Fable title for it.
Meanwhile what are Sony studios doing? They already have InFamous, Killzone, and other AAA titles announced and other studios working on unannounced next generation titles. Meanwhile these same studios have current generation titles coming like The Last of Us..... Plus a lot of them are doing Vita titles as well.
Will MS have a lot of games for next generation? Maybe, but its going to be overwhelmed with Kinect crap. two sports titles, two "family" titles, and other "kinect based titles."
Edit: Also that number for Sony doesn't include 2nd party exclusive studios. They very well can get even more games from Insomniac and Quantic Dream.....
"I think that those resources were moved to the next Xbox."
Haha yeah right! Right now Microsoft is doing the worst out of the big three When it comes to bringing on the exclusives and that has been happening for years now. Their increase on focus on Kinect has primarily caused this and this new console announcement seems to be the only thing to reassure people if not, bye bye Xbox.
Ive no doubt the resources were switch to XB3. My question is why should I support a console that MS itself only supports for half its lifecycle?
If I fall for it again it will be my own fault. It would be the 3rd time in a row and I'd have to say I was a very slow learner. If your hand keeps getting burnt, stop touching the stove.
The only reason I would, and probably will fall for it is because I actually WANT there to be more than one relevant console. I would prefer if Sony WASNT the only one looking after gamers, so I remain ever hopeful, but seriously, MS needs a change of attitude and to refocus on the consumers that made this industry viable in the first place.
"I think their strategy has been sell to the core for 5 or so years then sell to the casuals for 3 or so when the price is lowered"
Funny thing is that there are many many people in here who would NEVER admit such a thing.
I agree. I think a wait-and-see-approach is best when it comes to X720. There is a huge possibility that MS will continue with casuals.
The thing people often don't get is MS consistent strategy at attempting to make 3rd party successful.
They create the platform and improve the platform so that 3rd party can flourish.
Just look at the amount of features you get and how well Xbox LIVE works. Then look at the competition.
It is clear as day, where the investment is put into.
@nuke - but that advantage will be meaningless next gen, because Sony learned a lot from the PS3 and because of that PS4 will be able to offer a lot of online features that the PS3 couldn't simply because every online feature was an afterthought, whereas on the 360 it was part of the console's design. In addition, the x86 architecture, and the fact that Sony won't be 1 year late to the party means that third party support will be pretty equal across the board, but we've already seen Indie developers flocking to Sony like never before.
I have absolutely no doubt that MS will have a very strong launch line up. But the fact that they've pretty much given up on the game support in the last three years proves to me that they just want people to get invested in the ecosystem and then give up on them. The only reason they've made any games for the 360 in the past couple of years is due to pressure from Sony. On e other hand, if you look at PS2, it still had major exclusives at the end of it's life cycle with NO competition, AND had some games even when PS3 was released e.g GOW2, SOTC, Okami (I think). And now they are proving this again with two major exclusives in the second half of this year.
That's why I wouldn't hesitate to invest in a Sony console early, but I will think twice about the 720, because of he reasons above and the RROD fiasco.
You're saying they were busy making the platform and XBL better for third-parties? That's your spin?
How does that keep their first-party game developers from making games?
"I think their strategy has been sell to the core for 5 or so years then sell to the casuals for 3 or so when the price is lowered while gearing up for the core again in the next gen."
I think you're delusional.
"but that advantage will be meaningless next gen, because Sony learned a lot from the PS3 and because of that PS4 will be able to offer a lot of online features that the PS3 couldn't simply because every online feature was an afterthought, whereas on the 360 it was part of the console's design"
You are assuming MS isn't moving forward, making further enhancements.
"But the fact that they've pretty much given up on the game support in the last three years proves to me that they just want people to get invested in the ecosystem and then give up on them."
In what way has MS given up on "them". I mean the games are still released, and MS is providing further tools to enhance that experience.
"That's why I wouldn't hesitate to invest in a Sony console early, but I will think twice about the 720, because of he reasons above and the RROD fiasco."
We already know that about you. Nothing would make you invest in an Xbox.
"How does that keep their first-party game developers from making games?"
By MS putting their money i.e. resources on building out the platform and supporting it properly. You know, researching what features are useful and introducing them in a useful fashion.
You support a gaming console with games. Xbox 360 has been around for almost 8 years. How many resources could they possibly be spending at this time researching features? You gotta quit the bullsh**.
The "X" in Xbox is a variable. It could be a gaming box or a cable box or anything, unlike PLAYstation. And considering Microsoft admitted that they didn't intend to get into console gaming in the first place, it is safe to assume that the Xbox brand is a Trojan horse designed to infiltrate your living rooms.
That is why after the brand's newly gained success, Microsoft priorities quickly started to change with less core gaming support and more focus on the casuals and "entertainment" apps.
Just look at what takes priority at their conferences these past few years. They don't care about you. They care about the masses.
The reason why you don't see Sony doing this is because they have smart TVs, Blu-ray players and other hardware in homes which already give people access to all of these entertainment apps Microsoft has been pushing on the Xbox, so they can focus more on gaming with the PlayStation.
To all the people above who went apeshit over my comment."I think" is imperitive and not the same as believing, knowing, etc, but it does take an average 3.5 to 4 years to build new engines and make new games. I'm not talking about recycled updated engines. Also during this time of low quantity exclusives as you would say, quality is a subjective matter, MS also had a major restructuring of all their studios and brought on more new studios than they killed. This is what brought me to that thought and is but one possibility, and TY Donnieboi for not fanboying out. You are one of the few. I do agree that it is no excuse just a possibility. For the record I don't like any of you xbots, sony fanboys, or you PC elitists i have owned pretty much every system since the atari 2600, so keep your childish BS to yourself and only open your mouths if you have something intelligent to say.
@nuke - LOL, right that's why I have one broken 360 and one working one on my TV stand. That's why nothing would make me invest in an Xbox...what?
I wasn't directing my comment at you, just at certain things you said. MS is bound to have pushed forward with new technologies, but we can only decide whether those advances are good enough when they are announced. I was very impressed by the features that Sony showed for the PS4, because they announced a lot of things that were unexpected, so the ball is in MS' court now.
We'll see on May 21st I guess, can't wait to see what they show off.
I have to agree with u. I know alot of die hard xbox fans would deny that having more new exclusives doesnt matter to them but if that were true then, "What is the real reason we buy a console for?" To me if exclusives really dont matter then there really is no point in having 3 different consoles.
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Better online, cross game chat, better 3rd party game performance, preferred controller, more friends have it, Less mandatory installs, Kinect, more market place choices... those are just some of the other incentives people might choose when they picked up 360 over PS3. But 360 had a lot of exclusives that no one bought. That is because they were not what 360 owners wanted to play. I am yet to buy a game simply because it is exclusive. Anyone who just buys game simply because they are exclusive, need to stop wasting good money on crap games. I only buy and play games that seem worth while to me. If all exclusives were as good as GOW, Halo, Uncharted... you might have a point. But most are not.
You have a point but at the end of the day, "GAMES" is what really matters & as ive stated, if exclusives really dont matter then there really is no point in have 3 consoles.
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Totally agree and want all three to do well for only through competition will gaming advance.I do like Forza, Gears, and Halo. I also like Uncharted and God of War. I also prefer XBL over PSN, but these are my opinions. Every consumer has to decide for themselves what is worth their dollar. With that said if MS, Sony, Nintendo, or even Steam do anything to I find egregious I will drop their ass like a bad habit.
Tell me all about Starhawk and Twisted Metal, how important were they?
This has been my problem with Sony's exclusive games for the past couple years, they've all been terrible except for Uncharted 3.
I know other people feel the same as well because nobody bought them. Starhawk, Twisted Metal, PlayStation All-Stars were their exclusive games for 2012 and they all flopped.
Exclusives are important, but only as important as they are relevant. You can bring out 20 exclusives but if only three out of those twenty are good then what's the point?
A lot of people on this site are short sighted and are constantly using the "exclusives" excuse to fuel their little agenda. But in the outside world is where the real truth lies and we see what game consumers really want from both consoles.
I enjoyed Viva Pinata, Alan Wake, Forza Horizon, Blue Dragon, Banjo N&B and the first Ninety Nine Nights (There was barely anything to play when the first NNN came out).
Don't get me wrong, I like Twisted Metal and I supported it. My point was how this site is a constant deluge of people talking about how important exclusives are, yet they are never advertised or supported by Sony and the faithful.
But of course, Kaz forbid any of you ever look inwardly at yourselves and whether or not you practice what you preach.
If Sony franchises dont sell then how come Twisted metal managed to spawn 8 games?
The fault with Twisted metal ps3 lies solely at eat.sleep.play, the demo they released didnt work and then after the game launched online didnt work and it pissed me off. Also Jaffe left before the game launched doesnt really inspire confidence in a game if the lead director leaves. Even with all that Jaffe has said Sony found the game a moderate success so it made a profit prob low budget small studio helped with that.
The playstation gamers dont buy games is the biggest myth in gaming at this point. Sony has more succesfull franchises then Microsoft who are resorted to release the same 1s every year. While Sony is pumping out 3 new IP's this year alone, next to the recurring franchises they have.
But yeah Playstation gamers dont buy games... The company that releases more games just so they dont sell it all makes sense...
Bingo. You hit the nail right in the head.
The whole argument about Sony having more exclusives is mute considering a lot of them poorly delivered. More doesn't mean better. Of course, the fanboys will argue this to death. Their is always somebody with their huge lists of exclusives that has games that barely hit the top 50 in sales like All Stars or LBP Karting. These 2 games seriously flopped.
Like I always said, The 360 has quality, the ps3 has quantity.
They were still important, even if they didn't sell tens of millions.
But here's the thing: SOMEBODY bought them. It's been rare- can you name one game, actually?- that a Sony exclusive hasn't AT LEAST broken even.
It seems the only people who expect every exclusive to sell 5+ million are the ones who HOPE they don't. I guess these people forget that even most multiplats don't sell millions. All those movie tie-ins and Disney show cash-ins sell a few hundred thousand copies, and that's across multiple consoles.
But I guess acknowledging that would make the "point" you're trying to make more difficult to accept.
All that aside, it's exclusives that draw me. When and if I get a Wii U, it will be because of Bayonetta, Project X, and the like; it WON'T be because of Miiverse or Arkham City. I will get a 360 for Lost Odyssey, Vesperia, and others, NOT for Call of Duty or cross game chat. Got my PSP for Crisis Core, my DS for TWEWY, my PS3 for GT5.
C'mon, are you REALLY arguing that exclusives aren't important because EVERY one doesn't sell millions upon millions?
Ravenor hit a nerve and majie was hurt. He was talking about 2012. Like someone up above said in the past 6 months gears, halo and forza hit.
Sony had very little all last year. I still play 360 more than ps3 or wii. Online is better, UI is better and games are still better.
lol @ all you "Microsoft is all about quality over quantity" preachers. Is that why their latest 3 game releases of the usual Halo, Gears and Forza have been the lowest scored games in their respective franchises yet? Two of which were also the slowest selling? For every amount of "quality" games Microsoft release can be matched by Sony's amount of exclusive releases. But we also get many of these so-called "irrelevant" IPs that " no one cares about" on top of those other big releases. If there's a fanbase and Sony continues to support that fanbase no matter how niche they are then how can you possibly see that as a bad thing?
I swear some of you 360 fanboys grasp at those straws pretty tightly.
I have to completey agree with Hicken here.
I hear the constant Xbox fan argument that "Sony is quantity and MS is quality". How does that even make sense? Do Sony not have AT LEAST the same amount of quality exclusives as MS, because to say they don't is an absurdity.
It's like no-one has noticed that the BIG, BRASS MS exclusives that you all call "quality > quantity" have been the lowest scoring in their respective franchises? And also the slowest selling.
The second argument I hear is that Sony exclusives don't sell so they are irrelevant. This is laughable because I know for fact that many of the multiplatform games you Xbox guys buy and support and tell us all are better than most exclusives, they don't sell near as well as the Xbox exclusives you always bang on about.
I mean just check out how little the awesome 3D DOT GAME HEROES sold:
"According to Famitsu magazine, 3D Dot Game Heroes sold 17,300 units in Japan by the end of 2009, making it the 463rd best-selling game of the year in that region.[14] Atlus USA reported in October 2010 that 3D Dot Game Heroes sold 160,000 units, greater than six times the amount they had anticipated."
Yet it was more successful than was anticipated and has hundreds of thousands of fans. Yet, that's irrelevant to Xbox fanboys because it didn't sell more than 2 million. See what I mean?
I mean really, what's it going to be?
Sony breaks even AT LEAST with every exclusive they provide. That's because they don't spend marketing assets on every game and they don't give each game the same budget that GT5 or Uncharted has for example.
Starhawk and Twisted Metal are relevant to the people that bought them. It's not like 20 people that bought them. It's 10s and 100s of thousands. That's a fanbase whether you want to call it irrelevant to prop up your poorly put together arguments or not.
It's so hypocritical, because so many of the multiplatform titles that you guys support don't sell particularly well either.
And guess what? Sony have AT LEAST broke even with their "poorly performing" games. Did they meet Sony expectations? Nope, but did Sony even bother marketing any of them well??? There you go.
These games add to the diversity of their portfolio and they can put the money that they DIDN'T LOSE back into their productivity pot. And the gamers that put hundreds of hours into these multiplayer games don't have the rug pulled from under them like MS does. They are still a company who support risks despite some of their under-performing software.
Alot of the above comments can be responded to in one easy way:
It's easy to market and sell ONE game, compared to 3 to 7 games.....
Combine all the sales from Sony's exclusives, and they easily match the sales from the very few exclusives MS released....
And finding a few duds as examples is a terrible excuse. Twisted Metal did bad because it came from a terrible studio that had huge promises, but instead sat are their arse the entire time and did nothing. Don't see Sony working with them now do you?
What about Resistance, Killzone, InFamous, Gran Turismo, Heavy Rain, Uncharted, The Last of Us..... Quality over quantity my arse. Sony explores and finds quality, sure every single one isn't "AAA" but hey we still get to play them. It's a lot better than waiting for either Gears or Halo to release all the time..... Come up with something new, and support new talent and stories.
"A lot of people on this site are short sighted and are constantly using the "exclusives" excuse to fuel their little agenda."
And a lot of people on this site try to downplay quality games to suit their own little agenda.
Some people pretend that if a game doesn't sell Halo numbers, it's worthless. If it doesn't get a 90 or above on Metacritic, it's worthless. If it's not advertised on soda cans, it's worthless.
You'd have to have an agenda to act like only three out of twenty exclusives are any good, when the reality is, the vast majority of the games people bring up in the exclusive argument did well critically.
Starhawk and Twisted Metal, two games from 2012 that people like to crap on or brush under the rug, are rated 77 and 76 on Metacritic, compared to 79 and 80 for Gears and God of War, putting them just two to four points shy of the so-called "relevant" games. Even AllStars and LittleBigPlanet Karting... the weakest of the notable exclusives in a slow year for PS3, still managed to earn a 74 and a 73.
So that begs the question... What exactly is your standard for "good" anyway?
What's really amazing is that you act like people who talk up those games have an agenda, as if scores like that suggest the games are crap that nobody should be interested in.
But you can keep telling yourself the games aren't any good. Me and plenty of others will keep playing them and talking about them, because we enjoy good games, even if they aren't as "relevant" as the super big budget, explosive action sequel to the greatest super-realistic epic space war shooter of all time and even if we can't get 15 minutes of double XP from every bag of potato chips we buy.
Fortunately for some of us, our preferences, recognition of quality, and enjoyment of a game isn't driven by how many million people bought or didn't buy it, so we can see the value in a publisher that is willing to try something that is new, innovative, or risky, and isn't afraid try something that isn't guaranteed to be a Halo killer.
@Donnie Ok? MS never promised new Ip's late this gen?
Either way I'd say yes.
first 4-5 years their message was we are for core gamers than all of the sudden they cared more about casuals and apps on xblive along with advertisement or being a cable box
first 4-5 years A
last 3 years d-
bought 360 at launch but instead of making me a day one buyer for their next system instead i am more cautious than ever before
i have a fear MS will talk about kinect and media box and always online more than actual games on may 21st and i don't mind being 100% wrong on this prediction
Not to many kid games. Got the wii for the kids. Much more kid friendly system.
"Not enough exclusives"
In the real world outside of N4G the 360 has the most exclusives. Not just in games ether.
Heck, 3 years later, has Microsoft kept its Kinect promises?
I have yet to see a "hardcore" Kinect game that wasn't complete trash.
I agree cause I haven't heard any new news regarding kinec lately, but I'm pretty sure they will in the next gen.
"Rise of Nightmares" was a pretty good game.
Kinect needs too much space to use. That's one of the main problems for me. Just a gimmick device that got me in the wallet.
I don't really care. I had a lot of fun with my 360~
Interesting look back at some quotes, but this can be done with any of the big three. They use bold statements about the potential for their hardware, and while they may be able to do the things they say, there may not be enough financial incentive to do those things. Still, they should address the statement as potentiality, and not assert.
I see the Microsoft PR campaign is in full effect. A reveal must be coming soon.
some of the things they said back in the early days of the 360, and what they actually did.
"feedback is more important than motion controls"
they then launched kinect, where you get no physical feedback.
"it's a games console"
now it seems to be a media centre that also plays some games, of course all the media apps are kept behind a gold wall, pay ms a sub to pay somebody else a sub, i still can't understand how people are ok with that part.
"the 360 will be remembered as the most reliable console ever".
do i need to tell you what happened there?
now they they have done some good stuff.
the indie games service was great.
just a shame it now seems to be an afterthought for ms who seem obsessed with non gaming services, which annoyingly for most of the world seem to be restricted to the us.
and they did let the BBC Iplayer be used by anybody with a 360, mind you that was only because they had no other choice, it was either let everybody have it or they couldn't put it on 360.
they have had some quite frankly fantastic games in the past, i don't know if the precipitous drop off of titles is due to the upcoming next gen or if they have actually shifted their focus more to the other media functions, i guess we'll get an idea about that in may.
I just hope their next conference is different. Otherwise N4G will never move on.
..sigh.. I wish they would just drop out already. I know people like the Xbox, but they have burned me too many times.
They want to "win" the living room, but make you pay for it on top of everything you already have to pay for, it doesn't make sense. ..and I think a couple of people are forgetting about a little thing called cross game chat that the PS4 will definitely have for free. That's why they keep trying to separate themselves from Sony and justify the Xbox live price by adding shit like pizza hut and red box as if there aren't a million ways to watch a movie already on live. And as far as exclusives go.. Please.. Gimme a f#$%&*g break
I'll most definitely get a PS4 first this time around. With the defects that the first Xbox360s had RROD. I don't trust that M$ will come out with a durable system first time around. I'll let the hardcore Xbox fans put the machine through it paces and when the do their first revisions then maybe I'll consider to pick one up.
M$ controls too much content with XBL. Love Sony PS3/PS4 they are not trying to gouge and nickel and dime their customers, like we see with M$. I trust Sony will come out with a strong and stable console.
Maybe 360 promises, but Kinect promises were outright lies.
Sorry but killing your first system after just 4 years is not good business. Recycling 2 generic shooters for you next console with a 33-66 percent failure rate is even worse business. 3rd console, well lets just say you can't fool me 3 times!
They came out swinging and secured some fantastic third party IPs.
Then when they mostly went multi they shifted to casual overdrive.And why wouldn`t they? Everywhere you look you see 360 fans preaching the microsoft gospel no matter what.
Why bother spending money producing quality games when your fans would literally gobble up whatever slop they served them, and, ask for more.
Hold microsoft to some accountability and maybe you could get some respect out of them.Or, you know, keep giving them your money to use your own internet connection.


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The great Parisian plotter Sonia Rykiel, who died in August aged 86, want have loved McCartney's finale. Rykiel always crave that the traditional frosty stalk of the catwalk model offended with her passion for clothes that liberated and empowered housekeepers, and preferred her models to walk arm in arm, smiling and chatting.
The first Sonia Rykiel catwalk since the end of the label's founder was bookended by tributes. It was staged at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris's Saint Germain division, not far from where Rykiel's fashion business began with her 1960s Rue de Grenelle boutique, and opened with a lineup of mock-ups whose initialled sweaters spelled out "Rykiel Forever". This being make, however, the true homage was not in the wording but in the silhouette: the sweaters had the idiosyncratic skinny rib shape, with tight sleeves and high armholes, with which Rykiel clear her name as an icon of a distinctive Saint Germain aesthetic.
Rykiel herself had stepped down from scheme duties long before her death, but her daughter and granddaughter balance engaged in the brand. The challenge for Julie de Libran, an alumni of Prada and Louis Vuitton who has been the ingenious director since 2014, is to keep the Rykiel spirit astir and dynamic. (Memories may be precious, but mawkishness doesn't sell.) This amassment channelled the confident, independent spirit that Rykiel impersonated into modern pieces: a nautical spin on oversized jackets, an August-in-Provence fight c assume on smocked summer tunics.
It was an accomplished and contemporary collection. But the remotest tribute to the talent of Rykiel were the skinny rib, rainbow-striped Lurex sweaters in which perfects lined up under the finale's glitter shower: a classic look of the prototypical Sonia Rykiel era that stood out even today as the most instantly advantageous of pieces.


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First, Gulf Power eliminated its drive-through payment box. Now it's not accepting payment at its business locations.
Oh, I get it.
If you raise rates, the Public Service Commission gets involved. But if you reduce services and charge a "service fee" of $1.50, it's OK.
For now, I think the easiest, and most economical, way to pay for this monopoly's product is to put a 50-cent stamp on the envelope and mail your payment to Birmingham.
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Market Street Donates $10,000 in Honor of Coach Maberry
May 04, 2018 10:31AM
By Lisa Drake
During Mansfield ISD's annual academic awards banquet, Monday, April 30,The United Family, parent company to Texas-based grocery retailer Market Street, presented the MISD Education Foundation with a $10,000 gift in honor of Mansfield High School head football Coach Daniel Maberry, who is currently fighting inoperable cancer.
The donation will be used to fund the district's high school food service and culinary arts programs.
"When we enter a new market, our first priority is letting those who live, work and raise families there know we are committed to jumping into that community and helping where it matters to them," said Robert Taylor, president of The United Family. "If Mansfield rallies around Coach Maberry and the strong education program here, then we will too. This is only the beginning of our support of the stellar education in Mansfield."
Monday evening's ceremony honored seniors in the district with the highest grade point averages. The formal event highlighted each scholar, but also spotlighted the teacher the student felt had the most impact in his/her life. The mission of the Mansfield ISD Education Foundation is to foster creative approaches to generate and distribute resources to the educators and students of Mansfield ISD to enrich and to meet the district's stated mission of ensuring educational and personal success.
The newest Dallas-Fort Worth Market Street location will open in Mansfield at the intersection of Broad and Canon later this month. The much-anticipated new location will feature made-to-order fresh food offerings such as salads, sandwiches, pizza, sushi bar, Asian rice bowls, pho and other Asian cuisine. Other additions include Taphouse 16, a beer and wine bar that includes barista service for custom-made coffee, smoothies and specialty drinks. The new Market Street will also feature STREETside, Market Street's exclusive service for convenient online grocery shopping.
About Market Street®
Market Street® is a grocery store "where everyday meets gourmet." Each location provides a unique and inspiring shopping experience for guests who care about food, want a healthier lifestyle and are open to fresh new food ideas. Market Street can be found in 13 communities in Texas, including Abilene, Allen, Amarillo, Colleyville, Coppell, Flower Mound, Frisco (2), Lubbock (3), McKinney, Midland, Odessa, Plano and Wichita Falls. Market Street is operated by The United Family®, a Texas-based grocery chain that has 95 stores in Texas and New Mexico under five unique brands: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, Albertsons Market and United Express. The United Family is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertson's LLC. For more information, please visit www.marketstreetunited.com.


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U.S. Adds 20K Jobs in February
U.S. job growth slowed tremendously in February, but the unemployment rate fell as well, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's latest jobs report.
There were 20,000 jobs added last month, which continued an unprecedented run of 101 straight months of job gains. However, analysts had expected a gain of 172,000, according to MarketWatch, and the 20,000 figure was the weakest report since September 2017.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.8% from its 4% mark in January, which was aided by the return of government workers after the end of the partial federal shutdown in January.
In what remains a tight labor market, strong wage growth continues. Average hourly earnings increased by 11 cents an hour (0.4%) to $27.66 last month. The year-over-year gain is now 3.4%, the best annual gain since April 2009.
"Compensation professionals are keeping a close eye on the economy and in particular the pace of wage gains," said Sue Holloway, CCP, CECP, director of executive compensation strategy at WorldatWork. "Organizations are feeling the pressure in this super-tight labor market, requiring them to increase wages and look for other ways to attract and retain talent."
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Brian Krueger is an Internet entrepreneur, author, lecturer and business leader on the subjects of job search, interviewing and best practices in hiring.
Brian graduated from the University of Notre Dame (BBA Finance) in 1982. Brian started his career in software development, then moved into talent acquisition in the tech sector.
In 1995 Brian founded CollegeGrad, one of the original three entry level job boards (along with JOBTRAK and JobDirect). CollegeGrad.com was acquired by College Enterprises, Inc. (which was later acquired by Blackboard Inc.) in early 2000 and stayed on as Vice President, while concurrently working as Director of Staffing and Employee Development for Keane, Inc. Brian later reacquired CollegeGrad.com in late 2000 and continued as President and CEO until its sale in late 2007 to QuinStreet Inc. Brian's venture fund (Mobile Recruiting Ventures) bought back CollegeGrad.com from Quinstreet in 2014.
While at CollegeGrad.com, Brian developed a series of career videos that were posted to YouTube and have received over six million views.
Brian was named the Industry Leader of the Year in 2006 in the Recruiting And Staffing Best In Class (RASBIC) Awards.
Brian is Co-Founder and CEO of Mobile Recruiting Ventures. Previously, he was Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition for Amazon.com. Prior to Amazon, he worked for Unisys, IBM and Computer Sciences Corporation.
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Xmas Monsters
My lovely girlfriend Amber and I go sketch pretty often together. I feel really lucky to have someone as awesome as her to hang around with, let alone draw silly cartoons with. Tonight we did some holiday themed monster sketches for the Strathmore "artist trading card" project. You mail off some sketches done on their trading cards and someone somewhere will send you one of theres. These are our monstrous attempts.


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Ultimate Golf Road Trip
UGRT – Round 27: The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort
As the French Lick Resort trolley begins chugging up a steep hill, reminding me more of San Francisco than what I'd expect in Indiana, my curiosity kicks into high-gear. Anticipation builds as we make the climb and I silently wonder, what's this Pete Dye Course all about? That question is quickly answered as the majestic golf course appears, and…Read more here
UGRT – Round 26: The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort
There are few golf resorts that boast two truly different golf courses. Many provide multiple layouts, but rarely does a destination offer differing experiences at each. However, at the French Lick Resort in southern Indiana, that's exactly what you'll find. The resort is home to two top 100 ranked public golf courses — the century old Donald…Read more here
Episode 22: Primland
Passing through the iron gates, and winding your way up the steep mountain road, you quickly realize Primland is no ordinary golf destination. The trip from the Primland gate to the lodge and clubhouse takes nearly 20-minutes, and offers some breathtaking views of the southern Virginia mountains. The first impression of the property is likely…Read more here
Episode 21: Spring Creek Golf Club
Spring Creek Golf Club may not be as widely known as some other top 100 publics, but it's one of the most playable golf courses you'll find. Located just 20 minutes east of Charlottesville, Virginia, Spring Creek Golf Club sits in the middle of a housing development. Not to worry though, the majority of the…Read more here
Episode 20: Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades)
The Omni Homestead Cascades course was our first true mountain golf course of the Ultimate Golf Road Trip, and it did not disappoint. Upon our arrival, we quickly learned from staff members that Sam Snead used to call this place home, honing his game here in his late teens before heading off to become…Read more here
Episode 19: Dormie Club
Nestled in a natural, serene setting, uninterrupted by civilization, Dormie Club is as secluded a golf course you'll find. Coore & Crenshaw did what they do best at Dormie — create a fun golf course that fits the natural land, all while highlighting the property's beauty. Fairways are generous, though wayward drives are likely to…Read more here
Episode 18: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
A quick walk around the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, and you're immediately struck by the old school charm. The quaint clubhouse and lodge give a nod to the golden age, while the horse-stable themed driving range bays add a distinct look to the practice tee. The recently renovated golf course features those…Read more here
Episode 17: Tobacco Road Golf Club
Tobacco Road Golf Club may be the most interesting golf course on the planet. A few weeks ago, three friends from Charlotte, NC, Brittany and I experienced the unique Mike Strantz layout, located about 30 minutes north of Pinehurst, NC. And what we discovered was arguably the most fun golf course we've ever played.…Read more here
Episode 16: Pinehurst Resort (No. 2, 4 & 8)
If you've never made a trip to Pinehurst, it's time to promptly change that. The home of American golf offers one of the best all-around experiences a golf enthusiast could ask for. Aside from the nine (yes, nine) championship golf courses, Pinehurst Resort boasts a history-filled clubhouse, expansive practice facility, 18-hole putting course, first-class…Read more here
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Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Date of birth 5 February 1992 (1992-02-05) (age 18)
Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height 1.76 m
Weight 60 kg
Playing position Striker
Current club Barcelona
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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil) Commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Brazilian club Santos and the Brazilian national football team.
Club career
After joining the squad in 2003, Neymar eventually made his Santos debut against Oeste on 7 March 2009 in a 2-1 win at the age of 17, Neymar's next appearance was against Mogi Mirim a week later, during which he scored his first goal for Santos. He is considered to be one of the most exciting young talents ever to come out of South America. On 11 April 2009, in the 2009 Campeonato Paulista semi-final first leg against Palmeiras, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 win at Estádio Vila Belmiro. In the final however, Neymar failed to perform to his full ability, and Santos crashed out to Corinthians in a 4-2 aggregate loss.
Neymar's performances for Santos have drawn comparisons to Brazilian idols such as Robinho and Pelé. He began to attract interest from many clubs such as Manchester City, Internazionale, Real Madrid, and Chelsea, with Real Madrid even going so far as to claim that they had signed a pre-contract agreement with Neymar's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, which Santos fervently denied. Following this, Santos slapped an asking price of €30 million on the player's head,and tied Neymar down to a new contract lasting until December 2014. Neymar himself said he didn't think it was time to leave Santos, and that he was only focused on the club. Neymar's agent has insisted that the Santos striker does not want to stay in his home country of Brazil.
On 15 April 2010, Neymar scored 5 goals for Santos in a 8-1 routing of Guarani in the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup. Following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista in which Neymar scored 14 goals in 19 games, the club were crowned champions after a 5-5 aggregate win over Santo André in the finals. Neymar was given the award for the best player, due to his brilliant performances in the competition.
International career
Following Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan former Brazilian football players Pelé and Romário reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup. Although the widespread opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga's squad went as far as a 14,000 signature petition, and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick Neymar, he was omitted from both the squad of 23, and the stand-by list. Although Dunga described Neymar as "extremely talented", he claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international duty.
On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected in the squad for the Brazil team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the USA on 10 August 2010. He started the game and wore the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a header coming from an André Santos cross in a 2–0 win for Brazil.


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The Little Owl at the leaf yard also appeared for a few seconds, just enough time for three hasty pictures.
Two Nuthatches came down to the leaf yard railings to take pine nuts. They were almost invisible in the shade of the bushes. At times like this you just point the camera and hope for the best.
A Goldcrest was in an even darker place inside a yew bush near the Henry Moore sculpture.
But the darkest place of all is under the bushes on the north side of the Serpentine island, where the white Mallard was resting with his mate, while a Tufted Duck passed in front of them. If Caravaggio painted ducks, the result would look something like this.
A teenage Moorhen foraged in the weeds at Peter Pan.
A Moorhen chick about ten days old was fed by its parents in one of the Italian Garden fountains, which you can hear in the background.
One of the young Great Crested Grebes from the Serpentine came under the bridge on to the Long Water, and climbed on to an abandoned Coot nest under the willow tree, where it sat for a few minutes.
I know it was from the Serpentine, because the three much younger grebe chicks from the Long Water nest were with a parent a few yards along the shore, next to their nest.
Another Coot nest, the one near the bridge, was taken over as a fishing platform by a Grey Heron. The Coots still claim this nest, but there's nothing they can do when a heron wants it. Thanks to Abigail for this fine picture.
Two Carrion Crows finished off the carcase of a Feral Pigeon killed by the notorious Lesser Black-Backed Gull. Another gull wanted to take it over, but had less authority than the killer and had to attack them to get its way. If it had been the killer, the crows would have melted away. The inappropriate musical background is due to my having filmed this in heavy rain from the shelter of the Bluebird Boats snack bar.
For the other gulls it was scavenging as usual. This Lesser Black-Back picked up a leaf, found nothing edible, and threw it aside.
A young Herring Gull examined something that came up wrapped in algae, didn't fancy it, and dropped it.
The Rose-Ringed Parakeets in the park are very fond of the beans in the pods of the catalpa trees, also known as Indian bean trees. They are Asian Indian birds, and the name of the beans refers to American Indians, so they made the discovery that there are edible beans in the pods quite recently.
A Wood Pigeon was sitting in the water in the little pool at the top of the Dell as the rain pattered down on it. It wasn't washing, just having a soak.
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When was introSCAPE® (Factor for success) launched across BASES?
- 2004
- 2006
- 2009
- 2011
Factor For Success is used as a key measure for evaluating:
- All products
- Product to be re-launched
- New brand launch
- Line extension of a brand
Nielsen BASES identified 5 dimensions to evaluate the success probability of an initiative, which of the following dimensions is included?
- Salience
- Communication
- Sales Volume
- Point of Purchase
Which of the following factors are considered when evaluating initiative's Attraction?
- Believability
- Relevance: need and desire
- Price/value
- Distinct Proposition
Which of the following statement about BASES Factor for Success is Correct?
- They are the touch points that would directly impact client's chance of success
- Some factors have a higher threshold of risky/failure, meaning they are more important
- Readiness threshold of all successful factors is the same
- All factors are important; fail on any of them will lead to unsuccessful launch.
Which service could BASES provide for concept screening?
- SnapShot
- Product Advisor
- Volume Forecast
How many Factors for Success would be test for BASES I study?
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Which of the following should be provided by client in a volume forecast?
- Factors for success
- Customer purchase intent
- Marketing plan
- None of these above
If a product got "risky" in probability of success, it means that:
- It may have got a failure in one factor for success
- It may have got an outstanding in one factor for success
- The product will be twice as likely to fail as succeed
- The product is not recommended to be launched
Match the term with the correct statement
Distinct PropositionStand out versus the competition in a substantial way, providing benefit-driven differentiation; this is true innovation
Message ConnectionConvey your key selling message in a simple & translatable way that results in internalized understanding. This is deep, not superficial, comprehension
CredibilityGive consumers sufficient reason to believe you will deliver on your promises


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Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission's Reliability Frameworks Review
by Tony Wood and David Blowers
Submission to the AEMC's Reliability Frameworks Review, Friday 7 September
The reliability of Australia's electricity system is currently a major concern for policymakers and consumers. The AEMC's Reliability Frameworks Review is timely but appears to have too narrow a focus. The current focus fails to explicitly address concerns about the sufficiency of existing reliability mechanisms and misses the opportunity to canvass alternatives. In particular, the current and future investment environment is more challenging than the AEMC's Issues Paper acknowledges. More intermittent, zero-marginal-cost generation may mean the existing market no longer provides adequate pricing signals for private investment in new capacity. The Reliability Framework for the NEM should provide a clear set of guidelines, to be followed by the market operator, that covers all circumstances (including a lack of private investment), works as far as possible with the existing market, and is clearly understood by market participants and policymakers.


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