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200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
Part 1
1. Alien Swarm
A super-tense (and free) mod for Unreal Tournament that lets you and three friends invade and then escape from a xeno-infested space colony. That it's a top-down shooter adds to the tension: a single slip of the mouse can see you blowing away your colleagues. Download it from: snipurl.com/cxr07.
2. Fall from Heaven
This mod adds dark fantasy to the historic armageddon of Civilization IV, and is easily as good as the base game. The Civ devs agree: the Fall from Heaven creators got to produce a scenario for Civ IV's Beyond the Stars expansion. Try Fall for yourself at snipurl.com/d816q.
3. Garry's Mod
A glorious mix of Lego playset and context-free Half-Life 2 insanity. Garry made a mod we didn't realise we needed to play. Then we attached a jet to a bath, and sat Dr Breen inside. And then we couldn't stop. For the best creations, visit: www.garrysmod.com.
4. The headshot noise from counter-strike
The sound of melon death and victory.
5. Graphics card naming conventions
In which an nVidia 280 is faster than an 8800.
6. Will Wright
The world's most powerful developer, producing games for everyone. He's done more to expand gaming audiences than any other developer, and he's all about the PC. Our hero.
7. Desktop Tower Defence
Bring on the infinite waves: our heart has been stolen by the free web-version at www.desktoptowerdefence.com. Creepy.
8. Cake
Om nom nom.
9. ****s in Space
Thank you, Spore.
10. Physics!
The rallying cry of an office entranced by a corpse sliding gently down a staircase.
11. No-CD Cracks
Because discs are a 1990s problem.
12. Bookworm Adventures deluxe
Defeating a hydra by spelling 'poo'. Still funny.
13. Free games
PC gaming doesn't have to cost a thing thanks to the steady stream of free independent games released online. We've compiled a small selection of our favourites on the DVD.
14. Satire as gaming
The pace of web game development means that it's a legitimate place for political reaction. Within a few days of Bush dodging a shoe, multiple 'sock and awe' games were playable on Flash sites.
15. Replay editors
Making ragdolls funny ever since ragdolls were invented. The best replay editor we've ever seen is in GTA IV - and you'll find the best movies we've created on PC Gamer's YouTube feed.
16. Youtube's Massive cutscene archive
Nowadays, we don't need to even complete games to find out what happens at the end: every cutscene ever has been faithfully uploaded to YouTube somewhere.
17. Steam
Hundreds of games ready to buy and download at a moment's notice, alongside all your favourite servers and friends list. An endless supply of free demos and game movies, and the best indie game portal on the planet. Amazing. Steam is PC gaming.
18. ****ing around with Deus Ex
"Oh yes! Oh yes! Oh yes!" This brilliant fan edit of the Deus Ex cutscenes will put you in stitches. See why we're laughing at snipurl.com/cxj98.
19. Creepy ragdolls
Our inner child still giggles when a goon dies with his hand on his friend's bottom. Sometimes we'll shoot them again and again and again, just so their face edges a little closer to their partner's crotch. Don't mock. We've all done it.
20. Old games on new hardware
The first thing you do when you buy a new graphics card? Install your old games to marvel at the frame-rates and resolution. That's why we still keep Far Cry and Crysis nearby.
21. Abandonware
Preserving the history of gaming, one ancient DOS strategy game at a time. If you've got an old game you can't get running, try DOSBox, a little gadget that works wonders for classic games, which is available on our DVD.
22. Emulators
Want to play Super Mario on your laptop? Well, legally, you can't. But if you download zSnes, and the appropriate ROM packs, you can. In fact, you can play every SNES game ever made.
23. Hello Kitty Torch Mod for Doom 3
A sweet cartoon projected onto Hell's nastiest monsters - why, they'd die of shame if it wasn't for the bullets getting there first.
24. Text Adventures
If you want a glimpse of the power of interactive fiction, try Anchorhead, a creepy, Lovecraft-inspired adventure. Try it online at snipurl.com/cxr3t.
25. The Independent Games Festival
This competition, run in parallel with the Game Developer Conference, provides a platform for bedroom coders to launch their latest projects. Previous winners include Darwinia (PCG 146, 90%), Gish (PCG 138, 85%) and Aquaria (PCG 198, 80%). We've got demos from this year's nominees on the DVD.
26. Mouse and Keyboard
Making possible headshots, /dance and the entire real-time strategy genre.
27. Backwards compatibility
Everything was fine until Vista came along. Boo to Bill Gates and technical progress.
28. The sniper dot
"You've got red on... oh."
29. Team Fortress 2 content updates
Because staying up all night waiting for a patch to download is big, clever and cool. Since launch Valve have added achievements, new weapons and the brilliant Payload game mode.
30. FEAR's Slow-mo
What the f-u-u-u-u- whunk.
31. Quickload
F9 is our second best friend.
32. Quicksave
F5 is our best friend.
33. Richard Burns Rally
Want to be a rally driver? Before you pinch the keys to your dad's Focus, try RBR, the most sensuously realistic rally game ever. Just because it's hard doesn't mean it's joyless; get your flow on and there's nothing like it. The truth is, RBR felt unfinished on release, with slightly borked tarmac stages and disappointing car models. A talented community has fixed that, allowing players to deluge the base game with gorgeously authentic cars, custom setups and homemade stages - all for free.
34. Audiosurf
Musicians are right. Playing music is fun.
35. Gaming photography
Because there is no better desktop wallpaper than the sun setting on the majestic savannah of Far Cry 2.
36. Talking to your mates while you play
Because IRC chat is almost as interesting as an extended European land war.
37. The '~' key
It's called a tilde, and it lets you turn the gravity off. Win.
38. Drawing boxes around tiny men
When all else fails, Select All and right click on your problems. If only this worked in real life too.
39. Naked pig slapping
MMO mechanics can occasionally lead to the most absurd results: particularly when players have to repeat a single action to level up a certain skill. Take for instance, Ryzom, in which players found a unique way to level their healing skill. High level characters would strip naked and drop their weapons (thus losing any bonuses their armour would give them), and get into a fight with the lowest level monsters in the game: in this case, pigs. Their friends would then heal the tiny amount of damage caused, each slap and resultant heal moving their healing skills one point higher.
40. High definition Gaming
We call it 'using a monitor', and we've been doing it since 1992. Catch up, consoles.
41. Dual monitors
Because we can watch TV and play games at the same time.
42. Kane
Nice face. Nice head. Nice man.
43. 40-man raids
We need more dots.
44. No corporate overlords
If you want to make a game, Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo aren't going to tell you that you can't. And with 196 million games-capable PCs in the world, if it's good enough, you will find your audience. That's the clear power of the PC as a platform: anything is possible. And everything eventually finds an audience.
45. Dwarf Fortress
The most sophisticated, difficult, and absorbing management game we've played in a long, long time. You manage a small population of dwarves living inside a mountain. The awful text-graphics may put you off; don't let them. This is as complicated, and as rewarding, as any major PC game. You'll find the full game on our DVD.
46. 196 Million PC Gamers worldwide
We're not a hobby. We're a nation.
47. Laptops
We buy them for 'work' but then always end up installing Galactic Civilizations and Civ IV on them. All hail portable PC gaming.
Play it at snipurl.com/ck3ea.
49. Peggle
The world's most hypnotic unicorn, and the one game you can definitely play drunk.
50. Speed runs
Did you realise that you can complete Deus Ex in 45 minutes? We never will, but we're happy to watch someone else do it. See the madness at snipurl.com/cxr5u.
50. Speed runs
Did you realise that you can complete Deus Ex in 45 minutes? We never will, but we're happy to watch someone else do it. See the madness at snipurl.com/cxr5u.
51. Rigs of Rods
This brilliant free simulation lets you drive an astonishing breadth of vehicles, with a radically innovative physics system. It could only exist on the PC. Try it at snipurl.com/d89s3.
52. Voxels, texels, Megatextures, et al
The more buzzwords, the better the game. Fact.
53. £1,000 Wheels and Flightsticks
Once we've built our PC gaming shed, it will be filled with ridiculous controllers. First choice: the HOTAS Cougar, a £200+ flightstick modelled on the control block of an F-16. Do want.
54. Call of Duty 4's ending
Price! Noooo! Clearly, he'll be back. But, Nooooo!
55. Men in hats
Tricorns for Empire. Helmets for World War II. Every genre has a headpiece of choice.
56. Screensavers that save the world
Do you leave your PC on all night? Don't, you're killing the planet. But if you must, download Folding@Home, a screensaver that uses your PC's idle time to analyse the protein structures that may cause cancer. Hit snipurl.com/d8ae2.
57. Football Manager
Because nothing captures the magic of football better than a wall of spreadsheets.
58. Morals defined entirely by killing
Because "I was good person. I let Anna Navarre live" is a great way to get funny looks on the train. Also, she was kind of hot.
59. Doom
Still brilliant. For a 3D update, download jDoom from www.doomsdayhq.com.
60. "You're a complete jackass"
Your brother, Paul Denton, after you kill the man you've been sent to interrogate in Deus Ex.
61. The end of A:/
Now our PCs begin at C. This amuses us.
62. The Supreme Commander trailer
Giant robots crawling from the sea. Now that's a PC game. See it again: snipurl.com/cxrh6.
63. The eternal hope of Duke Nukem Forever
Duke's perpetual delay means we've always got something to look forward to other than death.
64. Overclocking
Voiding your warranty for extra frames per second gets easier every year. It's almost like Intel want us to burn through our processors.
65. Maps
Exploration is an under-rated thrill. Getting lost inside a dungeon, navigating your way out, uncovering new areas, wandering off the beaten path: this is the heart of PC adventuring.
66. Grinding
Tired? Bored? Have a glass of wine and grind some mobs. Seriously. It's so relaxing. 300 dead tigers later, and all is well with the world.
67. Stalker's broken landscapes
Happy? Don't be. Play Stalker - the miserable Chernobyl-based FPS. Wandering alone through countryside full of gruesome mutations and psychic monstrosities is enough to unsettle any mood. We prefer the original, Shadow of Chernobyl, to the later and flawed Clear Sky. Play it with the realism patch (available on our DVD) for a slightly more forgiving game.
68. Tradeskills
We never knew that tailoring could be so addictive. Got any spare frostweave?
69. The BFG
Because nothing says "f*** you" like a giant bogey to the face.
70. Crab walking
Enable disguise. Crouch. Look up. Waltz.
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
71. MS Flight Simulation
It's testament to both the power and range of PC gaming that Microsoft invested and supported the flight sim community for so long. Even more inspiring was the mini-industry that the game produced - with expansion sets, scenery packs, and all manner of new planes being made available by commercial and amateur modders. We might not be getting a new Microsoft endorsed Flight Sim any time soon, but flight-simmers, and the community they've built, don't need Microsoft. They'll get by.
72. Minesweeper and Solitaire
Every PC in the world comes with games installed. Think about that: the most powerful productivity enhancer our culture has produced comes with a built-in way to waste time.
73. Being the last man alive
All eyes are on you. You know the spectators are cheering. Will you survive?
74. Building your own PC
For under £600, you can buy the bits for a PC that will handle any game available today, or the rest of the year. And putting it all together is stupidly simple. We've put a PDF file with a feature showing you how on Issue 200's DVD.
75. Autoexec.bat
Veterans of the old school will alternately scowl or smile at the ridiculous technical process we used to go through, so often, to get our favourite games working. Manually editing text files to free up enough memory to proceed? Emm386.sys? Shudder.
76. Case mods
Because every PC needs a blue LED.
77. Minsc
"Go for the eyes, Boo!"
78. Games that save the world
Foldit (fold.it/portal) lets you solve scientific puzzles that aid scientific understanding.
79. Daikatana
It's even worse than we remember. At least it's a joke that all PC gamers can share.
80. Syndicate
We still miss the glorious brutality and urban violence of Syndicate: machinegunning civilians because you could... Jacking up your characters' neuroses by controlling their biochemical balance... Genius. Sequel please.
81. Sky-hopping in Battlefield
Battlefield 2 might be a frantic and fearsome shooter, but it's also a hysterical sandbox, waiting to be exploited. If you ever tire of shooting, get a few mates together and try some jet-stunts. You can jump from a 'copter to a boat while jumping through a dam, or swap planes in mid-air, fly upside down under a bridge, or reach 150ft using just det-packs and try to hit a passing helicopter.
82. The gravity gun
Because a toilet hurled into the face is the new "hello".
83. The portal gun
An elaborate solution to an age-old problem: not being able to see your own bottom.
84. Splinter Cell's Booby Trapped Doors
Setting the whole scene up takes far longer than just shooting the guy in the face, but it's worth it. But still, attaching a miniature mine to a door-frame, alongside a remote camera (so you can watch the whole dread escapade) and then whistling remains one of the funniest ways to make an entrance. "I AM SAM FISHER. MASTER OF STEALTH." Try it for yourself in Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
85. Bejeweled
For turning your mum into a PC gamer. Also: fancy playing two great games at once? Try installing the excellent Bejeweled for World of Warcraft - available at snipurl.com/cxriz
86. Throwing chickens at helicopters
Crysis wasn't just a high-tech first-person shooter. It was a game about playing a superhero; about dashing up to oblivious soldiers, decloaking, and punching them into orbit. For more of that feeling, try the excellent Predator: Heat of the Jungle mod, available from www.snipurl.com/avp97.
87. Rockstar
For pushing a few boundaries. For their gorgeous free-roaming cities that always look best on PC. And for all the f**king swearing.
88. Kazap!
Best lasers ever? The dreadnought busters that slice your field of view in Freespace 2. That game is now available from www.gog.com for just a few quid. Try it and its brilliant Battlestar Galactica mod, Beyond the Red Line.
89. In-game gramophones
For those long voyages back to base, the latest in the WWII submarine series, Silent Hunter, includes an in-game gramophone. Get packs of period music in mp3 format from snipurl.com/cr1qg. You can copy the files straight into Silent Hunter's gramophone folder.
90. Tim Curry
There was a time when Tim Curry ruled PC gaming - appearing in an endless parade of D-list interactive movies and puzzle games with pre-rendered graphics. Practically all of his work is on YouTube. You can even watch him age: Start at Wing Commander 3, check out Toon-Struck, then pay attention to his work in Gabriel Knight. End on the glorious silliness of Red Alert 3.
91. Pinball passions
PinMAME turns your PC into a functioning pinball table, right down to the multiball bonuses. PinMAME and its associated table designer enables gamers to recreate ancient favourites and modern classics. Beware: PinMAME might not infringe copyright, but downloading recreations of commercially available tables certainly does.
92. Massively co-op games
The fringes of PC gaming are home to truly incredible experiences: consider the Operation Flashpoint and Armed Assault communities - clans of which are regularly involved in 40+ player combined arms operations, inserting squads via helicopter, and fighting vast hordes of enemy infantry together. To see what's possible, view the videos at snipurl.com/creuj.
93. Anachronox's planet party-member
The insanely original and quirky sci-fi RPG Anachronox is a classic that's been cruelly forgotten. It's a game in which you save a planet. And then, because they had such a good time, that planet's inhabitants shrink their world and it joins your party as a beachball-like character with a face made out of satellites. That's not the best bit. You can still visit this planet, only now all its inhabitants have seen your adventures in the sky.
94. Vice City's incredible soundtrack
Atomic, frankly.
95. Epic manuals
Remember the doorstops that came with elderly simulators such as Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe? Or the amazing training manual-cum-short story that came with TIE Fighter? Today's special editions are about plastic figures and soundtracks. Rubbish. You can't take a pewter Big Daddy to bed.
96. The new
There is a thrill in sheer potential - in looking at the first screenshots and movies of a game, of reading previews and impressions, imagining what it's going to feel like to play, to be engrossed in that world. These are breakthrough moments for PC games: remember the first shots of Rome: Total War, Far Cry, or even Quake?
97. One healthkit per crate
It seems like you could maybe package healthkits in something smaller. Like a shoebox.
98. The Shire
Lord of the Rings Online does one thing absolutely right: it nails the feel of Tolkien's world. Its recreation of the Shire is perfect - from the silly little hobbit houses, to strange men attacking local farms. A ten-day trial for this excellent MMO is available from snipurl.com/cxri8 - we suggest you take a look.
99. Mod stacking
One mod is never enough. Try Unreal Tournament: add slow-motion, and big-head mode, and insta-gib, and more, and you'll have a game that looks and plays very differently from when you started.
100. De_Dust
We know every nook and cranny of this perfect Counter-Strike map, and find routes to the bombsites with our eyes closed. We love it so much we hired the designer, Dave Johnston, to make a PC Gamer themed version of it. You'll find de_dust_pcg on our DVD.
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
Pretty good list.
They referred to Deus Ex like 4 times.
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
Awesome list PC gaming FTW
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
FPS - first person shooters, with a keyboard and mouse
Custom maps - free custom maps to extend the gameplay for free
Custom mods - free mods to extend the gameply for free
Dedicated servers - to setup an environment the way you want it not how someone without a clue wants it (game publishers/developers)
TC - total conversions. get another game legally for free
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
Whatever :-) I still prefer Xbox 360 over my high-end PC anytime..
If you say "Steam", I say "Xbox Live", which is much better. If you say "High definition Gaming" on 30", I say "High definition Gaming" on 50"! If you say "updating drivers, downloading patches, and then some more patches", I say "hassle free gaming and automatic updates for all your games". If you say "Tages, SecuROM, StartForce and other forms of DRM which make your PC unstable", I say "WHAT?!". If you say "Logitech PC speakers" and Creative X-Fi, I say "excellent Acoustic Energy 5.1 setup w/ Onkyo receiver", and so on...
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
HD? You know what is scaling and GPU resolution?
Nevermind you will never understand.
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
But for multiplatform games like Fallout 3, I prefer Xbox anytime over PC. Gives me better overall experience.
And I do not care about US$ 50 annually for Xbox Live Gold account. That is pocket money for most...
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
So how many games on the Xbox actually run at 1080P and what is their frame rate?
Not bashing but every time I hear someone say HD on a big screen TV, I always hear how the dev screwed up and it's only 720P if that...
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
Honestly, was expecting a bit more creative. But given its 200 reasons, the author had to stretch the legs badly. All these can be simplified in few bullets like Free DLC, Total control, better audio/visuals and much better multiplayer.
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Re: 200 Reasons to Love PC Gaming
and yea i agree.
The Mods/Multiplayer/Graphics = the strongest points of having a game on PC. Ontop of this pc games cost a lot cheaper, dlc is free (if anyone charges for it on pc, no one will get it). Multiplayer Servers..you get to pick it. Love my CoD4 Pop S&D / TDM servers.
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Unplug your kids for a change. No TV on purpose! Be transported back to the child in you, as you discover the treehouse experience with your children.
The number of windows and lush gardens all around are magical. You really have to see it in 3D to appreciate it. There is no sacrifice of comforts either, with a warm shower and thoughtfully designed and stocked kitchen. You will be amazed to llive this comfortably this high up in the trees!
If you care to even leave the treehouse, you can visit the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park just 5 miles up the road.
You are out in the forest….it's a bit like camping, but you have all the cozy comforts in a romantic, picturesque Hawaiian rain forest: kitchen with fridge and 2-burner stove, hot water shower, regular flush toilet, mood setting open faced fireplace with kindling and lots of cut wood.
Go upstairs…. A comfortable Cal King bed with windows above for star-viewing awaits you. From the Master bedroom up the Captain's ladder to the double-futon loft is another large window to the sky. Sleeping for the 5th person is available on the living room couch, a new single bed mattress. (All mattresses are new.)
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I'm a Volcano enthusiast and a Treehouse Romantic and want to share this incredible place with others.
I built the treehouse to be a very romantic hideaway for myself and my honey, and now that I'm renting it out, the couples who have stayed here, including many honeymooners have appreciated the romance of the setting and ambiance. (In fact, we had considered calling it KamaSutreehouse when setting up the website!.) The setting is so private, surrounded by such natural beauty that one cannot help but be inspired. My favorite romantic details are the fireplace and the bed perched high up in the loft where you're surrounded by windows looking out at the moon and stars at night and native trees, birds and cloud formations by day.
Skye Peterson purchased this cabin in 1988
This area is untouched pristine Hawaiian Rain Forest where I could build an eco-treehouse with minimal impact on the native environmental surroundings.
To be able to experience an authentic eco-treehouse, built above the rain forest lower canopy. 5 large skylights, 2 over the beds for night time star viewing. Finally get living in a treehouse off your bucket list!
It was so amazing to feel warm and secure, yet seeing, feeling, the forces of nature… Indeed swaying with the trees! We wish we had more time. We were completely in awe of this creation of yours. Thanks for your hospitality.
We had a great stay in Skye's treehouse. Definitely a great experience for the kids (and all of us) to remember. Skye's passion and craftsmanship are truly exceptional. My favorite parts were looking up at the stars at night, and waking up with the treetops. Thank you!
Our stay at this treehouse that Skye built near the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park was the kind of thing you may only experience only once in your life but will remember forever. Easy to find from the highway leading to the Park, you can instantly forget about the world "out there" from the minute you get out of the car.
The treehouse is just that - way up in the trees. In fact it's built right in and on the live large Ohia trees. You walk up a nice long stairway that takes you maybe 20 feet up in the air to the front door. A connected walkway to the left takes you right out into the middle of the forest, suspended in the air. Everything is solid as a rock underfoot, but the feeling everwhere is one of "up there"! Awesome! There's even a place to sit out there at the corner of the turning walkway, just to meditate.
Comfortable, well appointed with a great shower, separate flush toilet, fridge, kitchen to cook in, fireplace with wood ready to burn and a 360 degree window view everywhere of the native forest. It doesn't get better than that. You can even see out looking up through the skylights in many places so you are in the forest literally.
There are several levels to the treehouse and we could actually see the water in the Pacific from the top bedroom. That's about 25 miles away! The rushing clouds and stars at night were visible from the same king bed.
Mostly we enjoyed the serenity of the forest and being able to stay in a wholly artistic and beautifully designed home in the ohia trees. Everything was squeaky clean when we arrived and the welcome was full of Aloha.
Don't miss a chance to adventure into a place that you may have always dreamed of but never seen. Here it is. A beautiful experience for any traveler or group of travellers with imagination. Mahalo Skye!!!
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I am amazed at the degree to which Microsoft is involved in the "smart" car—to the degree that there are multiple and, perhaps, confusing definitions for "smart" car.
For example, Microsoft has partnered with Fiat to offer a car that runs Windows, has USB and Bluetooth. See Microsoft And Fiat Team Up For Smart Car. The company has been involved with making cars smarter since at least 2002 (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/jul02/07-15winceautomotive.mspx) and continues to be involved today (http://www.microsoft.com/industry/manufacturing/automotive/default.mspx). Microsoft has even patented a "Smart Car Radio". See United States Patent: 6996390.
But the "Smart Car" that comes to mind for many of us is likely the Smart Car that recently roamed around the Microsoft campus in Redmond. See Seattle's Conscious Choice: Drive Time, which includes a picture of the car.
I think the Smart Car is pretty interesting. (I'd love to test drive one sometime.) With gas prices going north of $3.00, it's pretty exciting that it gets 40 to 55 miles per gallon—the third most efficient in the United States. It also makes getting around in tight spaces a snap.
Currently, availability is pretty limited. (See ZAP Automotive Dealers.) However, the car is going to see wide distribution in the United States beginning in 2008. See DaimlerChrysler's Smart Move.
Apparently, I'm not the only one that finds this car interesting. Smart Car of America gives you the opportunity to get onto the waiting list for the U.S. debut of the car on its official site (for $55.00): Smart Car of America - News and Information on The Smart Car - Home
But, hey, this is a SQL/BI blog, right? Well, I also think it is pretty cool that Smart car (is) manufactured under control of a Microsoft-based Panorama solution, and this solution is based on Microsoft SQL Server.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the day when DBAs are just as important for transportation as the car mechanic. ("Whoa…this one's gonna cost ya!")
Other random notes on the Smart Car:
Recently, Gadetopia did a Smart Car Review.
The first question out of anyone's mouth when seeing this car is "What happens in a crash?" Well, you can see at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ao_C89CgR8, a pretty amazing video.
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Duke University professor Avner Vengosh says the team "didn't see any contamination" in an area of heavy drilling in north-central Arkansas. Members of the U.S. Geological Survey were also part of the study, which examined 127 drinking water wells for evidence of pollution from methane gas or chemicals.
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Thanks Nikki! I had no clue about earthing before I watched this vid and it all makes perfect sense. When I was a child, it was nothing to spend all day barefoot, fancy free. But as time ticks on, most of us have been stuck inside working. Lord knows that we could all use more grounding!
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Would a Change in Gun Laws Be a Threat to National Park Bears?
Boy are you wrong!
Rescue of Injured Woman from Isolated Canyon at Death Valley National Park
She's darned lucky she still has her right lower leg. Ranger Powell almost certainly saved it by manipulating the ankle to open up the kinked artery. That is also a sign of some pretty advanced first aid training. Thanks for posting this warm fuzzy story with a happy ending. Moral of the story: If hiking alone in Death Valley (or anywhere for that matter), make sure you have told someone where you're going and when to expect you back or risk becoming buzzard bait.
Rescue of Injured Woman from Isolated Canyon at Death Valley National Park
Both this person and the person with the ill-advised leap at the Buffalo National River sound like candidates for the Darwin Awards. Despite the fact that this occured in a place called Darwin Canyon, I will give this person the benefit of the doubt without additional information. The person at the Buffalo National River, however, should be charged for the cost of the rescue effort, rather than have our taxpayers pay for his stupidity.
Rescue of Injured Woman from Isolated Canyon at Death Valley National Park
What a lucky individual. The article fails to mention if she filed a notice with the Rangers alerting them that she would be hiking alone or where she might be hiking. She may have left word with friends but again the article does not mention this. Please call the ranger station and let them know where you are hiking alone and when you will be back. The new SPOT is nice, but like so many places it most likely would not have worked nor would a PLB in that canyon.
Fortunately she was found by the Rangers and with some excellant flying skills by CHP she did not have to be packed out.
About The National Parks Traveler
Hi, I just stumbled onto your site by accident. Great site!!! Since I've been a road tripper for the past several years, I've logged miles on my truck visiting many different National Parks, Monuments, etc. From the little I've seen so far, great going guys. I've bookmarked you so I'll be sure to be back. Good information, I love it. thanks.....
Sour Economy Has Created Lots of Availability At Yellowstone National Park Lodges
I recently spoke to some folks who run a B&B in Alaska, and they said that while it's usually good to book their spot a year in advance, they still have openings for this summer.
As Kurt points out in the original story, for "those who managed to avoid the worst of the economic doldrums, this might be a great year to realize that dream" trip.
Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
FYI, the letter I mentioned to the Montana DOT and Highway Patrol on the dead bison has been sent out, and I just posted it to my group's Web site.
It's at http://www.buffaloallies.org/node/169 . It was signed by Animal Welfare Institute, Buffalo Allies of Bozeman, Buffalo Field Campaign, Defenders of Wildlife, Gravelbar, Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo, The Human Society of the United States, Natural Resources Defense Council, Western Watersheds Project, and sent out on April 15.
Buffalo Field Campaign sent out a separate letter a day previous; however, that letter is not available via the internet.
Jim Macdonald
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Book Review: Let's Go See:All 50! -- Visiting the 50 States Journal
Hey Zack, I had no idea you even posted that until now. Thanks, and go do your homework! ;-)
Mount Rainier National Park: Reaching Out to Camping Newbies
we are very interested...depending on the dates, we would love to come!!! -JB
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God is great, even he enjoys the beauty of nature.
Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
A much better article here going into more detail, especially of the first driver of the Ford Fusion.
Jim Macdonald
The Magic of Yellowstone
Yellowstone Newspaper
Jim's Eclectic World
Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
First mainstream press on the bison deaths:
Looks like it wasn't a Honda but a Ford Fusion as had been told to me - http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/04/16/news/10bison.txt (says there were minor injuries in the first incident, and the car totaled - which I had heard from a resident of West Yellowstone who talked to the woman who crashed her car)
Three vehicles, two incidents apparently near each other - which helps explain to me why someone from BFC told me 2 incidents and someone who lives on Horse Butte had said she had heard of three separate incidents on the scanner.
What the article doesn't say is how awful the deaths of some of the animals were; apparently, after the first incident, some bison lingered on throughout the night until a DOL agent finally put them out of their misery. I guess it's one of the first times I had wished the DOL had been there to kill a bison earlier.
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Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
Kurt is right about your best bet to see wolves is in the Lamar Valley - or wherever you see large groups of people with spotting scopes. The wolves follow the elk herds; a lot of wolves leave the park in the winter to follow the herds; they will return as the elk return. Wolf numbers in the park are lower this year, however. Diseases like dysentery and mange have really hurt Yellowstone wolf populations in the last year.
As for activities, it's going to be moist or snowy, a lot of trails will be closed because of snow or bear management - check with a visitor's center. Your greatest activity will be to witness a really neat time of year when you can see large chunks of Yellowstone that still look something like winter but which you can now reach with your car. Boardwalks may have layers of snow on them that you'll have to walk on a couple feet thick; so even geyser watching isn't as relaxing as it might be later in the year. You might try snowshoeing, but if it's warm, the snow will just stick to them. It's beautiful, but it's probably the least accessible time of year - even the dead of winter is easier to get around - at least then you can hop on skis and snowshoes and navigate through fine powder while bears are denning. Spring is probably the yuckiest time of year in these parts; muddy and slushy with unpredictable weather - however, it is beautiful - on one of the Traveler Forums, I posted some pictures from the first weekend last year.
As for an update on the bison, look for an article this Friday in the West Yellowstone News. A Buffalo Field Campaign source heard from someone at that paper that the Montana Department of Transportation plans on changing the electronic signage to refer specifically to bison on the roadway and to announce that 15 bison have been killed. They seem open to working on ensuring a safe passage for buffalo crossing the road.
Letters have started going out; I'm going to wait until tomorrow to post a letter signed by several groups (local and national) on our Web site - http://www.buffaloallies.org - 's Web site. I'm going to wait until it's likely that the government officials have received their email. To preview it, it calls for better signage, for reducing the speed limit until at least June 1 on that stretch of road from 55 mph to 45 mph, calls for more enforcement of existing laws, and more prevention. I know that Buffalo Field Campaign has some people certified to flag and some signs - they are now out there at night - but they don't have the authority to help the buffalo off the road; this would call on agencies to do that.
A lot of these demands, though, feel a little farcical to me since those same bison are going to be forced by Montana well inside the park after May 15; to date, though, bison have not been hazed west of the park, and the trap at Horse Butte hasn't even been set up - there is more tolerance this year under adaptations to the Interagency Bison Management Plan. However, bison are likely to still be calving after May 15; so they will be pushed off the roads into the park, and so there won't be quite the same danger on US 191 after June 1. So, it's ironic to push for transportation regulations with June 1 in mind, knowing what the management of bison is.
Jim Macdonald
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Mount Rainier National Park: Reaching Out to Camping Newbies
I just heard about this tonight from the "cool moms" webmail thread. I would love to take my son and since I was laid off from my job of 18 years -camping is all we can afford this summer for a getaway. I think he would love to camp at Camp Long which is in our neighborhood! super idea!
Sour Economy Has Created Lots of Availability At Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Your suggestion in re: to using a credit card to make a reservation is a good one. I have had the experience of having reservations on an airline that went out of business. Fortunately, I used a credit card. Even then it took awhile to get the charge removed. Here on Maui the tourist industry is truly hurting with visitation down more than 20%. In Hawaii, when tourism is cut everyone bleeds.
Sour Economy Has Created Lots of Availability At Yellowstone National Park Lodges
I appreciate Strykers comments. This is an opportunity for all us USA'ers an others to support our parks. Get out here. Spend some money and save some at the same time. Our parks employees and services need our visitation. Its a great time to show our kids our natural treasures and instill the wonders and value of our National and State Parks.
What's The Latest On Search For New National Park Service Director? No One's Saying
I nominate Bill Wade or Rick Smith.
Black Bear Attacks Child at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Very well stated, Frank C. Wildlife attacks in national parks resulting in serious injury or death are rare. A park visitor is far more likely to be injured or killed by auto accidents, severe weather, falling, rock falls, dehydration, etc. The most important thing to remember about wild animals is that they are wild. The less wild they are the more likely they are to be involved in confrontations with humans.
Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
Well, you're definitely hitting it between seasons, as they say. Still, you might be able to find some good snowshoeing in some areas of the parks.
It's probably too much of a ride, but if you're an early riser, Grand Teton rangers are leading tours to watch strutting grouse:
Strutting Grouse Tours provide an opportunity to acknowledge the seasonal change and the chance to watch a fascinating ritual as grouse congregate to perform animated mating displays on their traditional lek (mating arena) located just off the Antelope Flats Road. Ranger-led tours start bright and early at 5:30 a.m. on weekend mornings from the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center. Depending upon snow conditions, the first tour is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 11; there will not be a tour on Easter Sunday. Other tours will be held on April 18-19, and April 25-26. Reservations are required and participants are advised to phone the Discovery Center at 739.3399 to reserve a spot and to get information about what to wear and bring along on these April tours.
Just north of downtown Jackson is the National Museum of Wildlife Art. It's a great way to spend a couple of hours if you like art and wildlife. Downtown Jackson has more than a few art galleries as well.
In West Yellowstone, the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center offers up-close looks at both wolves and grizzlies in natural settings. And West Yellowstone also has an Imax. The Yellowstone museum in town also is interesting.
You might also check with the Teton Science School to see what Wildlife Expeditions they might be offering.
And if you check each park's website and look under "Things to Do" you should be able to find a list of outfitters that offer various activities in the parks, such as wildlife tours, photography tours, etc.
Springtime: Roads Opening In Yellowstone National Park, Bears Coming Out in Grand Teton National Park
Thanks Kurt,
I'll keep my eye out for them. Do you know if there will be any activities going on next week both in Yellowstone and in the Teton areas. I looked into snowmobile's and they've already shut down for the season. I also looked into some horseback riding but appears they're not open yet. Any other suggestions that my wife and I might be able to do during our week long visit.
Thanks again,
What's The Latest On Search For New National Park Service Director? No One's Saying
Aside from the serious resource and science issues, the new director will face some daunting fiscal challenges over the next four to eight years even with the so-called stimulus money. The maintenance backlog will continue to grow, budget growth will be minimal at best, and the Service will face declining revenue and support from its non-profit and private sector partners as the federal government seeks to increase control and taxation of these historically generous groups. In addition, the new director must deal with the expectations of an enthusiastic, reawakened environmental community, one that has been marginalized for the last eight years. This director will need to finesse many unrealized expectations in the first term. I agree, Kurt, there will be no lack of challenge and opportunity for the next director. My preference? I'd like to see the Service led by an NPS grunt with a resource management background, one who defends employees and holds them as important as resources, and a team player who can build lasting community partnerships as an alternative to reliance on federal funding. That's a big order, but there are a few folks out there who could qualify.
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Mike, I've always had great luck in the Lamar Valley. It's big and open, home to several wolf packs, and full of elk and bison and, at this time of year, has its share of winter-kill.
There are two packs -- the Nez Perce and Swan Lake packs -- that divvy up the landscape on the west side of the loop road between Norris and Mammoth, so you might luck out and see some along that stretch.
Good luck!
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Thanks for all the detailed information. My Wife and I will be on vacation in West Yellowstone at the Wyndham Resort this weekend. I've always wanted to see Yellowstone with a blanket of snow and my wife has never been, so she won't know exactly what the difference is from the summer months. However, I was inquiring about the wolves. Have they been spotted yet and where might the best accessible location be to spot wolves?
Thanks Again
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I had to get out a map and look at all the states west of the Mississippi before I got #11 right. I missed #3. I thought the USFS has more designated wilderness acres than does the NPS. Good question! Hard quiz.
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Bob --
Once again, another great quiz. Me, I'm just proud of getting the Gates of the Arctic-Noatak question right !
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Doctors have attributed a strange rash on people's ears or faces to spending too many hours on their mobile phone, the British Association of Dermatologists reported on Thursday.
The condition is now known as "mobile phone dermatitis," and is caused by an allergic reaction to nickel, which is often found in the handset casing or buttons.
Nickel allergy is the most common contact allergy in the UK and is thought to affect 30 percent of the population. Women are particularly prone to "mobile phone dermatitis", as they are more likely to have been previously sensitized to the metal following an allergic reaction to nickel-coated jewelry, the experts say.
Analysis of several published studies that found reports of patients with unexplained rashes on their face and ear revealed that the reaction was caused by nickel in the mobile phone handsets.
Additionally, a US study published earlier this year tested 22 handsets from popular brands for nickel, and found it in 10 of them.
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"Given the widespread use of cell phones, the presence of metal in the exterior casing of these phones and the high prevalence of nickel sensitization in the population, it is not surprising that cell phones can cause allergic contact dermatitis."
BAD is advising anyone who develops a rash on their face which might be attributable to prolonged mobile phone use to seek advice from their doctor.
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"Burns doesn't go raving, he works a part time job in a sports store, his jaw got broken in his last fight and he still carried on…" – Reality, a drum n bass DJ told me Burns was at a rave two weeks before the Katsidis fight. Can't recall the party but it's one of the best known regular DNB raves in London. That said, I know Burns has heart otherwise he'd have quit with a broken jaw.Posted February 13, 2014 1:53 pm
Boxing Barlow
Although still think Crawford will win lol.Posted February 13, 2014 10:46 am
Boxing Barlow
Thing with Crawford is he is still not tested. Most of the time when these upsets happen its when fighters come over with a huge reputation built on the back of their prospective careers rarther than an actual career. When Bute came over the England to fight Froch who were the big names on his resume? The likes of Taylor, Dirrell, Abraham, and Pascal werent on there, but people still expected him to wipe the floor with Froch. When Lacey came over to fight Calzaghe the biggest name on his record was Robin Reid! Yet he started the favorite. Both got exposed. Yet the proven fighters are always a more safe bet. The ones who have names on their records as big as the one they are fighting. The ones who are just fighting another decent fighter rather than stepping up in level.Posted February 13, 2014 10:46 am
brick city
Crawford is gonna beat his ass easily, and as far as mikey garcia, he admitted crawford was better then he was. He actually help crawford get signed.Posted February 13, 2014 4:07 am
This is a well timed fight for Crawford. Crawford is a good talent, but I'm still not sure if he is as good as many have already given him credit to be. This fight is winnable for both fighters. A win for Burns will get a lot of naysayers off of his back, and put him in good position for another big fight, possibly Garcia. A win for Crawford provide great experience, build even more confidence while picking up his first title along the way, which also puts him position for many big fights. Does anybody know if this will be televised in the USA?Posted February 13, 2014 3:32 am
Hec Dog
Crawford destroys Mikey Garcia hands down. Trust me, Garcia will never get anywhere near Crawford.Posted February 13, 2014 3:24 am
Ray Ray
Crawford v Mikey Garcia predictions any1?Posted February 13, 2014 2:53 am
Ray Ray
Crawford looks sharp so far, good 2 c a bit of a step up. Burns is tuff but I'm going Crawford here he looks more polished 2 me. Maybe Crawford v Mikey on the cards soon?Posted February 13, 2014 2:50 am
Beautifully written piece.Posted February 13, 2014 12:59 am
Burns doesn't go raving, he works a part time job in a sports store, his jaw got broken in his last fight and he still carried on, Crawford is going to lose, another hype job sort of, Burns will beat him up.Posted February 12, 2014 9:32 pm
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He'll have to prepare better for Crawford than he did his last fight. There's been rumors for years that he spends as much time partying at raves as he does in the gym. If he's not in top shape Crawford will school him all night.Posted February 12, 2014 6:36 pm
Fraud May
Crawford takes this one.Posted February 12, 2014 6:28 pm
Great article.Posted February 12, 2014 6:18 pm
Mr gav
Just a reminder that it was an americain judge that gave burns the victory. (British judge said a draw). But hate to say it but Crawford will get the UD.Posted February 12, 2014 6:10 pm
Hec Dog
12 round beating I meantPosted February 12, 2014 5:49 pm
Hec Dog
Crawford will give Burns a 2 round beating. he can't match up with Crawford in any area. Sorry Burns, leave your championship belt at home or else you'll be leaving without it. Crawford too skilled.Posted February 12, 2014 5:49 pm
Fantastic articlePosted February 12, 2014 5:23 pm
I like Burns but Crawford is a bridge too far this time. I hope I'm wrong but Crawford looks the goods. Burns does have the heart and often rises to his opponents level putting in superb performances, this is why I like him. Burns gets the most out of his skills, much like Froch. However I have to tip Crawford for the win.Posted February 12, 2014 4:44 pm
He better. That's what he's going to get with Crawford.Posted February 12, 2014 4:25 pm
Nice article John Wight, I liked the way you gave Burns his due without ignoring the gift decision. I'm impressed with Crawford's willingness to travel, and with Burns taking another very difficult fight. I hope he proves me wrong but I've got Crawford by UD.Posted February 12, 2014 4:22 pm
The new champion is Crawford!!!Posted February 12, 2014 3:17 pm
been on the slide for the last 18 months. will go the same way as cleverly.Posted February 12, 2014 2:59 pm
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Crawford is way too much for Burns.Posted February 12, 2014 2:22 pm
Mr gav
I love ripping into yanks, they are so dumb and stupid it makes me laugh. And Americans forget that it's Europe that made you. True Americans are native Americans who we all pretty much wiped out and we all speak English too.Posted February 12, 2014 2:16 pm
well tom can't you take the chunnel to France?Posted February 12, 2014 1:45 pm
John c
There are plenty of good Europeon fighters out there open your eyes boxing doesn't just exsist in the grand old u.s.aPosted February 12, 2014 1:44 pm
John c
Ha ha tom that's a good one ! You not see that top gear episode when clarkson was in America and stopped ten yanks and asked them to name 6 countries in I Europe ? Only one could! Americans are so arrogant they only know about there own country that's why the rubbish every non American boxer as garbage . Most American citizens don't even know which country's fight bside by side with there comrades in the war ! Now that's a sad state of affairsPosted February 12, 2014 1:42 pm
Third World…. What are you talking about England has a magic to it?? U know the boys Scottish…. Usual dumb dumb yank!! Kudos to you though, your brighter than the average American. Last time i was out in the USA a group of folk (both guys and girls) thought that the UK was joined to Europe and that you could drive there in 9 hours….. WOWPosted February 12, 2014 1:30 pm
Crawford is damned goodPosted February 12, 2014 1:27 pm
The Great Cornholio
Barlow, you forgot Mayweather-Hatton. Your welcome.Posted February 12, 2014 1:20 pm
Mr gav
Has burns ever been stopped? No! Did he fight 10rounds with a broken jaw? Yes! Did an unbeaten fighter brake his hand and quite on his stool as he couldn't finish off burns? Yes!Burns is a very very tough fighter and would take a big puncher to KO him which I don't think Crawford is. I think Ricky has looked bad in his last 2 fights and was lucky to still be champion, burns luck had ran out now and he will have to use all his skills and experience to get through this fight. I hope he dose.Posted February 12, 2014 12:49 pm
third world
im l a bloody yank,crawford is pure talent and on paper this is a mis-match,but i am pulling for my white cracker to win this fight. england has a magic about it.Posted February 12, 2014 12:43 pm
boxing barlow
I can remember McClellan coming here to blast out Benn. Lacey was gonna end Calzaghe's career. Bute end Froch's career. Tzyu was going to expose Hatton. McCall for an easy pay day against Bruno. Hope we can add Burns to the list.Posted February 12, 2014 12:37 pm
boxing barlow
Big night for Burns. I expect Crawford to do a Kovalev/Cleverly on poor old Ricky. Yet Ive bet on him to loose and found myself with egg on my face so you never know. I big factor in this fight could be the home advantage. Some on here belittle it on here but Ive seen top foreign fighters come over with a huge reputation and loose. Fingers crossed for Burns.Posted February 12, 2014 12:30 pm
It's make or break for Burns, but I would not bet against him, we KNOW he can dig deep – can Crawford, how tested is he at this level? And sure, it's possible that Crawford has the skills to avoid a war, but will it pan out that way?
Both Gonzalez and Beltran, Ricky was off-colour, frustrated with things outside the ring and it definitely affected him. Hopefully he will be back to his very best for Crawford, as he will need to be, absolutely.
One thing people can't take away from Ricky is that regardless, Crawford will have to wrest that title away, and Burns will go out on his shield to stop it.Posted February 12, 2014 12:08 pm
Who are the all comers Burns is taking on in this division? If I am not mistaken Crawford is the mandatory and he was getting the shot regardless.Posted February 12, 2014 11:01 am
here here Hidalgo-m Cmone Rickster stuff it up the unproven yank.Posted February 12, 2014 10:41 am
Ill take Crawford by decision. Though he is gonna have to make it decisive because we already know what will happen if it is anything close to 7 rounds 5. He will have to make it 9 rounds to 3 or 10 to 2 if he is going to get the nod.Posted February 12, 2014 10:18 am
The Great Cornholio
Burns has a 50/50 chance if they let him carry a bat.Posted February 12, 2014 10:17 am
He is going to be disappointed. Crawford is too smart to get into a war. He will keep Burns at distance and make him look foolish.Posted February 12, 2014 9:59 am
RICKY IS A TOUGH GUY.CRAWFORD IN FOR A SHOCK.Posted February 12, 2014 9:49 am


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Abstract. The Charles Bonnet syndrome is a condition in which individuals experience complex visual hallucinations without demonstrable psychopathology or disturbance of normal consciousness. An analysis of the sixty-four cases described in the literature reveals that the syndrome can occur at any age though it is more common in elderly people. Reduction in vision, due to peripheral eye pathology as well as pathology within the brain, is associated with the syndrome. Individual hallucinatory episodes can last from a few seconds to most of the day. Episodes can occur for periods of time ranging from days to years, with the hallucinations changing both in frequency and in complexity during this time. The hallucinations may be triggered or stopped by a number of factors which may exert their effect through a general arousal mechanism. People, animals, buildings, and scenery are reported most often. These images may appear static, moving in the visual field, or animated. Emotional reaction to the hallucinations may be positive or negative. Several theories have been proposed to account for the hallucinations. This paper highlights the sensory deprivation framework, with particular emphasis on the activity in the visual system after sensory loss that produces patterns of nerve impulses that, in turn, give rise to visual experience.
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+ Achievements to unlock.
+ Do evolve your powers and weapons on 3 levels.
+ Improve your base and customize it.
Thanks to the combo system, compare your score with the best players around the world but also with your friends! Who will be the best in this virtual fun war ?
If you like World at Arms, Dawn Hero, Fort Conquer, Great Little War Game, Robo Defense, Tower Defense, Aliens Invasion, Zombiewood, Royal Revolt, you'll love Army Vs Aliens Defense!
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You win a gift every 10 game over :)
New Customizations for Alien & Human Base.
You receive a message when a new update is released.
New "Neptune" Customization for Alien Base.
Improve loading time.
Bug fixes.
Unity3D & android sdk update.
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I dont see anything new to the game play that hasnt been offered by other android games
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In 30 seconds or there's like 10 planes 10 jeeps and like 5 people its ridicoulous its not posdible to survive a minute
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brilliant game


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How's progress comin along?
This is Total Conversion Modification for C&C3 Tiberium Wars.
This mod will replace whole tree of units from Third Tiberium War to completely new list of buildings, infantries and vehicles for multiplayer and singleplayer modes and also a new campaign for the Brotherhood of Nod.
Action of our mod will take place between the First and Second Tiberium War. Nod is going through leader's death and a loss of the war. The army, once able to conquer the whole world is now split into pieces. Internecine war raged in the brotherhood. But on stage appears a new character, who is ready to lead the Brotherhood to victory and continue the Kane's work.
Because the development of our mod has started recently we really need some help.
- Concept Artists
- 3D Modellers
- 2D Artists (Textures)
- Level editor
- SAGE engine codder
0 comments by Kerubim on Sep 29th, 2011
Cooperation with AstralXYZ continues, and here the results:
Also, you can see some of TheXHS concept arts, that we are using in our modification:
By the way, we are looking for a coder, who can help us with importing and for a web designer.
How's progress comin along?
good luck! guess aloooooooot of work ahead of you guys. I am waiting!~
Great finally a NOD Mod and your using art from THX(a favorite of mine ) and Astral gives a good show with his models
Goodluck and happy modding to you all
Thanks ;)
I will give you a dollar if you can release this soon. How far are you to developing this mod?
Mod developing is a really hard thing, especially if you have only a couple of comrades in your team, and a lot of important exams in the near future. But anyway, thanks for your support :)
Thanks for the feedback. Can you give us a percentage of the mod is developing, or is it one of those i don't know when it is going to be released, it will be released when it is released.
Im not sure, but I suppose that readiness is not more than 15%
Right now I can't say anything about the release date.
Ok, just wanted to get a rough idea of what's going on. Is the campaign going to be the same, or will you use the kane's wrath campaign instead?
"New campaign for Brotherhood of Nod, with a new story and a different period of time."
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