text:
"The Tree of Life" (2011)
How Does It Dazzle? All of the films of Terrence Malick are obsessed with the beauty and inner nature of life, the human spirit, and are sublime and bewitching to look at. Yet, up until recently, Malick had never used the same cinematographer. Three DPs shot "Badlands," Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler shot the sun dappled "Days Of Heaven" and John Toll shot the shimmering 'Thin Red Line.' It wasn't until 2005 that Malick found a regular DP in Emmanuel Lubezki who shot "The New World" and has lensed everyone of his films since. Lubezki also shot, "The Tree of Life," Malick's Palme d'Or winning spiritual paean to family, fathers, mothers, siblings and our great struggle when loved ones have passed. It's also about the meaning of life and the creation of the universe… or something. So how does it dazzle? In two distinctive ways: through the immersive and gliding cameras (that also became a talking point in "To The Wonder") which captures all the deeply felt confusion, pain and angst of all the main characters and then the celestial visual effects that VFX master Douglas Trumbull contributed to. Both are splendid, but the visual effects of the cosmos, space and beyond are glorious and something to behold.
Style, Substance, Or Both? Malick's "The Tree of Life" left a lot of people scratching their heads or wanting something more. And admittedly, up until then, it's perhaps his most uneven film, not quite blending these too universes as profoundly as he usually does. But to say "The Tree of Life" doesn't have substance would be criminally wrongheaded. It's style doesn't get in its way as much as its ambition. Inside Malick's movie is a poignant examination of our loved ones, how we can and cannot live without them. How we adore and yet resent them and how those spiritual, physical and blood ties are connected to the metaphysical nature of everything. Deeply felt, "The Tree of Life" may not be Malick's most wholeheartedly successful movie, but it may be his most personal and as close to divinity as he's ever come.
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (Terry Gilliam, 2009)
How Does It Dazzle? Terry Gilliam has always been one of cinema's premiere fantasists, it's just that often his productions are plagued by problems (as documented in the thoughtful documentary "Lost in La Mancha," which detailed the way his "Man from La Mancha" film broke down) or hit the screen in some creatively compromised way (everything from big studio movies like "The Brother Grimm" to the muddy, borderline unwatchable indie "Tideland"). Disaster struck "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" when Heath Ledger, one of the movie's costars, died tragically during production. But this setback actually added to the movie's visual dazzle, which takes the form of an alternate universe opened up by the titular character (played by Christopher Plummer), a kind of traveling circus performer whose Faustian bargain has gained him access to fantastical realms. The most jaw-dropping scenario involves giant, jellyfish-type creatures who rocket through a pastel landscape. After Ledger's death, three other actors (Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law) stepped in to essay the character, which adds an even greater degree of surrealism to the already outrageous scenario. If only Gilliam had worked out a more tangible narrative to connect all of this weirdness together; instead, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" sometimes feels like a really lovely, ornate, jewel-encrusted box, with nothing inside.
Style, Substance, or Both? "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is all style, with little else going on, but even the "style" part seems tenuous – sometimes whole sequences have the feeling of an early-'90s music video or a tired screensaver. The director who once conjured forth such amazing, intricate worlds in everything from "Brazil" to "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," seems slack and uninvolved. Your eyes won't pop out of your head. In fact, they'll barely bulge.
"Speed Racer" (The Wachowskis, 2008)
How Does It Dazzle? After the critically derided "Matrix" sequels, the Wachowskis, instead of retreating into some safe, "easy" project, decided to go full throttle into madness with their candy-colored, eye-popping, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink adaptation of beloved '60s Japanese cartoon series "Speed Racer." They were unwilling to rest on their laurels and so attempted to do the unthinkable – the response from both critics and audiences was a befuddled "huh?" To explain: in order to appropriate the look of the anime, the Wachowskis shot each actor and element separately and then edited them together so that everything would appear "flat," like a two-dimensional cartoon. Editorial flourishes from the cartoon like the use of giant heads, blurry backgrounds and extreme wipes were also employed. The Wachowskis pushed things even further, with multiple races happening in both present day and in flashback at the same time. Additionally, the cars would "fight" each other on the racetrack, something the Wachowskis described as "car-fu," the results of which come across like "Wacky Racers" meets "Mario Kart" (not that that is a bad thing). "Speed Racer" was genuinely unlike anything you'd ever seen before, not that anybody cared all that much. The most amazing sequence isn't the final race, but a cross-country road rally that takes place during the middle of the movie and features a number of atmospheres and environments; it's truly breathtaking stuff.
Style, Substance, or Both? There's no real defense for the overabundance of visual excess. As in the case with "The Great Gatsby," you could have probably made an adaptation of the material that didn't induce seizures in unknowing viewers. But, that said, what The Wachowskis did here was big, bold, and oftentimes brilliant – almost five years later and there still hasn't been a movie that's come close to achieving the same sustained stylization. Watching it is an absolute blast and what sabotages the movie more than its goopy visual effects are the kiddy subplots and tonal wonkiness. It seems a movie ripe for reappraisal and genuinely ahead of its time.
"Tron: Legacy" (Joseph Kosinski, 2010)
How Does It Dazzle? The original "Tron," released nearly thirty years before the sequel/reboot/spin-off/whats-it, was hugely influential on a visual level – its sleek, neon-lined designs and chilly computer-world aesthetic would be mimicked and poorly replicated for years to come. But the movie itself was kind of forgotten, a slow and plodding adventure that couldn't hope to eclipse (or even match) its processed visual majesty. "Tron: Legacy" is similar in that it's both visually awe-inspiring and, on a narrative level, wholly inert. Joseph Kosinski is an architect and protégé of David Fincher's, whose cleanly composed lines and set-pieces are pretty phenomenal; he imagines the computer landscape as being rougher and bleaker, with everything (including rain jackets and banisters) with neon-lit piping. After a while, things become more abstract, and the sleek dreaminess of the images starts to mesmerize to the point of hypnosis. That's when "Tron: Legacy" becomes less a movie than a $200 million video art installation (amplified amiably by the pulsating Daft Punk soundtrack that's so prog-rock arty that you can practically picture the smoke from the fog machine swirling around your ankles). We also really love Jeff Bridges' apartment.
Style, Substance, or Both? This is all style. If the creative team had put as much emphasis into making the script even slightly coherent as they had into making sure the light cycle chase was as dynamic as it ended up being, then it would be an entirely different story. As it stands, "Tron: Legacy" is all sizzle, no steak. Still, if this thing was projected on the wall of a museum or art gallery, it would rightfully be applauded for being an anti-narrative, something in which the images don't tell a story as much as they actively defy one.
"Sunshine" (2007)
How Does It Dazzle? Danny Boyle's restless nature makes for hopped-up, kinetic picture with a style and energy that's often criticized for resembling a music video. It's not a completely invalid criticism, but Boyle's predilections mostly hew closer to the rhythms of music, editing and capturing a visceral moment rather than putting a premium on capturing beautiful images. There are exceptions throughout his career obviously, but the most obvious one is his 2007 science-fiction thriller, "Sunshine," which is set 50 years from now and follows a team of scientists and astronauts who are sent to re-ignite the dying sun. So with the brightest star in the galaxy at the epicenter of this story, you can guess that the movie -- tellingly not shot by Boyle's regular, more low-tech DP Anthony Dod Mantle (instead it's Alwin H. Küchler who shot "Code 46," and "Movern Callar") -- looks utterly radiant and breathtaking.
Style, Substance, Or Both? This is up for debate in some circles, but visually, the film is completely apropos. It's not Boyle's favorite of his films because he had a tough time making it, and where its quality is concerned, many feel the movie is compromised by its silly third act that gets a little less "2001: A Space Odyssey" and more "Event Horizon" or some Hollywood space thriller. We won't argue that point so much, but the celestial look of "Sunshine" is never gratuitous and fits the material like a glove. The utterly incandescent glow of the movie is luminous and to be honest, its shining brilliance may have blinded you from some of the film's problems as that first experience in the theater was perhaps the dictionary definition of "dazzling."
annie | May 13, 2013 3:05 PM
Cloud Atlas left out? That movie was all style and substance. Loved it. Also what about Life of Pi?>
Fefe | May 13, 2013 2:51 PM
When I saw the article title, The Fall immediately came to mind. But The Cell was picked instead. I thought The Fall is a much better choice, both stylish and has substance.
aquarius1271 | May 13, 2013 8:24 AM
spot-on selections, great list! many of these were unforgettable cinematic experiences for me at the time of their release. I was literally hypnotised by The Cell, Sunshine, Dark City and Bram Stoker's Dracula in particular. I am definitely a style over substance person so what a joy to remember all these wonderful visual experiences again.
Kenny Fong | May 11, 2013 9:19 PM
How about Michel Gondry's works?
Adam Scott Thompson | May 11, 2013 2:59 PM
"Bram Stoker's Dracula" is my shiiiiiiiit -- in spite of Keanu Reeves.
Vince | May 11, 2013 1:01 PM
I just saw The Mill and the Cross, and was stunned at how beautifully it was shot. Substantive as well, examining the battle between fundamental and reform elements in religion.
The Nightwatch/Daywatch combo from Timur Bekmambetov is also visually amazing. Whether you find the story about the eternal struggle between light and darkness substantial or not...
jake | May 10, 2013 10:30 PM
So this author hates Avatar for its reliance on familiar story (read between the lines: ecological themes) and Sucker Punch because the story centers around girls.
Tell me, are you a Republican conservative?
jake | May 10, 2013 10:29 PM
So this author hates Avatar for its reliance on familiar story (read between the lines: ecological themes) and Sucker Punch because the story centers around girls.
Tell me, are you a Republican conservative?
Chelsea | May 10, 2013 12:44 PM
Dark City smells like Sprite and Cheetos. And the editing sucks.
MOC | May 9, 2013 8:40 AM
Some interesting films in there, must rewatch some of them. Given you mentioned German Expressionism, where were The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Metropolis, and Nosferatu?
Blade Runner should also surely be in there.
Quite enjoyed Sucker Punch, though with low expectations. Was very disappointed with The Fountain, albeit with high expectations. Looked good in fairness.
MIKEY | May 9, 2013 1:39 AM
Watchmen is, in spite of flaws, still absolutely amazing to me. Also quite glad that Speed Racer isn't still dismissed as an ultimate bomb, because outside of the really silly kids stuff, it's totally unmatched in look and scope, and certainly didn't deserve to be buried. Kudos also to throwing some love at The Fountain.
joe | May 8, 2013 5:49 PM
Watchmen is a masterpiece. Completely disagree with your criticism.
Coppola's Dracula is a pile of shyte, worst vampire movie ... ever. Substance? Then man ruined Dracula. How hard is that to pull off?
Eamon | May 8, 2013 5:17 PM
Ok Sucker Punch, TERRIBLE movie but its Scott Glenn (Great actor) not John Glenn (Great Astronaut)
Lou | May 8, 2013 3:19 PM
The Duellists, for style&substance.
brace | May 8, 2013 2:42 PM
what about Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow?
Chris | May 8, 2013 2:29 PM
No Cloud Atlas?
3534256 | May 8, 2013 2:17 PM
Bram Stoker's Dracula came out in 1992, not 1991
Nolan | May 8, 2013 2:04 PM
Has history turned in favor of the Fountain yet? It definitely has it's issues, and it does dip into melodrama, but what Aronofsky did with $35 million is a genuine cinematic achievement. Hell, COMEDIES these days cost upward of $70 million to make. The visual effects in that movie are breathtaking, and done with so few resources.
Chris | May 8, 2013 1:58 PM
Tony Scott's films had "genuine surrealism"? That's a good one.


text:
By now we all know the MWC is growing and the WAC is basically dead. BYU has been left with no viable place to dump the kids (every sport but football) while they explore the fabulous world of independence.
Thanks to guys like Commissioner Craig Thompson, the Quorum of Twelve will hopefully vote to reject independence and remain as a member of the MWC. Looking at the ramifications of this potential move convinces me that it no longer makes sense for BYU. On the bright side, they do have their new media center and the capability to shoot games in HD, but that's it. What they don't have is 6-9 conference games that can be easily scheduled year to year. And due to recent developments they are now left without the WAC opponents that they were supposed to play for the next 4 to 10 years (Fresno, Utah State, Nevada, and a 10 year deal with Hawaii). The Notre Dame model doesn't work without a good conference to align all the other non-football sports with. And without the WAC, that no longer exists.
If they made this move now they would be sacrificing all other sports but football. Can you imagine BYU basketball in a league with San Jose State, Idaho, Utah State, LA Tech, Hawaii and New Mexico State? It seems like a bad dream all the way around.
We can all be thankful to the MWC for being proactive with the Nevada and Fresno invitations and by not extending concessions to BYU for continued membership. That breeds contempt and back biting (e.g. Big XII). Instead of concessions, the MWC gave BYU nowhere to go with their other sports, genius. By raiding the WAC of their remaining top two teams now instead of months or years ago was simply due to circumstance. Houston, in my opinion would have been a better choice than Nevada, but that would not have completely killed the WAC and future home of BYU. It was a great move that may have saved the conference from mediocrity.
BYU has been cooking this plan up ever since the PAC 10 passed them over for Utah, and they didn't even get a courtesy call....... how sad. Since then BYU has been working overtime to boost their status as a football program in an attempt to keep Utah from passing them by. After being silently rejected by all major conferences, BYU hatched this plan with the WAC. They basically wrote the $5 million exit fee clause into the contract that was signed by all the WAC members. Of course BYU wanted a guarantee that the conference would remain intact when they joined in 2011. Unfortunately for BYU the power play didn't work, as Fresno and Nevada exited last night leaving a shell of a conference for BYU's non-football sports.
On the MWC side, the additions of Fresno and Nevada the MWC has furthered its case for inclusion into the BCS. As long as both TCU and BYU remain in the conference the next step should be to add Houston, creating a 12 team conference with a north and south division. Two good divisions with teams in each that can compete for the conference championship.
BYU – BSU – Fresno State – Air Force – Wyoming – Colorado State
TCU – Houston – Nevada – UNLV – San Diego State – New Mexico State
An auto-tie in with the next BCS game, the Cotton Bowl, would give the championship game real meaning. This is all possible as long as BYU does not leave for independence and TCU stays instead of returning to Conference USA, which has been rumored. TCU would be throwing away any chance of being a part of an automatic bid conference. Returning to Conference USA is a move backwards; they are nowhere near receiving an automatic bid.
In my opinion everyone needs to sit tight in the MWC and see how this shakes out. Adding Fresno, Nevada, and hopefully Houston (assuming BYU stays) will make the MWC by far the best non-AQ conference. This is closer than we have every been to getting all the best non AQ teams in the same conference, and it would be a shame to see BYU or TCU leave for nothing. There is nothing to leave for, nothing better out there.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Annunciation Lobby
| Click on image titles for larger views.
Annunciation Lobby, so named because of numerous artistic renditions of Gabriel's visit to Mary, is the setting for a nearly nine-foot tall Italian glass mosaic. A wrought-iron grill divider believed to have originated in 16th century Spain enhances the old-world flavor of the two-story lobby, with its tiled stairway leading to the second floor library Scriptorium. The walls are decorated with prints of Michaelangelo's Sybils and Prophets, an authentic copy of the Madonna of Monte Cassino, and stained glass windows designed by Sister Michaeline Lesiak.


text:
Hailey Jauregui is a beautiful little girl that is turning one year old on March 14th, 2009. She was born at 7:06pm at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, IN. Hailey loves sunglasses, cookies and the Itsy Bitsy Spider Song.
Hailey Marie Jauregui is turning one!!!
By: KristiJaureguiSubscribe Channel: Celebrations & Milestones Location: Decatur, IN 46733
+ Comment!
This story is inappropriate and should be flagged for moderation. Please choose from one of the following options:


text:
Are you new? Sign up now
I've forgotten
The Daily Click
22nd June, 2009
What is a tileset?
What are the advantages of using tilesets?
Example File
There are tutorials and examples on making fast loop level editors, etc around TDC. There's even level editors examples that use tilesets. This is not the focus of my article. My focus is the discussion of tilesets, their advantages and how easily they can be incorporated into your own level editor or game. An excellent article was written by cake some time ago (linked in the Resources section) which I thought I would elaborate on because it had great ideas/examples but didn't explain the Active Picture Object's use that well.
What is a tileset?
A tile set is collection of smaller images called tiles (typically of uniform size) which have been combined into a single larger image. Tile sets are often used in 2D video games to create complex maps from reusable tiles within the set. When a tile set based map is displayed, the tiles that are stored within it are used to reassemble the map for display. This technique is seen in games designed to run on portable systems such as Nintendo's Game Boy Advance system or a cellular phone ... Using tile sets reduces the amount of system memory required to display maps since it allows for the same tiles to be reused multiple times in a map. It also reduces amount of artwork needed for individual maps since many different ones can be created from the same tileset. In order for maps made from tile sets to appear more distinctive, games typically display them with a different tile set for each unique environment.
Example of a tileset. (Taken from Gamespot.com through Google Images, I don't know it's original source/where it's from.)
What are the advantages of using tilesets?
I made this tileset myself a few years ago, and that's all well and good but I had no idea how to implement it into a game as just the sheet image, so I would use a graphics editing program to cut out each tile and create a new backdrop or active object for every tile that I had made. Simple enough, right? Yes, easy, but that's only if you have around 10 unique tiles that you use. Suppose you are creating a massively complicated map with your own level editor using each tile as an active object to paste on to the level and you have 100 unique tiles, maybe even 200. That means cutting out each tile, pasting and cropping it in MMF, which would get extremely tedious and boring, not to mention you may need a unique event for each tile to place it.
You would be wasting precious time you could be spending actually creating beautiful levels and scenery!
There's many reasons that tile sets are an advantage for your game:
Game mechanics
- Many games actually run on a grid-based system, be it RPG, strategy, board game, anything really. Even if your game doesn't run off a grid, it is useful to be able to reuse tiles in a map to create a large playfield. The more tiles you use, the less grid-like you can make the game appear.
Save time
- with an image that contains many tiles, you will not need to cut out each one individually or create a new object for every tile you use.
Save memory and filesize
- It's only logical to assume that by using one single image, you can save yourself from creating an MMF frame with 100 unique objects that clutter the field, your object list, will increase your filesize and slow your game down eventually.
Save events
- Using a single tileset image will save you events as you can use simple calculations to make a level editor know which tile it is using without specifically naming each one and making an event to place it. (Refer to cake's article)
Save editing pain
- Oh dear, you just realised that tile doesn't mesh with it's surrounding tiles, or the colours aren't right for these 50 tiles. Save yourself the horror and simply edit the tile set sheet.
- Using tile sets, it is your choice to allow players to create their own
customized levels in your editor, and opening many more possibilities. Not just in environment, but HUD/GUI graphics too!
Take the next step
- If you aren't already using tiles, or are using them in a tedious manner, take your game creation to the next step by using something that is universal to all gaming programming/languages - tile sets!
So let's look at a simple way to get started.
Example File
I've made an example file for your download at this location:
TilesetBasedEditor.zip - 13.25KB
And I will now run through it (with images) to explain how easily you can use the Active Picture Object to implement tilesets. I recommend looking at this example .MFA file, but if you don't need it, I've outlined pretty much everything here too.
Your most important thing: the
Active Picture Object
When you place it on your frame, you will be given this dialogue.
Select your tile set. Transparent colour can be set in the properties frame in MMF.
Now for the important part - the events. Using just two events, we can create a very simple copy/paste from the Active Picture Object, using it's action Create Backdrop Object.
Any problems you might have with it not copying and pasting from/to the right places, you will need to double check if you have the right uniform size tiles, any offsets to consider and remember that tile sets are made to be compressed to save size - put your tiles directly next to eachother, don't be afraid because you can easily cut them out again using this method or in your graphics editing program show a grid for your tile sizes to see where each tile begins/ends if you get confused. I hope that the images and example have spelt it out for you fairly well - and remember, the size is not limited to 16 pixel tiles. This is your choice, though numbers in the power of 2 are standard sizes (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 .. etc) used for all sorts of things.
And this is just the beginning, once you understand how easy it is to do this, you can incorporate this method into your level editor, using arrays (or INIs) and fast loops to create a functional, powerful editor which allows for great customization in your game and isn't just the player's benefit, it makes your game creation more streamlined and is a useful tool. (Just look back at the advantages of using tile sets!) Remember that this is for backdrops also, active objects will still need to be handled in the usual manner, but this allows for more time doing those rather than wasting time cutting out tiles and assembling them individually on your frame.
Generating Levels from external data - Article by cake
WikiPedia page on Tile set
Found example of a tile set
Mr. Map Maker (Full) (v2.4)
Tile Widget
Zephni's level editor tutorial
Adventures of Pause opensource level editor
Tile Based Games
- Article exploring more in depth about tiles.
Posted by
Rob Westbrook
22nd June, 2009
Ok this is creepy, I was just today idly thinking "I should try and make a level editor that uses tilesets."
And then up pops this x)
So... thanks!
Posted by
22nd June, 2009
I hope it's easy to understand, but I guess the only way to really understand is to have a go at it. This tutorial sort of bridges the gap between cake's article on External Data and Sketchy's article on Tile Based Games. In combination I think the three articles could fuel a really smart editor. Not that there isn't already some great map editors on TDC
Posted by
Jon Lambert
22nd June, 2009
The tileset comes from the Gameboy Advance Fire Emblem games. Who knows which one? They all look the same.
Posted by
23rd June, 2009
thank you for citing your sources. that vastly helps anyone looking for information.
i suggest a citations section be added to articles.
Posted by
23rd June, 2009
This is how I do it for years, still wondering about the people who use actives or buttons and such for the tileset. Good article, the more know the better ..
You can combine this later with the fastloops to draw your level by just storing the offset into the array, like Z0 = Xoffset and Z1 = Yoffset. like 2,6
Then in the AP just add the Tilesize, 16 in this case and you know which tile to draw on that particular field.
Posted by
23rd June, 2009
@Cecil: I thought it might be useful and I concur, citations would be great help in all articles because authors could post links to related subjects or further reading/tutorials.
@maVado: not 100% what you mean, are you talking about just a fastloop level editor? I have done that before, but yeah using many actives
When I understood that tile sets were so easy, now I can incorporate them into an editor!
Posted by
24th June, 2009
No I mean, at some point you have to load your level with a fastloop to paint all the tiles at runtime.
Posted by
27th June, 2009
Thank you for your example
But how to make it also work on a larger map for example 6400 * 480 or 6400 * 4800, I did test it apparently also does not seem obvious to implement.
could you enlighten me? Thank you.
Posted by
28th June, 2009
I assume you are talking about a scrolling map - this is something that would need to be implemented in the level editor system and a part of fast loops. Not directly related to the idea of tilesets. I have myself wondered about scrolling levels and I have an idea of how it would work, perhaps I should make an articles on that, because I'm sure of a method though I'm yet to try it out.
Posted by
28th June, 2009
Thank you for answering me,
Excuse me for my English
I worked myself back to it yesterday evening, I managed to make my scrolling very unfortunately without basic the selection frame image picture of follow scrolling.
Nevertheless, I have solved this problem by myself using a marker scene, arrived at "x" very far in the map.
key "enter" I put a marker "objetcs active" in the right place key "0" I look back as another other bloc.
key "1" as soon as I return to the last place "x" worked on the map.
I recognize that it is indeed not as terrible method
another problem also point out is when I put too many blocks, on a map of 6400x480 for example, I
may not find all my blocks.
But perhaps it is only due to MMF2? It is true that MMF2 has not really been designed from the ground up to facilitate this kind of work.
Posted by
28th June, 2009
Keeping the tileset and frame follow scrolling shouldn't be hard to implement, that's just basic GUI coding fiddling such as making sure things are read from correct placement etc.
It's cool you've been experimenting with scrolling and level editing, I am sure that MMF can support this. I wouldn't go so far as to say that MMF2 has not been designed for this kind of work, I really think that MMF2 has a lot of potential to reach which maybe hasn't yet by many people.
Posted by
2nd November, 2009
Wow I got a lot of reads on this article :S
Posted by
11th November, 2009
Hey, it's really cool to see efforts to bolster the knowledge-base on level editing!
Kind of inspires me to go back to my article and update it (man I wrote that 5 years ago and it makes me wince now
If you want scrolling level editors, use layers in MMF2 to make your GUI always on top of the workspace. You'll need to have some kind of scrolling controls (arrow keys are quick and easy, but you can do minimaps and custom scrollbars).
I'm still unsure what the issues people are having with scrolling are? I'd be happy to elaborate on it in a new article.
Posted by
1st April, 2010
In the example I found it difficult to manage other sizes for the object selector. Is this possible with a single array object?
16 * 16
32 * 16
Excuse me for my English
Thank you
Author Info
Likes to put dots on paper
Worth A Click


text:
Hello everyone,
So, our idea to play a friendly roller hockey game before the rookie game didn't quite work out. Mainly because I got busy and had to do some other things, kind of dropped the ball on it. However, looking down the schedule I see that the Flyers play the Caps on Saturday November 20th. Now I know that is or seems like a long time from now but I figured the longer notice the better. We could possibly play a game in the afternoon and then go to a bar to watch the action that night? I think it would be a lot of fun. What do you say? Please respond in the poll below.


text:
MADISON (WKOW) -- A lot of people spent at least part of Tuesday enjoying the warm weather. The record high served as a signal for some to ditch their heavy coats and enjoy the 50s before heading back into the single digits.
"I have a day off and it's beautiful and I have to, you know, tune up my game," Steve Beier said before choosing an outdoor space on the range at Vitense Golfland in Madison. "Our old muscles don't loosen up as easy as they used to in the cold weather," he said. His friend, Gary Spaenie is also working on his golf game. "You get cabin fever and it's time to get out," Spaenie said.
It's a message people seemed to get across town. Joggers Luke Treutel and Isaac Zarecki traded in their normal five or six layers for shorts. "It's a nice day. It's going to be really cold the rest of the week so we thought we'd take advantage of it," Zarecki said.
The crowds downtown also picked up. "Everyone's out smiling and hugging and kissing. I don't know if it's Valentine's Day...but we've had a really good day and I want it to stay like this all the time," Bonzo foot cart employee Nancy Andersen said. She also said business more than doubled on Tuesday.
Even ice fishermen couldn't stay off the lakes, though temperatures in the 50s melted most ice rinks at local parks and brought thick fog into the area. And as quickly as it came, the warm weather will leave. WKOW's meteorologists say rain will turn into snow before Wednesday morning and temperatures will go back into the single digits this week.
Madison Streets Superintendent Chris Kelley is looking ahead. "Once it starts snowing then we'll start calling crews in," Kelley said. Staff will come in at 2:00 a.m. to monitor the situation and they'll most likely have 60 to 70 crews on the roads by rush hour, according to Kelley.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WKOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Anna Engelhart at 608-661-2767. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Whether it was verbal attacks from fans or video and photos of fans burning jerseys with his name on them, Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is no longer on Twitter.
Before Tuesday, Schaub had a presence on the social networking website Twitter with the name @MSchaub8.
Sports Radio 610 show host posted the following statement on his Twitter account on Tuesday morning:
So, uhh, Matt Schaub, formerly @mschaub8, is no longer on Twitter. Can't imagine why he'd do such a thing.Thanks to @lcfrazier72 for headsup
KRIV FOX 264261 Southwest FreewayHouston, TX 77027Phone: (713) 479-2801Fax: (713) 479-2859


text:
Dougherty County School Board members hope to pare down a list of applicants for the superintendent's job Tuesday.
At a special called school board meeting in the morning, they plan to review 23 applications.
A representative with the Georgia School Boards association will be there to help with the discussion.
Board members hope to eliminate candidates they feel are not suited for the job.
Copyright 2014 WALB. All rights reserved.
PO Box 8086
Savannah, GA 31412
FCC Public File
EEO Public File
Closed Captioning


text:
Four public housing authorities in Arizona will share more than $1.2 million in federal grants.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the grants Friday. In all, the agency awarded $28 million to housing authorities, resident associations, tribes and other nonprofits across the nation.
Officials say the money will be used to hire or retain service coordinators to help public housing residents find jobs and achieve economic and housing independence.
The funding will also link the elderly and people with disabilities with support services that allow them to maintain independent living situations.
The Arizona entities that have been awarded grants include the cities of Tucson and Phoenix, the housing authority in Yuma and the San Carlos Housing Authority.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
12 East Delano Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36105
(334) 288-1212
FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning


text:
Southern Gardening: Let Zahara zinnia bloom in fall settings
I have to admit that I'm ready for this hot and really humid Mississippi summer to be over. Even though we are officially in the fall season, those high temps have been lingering into October.
But it seems we may have turned the corner towards lower temperatures. I even slept with the window open recently for the first time since I don't know when. This means cool-season annuals will soon be showing up.
Latest News
Downtown Tunica Renaissance Tunica's downtown district...
Local insurance agent takes huge risks on waves While most people...
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over One out of three traffic...
Woman struck, killed A woman walking along...
Casinos contest tax rates Saturday shooting Gaming issues dominated...
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8


text:
Sports Pages
College Football
College Basketball
|Major League Baseball
· News
· Current Odds
· Gaming Matchups
· Live Odds
· Pitching Report Cards
· Probable Pitchers
· Scoreboard
· Statistics
· Teams Index
· Transactions
· Weather
American League
· Injuries
· Power Poll
· Previews
· Recaps
· Rotations
· Schedule
· Standings
· Statistics
National League
· Injuries
· Power Poll
· Previews
· Recaps
· Rotations
· Schedule
· Standings
· Statistics
Red Sox activate Buchholz for Tuesday start
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox activated pitcher Clay Buchholz from the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday, in time to make his first start in more than three months in the opener of a three-game set against the Rays.
Buchholz has been sidelined since June 9 due to a strained neck. He did not make his last scheduled assignment because of the injury, which occurred during a win over the Angels one day prior.
The right-hander was in the midst of an outstanding 2013 campaign, posting a 9-0 record along with an MLB-best 1.71 ERA through 12 outings this season, while yielding just 57 hits in 84 1/3 innings. The Red Sox won all but one of his starts (11-1) before the injury.
Boston made it 12-1 as Buchholz ran his record to 10-0 with a 2-0 victory. The 29-year-old tossed five scoreless innings, allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out six.
To make room for Buchholz on the 40-man roster, the Sox designated pitcher Jose De La Torre for assignment.
De La Torre did not post a decision in seven appearances with Boston this season, pitching to a 6.35 earned run average after allowing eight earned runs in 11 1/3 innings.
Powered by The Sports Network.


text:
An Estacada man is accused of firing a gun to stop two teenagers from riding ATVs near his property.
It happened Tuesday on South Clear Creek Road in Estacada.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says two 16-year-olds were riding on a driveway their grandfather shares with Edwin Fritchie.
Fritchie did not want to comment on camera, but told FOX 12 he did not aim a gun at the teens, instead shooting at a tree and in the air. No one was hurt.
Fritchie, 82, now faces charges but was not booked into jail.
Copyright 2013 KPTV-KPDX Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved.


text:
Can you bend a fork with your mind? Chris Carter can! He's a mind blower and will play tricks on what you think is the impossible.
See it first hand with your eyes!
When: Saturday, January 26
Time: 8pm
Where: Regent's Hall
This is a fantastic show, but we've made this free for your viewing pleasure! See a peek of what he can do… http://www.mindcramp.com/#video
Have questions? Ask Josh (email@example.com)
9/12/2014 » 10/10/2014Fables & Fairy Tales: The Paintings of Stephen Warde Anderson
9/17/2014FORUM: Constitution Day Lecture
9/17/2014FORUM: Rajmohan Gandhi, Ph.D.
9/19/2014 » 9/20/2014Reunion @ Homecoming | The Greatest Place on Earth
9/20/2014Reunion: Regent's 5K Run/Walk
8/20/2014President's Opening Convocation marks start of Academic Year
8/18/2014Former residence hall slated for demolition
8/11/2014Denise Noe named as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement
8/11/2014Fall courses start Aug. 20 and there is still time to enroll
8/8/2014Rockford University Fall 2014 Forum Series Events


text:
Last night, we posted an item on a Washington Post story that used one Arkansas county as an example of rural Americans' wariness of President-elect Barack Obama. This morning, the Lexington Herald-Leader offers the other side, a story about of the few rural counties in Kentucky that voted for a decidedly urban president.
"Menifee County residents invest a particular set of expectations in the president-elect," Cheryl Truman writes. "Here, hope is not just a vague kind of happy idea about how life will be after Obama's inauguration, but instead quite specific: Bring us some kind of jobs, voters say. Free us from the unfunded tyranny of the federally mandated No Child Left Behind. Show us that rural doesn't mean poor, and disenfranchised, and hopeless." (Encarta map)
The 98 percent white county in the Appalachian foothills, "one of the poorest in the nation," also voted Democratic in 2004, but the margin was a bit larger this time, Truman notes. One factor could be an influx of retirees; recent data show the county benefiting from retirees and tourism, and Truman notes that "newish cabins dot the countryside." (Read more)
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Obama was candidate of hope for poor, rural and overwhelmingly white county in Appalachia
Written by Al Cross Posted at 1/17/2009 11:02:00 AM
1 comment:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
The Bottom Line
I haven't tried the specialty bits, but I'm already disappointed. The bit for 1911 grip screw bushings features a blade that's narrower on one side - a recipe for slippage, which precision screwdrivers should help us avoid. Its blade is also off-center.
This is a good screwdriver set and a fine addition to my home gunsmithing tools. It's not the best in the world, but it's not the most expensive, either - though the price is a tad high for the overall quality of the set.
- Contains many bits to help you match 'em up with your gun's screws.
- Contains specialty bits for specific applications (scope rings, sights, etc.).
- Screwdriver handles are comfortable and provide good grip.
- Includes duplicates of some commonly-used bits.
- Includes case to keep it organized, which has a "cup" for small parts.
- Inconsistent quality. Some bits are poorly made, and magnet strength varies in the handles.
- Numbers are stamped on bits, but some are too light. Don't lose the "bit location guide" sticker.
- Where is it made? I can't tell, but I suspect it's made in China.
- Some bits are loose in the box; others are very tight.
- Bits are made soft enough to break (but I haven't broken any yet, and Wheeler sells replacements).
- Screwdriver set that contains 84 hex (1/4" drive) bits, specialty tools, and pin punches.
- Also contains two driver handles, an extension, and an adapter that allows you to use the bits with a 1/4" drive ratchet.
- Apparently, the 89th piece is the plastic case itself.
- Includes specialty bits for Ruger, Weaver, Redfield, & Leupold scope mounts, plus Millett, M1/M14/M1A, and Glock sight tools.
- Also: 1911 grip screw bushing bit, bit for latch pin nut on SA Colts & Rugers, Mauser stock bolt bit, and S&W spring tool.
- Includes 4 pin punches, 8 allen hex bits, 3 torx bits, 5 phillips bits, and 54 standard (slotted screw) bits.
- Some standard bits are duplicates; they are expected to break. Wheeler sells replacement bits.
- Includes driver handles of two different lengths.
- Go through all the bits when you get the set. Some folks find missing and/or duplicate bits. Wheeler will send replacements.
Guide Review - Wheeler Engineering 89-Piece Professional Gunsmithing Screwdriver Set
This makes it important to have many screwdriver choices if you work on many guns. One obvious option is to carefully grind a screwdriver to fit whatever screw you're working with, but that gets old in a hurry, plus it's tough to keep such tools arranged neatly. And precision grinding isn't something everyone can accomplish.
I have used this Wheeler set on a number of guns, and it's been a pleasure to have it nearby when I'm doing any kind of gun work. I wondered about it after reading the user reviews at MidwayUSA, because some folks have experienced bits breaking and even crumbling, but I haven't had that problem.
Make no mistake - this is not a top-of-the-line set. If you are expecting perfection, you won't find it here. But if you can work around obvious flaws and if you have the experience to judge whether a given tool will work well or not (the smaller hex allen bits have rounded edges and are almost sure to slip, for example), then you can get some good use out of this set.
It has already proven its worth by allowing me to find well-fitting bits for every screw on an old pre-64 Winchester Model 94 30-30 that I overhauled. I will keep this set close by and I expect to get much use out of it in the future.
- Russ Chastain


text:
Alabama fan, Owen Barnes says, "It's very important because I already booked my trip there." But some fans say they'll pass, because the trip comes with a hefty price.
Travel agencies have already begun selling special packages.
Roger Hale with Adventure Travel says, "It's not cheap, because this is for a national championship, we've got packages that start as low as $1,800." And that seems to be roughly the average price for most travel agencies. The range can go anywhere between $800 to $5,000 depending on the package you want.
Hale says, "That does guarantee your room, your airline ticket if you buy the package that includes the airline ticket. And you'll get your seating in advance and it includes your game ticket as well."
And other agencies seem to be busy promoting their deals. Gina Martin with "Eventure"says they have what's called run of the stadium tickets; those are tickets that ticket brokers don't sell online. "The run of the stadium tickets, can range anywhere from 50 yard line seats, to nose bleed seats to in zone seats," says Martin.
Meantime, fans who decide to stay in town for the BCS championship game might be missing out, but others are getting their tickets now.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
Police: suspect in fight before shooting into crowd


text:
Gender differences exist in nearly every social phenomena. From the moment of birth, gender expectations influence how boys and girls are treated. In fact, gender expectations may begin before birth as parents and grandparents pick out pink or blue clothes and toys and decorate the baby's room with stereotyped gender colors. Also, since the first day of a baby's life, research shows that girls are handled more gently than boys. Girls are expected to be sweet and want to cuddle whereas boys are handled more roughly and are given greater independence.
Sociologists make a clear distinction between the terms sex and gender. Sex refers to one's biological identity of being male or female while gender refers to the socially learned expectations and behaviors associated with being male or female. Sex is biologically assigned while gender is culturally learned.
Gender as Culturally Learned
The cultural origin of gender becomes especially apparent when we look at other cultures. In Western industrialized societies such as the United States, people tend to think of masculinity and femininity in dichotomous terms, with men and women distinctly different and opposites. Other cultures, however, challenge this assumption and have less distinct views of masculinity and femininity. For example, historically there was a category of people in the Navajo culture called berdaches, who were anatomically normal men but who were defined as a third gender considered to fall between male and female. Berdaches married other ordinary men (not Berdaches), although neither was considered homosexual, as they would be in today's Western culture.
Looking at gender sociologically reveals the social and cultural dimensions of something that is often defined as biologically fixed. Gender is not biologically fixed at all, but rather is culturally learned and is something that can and often does change over time.
Nature Vs. Nurture In Gender Identity
There is a lot of debate about how much of a person's gender identity, among other things, is due to their biological makeup (nature) and how much is due to their social surroundings and the way they are brought up (nurture). From a sociological perspective, biology alone does not determine gender identity, but rather it is a mixture of biology and socialization.
Gender socialization is the process by which men and women learn the expectations associated with their sex. Gender socialization affects all aspects of daily life and society, including one's self-concept, social and political attitudes, and perceptions and relationships about other people. Family, peers, schooling, religious training, mass media, and popular culture are just a few of the agents through which gender socialization happens. It is reinforced whenever gender-linked behaviors receive approval or disapproval from these influences.
One result of gender socialization is the formation of gender identity, which is one's definition of oneself as a man or woman. Gender identity shapes how we think about others and ourselves and also influences our behaviors. For example, gender differences exist in the likelihood of drug and alcohol abuse, violent behavior, depression, and aggressive driving. Gender identity also has an especially strong effect on our feelings about our appearance and our body image, especially for females.
Major Sociological Theories of Gender
Each major sociological framework has its own views and theories regarding gender and why gender inequality exists. Feminist theorists also address issues in gender and address new issues that the major theoretical frameworks do not.
Functionalist theorists argue that men fill instrumental roles in society while women fill expressive roles, which works to the benefit of society. Further, it is our socialization into prescribed roles that is the driving force behind gender inequality. For example, these theorists see wage inequalities as the result of choices women make, which involve family roles that compete with their work roles.
Symbolic interactionists look at gender from the micro perspective and examine gender stratification on a day-to-day level. For example, men are more likely to interrupt women in conversations and their workspaces generally reflect greater power. These theorists also focus on how gender roles are internalized by males and females.
Conflict theorists view women as disadvantaged because of power inequalities between women and men that are built into the social structure. For example, from this viewpoint, wage inequalities that exist between men and women result from men's historic power to devalue women's work and benefit as a group from the services that women's labor provides.
Feminist theory emerged out of the women's movement and aims to understand the position of women in society for the sole purpose of improving their position in society. There are four major frameworks that have developed out of feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist feminism, radical feminism, and multiracial feminism.
Liberal feminists argue that gender inequality results from past traditions that pose barriers to women's advancement. It emphasizes individual rights and equal opportunity as the basis for social justice and reform. Socialist feminists, on the other hand, argue that the origin of women's oppression lies with the system of capitalism. Because women are a cheap supply of labor, they are exploited by capitalism, which makes them less powerful both as women and as workers. Third, radical feminists see patriarchy as the main cause of women's oppression and argue that women's oppression lies in men's control over women's bodies. Finally, multiracial feminists examine the interactive influence of gender, race, and class, showing how together they shape the experiences of all women and men.
Giddens, A. (1991). Introduction to Sociology. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Anderson, M.L. and Taylor, H.F. (2009). Sociology: The Essentials. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.


text:
Here with the best gadgets for summer is our FOX 'Tech Ninja', Tshaka Armstrong...
Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4620L ($49.99 on 2-year) - Unleash the power of 4G LTE on the latest Verizon Jetpack! Connect up to 10 Wi–Fi enabled devices at one time in 4G and 5 devices at one time in 3G.Global Ready™–Supports GSM data roaming in over 200 countries. Interactive OLED Display lets you easily check connection status and view SMS usage alerts. 5GB and 10GB for $50 and $80 per month.
Sony Bloggie Sport HD Camera ($179.99) - Document the excitement of your next extreme adventure in full 1080p HD with a Bloggie™ camera that's rugged design makes it shock proof, dirt resistant and even waterproof down to 16 feet. www.store.sony.com
Beats By Dre Beatbox Portable ($449.95) - Beatbox Portable lets you take your favorite music wherever you go. This lightweight and extremely powerful speaker dock lets you play your music from almost any device. From smart phones and music devices to laptops and tablets, Beatbox Portable uses enhanced Bluetooth technology to wirelessly stream your music. Six "D" cell batteries provide up to 15 hours of portable use. www.beatsbydre.com
Eco Terra Waterproof Boombox ($149.99) - The Eco Terra Boom Box is a floating IPX7 waterproof (Protected against water immersion - Immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter) iPhone/MP3 player case which is fully submersible in water. The Eco Terra is built with two large waterproof stereo speakers. and is powered by 4 C-Cell batteries or included AC Power Adaptor. www.gracedigitalaudio.com
Dot ($49.99) – iPhone accessory which allows you to capture 360* panoramic videos of your summer escapades. Just download the iphone app, snap on the accessory and you're ready to capture all the action. http://kogeto.com
Waterproof iPhone & Tablet Cases from Innopocket & Case Logic – Just what it says… taking gadgets into the outdoors can be problematic, but no need to worry with this selection of Tshaka Armstrong approved cases ranging in price from $30-$80. http://www.caselogic.com/ and www.innopocket.com
Didn't find what you were looking for?
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Worldnow. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | New Terms of Service What's new | Ad Choices


text:
Route Guide - iPhone / Android - Partners - Forum - Photos - Deals - What's New - School of Rock
Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Start this climb about 25 feet to the right of "Varnishing Point" at the bottom of several loose flakes standing up against the triangular flake/pillar.Climb up through the loose flakes with good pro if the flakes stay attached to the wall. Clip a bolt at about 40 feet then continue on up another 25 feet or so and stand on top of a flake that is completely detached from the flake/ledges. I am not sure what is keeping this flake attached to the wall. Place excellent gear in a good horizontal, make one move to the right using the horizontal, then fire through a fun crux using holes in the vertical wall. After the crux move up through a large hueco on excellent holds clipping a second bolt above the hueco. After the bolt continue up the outside face of the flake/pillar using cams in huecos, horizontals, and cracks for over 100 feet of fun, exposed, excellent climbing. It is possible after the second bolt to escape from the face around the corner to the right to make the climbing much easier and better protected but I chose to stay out on the face as the climbing is more sustained and better quality there. I placed 11 pieces of protection including the bolts in 150 feet of climbing.
The first 30-40 feet of this climb has good pro that is contingent on the flake the pro is placed in staying attached to the cliff. At about 40 feet there is a bolt. The crux is well protected with cams place in a horizontal. There is another bolt at about 70 feet after the crux. On the remainder of the pitch the pro is contingent upon the exact line followed.I stayed on the face for the duration and found adequate pro with cams in horizontals, in huecos and in small cracks on the face.


text:
By Justin Whitaker
— With the correct coaching in basketball, anyone can become a better shooter, passer, or defender. But the pure natural athleticism Indiana guard Victor Oladipo possesses is a special attribute that coaches cannot teach and players cannot acquire — no matter how many hours spent in the gym.
The majority of basketball rosters are filled with athletic freaks of nature, but very few can and have combined those athletic skills into each area of their game like Oladipo.
The unranked, three-star recruit from Upper Marlboro, Md., has transformed from a scrawny athlete to a muscular, NBA ready (and most likely NBA bound) guard in his three seasons at Indiana.
Each of the 6-foot-4 junior's seasons at IU have been a steady improvement on the previous one. He's averaging career-bests of 13.6 points per game, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 59.4 shooting from the field. Most dramatically, the elite defender, improved offensively as Oladipo's 3-point shooting leapt from 20.8 percent as a sophomore to 43.3 percent this season.
He is third in the country at 68.4 percent in true shooting percentage, which measures shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.
The continued improvement of Oladipo's game earned him first-team All-American honors, Sporting News Player of the Year, and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He is also one of four finalists for the Naismith Award and deserves and should win National Player of the Year.
ESPN's Dick Vitale, CBS' Clark Kellogg, and others have compared Oladipo to Michael Jordan at different points of the season. Anytime a player is compared to arguably the greatest basketball player of all-time, scrutiny immediately follows. But the comparison is not that Oladipo will go down as one of the greatest basketball players ever but more of that their styles of play are similar.
Both are known for their high intensity, non-stop motor and elite athleticism.
Jordan and Oladipo both are shooting guards known for being more slashing, attack-the-rim type of players than as sharpshooters.
Both are known for generating highlight reel dunks as Jordan won two NBA Slam Dunk Contests (1987-88) and a quick YouTube search for "Victor Oladipo dunk" yields 22,300 results.
Both are also known for their on-ball defense. Jordan was a nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and Oladipo was the 2012-13 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
With Oladipo currently in his junior season and Jordan leaving for the NBA after his third year of college, both playing three years allow for convenient stat comparisons.
Jordan averaged 54 percent career shooting with a college-best of 55.1 percent his junior year. Oladipo has averaged 53.6 percent career shooting with a college-best of 59.4 percent this season. Jordan averaged 1.7 steals a game in his career, Oladipo sits at 1.5 currently. Jordan holds the college career advantage in assists slightly with 1.8 a game compared to Oladipo's 1.7. Jordan leads the free-throw percentage at 74.8 percent to Oladipo's 71.7 percent. Oladipo has averaged 5.2 rebounds per game in his career slightly besting Jordan's five rebounds.
In terms of scoring, Jordan's 17.7 points per game college career average blows Oladipo's 10.7 points per game out of the water.
Are they the same player? No.
Is Oladipo the scorer that Jordan is? No, only two players with the first names of Kobe and LeBron can compare.
Will Oladipo go down as the greatest ever to play the sport? No, not even close.
But are Jordan and Oladipo comparable in the way that their elite athleticism enhances each aspect of their games, especially in their ability to finish at the rim and defense? Yes, without a doubt.
Oladipo's continued and gradual improvement has shown that his ceiling as a basketball player is as tall as the sky and maybe even higher if he can leap over that.


text:
Videos > Vanessa Lee > Latina hottie Vanessa Lee bent over pussy stuffed and fucked with meaty cock
8th Street latinas If you love latinas, real latinas, then you come to the right place. We have the hottest babes from central and south american! These girls come from tropical paradises, and they are more than willing to give you the hottest time of your life
Featured Pornstars:
- Vanessa Lee


text:
The branded LED Light Bulbs and other products offered by LED Bulbs are of premium quality, highly efficient, durable and have good energy rating. These products includes Philips gu10 led bulbs, Philips dimmable led gu10, Philips led candles, Philips dimmable led downlights, Deltech light bulbs Deltech led and many more. LED Bulbs are very confident about the products offered by them and hence; offer guarantee up to 3 years on their products.
Apart from these branded products, LED Bulbs provides various other products to their customers. These products varies from dimmable led bulbs, g4 led bulb, led drivers, led lamps, led spotlight bulbs and many more. LED Bulbs specialise in high quality LED light bulbs and other products of all types. The team of LED Bulbs works continuously to improve their process and understand the needs and requirements of their customers in a better way.
LED Bulbs also provide their customers with new generation LED Light Bulbs. The new generation, latest high performance LED Bulbs is either single or cluster of LEDs within the bulbs. With the latest technology, high-powered LED bulbs are now available in LED candle bulbs as well as golf ball bulbs. High performance LEDs will soon become very versatile and will meet the needs of every light fitting.
LED Bulbs provide a wide range of premium quality products to make your shopping easy and memorable. They help you to choose the product that exactly matches your requirements, allowing you to find the price and other specifications easily. They have also redesigned their website to make ordering and reordering simpler and easier. The experienced team of LED Bulbs has good knowledge about LED products and provides a reliable and friendly service.
About LED Bulbs
LED Bulbs is one of the leading LED retailers in the UK. They specialize in high quality LED light bulbs and various products of all types, which are long lasting and are manufactured by various leading companies. LED Bulbs offer their customers with the lowest price possible for all the top quality branded products. They offer a wide range of LED lights for homes, offices, warehouses, factories, etc. Their range of products is always growing and they hold large stocks of most items, with a great choice and excellent prices. They have also redesigned their website to make ordering and reordering simpler and easier.
Contact Information -
Unit 11, 3B Business Village
Alexandra Road
Contact No. 0800 043 8975, 0121 507 8252
Website: http://www.ledbulbs.co.uk/
Contact Information
Name: Nick Kandola
Company: LEDBulbs.co.uk
Telphone: -- , -
Address: Unit 11, 3b Business Village
Alexandra Road
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Dion Primo Song and Mixtape Downloads
Dion Primo ft. Marian Mereba - Withdrawal [Song]
On his last solo feature, the title track off his forthcoming full-length, Dion Primo revealed that his relationship with the music is often far from harmonious. The project's latest single, Withdrawal, finds the emcee...Read More
Dion Primo - H.O.M.E [Song]
If your typical artist's relationship with music were a romantic one, "functional" would be the last word you'd use to describe it: one partner demands the lion's share of the other's time...Read More
Dion Primo - Colors [Song]
It's easy to act like a stand-up guy when nothing's on the line but, when an unintended pregnancy enters the picture, fellas show their true Colors. On the lead single off his forthcoming street release, Atlanta...Read More
Emilio Rojas ft. Dion Primo & Ashanti The Mad Violinist - Look at Me Now [Song]
Quick quiz: What's the only thing better than $100? $200. What's the only thing better than a lap dance from a beautiful woman? A lapdance from two beautiful women. (Or so I hear.) And what's the only thing better than...Read More