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Susan Thompkins is somebody's Aunt Susan, and everyone has a version of someone like Aunt Susan. Aunt Susan is a genuinely happy and loving woman, who also buys gifts for her nephews and nieces whenever she shops for herself and her kids. Aunt Susan loves shopping at JCPenney. She's been shopping there since she was a child, going with her parents and grandparents, helping them spot bargains. There were always so many great deals to be found. It was a fun game, running around, looking for the highest number next to the percent symbol, proud of spotting the secret stash.
In recent years, Aunt Susan would drag along her brother's kids, showing them ugly sweaters and mismatched outfits that they just "couldn't pass up because they're such great deals!" While the kids didn't love it, she did. Getting the great bargains at JCPenney was still a big thrill for Aunt Susan.
Then, one day, Ron Johnson, JCPenney's new CEO, got rid of all of the deals. He instituted what he called "fair and square" pricing across the board. No more sales, bargains, coupons, or discounts.
Suddenly Susan was sad. Then she was angry. Then she stopped going to JCPenney entirely. She even formed an online group with her friends called "I hate Ron Johnson." She wasn't alone. Many customers left JCPenney. It was a bad time for the company. It was a bad time for Susan. It was a bad time for Ron Johnson. It was a bad time for the ugly sweaters, too: They couldn't buy themselves. The only ones having a good time? Susan's nephews.
A year later, Aunt Susan heard discounts had returned to JCPenney. Cautiously, with her guard up, she returned. She hunted through a rack of pantsuits, examined some scarves, and checked out a paperweight display. And she looked at the prices. "20% off." "Marked down." "For sale." She bought just a couple of things that first day, but since then, she's returned to her old JCPenney self. She's happy again. And that means more shopping trips, ugly sweaters, and awkward thank-yous from her loved ones. Hooray.
A JCPenney for Your Thoughts
In 2012, Ron Johnson, the new CEO of JCPenney, did scrap Penney's traditional, and yes, slightly deceptive practice of marking products up and then marking them back down. In the decades before Johnson's arrival, JCPenney always offered customers like Aunt Susan coupons, deals, and in-store discounts. These reduced Penney's "regular prices," which were artificially inflated, to appear to be "bargain deals," but in fact after the discounts their prices were in line with prices everywhere else. In order to get to the final, retail price of an item, customers and the store would perform this Kabuki theater of raising prices at first and then lowering them in all kinds of creative ways, with different signs and percentages and sales and discounts. And they played this game over and over again.
Then Ron Johnson made the store's prices "fair and square." No more coupon cutting, bargain hunting, and sale gimmicks. Just the real price, roughly equal to those of its rivals and roughly equal to their previous "final" prices—after raising and discounting them. Johnson believed his new practice was clearer, more respectful, and less manipulative for his customers (and he was right, of course).
Except that loyal customers like Aunt Susan hated it. They detested "fair and square." They abandoned the chain, grumbling about feeling cheated, being misled and betrayed by the real and true cost, and not liking the honest, fair-and-square pricing. Within a year, JCPenney lost an amazing $985 million and Johnson was out of a job.
Almost immediately after his firing, the list price of most items at JCPenney rose by 60 percent or more. One side table that cost $150 rose to an "every day price" of $245. Not only were the regular prices higher, but there were more discount options: Instead of just a single dollar amount, the store offered "sale," "original," and "appraised at" prices. Of course, when we factor in the discounts available—by sale, or coupon, or special deal—the prices pretty much stayed the same. They just didn't look that way. Now it looked like JCPenney was once again offering really great deals.
Ron Johnson's JCPenney offered products at more honest prices and was rejected in favor of sales gimmicks. Aunt Susan still hates him. Think about that: JCPenney's customers voted with their wallets and they elected to be manipulated. They wanted deals, bargains, and sales, even if it meant bringing back inflated regular prices—which is exactly what JCPenney eventually did.
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. But the company ultimately learned that it could build a business based upon our inability to assess value rationally. Or, as H. L. Mencken once said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
What's Going On Here?
The story of Aunt Susan and JCPenney shows some of the many effects of , one of the most powerful forces that make us assess value in ways that have little to do with actual value. At JCPenney, Aunt Susan assessed value based upon relative value, but relative to what? Relative to the original posted price. JCPenney helped her make the comparison by posting the discount as a percentage and adding notes like "sale" and "special" to help focus her attention on the amazing relative price they offered.
Which would you buy? A dress shirt priced at $60 or the very same dress shirt, priced at $100, but "On Sale! 40% off! Only $60!"?
It shouldn't matter, right? A $60 shirt is a $60 shirt, no matter what language and graphics are on the price tag. Yes, but since relativity works on us at a very deep way, we don't see these two in the same way, and if we were a regular like Aunt Susan, we would buy the on-sale shirt every time—and be outraged by the mere presence of the straight-up $60 one.
Is this behavior logical? No. Does it make sense once you understand relativity? Yes. Does it happen frequently? Yes. Did it cost an executive his job? Absolutely.
We often cannot measure the value of goods and services on their own. In a vacuum, how could we figure the cost of a house or a sandwich, medical care or an Albanian three-toed blork? The difficulty of figuring out how to value things correctly makes us seek alternative ways to measure value. That's where relativity comes in.
When it is hard to measure directly the value of something, we compare it to other things, like a competing product or other versions of the same product. When we compare items, we create relative values. That doesn't seem too problematic, right?
The problem isn't with the concept of relativity itself, but with the way we apply it. If we compared everything to all other things, we would consider our opportunity costs and all would be well. But we don't. We compare the item to only one other (sometimes two) . This is when relativity can fool us.
Sixty dollars is relatively cheap compared to $100, but remember opportunity costs? We should be comparing $60 to $0, or to all of the other things we could buy with $60. But we don't. Not when, like Aunt Susan, we use relative value to compare the current price of an item to the amount it used to cost before the sale (or was said to cost) as a way to determine its value. This is how relativity confounds us.
JCPenney's sale prices offered an important value cue to customers. Not just an important cue, but often the only cue. The sale price—and the savings JCPenney touted—provided customers context for how good a deal each purchase was.
JCPenney's sale signs provided customers with context, and without context, how could we determine the value of a shirt? How could we know whether it's worth $60 or not? We can't. But compared to a $100 shirt, a $60 one sure seems like a great value, doesn't it? Why, it's almost like getting $40 for free! Let's all buy one so our nephews can be mocked at school!
By eliminating the sales and "savings," JCPenney removed an element that helped their customers feel that their decisions were the right ones. Just looking at a sale price next to a "regular" price gave them some indication that they were making a smart decision. But they weren't.
Ron Johnson's JCPenney offered products at more honest prices and was rejected in favor of sales gimmicks.
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Conspirator, The (US - BD RA)
Gabe ponders the conspiracy behind the making of boring historical films...
Despite his pedigree among the Hollywood elite, Robert Redford rivals even Paul Haggis and Ron Howard as the blandest filmmaker to ever take home a best director Oscar. He won his Oscar in 1980 for Ordinary People, a boring, stuffy trip through the angst suffered by rich white people, and generally speaking, a movie no one remembers very much about aside from the fact that it beat Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull for best picture. It also beat David Lynch's Elephant Man, and dozens of more interesting films that weren't even nominated. From here Redford developed a distinctive style through naval-gazing characters, pleasant-looking natural photography, and the continuing hardships of angst-ridden, upper class white people. Redford does have one genuinely good film under his belt, Quiz Show, but recently his filmography has turned into a running joke of The Legend of Bagger Vance and Lions for Lambs. Now he's chosen to partner with the American Film Company to tell the under told story of Mary Surratt, the only woman among the group charged with the conspiracy to assassinate president Abraham Lincoln.
As the story goes, Lincoln's death at the hands of a famous stage actor named John Wilkes Booth (Toby Kebbell) was only one part of a larger equation, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward were also scheduled for demolition by Booth's team of assassins (Norman Reedus, Johnny Simmons among others). Following several days of tracking, the bulk of the conspirators were captured, charged, and a trail was quickly thrown together. Among the accused was Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), a widowed confederate sympathizer whose boardinghouse was the place the conspirators gathered to plan their violent plot. After her original attorney quits, a young union war hero named Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) is appointed as Surratt's defender by his mentor, senator Reverdy Johnson (Tom Wilkinson). Aiken is left in an impossible situation. As the public's bloodlust boils over he risks being branded as a traitor for doing his appointed job. On the other hand, it quickly becomes clear that Surratt's guilt isn't the forgone conclusion he originally assumed, and Aiken is taken aback by the prosecution's utter contempt for due process.
I appreciate Redford's 'need' to tell this all too theatrical true story, and I appreciate the difficulty inherent in telling it. I also appreciate the fact that no one is pushing some kind of out of place romantic angle into the mix, and that the story is being treated with some relatively stringent truthiness. All of this said, I found myself utterly bored by Redford's storytelling style, and don't understand why he wouldn't take a longer look at the more exciting, non-courtroom drama aspects of the larger history. His work is relatively efficient, but his choices are all obvious, bland, and old fashion in a way that robs the story of the drama found in reading the story on paper. More often than not I felt as if I was watching a very competent History Channel special presentation, and expected to break from the drama in order to hear from talking head historians. The final act is wrought with emotional rollercoastery, and Redford does capitalize on it to a certain degree, but much of the drama is hampered by his heavy-handed use of pause and swelling music. It's disheartening considering the quality of drama and suspense wrenching Redford achieved with Quiz Show, which actually has measurably lower stakes.
The Conspirator bleeds 'Oscarbait', from subject matter to heavy-handed scripting, but it's quite clear that the cast is fishing more fervently than Redford or screenwriter James D. Solomon. As The Conspirator starts, Redford unveils his all-star cast with all the grandeur of a very special, cameo laden sitcom season finale. You can almost hear the studio audience cheering with every recognizable face that is unveiled. It is quite obvious we're watching a production from one of Hollywood's most beloved actors. Watching the film is very much like watching a stage play, but not usually in the way I'd prefer. I do think that James McAvoy stands strongly overall, but even his character is blandly stoic, and comes to life in a form befitting a theatrical trailer stinger. The high-end old guard, like Kevin Kline, Robin Wright and Tom Wilkinson all frown their way through the film admirably, but Redford makes some really weird choices by woefully miscasting younger folks like Alexis Bledel and Justin Long, and these poor kids stand no chance.
So I'm not really a fan of Redford and cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel's all too obvious visual choices for The Conspirator (which is really too bad given Sigel's rather brilliant career), but there's no mistaking the basic quality of the imagery on this 1080p transfer. I'm not entirely convinced a Blu-ray release is required over a DVD release in this case, but there are some advantages. Problems arise thanks to the smudgy lens look, made to soften the lighting, and amplify the effect of the low-light atmosphere (very few light bulbs existed in the Civil War era, you see). This soft look is then coupled with quite a bit of 35mm grain (sometimes downright excessive), which is not the best environment for sharpness or high detail to flourish. Yet, there is a clarity to all but the darkest sequences that would likely be lost on a SD release. There's so little colour that occasional flourishes do pop quite a bit, specifically Justin Long's bizarrely pink tie. These pops, and the other hues, mostly brown, tan, and flat reds, are smooth like a coloured version of a black and white feature, and to the transfer's credit quite consistent. I would prefer deeper blacks, but assume the lighter quality of the blacks is part of the intended 'olde timey' look.
The Conspirator's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix is actually pretty impressive considering the fact that it is, at its base, a courtroom drama. The track is a little unbalanced at times, blurting out a bit too much high volume music following more subtle vocal only discussion, and some performances are generally soft (Danny Huston), but overall things are relatively even keeled. Some of the dialogue is slightly off-lip, and clearly post-synced, but words aren't lost in the mix. The surround and stereo channels don't come into play very often, even during the courtroom scenes, which feature plenty of peanut gallery heckles and shocked mumbles, but the big crowd sequences towards the beginning of the film feature plenty of swooping channel to channel movement, and directional additions. Mark Isham's throbby string score is mostly delegated to the stereos, but produces some good LFE hum, and is generally warm.
This disc comes fitted with a sizable collection of extras, which begin with a picture in picture commentary from director Robert Redford. Redford's commentary is dry and pocked with silence, as expected based on his commentator's reputation, but when he is speaking Bobby manages to eek out a bit of valuable information, though he tends to default to blathering through subtext rather than historical basis, or behind the scenes discussion. With a little more consistency this would be a definitely interesting track, but as is fans of the film should appreciate the alternate aural option on the viewing. The more prominent problem is the PiP option, which I had assumed would include interesting historical markers, such as maps, photos, newspaper clippings, or anything relevant to the story. Alas, the smaller picture features nothing but Redford's sleepy face as he watches the film off-screen along with us. Based on his demeanor, his shirt, and his bed head I'm assuming he just woke up minutes before recording began. Couldn't you at least run a comb through your hair, man?
Things get better with ' The Conspirator: The Plot to Kill Lincoln' (66:00, HD), a well made documentary on the more interesting aspects of the story – the process of Lincoln's assassination. Over its nearly feature length runtime this doc covers the waning days of the Civil War, the emancipation of slaves, John Wilkes Booth's anger, the gather of the conspirators, Mary Surratt and her family, the multiple murder plot, the brief histories of the conspirators, the process behind the assassination/attempted assassinations, and the efforts to capture the assassins. The court case is then delegated to the second half, following discussion of Civil War era photography, and the restoration of the original courtroom. Focus is then placed more on the public view of the trail, the vile treatment of the conspirators, and the circus surrounding the eventual hangings. This is a swift, sometimes overproduced, but overall effective piece of filmmaking, and only falls apart when it briefly turns into an ad for Redford's film. Occasional cuts to black lead me to assume this originally aired on television.
'The Making of The Conspirator' (10:00, HD) is a reasonably effective behind the scenes EPK that covers the early production process, historical accuracy, production design, the colour palette, historical accuracy, character, Redford's direction, historical accuracy, the hanging scene, and historical accuracy. Interview subjects include Redford, producer Brian Falk, screenwriter James Solomon, production designer Kalina Ivanov, DP Newton Thomas Sigel, and actors Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Kevin Kline, Danny Huston and Evan Rachel Wood. Other extras include an ad for The American Film Company, a solid collection of ten 'Witness History' web featurettes (Introduction, The Conspiracy, Production Design, Mary Surratt's Catholicism, Costume Design, Military Trail, Props and Special Effects, Fredrick Aiken: Guilty or Innocent, and Sentence and Execution, totaling 41:00, HD), a photo gallery, trailers and TV spots.
There are no surprises here, The Conspirator is an unfortunately stale adaptation of an interesting, and under-explored piece of American history, from an unfortunately stale Hollywood artefact who has yet to create anything of long term merit in this particular film watcher's eyes. Director Robert Redford and his conspirators don't fail, they just fail to create something genuinely dramatic. The extras on this disc, which do kind of play as an elongated ad for The American Film Company, are generally more interesting than the film itself. The arrival of this Blu-ray in my mailbox was actually quite timely, in that I just recently took a road trip, and listened to Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation, which covers the conspiracy of the Lincoln assassination in greater and more riveting detail, and which is where I first learned of Mary Surratt. Based on Vowell's book it seems to me a dark comedy concerning the fate of Samuel Mudd would've made for a better movie.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th July 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: BonusView Director Commentary, The Conspirator: The Plot to Kill Lincoln, The Making of The Conspirator, Introduction to The American Film Company, Witness to History Featurettes, Photo Gallery, Trailers and TV Spots
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Kline, Danny Huston, Justin Long, Tom Wilkinson, Colm Meaney
Genre: Drama
Length: 122 minutes
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General Comments: Futures closed mixed, with New York generally a little higher and London generally a little lower. The European grind data was less than last year and hurt the price action yesterday. After the close, the U.S. data was announced and showed increased demand from last year and should support higher values today. Chart patterns suggest further rallies could be coming and fundamentals for the short term could support the charts as demand seems to be better than trade expectations. The flow of Cocoa from western Africa is weaker, and traders wonder about the quality and size of the mid crop after some hot and dry weather during the growing season. However, weather has improved in western Africa lately with more rain and somewhat cooler temperatures. Ideas are that production in West Africa could be less next crop year as well. Demand remains a big problem, with analysts looking for lower grind data from Europe when the data is released today. The mid crop harvest is underway, and less than expected production along with smaller beans is reported. Malaysia and Indonesia crops appear to be in good condition and weather is called favorable.
Overnight News: Scattered showers are expected in West Africa. Temperatures will average near to above normal. Malaysia and Indonesia should see episodes of isolated showers. Temperatures should average near normal. Brazil will get mostly dry conditions and warm temperatures. ICE certified stocks are lower today at 4.719 million bags. ICE said 0 delivery notices were posted against May contracts today and that total deliveries are now 727 contracts. The US Cocoa grind was 125,887 tons in the first quarter, from 119,022 tons last year. LIFFE stocks are now 6,439 standard units, 137 large units, and 7 bulk units.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed to up with objectives of 2370 and 2530 July. Support is at 2275, 2255, and 2220 July, with resistance at 2330, 2350, and 2385 July. Trends in London are up with objectives of 1580 and 1670 July. Support is at 1490, 1455, and 1430 July, with resistance at 1560, 1570, and 1590 July.
General Comments: Futures were lower as traders responded more to news that China was releasing state reserves built up over the last two years for purchase by mills tan to the strong export sales report. Rains are moving through the Delta and Southeast today to slow planting progress. Some traders think that US planted area will increase from the estimates released at the end of March due to more favorable Cotton futures prices and sinking Corn and Soybeans futures prices. Weather will be watched as more wet weather in the Delta and Southeast could create less interest in Corn and more in Cotton to avoid having Corn pollinate in the hottest time of the year. Demand ideas remain strong overall based on the strong export paces seen in the USDA reports in recent weeks and on reports of tight domestic and world cash markets, but export demand is a little less lately.
Overnight News: The Delta and Southeast will see rains and storms today and a dry weekend. Temperatures will average near to below normal, but near to above normal by Monday. Texas will get dry weather, but a few showers could appear in northern areas on Monday. Temperatures will average near to below normal today, and then will trend to ear to above normal by Monday. The USDA spot price is now 80.24 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.487 million bales, from 0.477 million yesterday.
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China's foreign direct investment rose for a second month in March, a sign of confidence in the world's second-biggest economy amid last quarter's unexpected growth slowdown.
Inbound investment gained 5.7 percent from a year earlier to $12.4 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement today in Beijing. Non-financial outbound investment in the first quarter increased 44 percent to $23.8 billion.
The higher spending by foreign companies follows an eight- month slump, an indication of rising optimism that China will provide them with revenue and profits even as expansion lags the pace of the previous decade. New Premier Li Keqiang said last month that the nation needs 7.5 percent annual growth to meet its goals for the rest of the decade.
"The government may speed up the approval of foreign- funded projects," Steve Wang, Hong Kong-based head of China research at Reorient Financial Markets Ltd., a China government- backed investment bank, said before the release. "As Beijing's new leaders push for reform and emphasize quality in growth, China will be relying increasingly on foreign investors" to bring technology for production, energy efficiency and pollution control, Wang said.
China's economic growth decelerated in the first three months of 2013 as industrial output and investment slowed, after expansion accelerated in the previous period for the first time in two years. Gross domestic product rose 7.7 percent, marking the fourth straight quarter of below-8 percent expansion, the longest streak in two decades.
Quarter's Investment
First-quarter inbound investment rose 1.4 percent to $29.9 billion, the ministry said.
The National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planning agency, said March 5 that foreign direct investment may rise about 1.2 percent to $113 billion this year. Outbound investment was projected to increase 15 percent to $88.7 billion, the agency said in its annual report to the legislature.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting this month with executives from companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. that the nation will improve conditions for foreign businesses, according to a government statement.
EcoMotors International, the fuel-efficient engine maker based in Allen Park, Michigan, and backed by billionaires Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla, said April 9 that it will choose China as the location for its first factory, which will be built with more than $200 million from the automotive-parts conglomerate Anhui Zhongding Holding Group Co.
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GameZone writes, "It's an inevitable truth that we will see new gaming consoles from Microsoft and Sony sometime in late 2013. My view may be the minority, but I don't think we need a new Xbox or PlayStation console, unlike some people in the industry. I'm sure a lot of gamers want a new console just because it's something new to own, but I have a few problems with new consoles and the argument for them. Before you completely write me off, just let me explain my point of view."
Speak for yourself. Core gamers need next gen consoles the ps4 and xbox 720. I've wanted these new consoles since over a year ago and I'm looking forward to the upgraded tech of everything to enhance realism
No one NEEDS consoles. That would suggest that you require them to survive. WANTING next-gen consoles is a different story.
If your a core gamer, then you would understand that upgraded tech and enhanced realism come at the expense to greater development costs. The more a game costs to make, the less creative leeway devs will be given because publishers will want them to focus on creating guaranteed hits(Halo, COD, Halo imitator, COD imitator etc.)
@logic Then explain crysis1? And I heard that games start out with these high poly character then made to run on consoles.
Dude your comment...needs, wants....it ain't that deep.
Obvious and unnecessary. Stop trying so hard. Its clear your not a learned man.
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1. I've seen LOGICWINS make insightful comments in several forums and discussions. Don't accuse someone based on one statement and without actually addressing what he has said.
2. Speaking of learned - It's, not its. And you're, not your.
Logicwins couldn't be more spot on. It takes tremendous resources for developers to push hardware and even this gen, few developers can do it effectively. New hardware isn't suddenly going to change that because the hardware isn't the bottleneck for most devs.
And, like logic stated, the more money that becomes invested in a product, the less chances will be taken. We don't only see this in videogames. Many in the movie industry have commented in the past how ballooning budgets rob them of their creative freedom as everyone becomes involved to try to protect their investments. Video games aren't different in that regard. Even when the new gen arrives, don't expect too much.
I could no longer wait for the PS4 & Xbox 720, so I dumped my PS3 and Xbox 360 for a high-end PC last year. Everything looks so much better!
Its not the developers, but the people who consistently buy the cod and the halo's. Publishers would always play it safe when they know people are going to jump on the perpetual sequels without thinking " hey didn't I just play this last year and the year before."
YESSSSSSS We don't need those crappy consoles
all We need is WII U ! It's perfect.... NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Not just that but also the fact that the core market is stagnant which means even if the game does sell, a good portion of whatever revenue it generates will get eaten up by the costs resulting in less profit. And this is why the industry NEED the casual crowd.
GTAV and MGS Ground Zeroes.
^^ Right now I couldn't care less about "next-gen".
The key is if the software language is coded as efficiently as is can be for the technology they serve.
Since there was no breakthrough in hardware that allowed the use of GPGPU techniques, GPGPU coding can be done on the PS3 and 360 as well as the Wii U. The bad part is (and good part[in terms of extending the console life]) GPGPU as we know it has not been utilized on any console in a large way much at all at this time. In a way, on the PS3 is has been done more, but just in reverse in that the "GP" of the GPGPU has been done on the Cell and not the RSX (GPU).
The problem is that a lot of games haven't been optimized for use on the cell processor; which is why you get games like Black ops that isn't really as graphics intensive as a game like, say God of War, but doesn't run as efficiently when compared with God of War. The first big secret of the cell is that you run all of the heavy work through the cell, you would have plenty of ram for other things to do just like Julian Eggebrecht said... but the second theoretical part is that even when you do that, if after you run everything through the Cell you apply principles of GPGPU techniques to the RSX you should be able to have games that should be able to do the fabled 1080p, 60fps on games larger than the boards of Lair with no problem.
This is best guess here, but IF (a huge-frickin' if) someone comes up with an algorithm or efficient enough code to streamline the physics code and/or vector calculations coming to the cell to the degree that the code can ignore the RSX altogether (what I think the ultimate purpose of having the Cell-RSX setup was in the first place) you should have very efficient numerical data coupled with graphics code that has been bounced from the cell back to the RSX to be manipulated as GPGPU code, which should run very fast and even better with a higher resolution.
Basically, Cell for all of the math (if possible) RSX, ram for everything else (which should give you an even larger playground once GPGPU principles are applied).
Not to be of any offense, while the word and can be capitalized and used at the beginning of a sentence, your usage of the word is not one of those times.
Everyone makes mistakes. I'm sure that I've made a mistake or two in this very post.
Grammar side, the word "and" can be used as I used it above for emphasis. Intentional fragments are rarely used, but I was purposeful above.
You're right, however - everyone makes mistakes. My issue pertained more to the spirit of the message. The grammar was just a bonus. :-)
I remember when I saw Battlefield 3 on a gameing rig. That's when I was ready.
Just look how crappy AC3 looks on the PS3, I knew then that id had enough of this gen
Im going to buy a PC after Xmas Ive decided
Agreed. When I first booted up BF3 on my PC and played (Damavand Peak was the map), my jaw hit the floor. I couldn't believe it.
In fact, I'm off to play it now lol.
Devs might "need" faster processors and more RAM, simpler system architecture, to deliver on promises made this gen which went quickly forgotten, but gamers have pretty much proven they'll take whatever they're given.
People wouldn't have bitched about Kinect, Blu-ray and an UD-DVD add on among other crap otherwise.
The attitude towards it. That community and even industry negativity still lingers towards it.
Think about it, even if the games were more "realistic" as you would say, the core gameplay is failing. Look at all the graphical powerhouse games. Almost all have failed once people look past the shiny new graphics. Only childish people want the next shiniest thing to look at but will be the first to complain when they realize the games suck. Answer this, what is something that can be done on next gen that just can't possibly be done right now??
It's funny that anyone agreed with Conzul since Watch Dogs will be on current consoles. The question is what can be done next gen that can't be done now on consoles. Graphics fall into the shiny object category that Mike mentioned. A better answer would be Planetside 2 or BF3 with the bigger maps and player count.
Look at BF3, AC3, Far Cry 3 on a gaming PC and tell me you don't want that on a console!
sure we do!at least i do.but i would settle for current gen visuals, just with more ram.6gb would be good already, compering to what we have now on consoles.
Also, how about games like DayZ and Planetside 2? Big games that are memory hogs because of how much content they have on-screen at once?
We can't have nice things on consoles like that until we get new hardware. So yeah, I want new hardware.
Next consoles wont look that good those game require high end cards to max out and those cards cost around 300-400$
Whoever wrote this I got something to tell you:
You don't need to buy next-gen consoles when they come out. You can stick with X360 and PS3 for the rest of your life but we both know that you will be first in line next year the get either one of the next-gen consoles buddy.
Yeah same here. Its funny cause if fools who write articles like this take a look at games like Far Cry 3 on consols and then see the game run on maxed out settings for the PC would they still say we don't need next gen or that graphics and performance ain't everything.
Title should be... "Why I don't want the Durango or PS4."
Being a "core gamer" has absolutely nothing to do with "needing" prettier graphics. If the next Xbox or PS don't add something other than prettier graphics that is actually useful in the game playing experience, then we don't "need" those systems...though, you might "want" them.
PC games now probably have better graphics than what the ps4 or 720 have.
Not a fanboy, not even a pc gamer, just saying the truth.
nothing lasts forever.
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in the cold november November rain.
We've been through this such a long long time
tryin' to kill the pain
But lovers always come and lovers always go
Sorry to be the combobreaker, but in this case
"But haters always come and haters always go"
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I'm very much looking forward to upgraded hardware and features...PS4/720 will be good for developers since they would have more power to work with.
Is it a good thing for them? Or will more games be rushed and we'll see super HD remakes of old games. I want new consoles, but I also want devs and pubs to change their practices.
What we're going to see is a lot of JRPG devs/publishers(Sega, Level 5, Altus) moving to the PS Vita. Altus has already showed much interest in the console(P4: The Golden) because dev costs remain low. The Yakuza/Persona series have proven that a game doesn't need the latest tech to be incredible.
The next-gen will be more money focused than any other generation to date. Online multiplayer will be shoehorned into more games and we'll be seeing much more season passes.
I think that its about time now for PS4 and next Xbox
yes realistically all 3 next gen consoles should have been released by now, let alone revealed
I don't know...I've had like ~$500 saved up for next-gen since the past year. In short, I'm ready.
A whole $500????
You sir, are greedy. Share the love /s
Well, I've got to buy a launch game or two with the system. :p
Then don't buy one. I will though..
Id have to agree with you 100% EXCEPT, I DO want to play certain games that each of these companies hold. Id like to play Gears of War (maybe if its better than 3) so that's M$' Xbox, I'd like to Play God of War, Uncharted and Infamous and the Heavy Rains of PlayStation and of course I love the great games of Nintendo AND their third party games that "somehow" no one spoke of this gen, but were there. So unless we can get a unified system.. I'm afraid we have to get them all.
Now I hear Apple and Valve want some also. LMAO.
Yeah....better get a 2nd and 3rd jobs.
The writer of this article is correct in stating we don't 'NEED' new consoles....
...But WE damn sure 'WANT' em!
Bring on the next gen ASAP....and hurry up already ;)
Because one article represents all of the gaming community right...
It's been long enough. I can say that I want a new Xbox/ps4. It has been way to long let the gamers decide we all want new hardware. I know the wii u just came out and to me throwing a touchscreen controller isn't cutting edge tech. I want to hear that next gen games look better than pc games. Bring it on Microsoft. Show us what you can do
Looking how bad farcry3 is on ps3 for eg the draw distance is shocking we really do need new consoles now
FC3 is not so bad technically....the draw distance is awesome for a console 6 years old, way better than Skyrims and many other comparable games.
Far Cry 3 is siiiick!
*Just seen your comment, okay no worries...edited :)
No iam not trolling I only have a ps3 and never bought a Xbox so I can only judge the ps3 version and don't get me wrong it looks ok but you can deffo tell we need new consoles
lol clean ur glasses pls. Far cry 3 on consoles runs horrible. 25fps max and 15fps in fights. That is horrible.
Farcry 3 is one of the games that shows that we need new Hardware.
Yeah..far cry 3 doesnt look that great on ps3, a bit blurry and jagedy. Still game of the year.
right,we dont NEED new consoles but its a good opportunity to catch up on new hardware and for better features so in a way we kinda need them.us
If the sins of the this generation doesn't carry on to the next than I am all for a new one.....
Sins as in DLC, preorder bonuses, etc?
I don't think those are going anywhere :/
Lmao, wtf is this?
Yes, yes we do need them. Tell that to the countless number of devs saying we desperately need new consoles.
Those are the devs that can't find a way to make $$. They are using "old consoles" as an excuse for their poor product.
Do you honestly think games will become more fun or exciting with better graphics?
No i dont think graphics will make the games more fun and exciting but more resources available to use for physics and AI sure as heck will
yes... better visuals are always better... i dont know what to say dude... but how does better visuals not equal more fun? are you opposed to higher resolution screens? bluray? cg in movies? or are you happy with VHS quality puppeteering special effects movies?
Yes, I am opposed to CG in movies. Look at what it has done to the quality of movies...Battleship, Transformers, the new Star Wars films.
Sure, better graphics can sometimes be nice in video games, but until developers learn innovation than sales will continue to slump.
it doesn't sound like you are opposed to cg in movies... it sounds like you're opposed to bad movies trying to use cg to make it better.
inception has cg, lord of the rings, avatar, jurassic park, star trek, 300, matrix 1, ... they are all awesome.
CG is not the problem... bad everything else is the problem... and if everything else is awesome! the visuals can kill it if it sucks... so really... you need everything to be perfect.
to add... are you saying you would have liked Battleship if it weren't for the cg? haha... that movie had failure written all over it. CG had nothing to do with it sucking.
Personally i think movies like star trek and 300 were awesome with cg... and even if you find a recent movie you like... chances are you'd prefer to watch it in HD or the theater.
And if you're one of those people that wait for a movie to come out on DVD and watch it on their old 480i/p setup... then all the power to you.


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A movie about the undead can still be DOA.
As Barnabas Collins, an 18th century vampire awoken in 1972, Johnny Depp and his zesty delivery can get a laugh out of an unimaginative line like, "My God, a woman doctor; what an age this is." The actor is taking big bites out of a small, stale dish, though.
Based on the late '60s/early '70s TV series Depp loved as a kid, "Dark Shadows" stirs elements that by now require major inspiration to stand out from every other eccentric character existing at an incongruous time ("Encino Man," "Austin Powers" to name just a few) and countless recent vampires laboring to protect their families and control the need for blood. Collaborating for the eighth time, Depp and director Tim Burton ("Alice in Wonderland," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Edward Scissorhands") could tackle a dark yet PG-13-rated tale in their sleep. Which, one could assume, occurs upside-down in a castle.
Freed from a coffin two centuries after his ex-lover/witch Angelique (Eva Green) kills the people he loves and turns him into a vampire, Barnabas returns to his family's Maine estate that retains little of the swagger he provided back when heating 200 rooms wasn't so pricey. Now, Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer) struggles to keep the Collins seafood business alive, while the new, waifish governess (Bella Heathcote) bears a striking resemblance to Barnabas' late love. That's good news for Barnabas and a thorn in the side of Angelique, whose twisted affections and jealousy haven't aged a day.
First-time feature writer Seth Grahame-Smith's jokes spring from the most basic notions of a vampire transported to the '70s. Barnabas balks at a Troll doll and fixates on a lava lamp, calling it a "pulsating blood urn." He wonders if he's seeing Mephistopheles; it's actually the McDonald's arches. Barnabas hangs with hippies and claims 15-year-old Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz) should hurry and have a child while her "birthing hips" call for it. You get the idea.
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The track's title comes from the Tennessee farm where the tune was recorded; for White trivia buffs, that's the same building where the Raconteurs' "Steady, As She Goes" video was recorded. It's Jack by himself on slide guitar, but if he were to add Meg's kick drum it's not hard to imagine this being a White Stripes tune.
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You have interpreted the AMSAT rules correctly. However, we are not in a position to interpret the ARRL rules. I would suggest contacting someone at the ARRL for clarification. Even asking another ham could lead to that ham's interpretation and not the real deal. 73...bruce AMSAT Director Contests & Awards (one of my official titles) Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote: > The ARRL Field Day rules regarding satellites are difficult for me to > understand. I asked for a clarification of the one contact FM bird rule and > did not hear what I expected. What they mean is "one contact per FM voice > satellite" > > > > For example: if AO-51 is running VU and LS you get one contact, not one on > each transponder. (The opposite of AMSAT I believe) > > > > I believe there are more differences; > > On AO-7 where working a station in mode A and then working it again in mode > B would be two contacts for AMSAT, but a dupe for ARRL. > > > > In fact working a station on AO-7 (either transponder) and then on VO-52 is > a dupe in the ARRL (but not AMSAT) rules as "Satellite" is a single band in > the eyes of the ARRL. > > > > I'm trying to stay out of trouble this year, so if anyone has any additional > clarifications please let me know, or if you know this to be wrong let me > know. > > > > Thanks and 73, > > Joe kk0sd > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-25 @97° West, Transponder 23 (12115 Vert), Symbol Rate: 22425, APID: 1794 (DVB Free To Air) Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org _______________________________________________ Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista) is seen in a poster for "Guardians of the Galaxy." (Marvel)Link
Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is seen in a poster for "Guardians of the Galaxy." (Marvel)Link
Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) and Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) are seen in a poster of "Guardians of the Galaxy." (Marvel)Link
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) is seen in a poster for "Guardians of the Galaxy." (Marvel)Link
The Guardians of the Galaxy don't look like anyone you'd want to mess with.
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista) and the duo of Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) and Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) are seen armed and confident in four character posters released Monday for the upcoming Marvel cosmic adventure film.
Due to open in theaters Aug. 1, "Guardians" follows Pratt's roguish antihero, a.k.a. Peter Quill, who's on the run from a villain known as Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) after coming into possession of a mysterious orb. Before long, Quill is allied with a rogues' gallery that includes Bradley's gun-toting critter, Saldana's green alien assassin, Bautista's vengeful bruiser, and Diesel's tree-like humanoid.
In addition to the five guardians who make up the squad of misfits, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" cast also features Michael Rooker as Yondu, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, Benicio del Toro as the Collector, Glenn Close as intergalactic police chief Nova-Prime, Karen Gillan as the sadistic villain Nebula, John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey, and the recently announced Josh Brolin as Thanos, the death-loving supervillain first glimpsed in the credit sequence of Joss Whedon's 2012 blockbuster "The Avengers."
The first team bearing the name debuted in "Marvel Super-Heroes" No. 18 in 1969, and had an ongoing series in the early 1990s, but the film's lineup is rooted in a 2008 "Guardians of the Galaxy" series written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
Director and co-writer Gunn took a fresh approach to the characters and the mythology, fashioning a story that, like the other Marvel films, stands on its own but also connects to the studio's other franchises, including "The Avengers."
— Blake Hennon and Gina McIntyre | @LATHeroComplex
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' teaser showcases colorful cosmic scenes
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Daniel Day-Lewis & Sally Field: 'Lincoln' at AFI Awards 2013!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Steven Spielberg pose for a photo together at the 2013 AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Friday (January 11) in Los Angeles.
The Lincoln crew was joined by co-star Tommy Lee Jones at the event, where their film was honored as one of the organization's top ten movies of the year.
The night before, Daniel picked up the award for Best Actor at the 2013 Critic's Choice Awards.
20+ pictures inside of Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field at the 2013 AFI Awards…


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Hi doctor, Thanks for all your information which helps us day by day fighting against this disease. My question is about how flexible I can be with the taking of medication. I'm always taking truvada at 7 30am and efavirenz 10 30pm, I go to university at 8 (that's why I chose to take truvada at 7 30) but this semester one day I have class at 7 am and the other days continue the same, my question is if it would be a problem to take this day my medication at 6 30 am and the other continue doing it at 7 30 to avoid getting up at 6 30 the days I go at 8, how flexible can I be with the time, Can this hour per week affect me in some way? thank you very much, I would really appreciate your answer. Thanks for your time
Response from Dr. Young
Hello and thank you for your post.
The few hours of difference in your dosing will have no impact on the effectiveness of your medications. Just make sure that you strive to take your medicines each and every day.
I hope this helps, have a happy and healthy new year.
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Liberty Middle School students donate money, supplies to animal shelter.
It all started with Jenna Fincham's class speech about the humane society and why people should help out, and turned into a donation of $150 and 268 items for the Pratt Area Humane Society.
The Liberty Middle School student said after her speech, teacher Ron Hill suggested she develop it into a project. In other words, do what she said people should do. Her friend Alesha Bergner volunteered to help and the school responded.
The girls went to the animal shelter to take pictures of dogs available for adoption, and placed photos, along with donation boxes, around the school to allow students to vote for their favorites with coins. Then student advisor base groups were challenged to see who could come up with the most stuff — cleaning supplies, cat litter, paper supplies, pet toys — many of the items on the shelter's list of needed items.
Several of the dogs being voted on in the contest have already found homes, shelter manager Sandy Scarberry said. The dog population on Wednesday was just nine.
She has recently placed two dogs with rescue operations.
A veterinarian noticed that a beagle-mix had a damaged foot, either the result of a puppyhood injury or birth defect, that could only be remedied by surgery. The dog was sent to a rescue operation in Albuquerque, N.M., for surgery, and will be put up for adoption from there.
Another dog, taken in at the shelter after its human died, had difficulty adjusting, and was placed in a special needs situation.
"They're (homes for hard to place animals) out there, if you look," Scarberry said.


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Twitter Contest: MMA Fighters in Only Three Words [UPDATED]
By: Jason Moles
I'm sure there are more important things to talk about just days away from
Jones-Henderson Jones-Sonnen Jones-Machida Jones-Belfort than another gimmicky post attempting to be relevant, but it's been a while since we gave away CagePotato T-Shirts and we love you guys so much that we've decided to do it again. Here's how it's going to go down. Below is a list of 25 fighters and a brave attempt to describe them in three words. Not two, not four, just three simple words. Pretty easy, right? Read through them, then tweet us @CagePotatoMMA with your own three-word MMA fighter descriptions, including the hashtag #MMAFighterIn3Words. The three best submissions by tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET will win a shirt. (We'll update this post with the winners after we select them.) Now let's begin, shall we?
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson: Exit stage left.
Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson: Seeking next level.
Jon "Bones" Jones: If Healthy, Undefeated.*
Diego "The Dream" Sanchez: Starting over again.
Leonard Garcia: God help him.
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"We can end government censorship in a decade," Schmidt said during a speech in Washington. "The solution to government surveillance is to encrypt everything."
Setting aside the entertaining aspect of the source of said statement, I don't think encryption in and of itself is enough. Encryption performed by companies is useless, since we know by now that companies - US or otherwise - are more than eager to bend over backwards to please their governments.
What we need is encryption that we perform ourselves, so that neither governments nor companies are involved. I imagine some sort of box between your home network and the internet, that encrypts and decrypts everything, regardless of source or destination. This box obviously needs to run open source software, otherwise we'd be right back where we started.
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August 24, 1920 - September 2, 2013
Fruitland, FL - Formerly of Sparrowbush, NY
Esther Susanna Bensley age 93 of Fruitland, FL, formerly of Sparrowbush, NY passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 in Orlando, FL.
The daughter of Norman E. and Anna May Lawson McKeeby, she was born in Sparta, NJ on August 24, 1920. Esther was a retired assembler for Kolmar Laboratories. In 1939 she married Lawrence Oliver Bensley who predeceased her in 1971.
Both Esther and Larry had a love for camping. Many weekends, vacations and summers were spent camping on Bailey's Lake in Kiamesha, NY with their children and their families and friends.
Survivors include her children: Mary Tippens of Sparrowbush, Latricia of Lakeland, FL, Sandra and husband, Robert of Sparrowbush, Lawrence Jr. and wife, Diane of Port Jervis, NY, Gary and wife, Diane of El Jo Bean, FL, daughter and caregiver, Sheila Delgado and husband, Ray of Fruitland, FL, Charles and wife, Cheryl of Sparrowbush, Neal and wife, Michele of Matamoras, PA. She is further survived by a son-in-law, Richard Beschinski of Valparaiso, IN, daughter-in-law, Jeanette of the state of Florida, sister-in-law, Joan Bond and husband, Robert of Sparrowbush. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Jodi, Bonnie, Randy, Danny, Tracey, Carol, Becky, Susan, Tony, Tina, Joey, Phillip, Terri, Tammy, Trina, Tasha, Bobbi-Jo, Shannen, Janene, Ronny, Anna, William, Sacha, Ramon, Dawn, Miranda, Jennifer, Kristina, Keri, and Karlee. She leaves behind several great grandchildren; great great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Esther was predeceased by a son, Randy and a daughter, Valerie.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 8th at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. Graveside Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 9th at Clove Cemetery, Wantage, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY; for information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.


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Russian troops are amassing on the Ukraine border and Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens sanctions against the West.
Crude oil (NYMEX:CLU14) and stocks dive as Russian threats drive fears of an economic slowdown in Europe and across the globe. Yet better than expected refinery runs in The American Petroleum Institute Report may indicate slightly better demand than we thought giving some support to a wobbly oil and product market yet reports that the Saudi Arabia's national oil company has cut the official selling price for crude oil sold to Asian buyers for September is signally weak refining margins and soft demand.
Dow Jones says that Saudi Aramco cut the official selling price for all oil grades, but the sharpest cuts were in the light grades of crude oil that are used to produce clean fuels like gasoline and naphtha, a petroleum product used to make chemicals and plastics. The cuts reflect a sharp decline in naphtha and gasoline margins and a global overhang in lighter grade oil.
Yet the main focus is still on Russia Ukraine tensions and the market is trying to decide what is more bearish, Russian troops build up on the Ukraine Border or the threat of "tit for tat" sanctions on Europe and the United States by Russia.
Concerns by Poland and other Western Powers are worried that the war games played by Putin may be a precursor to a real invasion. The Financial Times reports that while the number of Russian troops is still well below the 40,000 Russian troops deployed near Ukraine in April, the sharp rise in just a few days has been a cause for significant concern among Western military powers. Yet the market also sold off after Putin ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against U.S. and European sanctions. The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia's Vedomosti newspaper reported Tuesday that the government was considering a partial or total ban on overflights of Siberia by European airlines, which use the route to shorten trips from Europe to Asia. Government officials declined to comment on the report, however.
Yet the API slowed the selloff as a jump in refinery runs led to a 5.5 million barrel crude oil drawdown. The recent drop in retail gas prices has spurred a demand renaissance all of a sudden helping gas supply to drop by 3.6 million barrels. Distillates stockpiles were also down by 500,000 barrels. Yet refining issues are still in play. Maintence planned and otherwise may make it hard to keep up these run rates.
Natural gas (NYMEX:NGU14) got a bounce from a return of summer on the East Coast. Hurricane Bertha may head towards Europe. The Independent says that Hurricane Bertha began heading north and then east after gaining momentum in the Bahamas yesterday and could hit the UK. According to the National Hurricane Center in the United States, it is expected to grow in size before becoming a post-tropical cyclone with winds of up to 73mph, reaching Ireland on Saturday night. The Met Office has said, however, that its definite course is still unknown--berthahypotheses include Bertha heading towards France "as a weak feature which will completely miss the UK, to its arriving as a fairly active summer storm. Bertha may not go quietly after all.


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From Grand Theft Orgy to Quantum Deep to Whorecraft, one of the most enduring sub-genres of quality pornography has always been the porn parody – paying homage to (and, ahem, cashing in on) mainstream media franchises for some naughty, hardcore action. At very least, it's not another installment of the Scary Movie franchise. As a rule, if people are talking or acting then it doesn't quite count as proper pornography in our book – however, for these upmarket efforts, we'll make an exception! Here are 25 of the best porn movie titles based on original feature films!
25. American Booty
A middle aged man dreams about having sex with his daughter's friend, his daughter has a relationship with the neighbor's son and his wife has sex with the King of Real Estate; with its tale of randy suburbia, American Beauty was ripe for a porno makeover. And so it did come to pass with this tricky number, which simplifies matters by having some grad school studs move into Monique and Midori's flat. To the point, we say, and cut out all that crap about bags floating in the wind.
24. Missionary Position Impossible 2
Just like the Tom Cruise film of the very similar name, the Missionary Position Impossible movie became a franchise, and just like Cruise and co, the cast of MPI would do extraordinarily dangerous (and yet cavalier) things like lighting dynamite at hip height. Points are awarded for a punning tagline: "It feels so good… should you decide to accept it."
23. Twinklight
Love Edward, hate Bella? That's because: Vampires. Are. Gay. Emphasising the point Twinklight does the obvious and crosses Twilight with twinks – the younger, slenderer, more hairless gay man-about-town, for those not in the know. Just think RPatz, if you're still confused. As the film's tagline asks: "What is life if lived alone?" It then goes on to answer with rutting boy vamps.
22. The Da Vinci Load 2: Angels and Semen
While The Da Vinci Load might have adequately spoofed Dan Brown's conspiracy thriller, the sequel raised the game a bar by adding a double pun – which preceded the Da Vinci Code's sequel by two years. Cracking, filthy stuff! We do rather suspect that the 'symbology' on offer here might be of the rather obvious kind.
21. A Tale of Two Titties
Picking up the title of Charles Dickens's classic novel about Paris during the French revolution, this is actually a historical anthology piece, including tales about princes, princesses and giants. And of course lots and lots of shagging. Our only bone of contention with the title is that there are far more than two titties on offer here.
20. Titty Titty Gang Bang
While this might have less than nothing to do with Ian Fleming's children's film, it's a marvellous use of a parody title. And who on Earth would want to watch a porn version of Chitty Chitty, with a flying car and the child snatcher? Yikes.
19. San Fernando Jones and the Temple of Poon
You're going to be disappointed – San Fernando isn't the giant woman on the middle of the DVD cover; Fernie is actually Ron Jeremy (as seen in the bottom right corner), the most famous and most rat like of all pornographic entertainers. Nevertheless, with a fedora, whip and an intimate familiarity with the exotic secrets of the Orient, Indy was made for porn. And poon is certainly sexier than doom.
18. Raiders of the Lost Arse
Extending to a two-parter, here's another Indy inspired epic, this time of the distinctly more masculine kind, if you want to call it that. We assume that in this caper Indy is rather more fond of the trouser snake than was previously thought. Dr Jones never did seem to much like the ladies, for all the time he spent in their company, and it was with a certain amount of revulsion that we greeted the prospect that Shia The Beouf was to be the wee Indie Jr. We can only assume that the makers of Lost Arse ('arse' means bottom, by the way) were considerably more appalled.
17. Edward Penishands
Take Tim Burton's tortured modern Frankenstein and then replace his arms with a pair of gigantic meat truncheons. Porntastic! He won't be trimming your hedges but he's essentially perfect for porn. And if you think like the makers of Penishands did, you'll probably find that hilarious. Spawning a sequel, we can only imagine that this one did better than the Johhny Depp original.
16. Analyze These
This could very well be the actual title of an Analyze This sequel (see Analyze That starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal). However, fortunately for the makers of this Horizon DVDs movie, it isn't. Naturally, the film follows the well worn path of psychoanalysis turning to lesbian sex scenes. Only that analysis was apparently mainly below the neckline. Ba-zing!
15. Forrest Hump
While Forrest Gump had a fair amount of sex of one kind or another, it was generally of the miserable kind, as Forrest and Jenny wound their way through America's mid to late 20th century history. Hence, of course, parody ahoy! The bench, the box of chocolates, hippies having sex. What more could you want?
14. Bi-tanic
Sch-wing. The somewhat marginal bisexual film genre invariably struggles to get the word 'bi' into all its titles, but with this parody number the only way was up. Imagine if Leo and Billy Zane could have just got their rocks off and then everyone would have been happy after all – because, as we recall, Leo only died because Kate hoiked him off a floating log after she ditched a lifeboat.
13. Tits a Wonderful Life
Identify a classic feel good film and add tits. It's magical. From the director of Foreskin Gump and A League of their Moan, Tits takes a different route to cheering George up, leading him away from suicide with lots and lots of sex. That'd make anyone happy.
12. Pulp Friction
Replacing Fiction with some erotic Friction, this is one thoroughly conscientious parody. Remember Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus? Well imagine the next thing to happen after every scene was some sex. And remember all that violence? Replace that with sex as well.
11. Sluts and the City
When you're taking the word 'sex' out of a title in order to porn it up, something strange is going on (however people might have described SATC). However, with the franchise moving to the cinema a (loose) remake became inevitable – and just how difficult could it possibly be to take four women and place them in a series of faintly unlikely sex scenes around New York? Bon voyage, Big Apple.
10. A Clockwork Orgy
Take one of the most controversial movies of all time, famous for its sex and violence, and, er, move the violence around a bit – and you have a porno classic! It also reportedly has an acceptable plot and some good jokes. Bring on the droogs and the ultraviolence!
9. Flesh Gordon
"Planet Porno bombards Earth with sex rays… send for Flesh!" If that isn't a great tagline for a movie, we don't know what is.
Looking like the spiritual successor to Barbarella (which might as well have been a porn spoof in itself), Flesh Gordon makes some terrific use of the outside the trousers, crotch hugging pants. Which should only really ever find their home in a porno. Right?
8. Rebel Without a Condom
While it might have taken over 40 years for James Dean's most famous movie to inspire a porno, as a genuine 1950s set period piece, featuring motorcycle rebels et al, Condom's makers cannot be said to have skimped on it! Like the porn Grease – but with choppers.
7. Honey I Blew Everybody
While it's always disappointing to hear that your partner blew up the baby or shrunk the kids, what you really don't want to hear is that she blew everyone. While this has almost zip to do with the film it's playing on, it's a great use of a great title. Moreover, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
6. The Sex Files
Mulder and Scully spent a long, long time pondering their will-they-won't-they relationship (complete with abductions and miraculous pregnancies). In the surprisingly straight faced Sex Files they definitely, definitely will. Oddly enough, The Sex Files almost looks more like The X Files than the two horrible movies that the franchise has managed to cough out so far.
5. Whorey Potter and the Sorcerer's Balls
Harry Potter might not seem an obvious match for porn – too many boys, too many under 18s. However, that didn't worry the makers of Whorrey Potter, advertised as the first 3D gay feature porn film (put the words in whatever order you want). Featuring Whorrey and Voldemorecock (who gets lead billing on the DVD cover), you can imagine where this is going. It even won the Grabby award for Best Comedy. Magic.
4. Sexbusters
Take one of the greatest family films of the '80s and add sex. What could be more obvious? While the film might have skimped on costumes (t-shirts) and effects (the Ecto-1 is a people carrier) and the title might seem to question the premise (they're here to bust sex?), this was a great, great idea – and that's a great poster. What's more, hailing from 1984, this is genuine vintage material.
3. Womb Raider
Once upon a time, someone magnified a platform heroine's boobs by ten times and thereby created a computer gaming sensation. Add Angelina Jolie in some hot pants and the adult film industry decided enough was enough and made the Tomb Raider porn parody, which to our satisfaction came with a double pun – Cara Loft, Womb Raider. We can only assume that Cara Loft is an enthusiastic lesbian. One for the annals of history.
2. The Whore of the Rings II
Despite a striking lack of female cast members (Liv Tyler was a total rope in), The Lord of the Rings was a film that had sex in the title and sex on the brain – and with that much sexual tension who wouldn't want to toss a hobbit around a bit? As for the porn parody franchise it spawned… well, while it perhaps confused things by having the rings melted down into two magic dildos by the second installment, The Whore of the Rings II made up for it by featuring scenes with dragons, dwarves and monsters. And chainmail clad babes.
1. American Cream Pie
Simple, to the point and effective. American Pie was a movie about juvenile sex gags that defined itself upon a violatory act of self pleasuring. Then the porn stars added five little letters to remove any level of innuendo or doubt and made a film about a porn finishing technique. Pure filth.