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The upper edge of the Lua is finished in a matte, black, soft-touch material. The edges, however, have a coarser finish to help ensure good grip and optimise handling. On the whole, this mouse has a plain and sober kind of look, but it doesn't scream cheapness. In fact, first impressions are really quite good.
Although the Lua is a pretty standard length (11.5 cm), it's still not long enough to support your wrist. The mouse's body is also quite slim (5.5 to 6.5 cm) so your ring and little fingers can't hitch a ride on the casing.
At 70 grammes, this mouse's weight does remove some element of "prestige" and it can make it feel rather hollow. However, it doesn't have any negative impact on use. The feet ensure smooth and discreet glide.
A symmetrical design means that the Lua is suitable for both left- and right-handed users. However, that in turn means that there are no buttons or controls on the sides of the mouse. In fact, the only extra button on offer here is located just behind the scroll wheel.
This button isn't particularly easy to reach, and so isn't practical for controls or macros that you need to use quickly and/or frequently. In its out-of-the-box configuration, Roccat uses this button for changing the dpi on the fly. There are seven levels to choose from in the driver (250, 500, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750 and 2000 dpi), which is available to download from Roccat's website (see inset).
With a maximum polling rate of 1000 Hz, the Lua will be fine for day-to-day computer users (office computing, web browsing, etc.) and for those needing greater levels of precision (gamers, graphic designers, etc.).
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Lego on Tuesday launched its first iPad app, a digital version of its Creationary board game.
The game, which is also compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch, combines Pictionary-style guessing with Lego model-building action. Users can roll a die to determine which of four categories are being played: nature, vehicles, buildings, or things. (Two additional categories, random and double-score random, are also possibilities.)
After that determination, the game builds an object out of virtual Lego bricks; users must guess which of four possible answers matches the object being built. Quicker correct guesses earn more points; guess wrong, or after time has expired, and the game ends.
Users can share their scores via e-mail or Facebook. While the board version of Creationary allows play for three to eight players, the iPad is strictly single-player.
This is Lego's first foray into iPad programming, but the company has been active on the digital front, creating the Lego Photo app for iPhone, along with the popular series of Lego Star Wars games and other offerings.
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So I was talking to an old friend yesterday about building software, and we both came to the conclusion that there are some things you need to learn:
We then got onto the topic of cloud computing, he works in the same space, so it was a great context to place on our conversation.
Taking the thinking further, we both realized that when we decomposed our jobs into buckets, we arrived at:
We then got to the unique parts when working in the cloud, and this ended up being more about trading lessons learned, and while it definitely leverages the core concepts above, there are some aspects which I've never encountered in any other type of project.
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Working with wood comes naturally to New York interior designer Dan Faires. He grew up in an old farmhouse and has been developing his carpentry skills for much of his life.
So in any house or apartment he occupies, he finds creative ways to decorate with this natural material. To rehab an apartment in Arkansas recently, he covered the dark pine floor with coats of glossy white paint, instantly brightening the room and making it seem larger.
But many homeowners have no experience working with wood, so they don�t realize, Faires says, how easy it is to make a home more beautiful by improving the existing wood or creatively adding wood to walls, floors and even ceilings.
Designer Brian Patrick Flynn, creator of the Flynnside Out Productions design blog, agrees: �While different materials come and go with trends, wood is here to stay. Whether it�s for a home�s exterior, bedroom walls or for adding shade to your yard or deck, wood is an investment that will never go out of style.�
Here, Faires, Flynn and Betsy Burnham of the Los Angeles-based Burnham Design share their favorite ways to decorate with wood.
Feature Walls
�Creating interior feature walls with soft woods is an amazing way to add a focal point to a room otherwise considered a �basic drywall box,�� Flynn says.
You can add decorative wood to a wall from floor to ceiling, Burnham says, or just part of the way up. Options include tongue-and-groove panels, bead board or traditional board and batten.
No matter what you choose, a decorative layer of wood is �so much more interesting than drywall and paint,� Burnham says. �It adds texture and interest and timelessness.�
Living room or bedroom walls are great candidates, but you can also use this technique to bring architectural interest to an alcove or corner that�s tough to decorate with art, Faires says. Or cover the walls of a small bathroom to remodel it inexpensively.
Another great spot to add wood: �Interior entryways, especially those in new construction homes, are a perfect fit for a wainscoting update, as it can make an entryway feel much more grand, add graphic impact, break up the monotony of drywall and also ensure a classic look,� says Flynn. �Wainscoting is probably one of the most traditional ways to use wood indoors, and it can be used impactfully in any room.�
Dramatic Touches
We expect to see wood on floors and walls, but ceilings are also a great place to add it.
You can get creative with patterns, arranging panels of wood in a chevron or other shape, rather than horizontally or vertically.
�Overall, I say stick with a graphic pattern that�s large enough to read without becoming too busy,� Flynn says. �Diamond patterns are my favorite since they�re classic and work with many different styles of decor and architecture.�
And you can experiment with color. Wood ceilings can be painted the same shade as the walls for a sophisticated look or in a contrasting color.
If you�re really ambitious, add decorative wood to a ceiling or wall in a pattern you design yourself.
�I�ve drawn designs for full walls and had them built in wood, like raised molding that gives the entire wall a pattern,� Burnham says. She has undertaken complicated chinoiserie patterns, but you can plan a simpler pattern and ask a carpenter to cut and install the pieces.
Or consider a painted design: It takes time and patience, but with a roll of painters tape and several shades of paint, you can create your own painted pattern on a ceiling or wood floor.
Customized Colors
If you don�t see the stain you want at the home-improvement store, find one that�s close and �talk to the paint guy,� Faires says. �They actually can create a lot of washes with water-based stains.�
Or bring a paint swatch and ask to have that color created as a water-based stain.
If you want to try creating a stain yourself, �heavily dilute paint with water,� Faires says.
Outdoor Beauty
Don�t forget about wood outside. Decorative wood can add curb appeal to your home, Flynn says.
To update the exterior of a modern house, he recommends adding architectural interest with stained softwoods like pine. �This is an excellent way to introduce a softer material to a home otherwise outfitted with heavy, hard materials such as brick or stucco,� he says. �My favorite trick is to install it vertically rather than horizontally to instantly add the illusion of more height to an otherwise small or average-size house.�
Consider wood for privacy in your yard, too: �Wood lattice is a lifesaver for homes which sit close to one another,� Flynn says.
Which Woods?
Although we often hear the term �hardwood floors,� much of the wood used decoratively in homes is technically �softwood.� These include cedar, pine, fir and cypress.
�Pine is an excellent choice as it takes both stain and paint well,� Flynn says. �Plus, it�s one of the most affordable and readily available species out there.�
Reclaimed wood salvaged from old buildings and barns is popular, but it�s expensive and hard to find, Faires says. If you like the look of aged, distressed wood, take new planks of cedar or pine and stain them with a gray wash.
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Stone Soup, named for the stone soup fable, is an internationally syndicated American comic strip written and illustrated by Jan Eliot. The comic strip began as a weekly in 1990. The syndicated daily strip debuted in November 1995. The Stone family features a family headed by single mother Val, an uncommon contrast with the ordinary nuclear family depicted in more traditional strips. As the author explained, When I write I am writing first and foremost for single and working parents. I often felt very isolated and "put down" because of my circumstances. I even had a teacher tell me that their school "was a better place before all the single moms arrived". My daughters both turned out fabulously, thank you, and I think I was a good parent. It is common for strip storylines to consist of household squabbles and arguments that are not resolved. Unlike many strips, the characters do age, but at a very slow rate. Val has celebrated her 38th and 39th birthdays in the strip; Alix and Holly were 9 and 12 when the strip began, and are now 10 and 13. [ - ]
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The goal of this volume has been to offer an account of how knowledge of multiple languages is represented and accessed during intrasentential CS, the use of two or more languages in the same sentence. In what may be considered a companion volume ( Myers-Scotton, 1993), I discuss how the knowledge of multiple languages is exploited for socio-pragmatic purposes; that is, I consider the socio-psychological motivations for CS. Here I summarize the structural-constraints model, the MLF model, the main subject of this volume. I go on to suggest some ways in which the socio-psychological motivations and community norms for CS intersect with structural constraints.
Crucial generalizations about structural constraints on CS can be captured by recognizing the interplay of two hierarchies.
1. One of the languages involved in CS plays a dominant role. This language is labelled the Matrix Language (ML), and its grammar sets the morphosyntactic frame for two of the three types of constituent contained in sentences showing intrasentential CS, ML + EL constituents (those showing morphemes from the two or more participating languages), and ML islands (constituents composed entirely of ML morphemes). The third type of constituent, the EL island, is produced when ML morphosyntactic procedures are inhibited and EL procedures are activated.
2. The major organizing device which the ML uses in setting the frame is the division between system and content morphemes. The way in which content and system morphemes are differentiated in the MLF model becomes a theoretical claim about some of the crucial distinguishing features of lexical categories in all natural languages. Recall that properties regarding quantification and thematic-role status are used to make this distinction. The model claims that the feature [Quantification], viewed from the perspective of a system of logic, is a property of all system morphemes, since they pick out individuals across variables.


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A group of local and international NGOs have send a letter to the pulp-for-paper giant APRIL regarding the management of its concessions on tropical peatlands in the Kampar Peninsula. APRIL recently announced a peatland restoration project. However, at the same time, the company is continuing to drain peatlands in the same region, for pulp plantations which jeopardizes the peatland conservation and restoration ambitions.
Emissions from drained and degrading peatlands (organic soils) amount to almost
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This factsheet explains why urgent action is needed to avoid catastrophic regular flooding of vast peatland areas in Southeast Asia. The drainage of peatlands for agriculture or forestry (in particular oil palm and pulp wood plantations) is unsustainable in the long term, leading to soil subsidence as large CO2 emissions. Radical changes in land-use are needed to secure the livelihoods of future generations.
Agricultural production in vast regions of South East Asia will be lost in the coming decades as a result of flooding of extensive lowland landscapes. The main drivers of peatland destruction are palm oil and pulp for paper plantations that require drainage.
This Strategic Intent for 2015 - 2025 is the highest level guide to our work. It sets out the ambitions of Wetlands International in terms of what we aim to achieve for people and nature – and how and where we plan to go about that work. It gives all of our offices a common focus and basis for collaboration across the globe for the next ten years.
This joint NGO briefing contains an analysis of the current and potential role of bioenergy in the European Union's climate and energy policies, and a series of recommendations to ensure that sustainable bioenergy truly contributes to the EU's policy commitments regarding the climate, biodiversity, environmental protection and socio-economic goals.
This film by the Environmental Paper Network invites us to look at this everyday material with new eyes, and transform the way we use it to achieve a more equitable and sustainable future. Wetlands International is member of the Enviromental Paper Network to reverse the trend that peatlands (50% of the world's wetlands) are destroyed by the pulpwood industry. More at environmentalpaper.eu or environmentalpaper.org.
About one quarter of all human induced emissions come from agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU). A disproportional large part of these AFOLU emissions come from organic soils (peatlands) drained for agriculture, grazing, forestry or mining. This briefing provides recommendations to ensure that a new climate agreement provides strong incentives to reduce emissions from drained peatlands.
Los manglares de Panamá almacenan y absorben anualmente una cantidad enorme en carbono y lo depositan no solo en sus hojas y ramas, sino también en sus raíces y el suelo. Wetlands International trabaja conjuntamente con el PNUD y las autoridades nacionales para determinar más precisamente las cantidades. Para que se protejan y manejen adecuadamente estas reservas y sumidores de carbono y sigan brindando servicios ecosistémicos para apoyar a la adaptación local al cambio climático.
The mangroves of Panamá store and sequester enormous amounts of carbon not only in their leaves and branches, but also in their roots and soil. Wetlands International works together with UNDP and national authorities to find out how much exactly and to make sure that these carbon pools and sinks are better managed and protected. For their contribution to climate change mitigation, but also to maintain their broad range of ecosystem services in support of local climate change adaptation.
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Weinstock, Daniel M., Ethics & International Affairs
Nation-states are becoming increasingly integrated with one another. Increased integration has tended historically to be economic and commercial in nature, at least at first. But the case of the European Union suggests that once economies have become merged to a significant degree--for example, through the adoption of a shared currency--the pressure toward fuller, political integration becomes difficult to resist.
Political theorists have been divided over the question of whether we ought to welcome or deplore the prospect of transnational polities. Some claim that broadening the scope of political institutions can have positive consequences. It can, for instance, offset the kinds of problems that have flowed from the state's being made into the vehicle for the self-expression of ethnic nations. And it might also make it easier to motivate people from different national groups to recognize and institutionalize obligations of material aid to one another.
Others have found the prospect of transnational political institutions much more worrying. These critics often claim that political institutions spanning as broadly as those of, say, an integrated Europe would inevitably become bureaucratic despotisms--benevolent despotisms, perhaps, but despotisms nonetheless. Transnational polities, they maintain, threaten to undermine democracy. And while they do not claim that there is a necessary, conceptual link between democracy and the nation-state, they nonetheless feel that nation-states provide a political context that is much better suited to ensuring democracy. Transnational polities should according to this argument be resisted to the extent that they threaten democracy by undermining nation-states. For these authors the functioning of democratic institutions and the possibility of democratic citizenship require the nation-state for very strong contingent reasons.
My intention in this essay is to assess critically some of the main arguments that have been put forward by these skeptics about transnational democracy. These arguments have generally taken three forms. The first kind of argument concerns the conditions for responsible citizenship. It claims that the participation of citizens in the public sphere is more likely to be geared toward the common good if they are linked by national fellow-feeling. The second claims that the nation provides a "context of intelligibility" for debates about distributive justice that cannot be replicated in transnational polities. And the third holds that democratic institutions cannot be effectively implanted in political contexts vaster than that of the modern nation-state.
Though these claims are significantly different from one another, I will argue that they are underpinned by a common erroneous belief: that the obstacles to the establishment of transnational democratic institutions are different in kind from those that have been overcome in establishing democracies in modern nation-states. I will make the case that the obstacles that transnational political institutions would have to face do not differ in kind from those modern states have faced in the Westphalian world, and that there is therefore no reason in principle to think that the prospects for transnational citizenship and democracy are as grim as these critics have supposed. I will argue further that those who are skeptical about transnational citizenship and democracy often rely on a model of citizenship for which the modern, anonymous, mass-scale nation-state is already inappropriate.
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review
Combat variety and action-packed levels help gloss over Spider-Man's boring story.
The result of this team up allows you to switch between four different play-styles (to change things up between stages), and you can also choose the order in which you play the levels within a given act. But this latter freedom really only serves to make the already weak story feel more disjointed. Each level feels completely separated from the others, and it's only during the final act that there's any sort of communication between each of the Spider-universes. With a plot penned by comic veteran Dan Slott, it's a shame that the generic story is one of the game's largest shortcomings.
While the separation between levels sacrifices any compelling reason to travel through these comic book worlds, it does allow for wholly different ways to approach each new challenge. For instance, when playing as Spider-Man Noir, you must use the darkness to your advantage and stealthily eliminate enemies; whereas, Ultimate Spider-Man uses his Rage ability to deploy powerful combos against large groups of foes. Changing the way in which you fight is an interesting idea, but every level follows an almost identical formula: meet the boss, battle them once, save civilians, battle the boss again. Rinse and repeat.
Another one of my qualms with Shattered Dimensions is the same issue that every Spider-Man game seems to have: an unstable camera. Every once in a while, in the middle of a fight, the camera ends up getting stuck too close to the ground. This drastic change in view makes it more difficult to finish off a combo or see how many enemies are left. While this only happened to me a few times during my 10-hour playthrough, fighting with the camera while crawling on walls or ceilings (especially during the Noir sections) can really hamper your enjoyment.
That's not to say that the game isn't without its high notes. Once I learned how to web-sling properly, I wanted to soar across the game's different landscapes to see just how much speed and momentum I could build up before reaching the end. And there's also something exhilarating about outrunning missiles that are hot on your tail. The combat remains fun and exciting throughout the game; depending on the Spider-Man you're playing as, you can even string together satisfying 100+ hit combos -- and that never gets old.
Another enjoyable aspect of Shattered Dimensions are the first-person sequences. During most boss fights, Spider-Man will get up-close and personal with his nemesis. In this moment, the game brings you into first-person view and allows you to dole out a few licks while avoiding your foe's onslaught. While it's nothing game changing, and it's basically a modified quick-time event, it's an interesting change from the standard, third-person interactive cut-scene.
The use of four distinct play-styles across the different universes works well, but with the constant flip flop between characters and dimensions, the narrative ultimately comes across as too disjointed. Each dimension feels as if it could have had an interesting story to tell; yet all you find is a linear path to a bad guy strewn with villains to fight and civilians to save. It never goes any deeper. With that said, the gameplay kept me coming back, making the barely-there story fade into the back of my thoughts. The change in combat options is a welcome addition, I just wish that the story had delivered on the comic legacy of one of Marvel's more enduring heroes.
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Ok Picked it upPosted: Sep 23, 2010 12:00AM PST by Megatron-1
Ok I said i was going to get this game, and picked it up last week and can't put it down. I love it and while the camera does mess with you on occasions (only when wall crawling), everything else seems to be solid. The voice acting is awesome (yes, the voice acting is intriguing) and the graphics are really cool to. I think the best think that this game has going for it, is that it doesn't stick to one universe, and therefore always seems to be fresh. Along with upgrades, which work really nicely, and the achievements, I would say that this is a worthwhile pick up .
Lemme amend thatPosted: Sep 14, 2010 12:00AM PST by The_Medman2008
statement I made earlier. After taking some time to think it through, a B score for this game certainly isn't "ripping" on it, so I admit that mistake. Now as far as the game goes, right off the bat, I'm enjoying this story much better than that God-awful Wed of Shadows plot. I think people seem to think that you can't make a "linear" Spider-Man game. That is, all spidey games need to be open-world, like GTA. This game, I think, proves them wrong. I enjoy aspects of all four universes (web combat in Amazing, Stealth in Noir, the falling sequences in 2099, and the comic book feel of Ultimate), Do I think it messes up the story? Yeah, a little bit, but I can get past it. However, I have to agree with everyone else, in that the biggest villian in this game is the camera. It's horrible, and the cause of many death in the Noir Universe. Other than that, it is a solid game.
I hate how cheesey it isPosted: Sep 12, 2010 12:00AM PST by LotusQuest
<_< It's like I'm playing a kids game
I am waiting for the AVG User ReviewsPosted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by SPARTAN0040
B is still good in my book. I am likely to get it. But HALO: REACH next week so I kind of hate to get two games back to back. I am back logged with other great games to finish.
awesome!!Posted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by Sports_Fan
this game looks really cool, deadpool is my favoriet chacracter!
You knowPosted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by manoffeeling
I think it's a mistake to mix up a bunch of different playstyles in a single game to add "variety" or as a hook or whatever, and I'm not surprised the story's a mess. Probably they didn't feel that, for example, Spider-Man 2099 is a strong enough "brand" by itself to devote an entire game to, so they've hedged their bets, but again, I think it's a mistake. Anyway, as someone with a soft spot for 2099, I would've liked to see them concentrate on that version of Spider-Man and cut out the others or left them to their own games. Maybe episodic, self-contained digital downloads would've been the way to go?
InterestingPosted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by Megatron-1
I'm going o pick up this game, because it looks interesting, and scores everywhere wer around 8/B which is not bad...I'll come to my own conclusion!
I kinda agree...Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Ironshadow360
The camera is the major villan here. Overall (and I'm into Act 3 now), it doesn't interfere, but there are occasions where I'm trying to attack the guy next to me and I'm locked onto the guy furthest away (without using the L2/Defensive stance button). Noir seems to be the biggest culprit of the camera villan.
That said, I think its a great game and I have no regrets. I see replay value in it due to the story and the unique nature of each spider-man. And in case you didn't notice, each difficulty setting gives you different unlocks: Easy gives you character bio's, Normal gives you...something (can't remember) and Hard gives you Figurines.
I hate the factPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by ScatPants
that you seem to be able to web swing no matter where you are. You can shoot webs at the sky and swing on them, they don't have to hit any physical object. That just makes the web swinging feel cheesy and fake to me. Seems like a step backwards from the past few spiderman games.
you had me at scarlet spiderPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by walter_mellin
i'm going to get this solely for my love of Ben Reilly.
ummmPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Flassh81
First appearance of Spider-Man was in 1963. Not 1962. Just saying.
Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962)Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by TheMoronMike
Just sayin'
@ Flassh81Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by THWIP71
If you're not a big enough Spidey fan to know that his debut was in August 1962 in Amazing Fantasy #15....then you have NO BUSINESS commenting here, let alone trying to correct someone (and failing MISERABLY).
"True Believers" don't make such noob mistakes. ;)
during my 10-hour playthroughPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Zeowyrm
Seriously? Did you spend ten hours playing it, or did you manage to finish it in ten hours. Very important distinction. One makes you look like an idiot, the other makes the game not worth the price.
Normally I'd agreePosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Zeowyrm
But in this day and age, I would think that if the game was indeed only about 10 hours long it would have been mentioned in the review. Either way, the reviewer should clarify. But hey, 1up's been posting shitty, biased and uneducated reviews for a little while now, why should this one be any different.
And you still gave it a B?Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by Zeowyrm
10 hours for a 60 dollar game is bullshit. Is there anything that implies replayability? Things to collect, different paths through the game? I mean come on, give us a reason to not think this is some sort of marketing shill of a review.
More whining about short games?Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by milkman_v1
I thought that became passe in 2005.
WORD.Posted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by DevilBat22
I really like to read websites I have a low opinion of and bash the people that get paid to work for them, along with any retarded comments that aren't exactly the same as mine. We should hang out sometime. And anybody that only plays a game for ten hours and forms their own thoughts about it is a TOTAL idiot.
@Compelling_GameplayPosted: Sep 10, 2010 12:00AM PST by Zeowyrm
It's not just the price. It's that the reviewer didn't discuss any of the incentives for replaying the game, or the multiple difficulty settings. I, and many others, am willing to forgive 10 hours worth of gameplay if there are incentives for replaying the game. It's pretty bad that I find out about the replayability from a commenter, not the reviewer. I'm sorry if I choose to hold your reviews up to a certain standard, but frankly, I come here because I like most of the writers and their styles. However, a bad review is a bad review, and frankly this one comes off more like a personal blog then a professional review.
SighPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by The_Medman2008
A review like this is EXACTLY why I don't pay too much attention to internet hype. This game has been solidly supported and looked forward to since it's announcement, and now that it's here it gets ripped. Boring story? Can't really comment on that yet, not so far in, however the premise looks solid.
I've only done the first level but it seems cool so far. My biggest point so far, is that I like that they have four unique people voicing each Spidey. I like that, it helps me to feel like I'm in a different universe with each character. Hopefully the rest of the game will hold up to my expectations. I just hope people don't start comparing all super hero games to Batman: AA, because there may not be another one to hold up to that one.
spiderman: the legend of zeldaPosted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by plcn
why hate on the plot? didn't we all enjoy playing the fantasy elf version of this game where we battled random bosses to collect shards of the triforce, i mean tablet of order?
Spider-Man: The Legend of ZeldaPosted: Sep 09, 2010 12:00AM PST by DevilBat22
That would be an awesome game. Or a comic. Spider-Man doing back flips over moblins would totally rock.
IDEA! Throw him in the next Smash Bros.game as a special cameo!
Two hours in...Posted: Sep 08, 2010 12:00AM PST by king_mob
I've been playing for about two hours and absolutely HATE this game's camera. The web slinging and fighting are fun and the switch from the sandbox style gives the stages added diversity. I'm still waiting for a Spiderman game to be produced with the care GTA gets.
The game is pretty buggy though. On the Electro level my character was killed by falling into a pool of electrified water, even though he never fell off the wall he was crawling on, which was about a hundred feet over the pool. This glitch was triggered by a camera hiccup (SURPRISE). This is a solid game but the camera is so bad that it just doesn't feel complete to me.
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January 21st, 2011 #1
Neon Leon's sketchbook of awesome
Here's a drawing I did of MacGyver. Any criticism is welcomed. The first picture is my drawing and then the second is the reference.
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I like the lineart portrait! Do you plan to add any shading to it later?Everything is better with dinosaurs.
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Yeah, once I get better at shading I will definitely shade it.
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a few more sketches, two of which are still life. The superhero guy isn't done yet and I am still messing around with the hands.
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Seems to be a solid start. You may want to start looking at Loomis or Bridgeman for anatomical studies.
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February 13th, 2011 #6
Here's a few more sketches of mine.
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Hello, I haven't posted in a while but I hope my new stuff shows improvement. I am trying to go for a cartoon/comic feel with my drawings. Any advice would be great. Thanks!
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Oh, also I would like to know what I am doing right too, so I can build on it.
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What's up, Neon Leon. Okay, what you did right...well, you're drawing traditionally and you drew a couple of still lifes. That's a good start. Now you just need to do a bunch more. You need to work on the basics...drawing cubes, cones, and eclipses, etc...to learn about form and volume.
There's a lot of tutorials around here that would get going in the right direction...you just have to look for them.
I just found this one in the Tips and Tricks section just for you (I'm going to be looking at it later too as I've never seen it before) in the stickies section:
Also, don't get discouraged....have patience and work hard. Good luck.My Sketchbook: Criticisms and Feedback needed
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Last year we looked at a universal robotic gripper, which was made by filling an elastic membrane with coffee grounds. The versatile gripper, which is attached to a robotic arm, was able to pick up a wide variety of objects, including a coin or raw egg, which are notoriously difficult for robotic grippers modeled after the human hand to deal with. Now the universal jamming gripper's developers have given it the ability to "shoot" objects some distance, which could enable it to sort objects into different bins, dispose of trash, or maybe even try out for the NBA.
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Mexico City, the national capital, is situated 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Cocoyoc.
While it can be tempting to limit yourself to just the local sights when vacationing in Cocoyoc, keep in mind that the surrounding region's diverse natural and man-made attractions are never more than a day trip away. El Tepozteco National Park and Gallaecia which you'll find in and around Tepoztlan, are interesting places to visit. Tepoztlan, is roughly 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Cocoyoc. A journey to Cuernavaca is another great option. It's about 17 miles (27 kilometers) from Cocoyoc and is home to the Tabachines Golf Club and Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco.
Approximately 40 miles (64 kilometers) to the north of Cocoyoc is Mexico City, a regional city where you go see Museo Leon Trotsky, Centro Comercial Perisur and Insurgents Theater. Estadio Azteca, Plaza Satelite Shopping Center and Cumbres del Ajusco National Park are also good places to head to.
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Many Questions Remain In Murder Of Ronni Chasen: Harold Martin Smith Is An Unusual Suspect
The sensational murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen took a bizarre twist this week when police announced that a Hollywood transient was the likely shooter, that he had been on bicycle when the Beverly Hills killing happened, and that he was probably trying to rob her as she drove her Mercedes down a tony street near the Los Angeles Country Club.
The announcement by Beverly Hills police exonerated reporting by the Los Angeles Times, doubted here and elsewhere, that 43-year-old Harold Martin Smith was a suspect in the case and not just a crazy man who claimed to have killed Chasen when he took his own life in front of investigators 8 days ago.
But the case still leaves lingering questions:
-How did Smith end up on the far Westside of Beverly Hills when he claimed central Hollywood as his home?
-How did a homeless man riding around Beverly Hills on a bike go undetected by police (Beverly Hills cops are notoriously vigilant) and security surveillance video cameras during the early morning hours of Nov. 16, when Chasen was gunned down on Whittier Drive. As police descended on reports of shots fired in the area, he biked away without notice?
-And, more importantly, how did Smith squeeze a reported five shots totally on-target (into Chasen's chest and back) toward a moving car, from a moving bicycle?
Famed sheriff's Detective Gil Carillo, who helped solve the "Night Stalker" case of the 1980s, told reporters recently that whomever shot Chasen had to be a professional given the on-target hits into a moving vehicle. He said such shots would have been difficult to pull off even if the car was stopped.
Also, initial reports stated Smith's suicide gun, used Dec. 1 when police approached him at the Harvey Apartments on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, was not a match with the murder weapon. Yesterday, police said it did match.
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And reports had at least one of the bullets that hit Chasen as a pro-like hallow-tip round. If true, that would be strange ammo for a homeless guy.
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Well something is definitely up with my phone and this is nothing like any of those "poor battery life" posts. I'll just get on with it. So recently (the past month or so) my phone hasn't been charging normally, i noticed that the little lightning bolt to indicate charging at the top of the phone would disappear and show the battery percentage every 3 or so seconds. It did this and thought it was the way I held the phone, maybe I had a slightly bad charging port that disconnects with the slightest movement. However today I set the phone flat and watched the same phenomenon happen without any movement, every 3-4 seconds it would say no charging like clockwork, but there was no charger disconnected notification... On top of that my battery life is the worst I've ever had to witness in my short life (ill post a screenshot below). With certain chargers my phone will only charge when completely off, and last night i left it to charge while idle and it only charged to 50% after almost 12 hours continuous charging! Any ideas? I hope its the battery and not any other software or hardware problems. Also the battery shows no sign of swelling tho when idle the temperature sits at around 37 degrees Celsius. Brace yourself for these screenshots...
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Five observations after a 7-2 win over the Marlins. . .
1) The five-run margin of victory is tied for the Phillies second largest of the season. Yes, it was the Marlins, who had Placido Polanco batting third and Greg Dobbs hitting cleanup. But the Phillies needed this one after scoring two runs in a two-game series in Cleveland. With a road trip through San Francisco and Arizona starting next week, the Phillies need to build up some good mojo this weekend over a team that they are clearly superior to.
2) Don't take this as anything other than what it is: an observation that happened to jibe with what the data ended up saying, and thus worthy of a note on this blog. During the ninth inning last night, I thought to myself, "Self, is it just me, or is Jonathan Papelbon's arm not moving as fast as it used to." I checked out his average velocity on his fastball over the past three years on FanGraphs.com, and it has dropped from 95 MPH in 2011 to 94 in 2012 to 92 this season. Again, don't read that as me being an alarmist. The results are still there, the location is still there, and he wouldn't be the first power pitcher to lose a couple of ticks on his fastball. And the extra juice might still be there. He just might not be using it. Anyway, I felt it was worth noting.
3) Kyle Kendrick is making me a believer. He might not be a 2.43 ERA pitcher, but his sinker was sitting consistently at 90-91 last night, and his changeup looked really good. He was up in the zone a lot during his first couple of innings, which often spells trouble for him. And maybe it would have against a better hitting team. But he has an out pitch now in his changeup, and over the first month of this season and the last couple of last season he has looked like a guy who can at least be a very good No. 4 starter. The consistency will dictate how effective he is over the course of a season, but he has the stuff now.


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I just love your style..
It makes a fantastic desktop wallpaper! Even though I have to center it on a light blue background to get it to look decent, it's still really amazing.(It looks better on my phone's screen). And I love cats. And vectors. Cats and vectors, all in one convenient package.
darn.. i lost count... umm... 23?
Very interesting, like its composition.
a cat lover's abstract dream! really cool.
16! hands down
25. final answer....amirite?
This is lovely.
it looks like a fish overall. xD
i love cats
Wow how did you do this? It looks amazing! I love the bright colours and the technique used oh and I also love the cats and as for how many, enough to solidify my claim to being a cat lady in training...three just dosen't cut it...
Wow this is amazing!
beautiful work.
beautiful work.
wow this is really cool!
Wow... cool xP
u submitted this the day before my bday
This is gorgeous, I love cats!
oh wow
this is great, those colors are so fantastic.
this is great, those colors are so fantastic.
It's [[18]] cats !!!!!! Beautiful...
i love cats ^-^
Far too many to count. very nicely done. I like colourful things.
love love love
meow,,,,, ^^v
thats alot of cats XD
Oh! beautiful cat. So cool.
Cool I love cats!
cool! XD
Cat lovers everywhere bow to your awesomeness
The things you do with vectors amazes me O_O


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