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Demand More of Pakistan
It's not every day that you see the president of an independent, sovereign country take to the pages of an American newspaper with an op-ed arguing that his government is not collaborating with and protecting terrorists.
But then again, I'm not sure there's another country quite like Pakistan, which has been double-dealing in Afghanistan and in the war on terror for years, and which now has been caught knowingly harboring and protecting the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
Oh, Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, denies this in an op-ed in today's Washington Post. "Some in the U.S. press," he argues,
have suggested that Pakistan lacked vitality in its pursuit of terrorism, or worse yet that we were disingenuous and actually protected the terrorists we claimed to be pursuing. Such baseless speculation may make exciting cable news, but it doesn't reflect fact.
Pakistan had as much reason to despise al-Qaeda as any nation. The war on terrorism is as much Pakistan's war as it is America's. And though it may have started with bin Laden, the forces of modernity and moderation remain under serious threat.
President Zardari is absolutely right: Al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorist groups are a serious threat to the civic health and stability of Pakistan. And the United States does need to work closely with Islamabad to combat these threats.
But Zardari is being disingenuous when he skirts the issue of Pakistani complicity in protecting bin Laden. The plain fact is that bin Laden was not, as U.S. intelligence analyst had thought -- and as I had reported here at the American Spectator Sunday night -- hiding in distant, underground caves.
Instead, he was living in a plush and well populated residential area (Abbottabad) 31 miles northeast of Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad. And it simply defies credulity to believe that bin Laden was living there without the knowledge and acquiescence of key members of the Pakistani military and political class.
To be sure, bin Laden reportedly was without phone or Internet access, and thus likely had no real command and control authority or ability. Still, the fact remains that our Pakistani "allies" were protecting bin Laden, even though they knew we wanted him -- dead or alive as former President Bush put it.
Does this mean we should cut off relations with Pakistan and target them in the war on terror? Of course not. We need Pakistan's help and collaboration. And, as President Zardari rightly observes, Pakistan has as much to fear from Islamic terrorists and Islamic extremism as we do.
But we also have to be honest and forthright -- with ourselves, with our Pakistani partners, and with the world -- about Pakistani double-dealing and complicity with the enemies of the civilized world. We need to make clear to President Zardari that turning a blind eye to terrorists -- and especially the world's most heinous and most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden -- is simply unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Beyond rhetorical protestations, though, there are other more tangible steps that we can take, including leveraging our billions of dollars in foreign aid to Pakistan to demand more honesty and transparency about terrorist networks within Waziristan.
Moreover, as Bing West suggests, the United States can and should use this occasion "to step up its attacks against other terrorists inside Pakistan, especially along the Afghan border."
By finding and killing bin Laden in a well protected (and obviously well known) Pakistani compound, the United States has seized the moral high ground, and our Pakistani friends -- including President Zardari -- know it. We must press our advantage to demand more tangible action by them against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.


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Tuesday's meeting comes after some had refused to meet Nigeria's leader last week. For months the parents have been asking to see the president and he finally agreed to a request from Pakistani girls-education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Jonathan blamed activists of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign for politicising the abductions and influencing the parents.
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A spokesman said there were 177 people in the delegation meeting Jonathan and an AP reporter counted 51 of the 57 girls who escaped in the early days after the April 15 abduction. The failure to rescue the girls is an international embarrassment. - Sapa-AP
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The code on my car read p0171, bank 1 too lean. I changed the oxygen sensor, the mass air flow sensor is good, and there are no vacuum leaks. What else could it possibly be? I can't get the code to go away. It keeps popping up after I look for a problem and fix a problem and clear the code it keeps coming back. I don't know anything about cars and the people that are helping me can't figure it out either. I have a 2001 Toyota corolla ce sedan.
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I used to think that putting running at the top of my priorities list was evidence that I'd begun the transition from rookie to veteran.
While it's been consistently near the top of my to-do list, other obligations have bumped it periodically — rather often, last week. They've also bumped blogging, but I've at least managed to run more than I've blogged.
Yesterday, I did not get my long run in. Instead, I did all the veteran runner things, like listening to my tired body and reading (wrong) weather forecasts. So I opted to knock out the rest of my to-do list, to free up either of the next two days.
But of course, eventually, I reverted to rookie status and got nervous. I'd kind of whiffed on most of my workouts last week, and the Rockford Half Marathon was growing nearer. People on Facebook were discussing their double-digit runs, while I was continuing a sedentary day ...
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Was it OK that I didn't cram those skipped runs in? Yep.
Did I survive a race distance that was slightly longer than my longest training run? Definitely.
I think this — the ability to put workouts in the proper perspective — is my individual marker for leaving rookie status behind. I've undertrained before, and I can easily let a lack of confidence urge me into overtraining.
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@Discostew That's...a real drag to hear. And there doesn't happen to be a way to share programs privately, without going through the server or tediously copying the code by hand?
I wonder how they would treat parodies or homages, in that case.
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@Discostew That's...a real drag to hear. And there doesn't happen to be a way to share programs privately, without going through the server or tediously copying the code by hand?
I wonder how they would treat parodies or homages, in that case.
Hmm, too bad the release seems like it's a while away. I'm much more interested in getting this on the Wii U than I am the 3DS, though perhaps I'll check out the 3DS version anyways.
I'm okay with this. I plan on picking up this version of the game since it'll wind up being more cost effective for me, and I wasn't likely going to use 3D for an action-oriented game like this anyways.
The Smash assumption kind of makes sense to me, a lot of people in the retail sector might not necessarily realize not all of the amiibo are made for Smash Bros. Interesting that this rumor seems to be legit, or at least the amiibo part of it.
@LiamR I'm basing this on the more...rabid part of the smash fanbase, in wake of the many "leaks" and such that happened during the pre-release period for the game. I guess I should have worded that more carefully, though.
Maybe saying "break people's trusts" was wrong, but I've seen in the past people lose credibility in the eyes of a fandom for reporting on rumours that didn't come true.
As I pointed out earlier, somebody probably just found the render on google image search and threw it up on the retailer's website. Stuff like this happens fairly often believe it or not. It doesn't confirm nor deny the existence of the amiibo, so focusing on the one website using the fake render is a waste of effort IMO.
@mariovslink62 Wouldn't be the first time unofficial renders (or simply incorrect renders) have been used by official sources. It happens a lot with Mega Man and Capcom for example. I believe at one point in time they advertised Mega Man 10 with fan-made artwork, and there was a Sony thing that used his Smash Bros render.
@JohnshiBRPG Yacht Club has in the past denied a physical release of Shovel Knight was happening, but that ended up actually coming true. And the natures of NDAs mean they can't exactly say something is happening. For better or for worse we just have to wait for it to be proven wrong by other means.
@emayer The crux of the rumor (at least for the retailer part) is that they're going to be stocking up on Shovel Knight amiibo later this year, at the very least implying some sort of functionality exclusive to Nintendo consoles. Supposedly, these amiibo are branded under the Smash Bros. line...
I would be okay with it. Shovel Knight isn't exactly my first choice, but I definitely see the moveset possibilities. My concern as a Smash Bros fan is that the characters are fun to use, while having some relation to Nintendo (as small as that may be). So bring it on, I say.
You can also remap the control scheme on VC games anyways.
I'll probably wait and see how people rate the build quality on these if they ever get made, but I'd love to grab myself another controller, especially one combining my favorite features of a gamecube controller and pro controller.
@KilluaZoldyck You could also map the jump button to one of the shoulder buttons to accomplish, effectively, the same thing. I set R to jump simply because I don't need two shield buttons and I prefer playing without tap jump. If I want to up b/smash out of shield, I would be able to press the shoulder jump simultaneously with the other input. But it's mostly player preference, anyhow.
@TwilightAngel The Wii U version will probably have better performance when dealing with larger groups of enemies. Performance issues have sorta always been a problem with Warriors games, and this version is running on less powerful hardware. I imagine it'll be optimized for the New 3DS.
Anyways, heck yes! I've wanted WW characters in there from the beginning. I've yet to grab Hyrule Warriors, but I'll seriously consider this version if it does comes with the DLC characters built in. Of course, I hope people with the Wii U version get the chance to grab these characters without needing access to the 3DS version.
People are always quick to jump to conclusions, be it to dismiss something or blindly accept something. It's understandable to be wary of rumors after the Rayman thing, but doing just a bit of reading will show this data wasn't in the game until after the patch. At this point, I think Ryu and Roy are probably a given, as well as the new Kirby stage. I'm not sure if the extra Mario slots mean anything beyond that though...they can conceivably continue to expand the game's data as needed for additional characters, so what is 5 slots now could be 10 in the future. But at the same time, 5 more characters would be a nice way to round off the roster. I personally think the remaining two are going to be Wolf and a new character, possibly one chosen from the ballot. But who knows, eh?
@AugustusOxy It took a while for my codes to come in, but now I can't register Mewtwo on the Wii U. 3DS version supposedly works, but I'd rather wait to try him out on Wii U. I wonder how Nintendo of America managed to bungle this one up. We have our codes, just make the distribution go live!
I've got it narrowed down to Galaxy 2 and Tropical Freeze from this list. Not too fond of the first Mario Galaxy, but I still want to give its sequel a fair shot. So that may be what I download. Kinda wish Prime Trilogy was on this list though, but I can't really complain too much I guess.
A physical reward would have been nice, too, but I honestly tend to prefer the game downloads to those since it allows me to get an extra game or two for playing Nintendo's games. I just wish the list of downloads was more extensive in North America. Or maybe if we had the option to convert coins into eshop credit. Well, those complaints are irrelevant now that they're scraping Club Nintendo- hopefully the successor does something to address that!
I agree with the SM64 port idea, but only because I disagree with one of your points. The controls and movement in Mario 64 is hardly glorious. Perhaps for the time it was, but have you gone back to play it recently? Practically every 3D Mario released since then has had better controls. An upgraded version of the DS version, with controls built to better match Sunshine/Galaxy, would be ideal I think.
Other than that, Pokemon Snap would be much better suited for a Wii U release, unless they were willing to take advantage of the augmented reality features of the 3DS (remember those?). My personal pick would be Kirby 64, since that's one of my favorite N64 games and could use a few small touch ups here and there.
I'd actually like the original Paper Mario as well, considering how disappointing Sticker Star ended up being. And I don't think having an existing game in a franchise be on a system is good grounds for not releasing another iteration of it, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten games like Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and more.
Eh, personally I feel like the option should have been there to carry over the 3DS unlocks to Wii U. That includes characters and custom parts, and we maybe could've taken it a step further by allowing you to unlock CDs in the 3DS version to jump start your music collection process for Wii U.
The way it is set up now is that a lot of the relevant game content - the aforementioned characters, custom parts, as well as stages and music - is locked behind either uninteresting game modes, frustrating game modes, or just requires you to grind single player over and over and over...
So I dunno. I definitely think they should have approached unlocks differently in this game, without having to remove them entirely. Frankly, I'm more annoyed I can't send custom moves to the Wii U version. I spent a lot of time grinding Smash Run and other modes to get custom moves I wanted for certain characters (and grab some for others I didn't!) and you're going to tell me I can't send them over to the Wii U game? Sure, I can pre-build a character and do it that, but then I can't edit the character on the Wii U...
I think paying any more than $20 for one of these is asking a bit much. For the record, that's what the official adapter's MSRP was, and it's what the mayflash adapter was originally going for...on day one. I ordered my mayflash adapter at that price, and then it blew up all over the place and went up in price. Still, $32 is better than the hundreds I've seen the scalpers ask for.
I primarily only use my adapter for Smash, but it also comes in handy for use on my laptop! I don't really see a reason for Nintendo to not support the adapter in the future, especially if they plan on releasing more Wii games or even Gamecube VC in the future.
This is actually really neat, how this works. I hope this lights a fire under Nintendo's metaphorical bums to get moving on the VC. One of the reasons I got a DSi originally was because of my hopes for a GB VC, and while it didn't actually happen until the 3DS it's still woefully understocked.
I'm gonna keep an eye on this, hopefully they polish it up some more. Smash Bros could really use the competition, or at least an alternative geared towards a different audience. My only complaints, aside from the visuals, is that the gameplay looks stiff and a bit on the slower side, and they seem to be throwing in mechanics that might sound interesting but could end up not being fun to play with. The whole super move that freezes time, for example, if that ends up lasting a while (which it might, because every clip I've seen of it has a cut while the clock is ticking) would take the other player out of the game for too long and they might as well just drop the controller and walk away. It either needs the amount of time that it lasts for cut down or some form of counter play while you are frozen in place.
Those are just early observations based on a few videos I caught from the developer's youtube page, though. I'm not a fan of Touhou but I've been wanting to see a game that does a different take on Smash correctly. Hoping this turns out well.
Mayflash makes some quality products, from personal experience. I currently have the single port adapter that plugs into the Wii Remote and aside from it occasionally disconnecting and resetting the analog stick's neutral position, which only happens when I get too into the game and shuffle around, it's been working just fine. I personally compared the input delay with my Wii U Pro Controller and didn't notice any difference between the two. I've also had the chance to play some games on a friend's laptop with the older 2 port Gamecube Controlller adapter they released for PC use, and it worked well there as well.
I already ordered one of these a couple days ago, albeit from a different website, so now it's just a matter of waiting patiently. I've mentioned before I like to play Smash at school in between classes, and this will make that a lot more convenient if it works as advertised.
I still disagree that Diddy is as OP as Meta Knight was in Brawl. He has some strong options and has a low learning curve, but I don't think he's so much of a problem to be deserving of a ban. I think I made the comparison with Melee Sheik earlier- easy to pick up, powerful at high levels, but not to the point where the character is unbeatable.
I definitely agree Diddy is among the best characters in the game, but I think too many people are quick to call for a ban. Previously, people learned to counter characters and push the meta game in different ways- what makes Diddy so special? Even Meta Knight wasn't permabanned from competition, and I'd argue he was way more unhealthy for the meta game than Diddy Kong is.
I disagree that Diddy Kong is overpowered to the point of needing a ban. He doesn't have nearly as many good options as Meta Knight did in Brawl, or Fox had in Melee. To me, he feels very much like Melee Sheik- a character with a low learning curve and very good options overall, but nothing that's unbeatable.
Honestly speaking, coming from PM where Diddy Kong used to be even more of a problem I'm not really seeing the issue with this Diddy, at least not ones that I didn't already have with the character. I don't think there's any denying that he's one of, if not the most powerful character at this moment in time...but the players really need to learn the game and get better.
In any case, I think it's way too early to be considering a ban. We had a character that was similarly powerful in Brawl (Snake) who dropped over time just because the meta game developed. I think, given time, players will learn to adapt and new counters or other, potentially more powerful characters will show up. Personally, I think Rosalina is overall the better character but it's not quite as apparent because she has a somewhat larger learning curve.
@SCAR392 Nice, so rather than address the points I made you just keep going on this tangent.
What improvements did Smash 4 make to Melee/Brawl? How do the mechanical changes affect the flow of the match? What's the most viable method for performing well in the meta game?
You can argue for Smash 4 being a viable competitive game, and I would be inclined to agree. However, even with the fundamentals intact what styles of game play perform well in Smash 4 are different from what works well in Melee.
Personally, I prefer Melee- the defensive options presented are stronger than in Smash 64 where shielding can literally be the end of your stock, but they're not nearly as powerful as in Brawl or Smash 4. I also prefer the quicker pace the match takes on thanks to more/better movement options. In Brawl and Smash 4 (to an extent) a lot of the game is spent in neutral and poking at your opponent to make mistakes. This is also true to a point in 64/Melee, but once you push the game into your favor you can keep pressuring your opponent and keep the match at the pace you set. Edge-guarding is also a calculated risk you must make because you simply can't get back to the stage as easily as in the later games. I think this makes Melee simply more FUN at this level of play because it encourages smart offensive play rather than a focus on slower, more methodical gameplay. Neither way is "wrong" but saying that one game is a straight improvement over the other without offering any reasoning and telling people who like the older game to get over themselves is just being a bit close minded
@SCAR392 That's a lot of generalization you're making there.
A few different pro players have given the new game a shot, including Hungrybox and Chillindude, and they do well because the fundamentals do transfer from game to game. If they choose to go back to Melee, it'll only because they prefer Melee's gameplay to the new game.
If the mechanical differences and knowledge required being different was truly a factor in competitive games, people wouldn't have moved on to newer iterations of Street Fighter or other fighters, or even within Smash they wouldn't play Project M or Smash 4.
I like all the Smash Bros games in some way or another, but at the end of the day Melee is the one I return to the most...well, technically that would be Project M, but Melee is a close second to that.
I do play Smash 4 a lot more these days mostly on account of it being new, and as long as it has online it definitely will have its place alongside Melee but...after I sat down and compared it side by side with Brawl, 3DS in one hand and controller in the other it's astoundingly similar to Brawl. The pace of the game isn't that much faster than Brawl and movement-wise it's identical, with the main difference being you don't have to worry about tripping. The ledge-mechanics are hit and miss, while I appreciate the removal of planking and balancing of certain recoveries it does contribute to the slower pace of the match. And disappointingly, a large amount of music was completely reused from Brawl, and a lot of the stages being basically not fun to play on because of the mechanics and hazards they employ.
Stage-wise 64 probably has my favorite set of stages, but Smash 4 has the edge with its character roster. I still enjoy the controlled chaos of Melee's gameplay the most though, especially as movement is very important in Smash Bros and it being as smooth and controlled as possible should be a priority. Not necessarily to the point of bringing back wave-dashing, but aerial momentum and the number of options you have out of dash contribute a lot to Melee's feel.
@Spoony_Tech Whatever reason they don't allow you to use a pro controller as a classic controller, it's not a hardware issue. There are homebrew apps on the Wii that allow the use of the pro controller in place of a Classic Controller/Gamecube controller, but only with those apps. I wonder if they would have to update the Wii firmware to natively support the Pro Controller?
@Einherjar To be fair, you get that with any game that has a remotely competitive community and it's not related to Smash Bros. It sucks, but I'm not going to tell people they shouldn't use the best characters if that's what they want- I'm content using Dedede and Ganondorf any day of the week myself.
Also, the whole "THAT STAGE IS BANNED" thing was more of an in joke with the community. I mean yes, most of those stages did end up banned in tournament but that's because they're not conductive for competitive play. But that doesn't mean having a hazard automatically stops the stage from being usable- Halberd is a common counterpick in Brawl tournaments, for example. And if you think players ONLY want to play on Final Destination...that's just wrong.
AS Luffymcduck pointed out, edgehogging being removed takes away an option from edgeguarding that used to be there. Grabbing the ledge wasn't a guaranteed knock out, anyways, but some characters can't really go out as far as the others and would appreciate the option.
The new mechanics have their merits, though, as I definitely like how your invincibility doesn't refresh until you land or get hit, and ledge trumping can lead to some interesting gameplay...but I dunno. It's probably more of a neutral change than a positive or negative one, but I will say it likely contributes to matches on average taking longer unless you set it down to 2 stocks.
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Definitely gonna get this sometime tomorrow and try it out. I have petit computer but unfortunately my excitement to learn basic fizzled out and I've done nothing with it for the past couple years. If anything else, I want this so I can look at the code and see what they did to get it working in basic.
@Ryu_Niiyama Yeah, the pro controller works great for the game. The gamecube controller is still my preferred controller, but unless I was doing the tournament thing I'd be fine with using the pro controller.
The latency actually does matter if you're in a situation that has a lot of wireless communication going on. For example, in the student lounge at my campus the one guy who does use Wiichuck for Smash complains about dropped inputs all the time because so many people are using bluetooth, accessing the wi-fi, and other such things. It also matters for tournament players, since you'll have a large gathering of consoles in one place.
Just playing at home, though, you're completely correct, and I've been using my pro controller while I wait for them to restock the adapter. I got the game digitally, so I don't need to swap discs around, but I couldn't find the adapter anywhere cause I didn't pre-order it. The gamestop I went to though did say they were supposed to get a new shipment in after Thanksgiving, so we'll have another shot at getting it next month.
@Kirk The most notable thing about Nintendo doing a new run of Gamecube controllers is that, well, they're Gamecube controllers. These controllers here only work for Wii and Wii U software that support the classic controller, whereas I could use a couple extra Gamecube controllers to use with Melee. Also, wired is almost always better than wireless when it comes to input delay and interference, making those controllers the preferred setup for Smash fests and tournaments.
I might pick one of these up though, I like the look of the controller and I could use these for other things. They look much nicer than the PDP controllers, as well.
I could see myself using this if/when I get a new 3DS, if anything interesting is made for homebrew that is. It would be interesting to see if a modding scene for Smash Bros on 3DS takes off like it did with Brawl, for example. But outside of that, it doesn't seem like it would be that useful unless it does allow us to disable region locking.
This is disappointing, but honestly expected. Pokemon's been able to get away with things like this for a while now. My only question is, how the heck are you supposed to maintain compatibility with X/Y without patching the game? I get that in previous generations the Pokemon would simply use the same sprite as the non-transformed one, and change stats to match the new form, but previous generations also didn't add in new moves and abilities mid-generation- every move and ability used in the later games of a generation were hidden in the code of the first game. But that's not the case with this generation.
OR/AS is adding at least three new abilities and moves into the mix, for the main legends, and possibly more as far as we know. I suppose it's possible that the battle system is set up in such a way that the only important part is that the damage is calculated correctly on both games, but how about trading these Pokemon between games? Will you be able to send a Rayquaza that knows Dragon's Ascent over to X/Y? I just can't see that working out without the patch, and that point why not go all the way. You have the resources to make these compatibility issues a thing of the past, but you choose not to simply because it'll make you more money.
@sagen Dark Pit only has two different weapons from his base (and one of those is his final Smash!). He does do the usual "clone has different move properties" thing but he's still VERY similar to the base character. Even Dr. Mario is more visually distinct from Mario, for example.
And I dunno, I find it really difficult to believe the characters were made from scratch. A lot of the animations and some of the models are identical to Brawl, for example. This isn't exactly a bad thing, cause it saves time and lets them focus on game balance...but it doesn't look like this applies to every character. Most of them do appear different from previous games, at least.
The prospect of certain games being exclusive to the N3DS or having features exclusive to N3DS because of the better hardware didn't really bother me. It's understandable that some things simply couldn't be done on the regular 3DS, and I don't mind upgrading cause I've had mine for a little over 3 years now.
But this does bother me. Every feature that Smash 3DS uses on the N3DS is available to old 3DS users also, and yet they decided to omit CPP support. There shouldn't be any issue like this when both sets of hardware have literally the same features, no matter how "misguided" it may have been to think it might've been supported.
And the c-stick is actually very important to have in Smash Bros. The ability to quickly throw out smashes might not seem very useful, but then you discover you can also use aerial attacks with it. That you can use aerial moves and continue to control your character's aerial momentum opens more options for the player, ones that they wouldn't have if the c-stick didn't exist. There's also the little matter of pivot canceling, a new technique in Smash Bros 4. In essence, players with the New 3DS will have an advantage over those who don't...and that shouldn't be the case.
They should either support the CPP or not have dual analog support at all. This is lopsided and punishes early adopters who might not be willing to upgrade for any number of reasons, as well as territories that might not even have access to the new hardware for the next 6 months. It just smells of poor decision making.
@DestinyMan I'm in a similar position, though my having not upgraded yet was more out of stubborness than anything else. I can definitely see myself getting one of these whenever the system makes it oversees, and while I hate to skip out on getting the XL again...those changeable face plates are too sweet. A Kirby themed one would be killer.
I would consider using this just for the region unlock if they do manage to implement that...the only issue is I have just one 3DS, and I wouldn't want to deal with any potential risks that carries with it. There would also need to be a way to keep it safe from being deleted in system updates, perhaps being loaded from an SD Card? Not sure how feasible that would be though.
One worrying thing about this controller is they've yet to show pictures of the back. I know that sounds minor, but one of the things that ruined 3rd party controllers with a similar mold for the casing is that the backside of the controller (the bit where the Dpad and C-stick jut out) are way too bulky. It makes holding the grips uncomfortable compared to a first party controller and is a flaw that needs to be addressed.
The other potential issue I see are the sticks. First party Nintendo controllers feel silky smooth, but in the past the control sticks on 3rd party ones have been of a noticeably lower quality. If these control sticks feel about as good as a real controller, and they fix the issue with the controller-mold I mentioned, these could be a suitable replacement for the first party controllers.
@Iggly Actually, Meta Knight easily had the most powerful glide in Brawl. It was the fastest one of the bunch, and pretty easy to control versus Charizard's. And if I'm not mistaken, if you had any jumps left, you could cancel out of his initial glide and perform a shuttle loop to start a second glide, giving him practically infinite recovery range. This is on top of his other 3 special attacks also being viable recovery moves.
The glide being gone is definitely a good thing, and it sounds like they're refocusing the attack to be more in-line with how a lot of players used it anyways (as a powerful mid-air finisher). Here's hoping they reduce the capabilities of the Mach Tornado, as well.
Eh, you're sort of implying the competitive community will be annoyed by the existence of such an item, when we couldn't care less about what items are in the game for the purposes of tournament play. Now, for casual play things might be different, as a lot of Brawl's items weren't as well balanced or fun as the ones introduced in 64 and Melee.
The Smash Ball in particular was only ever (briefly) relevant to high level play because it was the only means of gaining a super move in the game. However, some characters have an easier time of grabbing the Smash Ball, like Zelda, while others have horrifically over-powered Final Smashes - Sonic comes to mind. Not to mention the very random spawn rate, as well as erratic movement patterns. While I imagine certain characters would benefit from the introduction of Smash Balls, they introduce too many random variables to the match and shifts the focus from fighting the opponent to attacking the Smash Ball.
@hydeks I'm personally more excited for the brand new gamecube controllers because mine are worn down/a 3rd party controller. I've gone to two Smash Bros. tournaments this year and planning to hit a third one at the end of the month, so having fresh controllers with Nintendo's build quality will save me quite a bit of money on the few new ones still floating around out there.
Being able to use it with Smash on Wii U is a bonus, of course.
@CaviarMeths I think the lighting when they showcased them at E3 was significantly better, and some toys don't look particularly great when viewed up close. Poor Kirby, for example, had some of his eye scratched off.
I'm not really planning on using amiibo much if at all, but I'd like to pick one or two of them up in the future. Unfortunately, the couple I'm interested in (King Dedede and Charizard) don't seem to be in this first wave of figures.
I think it would be cool if they offered special variant figures on club nintendo in the future. They wouldn't function differently or anything like that, just have an alternate mold. Like a Dr. Mario amiibo, or maybe a Masked King Dedede figure.
I wonder if the remainder of the Ocarina of Time sages will end up playable? We now have 3 of them, 4 counting this version of Impa as a sage...
On my end, I still hope Groose ends up playable. I'd also hope they dip into Wind Waker some more beyond just the titular item as a weapon for Zelda. Perhaps we could see the Hyrule King as a character? Maybe he fights by turning into a boat! XD
If it's a Goron, I'd want it to be Darunia. He can have the Megaton Hammer and Biggoron Sword as his weapons. Of course, his attacks would also involve rolling around.
People are missing the point here. Lucina's model was made as an alternate costume for Marth. He didn't want to add Chrom because they would have to do extra work to make Chrom unique from Marth and Ike for "another swordsman." Lucina, apparently, uses mostly the same statistics and animations as Marth does, so they were able to essentially copy+paste Marth into another slot and adjust the hitboxes as needed.
Basically, Lucina got lucky and doesn't take up nearly as much development time as Chrom would have. It's a way of offering another character without diverting resources from other, more unique characters like Robin. It does come off as hypocritical, but there's not much we can do about that. (Besides that, I actually kind of like clone characters...)
@ThatFlint When I voted OoT had more votes than TP, even not counting the 3D version...and if you add together both versions of the Wind Waker, that game is currently higher than TP also. I don't see the point in splitting the game up between versions, but eh....
I voted for the Wind Waker HD, although A Link Between Worlds is a CLOSE second. Those two games captured me in a way that only OoT can compare to. While I think ALBW has tighter gameplay, a game isn't just the gameplay...there's also other factors to consider, and WW is simply a gorgeous game, aesthetically and story-wise. It had more of an impact on me, I suppose.


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Faced with a near-certain Republican victory that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for public workers, Wisconsin Democrats retaliated with the only weapon they had left: They fled.
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The fever sweeping the Middle East is now coursing through Libya, Yemen, Iran and Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based. In all four nations, state violence is being used to crush the rebels, and regime survival hangs on whether security forces and the army stand behind the government or stand aside. A new Middle East is dawning. What will it look like? Perhaps the nation to study is Turkey, which has already gone through a democratic and dramatic transformation.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/18/bahrain-libya-yemen-protests-violence
Reports of dozens killed by Gaddaffi's security forces, while Bahrain troops leave scores wounded. Protesters in Tobruk seen knocking over statue of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Green Book in footage posted on YouTube Link to this video. Violence in Libya and Bahrain has claimed scores of lives and left many more injured as the two Arab countries were united by popular protests that continue to shake the status quo and sound alarm bells across the region and the world.
Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/02/18
In March, 2002, American citizen Jose Padilla was arrested in Chicago and publicly accused by then-Attorney-General John Ashcroft of being "The Dirty Bomber." Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to a military brig in South Carolina, where he was held for almost two years completely incommunicado (charges with no crime and denied all access to the outside world, including even a lawyer) and was brutally tortured, both physically and psychologically. All of this -- including the torture -- was carried out pursuant to orders from President Bush, Secretary Rumsfeld and other high-ranking officials.
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Link: http://www.infowars.com/returning-national-guard-troops-set-to-smash-wisconsin-protest/
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Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011218104510878522.html
Reports of deaths as thousands turn out to demand better service delivery and jobs from government. Violent protests have taken place at various locations in Iraq, with anti-government protesters rallying against corruption, poor basic services and high unemployment.
Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/20112184122210251.html
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I recently worked with a customer that was upgrading from Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 to TFS 2012. After the upgrade, all of the existing Team Projects were available within the new project collection as expected. However, one thing the upgrade process doesn't do for you is upgrade the team projects themselves. That means that the Team Projects were still operating off of the MSF for Agile Software Development 4.2 process template rather than the new 6.0 version of the same template. Since the customer wanted to take advantage of all the new functionality and work item types added since 2008, we needed to upgrade each of their existing Team Projects to add these features.
While there is documentation on TechNet for Adding Features Using a Manual Update Process, this focuses on upgrading from TFS 2010 to TFS 2012. That didn't quite fit the bill for our scenario since there were a great deal of changes between TFS 2008 and TFS 2010 that weren't accounted for. I also found documentation on MSDN regarding Enabling Interfacing with Microsoft Test Manager for Upgraded Team Projects. Since the customer was interested in using MTM, that sounded promising, but this guidance focused on an upgrade from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010. So I had information for upgrading from 2008 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2012, but nothing to go directly from 2008 to 2012. So we took the approach of combining the two separate pieces of guidance into one concise approach as outlined below.
Since we had to perform the above operation for multiple team projects (upwards of 50) we tried to automate the process as much as possible to creating some simple command line files to accommodate this.
NOTE: The above outline is specific to the MSF for Agile Software Development process template but should be similar for other process templates.
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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) medicinal uses come from the "mother of vinegar", which is made up of living nutrients and bacteria that you can actually see in the bottom of bottles of raw ACV. I use it for the following reasons: (1) It is effective as a natural weight loss aid. (2) ACV is anathema to all kinds of germs that attack the throat. In effect, it acts like a sponge and draws out throat germs and toxins from the surrounding tissue. Another supplement you should take for fighting colds/flus is vitamin D3. Please visit my Products-With-Reviews page for my review on vitamin D. (3) It helps with digestive problems such as heartburn. Method: Mix one teaspoon of ACV with water and a little honey and drink with meals. (4) It can lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Method: Simple, just take ACV with meals. However, please make sure you only use RAW-UNFILTERED ORGANIC ACV with the "MOTHER" like Bragg for the real health benefits.
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How do you know being gay is against Gods will? Have you talked to him personally? Yeah Didn't think so...
It's in his word and yes actually I do have a strong relationship with God and converse with him through prayer.
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You wouldn't be close to your sister if she was gay??
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The everyone is beautiful comment going along with that
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A small number of babies have reactions to a protein found in cow's milk. Signs of cow's milk protein intolerance include:
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The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and the product refresh season is revving up!
I'm thrilled by the level of enthusiasm expressed by partners regarding the incredible Microsoft product refresh ahead for businesses and consumers. As all of our successes in the Microsoft Partner Network are intertwined, it's so rewarding to know that you're as excited about the potential in these new products for increased customer engagement, market penetration, and growth as we are.
But excitement only get us so far, right? It's one thing to understand how great a product, technology, or solution is, and it's quite another to help a customer understand the same thing, on their terms. As you prepare your business for upcoming launches of Windows 8 on October 26 and the next release of Office (currently available as a customer preview), plus start to incorporate newly released products like Windows Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft System Center 2012, and Visual Studio 2012 into your business, developing and implementing strong sales and marketing strategies will underpin your success.
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To help you more effectively talk with your customers about this wave of innovation's features and benefits, we've assembled a marketing toolkit of product launch-related campaigns and materials that will help ensure your sales and marketing staff hits the ground sprinting! Microsoft Ready-to-Go Marketing should be integral part of your plan for capitalizing on the product refresh opportunity. Ready-to-Go Marketing is one of the resources listed in our online guide for overall product launch preparation and in our new Windows 8 online guide, too, in the "showcase your expertise, create demand" pillar.
In anticipation of many conversations about our newest products between you and your customers, I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Ready-to-Go Marketing campaigns for Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012, SQL Server 2012, and a Sneak Peek at the New Office. Beyond these specific sales and marketing resources, the Ready-to-Go Marketing site is a treasure chest of resources that support your sales success. Explore the site with the Content Finder and you'll find marketing content, campaign materials, event support, templates, digital marketing resources, plus marketing and lead generation services to help you have your best fiscal year ever.
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The baby boom generation is made up of 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. The oldest of the boomers turned 65 last year; the first of millions of people who will retire over the next couple of decades. For the financial services industry, this powerful demographic trend will drive the types of investments advisors will need to hold in their client accounts. It will also affect those working in the industry, as many baby boomers also chose the financial services industry as their profession.
SEE: Top 10 Investments For Baby Boomers
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All businesses need to deal with succession planning, but the fact that financial advisors are facing changes in how they invest with ensuring continuity in their business is complicating matters. For starters, an advisor that is part of the Baby Boom generation is highly likely to have clients that are similar in age. The good news is that life expectancies continue to rise. One recent statistic estimated that an individual who is 60 years old today should live around five years longer than if the individual was born 30 years earlier. These days, life expectancies run above 80 years for both women and men.
This is obviously great for individuals, but creates quite a bit of longevity risk or the risk that retirement savings don't last long enough. Combined with record-low interest rates and stock market returns that have been dismal for more than a decade, financial advisors are faced with difficulties in minimizing longevity risk for their clients.
SEE: Top 3 Retirement Savings Tips For 55- To 64-Year-Olds
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For advisors contemplating retirement themselves, there is likely going to be a need to either sell out to another firm or consider bringing a younger professional on board who can eventually take over the book of business. A recent survey relayed by The Wall Street Journal revealed that more than 40% of advisors lack a written plan detailing how their business should be transitioned or managed when they are gone. The article went on to suggest that these companies should offer buy agreement options for younger advisors in the firm, such as the opportunity to buy into the advisory business over a term of five years.
Providing opportunities for equity ownership works for public companies and can apply to private firms. It can be an incentive to reduce employee turnover, but can also serve as an important tool for an eventual business transition. With a number of employees and future potential owners, this method can also lessen the need for an individual to come up with capital that can easily run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. With many millions under management, the cost can be even higher.
For complete transitions, both parties should look to complete a buy-sell agreement that stipulates as many of the succession details as possible. For example, what if a client chooses to go elsewhere, instead of working with a younger professional? In the investment advisory business, personal relationships are extremely important and can make transitions especially tricky.
Housekeeping details, such as transitioning files, including client contact information, account statement histories and billing details in a timely manner, are important. It may also be extremely beneficial to keep the original owner around to help work through the transition with clients, if possible. Other important considerations include the possible death of the founder, any unforeseen departure of the original owner, important employees or clients, and how to resolve any disagreements that might arise during the negotiations or after the paperwork has been finalized and the ink has dried on the signatures.
SEE: 5 Services To Usher In New Clients
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Succession planning activities are never easy. Coupling them with challenging market conditions in the financial services space has only served to complicate matters these days. However, with an effective plan, all parties involved in transitioning ownership can minimize risks and disagreements.
Young Investors: Dodge These Frequent MistakesYoung investors are especially prone to financial mistakes. Here's what you can do to help them.
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Measuring Job Satisfaction in the Millennial Age?Generation Y embodies the trend towards meshing office life with play, and is creating a new and unique work/life balance.
Retirement Plan Laggards: How to Help ThemIt can be stressful managing clients who started saving for retirement later in life. Luckily there are a few strategies to deploy.
The 401(k) Emergency Boomers Need to Address NowThe asset allocations of Baby Boomers' 401(k)s are dangerously out of balance. Here's how to remedy that.
What does the American Dream mean to different generations?The American Dream at its core is the belief that every generation should enjoy greater prosperity than the generation before ... Read Full Answer >>
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What a disappointment, I really expected this film to be good and even though it stuck to the story there was no heart and no thought behind any of the actions. The special effects and the costumes in the film were amazing but it does not mean much when the audience is not engaged and in this film the audience was not engaged at all. I thought hat the actors did alright in the film but it was hard to notice them over all the special effects and the overall extreme dazzle of the film, it felt like i was watching a parade. Overall, I do not recommend seeing it in the theaters, it is not worth it at all.
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WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — An 800-pound Rhode Island man says he's been kicked out of a hospital's in-patient weight loss program for ordering pizza.
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