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- Archives: Archive 1 (29/12/2006 - 11/01/2010)
- Archives: Archive 2 (22/01/2010 - 28/04/2010)
- 1 A Quick Question About the Discussion Tabs
- 2 Reply by Gunrunner15
- 3 thanks
- 4 Other question
- 5 Image Reply
- 6 GTACW Images
- 7 GTW Forum
- 8 Caddy
- 9 Test template deletion request
- 10 what is wrong with my user page???
- 11 oops
- 12 paramedics
- 13 where is my picture in gta 5 wishlist user gta4bigfan
- 14 Emulator Bios
- 15 Vercetti Gang, a Mafia family
- 16 Navbox
- 17 How can i be a part of your community as an admin or anything else?
- 20 Talk:Bellissime
- 21 Vehicles Types Categories
- 22 Richman Country Club
- 24 Girlfriends in Gta IV page
- 25 JOIN THIS from Gta4bigfan
- 26 HarveyH92's unsectioned comment regarding forum page
- 27 New Vehicles in GTA San Andreas
- 28 How did you get a picture from Liberty City Stories?
- 29 There is a Official Confirmation
- 30 There is a Official Confirmation
- 31 Ghost town figure
- 32 Hearse and Romero
- 33 GTA SA mods
- 34 TGTAP Forum
- 35 Was Wondering?
- 36 sorry
- 37 bus and coach capacity
- 38 RE: To Split or Not to Split
- 39 Grazi-Massafera-5.jpg
- 40 Deleting Uneeded Articles
- 41 New Categories
A Quick Question About the Discussion Tabs
Hey ZS I have a quick question for you re: Discussion Tabs here on GTA Wiki. Is the space left under the discussion tabs a place where we can bring up our opinions about whatever subject matter that a particular entry is all about? Or is it space strictly to be used for the discussion about the entry itself or the edits made to it? For example, take the vehicle entry on forklifts, would it be kosher if I used the discussion area to say something like, "I wish that the actual lift on the forklifts in GTA IV still worked like they did in the older games yadda yadda yadda."? Or is it only to be used to discuss what we think needs to be changed, edited or omitted for a particular entry? Thanks for your time ZS! JJPasadena 20:59, April 30, 2010 (UTC)
- That's right, talk pages are mostly used to discuss changes on an article and the accuracy of official information. Opinions like the one mentioned above are otherwise reserved for Forum:GTA (or external forums). - ZS 08:23, May 1, 2010 (UTC)
- I gotcha...just thought I'd ask first. Many thanks ZS! Have a good one. JJPasadena 17:39, May 2, 2010 (UTC)
Reply by Gunrunner15
i just find them images all over the web
- Have you been able to check if they are modded or not? I'm having a hard time finding the fire chief on the streets. - ZS 08:57, May 4, 2010 (UTC)
for editing the bullet gt you make it more brighter i had heard it in the police radio while driving it
- Thanks. It's basically what needs to be done here. - ZS 13:11, May 6, 2010 (UTC)
Other question
Hello ZS, I'm Niko Bellic.2810, not if I remember, but a few days ago I made an inquiry. Well, here's another question. In Grand Theft Encyclopedia was taking pictures of vehicles in GTA: San Andreas. Well, when not finding the vehicle (not with tricks or anything) came here and took the image. Well, AbbeySP, manager of GTE, asked me to ask if he could get the images as they are quite good. Remove from Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories, for your attention, thank you. --{{SUBST:Usuario:Niko bellic.2810/Firma2}}. 16:02, May 11, 2010 (UTC)
- Sure, just make sure to credit the images to GTW. I didn't catch your last message though. What is it about? - ZS 16:23, May 13, 2010 (UTC)
La otra pregunta era la del Virgo. --{{SUBST:Usuario:Niko bellic.2810/Firma2}}. 19:49, May 13, 2010 (UTC)
- What about the car? - ZS 19:51, May 13, 2010 (UTC)
Image Reply
I scanned that image from one of GTA IV's hidden files. I do agree that the image is not on its best quality but the original file had a worse quality. GTA4LIFE 20:59, August 5, 2010 (UTC)
GTACW Images
- All of those images came from the Spanish GTA Wikia, I just forgot to source them. They were PNG, so I edited the shading and saved them as JPEG so that may be why they look like that. Also I resized some of them too.--Gta-mysteries 19:19, May 13, 2010 (UTC)
- Doesn't look like a mere image conversion ruined it; it's already ruined when they decided to go ahead screencaping wireframe lights. Anyway, we shouldn't be procuring images with glitchy graphics. The ones without nightlights look acceptable though. - ZS 19:27, May 13, 2010 (UTC)
GTW Forum
Hey. I have created a GTW Staff Discussion Forum here. You will need to Register on TGTAP, and leave me a message on my talk page with your TGTAP username to gain access to the GTW forum. Gboyers talk 13:06, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
I have recently mod my golf cart in "GTA IV The Ballad of Gay Tony" and the game won't start unless I have the WFT. and WTD. file.
Since you uploaded the picture of the golf cart, is there a way you can email me those files.
Thank You,
- I'm unable to do this at the moment. The recent patch rendered my data viewer unusable. And thinking about it, isn't it illegal to share game data, let alone ask about it in public? - ZS 10:10, June 5, 2010 (UTC)
Test template deletion request
I don't know where the central hub is for asking admins for page deletion and protection, so I thought I'd pick an admin at random and ask.
I developed a little system of templates, through which one can easily insert an Xbox 360 Gamerscore icon in three different sizes. (E.g.,
{{G}} yields this:
.) By the time I finished it, I left over some unneeded templates.
Could you please delete these:
- Template:G-medium (new version is at Template:G/medium)
- Template:G-large (new version is at Template:G/large)
- Template:G-templates (new version is at Template:G/templates)
- Template:Gtest
Thanks very much.
--Mondotta 17:57, June 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Done. - ZS 10:55, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
what is wrong with my user page???
i went to my user page and there was nothing there, PLEASE HELP!!!
- There is an "Edit this page" link in nearly all pages here. Type something there. - ZS 13:08, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
looks like a screwed up but can we keep the image until we find a real one?
i just looked over the page you edited and it looks good i was just focusing on the MS paramedics in GTA IV but no big deal thanks it looks good
where is my picture in gta 5 wishlist user gta4bigfan
ijust put a picture about my idea and its gone
- I removed that picture, I done so because pictures are not ment to be in the wishlist. Chimpso (Talk) 09:12, June 19, 2010 (UTC)
Emulator Bios
Hey ZS can I ask you another question about the emulators? To get the bios do you have to connect the PS2 to the computer with a USB cable or similar item? I just now got a PS2, and was wondering this. And after you get the bios you won't need the PS2 any longer will you?--Gta-mysteries 10:59, June 21, 2010 (UTC)
- You're going to have to extract or "dump" the BIOS from the PS2 using a specialized program. Refer to it here. Once you've dumped it to your PC and have it working with the emulator, there will be no more need for the PS2. And USB transfer is supported, but I used a USB flashdrive to do it, as instructed here; and it's a wee bit complicated. - ZS 11:04, June 21, 2010 (UTC)
Vercetti Gang, a Mafia family
I just looked into the Mafia section of GTA and I'll have to debate if the Vercetti Gang should really be considered a Mafia family or not. In most Mafia societies, they require Italians only. Former WikiPedia editor, Agtax 20:12, June 21, 2010 (UTC).
- Go ahead and change it, but expect some opposition, because there are people who have different interpretations of what constitutes a "Mafia family". - ZS 20:17, June 21, 2010 (UTC)
- I've noticed that there's not a whole lot of edit warring here like there was on liberal WikiPedia. And I thought I'd let you know what they deleted the List of Gangs section. Agtax 05:16, June 24, 2010 (UTC)
How did you get the wikipedia's Template:Navbox --Zibran 1998 08:40, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
- We had to duplicate the navbox into this wiki by copying the codes. It's not exactly possible to directly use a navbox across different wikis.
- If you are actually inquiring about how to include Template:Navbox into an article, just use
{{navbox}}. - ZS 08:43, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
How can i be a part of your community as an admin or anything else?
ZS, Chimpso, and even masterpogihaha a Filipino has a place in this wiki. How can i be like you iam good in wikis. I previously edited Pixar wiki, Harry Potter wiki, Farmville wiki, wikiNation and Singapore wiki and even Wikipedia. I also created a wiki on wikia, Creativity and Arts Wiki which i have no time to edit. I have other accounts on wikia which i have forgot my password. I have an account on Wikipedia. Which is now i want to move on to GTA Wiki or GTA Wiki. I have gta games such as GTA2 for PC, GTA Vice City for PC, GTA VCS for PSP, GTA LCS for PSP, GTA III for PC, GTA Chinatown Wars (GTA CW Lite- iPhone) for PSP and iPhone and GTA San Andreas for PC. User:Gta4bigfan Gta4bigfan 14:14, July 1, 2010 (UTC)
- Contribute. If you do a good job improving articles for a sustained period of time, you'll be noticed by any of the admins here. We need people with good judgment and some standards on editing. - ZS 20:27, July 3, 2010 (UTC)
- I contributed to Grand Theft Auto 5 from my other new wiki giopiagian.wikia.com and maybe i can contribute more. tnx for tthe reminder ZS.
- P.S. Have a nice Day! im filipinoGta4bigfan 11:17, July 8, 2010 (UTC) user: gta4bigfan
The user Ymcfadden is ruining every page he comes to with gramatically incorrect edits and mispellings. Please help, because no one else is helping me correct all of his edits!
- Apparently someone else has revert most of them, but they might be unhelpful. Some of the additions he made are legit, but he's probably new to the wiki thing and a poor writer, which explains the quality of his revision. Denying his edit may agitate him and is counterproductive to providing needed growth in these article. The best course of action is to simply copyedit his writing by formatting and spell-checking it. - ZS 13:53, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, I've noticed it. There's no border on the pictures and it looks messy. I'd help with it. It would give me something to do. Although my internet might slow me down a little bit. --Gta-mysteries Talk 19:20, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
And should it be like this? I haven't really used the enhanced galleries since they were made.--Gta-mysteries Talk 19:29, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
- That should do. I've also noticed this layout's smaller thumbnail spacing gives captions less room, but it should suffice until we figure out a workaround. - ZS 19:32, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
The galleries we were meant to edit, were those just for the vehicles, or for ALL galleries? The vehicles are done. --Gta-mysteries Talk 22:10, July 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for your effort. If I recall, some galleries on weapons and locations appear to follow the same format, but we can go slow on the rest, because most of them default to four images a row, which wouldn't be a problem. - ZS 12:19, July 20, 2010 (UTC)
Look at this. Krzysiu8020 Dyskusja Wkład 22:20, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
Vehicles Types Categories
Just a quick question, since you seem the active on the vehicles categories. I've been working on the beta category and was wondering. Vehicles that are beta, should they still be categorized by type? --Gta-mysteries Talk 16:23, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- Seems like the logical thing to do. Go for it. - ZS 16:56, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- And for something like the Brickade, if it was put in the Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony category, could that mislead leaders to think it's in the game? --Gta-mysteries Talk 17:01, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- This is where the "Beta vehicles" category comes in. It should be enough to note that it is unused in the final game. Besides, we can't deny that the vehicle is still related to the game. - ZS 17:06, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- To sum it up, keep existing categories while including "beta"-related categories (see ElectroBaton). Dissociating a topic related to a game to said game is not really helpful to readers either. - ZS 17:37, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
Richman Country Club
Hey ZS thanks for helping me edit that page, im sorry if my writing was poor, im playing GTA SA and IV alot, so i barely get any sleep, so im sorry if that page was poorly written, although i do have a question that picture i posted with the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Sticker was that an ok picture to have, i know everyone here hates pictures with watermarks, so to avoid trouble i want to know if that's ok?, and once again Thanks, Gboyers made a good decision making you one of the admins XD--Claude CJ Vercetti 17:42, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- Official screenshots (with GTA or R* logos) are fine. It's images watermarked by fansites and individual users that we don't usually accept. - ZS 17:37, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
o ok thank you for your help--Claude CJ Vercetti 17:42, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
I never thought about putting the beta template in with the other navboxes. Perhaps with the vehicles in categories, it would should that they were going to be included in the game. I would like to know how some of the creators came to the names of the beta in GTA LCS, and GTA VCS. Which pages should be merged? --Gta-mysteries Talk 18:12, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- It would help to keep the topic interesting if they were listed in the navboxes, and we got plenty of room to begin with. As for the pages themselves, perhaps we should ask User:Camboisthebest008; he seems to have authored various pages on the lesser known cut vehicles but has been inactive for more than 2 weeks. We can put off the merge until we know whether or not his edits are legit; I must had confused him with someone else of better credibility to suggest a merge earlier. - ZS 18:26, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- I doubt we'd find an answer, since some users making a few contributions, and never return. There was one person that added in real-life photographs, and that really didn't help with the in-game look. It may have been the same user, I'm not really sure about it though. If we doesn't return what about User:Loadingue? He seems to work on beta a lot. --Gta-mysteries Talk 18:34, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- Loadingue is cool. He seems to be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to hidden gems in game data, but I'm not sure if he covers GTALCS/GTAVCS, because these games sure hell aren't PC based and thus are more difficult to take apart. Wouldn't hurt to ask him though. - ZS 18:42, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you for soliciting me. By checking the history of the Beta Vehicles page, I've found out that User:Amd64 is the one who first wrote about the Bullion, Tommy, Skoiloine, etc. Perhaps a few questions should be asked to him. To get back to your enquiry, I only cover the PC version, as ZS explained. However sometimes I get my hands on some PS or Xbox files. But that occurs very rarely. If you need some pieces of information about something in particular, I'll do everything I can in order to obtain them.--Loadingue 11:11, July 30, 2010 (UTC)
- Interesting. I thought it be near impossible to look at PS2, and Xbox files? I haven't found out what to use for the stories games. Although the PS2 TXD Viewer, and TXD Workshop works for GTA III, GTA VC, and GTA SA. --Gta-mysteries Talk 11:17, July 30, 2010 (UTC)
- You know, you can always open any file with the Notepad, sometimes it helps, in most cases it doesn't. By the way, I just found the GTALCS "american.gxt" and so, no need to ask Amd64 anymore. His cars were real.--Loadingue 13:46, July 30, 2010 (UTC
Girlfriends in Gta IV page
When I checked the Girlfriends in GTA IV page I saw that there was a note missing from Kate McReary and I put that "...she wasn't dateable after the mission Mr. and Mrs. Bellic(revenge)...". --roaringjohn Talk 16:43, August 8, 2010 (UTC)
JOIN THIS from Gta4bigfan
i have sucessfully created a new wiki gta fan fiction wiki. tell them to others url: http://gta-fan-fiction.wikia.com/wiki/GTA_Fan_Fiction_Wiki
HarveyH92's unsectioned comment regarding forum page
Hey, ZS.....about 2 days ago I posted a new topic on the forums page entitled 'the next game', outlining my ideas for GTA5.....it hasn't appeared and I was logged in. Any explanation for this?HarveyH92 23:29, August 11, 2010 (UTC)
- Could you show me the page you created and the forum that you were supposed to put it in? - ZS 02:07, August 12, 2010 (UTC)
thats the thing I don't know to post a link to you
HarveyH92 18:08, August 12, 2010 (UTC)
- I see the problem (checked your "Contributions" page). The topic is missing the "
{{forumheader|GTA}}" line, which automatically lists your topic in the forum. Seems like a minor slipup though, because another thread made by you was listed into the forums without a problem. Anyway, I added the required line for you. - ZS 18:18, August 12, 2010 (UTC)
thanks man, appreciate itHarveyH92 02:01, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
New Vehicles in GTA San Andreas
Do you know? I have a new vehicles in GTA San Andreas but it's just a modifications.
These are new vehicles I've found but I type a vehicle name myself:
- Supernova - based on AH-1 Cobra combat helicopter - replaces Hunter
- Skymaster - based on TU-154 passenger plane - replaces AT400
- Tsunami - based on Russian Antonov AN-224 Mriya cargo plane - replaces Andromada
- Apocalypse - based on A-10 Warthog combat plane - replaces Rustler
- Gatherer - based on CH-47 Chinook - replaces Leviathan
- Crusader - based on AH-6C Littlebird (similar to Buzzard in GTA IV) - replaces Sparrow
- Sovereign - based on Boeing 747-400 passenger jumbo jet - replaces AT400
- Cydonia - based on Concorde supersonic jet - replaces AT400 or Shamal
- Hurricane - based on Lockheed C-130 Hercules - replaces Beagle
- Diamondus - based on Boeing B-52 heavy bomber - replaces Andromada or Shamal
These are my new vehicle (planes and helicopters) mod. First I install the CLEO and GXT Hook plugins, then I use FXT Editor and type on the following text.
Open the FXT Editor.
For example: - GXT-Name:GATHERR - Text:Gatherer, then open vehicles.ide file in GTA San Andreas Data folder, and type the word following GXT-Name on the 'Game name'.
Id, Model name, Txd name, Type HandlingId Game name, Anims Class
417, leviathn, leviathn, heli, LEVIATHN, GATHERR, null, ignore. ----Videogamer13(talk). August 13, 2010.
How did you get a picture from Liberty City Stories?
I just want to ask how you got a clear image of the Ballot Van, because I'm not sure how people get these clear images. Fluffy Clouds 03:00, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
- Using an emulator or a screencap card. - ZS 07:16, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks! Fluffy Clouds 18:04, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
There is a Official Confirmation
There is already an official confirmation of Claude being Claude Speed.
Proof: "GTA Which Character Are You" and http://gta.wikia.com/File:Claude-Artwork.jpg
Gta4bigfan 15:19, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
There is a Official Confirmation
There is already an official confirmation of Claude being Claude Speed.
Proof: "GTA Which Character Are You" and http://gta.wikia.com/File:Claude-Artwork.jpg
Gta4bigfan 15:19, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
interesting 3 could have been intended to be a direct sequel to 2, then again i have played neither so i couldn't really say anything for sure. :P MegaHyperNova 05:21, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
Ghost town figure
Hi. I have found the ghost at El Castillo del Diablo on Bone County. Did you found them? --Videogamer13 14:43, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Do you have evidence? Got a screencap? - ZS 14:47, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry, I forgot to get a camera to take a picture of a ghost. Many users uploaded a video on YouTube that they have claimed to see the ghost on Bone County. --Videogamer13 15:27, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Provide me the Youtube links in question. - ZS 15:32, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0SCHkDWPos. You also need to watch a related videos of the ghosts in GTA San Andreas. --Videogamer13 16:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, they did specify that it's a myth. If I wanted to verify something like that, I'll rather dig up game data that proves that such a "myth" was intentionally inserted into the game rather than only relying on gameplay, when in-game elements and one's perception can muddle the reality of it. And since I can't be bothered with myth hunting, I haven't seen anything like this. - ZS 19:03, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Here I have a picture of the ghost town figure. This is real truth. So creepy, they always appear between 23:00 midnight to 5:00 morning. --Videogamer13 09:17, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
- Its possible to recruit the ghost by first type 'SJMAHPE' cheat code then recruit her. Its too difficult to recruit, but she's disappear before the player recruits her. --Videogamer13 08:03, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
Hearse and Romero
Thanks for cleaning up and splitting Hearse and Romero as I was short on time Homerjs 04:02, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, that explains the simplicity of the initial revision. Sorry about that. - ZS 04:05, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
GTA SA mods
I have downloaded and installed a vehicle mods for GTA SA but why the game is still always works perfectly? --Videogamer13 06:53, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
TGTAP Forum
Have you already heard of the new Oasis skin? There's is a forum on TheGTAPlace regarding it. --Gta-mysteries ◀RingADing▶ 06:01, October 6, 2010 (UTC)
Was Wondering?
do you have a 360? if you do we could hang out in gta 4! but not the episodes though, my GTA:EFLC disc is screwed. so was wondering if you'd wanna hang out? MegaHyperNova 04:43, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- No. It's not fanboyism, but the mere fact that these things are still too expensive to be worth buying in this country. It's bullshit, really. - ZS 04:50, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- oh, what console do you play then? though i only have a 360 -_- MegaHyperNova 04:53, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- I can't afford any current-gen consoles. Not the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Wii. And yet we're expecting next-gen consoles pretty soon? WTF. - ZS 04:55, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- so how do you play the IV era games then? on your pc? MegaHyperNova 04:57, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Obviously. My current PC was built specifically to run GTA4. - ZS 04:58, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
sigh my computer isn't built for games, i found that out after i bought IV for the pc -_- oh well its my loss MegaHyperNova 05:03, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
sorry. -- PK2PK2 07:46, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
bus and coach capacity
And, how many people can the bus in gta 1 and 2 fit and how many people can the coach in gta 1, london 1969 and advance fit? -- PK2PK2 07:49, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
please leave a response when you find out. -- PK2PK2 20:46, October 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Not sure about GTA1; I've never gone far enough to see large numbers of people getting in a Bus or Coach. But for GTA2, you can theoretically load an infinite number of people in Buses (when you either stop one at a bus stop or pick up large numbers of people during specific missions), because I've yet to see its capacity reaching its limit; this also applies to other large, roomy vehicles (like the Van or Box Truck). - ZS 03:13, October 8, 2010 (UTC)
RE: To Split or Not to Split
The reaseon that I split the Speeder and the Romero page is becuse no one bothered to merge the Tug and the Blade pages, so it is either all spit or all mergeHomerjs 04:18, October 29, 2010 (UTC)
Why would someone want to split the Stinger or Tanker. However the Benson, Romero and Ranger shold be split or every page should be merged, it will be all fair this way.Homerjs 22:34, October 31, 2010 (UTC)
I really think you should take a look at what has been uploaded here: http://gta.wikia.com/File:Grazi-Massafera-5.jpg uploaded by user: 123do4ateo6 i suggest a ban...
Deleting Uneeded Articles
I have heard that admins can create bots to delete every page in a category, so how about creating one to delete all pages in Category:Delete, also please do not tell User:Gta-mysteries about this because he/she has a habit for deleting pagesHomerjs 04:12, November 9, 2010 (UTC)
- Judging by the number of articles on queue, I doubt it's even needed. - ZS 08:23, November 9, 2010 (UTC)
New Categories
I have created several new categories:
Can you please add images for them as I am going to be busy playing Grand Theft Auto IV Homerjs 11:21, November 13, 2010 (UTC)
Thank You Sir. I Promise That I Will Make This Wiki More Better.
hello wiki fans! plez add paddy_36 on the ps3 to join the mythbusters on GTAIV to see if... the ratman is REAL? or if there is a blue hell in the hospital?! and also if cj and tommmy (ect) are... DEAD? by, Paddy 36 13:09, December 26, 2010 (UTC)
hey ZS can i ask you sth? how do you take good quality photos in game? i seriously nid some helppppp. I WAN TO BRING WIKI FULL OF PICS :D


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If you craft and cut up your web designs in Photoshop, chances are you've run into transparent PNGs that have gradients or drop shadows or outer glows that don't behave properly. Maybe you wanted to enrich the layer beneath's background color through the use of a color burn gradient. Or maybe you use the multiply blend effect to create a drop shadow.
The new functions and features available in CSS3 can be intimidating and overwhelming at first. The best way to gain a foothold and get comfortable with it is to find the "low hanging fruit" in its new features. I've put together several of the ones I use personally, but I should also caution you in their use.
If you're like most designers, you've probably spent at least some time looking over the new features of "HTML5" and considering if or when you should switch over to it. Inevitably you're going to also run into the topic of CSS3. The changes can seem intimidating at first, but there are a lots of great reasons to start using the new features.
Have you started using HTML5 in your Light CMS designs yet? One reason to switch over to HTML5 now is that the updates to the language have made it more semantic—meaning, reading the HTML5 code is more intuitive if you don't already know what you're looking at. And Light CMS, unlike many other CMS platforms, gives you complete control over your design code.


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Instagram Adds Web Embedding in Bid for Real-Time Relevance
The real-time battle rages on.
Instagram on Wednesday announced the latest in a string of recent updates, now allowing users to embed videos and photos taken with the photo-sharing application on sites across the Web. Simply cut and paste the embed text from an Instagram page to your blog, and the video will appear on your page after publishing.
On the one hand, it's not a revolutionary feature. Web embeds have been available for all sorts of media — including the Twitter-owned Vine, ostensibly Instagram's most viable video competitor — for quite some time. It's a simple way to push distribution of your media on other sites across the Web, especially helpful if your own site isn't a primary, go-to destination in and of itself.
But this isn't just a distribution play, or even an affront simply to Vine. Instagram wants to own "real time," a space long ago staked out by Twitter as the go-to option for global discussion on an event when it's happening. The Boston Marathon bombings, the Oscars, a tornado on the ground — they're all moments that require a fast, lightweight tool to capture them. And when those moments are captured well, much of the world's attention can focus on them.
For now, Twitter's supremacy in this field is unquestionable. Short message blasts sent out by whoever is on the ground at an event have been the perfect way of capturing what's going on, fast.
Instagram, however, has made the case that it is even better for capturing those moments due to the nature of its medium. While Twitter text is somewhat universal — barring translatable text, that is (which Twitter is currently working on) — a photo is understandable across all cultures. That's a big competitive advantage.
And the Instagram app — not the Facebook app — is far and away the closest tool Facebook has to competing with Twitter's real-time nature.
So now the ideal places to make "real time" synonymous with each service are the organizations that the public has traditionally gone to for what's happening in the world: News orgs. Convince journalists to embed tweets, videos and photos into their stories, and readers will begin to realize the value each service has in capturing moments in real time.
Twitter already has a leg up here, with an entire wing (albeit a small one) dedicated to pitching journalists and working with them to embed tweets and Vines into their stories. But in the future, Instagram plans to focus on this, as well. Expect dueling pictures and photos in your news stories in the near term.


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Social networking site Piczo, is on a UK press tour this week and is releasing some interesting statistics on its worldwide and UK-based usage.
Piczo was founded in early 2004 as a paid service. Based on early user feedback it was relaunched as a free service, and founder Jim Conning sent out 100 emails to Canadian teenagers announcing the new site. That is where Piczo's marketing efforts began and, until now, ended. The result of those 100 emails has been a massive viral spread of the product…today Piczo has 10 million monthly unique visitors that generate about 2.5 billion page views. According to Comscore, 59% of the UK teen Internet audience visited Piczo in June 2006.
Piczo is a Myspace or Bebo type social network, but targets a significantly younger demographic – 75% of Piczo users are between 13 and 16 years old. And unlike Myspace, Piczo is focused on safety first. It is virtually impossible to browse user pages on Piczo. There is no search or browse feature. Users must share their page URL with others for it to be found, and there are numerous ways for users, parents and others to report inappropriate behavior. Piczo has full time staff reviewing all complaints and takes swift action to protect its members.
CEO Jeremy Verba says Piczo is "like a house party, where you invite your friends over and listen to music," whereas "Myspace is more like a club…it's for an older crowd, and you can't necessarily control who they let in". It's an apt description, and visitors to the site definitely see a much tamer, less chaotic atmosphere compared to the other social networks.
Piczo is well funded after pocketing a total of US$7 million over two rounds of financing from Sierra Ventures and Catamount in 2005 and 2006. At this point, the company is looking to aggresively expand its international userbase and increase revenues.
Piczo is the fifth largest social network after Myspace, Facebook, Bebo and Tagged based on U.S. Comscore data, but boasts being the largest UK teen site and the third largest UK community site overall.
As part of the press tour, Piczo is also announcing that they will hire a UK based management team to manage operations here.


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Contrary to common belief, fighting hunger is not only about filling empty stomachs. Hidden hunger – the lack of micronutrients- affects the everyday life of billions of people. Especially vulnerable are children under the age of three.
Hidden hunger is a chronic lack of vitamins and minerals that often has no visible warning signs, so that people who suffer from it may not even be aware of it. Its consequences are nevertheless disastrous: hidden hunger can lead to mental impairment, poor health and productivity, or even death.
It is estimated that one in three children in the world suffers from the lack of micronutrients – a threat to both the intellectual and physical development of the child. The total number of people suffering from hidden hunger is estimated to be as high as 2 billion.
According to Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), more attention must be directed towards the world's hidden hunger.
"The post-2015 development agenda has to include a clear definition of hunger that addresses both visible and hidden hunger," Dr. Fan said at the European Development Days in Brussels. "We must strive to eliminate hunger, not only cut it in half", he added, referring to the UN Millennium Development Goals.
One reason why hidden hunger is not more widely known is the lack of information and data. Most countries lack systems or practices to measure nutrition adequately. However, the relationship between stunted growth and hidden hunger is clear. According to a recent study, hidden hunger is common in a number of developing countries where you also find high levels of stunted growth among children.
Hidden hunger is a growing problem that affects both the developing and the developed world. The most obvious victims are the 2 billion people in developing countries whose diet does not provide them with the vitamins and minerals they need – usually because they cannot afford or cannot obtain the nutritious foods they need. But hidden hunger also claims victims in the developed world – people who certainly do not look hungry. A prime example could be where obesity or being overweight can be a sign that their bodies are still hungry for crucial micronutrients.
The impact of hidden hunger is huge: globally stunted growth and anemia in children are a major cause of health problems in later life, particularly the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity and chronic diseases. It also results in a double burden for the health systems, with associated massive health costs as well as a negative impact on economic productivity.
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How Snowden might just spark a new Cold War in America's backyard
Venezuela on Tuesday night appeared to be the final taker for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden after an erroneous tweet by a senior Russian official announced the fugitive had accepted the country's offer of asylum.
In fact, Snowden remains in the transit lounge of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, apparently still choosing between offers from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia -- drawing attention to the burgeoning relationship between Moscow and those Latin American critics of the United States.
The former security contractor isn't the only thing they have in common: Natural gas, billions of dollars in arms shipments and similar geopolitical agendas also tie them together.
With Russia positioning itself as a global rival to Washington, those countries seem to be falling in line as part of a Kremlin drive to provide some pushback in the US backyard.
The roots of Moscow's power play lie in the Cold War, when the Soviet Union cultivated allies in the region to counter what it saw as increasingly threatening American influence in the world. Cuba proved the most reliable Soviet ally there.
Although the Cold War may be over, a resurgent Russia under Vladimir Putin has sought to shimmy the region back on its side through a mix of rhetoric and resources.
His relationship with the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been most prominent. The two found common ground over their mutual distrust of what they characterized as American imperialism, as well as the potential for a major trade flow.
Under Chavez, Venezuela reached a $4 billion arms deal with Moscow to receive an array of weaponry in an agreement the Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport says will be completed by the end of this year.
The exporter also signaled it would be willing to ink new deals under current President Nicolas Maduro, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
Natural gas -- one of Russia's primary levels of foreign influence -- has also been high on the agenda.
Last week, Moscow hosted the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, attended by the Bolivian and Venezuelan heads of state, in which it concluded the "Moscow Declaration." That agreement proclaims to "advance the Member Countries' position on challenges and issues of international gas markets."
During his visit to Moscow for the conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales emphasized his country's interest in working with Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom to help develop Bolivian fields for export.
"We want Russia to resume its technological exports to Latin America and the Caribbean," he said in an interview with the English-language Russia Today network. "We want to learn from you, to work together and cooperate in investment, in order to diversify our investments and our market."
The newly popularized phrase "multi-polar world" -- as opposed to one dominated by the world's sole superpower -- has gained currency not only in Moscow, but also in Caracas, Managua and La Paz, where leaders there have found strong support among their constituencies for playing on anti-American feelings.
Russia -- which has held numerous military training exercises in the Caribbean -- has ratcheted up anti-American rhetoric since the beginning of Putin's third term as president last year and delivered a number of moves that have thrown the Obama Administration's Russian "reset" policy off track.
Chief among them has been Russia's persistent criticism of US policy toward the Syrian civil war. Moscow has lashed out at American attempts to provide arms to the country's scattered opposition.
Maduro strangely echoed that sentiment when he announced his offer of Asylum to Snowden last Saturday to widespread cheer at home.
"Who is the guilty one? A young man... who denounces war plans, or the US government which launches bombs and arms the terrorist Syrian opposition against the people and legitimate President Bashar al-Assad?" Reuters reported the Venezuelan leader as saying.
Other Latin American countries have rushed to Russia's defense on the world stage.
Nicaragua, under Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, was one of the first -- and only -- countries to recognize the independence of Georgia's pro-Russian breakaway territories South Ossetia and Abkhazia after the country's weeklong war with Russia in 2008.
But while those Latin American players may have taken some of their cues from Moscow, some experts downplay Russia's influence in the region.
Foreign policy analyst Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, says Russia plays a minor role despite the high-profile disputes it may share with some countries.
"I don't believe that Russia seriously sees Latin America as a part of the world where we can have long-term political influence," he said. "Russia isn't the Soviet Union."


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At the time of writing, we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the delicate complexities of our terrestrial oceans.
However, next year, a daring and innovative new project is seeking to change all that.
Sea Orbiter, referred to be some as the âstarship Enterprise for the waterâ will be a new type of ocean-going research vessel, a moving laboratory that will hopefully allow Human scientists better access to the world's oceans than ever before.
Designed by French architect Jaques Rougerie, Sea Orbiter will allow scientists to study everything from underwater archaeological sites to the migration patterns of marine life. It is also expected to extensively map the ocean floors beneath it and to allow divers to work continually on deeper dives than ever before.
Diving to a depth greater than 50 meters or so can cause decompression illness (DCI) and the only way to traverse this obstacle is via saturation diving, which involves prolonged immersion in hyperbaric pressure chambers. Aboard the Sea Orbiter, however, the entire bottom deck will feature hyperbaric pressure levels so that divers can regularly dive to greater depths, but still enjoy a comfortable standard of living when out of the water.
Theoretically, this means that divers will be able to reach depths of up to 100 metres, day after day, simply by remaining in Sea Orbiter's bottom deck. Also, because the researchers will be diving via a special bay on the underside of the craft, they will be unencumbered by obstacles like bad weather and lack of daylight. In fact, due to this advancement, Sea Orbiter is expected to give researchers unprecedented access to as-yet unknown deep-sea creatures that are only observable at night.
Technology wise, the design appears to have been influenced by the International Space Station (ISS), another innovative project that allowed researchers to reside in their chosen location for long periods of time, something that is always a great boon to scientific research.
Sea Orbiter will also boast mini, remote-operated submarines, as well as a manned submersible capable of reaching depths up to 1,000 metres and an unmanned drone that will be capable of venturing an astonishing 6,000 metres below sea level.
The design of the craft itself is also equally innovative; in fact, the word genius could be applied with little/no hyperbole present. Basically, the craft's tall, conical shape will render it almost impossible to tip, allowing Sea Orbiter to brave even the most violent ocean storm and emerge unscathed.
In fact, Sea Orbiter is far more stable than most other seafaring vessels. The saucer section in the middle of the craft, and the keel directly below it, are both far denser than seawater itself, which would normally be enough for it to sink like a stone, however, the upper portion of the vessel is designed to be exceptionally buoyant and will only be fashioned from the lightest possible materials, meaning that although two thirds of Sea Orbiter will be perpetually submerged, the vessel itself should never actually capsize or sink.
If Sea Orbiter is successful, this design is expected to become the model for a great many future ships.
Solar and wind power will keep Sea Orbiter's engines running, with biofuel on standby for use as needed. This means that Sea Orbiter will be one of the greenest post-industrial vessels ever to sail the oceans of the world and, once again, could become a valuable prototype for the oceangoing vessels of the future.
Heavily influenced by the works of Jules Verne and the pioneering naturalist work of filmmaker and explorer Jaques Cousteau, Jaques Rougerie has designed underwater environments for much of his career, even participating in a World Record setting 71-day stint under water. His work to date has included sub aquatic museums and laboratories and glass bottom research vessels.
He has also created workable designs for underwater habitats such as houses and even entire villages.
Construction of the Sea Orbiter is expected to be completed by 2016, but the project's success still hinges on funding. To date, the French government has provided most of the development money, but the project has also been backed by numerous corporate sponsors and even a public crowd-funding campaign.
If Sea Orbiter's initial mission is successful, Rougerie and his team are planning to build an entire fleet of Sea Orbiters, which could potentially make their collective task the most comprehensive study of the Earth's oceans that has ever been undertaken.


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Adobe's SING architecture answers a requirement of "gaiji" for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean typography. The term "gaiji" is a Japanese word meaning "supplemental glyph" or "supplemental character." In this context, it means: Any character or glyph that is valid in your written language, but is not in the font you are using. The SING architecture provides a way for users to extend their fonts with individual new "glyphlets," representing variant glyph shapes, or symbols. These glyphlets are embedded in documents and can be used for editing at other points in the workflow.
This download is a Technology Preview of the SING gaiji technology, to let customers and developers begin to evaluate the SING architecture. It extends Adobe® InDesign® CS_J and provides some glyphlets for the Adobe Kozuka Mincho typeface family as well as a Glyphlet Management Tool.
Note: This Technology Preview is not supported by Adobe; it is for evaluation only. You must have the Japanese version of Adobe InDesign CS, and a Japanese-capable operating system, to install and use it. We invite you to report any problems or other feedback you have by submitting them to email@example.com. Our Product Management and Quality Assurance teams review this information, and improvements you suggest may be incorporated into future releases. (Please note that you will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your feedback but that you may not receive any other information.)
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Media streamer reviews
All the media streamers we're reviewed, on sale in Australia
If you want to watch downloaded movies, play music or watch slideshows on your TV, the best way to do it is to buy a media streamer. These dedicated boxes hook up to your home network and TV to display all the shared files you've got, and can also play back files off USB or an internal hard drive.
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DVICO's TViX M-6600N is a personal video recorder that improves on the solid groundwork of earlier TViX models. It's not a perfect PVR, with occasional hiccups that might annoy novice users, but the expansive feature-set makes it a tempting prospect.
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- 8th Jan., 2010
- Campbell Simpson
- Dvico
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- $ 699.00
- Pros:
- 802.11n wireless, twin HD tuners, 1TB internal HDD, wide range of codecs supported
- Cons:
- Occasional stability issues, no stored content playback while recording


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I've been writing about audio/video gear for Crutchfield since 1985. These days, I spend most of my time covering TVs. But I've been an audiophile since high school, and I still often listen to music late into the night. So, whenever I get the chance, I love writing about high-end amps, preamps, and speakers, too.
Over the years, I've found other ways to help people connect with music. I'm a volunteer DJ at community radio station WTJU, where I'm a regular host of the American folk show "Atlantic Weekly," as well as the world music program "Beyond Borders," where I get to share my love of African music.
I'm also a board member of the Prism Coffeehouse, in Charlottesville. We produce a series of concerts featuring traditional and acoustic music. I help out at shows with ticket sales, merch sales for the artists, or anything else that needs doing, and in exchange, I get to hear live music almost every week.
I grew up on a farm in the high desert of Southern California, but have lived in the Charlottesville area over half my life. I love the town and the beautiful surrounding countryside. When the weather's nice, you'll often find me out hiking with my four-legged buddy, Finn the corgi, or biking, or kayaking.


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Framed Canvas Print Description
"Grace" by Debi Coules canvas art arrives ready to hang. Matte Black "floating" frames are 18" x 26" and available in either 1.3" or 2" depths. Every canvas print is hand-crafted in the USA, made on-demand and expertly stretched around 100% North American Pine wood stretcher bars. We only use industry leading archival UltraChrome® Giclée inks to achieve the most vivid and high-definition prints possible.
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Width: 18.00 (in)
Height: 26.00 (in)
Depth: 4.00 (in)


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Giving is Good
Saw this in a blog called Don't Tell the Donor, but actually it's the kind of inspiring story that donors like to hear.
It's about Sonja Christopher, one of the contestants in season one of Survivor (way back in 2000). She had originally promised to donate her potential prize winnings of $1 million to her church to build a community hall – but since she was the first one voted off the island, ended up with "only" $2,500, which she went ahead and gave to her church anyway.
But something interesting happened – moved by her generosity, fellow congregants stepped up – and raised the million dollars needed. Ground was broken recently. The moral of the story, according to the church's minister, is that "giving is good."
And never underestimate the power of a "small" donation.
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a fundraiserabout 13 years ago
Thanks for the link. You run a great website!


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Geivett: Rockies' pitching plan not revolutionary
PHOENIX -- After the Rockies went to an avant-garde pitching plan in 2012, the pitch counts with their starting pitchers have been scrutinized more than other clubs. But Bill Geivett, the team's senior vice president of Major League operations, noted that manager Walt Weiss' attention to the workload paid dividends last season.
Geivett, answering questions at a media event for Cactus League teams' managers and general managers at Chase Field, also said the Rockies aren't that much different from other clubs.
It was in 2012 that injuries and poor performance forced the Rockies to experiment with a four-man rotation with a pitch count around 75. It was scrapped before the end of the season. Last season, in his first year as Rockies manager, Weiss paid attention to pitches thrown, especially early for a staff that had four of its five starters coming back from major time-loss injuries.
The result? Jorge De La Rosa (16-6, 3.49 ERA) and Jhoulys Chacin (14-10, 3.47) had two of the best seasons in Rockies history, and righty Tyler Chatwood (8-5, 3.15 in 20 starts) went from talented youngster to someone the team could count on going into this year. Weiss kept De La Rosa below 100 pitches until May, because he had missed most of two years with an elbow injury. Chacin, who missed extensive time with a nerve issue in his chest, was kept out of triple figures until July.
"For how the starters felt, I know some of them were a little frustrated early in the year, but at the end of the year, they were kind of happy that they were held back a little bit," Geivett said. "They felt like they were tired, and they hadn't pitched a lot the year before.
"But there's that give and take. Walt has to keep our starting rotation intact as best he can. Injuries are going to happen. At the same point, anything that we can do that's going to keep those guys in line, in order and pitching for us is all that we're trying to do."
This season, the only projected starter who has a concern is Chatwood, but he says he has long healed from having bone chips removed from his elbow last October. Geivett said Weiss will nonetheless watch the workload early. There isn't a rigid count, which allows Weiss to take several factors into account, some of which the Rockies won't reveal for strategic reasons.
For example, De La Rosa, working through a bruised left thumb in 2013, won six straight starts from Aug. 9 to Sept. 4, sometimes throwing just under 110 pitches, but once while throwing just 83 in five innings. The thumb injury was already public by then. But the fact righty Juan Nicasio spent the year dealing with residual pain from a left knee injury that cost him most of 2012 wasn't revealed until near season's end. Some nagging hurts will be kept in-house.
"That's on an individual basis, working with each pitcher and looking at the last time he threw, how many days off those guys had in between, whatever else," Geivett said." There are a lot of factors that go into that. And a lot of times you won't know how a guy's feeling.
"Jimmy Wright [the pitching coach], Bo [McLaughlin, the assistant pitching coach] and 'Doigie' [head athletic trainer Keith Dugger], they need to make sure Walt has all the information he needs. We want them to last the whole year. We want to play in October. We have to keep our rotation intact."
Geivett believes it's time to stop treating the Rockies as unusual.
"The year before, the average start in the Major Leagues was 95.1 [pitches]," he said. "We break 100 a few times and everybody acts like we're being revolutionary. We're even over the average in what we allow the guy to go to."


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This cake was made with the Disney Cars theme in mind. We made the sides of the cake look like a scene from the movie and Korbin's mother provided the Lightning McQueen and Mater cars for on top. The cake was a yellow cake with buttercream icing. The decorations were all made out of marshmallow fondant. We actually marbled the blue fondant with white making it look like clouds whisping through the sky. This was a first for us and it was really fun! I think we will be marblizing fondant a little more when appropriate 🙂
Bear Heart Baking Company made a Pink and Black Zebra themed Birthday Cake a couple of months ago. It turned out great! We used our famous Marshmallow Fondant (made from scratch and hand rolled) on this cake. The cake itself is a Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing! The Two Tiered Birthday Cake was covered in Hot Pink and Black Zebra Stripes giving it the extra pop! This Birthday Cake was one of the cakes we made when first starting out. When Valerie contacted us about making this Cake for her best friend Tammy's Birthday we didn't hesitate and we are glad we had the opportunity to make it. It is the one Birthday Cake that is asked about by most visitors to our site! To see more cakes made by Bear Heart Baking Company click here
You will find alot of the cakes we have made that were special orders made custom for the individual who ordered them. if you would like to Contact Us you can click here to fill out our online form.


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DC Universe Online saps almost all meaning and glamour from the words "superhero" or "supervillain," which not even the most tedious tights-wearing Hollywood sequel has managed to do. The action-MMO set in a painstakingly recreated DC Comics world requires superhuman patience to even install, with assets verification, patch downloads, and the like taking a full day, depending on your Internet connection. The wait would be worthwhile if DCUO had visual polish and quest depth to warrant the amount of time players will spend becoming reacquainted with its loading screens.
It's understandable that some spark is missing—it's tough to feel unique or special when the streets are packed with other powers-wielding crusaders for their opposing causes. Heck, Infamous did a far better job of making you feel like a menace or a champion, in large part due to how innocent bystanders reacted to you. As big as DCUO's world is, most of it is abandoned. You'll see the same six or so cars in the streets, but no innocents or pedestrians. How can you feel heroic when there's nobody to protect, or evil when there's nobody to wreak havoc on? This would be less noticeable if DCUO's missions went deeper than being laundry-list fetch-quests: "Go here and kill 20 of these," "Protect 10 of those," "Bring back five of this." That said, it's somewhat amusing to see what your heroics are worth: Gotham Hazmat, for example, will only pay you $7 to help protect citizens from the Scarecrow's fear gas.
But it's still early in DCUO's life cycle. Just as your character must progress by performing mighty feats for chump change, Sony needs to tap into the true potential that's evident here. Communicating with other players and forging camaraderie is still a clunky afterthought in the game, combat is mushy, and rubbing elbows with luminaries like Commissioner Gordon lacks the proper gravitas when all they can do is spout the same line like pull-cord talking dolls. ("Not every cop in Gotham is crooked. Some of us still protect and serve.") For all its strikes, some threads show promise. Designed with more casual players in mind, the game does away with microtransactions, and the level-30 cap assures that players will create and develop multiple characters. But given that the game doesn't offer much reward for those who experience everything, those are hardly legs to stand on. What DCUO needs to understand, ultimately, is that with great power comes great responsibility. Especially when it's automatically billing your credit card monthly.


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Has this been done or is it under way?
From Gruzen Samton
The original Eastern Parkway Station, built in 1916, evolved into the current complex with the addition of two other train lines in 1928 and 1946. Since the complex was developed without a master plan, each station had unique structural and maintenance problems. As an intermodal transportation complex (an interchange between trains and buses), facilitating passenger transfers was a major focus in the scope of work. Gruzen Samton was retained to renovate the complex. Work included developing a substantial reorganization of NYCTA offices and facilities, as well as a complete refurbishing of the interior and exterior surfaces. Gruzen Samton also implemented architectural elements to help intergrate the stations. All improvements were in compliance with current NYCTA Standards and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Has this been done or is it under way?
It says completion 2004.