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See here for some future features concerning queries.
One thing that makes Dyna fast is that when an inference rule is
triggered, it can quickly look up the items that it needs in the
chart. A compiled Dyna program maintains special indices for this purpose.
This lookup facility is also made public for your use. Your C++ driver program can issue arbitrary queries against a chart -- as long as your Dyna program has declared the form of these queries in advance.
Declaring queries
Here is how you declare a query in your dyna program:
:- structure(constituent(string label, int from, int to)). :- query(constituent("NP", 0, _)).
This makes it possible for your C++ driver program to iterate over all constituents with the label "NP" that start at position 0. The end point is unspecified, using the underscore: NPs from 0 to 1, 0 to 2, 0 to 3, ... can be found.
Another example could be:
:- structure(rewrite(string x, string y)). :- query(x, _).
Declaring a query in your Dyna program has no effect on the semantics
of the Dyna program. However, it makes dynac
generate a C++ iterator class that you can use to issue queries.
Declaring a query may also make dynac
generate extra code
to maintain indices on the chart. That makes the query fast; on the
other hand, be warned that maintaining these indices costs time and space.
Using queries
If you have defined a query like this:
:- query(my_nps, constituent("NP", 0, _)).
dynac will define a constituent::iterator
class which you can use in your C++ driver program.
Here's a typical loop, that prints out all matching expressions in the chart:
for (my_nps::iterator iter(mychart); iter; ++iter){ cout << *iter << endl; // *iter is an instance of class constituent }
You can also use queries with arguments:
:- query(my_constits, constituent(X, _, _)).
The corresponding loop in the C++ code is:
string x = "NP"; // or any other string for (my_constits::iterator iter(mychart, x); iter; ++iter){ cout << *iter << endl; // prints out all x's }
That's all there is to it!
Iterator objects
As the loop above illustrates, a Dyna iterator is a bit simpler than a C++ STL random or bidirectional iterator. It is only intended to support forward iteration through a list.
An iterator instance iter
either points to some element of the list, in which case
is true
and *iter
returns the element,
or else it points past the end of the list, in which case (bool)iter
is false and
is an error (typically a segmentation fault). Notice that the (bool)
cast is implicit in the context of a loop test, as shown above.
When constructed, iter
points to the first element in the list (if any).
Each call to ++iter
advances it to point to the next element (if any). Eventually, it will point past the end of the list (if finite). Once that happens, continuing to call ++iter
has undefined behavior.
An iterator object has one additional method: iter.restart() makes iter
point to the first element again. This is especially useful during training, when one wants to iterate over the axioms during each training pass.
Iterators are fail-fast. That is, if the chart changes during the lifetime of the iterator,
then the next call to *iter
or ++iter
will throw an exception.
- The fail-fast feature hasn't been implemented yet, and perhaps should be reconsidered or made optional, since it adds a bit of overhead. Also, it is not clear whether the iterator should fail if the chart has changed, or only if the particular list has changed.


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procedural detail
When using procedural primitives renderer should supply detail size of the bounding box projected in raster space to the external program. It appears that pixie does this wrong. It supplies very huge number (~ 10^33) and it is always the same. This patch makes detail size value to be reasonable and approximately the same as aqsis and 3delight supplies when using the same RIB. Although, I am not sure that this patch will not break something else.


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former cyclist Lance Armstrong says he "loved" representing the U.S. Postal Service, even as the government sues to get back the millions it spent sponsoring his teams.
After years of legal wrangling, the federal government's $100 million lawsuit against Armstrong is expected to go to trial later this year. The Postal Service sponsored Armstrong's team when he was six of his seven Tour de France titles from 1999-2005.
Armstrong later admitted using performance-enhancing drugs and was stripped of those titles.
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Armstrong says the lawsuit can't "undo all of the good that was done all of those years." Armstrong claims the government made more money in publicity from the sponsorship than the $32 million it paid his teams.
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- Hello PatMake the bushing and parts out of Epoxy Granite .You could cast in a brass part for the bearing.keith
Deep Run Portage
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>http://rapidshare. com/files/ 158616662/ German_Epoxy_ Granite_Milling_ Machine.pdf. html - keith gutshall wrote:
> Hello Pat
Once you making E/G parts, it becomes pretty easy to cast the races in
> Make the bushing and parts out of Epoxy Granite .
> You could cast in a brass part for the bearing.
place. Then you have a lot of choices.
Oilite Bronze is a better bearing choice than brass, IMHO.
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Google Reveals New Social Search Feature, Twitter Not Happy About It
Tiffany Kaiser
January 11, 2012 1:44 PM
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Google Search plus Your World
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After Google announced Search plus Your World yesterday, Twitter responded negatively
Google announced
a new addition to its Search service
this week called "Search plus Your World," which brings a social aspect to the table. But social giant Twitter has made it clear that Google's latest release is stepping on its toes, and could likely take away some of Twitter's spotlight.
Search plus Your World is Google's most recent effort to apply a social touch to its search engine. The new tool will allow users to not only search the Web for public webpages as they normally would via Google, but also search their own pages and content as well as family and friends' pages and content. The whole idea mainly centers around Google+ pages and Picasa images on the Web, probably in an effort to attract more Google+ members.
Google is achieving this through three new features, including Personal Results, which allows the user to find
information like Google+ photos and posts
that include them or were created by them; Profiles in Search, which allows a user to find people they know, and People and Pages, which helps users find people they may not know yet, but may want to based on similar interests.
Google gives users the option to add Search plus Your World to normal search just by clicking a toggle button under the Search bar. Just click the icon of a person to see personal results. If you'd prefer to see public pages like usual only, there's an icon of a globe right next to the social icon that will remove results pertaining to you or people you know personally.
Google also assures that the privacy settings are easy to use for those who do not want certain things to show up in Search. Posts and photos can be marked with settings that will only be visible to the user, limited people or the public.
Google is rolling out the new feature over the next few days, and some are not very happy about it (cough TWITTER cough).
After Google announced Search plus Your World yesterday,
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For years, people have relied on Google to deliver the most relevant results anytime they wanted to find something on the Internet.
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We're concerned that as a result of Google's changes, finding this information will be much harder for everyone. We think that's bad for people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users.
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However, many are now wondering if Google will attract attention from the Justice Department because of this new move.
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The scent of supercolonies: the discovery, synthesis and behavioural verification of ant colony recognition cues
- Miriam Brandt†1, 2,
- Ellen van Wilgenburg†1, 3,
- Robert Sulc4,
- Kenneth J Shea4 and
- Neil D Tsutsui1Email author
© Brandt et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
Received: 22 May 2009
Accepted: 28 October 2009
Published: 28 October 2009
Ants form highly social and cooperative colonies that compete, and often fight, against other such colonies, both intra- and interspecifically. Some invasive ants take sociality to an extreme, forming geographically massive 'supercolonies' across thousands of kilometres. The success of social insects generally, as well as invasive ants in particular, stems from the sophisticated mechanisms used to accurately and precisely distinguish colonymates from non-colonymates. Surprisingly, however, the specific chemicals used for this recognition are virtually undescribed.
Here, we report the discovery, chemical synthesis and behavioural testing of the colonymate recognition cues used by the widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile). By synthesizing pure versions of these chemicals in the laboratory and testing them in behavioural assays, we show that these compounds trigger aggression among normally amicable nestmates, but control hydrocarbons do not. Furthermore, behavioural testing across multiple different supercolonies reveals that the reaction to individual compounds varies from colony to colony -- the expected reaction to true colony recognition labels. Our results also show that both quantitative and qualitative changes to cuticular hydrocarbon profiles can trigger aggression among nestmates. These data point the way for the development of new environmentally-friendly control strategies based on the species-specific manipulation of aggressive behaviour.
Overall, our findings reveal the identity of specific chemicals used for colonymate recognition by the invasive Argentine ants. Although the particular chemicals used by other ants may differ, the patterns reported here are likely to be true for ants generally. As almost all invasive ants display widespread unicoloniality in their introduced ranges, our findings are particularly relevant for our understanding of the biology of these damaging invaders.
Chemical signalling is the most ancient mode of communication and it is still used in some form by all extant organisms [1]. Insects, in particular, excel at the production and perception of chemical cues and rank as the best-studied model organisms in chemical ecology [2]. However, despite the ubiquity and importance of chemical communication, there are still many gaps in our knowledge of the specific chemicals involved. The elaborate social systems of ants, for example, are largely regulated by chemical signals, but very little is known about the chemical labels that define colony membership.
Many insects communicate using a class of chemicals known as cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs). Although these waxy chemicals probably evolved as barriers to desiccation and microbial infection [3, 4], they have since gained functions as cues for various types of recognition and communication (reviewed in [2, 5, 6]), including courtship [7], speciation [8] and parasitism via aggressive chemical mimicry [9].
The chemical cues that regulate membership in insect societies are also believed be cuticular hydrocarbons. In ants, for example, correlative analyses have shown that different colonies have distinctive differences in CHC profiles [10–12], and some specific CHCs have been implicated as candidate recognition cues, based on their association with colony boundaries and colonymate acceptance and rejection behaviours [10–14]. It is important to note, however, that although correlative approaches have highlighted promising candidate molecules as colony recognition cues, proving that specific compounds are responsible for colonymate discrimination has been very difficult. Candidate chemicals for colonymate recognition often occur in small amounts on tiny insects and the biochemical separation of individual compounds can be challenging or, in some cases, impossible. Moreover, the overall CHC profile can be a complex mixture of tens to hundreds of straight chain alkanes, alkenes and methyl-branched alkanes [15], and only a small subset of them are likely used as recognition cues. One recent study has suggested a particular dimethyl alkane as one of the colonymate recognition cues in the ant, Camponotus herculeanus [16]. Beyond this, however, little is known about which particular CHCs have been co-opted for colonymate recognition, or how individual social insects discriminate between the cocktails of odours that characterize members of their own colony and those of foreign colonies.
For Argentine ants, the identification of recognition cues is particularly important because altered social behaviour plays an important role in the ecological success of introduced populations. Argentine ants in South America, their native habitat, form colonies that range from a few meters in diameter up to several hundred metres long [17, 18]. These colonies harbour high levels of genetic diversity, are genetically differentiated from each other and exhibit a pattern of genetic isolation by distance [19]. In contrast, introduced populations are genetically depauperate, genetically homogeneous and form geographically vast supercolonies that can extend for thousands of kilometres [20]. Experiments both in the laboratory and in the field have shown that this widespread cooperation in introduced populations plays a major role in their ability to displace the native species [21, 22] which, in turn, can lead to negative indirect effects on other native taxa [23].
In this study, we first identified candidate hydrocarbons for colonymate recognition in the Argentine ant using several lines of evidence. We then developed and performed new methods for synthesizing seven of these molecules in a pure form. Next, we experimentally tested these chemicals for their ability to induce aggression among worker ants from the same colony. Finally, we tested the behavioural responses to changes in the quantity of these colonymate recognition cues and how combinations of different synthetic recognition cues affected the expression of aggression toward treated colonymates.
Results and discussion
Colonymates were attacked at even higher rates when a mixture of five different synthetic hydrocarbons were simultaneously applied, each at the same concentration as when applied individually, resulting in a fivefold increase in the total amount applied (Figure 4, black; F 1,197 = 29.30, P < 0.001). When we analysed the results separately for each colony, aggression occurred more frequently towards colonymates with five different synthetic hydrocarbons than control colonymates (all colonies χ2, P < 0.001, Figure 5). Thus, both qualitative and quantitative changes to the hydrocarbon profile can trigger aggression among colonymates.
Our findings advance the understanding of these colonymate recognition systems by providing the first identification, chemical synthesis and behavioural testing of the cues used for Argentine ant colonymate recognition. Not only does the application of individual synthetic hydrocarbons trigger frequent aggressive rejection of colonymates, but our studies also demonstrate the importance of both qualitative and quantitative changes in CHC profiles.
In addition to the compounds examined here, it is likely that other CHCs are also used as recognition cues. Indeed, in our analysis of the natural hydrocarbon variation and aggressive behaviour, other individual chemicals appeared to vary among aggressive colonies, but not among geographically distant sites within the same supercolony. These CHCs merit further study.
The approach used here could be applied to future studies that seek to clarify the important functional features of these molecules. Chemical synthesis and careful testing of related hydrocarbons may provide insights into the mechanisms used to perceive them. For example, synthesis and testing of hydrocarbons that vary only in methyl group number, methyl group location or chain length may reveal which of these features are recognized by various receptor proteins of the chemosensory system. Similarly, future studies that couple electrophysiological techniques with the types of approaches used here may reveal how the detection and perception of chemical compounds differs from the behavioural response.
Our findings suggest potential control strategies for invasive ants based on colony-specific behavioural modification through the use of synthetic recognition cues. Since the striking ecological dominance of introduced populations stems from the widespread lack of aggression, synthetic colonymate recognition cues (such as those described here) could be used to initiate aggression among nestmates. As this approach would specifically target the social behaviour of only targeted ant species, such control strategies could reduce the harm to non-target organisms caused by the use of general insecticides. However, significant challenges regarding the method and efficacy of CHC delivery and potential long-term behavioural responses must first be addressed.
The formation of cooperative colonies underlies the success of social insects generally, and of ants in particular. Although it has been well-established that ants can use CHCs as the cues for colony membership, the identity of the specific chemicals used has proven elusive. This study provides some of the first insights into the identity of ant colonymate recognition cues and illustrates how both qualitative and quantitative variation in these cues can affect social behaviours. Future studies will be able to apply these findings to the exploration of social evolution, sensory ecology, neurophysiology and invasion biology.
Identification of putative recognition cues
To identify the cuticular hydrocarbons that are the likely recognition cues, we combined multiple lines of evidence. Initially, we decided to seek recognition cues among the Argentine ant hydrocarbons that were 35 or 37 carbons long, based on the observation that CHCs of this size from the brown-banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa) appear to trigger intraspecific aggression among Argentine ants [25]. Next, we examined a previously unpublished dataset of the cuticular hydrocarbons from two particular populations: Davis, California (which is behaviourally part of the large Californian supercolony) and LS, California (which is a small, localized secondary colony) (Additional file 1). For our initial proof-of-concept experiments, we wanted to test single-methyl alkanes, due to their ease of synthesis. Based on the abundance and degree of between-colony variation, we chose 15-methyl heptatriacontane (15MeC37) and 17-methyl heptatriacontane (17MeC37) as the first candidates to test. We also chose to test 15MeC35 and 17MeC35 because they could be synthesized using the same reactions and starting materials, although these alkanes were naturally less abundant on the ants and less variable between colonies. After testing these compounds and discovering their ability to trigger intraspecific aggression, we decided to select a trimethyl alkane for synthesis and testing. To do this, we again examined the hydrocarbon profiles above, and reexamined previously collected data from a large analysis of cuticular hydrocarbon variation in natural populations of Argentine ants in California [11]. Based on these data, we chose to synthesize and test 5,13,17-trimethyl pentatriacontane (5, 13, 17triMeC35) and 5,13,17-trimethyl heptatriacontane (5, 13, 17triMeC37). It is likely that other CHCs not tested here can also function as recognition cues.
Chemical synthesis of candidate recognition cues
The single methyl-substituted hydrocarbons (15MeC35, 17MeC35, 15MeC37, 17MeC37 and 19MeC37) were prepared by the addition of Grignard reagents derived from long chain alkyl halides to methyl ketones of the appropriate chain length (Figure 2). The resulting alcohols were dehydrated and subsequently hydrogenated to yield the methyl substituted saturated alkanes. The trimethyl derivatives (5,13,17triMeC35, 5,13,17triMeC37) were assembled by a multistep reaction sequence that involved the addition of a Grignard reagent incorporating a protected methyl ketone to a second unprotected methyl ketone (Figure 2). Deprotection and repetition of the sequence, followed by dehydration and hydrogenation, completed the syntheses. Intermediate and final reaction products were evaluated using GC-MS, 1H-NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and/or 13C-NMR. In all cases, mixtures of stereoisomers were produced and were used as such in the experiments.
Behavioural testing of synthetic recognition cues
We performed behavioural assays using Argentine ants from sites belonging to five supercolonies in California: Los Peñasquitos (LP), LS, Lake Hodges (LH), CW and Sweetwater (SW). These supercolonies are behaviourally and genetically distinct from each other [17, 26]. Ants at LP belong to the large supercolony that dominates the introduced range in California, whereas the other sites belong to much smaller secondary supercolonies. Ant colonies were maintained in the laboratory in tubs lined with Fluon and were fed a diet of sugar water, protein solution and scrambled eggs three times per week.
To determine the amount of synthetic hydrocarbon to apply, we constructed a calibration curve of hydrocarbon solution concentration versus peak area in the chromatograms, using eicosane (C20) as an internal standard. We re-extracted CHCs from treated ants in order to empirically determine the amount of synthetic hydrocarbon necessary for a two- to sevenfold increase (an amount that is within the range of naturally occurring CHC variation; see Figure 3).
We performed a total of 1950 individual behavioural assays (Figures 4, 5). All treatments were performed using 50 different workers from each supercolony, except the treatment with fivefold 15MeC35 and the fivefold C36 control, which were only performed with ants from LS and CW.
To apply the synthetic hydrocarbons, we extracted cuticular lipids from 200 workers, as in Torres et al. [24], and then added the designated amount of synthetic hydrocarbon solution (1 mg/ml hexane) to the CHC extract. The solvent was evaporated under nitrogen while swirling the vial, thus coating the walls of the vial with CHCs. We treated live ants by placing them in the vial, vortexing them, then allowing them to recover as in Torres et al. [24] and Liang and Silverman [27].
To quantify the behavioural response of colonymates, treated workers were tested against 10 members of their own colony in 35 mm Fluon-coated Petri dishes for 5 minutes. We scored behavioural assays as either aggressive (flaring of mandibles, recoil behaviour, biting, grabbing, use of chemical defenses) or non-aggressive.
In order to visualize the hydrocarbon profiles, we extracted CHCs from 10 treated workers, purified them on a silica column, and analysed them using GC-MS as in Torres et al [24].
In order to test the behavioural response to the hydrocarbon treatment, we used a mixed-model logistic-regression approach (SAS 9.1, Glimmix). We used the presence or absence of aggression as the response variable, the treatment as a fixed factor and the colony as a random factor. We performed several pre-planned comparisons between treatments using a Dunnett's test from the MIXED procedure of SAS. We selected a Dunnett's test because it allows the comparison of treatments with a reference. To test whether workers responded aggressively toward treated colonymates, we compared the frequency of aggression in each treatment to the negative controls. To test for the effect of the random term (colony) we ran the model twice, once with and once without the random term and compared the -2 Res Log Likelihood values in a χ2 test.
cuticular hydrocarbon
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Lake Hodges
Los Peñasquitos
Lake Skinner
- 15MeC35:
15-methyl pentatriacontane
- 17MeC35:
17-methyl pentatriacontane
- 15MeC37:
15-methyl heptatriacontane
- 17MeC37:
17-methyl heptatriacontane
- 19MeC37:
19-methyl heptatriacontane
- 5:
13, 17triMeC35: 5, 13, 17-trimethyl pentatriacontane
- 5:
13, 17triMeC37: 5, 13, 17-trimethyl heptatriacontane.
We thank J Greaves for assistance with GC-MS, H Le for assistance with behavioural assays, L Nelson for performing the first GC-MS runs and D Holway and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture, the California Structural Pest Control Board, the Defining Wisdom Program (a project of the Arete Initiative of the University of Chicago) and the National Science Foundation (USA).
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Classification in high dimensional feature spaces
dc.contributor.author | Van Dyk, Hendrik Oostewald | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-06T14:12:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-04-06T14:12:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4091 | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.Ing. (Computer Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009. | |
dc.description.abstract | In this dissertation we developed theoretical models to analyse Gaussian and multinomial distributions. The analysis is focused on classification in high dimensional feature spaces and provides a basis for dealing with issues such as data sparsity and feature selection (for Gaussian and multinomial distributions, two frequently used models for high dimensional applications). A Naïve Bayesian philosophy is followed to deal with issues associated with the curse of dimensionality. The core treatment on Gaussian and multinomial models consists of finding analytical expressions for classification error performances. Exact analytical expressions were found for calculating error rates of binary class systems with Gaussian features of arbitrary dimensionality and using any type of quadratic decision boundary (except for degenerate paraboloidal boundaries). Similarly, computationally inexpensive (and approximate) analytical error rate expressions were derived for classifiers with multinomial models. Additional issues with regards to the curse of dimensionality that are specific to multinomial models (feature sparsity) were dealt with and tested on a text-based language identification problem for all eleven official languages of South Africa. | |
dc.publisher | North-West University | |
dc.subject | Naïve Bayesian | en |
dc.subject | Maximum likelihood | en |
dc.subject | Curse of dimensionality | en |
dc.subject | Gaussian distribution | en |
dc.subject | Multinomial distribution | en |
dc.subject | Feature selection | en |
dc.subject | Data sparsity | en |
dc.subject | Chi-square variates | en |
dc.subject | Hyperboloidal decision boundaries | en |
dc.title | Classification in high dimensional feature spaces | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.thesistype | Masters |
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I purchased the SL AWD with the dual moonroof, leather, premium and technology packages, wanted the LE, but couldn't justify the extra cash. It's been 9 months, and I must say, the car has grown on me. In the last month I've seen so many '09 Murano's on the road, the word must have gotten out. I must admit it was kind of nice being the only one around.
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I was smitten with the Murano's good looks and equally good reputation. It hasn't lived up to my expectations. There is a rattling at the back of the vehicle (I think it's the liftgate) that the dealer hasn't been able to fix in two tries. There is also a buzzing sound that comes from the center control stack of instruments. This makes my new car a constant source of annoyance. There was an electrical problem with a window that was fixed on my first repair visit. I'd do anything to get out from under this car but it would be too expensive to do. I'm also not pleased with my mileage, just barely 18 mpg for hiway and city driving (about 50-50). Don't get suckered in by the sharp looks!
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2009 Nissan Murano LE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
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Samurai Jack Opening remake by latin animators
4.38 / 5.00 7,309 ViewsHello Newgrounds! I hope you like this latest movie.
This is a battle between two militia clans, action ensues! If you're curious about the story a bit, heres some info!
Bladebikes: Swift bikes powered by semi-tangible blades, which allow them to sink in the ground and go right through obstacles.
Militia Clans: Small militaristic clans that fight in battles overseen by judges. They continue to fight either until one side gives up due to losses or the other side captures the clan flag.
You seem to like really tall structures. Pretty ammazing animation, original as always. I really don't quite understand the whole Militia clans thing, though. If that was just a game of capture the flag, I'd hate to see what war is like for them.
Not much of a story though. Great animation skills are used here. I dunno if you were trying to go for something a little "dark," but you could add a little more colour to it.
When I look back at it, I don't really like the grayscale thing. But it did sort of support a mood of 'early dawn' and its GREAT practice for scene composition.
Thanks for review :)
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Really good. But it didn't have a lot of story. YOu should make a series, or explain this universe more. Are the Bladebike people and the hat dudes related? And also you could have put something in the begginning, because the hat dudes seemed more like victims of a genocide rather then players in an epic battle. Good overall, you difenatly have untapped potential. Work on the story and you could go places.
You have some very good points. At the time I started this, I was working on a comic which this is an excerpt from. I had a lot to do after that though and the comic kinda got put on backhold, so this by itself is totally confusing. :P
Great review!
nicely done!
I think this was really well done, you put a lot of effort into it and it shows. some perspective things looked a little weird but you def. have the hang of it and will only get better with time!
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Decorating your home for Christmas has come a long way from the days of hanging some metallic garland around the staircase, a string of lights on the tree and the stockings from the mantel. Finding the exact decorations to create the festive feeling you want can be challenging, though. One alternative is to create your own custom Christmas decorations from wood for your home and garden.
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Unfinished wooden letters are ideal for personalised, custom Christmas decorations. Purchase letters to spell out holiday words or phrases, and decorate them with paint, decoupage or other embellishments. Your letters can be as detailed or simple as you want. For example, covering a letter entirely with glitter creates a dramatic and festive decoration. Choose large letters -- 30 cm (12 inches) high or larger -- to spell out a short word such as "Joy" or "Noel" to hang on a wall or smaller letters to adorn shelves and tables with larger phrases, like "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays."
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Wooden advent calendars help your family count down the days until Christmas while adding interest to your holiday decor, and you have multiple options for creating a custom advent calendar. For example, purchase small wooden boxes and paint and decorate them with numbers 1 through 25. Fill each box with treats or small gifts to mark the days. Alternatively, create a custom advent calendar to hang on the wall. Cut a piece of plywood or medium density fiberboard to about 30 by 30 cm (12 by 12 inches). Sand the rough edges and surface and paint the board. Add the numbers 1 through 25 around the board, either in order or in a random pattern that fits your design. Add a small hook to each number. Paint a small scrap of wood, approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) square, to coordinate with the calendar, and add a small piece of wire or a hanger on the back of the wood. Each day as you count down to Christmas, move the marker piece to the appropriate day.
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À bout de souffle / Breathless
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I watched this years ago and thought it was very good. The characters per se are not likeable, though I've always had a soft spot for the little bastard (or say bad boy) Belmondo used to portray so well and of which this is primary example (yeah, I'm a bit meh...myself).
As for Jean, isn't Quincy over at Q'Daydream blog a dead ringer style wise, down to the short crop, glasses and all the rest? She is so lovely and this style is perfect for her.Her clothes are totally awesome in this movie, but Jean Seberg's character is pretty "meh." I felt the same way about her in Bonjour Tristesse. She's not my favorite. I do like this movie, though, probably because I love Jean-Paul Belmondo. I really love the movies he was in with Anna Karina (love her!).


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If you've been wondering how you'll use all those USB-powered gizmos you've been collecting at the same time, ponder no more. Synchrotech is now shipping its 13-port USB 2.0 hub, which barely falls short of the 16-port alternative we peeked earlier this year. Notably, this creation boasts a much smaller, sleeker design that isn't likely to attract too much attention (until all those ports are filled, that is), but the baker's dozen is (obviously) backwards compatible with USB 1.1 and will cost you just $45. Oh, the possibilities.
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1. Blogger:
Blogger is a great app already been owned in many bloggers' smartphone. A blogger can easily handle his or her blogspot powered blog posts, edit exists posts, publish posts, view the list of published, drafted posts and much more.
The blogger app is a great application for blogspot users to keep in touch with their blogs performance and statistics.
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WordPress is one of the best Android apps that help a blogger to write, edit and publish new posts on his or her blog. Again, you can monitor your site statistics/analytics, visitor behaviors, users site use, read posts in readers and it's open source. If your blog powered by WordPress CMS(Content Management System) then once you must try it.
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When it comes to monitor website statics and analytics, the value of Google Analytics tool can never be ignored. Google Analytics is a simple tool developed by Google Inc. for analyzing your blog traffic and statistics. You can easily monitor site visitors, page views, unique users, returning users, session, bounce rate, visitors landing pages, exit pages and more things by using this free best android app.
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Swiftkey keyboard is a keyboard app with impressive features. This keyboard app come with features such as easy to write, great next-word-prediction, 800 emoji characters (emotions), smarter auto corrector, support 60 languages, 30 colorful layouts. In fact, It is also becoming default keyboard app in Android devices.
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There are other tons of apps beneficial to bloggers, simply do your research, and let them help you become a better blogger.