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kishorshack - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkAgain an amazing gaming notebook from MSI
Overall Gaming Experience Amazing
LCD should have been a bit better
Specially in gaming notebook
Where what you see forms the basis of your overall experience Reply
Meaker10 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkThere are not that many good 17.3" panels out there if any. The 15.6" version ships with a PLS screen though. Reply
lukedaly - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkWell the LCD still isn't any good, it's no where close to matching the top notebooks that are on the market. /Luke from http://www.consumertop.com/best-laptop-guide/ Reply
phdchristmas - Saturday, April 19, 2014 - linkI bought last years G70 with the GTX 770M. I needed a laptop to play FFXIV:ARR as my ole dependable Z575 wasn't going to cut it.
I agree the LCD is poor at best. very uncomfortable viewing angles.
came with CAS 11 memory and 5400 rpm hdd's in a raid0.
And they threw in windows 8, without the bios update to fix a S3 wake error which complicated a lot of things, because the bios update from the MSI website would say "THIS BIOS IS NOT FOR THIS DEVICE" then shutdown. I took it back to the store and they just ended up giving a replacement with the same problems. The way transactions work in this country i couldn't return for a full refund, only store credit.
Ended up gutting it and installing win7 to make it work. Warranty voided, but that was going to happen anyways. The point is that i shouldn't have to apply my technical skills and spend 12+hours to get a damn $1600 gaming laptop to work as intended.
I'll be sure to avoid MSI in the future Reply
kosmokenny - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkThey announced that the GS70 will be available with the 870m, is there any word yet on when that will be arriving? Reply
rxzlmn - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkYou can already buy that, depending on where you live. Both GS60 and GS70 with 870M are avalaible (albeit at limited stock) here in Singapore. Reply
willis936 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkHeavy and loud but that's a lot of hardware. Please review the P34G v2. Reply
highbrow - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkOr maybe Jarrod could finish the full review he promised of the P34G v1? It's only been 6 months. Reply
willis936 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI would agree with you but I'm not considering buying a P34G v1 this summer. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkThe P34G review had to be canceled -- basically, something died on my test unit during stress testing. Sorry for the lack of an update, but I didn't want to make a big deal about it and it was basically at the point where by the time I could get a replacement it would be too old to worry much about the review. I'm going to try and get one of the newer 800M Gigabyte laptops at some point, but no promises! Reply
HaloTechnology - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkThe cooling and the Display of the Alienware 17 is Superior Reply
danwat1234 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkThe MSI GT70 and GT60 laptops has a 12 volt cooling fan that moves about 25CFM of air according to tomshardware! The alienware uses multiple 5V fans. I think the MSI implementation is better. Reply
nathanddrews - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkA 4K panel would be a nice pairing with this hardware! Or 880M SLI...
Toshiba is bringing out the $1499 P55t April 22:
15.6-inch 3,840 x 2,160
Intel Core i7
AMD Radeon R9 M265X 2 GB GDDR5
Sub out some of those parts and features to offset the cost of the 880M and it might still be around $2,000 total to get a 4K panel... in theory. Reply
emarston - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkThey do sell versions with 3K screens in 15.6" form factor Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - link1K short. ;-) Reply
Khenglish - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI do not understand why MSI uses a single fan for a 17" notebook with a top end GPU. They have a fake fan exhaust vent where the 2nd fan should be. Hell even Apple uses 2 fans on their tiny laptops with a dGPU. Reply
Meaker10 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkNumber of fans is less important than total CFM and heatsink area. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkYou're right. and this fan doesnt have nearly the CFM required to properly cool this beast. thus, there should really be a second fan. Reply
danwat1234 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - link25CFM or so. 6 watts or so. Reply
danwat1234 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkBecause it is a larger 12V fan, they don't need a second fan. All other laptops use 5V fans. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI've always wondered why laptop GPU's include so much extra GPU RAM. I've never seen a GTX660 with 4GB of RAM, much less 8. Yet I saw GTX460M's configured with 4GB of RAM years ago. What gives? Reply
Gunbuster - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkIt's a check box feature. That RAM is not that expensive and makes the system sound more impressive. It's not like they can stick a huge gaudy yellow three fan MSI cooler on the prefab graphics module they buy from Nvidia... Reply
ssiu - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkAnd I always thought the 4GB on mobile GPUs are typos, since even desktop cards like 780Ti doesn't have 4GB. So they really have 4GB (and 8GB for this one)?? *mind blown* Reply
Batmeat - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI have the GE70. The machine is amazing. IMO save yourself the money and put your own SSD in. That's what I did. Reply
emarston - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkSame here, I popped in 2 SSDs in my GE70 and it's awesome. Reply
Harmattan - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkLet's call this like it is... this is a 3 year-old laptop using a 1 1/2 year-old GPU. The 880m is the same exact chip as last year's 780m (which provides the same or better performance when overclocked) -- it's as if, in the desktop space, NVDA was to increase the GTX 780's core speed a bit and call it a "GTX 880". Further, the 880m is same chip as a 680m albeit with another shader block enabled. My issue is not the performance the 880m/780m provides, which is very good -- it's the fact that NVDA is sitting on tech and dribbling it out -- with virtually no cost improvement -- since there is no competition whatsoever at the high end. We need a high-end Maxwell mobile solution toute suite.
Also, just a note on the pricing points you make at several points: this GT70 as configured is actually $50-100 more expensive than an NP8278/P170SM (which actually had some cosmetic changes since the last version, and has much better cooling) with the same hardware depending on the reseller -- not sure where you're pricing these machines... Reply
Meaker10 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkStill has a much worse speaker setup and keyboard however. Reply
godlyatheist - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkWhere can you buy the i7-4700MQ 3 years ago? Oh wait, you can't.
It's not a crime to use existing design and update them. They are faster (even if marginally) and not more expensive compared to the release price of the old gen equivalent. I don't get the problem here. It's not like they marketed the 680M laptop for $1000 and 880M ones for $2000.
"The 780m (which provides the same or better performance when overclocked)" That statement says the 880m improved because it is able to reach higher clock at same power envelope. You may think it's nothing, but you can't deny it's an improvement.
You said it yourself, there is no competition at the high end. Is it Nvidia's fault that AMD can't compete? Why should they do anything when refreshing existing design let's them reign with ease?
MSI has traditionally been weak in the cooling department, because they make budget gaming laptops. They are going to save the $$$ somewhere and cooling is what MSI chose. If you only care about specs, sure go with Sager/Clevo. All the other stuff surely aren't worth $50-100 right?
I have the P150HM/NP8150 with 2nd gen i7 + 680M and it runs any game I need comfortably. It has a dual fan design yet the cooling is crap unless you mod the casing. The reason is thin heatpipe and lack of air intake. Clevo has improved since then but it's the same as any other company. Oh yea, the keyboard is junk on it. Reply
danwat1234 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkThe MSI has a very high flow 12V cooling fan. If you crank the fan to full speed, temps will stay nice even at full load on all processors. Unless it's needs a repaste. Reply
pmpysz - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - link"ASUS is now using an IPS panel in their competing G750 series"
What model? I've been looking at them all and haven't seen a single IPS panel in any of the G750s. Even the new ones with the 800 series GPUs. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkCrap... I could have sworn it had an IPS panel. Edited text, as you're right -- still TN. Does any 17.3" gaming notebook with PLS/IPS/AHVA exist right now? I've seen good displays in stuff like the EliteBook series, but those are apparently very expensive. Reply
pmpysz - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkThere's some new MSI notebooks with 3K screens. I think those are all versions of the GS60 and GT60s. There's also a 13.3 or 14" Eurocom model with a 1080p and 3k option. Then I saw a couple Gigabyte models with 1080p IPS in both 13" and 15" models. I think the 13" (P34G maybe) has newer 800 series, while the 15" doesn't, but will come out with a 800 series version soon. This is all off the top of my head though, so it might not be perfectly accurate. I personally really wanted an IPS ans the response time isn't as important to me as the image quality. I looked at the G750 at Best Buy and the TN panels look like garbage compared with everything I own. I really like the notebook, but no IPS really kills it for me. Reply
pmpysz - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - link*just to clarify, the 3Ks are all IPS AFIAK. Reply
rolla94 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkIt is worth noting that the GT60 version uses what seems to be a Samsung PLS panel. I would be curious to see how the two panels compare. This is what I'm seeing on my GT60 Dominator 424 "SAMSUNG 156HL01-102" Reply
pmpysz - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkDo all the GT60s use PLS? I've been curious as to what eDP wide angle means on some of the model descriptions. A quick google wrote it off as the same as TN, but I don't see how they can call TN wide anything. Reply
anactoraaron - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkYou guys going to get anything from a custom builder boutique based on the clevo w370ss chassis? That seems to hit a good price/performance point. Most boutique places are offering a free i7-4810 upgrade and I'm really wanting to see the 860m in some real world numbers. Reply
Hrel - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI don't think SSD's are as dramatic of a difference as you guys like to keep stating. Everything at work still uses hard drives. You launch everything and then just leave the computer on, with everything open, for weeks at a time. Once the programs are launched there's little/no difference between mechanical disks and SSD's. It's really not that bad.
With that said when I power on the machine Monday morning I go make coffee cause I know it won't be usable for a few minutes. I think it's important to make that distinction, SSD is still just the difference between a "premium" experience and a normal one. The way most people use computers it's not a big deal. For anyone on a budget it's certainly not worth giving up meals over. Reply
purerice - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI agree with you in the case of desktops. For laptops, however, the extra speed "can" increase battery life as well, or at least improve that portion of battery life where you are actually working. SSDs also weigh minutely less. Is that worth decreased capacity and extra cost?
For you and for me, no, not really. For enough other people out there, yes. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkI haven't really seen a major improvement in battery life thanks to SSDs (though it might happen in some cases). But the speed difference for launching apps, installing software, booting Windows, resuming from hibernate, etc. is very, VERY noticeable to me. Perhaps it's that I'm now used to having an SSD, so when I load Chrome and open my 30+ default tabs and it doesn't take a minute or two for everything to come up, I'm happy. Could I live without an SSD? Yes, but for the cost I'd much rather have a system with a good SSD and drop the CPU or GPU down a notch as opposed to having a maxed out CPU/GPU and no SSD. Reply
emarston - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkI disagree, if you require encrypted drives as my job does and SSD makes all the difference. Believe me I notice it on my work machine everyday. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkI have to disagree. The faster startup is nice; but it's the smoother response in ordinary use that's really sold me. Moving my OS/Apps to an SSD a few years ago did more to improve general system responsiveness than any upgrade I've made other than my initial move from a single to a dual core CPU. Reply
Notmyusualid - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkI get chest-pains waiting on mechanical hard disks when used as a boot disk...
My mother, and two of my brothers have switched over to SSDs, (at great effort by me), and they say they could never go back / transformed their machine etc. The third brother is too cheap to do so.
Now if you have the premium of time on your side, sure hitting the power button, and fetching coffee is fine.
But as a network engineer under the gun, when you have strict site-access periods, and it takes 2 weeks to get your access, and during your line-up testing, your in-house application crashes, and you've got only 30 mins before your escorted access ends, it is a God-send to be able to reboot quickly, start the database, and get your application up again, and continue to work with the other end of the link... I've known Core 2 Duo laptops, with mechanical disks, take 8 to 10 mins to do that task I just described. One minute thereabouts (honestly) with SSD. Marvelous. Surprised me too.
You can hear the deep breaths from the other end when you say 'sorry I have to reboot', but not a problem for me for a few years now...
So sorry, cannot agree there is little difference. Reply
jak3676 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkAm I the only one that read the headline and was wondering why in the world someone would put an 8 year old 8800 GTX in a laptop? Reply
huaxshin - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - link@JarredWalton:
From the summary, you wrote GK110 instead of GK104.
"As far as NVIDIA's new GTX 880M, performance is pretty much what you'd expect from a slightly higher clocked GK110"
Also did you notice that this particular model did much better than your previous GT70 review in terms of thermals? With the Dragon Edition you and me had a little discussion regarding the temperatures. You got 98C with that one while here you get 82C.
Any thoughts to why? Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkPossibly just a difference in components -- some 780M may run hotter (and with higher voltages) than this 880M. I pushed the system as hard as I could, just to see if it would throttle. Anyway, Dustin tested the earlier Dragon, so I don't know if he just had a poor unit or what. And I'll go edit that GK110 error. LOL -- GK110 in a notebook, I wish! Reply
shatteredx - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkNo 120hz display kills it for me. Does MSI even have any models with a 120hz display? Reply
Antronman - Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - linkWhy would they?
It's not like an 880m will reach 120fps in any games. Reply
shatteredx - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkAny FPS above 60 will be smoother on a 120hz display.
Also, I play many older games that hit 120 fps even on my 680M. Reply
erple2 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkYou need a couple of qualifiers on that. If you play with vsync on, it won't be any smoother. If you play with triple buffering, it will. Personally, I play with vsync on as I dislike tearing more than frame drops (though with proper triple buffering, you don't get the integer scaling in fps with no lag like d3d buffering offers). Though this seems like a great case for the highly proprietary g-sync.. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkMaybe not with all eye-candy maxed out, but that's not really the point of 120fps gaming. Reply
Notmyusualid - Monday, April 28, 2014 - linkMy M18x R2 laptop regularly hits the 200fps cap in Black Ops 2, all graphic options maxed out...
And I'm sure as sh1t the 880M GTXs are faster than my 7970M's...
I'd almost kill for a 120fps display, like the M17x's have... Reply
smitty123 - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkGood review but i gotta say this, i've just had to deal with MSI customer service for my laptop i bought 2 years ago, so its out of warranty.
Msi customer service, what a joke. They wanted money $$ to tell me my machine was broken. i know it is and i know what is broken, i sent them the pictures, the screen cover broke where the hinges screw into it.
Money to tell me what i need fixing ? They think people are idiots.
They wanted 50$ to tell me i'll need a new plastic cover that would probably go for 250$, can you believe that ?
I replied asking them for an estimate, its been weeks and still no reply, no mention of how much $$ to actually fix it, just "give us 50$ to open a case file". What a joke.
Here you have a loyal customer who's bought their hardware for years and instead of actually being helpful they play this money grubbing game.
Not cool MSI !
You don't mess with customers that way. it's a surefire way to not get repeat business !
So i said screw that, i went with ebay. And after that i'm selling the laptop, getting rid of that pos.
it's a horrible noisy laptop, the GT70 aren't any better, the fan and heatsink need a complete overhaul and to be quiet. it's like they don't learn from their past versions. lol
i'm never buying msi again. Their customer service sucks plain and simple. Reply
Henry H. - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkDear Customer,
We are very sorry about this and believe there must have been a miscommunication regarding the diagnostic fee for the OOW RMA service. We do not charge this fee which is $49.00 upfront at all we do take CC info but there is no charge for the OOW RMA number to be released all you have to do is agree to the diagnostic agreement. The only time that the diagnostic fee is charged is if the repairs are declined after the laptop has come in and has been fully diagnosed and a complete repair quote is sent out to the customer. And if the customer agrees to the repairs then the $49.00 diagnostic fee is not charged at all only the repair charges apply the diagnostic fee is waived at that point. We do believe in providing the best customer service experience to all our customers and we are sorry that you feel this way. We hope that you would reconsider and let us provide this OOW RMA if needed. But again we take pride is providing all our customers with the best customer service experience so that that they are fully satisfied and happy. So please do contact us at email@example.com and we will follow up with you ASAP.
Thank you,
MSI SSD, Reply
Communism - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkAnyone who's not mentally retarded buys a Clevo if they're a gamer anyways.
Everything else is pure crap in comparison. Reply
Bully303 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkWell educated comment there..not Reply
erple2 - Friday, April 18, 2014 - linkYou also need to add "... buys a Clevo with an external keyboard.." I have yet to type on a clevo keyboard that had more structural integrity than a plate of overcooked noodles. Reply
sf101 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkI agree with some things the Reviewer says.
I personally Own a GT70-2OC with the 770m gpu in it instead of the 780m. a few reasons i went that route .
Price over all on the 770m versions were much much lower by a large margine and the packages available were more flexible too.
I got my version for 1300$
I immediately bought a 64gb Adata SSD and installed it "voiding warranty" and enabled Cache mode which alleviated the 5400 rpm driver performance problems for cheap "50ish$"
Reviews also said the 770m used far less power then the 780m and by everyone's complaints about fan noise with the 780m and 880m i would have to agree as i can game on the 770m gpu without having to turn on the higher fan performance button and not experience any throttling.
so that said this laptop even when gaming seems to be fairly quiet when running overclocks on the gpu it does require the turbo fan mode to be on which i agree that is fairly loud.
As far as higher resolultions on a 17" screen? i dont know if that would be worth the extra cost to me personally any smaller and i think it would feel uncomfortable to read.. and the resolution seems fine for gaming on such a small screen at this resolution. also with these gpu's im not sure your going to maintain fps very well at 1440+ resolutions.
i also agree with the op that turning down some gfx in the name of heat / power use and noise may be a good option.
and i also agree that msi is retarded with their memory configurations. they dont seem to want to keep dual channel kits involved. their 8gb models come with a single stick of memory instead of 2x4gb am i missing something here? wouldn't 2x4gb in dual channel provide supurior performance and the notebook would also still have 2 more expansion memory slots available so its not like your hindering expansion by using up two slots in the name of performance considering you void warranty upgrading as it is.
Overall Ive had a really good experiance with this laptop from msi but as the reviewer said im not sure why they dont change a few cheap options in the name of performance.
7200rpm drives for instance in the units that come with just a HDD would be a good start.
and dual memory configurations that work not breaking them with either single stick or miss matched memory sticks "8gb +4gb??????".
dual fan cooling would really help with noise on the larger units but how about just unlocking the bios for us or letting us configure a fan profile that doesn't require just 100% speed or auto ?
So while i really like the laptop i own i feel it could be vastly improved if msi just used their noggins a bit.
I like the looks of the GS models alot more even though it uses a slightly lesser GPU then the flagships it should perform well enough for desktop replacement and mobile use. Reply
danwat1234 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkMSI, PLEASE find a way to ship the GT60 and GT70 2OD and 2PE and other 780m/880m MSI laptops with 240W AC adapters because 180W is not enough. "NOS" is a joke, a crutch. Why does the laptop have to suck power from the battery when the GPU and CPU are fully utilized when a slightly larger AC adapter would stop this?
Asus uses a 240w AC adapter for good reason in their G750 and MSI should as well. I thought MSI would probably have learned their lesson after the tomshardware review blasting NOS back in July of last year;; http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gt70-dragon-ed...
This is especially important if an Extreme CPU is in the laptop. Having that being fully utilized along with the GPU, NOS will engage and whatever you are trying to do cannot be done forever because the battery will eventually drain to 30%! Reply
Ethos Evoss - Sunday, April 27, 2014 - linkHate when manuf. making hdmi upside down it is tacky n horrible and + chrome hphone mic etc jakcs .. looks so cheap ..bleee Reply
HappyHubris - Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - linkI recently purchased a GS60 Pro from MSI. It's not directly comparable (4.3lbs vs 8.6 lbs), but I am enjoying the general build quality and recommend the model to anyone who is looking for a slim and light gaming notebook.
-Solid build quality
-Excellent Keyboard
-Gorgeous *matte* screen
-1080P resolution saves expense and allows you to side-step app resolution scaling issues
-You're not paying for a super high-rez screen that has little utility on a laptop unit
-Slim and light
-Excellent performance
-Ships with a SSD + HDD; you can replace the HDD with another SSD without voiding the warranty
-I haven't noticed any thermal throttling so far (the bane of ultraportable gaming units)
-Numberpad for those of us who use them
-Giant "GAMING EDITION" logo on the cover prevents me from using this laptop in client-facing environments, because MSI still hasn't figured out that gamers are also normal members of society. My biggest con.
-Battery life is less than stellar
-The underside of this laptop gets groin-searingly hot when gaming
-Screen bezel is plastic and feels flimsy
Feel free to toss me any questions you have. Isn't it crazy to think that "Desktop Replacement" gaming laptops were 8-10 lbs just 2-3 years ago? Reply
Inventor14 - Saturday, September 27, 2014 - linkhttps://secure.myBookOrders.com/order/zvonko-pavlo... Reply


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"For example, the probability that a heifer will be productive enough for timely recovery of her high rearing costs is significantly influenced by her genetic merit for a variety of maternal traits," Dr. Andersen says. "With genomic-enhanced genetic predictions, producers can more dependably rank animals for future productivity and make earlier and better decisions about which heifers to retain."
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'I'm an Online Dating Virgin'
One Betty isn't so sure about trying to find love online.
-Faye Brennan
I've always been against online dating. Whenever I see a match.com or eHarmony commercial, or hear statistics like 1 in 3 married couples now meet online, I think it's just further evidence of how lazy we're all getting.
What, we can't even meet people organically anymore? We let technology run our professional and social lives, and now we're going to let it dictate our romantic ones as well? No, thank you.
I have been holding out on the hope that I can still meet someone special while I'm out and about, living my life far, far away from a computer screen. I'm in my early twenties – online dating would be like a last resort, something I'd consider if I was pushing thirty and still single… but that was when I was in a relationship. Now, I'm single. In New York. Someone help me.
Two weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on online dating called Love 2.0 because it sounded intriguing and some great names were participating. Hosted by Zoosk, the largest social dating site, the panel consisted of Dr. Robert Epstein, the former Editor-in-Chief of Psychology Today, online personality Julia Allison (seriously, just Google her), Laurie Davis, founder of eFlirt Expert, and Debra Goldstein, author of FLIRTEXTING: How to Text Your Way Into His Heart.
Read The New Best Way to Meet Your Husband
This was a fully loaded panel. If anyone was going to convince me why I should at least try to online date, it was going to be this group. And man, did they have a convincing argument.
The panelists pointed out that online dating has grown massively within the past few years, even within the past year alone. Zoosk in particular has 50 million people on it. 50 million! If I can't find one decent guy out of 50 million, then I should pretty much cut my losses right then and there. Point one for the panel.
Their second point: online dating is losing its negative and nerdy stigma, partly because of social media and the portability of technology. Laurie Davis pointed out that thanks to iPhone apps and having access to the Internet on the go, people are spending less time getting to know each other by messaging back and forth on dating sites. Instead, they're setting up face-to-face meetings sooner. Spending less time on the computer and more time on dates? I could get used to that.
And their final point (I told you they were good): there are a huge number of dating sites out there now that cater to all different types of needs. There are sites for people looking for a serious, on-the-road-to-marriage relationship, and others for people who just want to have fun meeting new people. Online dating isn't just for desperate people, as Julia Allison noted. It's just an additional way of meeting people besides the organic run-ins that happen in everyday life. So, it's not a desperate last resort, but more like a virtual bar of single guys?
Damn you, panelists. I never stood a chance.


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Darwin on Christ: In November 1880 a man named Frederick McDermott, who declared himself to believe that "Christ was the Son of God," wrote to Darwin, asking if Darwin also believed this, and if he believed in the New Testament. Darwin replied:
"I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation, & therefore not in Jesus Christ as the son of God."
Letter to Frederick McDermott, 24 November 1880
Editorial Comment: Written eighteen months before Darwin died, this statement shows clearly Darwin's complete rejection of God's Word, and therefore, his rejection of God's Son. Here is a tragic fulfilment of Jesus' warning that; "If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?" (John 5:46-47) All who reject Moses (as Darwin did when he first chose to follow Lyell's vast ages) will reject Christ's words. Those theologians and Bible colleges which assume you can accept evolution and millions of years without rejecting Christ, beware. (Ref. theistic evolution, Scriptures Genesis, philosophy, worldview)
Evidence News, 16 December 2009
Charles Darwin was a bright young theological graduate, but by the end of his life he had turned his back on God, denied that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and declared Scripture to be "manifestly false". What happened?
Read the Creation Research article The Descent of a Man. PDF here
Darwin's letters are available from the Darwin Correspondence Project


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Heyward, J. Upton lead attack in back-and-forth tilt
Outfielders combine for four hits, four RBIs as Braves pull away
ATLANTA -- Jason Heyward's reluctance to return to the leadoff role was influenced by his belief that he would not have as many opportunities to drive in runs. While that may prove true over the course of an entire season, Heyward took advantage of the opportunity he was given to guide the Braves toward a 5-2 win over the Marlins on Friday night at Turner Field.
Heyward's RBI single off left-handed reliever Mike Dunn fueled a three-run seventh inning that proved decisive for the Braves, who have won three straight games and seven of their past 11. This latest victory came with more assistance from Justin Upton, who drilled a two-run homer in the sixth and then provided some cushion with a single that accounted for the final two runs in the seventh.
The victory kept the Braves within six games of the National League East-leading Nationals, and they moved with one game of the Cardinals for the second NL Wild Card spot.
"For me, the changing point was Jason's at-bat against one of the toughest left-handers in the National League, and maybe even in the Major Leagues," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said in reference to Dunn, who entered Friday having limited left-handers to a .184 batting average.
Andrelton Simmons opened the bottom of the seventh with a bunt single, and he advanced to third when pinch-hitter Ramiro Pena followed with a line-drive single that popped out of first baseman Garrett Jones' glove. This prompted the Marlins to call for Dunn to face Heyward, who entered the game batting .159 against left-handed pitchers.
As Heyward has seen left-handed starting pitchers on a more regular basis the past couple weeks, he has gained a comfort that was visible as he fell behind Dunn with a 1-2 count and then fouled off a pair of pitches, before concluding the decisive seven-pitch at-bat with an opposite-field single that raced through to left.
"I was just going up there and trying to keep it simple," Heyward said. "At that point, we're trying to put the ball in play wherever it is and not do too much. Just get a good pitch to hit and hit it hard somewhere. It wasn't a big swing and it wasn't a big hit. It was just something that got us a run."
Upton, who has enhanced his NL Most Valuable Player Award candidacy while batting .354 (17-for-48) with 18 RBIs in his past 12 games, capped the seventh inning with a single that scored Heyward and Emilio Bonifacio, with the assistance of a Marcell Ozuna error. The Braves left fielder's biggest blast of the night was the homer that accounted for the only two runs allowed by Marlins starter Tom Koehler.
Braves starter Ervin Santana seemed destined for an early exit when he walked the bases full with just one out during a 32-pitch first inning. But the veteran right-hander escaped that threat unscathed, and he did not allow the Marlins to advance a runner as far as second base until Casey McGehee, Garrett Jones and Ozuna notched consecutive one-out hits in the sixth inning.
Ozuna scraped the right-field line with a double that scored McGehee in uncontested fashion. Heyward fielded the double and began a relay with Tommy La Stella that led to Evan Gattis applying the tag that denied Jones' bid to also score on the play.
"We made it look pretty easy, but you've got to get two throws off and then have a tag at the plate without [anybody] dropping the ball or throwing the ball anywhere," Gonzalez said. "That was perfect to keep it just a one-run game there."
During each of the first three innings, Koehler allowed the first hitter he faced to reach safely and advance to second base. But the Braves, who went hitless in five at-bats with runners in scoring position, did not dent the scoreboard until Upton jumped on a high fastball and sent it over the center-field wall in the sixth.
Jordany Valdespin's opposite-field solo shot off David Carpenter in the seventh inning tied the game, but the Braves played small ball in the bottom half of the inning and made Jones pay for not securing Pena's liner.
"We're never out of it, but we definitely just let it get away today," Jones said. "I can't really say it was a mistake. I thought I caught it; must've had some hook spin on it and spun right out of my glove. That's the type of play I should have had it, should have caught it and probably have one or two outs there, and it would have changed the ballgame."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BETHLEHEM, PA. - Four Quakers posted victories as the University of Pennsylvania men's track and field team opened its 2012-13 campaign at the Lehigh Invitational Friday night inside Rauch Fieldhouse. Junior Jake Brenza won the shot put with the fourth-best toss in program history, while junior Maalik Reynolds, sophomore Tom Timmins and freshman Drew Magaha also won in addition to a pair of relays.
Brenza started the indoor season with a personal-best toss of 16.59 meters (54 feet, 5 1/4 inches). That mark was more than 1.5 meters better than any other toss on the night among the 36 competitors. It was also better than any throw by a Quaker over the last 16 years. The last to reach that mark was Chris Osentowski in 1996.
Reynolds, a four-time Heps champion, won the high jump with a season-opening jump of 2.10 meters (6-10.75 ft.). He was joined on the podium by freshman teammate Thomas Pitt, who was second in his collegiate debut. Pitt cleared 2.00 meters (6-06.75 ft.).
Timmins opened his second season in the Red and Blue stripes with a win in the 500 meters. He was tops among the 23-man field at 1:05.62. A short while later, freshman Drew Magaha won in his Penn debut. He claimed the title in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:32.74.
Among a field of 40, freshman Brandon Senior was the runner-up in the 60 meters at 7.13. Senior Tim Carey was second in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.33, while Connor Jaramillo (4:25.27) and Kirk Webb (4:27.20) finished second and third, respectively in the mile.
Jaramillo and Webb made up half of the winning 4x800-meter relay team, while Carey and Timmins ran two legs of the winning 4x400-meter relay. Webb was the anchor leg and also combined with Keaton Naff and Mato Bekelja to stop the clock oat 8:00.53. Timmins was also an anchor for the Quakers as Allante Keels and Tim Hamlett made up the other half of the 4x400 to win at 3:20.68.
The Quakers are off through the holidays and will return to the track for the first meet of 2013 on Jan. 12 at the Armory in New York City.
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The local capital of the Musandam peninsula, Khasab is located 500 kilometers from Muscat and is dubbed the "Norway of Arabia". Mighty jebels rise up in this unique and rugged locale.
The local capital of the Musandam peninsula, Khasab is located 500 kilometers from Muscat and is dubbed the "Norway of Arabia". Mighty jebels rise up in this unique and rugged locale. Apart from the beauty that lies above the waters, Musandam also has a rich and colourful underwater world, teeming with varied marine life providing for some spectacular snorkeling, scuba diving and fishing.
The breath taking beauty of the mountains, the un-spoilt beaches and steep wadis are aplenty in Khasab.
The majestic fjords dotted with islands and the crystal clear waters shimmering in the sun along with the Khasab Fort, the Telegraph Island and underwater adventures account for a truly memorable holiday.
The best way to experience the idyllic beauty of Musandum is by sea trips on typical dhows. Many species of sea birds roam and nest around the cliffs at Khawr Ghubb Ali. Dolphins can be sighted near the Jebel Harim the highest peak in Musandam.
Khasab also has a number of modern shopping areas with imported Irani goods, locally created pottery.
The Khasab Fort which is a picturesque fort in the Khasab Bay, the fascinating village of Lima, Jebel Harim mountain, Rawdah Bowl area which is a treat to the eyes and senses and Seebi Island are some of the must-see places here.
Omani Rial (OMR).
Situated at the Southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Arabian Sea, the sea of Oman, and Arabian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Arabic is the official language. English is widely spoken.
From October to March the temperature is between 17° - 27°C and from April to September the temperature averages in the 40s.
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An axe attack has left a Sydney man in hospital with wounds to his head and neck.
Police were called to home at Mascot, in Sydney's south, about 7pm last night following reports of a fight between two men.
A 30-year-old man was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with a number of cuts to his head and neck.
A 32-year-old man was also arrested at the scene and charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He's been refused bail and will appear before Parramatta Bail Court today.
Also overnight in Sydney's west, a young man has stabbed another man with a pair of scissors after he broke a bottle over the victim's head during a neighbour dispute.
Police say a 25-year-old man became involved in a fight with a 37-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman about 6.45pm last night at home in Greystanes.
The younger man pushed the woman to the ground before kicking the older man a number of times.
The offender then grabbed another bottle and broke it over the head of the older man.
He then stabbed the older man in the shoulder with a pair of scissors before fleeing the home.
Police later arrested the younger man before he was taken Westmead Hospital for a cut to his hand.
The older man was also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.


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One of the best ways to prevent occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities is to eliminate hazards and minimize risks early in the design or re-design process and incorporate methods of safe design into all phases of hazard and risk mitigation. Although a long history of designing for safety for the general public exists in the U.S., less attention has gone to factoring the safety, health and well-being of workers into the design, re-design and retrofit of new and existing workplaces, tools and equipment, and work processes. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) currently leads a nationwide initiative called Prevention through Design (PtD). PtD addresses occupational safety and health needs by eliminating hazards and minimizing risks to workers throughout the life cycle of work premises, tools, equipment, machinery, substances, and work processes including their construction, manufacture, use, maintenance, and ultimate disposal or re-use. A growing number of business leaders recognize PtD as a cost-effective means to enhance occupational safety and health. Many U.S. companies openly support PtD concepts and have developed management practices to implement them.
The persistence in the U.S. of a large occupational morbidity, mortality, and injury burden demonstrates the need for a more concerted effort to reduce workplace risks than has been attempted in the past. The strategic plan outlined in this document establishes goals for the successful implementation of the PtD Plan for the National Initiative . This comprehensive approach, which includes worker health and safety in all aspects of design, redesign and retrofit, will provide a vital framework for saving lives and preventing work-related injuries and illnesses.
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The mission of the Prevention through Design National initiative is to prevent or reduce occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities through the inclusion of prevention considerations in all designs that impact workers. The mission can be achieved by:
- Eliminating hazards and controlling risks to workers to an acceptable level "at the source" or as early as possible in the life cycle of items or workplaces.
- Including design, redesign and retrofit of new and existing work premises, structures, tools, facilities, equipment, machinery, products, substances, work processes and the organization of work.
- Enhancing the work environment through the inclusion of prevention methods in all designs that impact workers and others on the premises.
The program strives to fulfill its mission through the following principles:
- High-Quality Research: NIOSH will continually strive for high quality research and prevention activities that will lead to reductions in occupational injuries and illnesses among workers in the Prevention through Design cross-sector.
- Practical Solutions: The NIOSH program for the Prevention through Design cross-sector is committed to the development of practical solutions to the complex problems that cause occupational diseases, injuries, and fatalities among workers in this sector. One source of practical recommendations is the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE) program . NIOSH conducts HHEs at individual worksites to find out whether there are health hazards to employees caused by exposures or conditions in the workplace.
- Partnerships: We recognize that collaborative efforts in partnership with labor, industry, government, and other stakeholders are usually the best means of achieving successful outcomes. Fostering these partnerships is a cornerstone of the NIOSH program for the Prevention through Design cross-sector.
- Research to Practice ( r2p ): We believe that our research only realizes its true value when put into practice. Every research project within the NIOSH program for the Prevention through Design cross-sector formulates a strategy to promote the transfer and translation of research findings into prevention practices and products that will be adopted in the workplace.
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DETROIT - The second of two men charged in a fatal baseball bat attack on a Farmington Hills family was court Wednesday.
Mitchell Young, 20, is charged with murder for his role in the April 16 attack that killed Bob Cipriano and severely injured his wife, Rose, and 17-year-old son, Sal.
Cipriano's oldest son, Tucker, is also charged. He was found competent to stand trial on Tuesday.
Young's attorneys asked for a separate trial and that his confession be thrown out. However, the judge ruled the statements he made to police at a hospital can be used against him in court.
Farmington Hills police found Young inside the Cipriano home. He told them he had been hit in the face with a baseball bat. One officer was asked in court Wednesday to compare Young's alleged injury with the injuries sustained by Bob Cipriano, Rose Cipriano and their son Sal Cipriano.
"Not even close," the officer said on the stand.
A doctor at Botsford Hospital said young had a dislocated jaw, but required no treatment. She called it a minor injury. The doctor also said Young was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was not given any pain medication.
"At full impact, yeah, you'd expect more than that. You'd expect fractures and cuts," the doctor said.
Farmington Hills police Det. Richard Wehby says he read Young his Miranda rights at the hospital and that Young initialed a document.
"At no point in time did he ask me to repeat anything," said Wehby.
Wehby said Young gave him clear instructions on where to find Tucker Cipriano. He described the vehicle he was driving and told police where they could find his friend in Keego Harbor, where Tucker was ultimately tracked down.
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Teeth evolved twice according to a report in New Scientist, 1 March 2003, p18. Moya Smith of Kings College, London and Zerina Johansson of the Australian Museum, Sydney, studied the fossils of a Western Australian placoderm, an extinct fish believed to be 370 million years old, and found they had fully formed teeth. It was previously believed they only had primitive bumps on the jawbones that were not true teeth. This fish is thought to have evolved from an older placoderm, which did not have teeth. During the same period sharks are believed to have evolved from toothless "protosharks" to the well-armed monsters we are all familiar with.
Based on these findings, evolutionists have concluded that teeth evolved twice. Rich Cifelli of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History commented "Palaeontologists have long viewed certain morphological characteristics, such as teeth and jaws, as sacred cows in vertebrate evolution, things that are so complex and of such adaptive importance that could have evolved only once." Cifelli has studied fossil mammal teeth and believes mammals evolved molars twice.
Editorial Comment: Teeth are not the first complex features that evolutionists claim to have evolved twice. In recent years they have made similar claims for insect wings and sonar in bats. Biologists recognise that such structures and functions require the simultaneous working of many genes and they are straining belief in random mutations to claim these evolved once, let alone twice.
The problem really comes from their desire to draw up neat tree-like patterns of simple creatures gradually evolving into more complex features. However living and fossil creatures do not fit such a pattern. The observed facts are that some fish have teeth and some don't, some have bones and some have cartilage, some had bony plates in their skin and some didn't. Each type of fish is a unique combination of non-unique parts - exactly what you would expect if each kind of fish was separately created. (Ref. teeth, fish, evolution)


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Anyways, the code says
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When compiling it can't find these. Anyways I know from shell experience that "." Means current directory.
Any help?


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Hardware is hard, so the saying goes. Raising millions of dollars on Kickstarter or Indiegogo can create as many problems as it solves. So the recent explosion in hardware start-ups has produced a crop of incubator and accelerator programmes, such as Lemnos Labs and Haxlr8r. The latest, Highway 1, is a new project from Liam Casey's PCH International, which typically handles supply chains for rather larger electronics companies such as Apple and Beats Electronics. Read more
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Fendi Fall 2012
More fur is flying than ever this winter. The use of leather, reptile, and all kinds of animal pelts is so embedded in fashion now that it's often hard to tell which material is which, or even to distinguish between what's real and what's fake. It's safe to say, of course, that it's all real at Fendi, Italy's premier fur house, where luxurious techniques are at their most sophisticated.
For fall, Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi treated all the materials at their disposal as an interplay of textures, colors, and angular shapes, cutting them into waisted silhouettes, with skirts patch-worked from asymmetric zones of cashmere and pleats. "Modern femininity without references," describes Lagerfeld. The peplum and the bustle are featured in a navy crocodile skirt, with a panel of accordion pleating in the derriere, and in a nipped-waist antelope suit with an upstanding feathery "tail" perking up in the back of the jacket. Other coat silhouettes were clean and straight up and down; one in matte laser-cut navy leather, another in glossy maroon, with a slice of geometric pleating in one flank. The new Fendi bags are either iPad boxes with a top-handle, or classic-seeming black-and-white crocodile totes—save for the fact that they had cascades of goat hair sprouting from the sides.
Standing back, though, what's worth noticing is just how far the idea of a "status fur" has shifted since the days of floor-length minks and sables were flaunted by Hollywood stars and old aristocracy. They're nowhere to be seen now. Attribute that to the rise of extreme fashion, sought out by a twenty-first century global generation of internationally wealthy young people who want their luxury full-on, colorful, and playful. Fendi's crazy-colored yellow goat hair and multicolored patch-work coats speak directly to them. And oddly enough, those coats resonate with the glam-rock monster-face fake-fur coats made by London's East End designers and Meadham Kirchhoff only a couple of days ago. The price-points couldn't be more wildly disparate, but weirdly, the motivation is on the same page. Whether it's made from dyed fox or Dynel nylon, the fun fur is back.
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his life to building a more just and equal society. Today, Americans across the country honor Dr. Martin Luther King and mark the 25th anniversary of the holiday that bears his name. Sixteen years ago, Congress passed legislation making the holiday a national day of service. Dr. King […]
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North Yorkshire apprentice Connor Beasley, who made a big impression last season in his first full year of riding, has been conspicuous by his absence during the winter, but returns to the fray at Wolverhampton this afternoon with a winning chance.
Beasley, who is attached to Michael Dods' yard near Darlington, rode a couple of winners from a handful of rides in 2012 before coming to the fore last season when he booted home 34 winners and finished on the heels of the leaders in the apprentice championship.
Having purposely sat out the winter months on the advice of Dods, who was keen to protect his 5lb claim, Beasley has two mounts today at Wolverhampton and has a particularly good chance on Dubai Celebration in the Coral Mobile Apprentice Handicap.
The Julie Camacho-trained gelding was a winner here in November and has run well in defeat since, not least when finishing second to Kindlelight Storm on this course just over three weeks ago. He can provide Beasley with the perfect start to 2014.
In the Ladbrokes Handicap, Beasley teams up with Polar Forest but, although Richard Guest's charge has each-way claims, preference is for John Potts, a fluent winner here a fortnight ago and now set to race off only a 6lb higher mark.
Middleham's Mark Johnston has every chance of completing a double on the card with Brownsville and Doldrums.
Brownsville was a beaten favourite on this course recently on his seasonal debut, but is turned out this time in blinkers in the Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes. The headgear may enable him to take a further step forward.
Doldrums, who runs in the Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap, is a winner on this course and fancied to go one better after chasing home A Little Bit Dusty here last week. She is awarded the nap vote.
At Musselburgh's jumping fixture, Brian Hughes, the top northern jockey, can continue his excellent season by winning the Henry Reilly Memorial Handicap Chase on Dingo Bay.
John Wade's eight-year-old was a handsome seven lengths scorer at Newcastle on his latest start. He faces a tougher test here off a 10lb higher mark, but he is a fairly lightly-raced chaser and there is more to come from him.
Kris Cross may prove the answer to the featured £10,000 Musselburgh Interactive Novices' Handicap Chase.
Trained by Lucinda Russell, the seven-year-old has an admirable record of consistency. He finished second to the useful Isla Pearl Fisher here on his latest start having previously scored at Ascot.
Blue Kascade can be fancied to defy the wrath of the handicapper after running out a most decisive winner at this venue a couple of weeks ago.
The in-form Pass Muster (3.20), trained by Phil Kirby, and Brian Ellison's Magic Skyline (4.50) are two others to note on the seven-race card.
Racing selections
Wolverhampton today
3.00 Shawkantango, 3.30 Brownsville, 4.00 Doldrums (NAP), 4.30 Dubai Celebration, 5.00 Rose Kazan, 5.30 Fitzgerald, 6.00 John Potts.
Musselburgh today
1.50 Solidago, 2.20 Rocky Stone, 2.50 Dingo Bay, 3.20 Pass Muster, 3.50 Kris Cross, 4.20 Blue Kascade, 4.50 Magic Skyline.
Today's other meeting: Plumpton.
Tomorrow's meetings: Catterick, Leicester and Lingfield.


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Holden living the dream
St. Albert product an NHL fixture on Colorado's defence
Saturday, Apr 12, 2014 06:00 am
Rexall Place � Nick Holden is not taking his breakthrough season in the National Hockey League for granted with the Colorado Avalanche.
�I�ve got to continue to push and work hard,� said Holden, who ranks second in goals with 10 and is fourth in points with 24 among Colorado defencemen. �In my mind I�m not saying I�ve established myself and I�m not saying I�ve made it because I think if you get like that maybe you get a little complacent and somebody like me coming up is going to push you out.�
The 58th NHL game and the 51st with Colorado for the St. Albert product was Tuesday�s 4-1 victory over the hapless Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.
Holden, 26, had played in Colorado�s last 14 games and 37 of the last 39 contests, and one of those two games the former midget AAA Raider missed was so he could be at the birth of his son, Carter, on Jan. 11.
The six-foot-four and 207-pound blueliner is also plus-12 for the Western Conference contenders for the regular season title.
�At the beginning of the year I would have been happy just to get into the lineup but to be able to contribute offensively and still be relied on defensively is nice,� Holden told the Gazette after Colorado�s 51st win of the season.
�My confidence is great right now. It�s gotten better throughout the year and my game has gotten better as well. If the whole team is confident it helps every player be better and the whole team right now is very confident and very detail-oriented and that�s what we have to be going into the playoffs.�
On July 5 the St. Albert Catholic High School alumnus signed a two-year contract with Colorado ($600,000 per season, according to www.capgeek.com) as an unrestricted free agent after turning pro with the Columbus Blue Jackets, when he inked a three-year entry level contract as a free agent on March 28, 2008. Two years later he played his first NHL game and was plus one in the 3-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Oct. 20, 2010.
In 2011 he was re-signed by Columbus to a one-year, two-way contract.
Holden also earned his stripes in the American Hockey League during five seasons with the Columbus farm teams in Syracuse and Springfield. His best season was 2012/13 in Springfield as the team�s top defenceman with nine goals, 39 points and was plus-24 in 73 games.
This season Holden sat out the first 11 games with Colorado before making his debut against the Dallas Stars in the 3-2 overtime win Nov. 1 in Texas while filling for injured winger Jamie McGinn.
Nine days later Holden recorded his first point in 11 NHL games (seven with Columbus and four with Colorado) and his snap shot was the game winner in the 4-1 decision against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 10 in Denver. Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny assisted on the goal against netminder Braden Holtby to break a 1-1 tie in the second period.
The former Chilliwack Bruins captain set career highs with two goals (wrister to open the scoring and a slapper in the third against netminder Devan Dubnyk), three points and nine hits in the 5-4 road win versus the Nashville Predators on Jan. 18. In the process he became first NHL defenceman to register three points and nine hits in a game since Jiri Slegr of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2011 against the Buffalo Sabres.
Holden�s nine hits were also the most ever by a Colorado defenceman and he was the first Avalanche blueliner to have two goals and three points in a game since John-Michael Liles in 2010 against the St. Louis Blues.
After the win against Nashville, head coach Patrick Roy commented on Holden�s contribution to the team.
�He�s been very impressive,� Roy told reporters. �We signed him as a call-up and he came to the camp and played so well. I said, �Hey, listen, you�re going to start with us� and it�s been like this. He�s been very patient at the beginning of the year. He didn�t play much and lately he�s had his opportunity and he�s taken advantage of it. I like his speed, he�s jumping in the rush well and, you know what, his game is improving defensively as well and I�m very happy for him.�
Injuries allowed Holden to break into the lineup and when opportunity knocked he answered the door.
�My season has progressed a ton and I�ve gotten a little more ice time and a little more responsibility, which is nice,� he said. �I�m doing what the coaches want me to improve on; managing my game, know when to pinch and when not to pinch and when to do certain things. Early on when I was getting in that was one of the things we were really working on.�
Holden�s 10th goal was scored April 5 against the Blues, a backhander to make it 3-0 as Colorado went on to win a key central division tilt 4-0 in St. Louis.
Tuesday he came within a whisker of filling the net against the Oilers in the second period by darting in from the point undetected but his shot was turned aside by netminder Ben Scrivens.
�With our system I�m able to jump into the play and kind of get close to the goal and that�s where I�m scoring most of my goals, but with a lot of them this year I�ve had a couple of nice bounces definitely,� said Holden, who led all Western Hockey League defencemen in goals with 22 and finished third in points with 60 in his final season with Chilliwack in 2007/08.
Holden�s first trip home was Dec. 5 and he was the only bright spot for Colorado in the 8-2 loss while notching the second goal (deflected shot past Dubnyk) and third point of his NHL career in his 15th game and eighth with Colorado.
In Tuesday�s win Holden was plus-one and had 28 shifts during 20:42 minutes of ice time. He also had a centering pass by David Perron hit his skate and slip past netminder Jean-Sebastien Giguere during an Oilers� power play to make it 1-1 in the first.
�You only get to come home and play in front of your family and friends every once in a while and it�s a thrill, just because of all the support that you�ve gotten growing up and through all the years of being driven (to and from practices and games) and all the people that have helped you so for them to be able to come to the games and enjoy and see you playing out there is a special thing,� said Holden, who had dinner at his parents� place in St. Albert the night before the game.
Next week Holden is expected to play in his first NHL playoff game as Colorado begins its quest for the Stanley Cup.
�Right now we�re at a good spot where we�re rolling going into playoffs,� Holden said. �If we continue to play like we have been and again keep to the details and play our game who knows what we can do in the playoffs. We could make some noise for sure.�


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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (Reuters) - Marcel Hirscher added a landmark trophy to his record and salvaged Austrian pride when he won the Kitzbuehel World Cup slalom on Sunday.
The overall World Cup holder and leader skied a perfect second run to clinch his fifth slalom victory of the season in a combined time of one minute 44.34 seconds.
Victory was all the more important for Hirscher as it was his first win in the stronghold of Austrian skiing while he became the first skier from his country to win the Hahnenkamm slalom since Manfred Pranger eight years ago.
The last Austrian to have won in Kitzbuehel was downhill specialist Klaus Kroell in 2009.
"It's a kid's dream I have achieved today, this race is huge, I'm really incredibly happy", he said.
Hirscher now leads Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal, his closest rival in the race for the big globe, by 154 points on 1,035 points.
Germany's Felix Neureuther, the winner in Wengen last week and was second and Croatia's Ivica Kostelic third. Kostelic won the classic combined, adding up the times of Sunday's slalom and Saturday's downhill.
The leading trio was the same as in Wengen last weekend, a sign of what to expect at the world championships in Schladming in two weeks.
"I fought very hard as I knew Neureuther skied another great run. It was a nice rehearsal for the worlds for sure as the pressure almost can't be bigger there," Hirscher added.
Hampered early this winter by a lingering knee injury, Kostelic is reaching his peak right on time for the world championships and could be a serious threat in Schladming, especially in the combined, a race he relishes.
"It's a great honor and pleasure to be on the podium again next to Hirscher and Neureuther like in Wengen, it's pretty exciting.
"I am also very proud to have won the classical combined again here, I hope it's not the last time it took place," the Croatian said.
The International Ski Federation is planning to drop the Kitzbuehel combined event next season.
"I can't imagine this combined going away as it's such a big part of skiing history. In a few years I'll be away and so will (men's World Cup director) Gunter Hujara but it will not be possible to bring the classical combined back. It's been around since the 1930s," Kostelic added.
Kostelic finished ahead of Frenchmen Alexis Pinturault and Thomas Mermillod Blondin for his fourth back-to-back victory in the Hahnenkamm combined event.
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It's no secret that celebrities tend to have slightly more disposable income that most. Some spend it on clothes, some on mansions and others on extravagant birthday cakes that are more like works of art.
It's no secret that celebrities tend to have slightly more disposable income that most. Some spend it on clothes, some on mansions and others on extravagant birthday cakes that are more like works of art.
We rounded up some of the biggest, most outrageous celebrity birthday cakes we could find. From Nikki Minaj to Snooki to President Obama - check out the birthday cakes that go beyond the easy run to Carvel for some of your own birthday inspiration!
If Nicki Minaj had her way, every Friday would be Pink Friday! It's no surprise that her special cake is covered in different shades of pink and glitter and topped with favorite alter ego.
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It seems like the country has a love/hate relationship with this cake. Well one thing is for sure, there's no denying who it's for – Happy Birthday President Obama!
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This guidette may be pint-sized, but her birthday cake sure wasn't! Topped with a busty figurine, this cake would fit right in with the rest of the cast of Jersey Shore.
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Being the Princess of Pop sure has it's perks. Countless hours of rehearsal and touring sure has earned Britney a slice of this magnificent cake, don't ya think?
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Britney may be the Princess of Pop, but she's got nothing on the queen. This beyond fabulous cake was enjoyed by the one and only Madonna on her Sweet + Sticky Tour. Wonder who got to keep the tasty topper?
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Justin Bieber's main squeeze is sugar, spice, and everything nice - just like her birthday cake. This Disney cutie celebrated with not one cake but 2. Someone sure does have a sweet tooth!
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Rihanna's album title "Good Girl Gone Bad" doesn't lie. She went from lookin for love from under her umbrella to sharing her love of whips and chains. So it's no surprise that her cake sure looks a lot sassier than sweet.
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Kanye may have a lot of haters, but he's never been accused of being too boring. We bet his shoe collection is just as sweet as his birthday cake.
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Ohio State University researchers have led an international team that identified and cloned a gene that regulates fruit size in tomatoes.
The gene, known as S1KLUH, increases cell layers and delays ripening, according to a news release.
It works by promoting extra cell divisions during fruit development immediately after fertilization, leading to larger fruit.
The delay in ripening is likely the result of an extended cell division stage.
In addition to Ohio State University, researchers from France, Spain and the United States participated.
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I'm out plowing the five inches of snow that was supposed to be less than one inch. Then I'm headed to MSG.
Review of Rangers-Caps is in the post below.
For those who missed them, here are two sick shootout goals, by Wojtek Wolski and Mats Zuccarello.
Here are tonight's pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers:
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
Rangers: 29-19-3 (61 pts)
Panthers: 21-21-5 (47 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Jan. 24
The Rangers will conclude their back-to-back set when they face-off against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in their fifth game in seven nights leading up to the All-Star break. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 29-19-3 (61 pts). The Rangers enter tonight's contest having defeated the Washington Capitals, 2-1, in the shootout last night at Verizon Center to improve to 12-6-2 in their last 20 games, and have now registered a point in 24 of their last 36 (22-12-2). New York is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games at home. The Panthers enter the contest with a 21-21-5 (47 pts) record to rank 11th in the Eastern Conference, and have registered a point in six of their last seven games (3-1-3). Following tonight's contest, the Rangers will have a six-day break in action before they face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m.), in their first game following the All-Star break.
* TV: MSG Network
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show with Al Trautwig
7:00 p.m. – Rangers vs. Panthers
Broadcasters: Sam Rosen (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst), John Giannone (In-Game Reporter)
* Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show
7:00 p.m. – Rangers vs. Panthers
Broadcasters: Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst)
RANGERS vs. PANTHERS:
* All-Time: 37-24-6-4 overall (18-12-4-0 at home; 19-12-2-4 on the road)
* 2010-11: Tonight is the third of four meetings this season, and the first at MSG. New York is 1-1-0, following a 3-0 loss at Florida on Jan. 2.
* Last Season: New York was 3-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 at home. The Rangers out-scored the Panthers, 12-6, in the season series.
* The Rangers rank 20th with a 12-10-2 (26 pts) record at home; the Panthers are tied for 23rd with a 10-13-0 (20 pts) mark on the road
* New York is 5-6-2 vs. the Southeast Division; Florida is 5-5-0 against the Atlantic Division
* Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves in a 3-0 win at Florida on Nov. 26 to post his third shutout of the season, and is 11-5-1 with a 1.77 goals against average and four shutouts in 17 career regular season games vs. the Panthers; Martin Biron is 7-12-1-0 with a 2.68 goals against average in 21 career regular season contests vs. Florida
* Marian Gaborik has tallied five goals and five assists for 10 points in 13 career regular season contests vs. the Panthers
* New York lists two former Panthers on their roster: Vinny Prospal (2000-01); Steve Eminger (2008-09)
* Florida lists two former Rangers on their roster: Radek Dvorak (1999-00 –2002-03); Christopher Higgins (2009-10)
The Blueshirts have posted a plus-five rating on special teams (PPG+SHG minus PPGA+SHGA) this season, which is tied for eighth in the league.
* Power Play: The Rangers did not tally a goal in two power play opportunities (4:00) last night at Washington. New York ranks 23rd overall (28-177, 15.8%) and 22nd at home (15-88, 17.0%). The Rangers are 1-6 (6:25) in five-on-three situations (last – 1/22 at ATL), and 0-2 (2:23) when four-on-three (last – 12/3 vs. NYI). Shorthanded goals allowed (4): 11/20 at MIN (Cullen); 12/5 vs. OTT (Kelly); 1/2 at FLA (Weiss); 1/16 vs. PHI (Richards).
* Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts held the Capitals scoreless in two shorthanded situations (4:00) last night at Washington, and are now 105-120 (87.5%) over the last 39 games. New York ranks seventh overall (145-173, 83.8%) and eighth at home (62-72, 86.1%). The Rangers are 6-8 (6:05) in three-on-five situations (last – 1/13 vs. VAN), and 4-6 (2:41) when three-on-four (last – 11/15 at PIT). Shorthanded goals for (9): 10/9 at BUF (Dubinsky); 11/5 at NJD (Dubinsky); 11/15 at PIT (Staal); 11/24 at TBL (Boyle); 11/26 at FLA (Prust); 12/5 vs. OTT (Prust); 12/12 vs. WSH (Staal); 12/16 vs. PHX (Prust); 1/7 at DAL (Fedotenko).
* Four-on-Four: New York did not tally/yield a goal in two four-on-four situations (7:00) last night at Washington, and are now plus-three in 40, four-on-four situations (80:26). Four-on-four goals for (5): 10/18 vs. COL (Frolov); 11/11 vs. BUF (Anisimov); 11/15 at PIT (Callahan); 12/12 vs. WSH (Callahan); 1/5 vs. CAR (Zuccarello). Four-on-four goals allowed (2): 10/15 vs. TOR (Kessel); 1/1 at TBL (Thompson).
The Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-0, on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden…
* Marian Gaborik (four goals, one assist) posted his third hat trick of the season, the most by a Ranger in a single season since Jaromir Jagr recorded three in 2005-06
* The last Ranger to tally four goals in a game was Radek Dvorak on Mar. 29, 2001 at Long Island, and the last Blueshirt to register five points in a single game was Mike York on Jan. 23, 2002 vs. Boston (two goals, three assists)
* The Rangers have now registered four hat tricks this season (Derek Stepan, Marian Gaborik – 3), which is the most for the team since 2005-06 (Jaromir Jagr – 3, Martin Straka)
* Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves) posted his seventh shutout of the season to pass Jon Ross Roach for third on the Rangers' all-time career regular season shutouts list (31), and moved ahead of Mike Richter for fourth on the Rangers' all-time career shutouts list (regular season + playoffs) with 34
* Lundqvist also registered his 20th win of the season to become the third goalie in NHL history to record 20 or more wins in their first six seasons (Bill Durnan, 7 seasons, 1943-1949; George Hainsworth, 6 seasons, 1926-1931), and now owns the second longest active streak of 20-plus win seasons (six), behind Roberto Luongo (eight)
* Artem Anisimov tallied a career-high, four assists, the most by a Ranger since Marian Gaborik recorded four assists on Jan. 19, 2010 in an 8-2 win vs. Tampa Bay
The Rangers will conclude their league-high, 14th of 18 back-to-back sets tonight vs. Florida. New York is 8-5-1 (2-1-0 at home, 6-4-1 on the road) in the first game of back-to-backs. The Blueshirts are 10-3-0 (4-1-0 at home, 6-2-0 on the road) in the second game this season, having out-scored their opponent, 36-20, in those games. Over the last two seasons, New York is 19-5-2 in the back-end of back-to-back sets, including an 8-2-1 mark at MSG and 11-3-1 on the road over the span.
New York is now 7-12-3 when trailing after the second period, following last night's 2-1 shootout win at Washington. The Rangers lead the league with seven wins and a .318 winning percentage in those games.
The Rangers have registered five more wins and six more points compared to last season through 51 games (24-20-7, 55 points in 2009-10), having tallied 10 more goals (145 this season, 135 last season) while allowing 13 fewer goals against (122 this season, 135 last season). New York has also shown a four-goal improvement while shorthanded compared to 2009-10 (nine this season, five last season).
The Rangers have the sixth youngest team in the league with an average age of 26 years and 210 days, and the youngest defensive corp in the league with an average age of 24 years and 328 days. *based on NHL rosters on Jan. 11
New York is currently 10 games over .500 with a 29-19-3 record. New York was never more than six games over .500 last season, having last been at least 10 games over on Apr. 12, 2009 (43-30-9).
The Rangers have had 17 different players credited with at least one game winning goal this season, which is the most in the NHL.
The Rangers lead the league in shorthanded goals (nine) and hits (1,456), are tied for first in road wins (17), fourth in wins (29), eighth in points (61), sixth in goals against (122), and rank second in blocked shots (805), 11th in goals for (145), and fifth with a plus-23 goal differential.
* Henrik Lundqvist is 14-7-2 with a 1.80 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and five shutouts in his last 23 games, and has held opponents to two or fewer goals in nine of his last 11 contests
* Derek Stepan has tallied 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in the last 35 games, with five points (one goal, four assists) in the last six
* Mats Zuccarello has recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in the last 11 games, with four points (two goals, two assists) in the last six
* Wojtek Wolski has recorded six points (three goals, three assists) in eight games as a Ranger, with five points (two goals, three assists) in the last five
* Brian Boyle has tallied four points (three goals, one assist) in the last six games
* Henrik Lundqvist: 2 wins from 200 NHL career
* Brodie Dupont: 1st career NHL game (1/22 at ATL)
* Vinny Prospal (IR on Sept. 24/knee surgery on Oct. 18) – 51
* Derek Boogaard (injured shoulder on Dec. 9) – 21
* Ryan Callahan (broken hand on Dec. 15) – 18
* Erik Christensen (sprained knee on Dec. 29) – 13
* Alex Frolov (injured knee on Jan. 8, expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the season) – 8
* Brandon Dubinsky (stress fracture in left leg, 3 – 4 weeks) – 4
* Ruslan Fedotenko (shoulder separation on Jan. 19, 2 – 4 weeks) – 3
* Dan Girardi (injured on Jan. 22) – 1
Total Man-Games Lost: 185
* Jan. 19 – Recalled forwards Chad Kolarik and Brodie Dupont from Connecticut (AHL)
* Jan. 22 – Recalled defenseman Michael Del Zotto and forward Evgeny Grachev from Connecticut (AHL), and assigned forward Dale Weise to Connecticut


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There's something about this table that really caught my eye and kept it interested. It's not my typical style, but I think it's just so elegant and rich looking. I imagine this is the table in my home that would be dedicated exclusively to eating white chocolate dipped strawberries and sipping champagne. Mmmm...now I want those things and the table. Now. Or like, sooner than now.


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LOS ANGELES—Five former officials of the small city of Bell, Calif., were convicted Wednesday on corruption charges after they were accused of overpaying themselves by millions of dollars in all.
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Acer's Upcoming Aspire M5 and V5 Windows 8 Laptopsby Jarred Walton on 10/12/2012 1:49 PM EST
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xTRICKYxx - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkWe all see it... The 1366x768 resolution. Reply
DanNeely - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkMeh. For $1k or more I'd agree; but these are cheap mass market laptops that are priced well below what everything we'd like would cost.
At vSeries prices in particular, 1366x768 is the right reason. Prices are only about a step or two above garbage grade; the multitouch layer and 5 hr battery (vs 3; assuming their claimed numbers are reasonable) represent the entirety of the additional price.
Even the M's are still on the cheap side; below $1k you're going to see significant compromises no matter what; in this case a 720p screen and magnetic HDD. Reply
StevoLincolnite - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkEh. No excuse for poor LCD's even in budget laptops. I expect 1366x768 in a netbook or 10" form factor, not screens 50% larger.
The BOM wouldn't increase much even if they dropped in something like a 1440x900, 1600x900, 1680x1050 panel... Which allot of older systems use to go with before manufacturers got in bed with 1366x768. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkKeep in mind that if the BoM goes up $10, Acer most likely loses out on $10 of profit -- it's the Best Buys and other large resellers that make the money on PCs and laptops for the most part (except for when you buy direct from the manufacturer). These "Best Buy specials" are probably being sold for $350 or so, and everything above that price is profit for Best Buy. Reply
markiz - Sunday, October 14, 2012 - linkI don't think resellers get more than 10%. And 10% is the extreme. Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, October 14, 2012 - linkThere are a bunch of middle men in retail outlets, but what I can tell you is that most manufacturers have very, VERY small margins, especially on more budget-oriented stuff. This is why you get bloatware: because it's "free" and has no BoM cost, so if Norton pays Dell $1 to preload their AV Suite, that's $1 of profit.
I've heard from a few sources that most of the time, the profit margins on budget and mainstream laptops is less than $50. But then, there's $50 for the manufacturer, at least $50 for the reseller, another $50 for shipping and handling services, etc. And unfortunately, they're built to a price point (e.g. Best Buy for $600), so if you add even $5 to the BoM, BB won't pay any more than what they initially wanted.
It's often the big retail chains that are pushing the race to the bottom, and do you know why? Because that's what people buy when they go to the store: the least expensive offering -- Apple users being the major exception. Ultrabooks were an attempt to "fix" this, but so far most users are rejecting the notion of paying that much for a thin and light laptop. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, January 03, 2013 - linkI know from firsthand experience that Best Buy makes between 1% and 15% at full retail price on laptops. They even lose money on them sometimes. The only way they make any money (for all inents and purposes) is on adding a warranty or "service" like clearing the crapware. As to the BoM, yeah, middle men suck. But if Best Buy just agreed to pay 15 bucks more for every lapop then EVERY laptop would use better screens then better screens would drop in price. Thus allowing Best Buy to pay 15 less again. In that interum they could raise the prices 15-25 bucks, tha'ts very little money and would net significant improvements. The only counter argument to that is "consumers are stupid/ignorant". That's right, so if laptop prices go up across the board and laptops get better across the board they won't know till they own them; but they won't have a choice in the matter. In other words, I'm all for FORCING better quality on people so long as that increase in cost and more importantly profit margins don't balloon out of control. IE Apple. Reply
B3an - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkFor the price it's acceptable. The rest of the hardware is decent and you get a multi-touch display. All in all i think it's pretty good. Reply
Znarkus - Friday, October 19, 2012 - linkAmazing how they're using that resolution regardless of screen size, 11" to 15". Reply
skiboysteve - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkacer look at what every one of your competition is doing.
you're offering:
-optical drives when no one wants to lug one around or pay for it in space or dollars
-low resolution screens
-thick bodies made of plastic
-small or non existent flash storage
-crappy battery life (and where are the connected standby numbers?)
-no display port
I realizes your prices are "low" but what is different about these machines now and the ones you sold years ago? nothing. same crap new os and new intel chips.... while everyone else is innovating. Reply
Zodiark1593 - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkLove how the tablets are getting good displays, but laptops still get poo for displays. -_- Reply
SigmundEXactos - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkActually, the palliative care nurse taking care of my wife's grandmother has been looking for a light, inexpensive laptop with a DVD drive. She watches shows and movies in her home language (it's one of the less common African ones). Right now her options are either expensive or heavy. So this is not what YOU or I would want, but there is a market. I'm glad there are options. Reply
Pneumothorax - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkGiven the $25-$50 price delta between the low-res displays and the higher res ones, the manufacturers have no excuses other than laziness or incompetence. The 768p laptops should be reserved only for 12" or smaller displays or $299 laptops. Reply
Iketh - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkit's not incompetence or laziness at all... making an additional $25-$50 per laptop sold is huge margins Reply
lo2dk - Friday, October 12, 2012 - link1366x768.
Forget it Acer...
Still no progress in display resolution. Stuck in the stoneage, at least give ppl option to pay for better display. Reply
retrospooty - Friday, October 12, 2012 - link"at least give ppl option to pay for better display"
This I really dont get. It used to be fairly std on 16x10 laptops a 1280x800 laptop standard, for $50 extra you got 1440x900 and another $50 would get you 1920x1200. Since moving to 16x9, alot of models stopped offering upgrades. It wasnt until this year it started getting better, except for a few stragglers like Acer. Reply
relztes - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkThis is what I don't understand. I doubt it even costs that much more for a decent screen. Give me a Trinity APU and use the savings to add a decent screen at the same price. Finally you'd have something to differentiate yourself from the 500 other 15" laptops with 1366x768 screens. I'd happily wait 2 seconds longer to make a zip archive if I could actually have some space to work on the screen. Why does no one do this? Reply
Pirks - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkPlease go fuck yourself Reply
mrdude - Friday, October 12, 2012 - linkJust what I was waiting for: a heavy, mediocre battery life Ultrabook with nothing to offer but an inflated price tag. Reply
retrospooty - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkThat's not entirely true... if you have really bad eyesight, the rediculously low res screen is good :-) Reply
Mugur - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkLook at HP or Dell... Same situation. Just try to get an ultrabook from them at higher than 768p. Only Asus seems to move in the right direction. Reply
jonup - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkThe 15 incher weighs in at over 5lb. This is not an ultrabook. and the Vs don't even get flash cache (granted they are labeled laptops). Isn't this the opposit of what ultrabook should be? Reply
HisDivineOrder - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkFer chrissake. We just start to convince OEM's to start using matte again, then we get someone saying, "Yeah, glossy makes more sense because..."
Zip it. Hush your mouth. Don't ever say a sentence starting with that line ever again.
No. Nah uh. No way. I want matte displays back and you need to keep your mouth shut if all you can say is "Glossy makes sense because..."
Now go in the corner, put on the dunce cap, and repeat in your head, "Matte is best," a hundred bajillion times and pray that glossy doesn't kill off all matte displays because of your moment of insanity. :P Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkPlease tell me how many tablets and smartphones ship with matte displays. Thanks. Now go sit in a corner yourself. The entire comment is: "..at least for touch-enabled displays I find glossy makes the most sense (matte surfaces would tend to show wear over time)." Are you telling me that you think matte would be good on a surface where you routinely rub your fingers around? Seriously, think about that for a second more if you still don't get it. Over time, keyboards and palm rests that start out matte start to show "polished" areas where you touch them, and the same would happen for any matte touchscreen.
Mind you, I think touchscreens on laptops and desktops are going to be a failure -- you don't want to reach out your hand to interact with a large display, not on a regular basis, despite how cool it might look in movies. If you're getting a tablet, touch is obviously the way to go, but for anything that doesn't work with a single hand holding it while the other controls it (e.g. a laptop) forget it. And in that case, of course I'd continue to preach the benefits of matte panels. Reply
hemmy - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkAnd claiming ACER is low balling it while everyone else is throwing in super high res displays on every computer...nobody is doing it. Apple's $1800 MBP comes with a 1440x900 screen, marginally higher than this. (Not to claim they are equally built machines, they aren't).
That said...should they offer a 1080p version? Absolutely. Reply
Galcobar - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkVizio CT-14. 1600x900 IPS screen with a (slower) mSATA 128GB or 256GB SSD and Ivy Bridge in a 14", 3.4 lb chassis for as low as $599.
It's being done, at reasonable prices.
It's not up to the standards of the $1200-$1700 Asus Zenbooks or Samsung Series 9 displays, but now we're talking degrees of quality. Similarly, complaints about the keyboard style or the god-awful buttonless trackpad (which is as common on ultrabooks as complaints about bad screens) are almost expected within the ultrabook segment,
And to top it off, VIzio's not getting the extra revenue from loading these Thin + Light models with bloatware, so other manufacturers have even less of a profit margin excuse for their display choices. Reply
elitistlinuxuser - Saturday, October 13, 2012 - linkWhy are people complaining about resolution why not just buy an Acer s7 with 1080p resolution or something else with higher resolution. Reply
buythiscomputer - Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - linkIs ACER V5 11.6 inch the best small laptop now ? Reply
Hrel - Thursday, January 03, 2013 - linkFirst page, spec chart... can't even read any further because they have useless screens. What kind of sense does it make to use a very crappy screen? Especially on a machine that's supposed to provide a "premium" user experience. 1600x900 at 500:1 contrast ratio or higher or don't even bother. I don't care if the screen is 10", that's the minimum acceptable resolution. I'm probably preaching to the choir here on Anandtech, but it simply cannot be stated enough until the stupid laptop manufactuers listen! /rant Reply
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