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Add a CommentOne of the greatest literary characters of all time- so spunky, so misunderstood. Love it!
This book held iconic status in my childhood imagination, but when I re-read it not long ago I discovered how creepy it is. The children in the story seem to be struggling with outsized anxieties, which makes for disturbing reading.
This book held iconic status in my childhood imagination, but when I re-read it recently I realized how creepy it can be. The kids in this book are struggling with outsized anxieties, which makes for disturbing reading.
sooooooooooo boring poorly written and dull . but "Harriet Spys Again" the companion novel is much better
Ah, to own a notebook where you write down all your thoughts and observations of the people you know. Delicious! No wonder Harriet appeals to us. If only we all could be so brave.
One of my favourite stories about the trials and tribulations of growing up. Precocious and somewhat eccentric Harriet records all her observations about others in her notebooks, hoping one day to become a real writer. Along the way, she loses the most important person in her life, insults her friends, and emotionally regresses. In the end, Harriet learns a great lesson in empathy.
Published in the sixties, this is one of those timeless tales with enduring value. Suitable for both boys and girls in the 9-12 year old range as a read-aloud, read-alone or audiobook. I'd like to make this one mandatory for all (including parents).
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Add a SummaryHarriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she's written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?

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Regarding the threat of sequestration, I don't have much more to say on the subject as the potential negative impacts it will have on the industry, our workforce and our supply chain have been well-publicized, and while we hope that an alternative is found to avoid the automatic and indiscriminate spending cuts triggered sequestration, it is the law of the land. What we are doing is communicating to members of Congress and other leaders, along with our industry partners, about how this could impact us and we're telling them that our supply chain – nearly 5,000 companies that span all 50 states – is at risk. They are likely to feel the impacts of sequestration much more rapidly than HII because their contracts and orders tend to cover much shorter periods than our longer term contracts.
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"These are no doubt challenging times for us and we don't underestimate the situation or ignore the challenges," the Waterloo, Ontario-based company says in the ads, which will run in papers such as the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post starting Tuesday. "We are making the difficult changes necessary to strengthen BlackBerry."
The ads are an attempt to communicate directly with customers, without intermediaries or distortion, said Chief Marketing Officer Frank Boulben. BlackBerry wants to assure buyers that they can choose one of its smartphones with confidence, knowing that the company will stick around.
"The level of noise around the company is very high," Boulben said Monday in an interview. The ads will appear in 30 publications in nine countries, and BlackBerry is sending the message as a letter to customers and partners.
The ad campaign follows a tumultuous year for BlackBerry, which has struggled to reverse its fortunes following years of losing market share to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Google Inc.'s Android. After tepid sales of the new BlackBerry 10 lineup, management announced a tentative $4.7 billion (U.S.) buyout agreement last month that would take the company private.
Slow sales of new models such as the Z10 led to a 45 per cent revenue decline last quarter and prompted a $934 million inventory writedown. The turmoil also has weakened ties with long-time customers and partners. T-Mobile US Inc., the fourth- largest U.S. carrier, said last month it will begin removing BlackBerry inventory from its stores, forcing buyers to have the phones shipped to them.
Some of the world's biggest banks, including Morgan Stanley and UBS AG, are holding off on a switch to BlackBerry 10, while Credit Suisse has decided not to upgrade at all. Jabil Circuit Inc., an electronics supplier to BlackBerry, said last month it will probably disengage from its relationship with the company in coming months. That's raised speculation that BlackBerry will stop making phones altogether.
Previous advertising efforts have failed to resurrect BlackBerry's stature among smartphone buyers. The unveiling of the BlackBerry 10 phones earlier this year was supported by the biggest marketing campaign in the company's history. BlackBerry even splurged on a Super Bowl ad in early February, and named R&B superstar Alicia Keys as its global creative director.
With the latest campaign, BlackBerry is turning to an older form of marketing — newspapers — to call out its technological prowess. BlackBerry sees the print ads as the best way to set the record straight, Boulben said.
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Although they're playing different characters, the old chemistry is back in effect, Moore said.
"We still are ourselves, and no matter where you put us, we're going to continue to be ourselves and interact as only you can when you've been together for a long, long time," she said. "Almost any scene we ever did, we could look into each other's eyes and be comforting and uplifting for each other."
Their time together was filled with laughter rather than tears, Harper said, and White noted how positive Harper has been.
"Well no one can tell you, isn't it true?" Harper responded. "... No doctor in the world can say (whether it will be) three months, six months. They can say that's what our experience is, but every case is different. In some people, it's five years, it's 13 years. It's interesting."
Unlike other shows, the "Mary Tyler Moore" crew is a cast that still has a bond, White added.
"We're all very grateful for the fact that we love each other and we've always gotten along. Just think if had been one of those shows where we don't speak. That wouldn't have been any fun!" the 91-year-old star said. To fall in once again with a cast filled with women, after her time with "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Golden Girls," has been a treat.
"(We're) a group of women who aren't just making it work, we adore each other!" White said. "And if you wind up with these kinds of friendships that are lifelong, there's nothing like it."
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Report: Brent's blood alcohol level was 0.18
DEC 13, 2012 12:03p ET
In Texas, the legal limit for driving while intoxicated is .08. According to an online blood alcohol content (BAC) calculator, the 321-pound Brent would have to drink about 20 shots over a four-hour period to register a 0.18.
Brent lost control of his 2007 Mercedes, with Brown as a passenger, in the early hours of Saturday, police reports said. Brown, a member of the Cowboys practice squad and a college teammate of Brent, was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony with a maxium sentence of 20 years. Brent, 24, had been convicted driving under the influence in college.
Irving police officers issued a field sobriety test to Brent at the accident scene and judged him to be impaired. He was taken to a local hospital for a mandatory blood draw.
The police have not commented officially on the case while preparing to present it to the Dallas County District Attorney's office.
Brent's attorney, George Milner, was skeptical about the BAC reading.
"If it was 0.18, then the question would be what as it at the time he was operating the motor vehicle," Milner told The Morning News. "Alcohol in your stomach doesn't impair you in any way. But it takes time to absorb into the bloodstream. So if you have someone who just left a club and recently had a drink, their blood alcohol level will continue to rise over a period of some hours later."
Brent was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list by the Cowboys on Wednesday. The move means Brent cannot play the rest of the season but can remain with the team while clearing a roster spot for another player.
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- IGN UK (89/100): "Despite a few minor flaws - most notably the failure that is offline Battle mode - the sheer quality of this latest Mario Kart installment pretty much sits it right alongside the near-faultless SNES original. Despite initial fears, this is proper Mario Kart, and it's Mario Kart done right. It's fast, it's fun and still one of the best party games ever created. Thanks to some seriously well-implemented online options though, it brings so much more to the table than its forebears, most notably in terms of longevity."
- CVG (88/100): "A really solid Mario Kart with a terrific online setup. There's plenty here to make up for the disappointment of local multiplayer, but it does stop short of magnificence."
- EuroGamer (80/100): "Ultimately, the sheer sensory pleasure of playing Mario Kart Wii - from the charming animations, to the bopping tunes, to the sugar-rush boosting, to the exquisite steering - far overcomes the few concerns we have about it. It still has to be docked a mark for the awkward structure and compromised battle modes - but it's still unreservedly recommended to anyone for whom Mario Kart is a gaming cornerstone. And really, that should be everyone."
As we continue to cope with the fact that Europe got a Nintendo game before North America (instead of six months later), we've had the surreal experience of perusing European reviews for Mario Kart Wii a couple weeks before its NA debut. The European outlets have given the game solid marks, but don't expect this iteration to rethink the Mario Kart experience for those who aren't fans.
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quote:I sense that the reason for the rapture will never be explained.
quote:thus their frustrations and feelings 3 years later
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quote:, it is literally just relationship drama
quote:if you think this is going anywhere interesting, it's not.
quote:I'm not going quit based on speculation from Wiki or vague comments from the director
quote:the irony has not gone unnoticed by me, but they're going to ditch that really soon. This show is about relationships, drama, love, etc... I get what the show is about, I understand the intentions, I would watch it had I not felt duped by HBO's promos and advertising. I think the male lead is such a good actor, I think the dialogue is good, the emotions are strong, but that won't carry this show very far...it will get old. Eventually, the story needs to push further. This is basically a high end, sci fi "days of our lives"
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Com Viet, Covent Garden London
Saturday, 29 September 2012
I went Com Viet after a long day at London Fashion Week on the Saturday. Rich came to pick me up and after a drink on the Southbank with Zoe we walked up to Covent Garden to find somewhere to eat. We walked past all the usual places, Wagamamas, Wahaca, Busaba but we kind of fancied something a bit different. We walked past Com Viet which is just off Covent Garden Market (the square) and it didn't look like much. The upstairs looks like a very relaxed lunch-time bar but after looking at the menu we decided to give it a go. We originally sat upstairs but then decided it was a bit cold and uncomfortable so we asked to go downstairs.
Downstairs was much nicer with dimmed lighting, comfy booth tables, exposed brick walls and an open kitchen. The waitress was friendly and there were no dramas with ordering and paying etc.
The Vietnamese menu was quite big but the waiters were happy to help if we had any questions. For starters we had stir fried salt and pepper squid and veggie spring rolls which were both really good. For main I had stir fried noodles with chicken and vegetables and I was a bit disappointed with it. I know it's not the most extravagant dish ever but when done well it can be really good. I just felt like it was a bit like something you'd get from a takeaway and was a too salty. It left me feeling a bit bloated and it was a shame because the starters were so good. Rich had stir fried duck breast with ginger and spring onion and really liked it. I (of course) tasted a bit and can confirm it was yummy.
Prices are pretty standard for London, around £8/£9 for a main dish, £2/£3 for a side of rice or noodles and starters were around £5/£7.
I wouldn't rush back but if I was in the area and wanted Vietnamese then I would go again. I love finding random restaurants when walking around London and I'm glad we tried it.
Have you been here? Would you try it?
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Dozen Wildcat lifters earn auto-bids to final sectional meet next month
Twelve Wildcat weightlifters earned automatic bids into April's final sectional meet by finishing in the top two of their respective weight classes at the sub-sectional meet at West Nassau on March 24.
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The girls are prettier than in the other branches (personal observation, ladies!).
The AF needs cooks, too.
It will instill some measure of discipline in you, a measure of confidence in yourself, and you should also improve physically.
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Inspired by the North Star, this wreath gets its gorgeous twinkle from glitter-dusted pinecones and baubles rather than electricity. (You could add some flash by weaving in globe lights.) Noble fir boughs were used to make this wreath, but cedar, spruce, and other fragrant branches with full needles would work equally well.
- Hand pruners
- Evergreen branches, such as noble fir
- 26-gauge floral wire, 26 gauge, Michaels stores
- Small wire cutters
- Star wreath form, mainewreathco.com
- Pearlized globe lights (optional)
- White craft glue
- 2 small bowls
- Clear microbead glitter
- Small paintbrush
- Wired glass balls, 25 mm and 35mm, from B&J Florist Supply, 212-564-6086
- Pinecones
- Spoon
- Wooden floral picks
- Nail or hook
Step 1
Cut branches into 4- to 6-inch-long pieces. Gather into thick bundles, and secure with floral wire. Attach 1 end of wire to form, a few inches below 1 of star's points. Lay greenery so it overhangs the point slightly, and wrap with wire halfway up bundle. Without cutting wire, lay down another wired bundle so that it overlaps the previous one. Wire to form until you reach the point where star's arms meet; cut wire. Repeat on remaining arms.
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If you're using lights (suggested for indoor wreaths only), gather bulbs into small clusters and weave through wreath.
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Pour glue into 1 bowl and glitter into another. With paintbrush, apply glue to glass balls and the tips of pinecones; spoon glitter over ornaments while still wet. Attach pick to each glass cluster and pinecone, and stick into wreath. Attach wire loop to back of form, and hang from nail or hook.


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US 4951136 A Abstract For remote aerial or satellite reconnaissance of the earth using an optoetronic camera that takes area photographs and has one or more line scanners associated with it, or a combination of such cameras, a series of overlapping individual pictures is taken at regular intervals. In the overlapping zone of adjacent individual area pictures, the positions of corresponding pixels or picture zones, so-called partial images, are then selected for mutual orientation of the photographing positions of the area camera or cameras. Finally, the orientation data from the optoelectronic area camera or cameras are transmitted to the line scanner by fixed orientation or measurement of the relative orientation.
Claims(12) 1. A method for remote aerial or satellite reconnaissance of the earth with the aid of line scanners, comprising taking a series of overlapping and stereoscopic frame pictures at regular time intervals with at least one optoelectronic frame camera associated with at least one line scanner;
determination of the mutual orientation of the photographing positions of the frame cameras by corresponding pixels or picture zones in the overlapping zones of adjacent individual frame pictures; and transmitting orientation data from the optoelectronic frame camera to the line scanners by fixed orientation or measurement of the relative orientation, reinforced by a chronological association of both data streams. 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the partial frame images are spaced apart from one an other by the largest possible angle in order to obtain high accuracy of the mutual orientation.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the frame photographs are used in the manner of a photogrammertric block adjustment in order to orient relatively large composites of frame photographs.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the line scanner is continuously orientable on the picture composite made of frame pictures by means of image correlation.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the positional and path regulation of the cammera carrier is oriented by the orientation capacity of the frame camera in order to obtain an image overlap for line scanners, the scanning lines of which are offset in the focal plane.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the production of overlapping individual pictures--in accordance with the instant of exposure and the position of the sensor faces activated in the camera--is controlled as a function of the path and positional information of the camera carrier.
7. An apparatus for remote aerial or satelite reconnaissance in combination an optoelectronic camera taking frame pictures fixedly associated with at least one line scanner.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the optoelectronic camera is associated with the line scanner in a variable association determined by additional measurements of spacings and angles.
9. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein one or several CCD line detectors serving as line scanners are disposed in the focal plane of a common lens of the optoelectronic camera, and the additional frame detectors are disposed in the same focal plane between the CCD line detectors.
10. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the frame detectors are exposed in the common camera via mirrors or beam splitters, to generate overlapping fields of view for the linear and the frame detectors.
11. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the additional area deterctos are partially shaded, so that they can be used as image memories.
12. An apparatus for remote aerial or satellite reconnaissance comprising in combination;
an optoelectronic frame camera; means for taking a series of overlapping and stereoscopic frame pictures; means for determination of neutral orientation of the photographing positions of the frame camera by corresponding pixels or picture zones in the overlapping zone of adjacent individual frame pictures; and means for transmitting orientation data from the optoelectric frame camera to the line scanners by fixed orientation or measurement of the relative orientation, reinforced by a chronological association of both data or streams. Description The invention relates to a method and apparatus for remote reconnaissance of the earth by using line scanners. For remote reconnaissance of the earth from satellites in the optical spectral range, optoelectronic line scanners are predominantly used. Either a line is scanned mechanically by a rotating mirror, or a single image line is simultaneously picked up by charge-coupled devices or CCD units. The cameras of the French Spot satellite and of the IRS satellite (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) are examples. CCD line scanners for use with the shuttle or for a satellite include the (stereoscopic) modular optoelectronic multispectral scanner (MOMS or stereo MOMS), made by MBB, and the MEOSS scanners (for monocular electrooptical stereo scanner), made by the present assignee. In all line scanners used thus far, the forward motion of the camera carrier, that is, the satellite or aircraft, produces the image from individual lines. The resultant continuous image strips are therefore not geometrically rigid. They are distorted by the dynamics of the carrier, and positional fluctuations and deviations from the ideal, straight-line forward motion are sources of error. For this reason, the geometric quality of the images obtained by means of line scanners is by no means satisfactory. The image distortions can be detected only by a comparison with error-free images and maps, or with real positions of prominent landmarks on the surface of the earth. This requires a large number of comparison points, and their density must be adapted to the amplitudes and frequencies of the image disturbances. If cameras that photograph two-dimensionally are used, the pictures taken with such cameras are two-dimensionally rigid, because the entire image area is photographed simultaneously. In that case, an overlapping pair of photographs can be looked at stereoscopically and evaluated accordingly. In this way, not only is a dimensionally stable copy (a so-called model) of the photographed surface obtained, but at the same time the location and angular orientation of the two still cameras relative to the surface that is copied are ascertained as well. For the last-mentioned purpose, the image positions of four points, not located on a single line, in the overlapping zone of the pair of pictures taken by the two cameras are sufficient. This is known as the "self-orientation capacity" of such still cameras. A prerequisite is that the invariable copying properties of the camera be accurately known. The self-orientation capacity of still cameras is utilized in aerial mapping to produce large coherent composite images from overlapping single photographs. By using four comparison points per overlapping zone at a time, all the images can be oriented relative to one another, and all the cameras can be oriented relative to the actual earth surface, with a single uniform scale. This is known as "model resolution" in "photogrammetric block balancing". For a "model resolution" of this kind, it is sufficient to compare the positions of identical image points in the image space (that is, on the individual photographs). The true, actual image coordinates of these points are not needed for forming the model. However, the ground coordinates of only four points (for instance in the corners of a block) are sufficient to ascertain the location and scale of the ideal surface from the model (that is, from the block). For orienting line scanners with respect to the earth's surface, still cameras are sometimes used parallel with the line scanners in aircraft. Problems then arise, however, because both digital and analog (photographic) data need to be processed further, and not only must the image data be temporally associated with one another, but the picture repetition frequency for the photographs taken must be high, so that the high-frequency carrier dynamics resulting, for instance, from jarring, natural oscillation, and the like can be detected. In video cameras equipped with CCD area sensors and so far generally intended for use by amateurs, the area sensors typically have 250�500 pixels (columns and lines). Remote reconnaissance and mapping of the earth, however, requires cameras having approximately 10,000�10,000 pixels, yet the production of malfunction-free, homogeneous area detectors of this order of magnitude in the foreseeable future is impossible. Attempts have therefore been made to produce image areas having the required number of pixels by means of a mosaic arrangement of smaller CCD area detectors. For technical reasons, especially the number of supply lines and the need to carry signals, a gap-free mosaic arrangement of this kind is impossible. To cover the gaps, at least one further parallel-oriented camera with a suitably offset mosaic must therefore be used. The primary problem with large-area optoelectronic cameras, however, is in data transmission. To keep the transmission rate constant, the entire image content must be stored in memory until the next photograph is taken. Thus far, the only possible memories for this purpose were the CCD units themselves, but these units have relatively high electronic noise and dark currents, so that the picture quality suffers from the long memory storage times (of up to one minute). This kind of arrangement of optoelectronic solid-state sensor areas in photogrammetric copying systems is described in German patent 34 28 325, for example. The overlapping pictures taken with area cameras enable stereoscopic viewing and surveying of the terrain, as well as the above-described model formation by block balancing for large composite images, and for this reason are preferred in topographic mapping. Multispectral or panchromatic line scanners, however, are used to a substantially greater extent and therefore substantially more widely; their true- or false-color images allow thematic classification of the surface (for example by types of vegetation or soil). In that case, though, the view direction must be as uniform and as parallel to the sun as possible; otherwise the color relationships are shade-dependent or in other words have a bluish cast. The fact that in area cameras the view direction also varies with the direction of flight has also led to a clear preference for line scanners for multispectral mapping. For this reason, CCD area sensors for multispectral photographs are also preferentially used in prism or grating spectrometers. Here, only one line on the earth's surface is photographed at a time, that is, in one exposure. This single line, however, is spectrally decomposed by a prism or a grating, so that the spectral information is distributed onto the area CCD. This means that each line of the area detector sees a different "color" of the same line on the ground. In terms of the development of optoelectronic line scanners with stereoscopic capacity, a number of proposals for making this type of equipment usable for topographic mapping as well have already been published. Examples include the cameras for a project equipped with MBB stereo MOMS and the MEOSS Project, thus far the only one carried out, of the present assignee. For stereoscopic pictures, at least two planes inclined relative to one another must be used. This can be done by tilting complete line scanners, for instance with stereo MOMS, or by using parallel CCD line detectors in the image plane of optical equipment, as in the case of the MOESS Project. To enable mutual orientation, or in other words a model self-orientation like that in photogrammetric block formation from area photographs, however, at least three scanning planes must be used; this is schematically illustrated in FIG. 1. A single image in this case comprises three lines, exposed at the same time, which are are spaced apart by a socalled "basic length" B. An instantaneous image of this kind is called a "line triplet". Under ideal flying conditions, that is, a constant height and speed, with the camera oriented parallel to the ground, and so forth, the individual pictures, i.e., the line triplets, each spaced apart by the basic length B, then overlap. In an ideal case such as this, four (or usually, more than four) common points are then located on each of two lines of both line triplets, and these points make it possible to ascertain the mutual "ideal orientation" of the triplets to one another. Generally, however, four common points for two line triplets cannot be found, because the pixels of one line triplet, spaced apart by the basic length B, are distributed over a certain zone known as a coherent segment of a plurality of line triplets. As a result, it is no longer possible to orient the line triplets relative to one another in a mathematically univocal way. Adjacent line triplets can, however, be combined into so-called "segment triplets". In that case, then four or more common pixels can always be found for a mutual orientation of the segment triplets spaced apart by the basic length B. Since segment triplets are formed from line triplets that are exposed in chronological succession, however, they themselves are already distorted from fluctuations in the path and location of the camera carrier, i.e., the aircraft or satellite. Then they are no longer located in the same common image plane, such as that shown schematically in FIG. 2, and despite the presence of four common pixels, they can no longer be mathematically univocally oriented to one another. To arrive at acceptable approximations that are acceptable for practical use, various interpolation models have been used. In its MEOSS Project, for instance, the present assignee developed and used satellite-specific theoretical models of the path and location dynamics as interpolation models. Nevertheless, the methods and apparatus used thus far have various disadvantages. In the optoelectronic area cameras, it is disadvantageous that different view directions develop in the flight direction; that many individual area detectors must be adjusted for a large mosaic; that two or more parallel-oriented optical systems, i.e., cameras, must be used; and that the contents of a complete image must be stored in buffer memory for a relatively long period of time. In orientation with stereoscopic three-line scanners, it is disadvantageous that interpolation models are required; that software developed for photogrammetric purposes must be expanded for block balancing; that the line scanners are sensitive to high frequency carrier dynamics; that long image strips are required, or else the area being photographed must be flown over in a zigzag pattern; and finally, that if the individual lines are canted relative to one another, the height resolution in stereoscopic evaluation is not constant. The invention therefore proposes a method for remote reconnaissance of the earth, and an apparatus for performing it, which no longer has the above disadvantages of the methods and apparatus heretofore developed and used, and in which the use of preferably multispectral or panchromatic line scanners eliminates the problems, especially in terms of geometry, that had arisen previously. According to the present invention, this object is attained by a method for remote reconnaissance of the earth using line scanners, wherein at least one optoelectronic camera takes area photographs and is associated with at least one line scanner. A series of overlapping individual pictures is taken at regular time intervals, and the positions of corresponding pixels or picture zones in the overlapping zone of adjacent individual area pictures are then selected for mutual orientation of the photographic positions of the area camera. The orientation data from the optoelectronic area camera are transmitted to the line scanners by fixed orientation or measurement of the relative orientation, reinforced by a chronological association of both data streams. The partial images may be spaced apart from one another by the largest possible angle in order to obtain high accuracy of the mutual orientation. For the orientation of relatively large composites of line scanner photographs, the area photographs are used in the manner of a photogrammetric block balancing. Alternatively, the line scanner on the picture composite made up of area pictures can be orientable continuously by means of image correlation. The orientation capacity of the area camera can be used for positional and path regulation of the camera carrier. This enables one to obtain an image overlap for line scanners, the scanning lines of which are offset in the focal plane. In the process according to the present invention, overlapping individual pictures can be produced in accordance with the instant of exposure. The position of the sensor faces activated in the camera is controlled as a function of path and positional information of the camera carrier. The optoelectronic camera taking area pictures may be fixedly associated with the line scanner(s). In the apparatus according to the present invention, an optoelectronic camera taking area pictures is associated with the line scanner or scanners in a variable association determined by additional measurements of spacings and angles. In a preferred embodiment, three CCD line detectors (CCD1-CCD3) serving as line scanners are disposed, oriented in parallel with one another, in the focal plane of a common lens of the optoelectronic camera. Additional area detectors (FD1-FD4) are disposed in the focal plane between the three CCD line detectors. In another embodiment, the area detectors are exposable via the common camera lens and via mirrors or beam splitters. In yet another embodiment, the additional area detectors are partially shaded, so that they can be used as image memories. According to the invention, one or more line scanners are associated with an optoelectronic camera taking area pictures, or a combination of such cameras. Block balancing or the self-orientation capacity for the line scanner or scanners is attained by overlapping single exposures of an area taken by the camera. Also for block balancing or the self-orientation capacity, sensitive zones, in the form of partial area images in the overlapping zone of adjoining single exposures, inside the camera are used; the data of these zones are then required for block formation. As a result, there is no necessity whatever for evaluation of the entire image content of each individual exposure. Instead, the data of four partial images, for instance, that in the overlapping zone are spaced apart by the greatest possible angular distance from one another in the focal plane of the camera are sufficient. The minimum size of these partial images depends on what is required in terms of digital image correlation. Transmission, or in other words an association of the orientation data from the area 2-D camera, to the line scanner or scanners is effected by fixed orientation or measurement of the relative orientation, and by a chronological association of the two data streams, which can be assured for instance by a common time code. In the method according to the invention, a series of overlapping single pictures with the aid of the optoelectronic area camera is produced by making an exposure at regular time intervals. The frequency with which the single pictures are taken and the size of the "window zones", in the form of the aforementioned partial pictures, that are to be evaluated for image correlation depend substantially on the carrier dynamics and on the type of terrain to be surveyed. By means of the image correlation, then, at least three common pixels or picture zones at a time are detected in the overlapping zone, or window zone, of a pair of pictures. The mutual orientation of a composite image can be accomplished with one of the conventional standard methods for photogrammetric block balancing. The orientation of a line scanner, or of the line scanners, is obtained directly for all the exposure instants by means of the camera that takes area pictures. In the period of time between the individual exposures, the line scanner can then be moved relative to the area images by means of image correlation at considerably more finely defined intervals. This orientation is univocal for stereoscopic line scanners. With monoscopic scanners, however, still further interpolation models are needed for orientation. A particularly advantageous feature of the method and apparatus according to the invention is that they are attainable by simple technology and hence can be constructed quickly, and that the required software is already available and even widely disseminated. Furthermore, in both the method according to the invention and the apparatus for performing it, the advantages of line scanners are combined with those of area cameras in such a way that both the method and the apparatuses are largely free of the disadvantages of line scanners and area cameras. In addition, the invention functions optoelectronically and digitally from the outset. On-board processing virtually in real time is thus attainable. Moreover, the "image navigation" method of the invention can also contribute to regulating the path and position of the carrier, in particular for the line scanner. Another advantage of the method according to the invention is that in proportion to the data stream of the line scanner or scanners, only a very slight increase in the data rate is necessary. A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described in detail, referring to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a conventional mutual orientation of two line triplets of a triple stereoscopic line scanner under ideal conditions; FIG. 2 is an illustration of an embodiment of a nonlinear segment triplet by means of a linear interpolation between two line triplets, rotated relative to one another, as the smaller unit of a two-dimensional partial image in a continuous of a triple stereoscopic line scanner; FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of line scanners and area scanners associated with them; and FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a relative displacement and orientation of two individual pictures taken successively. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a preferred embodiment of an apparatus for performing the method according to the invention, with which a triple stereoscopic line scanner used in the aforementioned MEOSS Project by the present assignee is augmented. Three CCD line detectors CCD1-CCD3, each having 3456 elements by way of example, are oriented parallel to one another in the focal plane of a common lens (not shown) of an area camera. Four additional area detectors FD1-FD4 in the form of a rectangle are disposed in between the three line detectors CCD1-CCD3. At least part, or in other words at least half and preferably more than half, of the four area detectors FD1-FD4 is shaded. Each time a single picture is taken of an area, the non-shaded parts of the surface of the four area detectors FD1-FD4 are briefly and simultaneously exposed electronically. The picture contents of the individual, approximately half-shaded area detectors are immediately displaced into the shaded zones of the detectors, stored in memory there, and then read out at a constant, low data rate. The displacements and hence the relative orientation of the next individual picture taken is effected over four comparison points, each represented in the drawing by a +, in the overlapping partial zones of the individual area detectors FD1-FD4 or FD1'FD4' (the apostrophe indicates the arrangement displaced to the right in FIG. 4 for the next individual picture). A brief comparison of the required data rates will now be made. Assuming line and area sensors or detectors having an identical scanning range, the line frequency will be the same for both sensors. For an image correlation, a height (that is, a column number) of 20 on the associated area detector is sufficient, as compared with 3456 columns per CCD line detector. Further assuming an overlap extent of 50% or in other words 0.5 in the flight direction for the area pictures taken, then the resultant data rates are as follows: For the line scanner: Three sensors each having 3456 pixels (columns times the line frequency); For the area camera: Four sensors having 20 columns times the line frequency/overlap extent. The ratio of the data rates of the area camera and the line detectors thus becomes: ##EQU1## or in other words, 1.54%. For overlapping where major positional fluctuations occur, higher column numbers can be used on the area CCDs. The method and apparatus according to the invention can be used not only for remote aerial or satellite reconnaissance of the earth but also, advantageously, for monitoring and controlling industrial advance working processes. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and therefore such adaptations and modifications are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Patent Citations
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After 2012's Amazing Spider-Man tie-in game presented some interesting ideas, I was really hoping that Beenox would have an opportunity to take the things they'd learned and apply them to a new, stand-alone Spider-Man game that would not be constrained to the plot and release schedule of a film tie-in. Sadly, that hasn't happened yet, and we have a new movie tie-in game that suffers from almost all of the problems associated with a movie tie-in.
Once again, Beenox was smart enough to know better than to follow along with the movie's asinine plot and opted to write their own side-story. Unfortunately, this one isn't as well written or as well presented as the previous game. It could have been a good story, but plot is clumsily-executed, and the associations to the movie only drag it down further.
The bulk of the story is based around Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin) using rising crime rates as an excuse to deploy his private anti-crime task force in New York city. His company partners with Oscorp (who supplies the task force with its tech), and sells the task force to the public as a way of stopping crime and ending the vigilante justice that has plagued the city. But secretly, the task force is really out to destroy rival crime bosses and give Kingpin a monopoly on New York's organized crime underworld.
There's another secondary plot about hunting down the serial killer Cletus Kasady, who is killing criminals. This plot is only barely tied to the Kingpin thread, but it takes center stage during a large chunk of the second act of the game, and almost seems to become the main story - almost as if the writers couldn't decide if they wanted the game to be about Kingpin or about Carnage.
Aside form a couple obligatory super villain boss fights with Electro and Green Goblin (Harry Osborn), the game has very little relation with the movie on which it is supposedly based...
Tags:The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man, Kingpin, Electro, Green Goblin, Carnage, Shocker, Black Cat, open world, New York, Manhattan, web-swinging, Beenox, Activision, Steam
You'd think that super-hero movie makers would have learned some lessons from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. Specifically, you'd have hoped that they'd have learned not to throw too many villains into one movie - especially if you have to cover the origin of all of them. As I stated in my review of the first Amazing Spider-Man, it was too soon to reboot the Spider-Man movie franchise. After Spider-Man 3, that franchise could have used a new cast (Tobey Macguire was starting to look flabby in the Spider-Man tights), but a complete reboot was unnecessary and premature. Andrew Garfield could have filled Tobey's shoes as an older, more mature, confident Peter Parker without the need to reboot the franchise and retell the origin story.
The first movie felt completely unnecessary and just didn't look or feel right. This movie is at least brighter and more colorful. It isn't visually as dull and washed-out as the previous movie. Garfield continues to excel in the role of Spider-Man with witty chit-chat, and the costume looks absolutely brilliant! He still doesn't sell himself as Peter Parker though, and his voice sounded muffled in his mask at some times, but if you could understand Bane, then you can follow along with Spider-Man.
So while it looks and sounds good, Amazing Spider-Man 2 just falls completely apart in its narrative.
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I did not at all care for The Amazing Spider-Man movie that was released last year. In summary, the movie was too dark, it lacked the light-hearted fun that I expect from Spider-Man, and the romantic dynamic between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy just didn't work in my mind. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who was disappointed in the movie because of these issues. At this year's San Diego ComicCon, the creators and cast of the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, revealed a lot of information about the new movie that actually impressed me! It just might be possible that the creators swallowed their pride, and took the criticism of the previous movie to heart.
The most noticeable and immediately obvious change in the overall look and feel of the new movie is the color palette. Most of the images from the film are sequences that take place during the day, so the images are bright and colorful. But the most important change is the complete redesign of Spidey's suit.
The new suit design is absolutely gorgeous! They totally nailed it this time around!
First and foremost, it is actually a direct adaptation of the comic book suit (minus the armpit web). It actually looks like something Peter Parker could have put together with the limited resources at his disposal rather than some kind of military-grade commando outfit. It looks like a spandex suit. The eyes are bigger and buggier and actually white instead of gray or silver, which just looks great and adds just the right amount of "cartoonish-ness" to the character. The colors could have been a little brighter, but I can live with that. Put simply: this is the best looking movie Spider-Man suit so far, hand down!
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Prerelease promotional material really soured my interest in this game to the point that I waited over 6 months to pick up a used copy cheap off eBay. And the movie ended up being sloppy and wrong on numerous levels. And Edge of Time had caused me to lose faith in Beenox's competency as a developer of Spider-Man games.
So there was a lot stacked up against this game, and I went into it gritting my teeth and ready to be furious. Maybe I set the bar a little bit too low, but I ended up enjoying Amazing Spider-Man. It cut a lot of corners and is easy and boring, but there's enough good ideas in here that I'm actually excited to see if Beenox gets another chance to hopefully knock one out of the park.
Tags:The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Marvel, comic book, comics, Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Curt Connors, the Lizard, Allistair Smythe, Spider Slayers, rhino, scorpion, genetics, physics, Sony, Sony/Columbia Pictures, PlayStation, PS3, Microsoft, XBox, XBox 360, Wii, action, beat-em-up, movie tie-in
This review was originally published 03/13/2011 on Game Observer (now defunct). It has been republished here for archival purposes.
I'm so glad that the last few Spider-Man games have not been constrained to follow a movie's plot. Even though the Spider-Man 2 movie game was arguably the best Spider-Man game since the first one on the PS1, I really want to see developers try something a little more creative with the Spidey character. I'm one of the people who thoroughly enjoyed Web of Shadows and was really hoping to see further development with that game's fantastically tight controls and combat mechanics. But Beenox had different ideas for a Spidey game – much more ambitious and creative ideas. They scrapped the free-roaming open New York and web-swinging mechanics that have become a staple of Spider-Man games since the second movie game in favor of a dimension-hopping beat-em-up. It's actually a nice change of pace.
Tags:Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, review, Spider-Man, Activision, Beenox, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, action, adventure, platformer, stealth, comic book, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Neil Patrick Harris
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by MOTM_inbox in Jan 11, 2015 - 12:53 AMWell, the holidays are over and it's time to get things back on track. That means we have two very deserving winners to recognize this month. Let's give them a big hand for a job well done.
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by CapTon in Dec 11, 2013 - 04:11 PMAttractions set: Available to everyone, the Attractions set includes five attractions: Giant Garden Gnome, Dolly the Dinosaur, Llarry the Llama, MaxisMan Statue and the World's Largest Ball of Twine. Each attraction adds happiness and will also act as a tourist destination in your city. MegaTowers: Fixed issue where in some cases Sims in po...
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