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First Baptist Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Church, Conroe.
The purpose of First Baptist Academy is to provide a quality Christian education where each student will grow to become more like Christ and pursue God's purpose for his or her life.
We are dedicated to providing the best quality education in a Christian environment.
The school is over 20 years old and started as a "Mother's Day Out" program.
We currently offer two-day, three-day, and four-day programs for children from toddlers through kindergarten.
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|Grades Nursery/Preschool - Kindergarten
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|114 students
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State avg.: 35%
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|9 teachers
|Student : Teacher Ratio
National avg.: 13:1
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|14 students
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National avg.: 85%
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First Baptist Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Church, Conroe. The purpose of First Baptist Academy is to provide a quality Christian education where each student will grow to become more like Christ and pursue God's purpose for his or her life. We utilize educationally sound curriculum that can also be found in public schools in order that we can adequately prepare our students to ultimately enter public or private elementary schools. Children leave our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes well prepared to take on the challenges of the next grade level. Classes range in size from 10 (toddlers) to 16 (pre-kindergarten) with a full time teacher and aide in each class. In addition, we have a P.E. teacher, a music teacher, a spanish teacher, and a computer teacher.
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I'm very pleased with this set - it met all my expectations. The color is the neutral that I wanted, the style is modern and not fussy, and I like that it came with coordinating throw pillows and bed skirt. The quality is not superb, but it is what I expected for the price I paid. It's perfect for a guest room, and I wouldn't even mind having it on my bed. What I didn't like: * The pillow shams were not very generously sized - it took some squeezing to get my standard-sized pillows into them, and although I was afraid I might rip the shams in the process, it didn't happen. * The comforter is also not generously sized - it's not made for a really thick mattress. Mine is an inexpensive mattress purchased for a guest room - I didn't spring for the thick, luxurious mattress that I have in my own bedroom. If I had purchased a thicker, better mattress, the comforter would not cover the sheets on the sides. The set was received in a timely fashion, and was not damaged in any way. Everything was crammed very tightly into the packaging, so it took a little time for the throw pillows to fluff out and regain their shape, and things were a little wrinkled. After a few days on the bed, however, everything looked great. I love the look of my guest room now; I just hope that my guests don't like it TOO much!
We have had a white down comforter for years because I liked the simplicity/neutrality of it and never quite found anything I was smitten by. I wanted to have a "pulled-together" master bedroom and searched everywhere I could think of (Pottery Barn, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohls, Anthropologie, Macy's, JCPenny's, you name it!) looking for just the right bedding set. After reading so many positive reviews and hoping that this would look just as the picture, I ordered the Madison Park Eastridge Natural 7-piece King-size Comforter Set. I just washed this and put it on our bed tonight and I LOVE it! It is exactly as described and colors look the same in the picture (at least from my monitor) as they do in person. I was concerned (after reading some reviews) that I needed to order the California King size vs. the King size for our King bed. I even placed an order for the Cal King and cancelled it within hours to order the King size. Thank goodness! The King size fits perfectly! We do not have a mattress topper or anything like that--just a standard King size mattress. I think it looks great with our sage green walls and black wrought iron bedframe/nightstands/bed bench and black wood furniture. Definitely looks luxurious! The underside is soft, while the top of the comforter is a polyester (think satin sheen without the softness). If you're looking for a bedset that is neutral, but adds just the right touch to your bedroom, don't waiver--you won't be disappointed! The throw pillows just complete the look!
After going to several stores and shopping on-line, I picked this set. I love it. I have only had it a month, but so far I think the quality is good, I love the color, very neutral, the sizing is perfect and I love the accent pillows. The comforter is warm, but not too heavy, and soft on the underside. I have pets (cats) and so far no snags on the comforter. There were several others I also liked, but based on their bad reviews I picked this and I am glad I did. Ordered it on a Monday, received it the following Monday with tracking updates on the computer.
The comforter was the color and fabric we wanted but the size was not good. It would not cover our queen mattress. I returned the comforter for that reason. I found the king size of the same comforter and bought it.
This is a beautiful comforter set and well worth the price. The size was perfect for my king bed and it came out of the package with hardly a wrinkle. I just steamed the pillow shams and everything else was ready to go. The "natural" set is pearl, beige and taupe brown and the taupe brown bedskirt has split corners which is great since I have a footboard. A very simple, yet elegant set that has changed the entire look of my bedroom. I would highly recommend this.
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I love it, It's new so it hasn't been washed, time will tell.
I bought if for the guest room and it looks great. I love the pillow combinations. It is wonderful to buy a complete bed set without having to do a lot of shopping. The color combination is very nice.
Nice quality and looks wonderful! I had purchased 2 other ones before this trying to get the right look for my bedroom. The pillows are firm and the comforter is just classy!
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Symmetric quotients, introduced in the context of heterogeneous relation algebras, have proven useful for applications comprising for example program semantics and databases. Recently, the increased interest in fuzzy relations has fostered a lot of work concerning relation-like structures with weaker axiomatisations. In this paper, we study symmetric quotients in such settings and provide many new proofs for properties previously only shown in the strong theory of heterogeneous relation algebras. Thus we hope to make both the weaker axiomatisations and the many applications of symmetric quotients more accessible to people working on problems in some specific part of the wide spectrum of relation categories.
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If you are among the 1-5 million users that have installed WiFi Tether for Root Users, you can expect a surprise today. For the first time in almost a year, the official build in Google Play has been updated with new features and fixes. Galaxy S4 users will be especially happy.
Back in May, we teamed up with Samsung to offer one lucky person a chance to show their mum how much they care with a Galaxy Note II. Since dads are pretty awesome, too, we've once again joined forces with Sammy to give one lucky soul a chance to show his or her dad that he's the man with a Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy S 4 (our review) has all the things that a dad can appreciate – a good camera, a blazing-fast user experience, and more bells and whistles than you can shake a stick at (not sure why you'd shake a stick at something like bells and whistles in the first place though).
Months after its flighty sibling, the Galaxy S II Skyrocket, received an update to Android 4.1.2, it seems that the vanilla GS2 on AT&T is finally ready for its Jelly Bean bump. Threads on XDA and the official AT&T forums confirm that the update - build number UCMD8 - is now available, just check for an update through Kies.
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We don't yet have a changelog for the update, but you can assume that for Galaxy S II users, the number of changes coming from the Ice Cream Sandwich TouchWiz builds won't be huge.
In their never-ending quest to bring CyanogenMod to every Android device on the face of the planet (or at least all of them with unlocked bootloaders, modern hardware, and a big user base - not all that many, in fact, forget I mentioned it) the CM team is expanding the 10.1 build to three new devices this weekend. The unlocked international LTE version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-i9505) and Cricket's branded variant both get new nightly builds of the ROM, as does the WiFi-only version of Sony's Xperia Tablet Z.
If you're in the market for a Cricket Wireless phone, the carrier is offering some downright fantastic deals at the moment. They're offering massive mail-in rebates of $200 off the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S III, and HTC One SV (in addition to their regular web discounts), delivered in the form of a Visa prepaid card. Thanks to a surprisingly low starting price, Samsung's Galaxy S4 is just $329.99 with the rebate - and that's not a contract price.
So here's something we're not used to hearing: Dell's got some pretty good deals going for phones right now. Verizon's Galaxy S4 is only $129 for new customers ($160 for upgrades), Sprint's version is $119 for new customers, and both come with a $50 Dell eGift card.
The deals don't end there, either – all versions of the GS4 come with a $50 eGift card, even if they haven't knocked a bundle off the price.
When Samsung started expanding its "trademark" navigation control design (elongated physical home button + two capacitive buttons) beyond its smartphone range, I bet you never thought it would get this far. TechTastic has grabbed some photos of the alleged Galaxy S4 Zoom, a camera-phone hybrid based on the ubiquitous Galaxy S4. These photos roughly match the leaked press image that SamMobile showed off yesterday. This thing is real, or at least real enough that some hardware has been produced.
SamMobile published an image this afternoon that really kind of explains itself: this is, purportedly, the Galaxy S4 Zoom. The concept is obviously pretty simple - it's a Samsung smartphone with a big-ass camera mounted on the back. Don't get your hopes too far up on the smartphone aspect, though, as even SamMobile is tempering expectations on the specifications. Allegedly, the S4 Zoom will be packing a 4.3" qHD display, dual-core 1.6GHz processor (likely a Qualcomm chip), 8GB of internal storage (with microSD slot, of course), and Android 4.2.2.
The gold release for CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2) is very, very close, folks. The CyanogenMod team has already gone through four (count 'em, four) release candidates to date, and the fifth has just started popping up on the CyanogenMod download page. RC5 for the Sprint, MetroPCS, Cricket, and AT&T versions of the Galaxy S III are available at the time of writing, as well as the Nexus S, Nexus S 4G, Samsung Captivate, Acer Iconia Tab A700, and the Nook Tablet.
Cinemax subscribers rocking the newest devices can finally enjoy their content on the go again. After a few months of complaints, HBO (which owns Cinemax) has pushed out an update that allows users of the HTC One and Galaxy S4 to stream content on those big, beautiful 1080p screens.
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There was a little girl [sound recording] : the real story of my mother and me
November 26, 2014
Shields, Brooke, 1965-
[New York] : Penguin Audio, 2014.
10 sound discs (13 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Title from disc labels.
Compact disc.
Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Only Shields knows the truth of the remarkable, difficult, complicated woman who was her mother. And now, in an honest, open memoir about her life growing up, Shields will reveal stories and feelings that are relatable to anyone who has been a mother or daughter.
Thinking about cybersecurity [sound recording] : from cyber crime to cyber warfare
November 20, 2014
Rosenzweig, Paul, 1959-
[Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Company ; Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books, c2013.
9 sound discs (ca. 9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecturer: Professor Paul Rosenzweig.
Title from disc label.
Compact disc.
Stuxnet : the first cyber guided missile -- The incredible scope of cyberspace -- The five gateways of internet vulnerability -- Of viruses, botnets, and logic bombs -- The problem of identity on the network -- Cyber fraud, theft, and organized crime -- Hacktivists and insurgency -- Nations at cyber war -- Government regulation of cyberspace -- International governance and the internet -- The Constitution and cyberspace -- Big data : "they" know everything about you -- Privacy for the cyber age -- Listening in and going dark -- The devil in the chips : hardware failures -- Protecting yourself in cyberspace -- Critical infrastructure and resiliency -- Looking forward : what does the future hold?
Cyberspace is the 21st century's greatest engine of change. Telecommunications, commercial and financial systems, government operations, food production - virtually every aspect of global civilization now depends on interconnected cyber systems to operate; systems that have helped advance medicine, streamline everyday commerce, and so much more. Cybersecurity expert and professor Paul Rosenzweig delivers your guide to understanding the intricate nature of this pressing subject.
Thinking like an economist [sound recording] : a guide to rational decision making
November 20, 2014
Bartlett, Randall, 1945-
[Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Company ; Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books, c2010.
6 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecturer: Professor Randall Bartlett.
Title from disc labels.
Compact disc.
Disc 1. The economist's tool kit. 6 principles ; The economist's tool kit. Core concepts -- disc 2. The myth of true value ; Incentives and optimal choice -- disc 3. False incentives, real harm ; The economics of ignorance -- disc 4. Playing the odds -- reason in a risky world ; The economics of information -- disc 5. A matter of time -- predicting future values ; Think again -- evaluating risk in purchasing -- disc 6. Behavioral economics, what are we thinking? -- Acting like an economist.
Randall Barlett, professor of economics at Smith College, applies economic principles to the making of fully rational real-life decisions.
Elements of jazz [sound recording] : from cakewalks to fusion
November 20, 2014
Messenger, Bill.
Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books, c1995.
8 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecturer: Professor Bill Messenger.
Title from disc label.
Compact disc.
Plantation beginnings -- The rise and fall of ragtime -- The jazz age -- Blues -- The swing era -- Boogie, big band blues, and bop -- Modern jazz -- The ABC's of jazz improvisation.
Presents an overview of jazz, its elements, and its history. Includes performances by various jazz artists.
The good son [sound recording] : JFK Jr. and the mother he loved
November 19, 2014
Andersen, Christopher P.
[Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, [2014]
10 sound discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by Robertson Dean.
Title from container.
Compact discs.
Untold details of the life and death of JFK Jr., released in time for the fifteen-year marker of the tragic plane crash on July 16, 1999. At its heart is the most important relationship in JFK Jr.'s life: that with his mother, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. He offers new insights into the intense, tender, and often stormy relationship between mother and son. Andersen also explores the turbulent marriage; the plane crash that took his life; the aftermath of shock, loss, grief, and confusion; and more.
I must say [sound recording] : my life as a humble comedy legend
November 13, 2014
Short, Martin, 1950-
New York : Harper Audio, p2014.
7 sound discs (8 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Title from disc labels.
Compact disc.
This deeply private man brings listeners into the circle of his family life, from raising his children to the legendary parties he and his wife hosted in their Los Angeles home. He recounts the pain of losing a brother and both parents by the time he was twenty, and of the devastating death of Nancy, his wife of thirty years, in 2010. Despite the hardships, Short's life has been full of laughter, and he remains perennially upbeat.
Yes please [sound recording]
November 12, 2014
Poehler, Amy, 1971-
[New York] : Harper Collins Publishers, p2014.
7 sound discs (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Title from disc labels.
Compact discs.
The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.
Food [sound recording] : a love story
November 12, 2014
Gaffigan, Jim.
[New York] : Random House Audio, Inc., p2014.
6 sound discs (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Compact disc.
Jim Gaffigan will give his listeners what they really crave, his thoughts on all things culinary(ish). Insights such as: why he believes coconut water was invented to get people to stop drinking coconut water, why pretzel bread is number three on his most important inventions of humankind (behind the wheel and the computer), and the answer to the age-old question "which animal is more delicious: the pig, the cow, or the bacon cheeseburger?"
41 [sound recording] : a portrait of my father
November 12, 2014
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
[New York] : Random House Audio, [2014]
7 sound discs (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Title from disc labels.
Compact discs.
Never before has a president told the story of his father, another president, through his own eyes and in his own words. A unique and intimate biography, it covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush's life and career. It shines new light on both the accomplished statesman and the warm, decent man known best by his family. In addition, George W. Bush discusses his father's influence on him throughout his own life, from his childhood to his own two-term presidency.
The sounds of All our yesterdays
November 3, 2014
Inglis, Brian, 1916-1993.
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Brian Inglis, presenter.
Title from disc label.
Brian Inglis' accounts of historical events and excerpts of speeches from King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Anne, Sir Winston Churchill, President Roosevelt, Field Marshall Montgomery, General Eisenhower, Neville Chamberlain, Earl Attlee, Lord Beaverbrook, George Formby, Flotsam & Jetsam, Carole Gibbons, Myra Hess, Vera Lynn, Robert Ashley, Quentin Reynolds, Jack Train, Mavis Tate, and Bob Danvers-Walker.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis [sound recording] : the untold story
November 3, 2014
Leaming, Barbara.
[New York] : Macmillan Audio, [2014]
11 sound discs (13 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by Eliza Foss.
Title from container.
Compact discs.
A book that explores the seemingly magical world of Jackie Onassis' youth, her fairy-tale marriage to a wealthy and handsome senator and presidential candidate and her astonishing transformation into a deft political wife and unique first lady also explores what the author asserts was Jackie's 31-year struggle with PTSD after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy.
The republic of imagination : America in three books
November 3, 2014
Nafisi, Azar, author, narrator.
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Audio, [2014]
8 audio discs (10 hours) ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by Mozhan Marno; introduction read by the author.
Presents an impassioned tribute to the importance of fiction to democracy that blends memoir with close readings of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "Babbitt," and "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."
Portuguese phrase book & CD.
November 3, 2014
1 audio disc (1 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 phrase book (224 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
Title from disc label.
"iPod/MP3 compatible"--Container.
Introduces more than 8,000 key travel survival words and phrases in Portuguese.
Living Language Frenchh[sound recording].
October 27, 2014
New York : Living Language, c2010.
9 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 books.
"Beginner to advanced"--Container.
Discs 1-3. Essentials -- discs 4-6. Intermediate -- discs 7-9. Advanced.
This multi-media program takes you from beginner to advanced level in one convenient package. It uses the Living Language method, which teaches you to speak a new language, not just memorize vocabulary words.
Gateways to now [sound recording]
October 13, 2014
Tolle, Eckhart, 1948-
[United States] : Relaxation Company, 2008.
1 sound disc (ca. 1 hr. and 3 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc label.
Compact disc.
An intimate one-on-one session with renowned spiritual teacher, Eckhart Tolle.
Have a happy family by Friday : how to improve communication, respect & teamwork in 5 days
October 9, 2014
Leman, Kevin, author.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, Inc., [2014]
7 audio discs (approximately 8 hr., 45 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by Fred Stella.
Title from disc labels.
Compact discs.
Every member of a family plays a vital role in the health and happiness of the household. Everyone is important, deserves to be treated with love and respect, and needs to know that when they make mistakes they will still be loved unconditionally. But is this kind of family life even possible? Parenting expert Dr. Kevin Leman says it is, and he's ready to show moms and dads exactly how they can make it happen.
Not that kind of girl [sound recording] : a young woman tells you what she's "learned"
October 3, 2014
Dunham, Lena, 1986-
New York : Random House Audio, p2014.
5 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Title from container.
Compact discs.
Lena Dunham tells stories about wonderful nights with terrible boys and terrible days with wonderful friends, about ambition and the two existential crises that she had before the age of twenty. About fashion and its many discontents. About publicly sharing her body, and having to prove one's self in a meeting full of fifty-year-old men, and the health fears (tinnitus, lamp dust, infertility) that keep her up at night.
What I know for sure
October 2, 2014
Winfrey, Oprah, author, narrator.
4 audio discs (4 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by the author.
Compact disc.
The inspirational wisdom Oprah Winfrey shares in her monthly O., The Oprah Magazine column updated, curated, and collected for the first time. Organized by theme, the essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women.
From spinning wheels to steam and steel [sound recording] : understanding the age of industrialization
October 2, 2014
Popiel, Jennifer J.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2014], p2014.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecture given by Jennifer J. Popiel.
Title from disc label.
"8 lectures"--Container.
The turnip: a revlolution in agriculture -- The spinning jenny: textiles, homes, and industrialization -- The steam engine: mechanization, government, and the factory system -- The savings bank: investment, education, and the worker -- The city street: living and moving in the new urban world -- Pasteurized milk: eating and drinking in the modern city -- Baseball: leisure and sport in modern life -- The bicycle: gender, mobility, and modern technology.
In the Age of Industrialization, economics, society, politics, and culture collided. In particular, the Industrial Revolution provided the underpinnings of Europe's societal transformations and decisively shaped the century, including changes in mass culture and the growth of democtratic challenges to existing political institutions. Popiel explores specific technologies, most of which we take for granted today, to offer a general picture of the economic and social development of western nations rom 1760 to 1900.
Moby Dick [sound recording] : America's epic
October 2, 2014
Shutt, Timothy Baker.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2014], p2014.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecture given by Timothy B. Shutt.
Title from disc label.
"8 lectures"--Container.
Overview -- The life of Herman Melville -- Whaling -- Opening chapters, metaphysics, and Father Mapple -- Queequeg: the noblest savage -- The Pequot: ship and crew -- Captain Ahab -- Moby Dick.
American writers have long sought to compose "the great American novel," or "America's epic." Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby have been advanced as plausible contenters for the title, but no work can mount a more substantial claim than Herman Melville's Moby Dick, or the whale. Shutt guides listeners on a fascinating investigation of the tale, examining the work as a whole and exporing the life of its creator, Herman Melville.
Hard-won victories [sound recording] : a history of the United States at war
October 2, 2014
Polelle, Mark Robert, 1964-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2014], p2014.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecture given by Mark Polelle.
Title from disc label.
"8 lectures"--Container.
America's fight for independence: 1775-1783 -- America's second war for independence: The War of 1812 -- The first modern war: the war between Mexico and the United States -- Key military issues of the Civil War -- Birth of the American Empire: the Spanish-American War -- Over there: the American experience in World War I -- America and World War II -- The Vietnam War: a Cold War case study.
This course explores the role that war has played in shaping the United States of America. The lectuers begin with the American Revolution and an examination of how America was born with war. The discussion continues with the "forgotten" War of 1812 and then turns to the Mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War. Subsequent lectures then illustrate America's role in helping to end the "War to End All Wars" before the course concludes with World War II, the Cold War, and the troubling legacy of Vietnam.
Singers and tales [sound recording] : oral traditions and the roots of literature
October 2, 2014
Drout, Michael D. C., 1968-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2014], p2014.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lecture given by Michael D.C. Drout.
Title from disc label.
"8 lectures"--Container.
"90% of all poetry ever made": the scope of oral tradition -- Not quite "just making it up as they go along": the theory of oral composition -- How oral traditions create art and beauty: aesthetics and the south Slavic tradition -- Homer's immanent art -- "Sweetly sang the scop": Beoqulf and tradition dependence -- Oral tradition and national mythologies: the Finnish Kalevala and the Scottish Ossian ballads -- Beyond the west: Zuni narratives, Siri Epic, and Xhosa praise poetry -- Oral tradition in the age of digital reproduction.
Professor Drout traces literature back to its ultimate sources in oral tradition, showing us how works as varied as the Odyssey, Beowulf, the Finnish Kalevala, and epic songs from the former Yugoslavia were shaped by their origins as songs sung--and composed--before a live audience. Understanding the oral roots of these great works lets us see them in a hwole new light. From classical texts to contemporary media, Drout demonstrates how the dynamics or oral tradition shape the verbal art that makes us who we are.
Oh my God
September 18, 2014
C.K., Louis, author, performer.
[Place of publication not identified] : Vagrant, [2014]
1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Performed by Louis C.K.
Title from disc.
Compact disc.
Intro -- The old lady and the dog -- My daughter likes fish -- The food chain -- Courtyard confrontation -- Getting what 'old' is -- Putting on socks -- If you're older you're smarter -- Getting older makes my life better -- Everybody has their time -- Dating takes courage -- First date -- Tits -- Divorce -- Videoing your kids -- Life is a good deal -- Behind the wheel -- If murder was legal -- Of course, but maybe -- Outro.
We are miracles
September 18, 2014
Silverman, Sarah, performer.
Seattle, WA : Sub Pop, [2014]
1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact disc.
Nighttime rituals -- Speaking of cum, my mother's been sick -- Killing Jesus -- Planting the seeds of insecurity -- Looking inward -- A heartbreaking story -- Rape jokes, comedy's hidden gem -- Muster -- Senator Obama -- Human puppies -- Diva.
Killing Patton [sound recording] : the strange death of World War II's most audacious general
September 17, 2014
O'Reilly, Bill.
New York, NY : Macmillan, Inc., [2014]
7 sound discs (9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Read by Bill O'Reilly.
Title from container.
Compact discs.
General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident, and may very well have been an act of assassination. The audio book looks at the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
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Posts by Wibble
603 posts • joined 21 Mar 2009
Windows 8: Thrown into a multi-tasking mosh pit
Re: The sky is falling
Winkey+R is not hard but it is unintuitive.
That sums up the problem with W8. They've radically changed the user interface so that experience with previous versions doesn't work. They then compound this by removing all the visual clues one would expect. That is why the START button said start, menu bar showed at all times, and the little X closed things.
W8 appears to have replaced the familiar Windows interface with gestures and a telepathic interface.
Even Microsoft can't be this belligerent to release W8 in this half-arsed format.
I'm sure they've only released the preview under the misguided belief that any news is good news.
'The new iPad' revealed: Full specs, rumor scorecard
When i first saw the difference between the iPhone 3 and 4 screens, I thought they were revolutionary, particularly for reading text.
This feature alone is good enough to consider upgrading. I'm sure you could buy my old iPad 1 if you like.
iTunes is utter rubbish
Of all the features of the iPad, the one that scrapes the bottom of the barrel is iTunes. If you've got a lot of music and like albums, it's an awful interface and very unreliable. A real disappointment that it's not been updated.
Even more annoying that you can't get an equivalent application.
Apple pushes out Mac OS X update to fix Time Machine fail
Seems OK to me
I've done several recoveries using Time Machine and Lion without any problems. So it must be a specific set of circumstances that triggers the problem.
Metro breakdown! Windows 8 UI is little gain for lots of pain
Re: initial impressions
I'll rise.
I installed the preview to see what it was like and get some experience with Metro as I've never seen it before (like I've never seen a Windows phone in the flesh). I was hoping above hope that Microsoft would have learned from Apple's Lion experience and done something really special.
Alas no. It's a complete mess that's targeted at tablets regardless of whether or not you have a tablet. They've abjectly ignored the normal desktop, etc. etc. All the reasons outlined in the rest of this forum.
The good news it's a preview, so hopefully there's enough time for Microsoft to turn off the Metro and return the start menu to where most people will expect to find it.
Unfortunately the bad news is Microsoft is belligerent in the extreme and from past experience won't listen to their customers as their arrogance shines through. Ribbon? Internet bastard Explorer? Vista? Of course it really doesn't matter to Microsoft as they'll charge their fanbois twice, just like they did with Vista and the 'upgrade' to VII.
Personally I'd like to see some real competition for Apple. Alas it ain't coming from Microsoft, hence Apple's stock prices are going through the roof.
Whether or not you give a damn about this post, time will tell who's right.
Re: Paul Thurrott ... Windows Super Site
He gets paid to attract people to his blog. W8 a minute... the fanbois are swarming like flies round...
It's truly amazing to see how he thinks it's Gr8 despite the obvious problems which are so nicely highlighted here. Praise be for El Reg!
I suppose the next "upgrade" will be to ditch the qwerty keyboard for a numerical keypad.
Re: You forgot the oldest, active debate...
I trust that's vi as in 'vee' 'eye', not 'vie'
Re: Screen width
Oh the irony... Have you tried buying a 1920x1200 monitor? The idiot screen manufacturers want us to all use the 1920x1080 letterbox. A quick search of a coupld of hardware sites shows about 30 monitors using 1920 width, but of them only three use 1200 height.
Bloody fashionistas. Don't they ever do any real work?
Btw W8 (ohh, that's wait!) will be pretty crap on a projector running the standard XGA 1024x768.
Microsoft have eloped with the fairies.
Windows 8: Sugar coating on Microsoft's hard-to-swallow tablet
Re: It's utter balls, and not the doggy kind....
<winkey>R still works.
It's horrible on a non-tablet device. I'm really disappointed with Apple^H^H^H Microsoft for their belligerent attempt to fit a square peg in a round hole. Everything is not a tablet and tablets aren't the answer to all problems.
Microsoft drops 'risky' Windows 8 preview on World
First impressions after installing it today...
Downloaded it this afternoon as an ISO so I could install it in a VM on my Mac.
The installation was great. 10/10 for cleaning that up Microsoft. Well done.
It runs quite well, the main operating system's working in the way that all operating systems should, i.e. you don't notice them.
Now the problem. It's the User Interface. If you're not using a touch tablet, the gestures are completely inappropriate for a laptop/desktop machine. For instance the logon requires you to drag up a cover from the bottom. Sorry, it's naff on a desktop.
Where are the applications? There's a load of pre-loaded stuff in the start screen, most of which is inappropriate for work; games, music, etc. Apart from <winkey>R, I can't find any applications to run. Not notepad, nuffing. Microsoft have lost the Start menu and replaced it with... well, nothing I can see.
The applications are really weird too. I can't seem to work out how to get context menus up on things like the PDF viewer or IE. Just odd.
I know it's a first cut preview and accept they'll be changes. But this is not good at all. Someone with 30 odd years of experience of all sorts of Graphical User Interfaces and I'm left feeling like a total numptie. I've no idea how it works and I've never before been left feeling like this.
I'm particularly disappointed as I was really hoping that Microsoft would show Apple how it's done. Yes, honestly. Unfortunately, it's like Microsoft took the worst things of Lion and then raided the rejects bin. For a user with large screens, keyboard & mouse, the tablet interface is horrible. OSX Lion is not good when compared with previous versions (vis-a-vis Launch Control and Mission Control). Windows 8 just doesn't have that finesse and is very far from intuitive.
As a desktop operating system user interface it's a complete disaster. If Windows 8 gets released like this it will really flop in business.
Now, lets re-visit this posting in a few years to see what happens.
Samsung Series 7 Chonos 15.6in Core i7 notebook
Offset keyboard?
The offset keyboard is uncomfortable when using it on your lap as the lappie needs to be straight but your arms moved to the left whilst your head is twisted to the right.
It's a LOW res screen
900 in the vertical is a low resolution screen. Don't care about the horizontal resolution; it's vertical that counts.
What is it with these damn laptop manufacturers that make them always whitter on about bloody telly resolutions? A laptop is for WORK not watching telly you numskulls. Even powerpoint needs a lower aspect ratio. Then there's that poxy ribbon...
An NT-powered Windows Phone? Not so fast...
New Nokia WinPhone review
That was hilarious too; couldn't even keep its charge for a day.
Just imagine what the battery life will be like with a general purpose kernel with context switched drivers and application multi-tasking. Maybe they want to bring back the old Motorola brick for the battery, it's so retro it'll probably sell as a fashion accessory.
Apple FileVault cracked in under an hour by forensics biz
Proving the old adage...
Security. Ease of use. Low cost.
Pick any two.
Mozilla releases Firefox 10, adds developer tools
Finally, my Firefox memory problems are solved...
I've been really fed up with the constant demands for greater memory that Firefox has. So finally I've solved it; installed 16Gb of RAM in the laptop. Lightweight my arse.
If only...
If Microsoft had their way there'd be one browser. Thankfully we have choice of several which are far better for the competition.
I, like you Grease Monkey, am fed up with Firefox's shenanigans. The problem with having only one version is there's nothing to differentiate a "real" update (that's a Major one in old money) with a "pseudo" update (wot we called a minor upgrade last year).
As a developer I'm particularly pissed off -- that's way more than mildly miffed -- at the constant issues with the addins. I absolutely have to have certain addins working; without them there's no point in using Firefox. Therefore I need to differentiate between a viable upgrade and, well, bollocks.
I particularly hate being used as some marketing gimp by Mozilla.
For me, there's no other browser which comes anywhere near Firefox for web development. I couldn't imagine what work would be like without Firebug, the Web Developer Toolbar, Life of Request, and the minor tools (which to be honest are available on Chrome) such as Measure It and Colorzilla. I morn for the excellent HTML Tidy which got hammered in one of the architectural changes.
If Firebug and the full Web Dev Toolbar were available on another browser (and not that MS shite which is Windwos VII only), I'd be out of here like a shot.
Gimp icon as I know my place.
At least we have choice in our browsers. Interesting that Safari's not mentioned:-)
Ultrabooks will devour notebook biz by 2016 - report
Nope ^ 2
> "Yes, I assume all laptops will morph into a tablet or ultrabook form factor at some point."
Including all the larger screen laptops; the higher-resolution laptops; the high-performance laptops; the large storage laptops.... Nah, I doubt it.
The low end might morph into smaller, lighter, lower powered, lower resolution clones. But not *all* laptops by a very long shot.
The premium price is for a premium product
Compare like for like and Apple's products are very competitive and very often cheaper than their rivals. At this point I could go off to Sony and find an equivalent to the MacBook Air, but I'll pass as there won't be one made from a single piece of metal nor have I ever found Sony to beat Apple on price on a like-for-like basis.
And Sony laptops feel like cheap tat in comparison.
Apple must be bricking themselves...
Suddenly all manufacturers are going to be making lovely quality metal ultrabooks with high performance...
What's that Skippy: you think they'll all be pig ugly plastic pieces of cheapo crap running Windos?
Sony SVR-HDT1000 Freeview+ HD DVR
For that kind of price it should include a whole load more features. There was me thinking about £100-£150. The EPG doesn't look that good either.
Windows Phone to overtake iOS in 2015
And obviously...
you're assuming that iOS will remain static. And WinPhOS hits its targets.
Interesting that the report assumes that WinPhOS' main rival is iOS and not Android. Seems odd as WinPhOS will end up being given away as MS chuck money at it; therefore taking market share from Android.
Yep, that'll be the case. WInPhOS will be given away, so takes market share. Should we flog this to Microsoft as a strategy?
On another graph, profit, iOS is shown as 80% with all the rest left in the noise.
Yahoo! cofounder! Jerry! Yang! quits!
In the beginning there was Yahoo (note without the !), around 1995. This was good, but Google was better.
Why go back to Yahoo! when it's full of advertising crap. Google was a paragon of peace in comparison. Even! Yahoo! written! in! a! sentence! gets! on! one's! tit!
Microsoft raises 'state of the art' son of NTFS
Is this the file system to be "released in the Cairo** timescale"?
** Cairo, for younger readers, is the codename for Windows 2000. Microsoft pulled loads of features from Cairo including the file system.
Microsoft celebrates the death of IE6
IE9 is NOT a good browser
Try running the ACID3 tests (acid3.acidtests.org). You won't ever get 100% because it doesn't support all the standards that ALL other browsers support. For example background gradients, animations, etc.
And it's full of bugs - e.g. Peekaboo's back.
There's a difference between just "using" it and developing with/for it.
And IE8
IE9's not that good either when compared with proper browsers -- that's pretty much any other browser.
Microsoft copies Google with silent browser updates
@Dan 55
Alas IE8/9 running in IE7 mode only emulates some of the endless bugs and features.
The only guaranteed way of ensuring IE7 compatibility is using IE7 on both XP and Vista (yes, I have come across some bugs that only occur on IE7/Vista and not IE7/XP).
Test [virtual] machines
Lets hope the myriad machines we use for testing these God-forsaken IE browsers aren't updated silently. There are some people who *need* to use older IE versions!
Is Bill Gates mulling a return to Microsoft throne?
Dent xiao Gates?
The image springs to mind of the ageing Chinese leader Deng Xaioping smiling and clapping to an audience of thousands. Ok, anything to see the back of Monkey Boy, but it's a truly damming enditement of Microsoft's current state that this could even be considered.
Hobson's Choice; they've only themselves to blame.
Windows 8 fondleslabs: Microsoft tip-toes through PC-makers' disaster
No innovation required
At least Microsoft will be on home ground here; just copy Apple et al and let their size and marketing budget do the rest. Or at least that's probably what Monkey Boy is thinking.
Anything that avoids taking the lead in innovation.
Seems like Microsoft's biggest challenge is their so-called executive leaders.
Infographic: The road to desktop virtualisation
That's the Twitter generation for you
A bit like the economic disaster we all knew was coming, the current trend for twittering passing as communication will also end in tears.
Damn, why did this reply add up to 140 charact
Facebook 'shrinks' six degrees of separation theory
Be my friend...
Be my friend, my special friend, be my friend, like me, ooh please be my friend
For goodness sake, just grow up
The one good thing about El Reg is you can UnLike someone. What is it with the 'Mercans where they only have a 'like'.
LightSquared pulls out all the stops to get FCC approval
£ = M c^2
Where M = mess
It's nice to see some natural justice in progress. Let's hope lightspeed's backers loose their shirts.
Windows XP and iPod: A tale of two birthdays
Hacking XML is *sooo* easy
So lets get this right; to customise the Ribbon(TM) in an Office application, you need to hack XML, or download and install a tool that's aimed at developers.
Hate to say this, but if you can't see everything wrong with that, you should stick to back-end programming and never go be let anywhere near a poor suffering user.
Ribbon; for the love of everything logical, why???
My personal experience with the ribbon is it's a waste of space, doesn't do what you want, requires considerably more effort to find something, is *not* customisable, and generally a barrier to productivity.
The 'heritage' interfaces had a minimal toolbar which was customisable enabling one to easily add commonly used features or even custom macros. They also have a context-sensitive menu on the right-click. The best thing is the multi-level menu which hides away, includes icons for those who don't read, and by its very nature encourages a clear hierarchy of functionality. Oh, and works with modern wide-screen formats which are very low resolution in the vertical.
The ribbon, in contrast, is a homogeneous mass of iconic pictures of fixed size and contrast which seriously slows people down when hunting for the right icon to click. The icons aren't particularly well organised and there's no clear separation of function. Not to mention including all the complete rubbish one never uses (e.g. table styles, etc., etc.).
The great thing about Office 2011 is you can turn the damn ribbon off and get back to some productivity. Praise be for Jobs insisting that all applications have a menu.
This will be a huge barrier to many in "up"grading to Windows 8++ and is a great reason to stick with XP; you know, the OS that "just works" (and doesn't have a whopping great WinSXS directory to clutter up your VM discs).
Mozilla delivers Binged-up Firefox browser
Goodbye Firefox, we're leaving you today...
Firefox is great, but for some reason the current planners are determined to commit hari kari by constantly tinkering with things that aren't broken, but as a result break the bits that work well -- the addins.
Every little update looses more people.
Apple shouldn't bother with TV...
Someone's going to sort out the 'lounge computer'
The integration of video, audio, TV, games, computing, intarwebs, applications, and a whole host of other things must eventually happen. It's like it's 2007 all over again -- you remember those dark days before the iPhone changed the mobile space forever.
The existing systems are OK, but definitely not great - in a similar way as smartphones were pre-iPhone. Currently you need lots of different systems each with different look & feel and functionality, not to mention loads of remote controls.
Someone's going to end up owning this space and Apple's pretty well positioned to be the one.
Not sure I want an Apple telly though. I'd rather something of the size of a Mini-Mac with tuners, discs, cd/dvd/bluray player, networking, peripherals, etc.
Can the iPad save newspapers?
Things I've learned 1: you gets whats yer pays for
I subscribed to the Grauniad on my Kindle but find that I prefer reading it on my iPad. As all content on my Kindle is synced to my iPad against my account it costs no extra, so I've continued with my subscriptions.
I never buy newspapers but have really enjoyed reading the content on my electronic devices. More importantly I've now learned that the point about paying for content is that the quality is massively better. A tenner a month for the newspapers is about right IMHO. Any more and I'd probably not bother.
I'm puzzled as to why £10/month isn't enough as surely the production and distribution costs of news paper is astronomic when compared with digital distribution.
Groupon IPO seeks $11.4bn valuation
What is the world coming to?
My first -- and last -- visit to Groupon was as a result of this article.
I despair that they think they're valued at this amount. Endless tat in no particular order; demands for one's email address... A business plan in search of idiots.
I obviously don't get it.
Pick the right tools for your Office 2010 migration
What's that Skippy...?
> Microsoft reports the take-up of Office 2010 is the fastest for a software product in the company's history.
What's that Skippy? You can smell bullshit?
iPhone 4S pre-orders obliterate sales records
What do Microsoft & Nokia think?
One would expect that Microsoft and Nokia dream of selling this number of phones in total, not just in one day!
Maybe in a couple or three years they'll catch up. Or maybe not.
What's not in the iPhone 4S ... and why
Lewis didn't write this...
One hopes that Lewis read this article - it has some substance and basis in fact not supposition.
Ten reasons why you shouldn't buy an iPhone 5
Sour grapes?
Or trolltastic?
Pandemonium as Microsoft AV nukes Chrome browser
How could Microsoft possibly bash Chrome? They have created the absolute worst browsers ever thrown together in the known universe!
Oh, they're still looking for a clue.
OK, here's one. Write your operating systems in a way that doesn't need AV software.
Ultrabooks vs tablets: tablet demise greatly exaggerated
Tablets != Laptops
How many times must this be said: tablet devices - fondleslabs - are not the same as Laptop computers. This blindingly obvious fact is still completely missed by many PC manufacturers.
A tablet device does not run Windows. It's very much the sort of device that Apple have produced; a stand-alone device with few if any peripherals.
Interestingly Apple seem to have pitched the price and product absolutely right. All the others need to beat this. Given that they can't improve the product -- such is the standard that Apple have set -- then they must improve the price. As Apple have years of experience of building high-tech high-volume consumer devices, the iPod, the PC manufacturers are indeed batting on a sticky wicket.
Ten years on from Nimda: Worm author still at large
On the plus side...
Whilst the numerous worms did some damage, they did have the effect of teaching Microsoft about security. Prior to that time, security was very much an add-on optional extra.
Following the outbreak ISTR Gartner came off the fence and recommended that nobody implement IIS. This stung MIcrosoft so badly that they pulled Longhorn (which was probably going to be called XP Server) and had a root & branch code review, sending all their developers on security courses.
Ten years on, servers and workstations are far more secure by default. Security onfiguration is turned on it's head where you have to have knowledge to turn it off, not as it used to be where you need to be an expert to turn it on.
So maybe the authors of Nimda were being cruel to be kind?
Microsoft: No Windows 8 ARM support for x86 apps
That's what Apple did with their applications when creating a 'universal' binary.
Tablet != desktop
Oh, of course... You mean that there's no difference between a tablet-centric app and a desktop application for use with a mouse, keyboard, large screen and unlimited CPU power.
Not to mention fat fingers and handheld UI optimisation.
Do you really hate your customers - or 'users' as you would refer to them?
Dyson spouts hot air
British Apple?
Dyson are great innovators and inventors but they're let down by poor engineering and manufacturing design. Various examples spring to mind that can be summed up as plasticky tat.
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In today's Smash Bros Brawl update, Sakurai announces the return of another veteran character: Princess Zelda.
She comes equipped with a toned down color scheme. Apparently she's not much of a mover, but magical powers give her some clout.
Who's castle is that?
Allakhazam, alla ka boo, wham bam boop.
And the blur goes wild.
Samus has a bad time.
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JosephTheSquirrel said:
Finally! Some more characters! Awesome design too.
Andrew said:
Yes! Keep bringing character updates.
Ril-eh said:
Well, it's good to see new material from the site. But I still think she looked prettier as a blonde.
Gonzo said:
Yes, we have more characters to our repertoire.
BrothaZ said:
Holy crap! Zelda looks awesome! Doesn't anyone here think that Masahiro should make movie announcements instead of pic ones though?
chris211 said:
Finally they're unveiling new characters.
Crimson Hawk said:
Wow, she has changed A LOT since SSBM! She use to have blond hair, now brown.
DragonFoxCoon said:
Some news that wasn't previously revealed! I sort of figured that she'd be in this game though.
eric ♥ wii said:
Are these the graphics that are going to be in the game, or will the graphics be improved before it comes out?
Sonic Phantom said:
She looks beautiful. I'm happy she's returning. But can she still turn into Sheik?
Gamefreak said:
I wonder if Dark Link will be in SSBB?
Scooby Jew said:
Well, she wasn't much of a "mover" in Smash Bros Melee either so it's not like it's THAT big of a change. I'm just glad that Sakurai finally gave us an update that we didn't see in the trailer (apart from maybe one or two different useless updates).
I need a wii ew said:
Does it hint in any way she'll turn to sheik this time?
Fire Emblem Fan 14 said:
She has that Zelda look from The Twilight Princess! To me, it looks better than the SSBM Zelda.
Captain Jamesman said:
Well it's about time. We haven't had any info about a new character in eons. I actually like Zelda's new look. Since Zelda is going to be in it, there is a very big chance Princess Peach will be in it too.
Link Q said:
Nice! Link and Zelda will be my first choices.
Gamefreak said:
Fierce Deity Link, maybe?
Pescador Gama said:
It's a little bit strange to see her hair color like that. Too much time playing with the blonde Zelda. Still she's hot.
Hey said:
Gaah! Zelda cleavage shot! Her hair is browner that it was in TP.
Name123 said:
Lol fly me to the moon!
deathly wiizard said:
Fantasic! She looks gorgeous, but I want a new theme.
Orez said:
Alright, just show another unconfirmed character, a release date and I'll be good to go.
Andrew said:
I'm a bit worried since they havent revealed DK and Yoshi yet but maybe they're saving the best until last?
Link said:
Hello princess!
RUSKO STAR said:
Oh no she is not blonde anymore. I hope peach will be the hottest blonde in the game. But samus is blonde too. Whatever, they are all beautiful.
Luigi said:
Zelda will be in every Super Smash Bros game, so this doesn't surprise me.
marcus lloyd said:
Zelda is my favourite Nintendo character. I cannot wait for this game to come out. Zelda will always be my first choice.
Name123 said:
I do not think there will be shiek in it now.
Garth said:
Could have kept her blonde though.
Master Foot said:
It's pretty obvious that Sheik will be along for the ride.
me said:
Now all we need is the other 29 characters, all their finales and of course the release date (hopefully within the week), and I'll be good to go.
SSB4LIFE said:
Zelda was my favorite character from melee. She looks awesome now! I hope Sheik makes it too.
4 swords said:
Yea I think sheik will be a bit like melee, but you have to unlock the ability to do it. Don't have her as a final smash, that would be disappointing.
Nickhead said:
Watch out Zelda! DK is going to kidnap you.
Wiipaw said:
Is it me, or does Zelda seem a bit more cheery? Yeah, she isn't smiling, but...
Wiipaw said:
This sounds a bit off topic but, Ken and Ryu in SSBB = awesome.
PP said:
I want peach to be in this game, she is one of the best characters of all time.
PP said:
I hope her final smash isn't something that turns her into sheik.
Lalalalalala said:
I hope peach is in, that's all I want.
twilight said:
I love Zelda's new look.
insultman911 said:
Anyone notice that link, wario, and zelda have elf ears?
insultman911 said:
Ganondorf should be called ganondork.
Dark Star said:
Shiek and Ganondorf have been unofficially confirmed by one of the designers.
opanimon said:
Zelda is one of my favorite characters in TP [after Link] but, what happened to the hair? She had blonde hair not brown.
David said:
Zelda is one of the best characters! Sheik is in YES! Ganondorf has not been confirmed as far as I know (Although he was a secret character in SSBM) For those who like the look of the older Zelda it will be available as a color change. But besides Samus, Zelda is definitely my favorite character.
zelda rox said:
She does have blonde hair but you got to change the color of her dress and hair too. You know.
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