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|Jack Ronald Ackermann, Jr., John Maddalozzo, Jr., Gerald Francis McBrearty, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
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The present invention relates to computer managed communication networks such as the World Wide Web (Web) and, particularly, to the updating of embedded links or hotspots in source Web pages to reflect the new Universal Resource Locations (URLs) of moved target Web Pages.
The 1990's decade has been marked by a technological revolution driven by the convergence of the data processing industry with the consumer electronics industry. The effect has, in turn, driven technologies which have been known and available but relatively quiescent over the years. A major one of these technologies is the Internet or Web related distribution of documents, media and programs. The convergence of the electronic entertainment and consumer industries with data processing exponentially accelerated the demand for wide ranging communication distribution channels, and the Web or Internet, which had quietly existed for over a generation as a loose academic and government data distribution facility, reached "critical mass" and commenced a period of phenomenal expansion. With this expansion, businesses and consumers have direct access to all matter of documents, media and computer programs.
In addition, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), which had been the documentation language of the Internet or Web for years, offered direct links between Web pages. This even further exploded the use of the Internet or Web. It was now possible for the Web browser or wanderer to spend literally hours going through document after document in often less than productive excursions through the Web. These excursions often strained the users' time and resources. In order for the Internet to mature from its great expectations to solid commercial fruition, it will be necessary for the Internet to greatly reduce its drain on time and related resources. A significant source of this drain is in the Web page itself (the basic document page of the Web).
In the case of Web pages, we do not have the situation of a relatively small group of professional designers working out the human factors; rather, in the era of the Web, anyone and everyone can design a Web page. As a result, Web pages are frequently set up and designed in an eclectic manner. Often, there is insufficient provision made for embedded links or hotspots in such Web pages which link to target Web pages which no longer exist or have been moved and are located at new URLs. This could potentially lead to chaotic Web browsing as the user wastes time going up blind alleys.
The present invention provides a structured way to update the URLs pointed to by embedded links in source Web pages when the target pages of such links have moved and have new URLs. The invention also can provide the host or owner of the target page with the opportunity to refuse to have the source page embedded link updated, and provide the host of the source page with the capability of not updating its embedded link to thereby eliminate the link to a new URL.
The present invention is implemented in a Web communication network with user access via a plurality of data processor controlled interactive display stations for displaying Web pages transmitted to receiving display stations from URLs remote from said stations, said Web pages being linkable with each other through embedded links in source Web page. It provides a system for updating said embedded links in source Web pages when the URL of a target Web page is moved. The basic system includes means associated with the target Web page of a selected link in a requesting Web page for informing the requesting page that the target page has moved together with means associated with the requesting page responsive to this informing means for forwarding the URL of the source Web page of the requesting page to the original URL of the target page.
Some basic definitions are provided. The source Web page is the basic Web page which contains the embedded links; it is at the URL of the owner or host who provided the page. The requesting Web page is the same source Web page having the same embedded links which was provided from the source to a user at a receiving display station. The requesting Web page is so designated because it made the selected request via an embedded link to the target Web page which has moved and thus changed its URL.
The system further includes means associated with the target page for returning the new URL of the target page to the source Web page, and means associated with the source Web page for updating the selected embedded link with the new URL of the target page. Accordingly, upon the first occurrence of a selection of a link in a requesting page to a target Web page which has moved, the above system will operate to update the source Web page link with the new URL of the moved target page so that the link will be updated in any subsequent requesting Web pages resulting from the updated source Web page.
The present invention also may include means for forwarding the contents of the source Web page along with its URL back to the original target page URL so that the means at the target page for returning the new URL of the target page also updates the selected embedded link in the source page with said new URL.
In accordance with a more particular aspect of the present invention, the means associated with the target Web page for informing the requesting Web page that the target page has moved is a detour or surrogate page. In such a particular set up, the requesting Web page may have associated Web browser means for conventional accessing of Web pages, and this browser also includes the means for forwarding the source page contents and URL via this detour page to said source page.
The present invention may also include security means for limiting access to said source page from said target page in combination with means for permitting said return of said new target page URL and said updating of said embedded link when said access limitations are met. Thus, the host who owns the source Web page is given the capability of excluding the updating of links to the new URLs by setting access limitations. This may be accomplished through a Web server connecting the display station having the source Web page to the Web, so that the security means for limiting access and the means for permitting access are included in said Web server.
The present invention will be better understood and its numerous objects and advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following drawings, in conjunction with the accompanying specification, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data processing system including a central processing unit and network connections via a communications adapter which is capable of functioning as user interactive Web station for receiving and transmitting Web pages, e.g. source, requesting and target Web pages;
FIG. 2 is a generalized diagrammatic view of a Web portion showing how the Web may be accessed to and from the Web stations for the requesting, old target page address, new target page address and source pages;
FIG. 3 is an illustrative flowchart describing the setting up of the elements needed for the program for updating of embedded links in Web pages after the change in address of the target Web pages; and
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an illustrative run of the program set up in FIG. 3.
Referring to FIG. 1, a typical data processing terminal is shown which may function as the computer controlled network terminals or Web terminals used as any of the receiving or transmitting terminals for requesting, target and source Web pages in implementing the present invention for updating the URLs of target Web pages in the embedded links of source or requesting pages when the target pages move to new URLs.
A central processing unit (CPU) 10, such as one of the PC microprocessors or workstations, e.g. RISC System/6000(™) (RS/6000) series available from International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), is provided and interconnected to various other components by system bus 12. An operating system 41 runs on CPU 10, provides control and is used to coordinate the function of the various components of FIG. 1. Operating system 41 may be one of the commercially available operating systems such as the AIX 6000(™) operating system available from IBM; Microsoft's Windows 98(™) or Windows NT(™), as well as UNIX and AIX operating systems. Application programs 40, controlled by the system, are moved into and out of the main memory random access memory (RAM) 14. These programs include the programs of the present invention for the updating of embedded source Web page links to moved target Web pages to be subsequently described in combination with any conventional Web browser, such as the Netscape Navigator 3.0(™) or Microsoft's Internet Explorer(™). A read only memory (ROM) 16 is connected to CPU 10 via bus 12 and includes the basic input/output system (BIOS) that controls the basic computer functions. RAM 14, I/O adapter 18 and communications adapter 34 are also interconnected to system bus 12. I/O adapter 18 may be a small computer system interface (SCSI) adapter that communicates with the disk storage device 20. Communications adapter 34 interconnects bus 12 with an outside network enabling the data processing system to communicate with other such systems over a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), which includes, of course, the Web or Internet. The latter two terms are meant to be generally interchangeable and are so used in the present description of the distribution network. I/O devices are also connected to system bus 12 via user interface adapter 22 and display adapter 36. Keyboard 24 and mouse 26 are all interconnected to bus 12 through user interface adapter 22. It is through such input devices that the user may interactively relate to Web pages, as well as the programming objects for performing functions relating to the Web page according to the present invention. Display adapter 36 includes a frame buffer 39, which is a storage device that holds a representation of each pixel on the display screen 38. Images may be stored in frame buffer 39 for display on monitor 38 through various components, such as a digital to analog converter (not shown) and the like. By using the aforementioned I/O devices, a user is capable of a inputting information to the system through the keyboard 24 or mouse 26 and receiving output information from the system via display 38.
Before going further into the details of specific embodiments, it will be helpful to understand from a more general perspective the various elements and methods which may be related to the present invention. Since a major aspect of the present invention is directed to Web pages, transmitted over global networks, such as the Web or Internet, an understanding of networks and their operating principles would be helpful. We will not go into great detail in describing the networks to which the present invention is applicable. For details on Internet nodes, objects and links, reference is made to the text, Mastering the Internet, G. H. Cady et al., published by Sybex Inc., Alameda, Calif., 1996.
Any data communication system which interconnects or links computer controlled systems with various sites defines a communications network. Of course, the Internet or Web is a global network of a heterogeneous mix of computer technologies and operating systems. Higher level objects are linked to the lower level objects in the hierarchy through a variety of network server computers. These network servers are the key to network distribution, such as the distribution of Web pages and related documentation. Web documents are conventionally implemented in HTML language, which is described in detail in the text entitled Just Java, van der Linden, 1997, SunSoft Press, particularly at Chapter 7, pp. 249-268, dealing with the handling of Web pages; and also in the above-referenced Mastering the Internet, particularly pp. 637-642, on HTML in the formation of Web pages. In addition, aspects of this invention will involve Web browsers. A general and comprehensive description of browsers may be found in the above-mentioned Mastering the Internet text at pp. 291-313.
A generalized diagram of a portion of the Internet, which the computer controlled display terminal 57 used for Web page receiving and browsing, is connected as shown in FIG. 2. Computer display terminal 57 may be implemented by the computer system setup in FIG. 1 and connection 58 (FIG. 2) is the network connection shown in FIG. 1. For purposes of the present embodiment, computer 57 serves as a Web display station and has received displayed Web page 56 containing an embedded link 34.
Reference may be made to the above-mentioned Mastering the Internet, pp. 136-147, for typical connections between local display stations to the Web via network servers, any of which may be used to implement the system on which this invention is used. The system embodiment of FIG. 2 has a host-dial connection. Such host-dial connections have been in use for over 30 years through network access servers 53 which are linked 61 to the Web 50. The servers 53 may be maintained by a service provider to the client's display terminal 57. The host's server 53 is accessed by the client terminal 57 through a normal dial-up telephone linkage 58 via modem 54, telephone line 55 and modem 52. The HTML file representative of the Web page 56 has been downloaded to display terminal 57 through Web access server 53 via the telephone line linkages from server 53 which may have accessed them from the Internet 50 via linkage 61.
In continuing with the description of the Web portion shown in FIG. 2, we will describe the apparatus shown within the context of what occurs when the user selects a link to a Web page the address of which has changed. Let us assume that the user of Web page 56 at display station 57 has selected link 34. Web page 56 is thereby the requesting Web page. The Web page request via link 34 is transmitted over the Web 50 through Web access server 49 to the old URL 59 of the target page to which link 34 points. However, the target Web page has moved to new URL 60, location accessible from the Web 50 through Web access server 48. However, when the target Web page was moved, there was left at the Web access server 49 which served the old URL, a surrogate or detour Web page 42. This detour page is under the protocols and control of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) 43 of server 49. The CGI in the server controls communications between server and resources. The CGI controls Web page interactivity. CGI functions are described in the Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary at pp. 85. As will be hereinafter described in detail with respect to the running of the program, the detour page informs the requesting page 56 that the Web page pointed to by selected link 34 has moved, and also requests the URL of the source page for requesting page 56. The source page for Web page 56, i.e. the source from which page 56 was originally transmitted over the Web, is source Web page 35 connected to Web 50 through Web access server 51. In response to the request from detour page 42, the URL of source page 35 is sent addressed to the old URL of the target page, and thus ends up at detour page 42. The computer Web station 57 customarily has an associated Web browser program as described above. This Web browser has the URL of the source page 35 since it fetched requesting page 56 from the source page 35. Since the browser also already has the contents of the source Web page 35, it may preferably also forward the contents of the source page back to the old target page URL which ends up in detour page 42 under the control of the CGI 43 in Web access server 49. If there are no access limitations which will be hereinafter described, then CGI 43 and detour page 42 will forward to source page 35 via Web 50 and Web access server 51 the updated new URL 60 of the target page and the embedded link position 34 which must be changed to point to the new URL. The source page 35 will be updated so that all subsequent request for Web pages from this source will have the new URL for link 34, and, thus, not need any further modification.
As mentioned above, the system of the present invention does provide for security, i.e. there are means associated with the source page for placing access limitations as to which links may be updated with which new URLs. For example: there will be no updates to the following URLs. Such access limitation is conducted in a security layer 45 under control of CGI 44 in Web access server 51. The target Web page at its new URL 60 accessing the Web 50 via Web access server 48 may also impose access limitations as to which source pages it will permit to update embedded links therein. For example: there will be no forwarding of the target page new URLs to source pages for the following URLs. Such access limitation is conducted in a security layer 47 under control of CGI 46 in Web access server 48.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the development of a process according to the present invention for the updating of embedded links in source Web pages to reflect changes in the URLs of moved target Web pages. Most of the programming functions in the process of FIG. 3 have already been described in general with respect to FIG. 2. A Web browser is provided at a receiving display station on the Web for accessing Web pages in the conventional manner and loading them at the display station, step 62; these Web pages will function as requesting Web pages. In step 63, means are provided for the moving of the URLs of target Web pages which includes the provision of a surrogate or detour Web page 42 (FIG. 2) at the old URL of the target page. Means are provided in the detour pages for requesting the URL and HTML formats of the source Web pages of the requesting Web pages having the links to the moved target pages, step 64. Means are provided, step 65, in the Web browser associated with the requesting Web pages with the activated links (the Web browser associated with requesting page 56 on Web station 57 in FIG. 2) for transmitting to the detour page, the HTML format and URL of the source page 35 (FIG. 2). Means are provided associated with the new target page URL 60 (FIG. 2) for taking this source page HTML and URL from the detour page and for then transmitting to the source page, the new URL of the moved Web page and the upgrade of the embedded link in the source page to include this new URL, step 66. In step 67, security means are provided (security 45 and CGI 44 of server 51 in FIG. 2) for limiting the access of the source Web page to the URL upgrade data from the moved target page. Finally, means are provided for upgrading the source page (in the event that there is no security to limit access, or in the event of access security limitations, those access limitations being satisfied) with the moved target page URL and upgrade of embedded links to reflect this move, step 68.
The running of the process set up in FIG. 3 and described in connection with FIG. 2 will now be described with respect to the flowchart of FIG. 4. First, step 71, the browser loads a page off the Web at a receiving display station. Then, step 72, the user selects an embedded link on this page which now becomes the requesting page. Then a determination is made, decision step 73, as to whether the target Web page of the selected link has moved. If No, then, step 74, the target page is accessed and displayed. If Yes, then the detour page at the old target page URL requests the URL and HTML content of the source page which provided the requesting Web page, step 75. In response, the Web browser associated with the Web station on which the requesting page is displayed sends the URL and HTML content of the source page to the target page via the detour page, step 76. Then, the target page at the new location transmits to the source page, the new URL of the moved target Web page and the upgrade of the embedded link in the source page to include this new URL, step 77. Then, decision step 78, a determination is made as to whether access security is in effect at the source page. If No, then the source Web page and embedded link are upgraded to reflect the new URL of the target page, step 79. If Yes, security is in effect, then step 80, a determination is made as to whether the new URL or other access limiting conditions have been met. If Yes, the limitation conditions have been met, then the source Web page and embedded link are upgraded to reflect the new URL of the target page, step 79. If the determination from step 80 is No, the access limitations have not been satisfied, then step 81, a message like "Linked Page Not Accessible" is displayed. Then after any of step 81, 79 or 74, a further determination is made, step 82, as to whether another embedded link has been selected in the requesting Web page. If No, the Web page may be exited after the user completes his reading of it. However, if Yes, another link has been selected, then the process returns to step 72 via branch "A", and the previously described process is repeated.
In this manner, the source Web page is upgraded only once to reflect the changed URL of a linked target page. Since the source page from which the requesting Web page was derived has the changed URL link rather than just the requesting page, then that URL link will be changed in every subsequent requesting page derived from this upgraded source page.
One of the preferred implementations of the present invention is in application programs 40 made up of programming steps or instructions resident in RAM 14, FIG. 1, of Web station during various Web operations. Until required by the computer system, the program instructions may be stored in another readable medium, e.g. in disk drive 20, or in a removable memory such as an optical disk for use in a CD ROM computer input, or in a floppy disk for use in a floppy disk drive computer input. Further, the program instructions may be stored in the memory of another computer prior to use in the system of the present invention and transmitted over a LAN or a WAN, such as the Internet, when required by the user of the present invention. One skilled in the art should appreciate that the processes controlling the present invention are capable of being distributed in the form of computer readable media of a variety of forms.
Although certain preferred embodiments have been shown and described, it will be understood that many changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope and intent of the appended claims.
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on 08.12.2011
How They�ve Aged: Resistance: Fall Of Man
OK, so I�ve come to the conclusion over the past 10 years that some games age well, while others age faster than Sonic on speed, in fact thinking about it, Sonic is probably the best example of a series decaying rapidly over time, this is partially due to a mixture of changes within the genres of the industry, the preferences of the majority, emergence of new audiences (FPS Excessives anyone?) and the need to constantly reinvent to appeal to the next generation (No, not Star Trek fans).
Anyway I have decided to write a series of blogs (obviously length will depend on whether anyone cares to read them) looking back at some of the classics from the beginning of this generation and determine whether they have survived the passing of time gracefully or withered like a Christmas tree from the millennium.
First up we have
Resistance: Fall of Man
. (I will be focusing on Single Player only)
This Playstation exclusive was released in 2006 as a launch title for the PS3 and was considered the �Halo� killer for the Playstation Brand at the time, with an average score of 86 on Metacritic and sales of just under 4 million (Vgchartz, about as reliable as Wikipedia) the game was a monumental success particularly in the FPS genre where only Killzone carried the most of the weight for the Playstation previously. It was lauded particularly for its excellent graphical presentation and its �tight� control system.
The analysis is broken down into five sections,
Game Play
Game Play
� The gun play is truly what makes this game tick, the accuracy and ease of use of each and every weapon in the game is a joy to experience, this makes the game seem fair despite a few somewhat despicable tricks used throughout the campaign which some may justifiably see as �dirty tactics� (guns which can fire through blind walls for example). With such ease of use the game does a good job of empowering the player, genuinely making you feel like you can overcome any obstacle, this also makes deaths seem more justifiable as the player is given the ability to fight back just as effectively against the enemies. Unfortunately the melee attacks do not follow suit in battle, the hit detection is absolutely atrocious (Think Black Ops magnified by 5), I was able to melee enemies from ridiculous distances and to make matters worse so were they, on many occasions I could actually see the motion the enemy took to hit me. (How can you see the punch after you�ve just been hit by it?) This would often not be too much of an issue however in Resistance the power of the fist is indeed mightier than the gun, the amount of damage dealt by a mere blow is enough to knock at least 50% health off, this is particularly problematic in one of the games many open areas.
Graphics[/b] � Obviously this is where you would expect the game to suffer the most, however it has held up surprisingly well considering it�s approaching its 5th Birthday. The environments remain detailed and texture pop in is low which is also surprising considering some of today�s more ragged efforts (Looking at you Call of Juarez!) still struggle to cope with this issue. The animations are solid but explosions are unconvincing (Smoke, that�s all we get most of the time) and enemy/ally movement is laughable, often they will find themselves either stuck on the smallest of hills or embedded in the best 1950�s cookie cutter vehicles the game has to offer. Now this brings me to my biggest foible (if you will) the constant re-use of assets, backgrounds and textures, this is perhaps the largest drawback and is most certainly noticeable the longer you play the game, areas start to become very familiar in a boring sense and detract from the playing experience in the long run.
� Some of the design decisions taken in the game are questionable, pacing is extremely poor with checkpoints scattered in random places, and this is further exacerbated by the notification process used to provide information to the player; whenever the game needs to tell you something a message will appear in top left hand corner, this can vary from picking up ammo to reaching a checkpoint however, this text often disappears so quickly it is difficult to determine what it says, particularly in a fire fight. On several occasions I found myself wondering when the last checkpoint was and how far back I would have to go if I died. The biggest disappointment I found was the story telling techniques used, the game�s narrative is primarily conveyed through pictures and a narrator, there are very few actual cut scenes and as such it was very difficult to actually give a dam about the main character (so much so that I�ve forgotten his name already). The lack of a sprint button also boggles my mind, how the developers thought it was acceptable to create a FPS set in primarily open areas without giving the player the ability to transverse these areas quickly is beyond me.
� Unfortunately the controls in the game feel extremely outdated, triangle is melee which feels very unnatural and is easily forgotten ( I died several times running up to an enemy only to press the wrong button and change gun instead, unfortunately this doesn't quite pack the same punch), a click of the analogue stick is required to zoom (this is forgiveable as it was the norm when the game was released ) however in this particular game control in zoom is slow and thus requires the player to zoom out in order to regain any scope of the surrounding area, this leads to the player being forced to zoom in and out repeatedly and can be frustrating, particularly in a fire fight with enemies flanking (which they do, it�s about all they do).
� Although the game is almost half a decade old it is still fun to play despite its drawbacks, the gun play is excellent and this is probably the game�s saving grace as it overcomes the poor pacing, repetitive environments and control system to provide an experience which is still worthwhile today.
Resistance has managed to maintain its playability and fun as its level design and game play save it from what would otherwise be considered a slow and painful death as the method of storytelling, game mechanics and absolutely god awful control system feel extremely outdated in comparisons to their modern counter-parts.
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� The game has aged reasonably well however its decline is likely to continue and in another five years it is likely the problems which have surfaced now will be much more of an issue, this one is not immortal and will eventually die.
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on 03.10.2010
Something Is Seriously Wrong
Ok after searching the internet long and hard I cannot find anyone else with this issue so heres hoping somebody here knows whats going on.
I like many other gamers purchased FF 13 on the Xbox 360 on Tuesday, once I arrived home I played the game for an hour then decided to have a break, when I came back to my Xbox I attempted to resume playing the game but when I put the disc in it wouldn't read, I tried putting other discs in and hey wouldn't read either, after many many tests I came to the conclusion that the Xbox had broken ( as they do). So I decided I would play on my brothers, this was all good the same as before until I attempted to play it for the second time where I received the same error message, as the first, the console would attempt to read the disk but fail.
Now this could just be coincidence but both Xbox's breaking one after the other seems very strange especially as the incidents are exactly the same. Im now out two Xboxs and I can't play FF though at the the moment that is the least of my worries.
Can anyone please gives me a heads up as to exactly whats going on, it would be very much appreciated.
on 02.24.2010
5 Things I Hate About Fifa 10
After playing Fifa 10 for well over 50 hours, I have come to the conclusion that although it is the best incarnation of the series, the amount of problems, inaccuracies and glitchs included within the gameplay makes it the most frustrating and irritating game yet. Most are related to either a lack of understanding from the developers, lazy programming or just a conflicting AI. Although none of these issues are game breaking they do detract from the game's overall quality.
1. Automatic Goalkeepers On One On Ones
In previous Fifas the player was given the option to bring the goalkeeper out,this provided the player choice and made the goalie very unprodictable however in this the newest version the player has no freedom to make the choice, the goalie will always leave his line in order to close down the player, this leaves the goal vulnerable to lob shots which online especially are utilised to the full.
2. Open Legged Players
The majority of players in Fifa 10 have there legs open more than a sex addicted hooker, the amount of times they will step over the ball when attempting a tackle or block is rediculous, trying to defend a cross along the ground is near impossible sometime as up to three players will watch it go though there legs and into the back of the net, this is worst against human players who seem to have a knack of taking advantage of this flaw.
3. Incorrect Implementation Of The Offside Rule
For those who know the rules of football/soccer they will know the offside rule is perhaps one of the most confusing and controversial rules in sport, now I can imagine implementing this rule into any game must be extremely difficult however in my opinion this does not excuse the developers of there lazy programming. Anyway the issue I have is relating to deflections, when the ball is played and bounces of the opposing player falling to another player who is in an offside position play should continue, however in Fifa no matter how big or obvious the deflection the offside is always given, now this is a severe issue as generally these decisions are given in goal scoring opportunities and have the potential to effect the final result.
4. Player AI
Now I understand footballers are seen by most as unintelligent but Fifa 10 takes there stupidity to a whole new level, on several occasions they will run to intercept a ball only to run straight past it leaving them out of position and looking like a complete and utter fool. The idea of passing seems straight forward enough but even so the majority of the time they will make passes that just don't make any sense, for example passing it back into there own half from the opposition's box.
Goalie AI
In my opinion this is the worst issue in the entire game, the goalies are perhaps the stupidest players on the pitch, on lob shots they will only dive on the spot, no matter how weak the shot may be if its on target and it goes above the goalies head it will go in, not only is this rediculously unrealistiic but also takes out any skill required in order to do a lob shot. The best goalkeepers in the game have the decision making of flipping David James, they leave themselves vulnerable unnecessarily especially on crosses where they more often than not will go to punch/catch a ball that Peter Crouch would have trouble to reach usually leaving the goal empty for the receiving player to score an open goal.
I did have more but I thought i'd stop at five as most of you won't read the whole thing or read it at all, especially with the hate sports games generally receive from dedicated game sites, personally I will be surprised if this gets more than three comments but anyway im glad I got these problems of my chest and im sure those of you who have played Fifa 10 know exactly what im talking about.
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on 12.27.2009
How A Second Play Through Can Ruin The Game Forever!
Similarly to most teenagers playing video games is an expensive hobby, prices are ever increasing and value for money is decreasing as developers focus more on quality of game play rather than on the length of the game. This has created a squeeze on most gamers wallets, in this situation there are three valid options, trade-in older games (which I personally hate doing), save until a game can be purchased while indulging in other activities, or replaying previous games. When I find myself in this situation I generally choose option three as some games are designed to be played multiple times, and others warrant a second play through just based on their quality.
After finding myself in this situation and scanning through the vast library of video games at my disposal I decided to replay Gears Of War, after having fond memories of my original play through I presumed the second would be just as enjoyable, oh how wrong I was. The game was awful, it was frustrating, glitchy and worst of all, boring, all of the fun I had experienced on my previous playthrough had disappeared and I was left with a monotonous dull TPS.
Believing it to be repetitiveness of the game play I was convinced it was just one of those games that was not designed for more than one play through. My anticipation for Gears of War 2 was still at fever pitch despite the extreme disappointment of my previous experience and I waited eagerly at my local Chips store at the midnight launch to get my copy such was my admiration for the series and my first playthrough. However upon completing the first level I realised something that deeply frustrated me, the game again appeared similar to my second playthrough of GOW even though this was my first of GOW 2. Somehow my second playthrough had not only ruined GOW but also GOW 2, each level felt the same as the previous incarnation and completing the game was felt nothing short of a catastrophe and a colossal waste of my time.
After finally completing the game and struggling through the hardships that were its campaign I tried to find some reason for my degraded experience, but not matter how hard I tried I could not think or even contemplate any particular reason why I should not be enjoying this game.
To this day I still cannot understand why my playing experience changed so dramatically over such a short period of time, it confuses me but also intrigues me as I wonder...
How does a game change without changing?
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on 08.17.2009
XBL Deal Of The Week
Just a quick blog to condemn Microsoft for there paltry discount on XBL this week.
Each week I look forward to Monday for three reasons, Sentuamesssage, football (unrelated) and the discount of the week. Im one of those people thats prepared to download the demo for the discounted item no matter what it is just to see if its worth the points and to find this week its on "Halo 3 - Splatter Spree Theme" is a real dissapointment and a bit of a cheek as these deals are one of the very few perks we Gold members actually receive.
Am I right to be angry or am I making a big deal about nothing?
Blog written in 6 minutes, apologies for any grammar, english or punctuation errors.
on 08.10.2009
Hype and Credibility Do Not Mix
In the last five years the concept of "Originality" has been thrown around with several parties in the industry stating there is a lack of it. However when it is provided to us through whatever format the majority either fail commercially (Okami) or fail in providing a genuinly enjoyable experience (Kane and Lynch :Dead Men), there have been success stories when original IP have succeeded (Bioshock) but the majority fail to live up to there expectations.
Time and again in this generation we the consumer have been let down by the hype the majority of these original titles bring with them, games such as Assassins Creed and Fracture have been presented to us by the PR departments from Ubisoft and Lucas Arts in a way which creates unrealistic expectations and when the game fails to live up to the hype credibility is lost from the IP and the Publisher as they have deceived there own audience. This deception may be beneficial in the short-term because of increased sales of the title due to the pre-release hype however, in the long-term it has the potential to damage the reputations of the publisher and developer as they prove they are prepared to deceive the consumer to acheive short term success.
This is not only an issue for original IPs but for sequels and franchise based games too, however with these type of games the publisher and the franchise have more to lose as it is most likely the dedicated fans who are going to be dissapointed. This has occurred not to recently with the Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise, basing my sales figures on those from the Xbox 360 only, displayed on Vgchartz the 1st title in the franchise on the console (Sonic The Hedgehog) sold 0,58 million copies, whereas the 2nd title (Sonic Unleashed) sold 0.46 million copies. This drop in sales is emphasized by the fact the 2nd game was available at half price at many retailers at the time of release due to the financial troubles of EUK. Sonic The Hedgehog brought with it huge hype as expectations rose for the next gen release however fans were severely let down when they were provided with a broken unfinished mess which received extremely bad press from both critics and gamers alike. Sonic Unleashed however brought with it just as much hype, was reviewed more positively (Still not great) and was available at a lower price point yet still failed to sell as many copies as it predecessor which was in the majorities opinion inferior in every way. This suggests Sonic Unleashed failed to sell as many copies as Sonic the Hedgehog because of the damage to the franchises reputation this title caused and also the damage caused to the publisher and developer as well. (Sega and Sonic Team)
This is only conjecture and there may be other conditions I have failed to take into account however based on this example there is enough proof to assume that hype can have just as many negative effects as positive in the long term of a product or franchise.
(Or what i've written could be a load of bull and people just didn't buy it because of that dam werehog)
This is the first blog I have written so if there are mistakes or errors, tough.
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Published on Monday, 25th July, 2011 at 18:23 under the news category, by Gareth Corfield.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg took control of the situation just minutes after the first bomb blast in Oslo – in his special underground bunker.
"The Prime Minister was very concerned that he had to get an overview of the situation and act calmly. He showed leadership and presence and care to those injured and relatives of dead", said Sindre Fossum Beyer to Dagens Næringsliv.
On Friday afternoon most of the government had gone home for the weekend. Only the Prime Minister and his personal adviser, Beyer, were in the offices as Anders Behring Breivik's bomb detonated next door, killing seven. Although Breivik had obtained 3000kg of explosive material, just 1800kg went into the Oslo bombs and the bombs later found on Utoya.
The bomb blast damaged the doors of Oslo Fire Station, reported NRK, which hindered fire crews' ability to get out and deal with the aftermath.
Security guards immediately ushered Stoltenberg and Beyer into a specially constructed bunker underneath the offices. From here the Prime Minister took control of the situation – just four minutes after the detonation.
After reports began coming in of a gunman on Utoya, it is thought that Labour Party leader Eskil Pedersen would have contacted Stoltenberg and Jonas Gahr Store, the Foreign Minister. Pedersen was reportedly visiting Utoya immediately before the shootings began.
News of the death toll reached the Prime Minister at about 3.30am on Saturday morning, vastly exceeding the expected total. Reports say that Stoltenberg and his staff were stunned into silence.
In today's preliminary hearing, the judge said that Breivik wanted to cause the biggest possible massacre to stem recruitment to the Labour Party because it had "failed the country", a possible reference to the Labour Party's infiltration by the KGB as well as its liberal attitude towards immigration.
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ROCHESTER, NY – Wegmans Food Markets has announced that the Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program will award college tuition assistance to 1,766 new recipients for the upcoming academic year. Wegmans expects to pay out more than $4.91 million in tuition assistance to both new and returning scholarship recipients during the 2014/2015 school year.
Since the program began in 1984, more than 30,000 Wegmans employees have been awarded scholarships totaling $95 million. The first class of Wegmans scholarship recipients in the 1984/1985 academic year included 241 employees with scholarships totaling $280,000.
"My grandfather established this long-standing tradition with the aim of helping young people succeed," says Wegmans President Colleen Wegman. "The program has grown considerably, and we're proud to continue helping our people reach their academic and career goals."
All Wegmans stores will offer a free cake celebration for employees and customers on Saturday June 7, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in recognition of scholarship recipients and graduates.
Part-time employee scholarship recipients are eligible to receive up to $1,500 a year for four years (a maximum of $6,000), and full-time employees can receive up to $2,200 a year for four years (up to $8,800 total). No limit is placed on the number of scholarships awarded each year and no restrictions are made on a student's course of study. Recipients may choose any area of study from an accredited college and enter any field they desire upon graduation. Many scholarship winners, however, have stayed with Wegmans after college, continuing career growth within the company.
To receive a scholarship, Wegmans employees must meet work-performance criteria. Eligibility is also based on a minimum number of work hours over a specified time period. Scholarship applications are evaluated by a team from Wegmans.
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Over 15 years on from when it first set out, Jordan Mechner's The Last Express is arriving on iOS this Thursday, September 27. In collaboration with French distributor DotEmu, Mechner re-released his 1997 adventure game on PC last year, but this year it comes to iPad and iPhone with some iOS-friendly tweaks.
The Last Express is set on the Orient Express in 1914, combining an evocative, momentous time with romance, murder, and intrigue. Initially conceived in 1993, four years of high-end development took its toll on financial reserves, and than in turn hurt marketing and shelf life. While the game was a commercial disaster, it earned high acclaim from mainstream outlets like USA Today and Newsweek, an incredible achievement for a game of its time.
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"When we learn to accept difficult circumstances patiently, the real problem disappears."
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Often life is filled with difficult circumstances that make us feel overwhelmed and trapped. When we respond to life's difficulties with discouragement, frustration, irritation or depression, our problems increase.
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Every class will begin with a brief introduction, followed by a guided breathing meditation and a practical teaching on developing a happy mind rooted in Buddhist wisdom. Class will end with simple Prayers for World Peace.
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Preoperative cardiac evaluation: when should the surgeon consult the cardiologist?
ABSTRACT We compiled a manual aimed at reducing preoperative cardiac assessment costs and defining the roles of surgeons and cardiologists. We tested prospectively and retrospectively if this manual achieved these goals.
Using the Guidelines for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) / American Heart Association (AHA), and other articles as a reference, we compiled the Jichi Medical School Hospital (JMSH) Manual in September 2002. This manual contains a novel checklist and flowcharts and includes all past and present cardiac disorders, complications, abnormalities in electrocardiograms (ECGs) and chest X-rays, and evaluation of daily activity. Using this manual, we prospectively studied 1087 surgical candidates from September 2002 to August 2003, and retrospectively analyzed 927 surgical candidates from September 2001 to August 2002.
In the prospective study, 39 (3.6%) patients were deemed to require further cardiac assessment and 4 (0.37%) suffered postoperative complications. In the retrospective study, 108 (11.7%) were deemed to require further cardiac assessment and 20 (2.2%) suffered postoperative complications. Using this manual reduced preoperative cardiac examination costs by 1323,600 Japanese yen, representing a 70.5% reduction.
The JMSH Manual defines the roles of surgeons and cardiologists and is useful for assessing preoperative cardiac function and surgical risks. This manual dramatically reduced the costs associated with preoperative cardiac examinations.
Article: Neragi-Miandoab S, Wayne M, Cioroiu M, et al. Preoperative evaluation and a risk assessment in patients undergoing abdominal surgery[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Patients who undergo abdominal surgery present along a variable spectrum of health. This ranges from the healthy young patient undergoing elective hemorrhoid surgery to the octogenarian in unstable health with multiple comorbidities. Regardless of a patient's current state of health, a preoperative assessment is crucial in planning the operative approach and in recognizing the possible postoperative complications for the implementation of a proper intervention if necessary. A broad evaluation of the patient includes identifying conditions that may predispose the patient to risks and the complications not directly related to the surgical procedure. The purpose of this article is to review the preoperative assessment in patients undergoing simple to complex procedures. The article provides general guidelines for the preoperative workup, which should be individualized for each patient, and the planned procedure, with the goal of reducing the postoperative complications. Risk stratification depends on a patient's condition and the extension of the planned surgical approach. It may also help to improve the postoperative outcome. A further preoperative workup should be individualized and tailored to the complexity of each case.Surgery Today 02/2010; 40(2):108-13. DOI:10.1007/s00595-009-3996-7 · 1.53 Impact Factor


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Please note - the voting deadline for these awards is open until Thursday, May 1. LatinFinance's 2014 Best Corporates in the Capital Markets Awards celebrate the companies in Latin America and the Caribbean that have the best management and have made most impressive use of the debt and equity markets between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.
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- Financial and transaction data for companies over the reference period
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Shortlists in each category are drawn up by soliciting feedback from market participants, and examination of transaction data and market history.
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A market vote will be taken to inform the selection of the winners. Voting is open online from Wednesday April 22, 2014, to Thursday, May 1, 2014. The online poll is available here.LatinFinance invites debt and equity bankers, portfolio managers, credit analysts, funding officials, CFOs and other market participants to vote on the shortlist. Each person may only vote once. Voters may not vote for their own company or an affiliated one. Individuals and companies are allowed to pass details of the voting process to their clients and peers.
Voters may indicate a company on the shortlist, or nominate another firm.
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LatinFinance will review official financial data for each of the shortlisted or nominated corporates. As is relevant in each category, such data will include, but will not be limited to: financial reports and accounts, company presentations, stock exchange filings, transaction pricing details, secondary market trading data.
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LatinFinance's editorial team retains discretion over the final allocation of awards in each category. The final decision will be based on market votes submitted, financial data, and feedback on market events and transactions over the course of the past 12 months.
The winners of the awards in each category will be revealed in LatinFinance's July issue.
Oct 21 - 22, 2015 | Grand Hyatt, Playa del Carmen, México
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No, the yield-hunt goes on
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