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How I would have rebooted Spider-man
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Well I was just sitting here and thinking about the job Webb did on ASM. In all fairness the film was good. In my opinion better than Raimi's although Spider-man 2 is almost as good. However I was also slightly disappointed that Webb decided to replay the origin story. Don't get me wrong I understand why he did it. Webb obviously wanted to leave his mark on the franchise and distance it from the original trilogy but doing the origin story again to me seemed slightly unnecessary when you have another option.
As Spider-man's origin story is so iconic a lot of people even if they aren't fans have a general idea of how it plays out so while replaying it does help to set the stage for the new universe it is also not completely necessary due to the general public awareness. I would have taken a leaf out of the the TV series book. Every TV show involving Spider-man animated or not has one thing in common:
Peter has been Spider-man for a long time when the story begins
Its true whether you look at the 90's TAS or the current (slightly cringable) Ultimate Spider-man or any of the others in between the origin story is never shown full on. We get flashbacks and other elements from it: Uncle Ben's death, the famous quote, the burgler etc.... but there is never a full episode devoted to this particular incident and the reason is that it just isn't needed and can easily be summed up in small scenes. So I would not have replayed the origin story but rather summed it up in brief flashbacks of Uncle Ben and the other incidents. You don't need to show people what they have already seen. It also allows the audience to picture their own version of how it may of happened.
This also brings me to my next point.
His Age
Another thing I would have preferred is to try and break this trend that Spider-man always has to be a teenager and always has to go through school. Which has happened in both Movies and also in the more modern Spider-man series (Spider-man TNAS, Spectacular and Ultimate). One of the reasons I liked the 90's TAS was because they weren't afraid to use a Peter who was no longer a child (I believe he was in his mid-twenties during TAS?) but still had his sense of humor just with a dose of maturity thrown in. Despite the fact that I didn't like Spider-man Unlimited I did like the fact they stuck with an adult Peter Parker and didn't bow to what has almost become a stereotype in the Spider-man cinematic and TV franchise.
I'm not sure why Marvel feels the need to make him a kid in all mainstream media now (except comics). I assume its because they think it makes him accessible to a younger audience? Well guess what when I saw the 90's TAS I could only have been about 9-10 and not once did I think that it would have been better if Spider-man was my age. The thought didn't even cross my mind. So this nigh-stereotypical view that Spider-man has to always be in his teens for the movie or TV series to work is blatantly wrong. Making him older also frees up his character a lot more. In my opinion this was a missed opportunity on Webb's part. With Raimi's Spider-man having literally just finished everyone had a very good idea of the Spider-man mythos. It was a brilliant chance to take a new swing (pun not intended) on the franchise and not start with the origin story we already know. Unfortunately this was not so.
His personality and job
Setting the film on an older more experienced Spider-man means we lose all that unnecessary stuff like learning curbs etc.. Despite in the comics being a character who is hugely devoted to responsibility (apart from a piece of PIS involving the Devil that we shall all pretend never happened) in the films he is largely portrayed as the opposite. In Raimi's trilogy especially the 3rd he was a bit of a jerk and in ASM as much as I liked it he was still the kid who promised to stay away from someone he loved so they wouldn't get hurt to their dying god damn dad and just let that role off his back a few scenes later. Doesn't seem very responsible to me although it could be argued that in Webb's ASM this was down to Peter being young and impetuous and still having a lot to learn. This is why having an older Spider-man would be great as we skip all the crying and learning curbs he had as a kid allowing his character to develop more rather than isolating him in child form. My two favorite moments in Spider-man's career life where when he was a freelance photographer (mainly because of Jameson) and when he became a science teacher at Midtown High.
As Peter's job as a freelancer is more closely associated with young Peter I would have had him set him up as the teacher in Midtown High. This in itself opens up good character development as Peter didn't like high-school (mainly because of a certain blond bully who is now running around wearing his nemesis) and opens the plot up to the flashbacks I talked about earlier so that his origin can be summed up and him using his sense of responsibility to try and help children in his class that maybe going through the same thing he did. It also opens up his other heroic side outside the costume. Which is quite prevalent in the comics (the best example being in the Shade arc). Putting Spider-man in this position also gives the plot another danger. Despite having best intentions at heart (wanting to pass on his knowledge and help children learn) he has also placed them between himself should a villain track him to his school and burst in on him and his class mid-lesson.
The Villain
The one problem encountered with setting it with an older Peter is that we have to assume that he has already taken on super-villains in the past. So the villain you want for this film is one who doesn't play a huge part in the Spider-man mythos that he must have already appeared but is however still a very frightening and recognizable villain. To me the guy who fits this bill is the Scorpion. He is not a huge player in the grand scheme of Spider-man but he is none the less a very dangerous opponent. It is also in keeping with the whole animal theme that seems to go on in Spider-man's world (Vulture, Doctor Octopus, Rhino etc...) it also pits someone who has powers similar yet superior to Peter's because of the animal they are derived from. The only thing in the insect would I can think of that seems more dangerous than a spider is a scorpion. How Scorpion can be adapted into the film is also very versatile. He could be a super-powered individual like Peter or he could just be a guy in a robotic suit that grants him enhanced stats. Due to his character versatility where Scorpion comes from is also open. He could be a military experiment conducted by a certain Mr. Smythe, an Oscorp employee or heck even a mercenary hired to capture or kill the poor webhead.
Who should play him? One thing I liked about ASM was that they didn't use a really well known actor as Peter Parker this meant they had more to lose by doing it and the quality of the acting was high. My first thoughts were Timothy Olyphant (Hitman) or Vin Diesel (Fast and Furious) mainly because of their physical similarity to Gargan in the comics but finally I decided on Wentworth Millar (Prison Break). While not as physically muscular as the other two he is in my opinion the better actor and does still bare the resemblance to Gargan. Another thing that people seem to forget is that Gargan isn't exactly a muscle bound freak. In his first appearance he wasn't much bigger than Peter himself which was supposed to be the case. Just like Peter he was supposed to be sleek and agile but also physically stronger. Only recently thanks to Smythe's new suit has he become a hulking metal behemoth.
The Supporting Cast
This part is going to be very brief as the other movies have actually dealt with Peter's supporting cast very well. I have no complaints with how Aunt May has been portrayed by both actress's. Both Uncle Ben's where also great in my opinion so I would not be opposed to either Harris or Field coming back to play Aunt May and Robertson or Sheen returning as Uncle Ben. Not to mention Simmons should definitely come back as J.Jonah Jameson! He was the absolute best thing about the original Spider-man trilogy!
Due to the time-set of the film however Gwen would be a no-go due her dying when Peter was still quite young (this could be revisited over the course of the franchise as flashbacks) so of course Mary Jane is the logical choice. I didn't like Dunst as Mary Jane at all. The Mary Jane in the original trilogy was not the strong confident one from the comics. I won't go into it anymore than that as there was so much I disliked about her portrayal I risk ranting! To put it bluntly we need the Mary Jane who beat the crap out of the Chameleon with a baseball bat, the one who slapped god damn Wolverine and pulled a gun on someone pretending to be her husband. Not one who breaks down and gives up at every turn. She does not need to instantly be Spider-man's love interest in the film either as in the mythos due to her years of living next to Mr. Parker she saw Spider-man climbing into his window multiple times and put two and two together and decided to remain friends but try to keep him at a distance at the same time. So while it is inevitable they will eventually end up together why rush it? You already have enough supporting cast and plot (Peter's teacher job etc...) to keep it interesting. Simply adapt it like the comics where Peter was interested in her but she was trying to keep him at a distance no need to force it.
As to who should play her I honestly had trouble thinking of someone who fitted the profile. Until a few nights ago when I happened to catch a film with some friends called Catch .44 which wasn't a bad film actually. I have a habit after seeing a film I liked of going online and looking at the cast/creative team to see if they have made any other films I might like (you'd be surprised how many films i've found that way lol) anyway one of the characters in the film was played by and actress called Deborah Ann Woll which at the time hadn't stuck me at all then I happened to hit a photo of her during my search for a film and it surprised me how much she resembled Mary Jane physically (the film threw me as she had brown hair in it). So given her performance in that and her physical resemblance to Mary Jane I would go with her. i'll stop with the supporting cast there as this just a basic outline and I can't be bothered to go into detail.
Who plays Peter?
As I said at the very beginning my whole goal is to simply undo the stereotype that Spider-man has to be a teenager to be accessible to the entire audience. Parker is first and foremost an average guy so choosing some muscle bound hunky idiot (that Hollywood seems to be mainly comprised of nowadays) is a complete no-go. Andrew Garfield did stellar work as Peter but he seems to lack the slightly more adult look and while Peter even in comics has a boyish look about him he doesn't look like a teenager which to me Garfield does. However besides the skateboard and brief emo phase in ASM Andrew portrayed him perfectly as the nerd and slightly insecure guy he is. The only guy I could think of who fitted the profile I have in my head is Justin Bartha (National Treasure, The Hangover). For those of you who haven't seen National Treasure Justin's character was the source of comic-relief and the nerd of the group. He basically played Peter Parker but in another film and without the spider-powers. He looks the right age and basically played Peter Parker's character in another movie and did a good job of it at that. I'm confident he could pull Spider-man off.
As I have mentioned multiple times in this post I really really really want to kill this stereotype that Peter has to be a teenager. It's getting repetitive and annoying Spider-man doesn't need to be in high-school to be relatable he just has to be the same character he is in the comics. There is also no need to deviate into another realm of the Spider-verse. Spider-man doesn't need to be a cross-species and this whole complicated idea on how to approach his origin without butchering it can be avoided simply by not doing it as it has already been done. People don't need to see what they've already seen. Nor does the villain need to be someone integrated with Peter's personal life which has been the trend with every villain thus far. For once i'd like to see Peter face someone he has had no previous contact with. This puts him in a position he hasn't been in during any of the previous movies. One where he is facing a complete unknown someone he can't use his knowledge to predict or use against him. Forcing poor old webs to think on his feet.
I am happy with where Webb is taking the franchise and I hope the next two movies he turns out are as good if not better than the first! This is just something that has been nagging at me for a while so I thought i'd get it out in the open.


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This update is a kind of mish-mash of places, but brings you up to date with the updates in the website and Facebook.
Eagle County Airport with an update from January 2015.
Back to 2011 and a trip to Anchorage is fully updated.
Vnukovo from August 2014.
The Dawlish Airshow in August 2014 provided a nice backdrop for photos.
London City Airport provides some interesting angles and lighting conditions.
The final update from Japan, showcases Iruma and its diverse fleet or older aircraft.
A couple more film scan sets. The first is the Walrus when it was at the Charles Church Estate.
The Sunderland is from when it was parked at Chatham Docks in 1986.
A train journey overnight from Vologda to Moscow, with some photo opportunities at daybreak.
Irkustsk in Siberia.
Mirny, also in Siberia.
Yakutsk, Russian Federation.
The Welsh landscape is always a joy to see.
The English landscape can also be pretty photogenic when you get the right weather conditions.
Georgetown in Colorado, plus the Georgetown Loop railway.
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24th January 2015 - Film Scans from the UK
Heathrow Airport in 1980.
Heathrow Airport in 1981.
Heathrow Airport in 1983.
Heathrow Airport in 1983.
Heathrow Airport in 1983.
Concorde G-BOAF which I flew LHR-NYC on 29 June 1988.
A single shot of London City Airport in the 1980s.
A few shots from MoD Boscombe Down in 1983 including the Comet.
RAE Bedford.
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14th December 2014 - Russia and Poland aviation, London, SFO, Japan and Moscow others
The amazing A-90 Orlyonok preserved in Moscow, and I made a second visit as the weather was much better than my first time seeing it. Only five of these ekranoplans were built for the Soviet Navy, and you can find very interesting video of the aircraft via this You Tube link
In the city of Volgada, you can find an example of an Il-28 preserved in a park.
I flew a Pskovavia An-24RV from St. Petersburg to Vologda, the An-24 is proving more and more difficult to get flights on these days.
Out of Vologda we flew a Vologda Aviation Enterprise Yak-40 to Vnukovo, and there's a bonus video of the landing included in this set.
Photos from Vologda Airport, including shots of the Il-18 preserved outside, plus shots from the inside of the terminal which still looks just the way it did in the Soviet era.
An update from Domodedovo, shooting from a few locations I'd never been to before, which worked out very nicely.
The final aviation update is from Warsaw Chopin Airport, where I staged to travel on to Belarus.
Some "normal" photos, first up from around the Moscow, Russian Federation area.
Out and about around San Francisco, CA.
Around London and the suburbs.
Staying with the London theme, this photo links to some night shots in London.
Around the Florida Keys, mostly airbourne.
Finally some of the weird and wonderful signs you can see in Japan.
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29th November 2014 - Belarus
This update is a Belarus only one, the first time I'd visited the country, and what seemed to be a very clean and cosmopolitan county. My main reason for the visit was to fly on the An-12, which is almost impossible to do these days. The photo to the left links to the Belarus aviation index page, where you can further navigate to each set from there.
Here's a selection of what you can find:
Around Minsk.
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15th November 2014 - Japan
This update is a Japan only, an extremely interesting country in its own right and very friendly towards photographers even at the military bases. When they patrol and see non-locals at the fence, they come and take your passport information and let you get on with your day. Most of the links on each page include a narrative from the trip, but only the photo to the left links to the Japan index page, where you can navigate to each set from there.
Here's a selection of what you can find:
Japan cities and landscapes.
Japan signs around the country.
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20th September 2014 - Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Iceland and Denmark
The first set of updates are from Florida. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport always has a lot of interesting aircraft around.
Opa-locka is the main airport nowadays that hosts the heavy propliners.
We flew down to Key West with the first stop at Marathon to checkout the resident DC-3.
In Key West we saw a couple of DHC-3s on floats taxi in.
A series from Miami International, where the light always seems to be tricky.
Next a couple of stragglers from Alaska. First is Kenai MAP where Everts Fuel have a small base. Here we were treated to a couple of nice departures from a C-46 and DC-6.
Lake Hood is always a great place to go for low-light photography, and on this trip it did not disappoint.
Now few sets from closer to home in Colorado. First is a set from Boulder MAP.
Next an article about the NCAR FRAPPE and NASA DISCOVER-AQ Operations in Colorado, it's background and the NASA and NCAR aircraft that supported the projects.
Coulson Aviation came to Colorado to perform a demonstration retardant drop for the state as part of a possible private contract.
The set from Colorado is the 2012 CALFEX live fire demonstration in Fort Carson.
On a short stopover in Keflavik, Iceland I managed to shoot a few Icelandair aircraft while transiting.
I did the same in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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27th July 2014 - Russia and UK
This update is a Russia and UK special, and considering I'm back in both places in a couple of weeks, I thought it best to get these out finally!
First up is my new favourite Russian Airbase, Chkalovsky to the west of Moscow. Always guaranteed to find old Soviet built transports flying around.
MAKS 2013 at Zhukovsky was an interesting experience marred only by the crappy weather as the day went on.
The A-90 Orlyonok is an old Ekranoplan (wing-in-ground-effect) aircraft and one of five of this type built. It was recently put on display in Moscow after spending years stored at a Navy base.
On to the "normal" photos, Moscow and surrounding areas.
Next is a series of shots on the train journey between Vologda and Moscow by train overnight, and the gallery from Irkutsk has been updated since it was my second visit to this city.
Deep in Siberia is the remote city of Mirny, which includes the Mir Mine.
A few impressions from Yakutsk.
On to the UK starting at RAF Valley where the Finnish Air Force were on deployment.
I broke my duck at The Bwlch, with RAF and Finnish Air Force jets showing their low-level prowess.
Green Flag was held at RAF Coningsby with RAF Tornados and Typhoons flying with their Saudi counterparts.
The RAF Brize Norton page gets an update as I attempted to shoot the RAF Tristars for the final time, although, as usual, the weather never really played ball.
My first trip to London City Airport was a great success, and provided a lot of interesting shooting opportunities, especially in the early morning hours.
More low-light shooting opportunities have been added to the Heathrow Airport gallery.
Town shots from Wales.
Landscape shots from Wales.
General landscape shots from England.
The last two galleries are from London. First are shots from the city and surrounding suburbs.
London at night.
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23rd March 2014 - Russia, Florida, Nevada, Arizona plus Landscapes
Yakutsk was one of the highlights of my last but one Russian trip. Lots of old and newer Russian types to be seen here.
A general aviation airfield at Kalachevo was interesting, plus I got to fly one of the sport aviation aircraft.
The Technical College at Egorievsk had a few interesting airframes, and the method used to get the aircraft here is amazing.
The final Russian page is from Korobcheyevo which hosts a para-dropping operation using An-2 and Let-410 aircraft.
Some landscape shots in the Area 51 vicinity.
Next two are finishing off my Florida trip the time before last, this is New Smyma Beach.
Miami International.
North Las Vegas.
North Las Vegas.
MCAS Yuma.
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16th November 2013 - Nevada, Colorado, Florida, California and Russian Federation
It's been a long time since I've updated this way (23rd March!), and I apologize. Updates are always the quickest via the Facebook route, which is linked at the bottom of this e-mail.
Anyway on to the updates.
A couple of Red Flag Exercises at Nellis AFB. RF13-2 included overseas participants from Sweden, the UAE and the Netherlands. I got an interesting shot of a B-52H on a short curved final with Las Vegas in the background during some great light.
RF13-3 included Australia, and the UK. Staying for Green Flag was the UAE with their Mirage 2000s.
Some fire tanker photos from the summer. First up a small fire that only need a single Air Tractor for support, and it was the only aircraft available, the Hohnholz Fire.
One of the largest fires in Colorado, the Black Forest Fire, used many resources including the 10 Tanker Air Carrier's DC-10.
The Lime Gulch Fire used mixed resources.
The East Peak Fire used a MAFFS resource before reloading from a base elsewhere.
Still catching up on my Alaska trip back in 2011, a page dedicated to Desert Air.
Back to my Florida trip from earlier in the year. Shell Creek has a lot of interesting aircraft scattered around, either active, stored or being parted out.
Buckingham Field is home to Lee County Mosquito Control with their DC-3s, both turbine and radial versions.
Following up from my visits to HAATS a few years ago, they finally opened up their new facility and I was there for the ceremony.
As reminder the flying shots in the mountains can be seen here.
A short visit to California in October 2012 saw me visiting a couple of bases. NAF El Centro for three days scored some interesting aircraft in some great light.
A quick visit to NAS North island scored a few nice opportunities.
An earlier visit to CA included a trip to the Panamint Valley in March 2012. Not many aircraft, four, but the most I've seen.
Finally catching up on the photos from my 2012 Russian trip. My second visit to DOSAAF Oyok. Not much had changed except they'd tidied up a little.
Irkutsk is always a place to see passenger An-24s still flying routes, plus some other gems.
Mirny was a disappointment and didnt go to plan, but I still scored some interesting shots.
Yakutsk-Magan was my favourite place on the trip for many reasons. Lots and lots of things to look at here!
And finally the main airport at Yakutsk, which was fantastic!
There are still remnants of the Alaska and Russia trip to finish, plus Colombia, Moscow, UK and Japan to come later.
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23rd March 2013 - DPRK, Siberia and Florida
I finally finished the photos from the trip to the DPRK (North Korea).
Hamhung, Hungnam and Pyongyang.
There are now have a bunch of options to view all the photos and commentary from the DPRK trip.
the finished DPRK blog in date order.
Just the photos. That's 41 galleries! This page takes a little time to preload so bear with it. It includes all photos in date order including the aviation ones.
Just the aviation photos and commentary from that part of the trip.
Continuing with my Siberia trip shots from the Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation Engineering College,
and the Irkutsk Technical School.
Some photos from a recent trip to Florida. Melbourne IAP.
Space Coast Regional
St. Lucie County, with flying BT-67s (DC-3T)
and the Connie from Fantasy of Flight on a foggy morning.
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Had a nice lazy day around PV. A little swimming and beach time. Was bumming around my hotel when the Canadians rolled in about 4:30. I knew that I might see them. Told them I was headed to Bocas in the am and they said they might join me. I am all loaded up, sweating and ready to go and they give my the hard sell to just stay for half the day and we will just get across the CR Panama border in the afternoon. Pawel does some bike maintenance and Mihai and I head to the beach.
Good day at the beach when these Brazilian girls showed up.
These are not just pervy guy pics from the beach. I went and talked to them and asked if I could take their pic b/c of the two little boys sitting behind them just staring. It was hilarious and pretty adorable. I mean there were lots of old dudes staring but that is not funny.
I did not get the exact picture I wanted of the two little boys just fixed in a trance but it is enough to capture the moment. The girls were good sports and thought it was funny. The two little boys figured out what I was up to and started just looking around.
The beach and rough life of Puerto Viejo
It is surprising the lack of pics I took at PV. I must have gotten all pic-ed out on the animals.
Ended up just staying another night which was the Canadians plan all along. Off to Bocas del Toro tomorrow.
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Purchased to hook up to a PS3 through HDMI and watch blu-ray movies in 1080p. Hitachi has a comparable monitor, but is the 3rd NEC monitor I've owned and never had a problem with any of them (replaced by newer models, not because they failed). Haven't watched any blu-ray yet, but been using the monitor for the last week or so with DVI (1920x1200, even comes with the cable!) from a Ferrari 4000 laptop for both regular computer tasks (word processing/web stuff) and watching DVDS. Far more than enough monitor for those needs.

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MrSalazar's AI modApr 25, 2012 Full Version 0 comments
Sometimes you will be picking a target and when you're ready to shoot, BOOM, your allies had already killed the guy. Don't think that the AI is actually...
Weapon Behaviour mod (not finished) What it does: It changes the weapon behaviour to that found in CoDWaW, but not exactly, I tweaked it a bit but I'm still not satisfied with it. The changes are the damage, the kickback, the zoom, and the sway. I also included an optional mod that will change the menu music to that of Medal of Honor European Assault. If you want to download an earlier version of this mod you can go to filefront and search for MrSalazar's Weapon Mod 1. How to install it: 1. Extract the Zip file somewhere that you will be able to find it, I suggest to extract it to the Desktop. To extract the files you will need a program like WinRAR or Winzip. 2. You will find a folder called "Weapon Mod", open it and copy or cut the IWD files to the Call of Duty 2 "main" folder. 3. Enjoy! Comments: If you don't like this mod, please only use constructive criticism, keep in mind that this mod is still not finished so there might be weird stuff going on a
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Weapons Mod Sufian95's style This weapons mod changes the skins, the sounds, the weapon behaviour, and some animations that sufian95 made and collected...
Medal of Honor Menu Music for Call of Duty 2 This mod changes the menu music to the one that is used in the game Medal of Honor European Assault. You...
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Please change secondary ammo capacity and why when i play The Tank Squadrons mission i got killed with one shot whe i use this mod?
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There is no sprinting ability with the mod (weapons mod version 1), I just tweaked the weapons configuration to make it so that when you move you put your weapon down, because in real life you don't keep your weapon up all the time. So sorry there is no sprinting ability :(, but there might be in another version, whenever I learn how to make it :s.
thats sadly not the problem. you just move so damn slow.
You got mistakes in the credits in your latest download. Please, correct it.
The changes you made are quite nice. The idea with stance movers is very good.
But the weapons are unbalanced a bit (especially their accuracy, damage and amount of carried ammo).
Thanks for the feedback, I know that they are a bit unbalanced and I am working on that right now, I released this mod early and I was not finished so version 2 will fix some problems.
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Thank you!, I will be making a real firefight sound mod for call of duty 2 and a skin mod which make the experience even better!
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Bruins squeak by Habs in shootout after blowing lead
Feb 16, 2012, 12:11 AM EDT
In a contentious game that seemed to ignore the significant standings gulf between the two teams, the Boston Bruins shook off a sloppy third period to gain a 4-3 shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens.
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- bruins33 - Feb 16, 2012 at 12:28 AM
I love watching the B's beat the Habs. No other way I would have rather spent my night.
- brian32556 - Feb 16, 2012 at 2:02 AM
Pretty sad when you blow a 3-1 3rd period lead to a team not even qualifying for the playoffs and barely hold on to win.
- back2backbees - Feb 16, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Really? I thought the team in Montreal was a "Professional Hockey Team".
Your comment calls that into question, eh?
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM
The only Bruin who respects Montreal is Tim Thomas (because he has a man-crush on Carey Price), who was quoted last night as saying that the Bell Centre has the most energy in the league… even more than TD.
- madtolive5 - Feb 16, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Pretty sad when the Habs fans cheer when someone gets a puck to the face…
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Fans in every building in the league regularly cheer when a injured player from the visiting team is helped off the ice.
I'm not sure why Chara and the Bruins are so insecure and are in desperate need of acceptance from Montreal fans.
- madtolive5 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Yes they cheer when the player gets up off the ice and is Okay.
They do not cheer when the player is on the Ice after getting hit by a puck and is hurt.
Habs fans cheered on a replay of Chara getting a puck to the face. That is ridiculous. Not Chara getting up off the ice.
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Oh please… you're telling me that Bruins fans wouldn't cheer PK getting hit in the face?
If the Bruins had showed respect to the city of Montreal, it would have been returned.
- madtolive5 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Dude that is the worst argument ever.
Boston fans are not always the best fans. They can be drunk and obnoxious.
But point to one time in their history they cheered someone facing what could be a serious injury. No fan cheers when they see blood or a scary looking incident.
it is one thing cheering a CLEAN hit, where someone goes down. It is something else when someone gets unlucky with a puck to the fan, gets run into the goal post by accident or taking a dirty hit.
I can't believe Habs fans defend themselves on this. You guys are pathetic.
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Habs fans will cheer anything from Andrew Ference's middle finger getting cut off to Chara actually dying on the ice.
This shouldn't come as any surprise to you.
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 11:55 AM
The Ironing Is Delicious
- madtolive5 - Feb 16, 2012 at 12:04 PM
yes because taunting the Van goalie is the same thing as cheering for a player taking a puck to the head.
- drewsylvania - Feb 16, 2012 at 1:04 PM
FWIW, that's a ring finger.
- mgp1219 - Feb 16, 2012 at 12:50 PM
'cuz that only happens to the Bruins, right?
You might want to think before you type.
- gretzkyoneyzermantwo - Feb 16, 2012 at 3:31 AM
No mention of Marchand being stupid again?
Say hi to Shanny again Brad
- vanfoodman - Feb 16, 2012 at 4:12 AM
Has anyone noticed that Brad Marchand always has a guilty look on his face? Oh and that he's the biggest hypocrite in the NHL? He's saying the Habs fans are classless for cheering when Chara got hit with the puck and they should care about Chara getting hurt when in the same game he pulls his usual low bridge tactic. The league has got to deliver the message loud and clear by suspending him yet again and for longer than the last time. The guy is a dirty, no class, smart ass, disrespectful, little punk. He's right up there with Carcillo. Get him and his kind out of the game, forever. They seem to never learn, so toss em.
- mjdkid100 - Feb 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Well if you pause it at 21 and 22 seconds, it sure looks hip to hip to me. The only reason it looked like a clip is because Emelin, turned to his backside like a typical Habs trying to draw a call. No suspension. minor penatly was bad enough. It was almost as bad as the interference call on Boychuk late in the game. Just your normal Montreal refs and diving, nothing new to see here.
"It is generally recognized as hitting an opposing player at or below the other player's knees. Clipping should not be confused with hip checking, where one player hits an opponent with his hips.
- 8man - Feb 16, 2012 at 7:36 AM
Give the Habs credit. They didn't roll over. Erik Cole's steal of a weak and errant Chara pass and subsequent single handed goal was text book.
Five more games on this road trip. Might just be what the Bruins need to get their game going again.
- solador78 - Feb 16, 2012 at 9:50 AM
The Bruins really took it on the chin last night.
- drewsylvania - Feb 16, 2012 at 1:05 PM
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Mystic — "It's about Gracie and Chase."
Those were the words of Herndon, Va., police Lt. Jim Moore Wednesday afternoon after he and Detective Michael Croson had driven seven hours to turn over the purple peace sign stolen from the playground behind the Ocean Community YMCA that is dedicated to Grace McDonnell, one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.
A second sign had been taken from a playground in Mantoloking, N.J., dedicated in memory of Chase Kowalski, another child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
After Grace's sign was taken on May 6, Stonington Detective Sgt. David Knowles conducted a computer-based investigation and was able to identify the address of the man now charged with stealing signs from two playgrounds dedicated to Sandy Hook victims.
After identifying the address on the afternoon of May 27, Knowles alerted Herndon police early the next morning. They quickly obtained a search warrant for the residence of Andrew Truelove, 28, and recovered the signs on May 30. Truelove admitted during questioning to taking the signs, according to Herndon police.
"This is not about the Herndon or Stonington police department. It's about Gracie and Chase and that's why we're here," Moore said during a press conference in front of the Stonington Police Department, where the two signs were on display.
Knowles, who hugged Moore and Croson when he met them for the first time Wednesday, said the investigation was the best example of cooperation between police departments and the media to solve a case that he's seen in his 28 years as an officer.
Knowles said it was a great feeling to play a role in recovering the signs and to be able "to say to everybody, we got the signs."
Stonington Police Chief J. Darren Stewart said hundreds of people volunteered to help build the playground, which opened April 27, and everyone was saddened by another senseless act when the sign was stolen. He said Knowles, who heads the department's detective division, was "all over the case from day one and was determined to solve it."
He said the identification and arrest of Truelove and the return of the signs were the result of good old-fashioned police work, computer technology and "help from our new friends in Herndon, Virginia."
Because the sign was replaced at the playground last week, the recovered signs will be given to the parents of Grace and Chase, according to Stonington police Capt. Jerry Desmond.
He said it was important to not only police but the communities involved to solve the case and support the memorial efforts to honor the victims of Sandy Hook.
Desmond added that the investigation remains open. It will be up to the New London County state's attorney office to pursue larceny charges against Truelove and decide whether to extradite him from Virginia, where he has been held on charges in unrelated cases since May 26 — four days before the search of his home uncovered the signs.
After the theft, someone claiming to have taken the sign called McDonnell's mother and called the shooting at Sandy Hook a hoax. Earlier this month, Moore said photos of the stolen signs along with a "disturbing rant" surfaced on the website thedailybanter.com, a response to writer Chez Pazienza's column condemning the theft in Mystic. The author claimed to have stolen the signs and taunted the parents of the slain children. In photos on the website, someone is holding up their middle finger in front of the signs.
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Libby defense attorney Theodore Wells focused on a stipulation the government agreed to concerning a Nov. 24, 2003, report by FBI agent Jack Eckenrode, which noted, "Russert does not recall stating to Mr. Libby anything about the wife ... although he could not rule out the possibility he had such an exchange. ... Russert was at a loss to remember it."
Wells then focused on what reasonable doubt means for the jury. "If you believe Mr. Russert beyond a reasonable doubt, my client's life will be destroyed. ... That stipulation is a reasonable doubt."
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Dundee Repertory Theatre
Dundee Repertory Theatre or Dundee Rep is a theatre and arts company in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It operates as both a producing house - staging at least six of its own productions each year, and a receiving house - hosting work from visiting companies throughout Scotland and the United Kingdom including drama, musicals, contemporary & classical dance, children's theatre, comedy, jazz and opera. It is home to the Dundee Rep Ensemble, Scotland's only full-time company of actors, as well as Scotland's principal contemporary dance company, Scottish Dance Theatre. '''The Rep''' building is located in Tay Square at the centre of the city's "cultural quarter" in the West End.
Recognised to be among the top regional theatres in the UK, it plays to an average audience of over 70,000 people a year attracting a very broad cross-section of the local population in terms of age and occupation.
Dundee has had a number of purpose built theatres. Apart from early wooden theatres, the Theatre Royal in Castle Street opened in 1810 and became firmly established from the 1840s until 1885 when the new Her Majesty's Theatre and Opera House opened on the Seagate. Others included the Alhambra - renamed the Whitehall in the 1970s - the Palace, renamed the Theatre Royal in the 1960s, and the King's Theatre in the Cowgate which opened in 1908.[1] By around 1920 many theatres had converted into cinemas due to the enormous popularity of film, and for most of the 1930s Dundee no longer had a designated drama theatre.[2] Robert Thornely – Manager of the last touring company to perform in Dundee was determined to find a home in the city for his professional theatre company. He approached the Dundee Dramatic Society, an amateur company, who, also faced with nowhere to perform had recently purchased their own premises in the form of a disused jute mill. In May 1939 Dundee Repertory Theatre was founded as a collaboration between professionals with amateur support. Around this time people thought it strange to be concentrating on drama during the turmoil of World War II. However the company performed weekly repertory during the war and the rest of the 1940s and throughout the 1950s. The company was housed in Foresters' Hall (6 Nicoll street to 3 Rattray Street) which was built for the Ancient Order of Foresters in 1901, when in June 1963 a fire completely destroyed the building and the Rep was forced to live a nomadic existence for a short period. Eventually a temporary refuge was found in the converted former Dudhope Church on the Lochee Road of Dundee although the company remained at the venue for a further 18 years.[3]
After negotiation with the City of Dundee District Council and the Scottish Arts Council it was agreed that the company would have its own purpose built premises on land donated by University of Dundee. Work began in January 1979 under the leadership of Robert Robertson who had been Artistic Director for a number of years and who was instrumental in overseeing the building and completion of the new theatre. However, the building work looked like being stopped in its tracks due to rising prices and inflation. A public appeal was launched which raised a massive £60,000 in under six weeks, reaching an eventual total of £200,000 outstripping all possible expectations, in a city that was then in the midst of economic recession. The new theatre opened on 8 April 1982, designed by Dundee-based architects Nicoll Russell Studios. The building proved a great success - with a personal 455-seater auditorium, providing one of the best stages in Scotland in terms of its relationship with its audience, it received a civic commendation from The Civic Trust Award in 1984 and in 1986 won the RIBA Architecture Award.[3] Robert Robertson retired from Dundee Rep in 1990.
In April 1992 Hamish Glen was appointed Artistic Director, the same year saw the building extended and undertook a major refurbishment to facilitate a growing community and education department and to include a dance studio as well as extending its existing workshop, wardrobe and rehearsal capacity. In 1996 it received the prestigious TMA Martini Award for the Best Overall Production in the UK and in September 1999 it opened its doors to one of the most ambitious experiments in Scottish Theatre for many years – a permanent company of 14 actors.
The Rep Ensemble[edit]
The Rep Ensemble as of 2010 approaches the start of its twelfth year, having proven to be a long term success after performing numerous successful productions, including a yearly Christmas pantomime as well as challenging renditions of famous plays such as A Doll's House and The Elephant Man. The presence of the Ensemble at the Theatre allows for the organisation of workshops, readings, and other ways of reaching out to the community that would simply not be possible for a theatre without an official troupe of actors. It also allowed for the production of Sunshine on Leith, the successful musical that has been on tour three times now. The Rep Ensemble has won numerous awards and continues to further the ambition Hamish Glen had for the project, with performances in 2011 of The Rise & Fall of Little Voice and Anna Karenina.
The Rep Today[edit]
In Spring 2003 James Brining and Dominic Hill replaced Hamish Glen as joint Artistic Directors. Since then the theatre's work has been seen locally, elsewhere in Scotland and further afield. In the 2004 Critics Awards For Theatre In Scotland (CATS), Dundee Rep 5 awards – Best Production (Scenes From An Execution), Best Director (Dominic Hill for 'Scenes…'), Best Actor (John Bett), Best Design & Best Music (both for 'Twelfth Night') as well as five other nominations. In 2004 a new £1 million dance studio was completed to house Scottish Dance Theatre. The Rep's in-house productions offer a repertoire of acclaimed works. The Rep also commissions playwrights to create new works and translate and adapt classical texts, making it relevant to Scotland's contemporary cultural and social climate.[citation needed]
A recent venture was the tour of its production of The Winter's Tale to Iran under the auspices of the British Council's five year initiative 'Connecting Futures'. This was the first major cultural event to be shown in Iran for 25 years, and the first ever British Council theatre tour to Iran. The set was built entirely in Iran, under the direction of John Miller, the company's production manager and played at the Vahdat Hall, Tehran.[citation needed]
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In 1962, Lynn Redgrave appeared in Ben Travers' Rookery Nook, and as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, which also featured Steven Berkoff and Dundee-born Brian Cox who has gone on to play many roles in TV productions and Hollywood films. In the mid-1960s, a stable repertory company including Jill Gascoigne, Vivien Heilbron, Charmian May and Stephen Yardley saw short seasons from visiting actors James Bolam and Michael York. Other past associates include the actress Ann Way.
In 1987 Alan Cumming was at the Rep as Phil McCann in two of the three plays from John Byrne's The Slab Boys Trilogy, 'The Slab Boys' and 'Cuttin' a Rug'. In the early 1990s, the then future Doctor Who star David Tennant appeared in several productions starting with a role in The Princess and the Goblin before making his big break in television.[4] Other alumni include Joanna Lumley, Geoffrey Hayes (beloved of British TV-viewers as the host of cult children's show Rainbow), and Hannah Gordon.
Richard Todd, of The Dam Busters fame, started his acting career in the Dundee Rep in 1939 and after his military service in WWII returned to Dundee Rep.
The archives of the Rep are deposited with Archive Services, University of Dundee.[5] They include programmes and photographs of stars such as Joanna Lumley, Michael York, David Tennant and Gregor Fisher performing at the theatre. Material from the Rep collection was displayed as a key part of a major exhibition on Dundee and theatre held at the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee in late 2009 and early 2010.[2][4]
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- ^ a b "Treading the boards: Theatre in Dundee - new exhibition". University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ a b McKean, Charles and Whatley Patricia, with Baxter, Kenneth (2008). Lost Dundee: Dundee's Lost Architectural Heritage. Edinburgh: Birlinn. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-84158-562-8.
- ^ a b "Treading the boards: Theatre in Dundee". Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Women, Culture and Society Resources". University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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This snake prefers reasonably damp habitats, near streams or swampy areas. It is common in the higher altitudes throughout eastern Victoria.
This snake is active both day and night and feeds on small vertebrates, including frogs, lizards and small mammals. Females give birth to up to 30 live young in mid to late summer.
Alpine Copperheads are extremely dangerous and capable of inflicting fatal bites, but they are not usually aggressive and bites are uncommon.
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