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We live in an exciting period, which many call the Information Age, signifying the fact that the amount of information in the world is growing exponentially. This surge of information is of course also true for visual data, with a massive growth in photo and video images. More than a trillion photos are taken annually and billions are shared online, and every minute up to 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube alone. The healthcare system is also part of the exponential increase in textual and visual digital information (1) and the doubling time of medical knowledge is estimated to increase from 7 years in 1980 to 73 days in 2020 (1,2).
While uncategorized data goes to waste, it is already not humanely possible to categorize the exponentially increasing data, and efforts are continually made to find machine based solutions for data categorization. A major breakthrough in image classification (3) was the contribution of Krizhevsky et al. (4) to the ImageNet challenge in December 2012. The ImageNet database (5) is a large visual database designed for use in visual object recognition software research. In the 2012 ImageNet challenge, 1.3 million high-resolution images set into 1,000 different classes (such as cats, birds, cars etc.) were used to evaluate competing algorithms in the task of image classification (i.e., labeling an image of a cat as "cat"). Krizhevsky et al. proposed a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) deep learning algorithm, termed AlexNet, which showed a remarkable 15% top-five classification error (4). Since then, each year, newer, deeper, CNN algorithms have shown improved error rates, achieving near human performance (6,7). The winners of the 2017 challenge, Hu et al., with their SENet algorithm, achieved a truly remarkable error rate of 2.25% (8).
Automatic image analysis (including medical images) is termed computer vision, which is an interdisciplinary field that deals with how computers can gain understanding of digital images or videos. Computer vision seeks to automate tasks that biological visual systems can do. Common image analysis tasks include classification, detection and segmentation (3). In the classification task the algorithm aims to classify images into two or more classes. Examples include classification of lung nodules into benign or malignant or classification of images into those containing cats and dogs. In the detection task the algorithm aims to localize structures in 2D or 3D space—for example, detection of lung nodules or liver metastases on CT images. In the segmentation task the algorithm tries to provide a pixel wise delineation of an organ or pathology—for example, segmentation of the surface of lung, kidney, spleen or tumors on CT, ultrasound or MRI images.
CNN algorithms, which are algorithms used to solve computer vision tasks, are part of a hierarchy of terms under the "umbrella" of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (9). Figure 1 presents a Venn diagram schematic representation of this hierarchy of terms. AI is a broad term that describes the computer science field that is devoted for creating algorithms that solve problems which usually require human intelligence. Machine learning is a subclass of AI that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. In classic machine learning, human experts try to choose imaging features that appear to best represent the visual data (for example, Hounsfield units histograms or the acuteness of masses) and statistical techniques are used to classify the data based on such features. Deep learning, a subtype of machine learning, is a type of representation learning in which no feature selection is used. Instead, the algorithm learns on its own which features are best for classifying the data. With enough training data, representation learning could potentially outperform hand-engineered features (9).
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) forms the basis of most deep learning methods. ANNs are loosely based on the hypothesis of how biological neural networks operate: data enters the neuron's dendrites, some kind of "mathematical function" is performed in the neuron's body, and the result is outputted through the axon. The dendrites and axon terminals of many neurons interconnect in the brain's cortex to create the biological neural network.
A schematic representation of ANN is presented in Figure 2. The first layer is the input layer (for example, intensity values of each pixel can represent each input). The black arrows in Figure 2 are sometimes termed weights, dendrites or parameters. Each weight is assigned a random number at initialization. Each input is multiplied by its corresponding weight, and the results are summed for each "neuron" in the network (∑). In this model "neurons" are just simple mathematical functions, mostly the ReLU function (x=0 for ∑≤0, x=∑ for ∑>0). The result of each neuron (x) is passed on and multiplied again by its corresponding weight. This process is repeated in all the neurons in the network, and a final result is outputted in the output neuron.
The true power of ANNs comes from the large amount of neurons which are arranged in interconnected deep hidden layers which gives the network its computational strength. Another key concept of ANN is backpropagation which is the process of network optimization. A loss function estimates the error, which is the difference between the output label and the desired label (e.g., did the network classify an image of a cat as a cat). Based on the estimation of error, the algorithm backpropagates through the network and small changes are made to the weights in order to reduce loss. Repeated iterations of forwarding all data inputs and backpropagating through the network, ultimately leads to an optimized network.
CNN are a subtype of ANN. Pioneered by LeCun et al. in 1990 (10), CNN were originally used to classify digits, and were applied to recognize hand-written numbers on bank checks, but as stated, the big breakthrough of CNN was made in 2012 in the ImageNet challenge (4).
CNN were inspired by the work of Hubel and Wiesel who won the Nobel prize for their understanding of the visual cortex pathways of cats (11). Specifically, Hubel and Wiesel observed that the visual process is a hierarchical rather than holistic process: neurons (termed "simple cells") at the beginning of the visual process respond to simple features—lines at different angles. Higher level neurons (termed "complex cells" and "hyper-complex cells") respond to complex combinations of simple features, for example, two lines at right angles to each other. CNN try to replicate this hierarchy of features. CNN operates by the process of convolution—point wise multiplication (dot product) of small matrices of weights across the entire image to create corresponding neuronal maps. The usual size of a filter is 3×3, 5×5 or 7×7 pixels. The process of matrix convolution is repeated on the constructed neural maps, to create new hidden deep layers of neural maps. Network optimization using loss estimation and backpropagation are conducted on the constructed neural network similarly to ANN.
The current paper, "Predicting malignancy of pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGN) and their invasiveness by random forest", by Mei and colleagues, presents a machine learning approach (see Figure 1) for the task of classifying pulmonary GGN. Mei et al. evaluated several classic machine learning algorithms (random forests, logistic regression, decision tree, support vector machine and AdaBoosting) for classifying CT images of pulmonary GGN from 1,177 patients. As in other classic machine learning algorithms, hand crafted imaging features were selected to represent the data. Two binary classification tasks were evaluated: (I) benign versus malignant status of GGNs; (II) non-invasive versus invasive status for the malignant nodules. The best machine learning algorithm was found to be random forests, with 95.1% accuracy to predict the malignancy of GGNs and 83.0% accuracy to predict the invasiveness of the malignant GGNs. As the authors state in the discussion, it will now be of interest to use this GGNs data-set to compare the classic machine learning algorithms with deep learning algorithms (mainly, CNN), which unlike machine learning algorithms, do not require the explicit use of radiologic features, but instead utilize the imaging information directly from the CT images.
Deep learning image analysis of chest radiology has been an active subject of research for the last two years. Research topics include, among others, classification of lung nodules into benign and malignant ones on CT scans (12-18), detection of lung nodules on CT scans (19,20), identification of interstitial lung disease on CT scans (21) and classification of mediastinal lymph nodes into benign and malignant on PET/CT (22).
While AI medical imaging research, such as in the studies described above, is rapidly increasing, and commercial applications are beginning to emerge, it is important to understand that although radiology is a somewhat large financial market, the driving force for AI development is much larger. Huge financial markets such as internet giants like Google, Facebook, Baidu and Alibaba, self-driving cars, robotics and many others, are the driving force for the financial and ingenuity investment in the development of both the software and the hardware aspects of AI. New developments in machine learning, and more specifically deep learning, will likely have major implications on human society in the near future, and this advancement has already been termed by some, the fourth industrial revolution (23). In a summary of the Intersociety Summer Conference of the American College of Radiology (ACR) it has been stated that "Data science will change radiology practice as we know it more than anything since Roentgen, and it will happen more quickly than we expect.. pretending this will not disrupt radiology is naive" (1).
Some radiology experts emphasize the importance of remaining optimistic about future opportunities of data science (1), as well as about the active role of radiologists in the AI revolution, a role that entails engagement rather than replacement (24,25). The future is unknown, the AI revolution has just recently started, and as humans we struggle in estimating exponential processes. It is important for medical institutions to invest in the understanding of this new technology, in order to be best prepared for the upcoming changes.
Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Read about our exhibit here: http://sse.royalsociety.org/2013/exhibits/technology-for-nature/
And visit our blog to find out more! http://technology-nature.tumblr.com/


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Systems Thinking and the 4 Ps of Marketing/
I flagged an HBR article a few years ago titled "Rethinking the 4 Ps". I suspect most senior marketing leaders have considered this topic at some point in their career – I know I have.
Probably the first reason to rethink Kotler's model is that it's so often glossed over in conversations about the marketing function. "Marketing? Oh yes, the 4 Ps." And then they can't remember what the 4th P stands for – in my experience it's usually Place that gets forgotten. "Right – distribution – I remember now."
The "SAVE" model developed by Richard Ettenson and his co-authors proposes substituting value for price, access for placement – exactly the substitutions I considered as well. He then suggests substituting solution for product, and education for promotion. Those, however, didn't resonate with me, and I set aside the journal thinking I might develop some alternatives.
I re-read the article this week and noticed that Motorola implemented the "SAVE" model and reorganized the marketing organization to focus on each aspect of the model. That's when I realized I'd missed the root cause of my desire to rethink the 4 Ps. It's taught as four distinct activities – and often practiced in the same way. Yet the most progressive marketing leaders I know are systems thinkers, with a deep understanding of customers and an underlying ambition to find growth opportunities. They think about the 4 Ps, yes, but also culture, macro trends, relationships and experiences…and appreciate the smallest discovery that leads to a big insight.
So I'm not going to rethink the 4 Ps – it's still the king. I will however, encourage a different dialogue with marketing teams, pushing against the superficial and celebrating the profound.


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The HIMCAT newsletter has been prepared to share experiences among HIMCAT members. The newsletter is distributed twice a year by e-mail only to the HIMCAT members.
In the 9th issue of the newsletter, recent, ongoing, and upcoming activities and country level initiatives are shared. A HIMCAT member organisation, the Sustainable Soil Management Programme (SSMP), Nepal, shared a very rich experience from its programme that has commenced in 1999, and is now in its 11th year and phase 4. Furthermore, find an interview with a HIMCAT member, Dr Hans von Noord, long term land management specialist with Sustainable Land Management Project (WB-GEF), National Soil Services Centre , Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan.
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A Memorable Morning - Part 23
February 3rd, 2012, 1:39 pm
Posted by Gigi19972010
Gonna be honest, I really felt very sad when making the first six panels. This is the first time I definitively showed Zan's sensitive side.
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Posted by Kenny the fox
Just wait until they start calling him Peter Pan...
Posted at February 3rd, 2012, 1:45 pm
Posted by Jarkes (Guest)
Pan Breakdown? ...I don't get it.
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Posted by contradiction123
Because of this comic, I now dislike Jake. I just do not like characters who think like that. Don't ask why.
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Posted by wenkuang77
I personally think they should start calling him "The Pan Man".
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Posted by Koopa1018 (Guest)
Posted at February 3rd, 2012, 8:35 pm
Posted by lord_aizen66
i would call him the panman :D
Posted at February 4th, 2012, 9:16 am
Posted by Gigi19972010
Haha guys, one day you are going to see Panee being called Peter Pan and Pan Man. xP
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Posted by Koopa1018 (Guest)
Judging by the comments, I'd say that if he had an American name, it would probably be Peter.
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Posted by plasma_knight303
how about "the PANcake man" :D
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Design Tips from the Huntington House Fabric Seminar/
Belfort Furniture was proud to offer a Design and Fabric Seminar hosted by two representatives from Huntington House on February 16th. Whether you were able to attend or were bummed to have missed it, we have a complete list of tips and advice we learned from our wonderful guests. Overall, we are seeing happier fabrics and brighter colors. Huntington House strives to provide a fabric assortment that includes as many domestically sourced fabrics as possible – but when they do obtain fabrics elsewhere they pull from the best regions of the world – India, Brussels, and Thailand, just to name a few! Huntington House packages combine fabrics from different mills and regions while lower priced upholstery collections provide packages sourced from a single mill. Huntington House is proud to make all of their upholstery products in America, hand crafted and featuring luxury detailing like 360 degree tailoring.
Don't feel restricted by your environment
Does your kitchen countertop feature a hue that just isn't your favorite? Not to fret – be sure to downplay this hue by accentuating others that may be more to your liking. By accentuating the colors you do like throughout your home, you'll create a room that you'll love to come home to everyday.
Start with something you love and build from there
When it comes to choosing fabrics start with something you love! Browse through the endless options and find what speaks to you. Build your room from there by adding complementing fabrics. Remember, fabrics can be incorporated throughout your room…not just on furniture – don't forget about curtains and other window treatments!
Go bold or soften it down to be safe
Once you've chosen a favorite fabric, build with colors that complement. If your beginning fabric features purple, pick some accent fabrics with yellows and greens to go bold or fabrics with greys to be safe. Even if you're wary of being 'adventurous' when it comes to your fabric choices don't be afraid to use that purple print you love…just add softer neutral prints to create an overall calm tone.
Mix together different types of prints
Don't be fearful! Mixing together different prints isn't something to stray away from. As long as your prints complement and don't clash, your room will come together perfectly. Pair geometric prints with plaids – pair geometric prints with florals – pair florals with stripes – and pair them all together!
Combine variations of fabric textures
It's important to create an interest with more than just prints, patterns, and colors. Combine variations of textures with your choice of fabrics to create a luxury feel.
Vary different scales of fabric patterns
If you're starting with a large print or a small pattern don't feel restricted to this scale when it comes to pattern for the entire room. Combining a large jacquard print, a medium geometric pattern, and a smaller paisley can create another visual interest in a room based on scale alone.
Use bold prints on accent chairs
With custom upholstery, the options truly are endless. If you've fallen in love with a fabric that's bold or busy, it's perfect for an accent chair. Accent chairs are where you get to have a little fun in your room - that's a little more fun than just pillows.
Now trending: Micro-patterns!
Okay, we admit this may not be an industry standard term but we love it! Micro-patterns are appearing everywhere and they are a great option to add interest to your room without overwhelming pattern. Micro-patterns are exactly that, micro! Featuring smaller patterns that provide visual interest as you get closer and disappear as you move away, micro-patterns from far away almost appear to be a solid color – creating an interest all over instead.
Working on one living room or a whole home can be overwhelming but it can also be fun. Follow these simple steps to creating something that is interior design magazine worthy and true to your style. Work with Belfort Furniture's luxury upholstery manufacturers like Huntington House and Drexel Heritage to create a designer look in your home today.


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Watford manager Javi Gracia has signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal with the Vicarage Road club.
The Spaniard, who took over in January following Marco Silva's dismissal, could now remain at the Hornets until 2023.
Gracia, 48, was named Barclays Premier League manager of the month in August following his side's 100 per cent start to the campaign, which included a 2-1 victory at home against Tottenham.
His side travel to Leicester on Saturday ninth in the Premier League table, and with 20 points from their opening 13 fixtures, but without a victory in their last three appearances.
"I am very happy to extend my contract," Gracia said. "I am very proud in this moment to be part of this club and to belong here for more seasons."
Scott Duxbury, the Watford chairman and chief executive, added: "We are delighted that Javi has agreed an extension to his contract.
"From day one it was clear that Javi worked well with us and shared our vision of how to achieve success for Watford Football Club, and we are looking forward to continuing that work together for many years to come."
Gracia, the former Malaga and Rubin Kazan head coach, was the 10th manager to be appointed by the Pozzo family since their takeover at Watford in 2012.
Out of work since he departed Russian club Rubin Kazan in June 2017, he took the reins of a Watford squad which had been victorious in just one of their previous 11 Premier League fixtures.
But Gracia won his opening three home league fixtures, with his side recording a famous 4-1 win over Chelsea, to secure their Premier League safety.
Yet, following a poor end to his opening campaign, overseeing just one victory from nine matches, there was speculation the club's trigger-happy owners would sack him in the summer.
But Watford's promising start to this term has convinced the hierarchy to provide Gracia with a new, long-term contract as he approaches a full year in charge at Vicarage Road.


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Engineering & Manufacturing
Optics Design
FNG Lighting uses a combination of industry-best optics software and in-house developed simulations all the way from the early stages of the product development through the launch of the lamp. Our goal is always to connect the design and manufacurability of our lamps, using state-of-the-art technology and creative engineering.
Our software capabilities allow us to design, simulate and analyze particular optical prescriptions. We are able to predict real-world performance, view near photo-realistic lighting scenes and make geometrical changes to see the immediate impact.
Our dedicated engineers work with programs and systems that allow us to test everything from projector systems' various lenses to reflector design. We simulate beam patterns in driving situations, complex models of LED systems, effects of motion on light and much more.
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Participants wearing harness and helmet, are clipped into pullies on the ropes using Karabiner and then slide over the river. The person's weight is all held by the ropes and people are helped up the far side by other members of the team.
This activity gives relief in stress as it thrills the participant, which brings excitement and refreshment to mind. A company does this activity to refresh the minds of its team and to give them the confidence to clear all the difficulties in their professional as well as personal lives, smoothly, just like the chain pulley.


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Whenever constructions related topics are discussed, the use of asphalt and concrete always creates a bit of controversy. It is especially true when the discussion focuses on paving.
Even the word "paving" in these days is used to describe mostly asphalt. But the truth is that pavement is any material used to create the roads or driveways. Now in these days, the most common modern methods of paving repair are asphalt and concrete.
Asphalt has a long history in the building industry because of the variety of was the material can be used. However, there are lots of paving parking and driveways as it is the biggest argument has mainly been about initial cost. The quality of the material makes asphalt pavement repair is the prevalence choice due to its enduring life and unwavering quality the vast majority of the people learn to use of asphalt pavement.
On the off chances, it installs appropriately so that does not reinstall for several years. Here are some reasons why asphalt is such a savvy venture to repair the pavement are as follows:
Asphalt paving safety: The safety feature of the material is identified with its smooth-like wrap-up. Asphalt can likewise be composed to satisfy a particular reason, for example, water filtration.
This takes into account brisk seepage and subsequently higher visibility for drivers in wet and hazardous conditions.
Maintenance: Asphalt is speedy and simple to repair. By keeping up the breaks and resealing the carports routinely, the real debasement will be deferred. In the event that there is any minor harm, you can repair it yourself by utilizing the most recent hardware that is accessible in the market.
Asphalt also requires continuous maintenance including seal coating, striping, crack filling and many other forgotten costs when deciding the type of pavement to install.
Durability: Asphalt is an extremely solid climate safe material. It can even be intended for low and high-movement conditions. The material can withstand in any climate condition and the heaviest of the semi-trailers.
Asphalt paving offers more flexibility and giving a slight advantage in terms of handling the cracking. Asphalt is very strong, durable and weather resistant in addition to being resistant to damaging the effects of chemicals.
The economic benefits: Asphalt is a minimal effort building material in genuine cost as well as regarding the time it takes to finish the development. Asphalt's simple portion spares both your chance and the workers.
Additionally, Asphalt is quick drying, with the goal that implies streets and parkways won't need to be helpful for an extended stretch of time. Asphalt is easiest to use and most economical pothole repair product available nowadays.
It can be applied as a cold patch, hot patch and become a permanent solution for repairing the potholes in a shorter amount of time.
In addition to pothole, repair asphalt is used to repair the parking lots, driveways and roadways on the large scale.
The preparation for paving with asphalt is relatively easy and depending on the condition of the surface being covered. Asphalt paving has been done directly over the present pavement in many cases.
Types of asphalt used on roads and pavements:
Hot mix asphalt: The commonest type of asphalt used, hot mix asphalt offers the most durability owing to being applied at higher temperatures which allows it to compact extremely well.
Despite releasing large amounts of smoke and dust which are undoubtedly hazardous to health, it is the only form that can endure high traffic for long periods without cracking.
The high temperature allows proper drying of aggregates which maintains stability and prevents moisture from being trapped beneath. Equipment modifications are unnecessary because technology is older. Therefore, the cost is, significantly reduced especially when hot mix asphalt is applied to long stretches of road.
Warm mix asphalt concrete: In warm mix asphalt, lower temperatures are applied to maintain the viscosity. This has environmental benefits because less energy is used and less smoke is produced, two factors that are commonly experienced with hot mix asphalt.
The greener aspect aside, warm mix asphalt is relatively easy to manipulate because viscosity is not very high. Compacting is also faster and easier which affects overall paving cost and labor. Roads located through tunnels where ventilation is limited usually see workers being subjected to a lot of smoke and dust. Since warm mix asphalt reduces the amount of both, it is a good choice when constructing roads in confined spaces.
Cold mix asphalt: Where warm mix asphalt and hot mix asphalt have to be mixed and applied under heat, cold mix asphalt eliminates the necessity of high temperatures. Soapy water is used to emulsify the asphalt.
The end result, though suitable for patching of hot mix asphalt, is not designed to withstand the daily grind of vehicles. As such, it is best to apply on low traffic roads such as service roads and residential driveways.
Stone mastic asphalt: Also called stone-matrix asphalt, stone mastic asphalt is ideal for high traffic roads, residential streets, and even roofs. It has a lower bitumen content with aggregates making up the chunk of the percentage.
No equipment modification is required for laying stone mastic asphalt though it has some limitations. Increased mixing time, material cost and initial low friction must be contended with. The low friction is a result of the binder film which, incidentally, is removed over time to increase the friction.
Cut-back asphalt: Considered to be the least environmentally friendly form, cut-back asphalt sees the binder dissolved in kerosene to reduce viscosity and make it easier to work with. The pollution generated is very high so it is no longer used in certain countries.
Despite being a widely used material, asphalt is hazardous to health through fumes and skin contact. However, road contractors and engineers make sure workers should take full protective gear during the mixing and application phases to greatly minimize adverse effects.
No other material has proven that much durable for roads as asphalt. So inspite of the health hazards, you can continue to this material of choice for as long as a substitute equaling in strength and longevity has found. It's also 100 percent recyclable, an extremely important factor where environmental benefits and cost-effectiveness are concerned.


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Thursday Gaming Thread
I've mostly been playing Dark Souls...what about you?
I suck royally at Dark Souls....just managed the Taurus Demon last night with 4 hours played at lvl 16...then i got burnt by a dragon and poisoned by some rats and quit for the evening
In other news:
DICE get defensive over Battlefield 3 beta
Mass Effect 3 is going to have co-op!
DAYTONA USA coming to xbla/psn! Hell yeah!
This week I have mostly been learning how to play Fifa 12, via the demo
Never played a football game before. Currently not quite as incompetent as I was at the weekend, but I'm still skying 2 out of every 3 shots.
Also took another run at LA Noire. Classy game to look at but I just can't make myself love it.
really tempted to get Dark Souls when I get paid
is it really as ridiculously hard as the reviews say?
Still playing Deus Ex, stuck on the 3rd boss at the moment who is proving realyl difficult thanks to a decision earlier in the game (won't add a spoiler) and the fact that I'm trying to be stealthy...
i had this issue with the 3rd boss
as i too had made that decision and was stealthy
i had to use the little cabinets around the room that have weapons in them to beat him, just hid behind a corner and shot at him when he jumped over...kept having to run to cabinets to get different weapons, was quite a battle
and yes dark souls is crazy hard
There is a little trick you can do to make that easier...
If that's the same boss I'm thinking of
i heard of the take down trick
but I don't have any augments thanks to aforementioned decision earlier in the game.
Any other hints would be welcome though!
Don't know the take down thing
If you back track a bit before you enter the battle, there's a turret you can make use of. You need to have the heavy lifting augment though
Not much gaming, but a good couple of hours on Ico
control are a little bit clunky but holds up really well, everyone always mentions the art design but the audio is fantastic too
was fully expecting it to not have aged too well but it is still entirely ace
guess it helps that there's nothing much simialr out there to compare it to, glad they haven't been tempted to do too much work too spruce it up either
had a quick look and ride around on the horse in SOTC just to check it out, seems similarly well preserved but just that bit smoother
here's hoping The Last Guardian is just as awesome
have this preordered, can't wait
even splashed on the collectors edition, might buy a wheel (I've never had a wheel before)
- this'd this
always found forza
a bit lifeless :(MrScagdenSir this'd this
first couple definitely, 3rd was a massive improvement and a bit more PGR-like
it's somewhere between maybe not being quite as fun as PGR but knowhere near as tediously anal as Gran Turismothis'd this
Finished Red Dead Redemption at long last
Don't like that I can still go round finishing challenges, strangers and stuff. S'not right, man. Trying to get back into LA Noire as well, completely botched the first arson case though. Need to work my way back into it.
Gears 3 made me sad. :(
I'm on the SPOILER underwater bit and it's not very good. I prefer the chest-high wall cover sequences.
underwater bit was lame
worst bit
I'm enjoying Gears 3 although I haven't completed my first playthrough yet.
Stupid busy at school.
Kinda looking forward mainly to completing it so I can go back and play it on a harder difficulty setting. Normal is just ridiculously easy, even for an aged reflexless lancer-user like me. 3 bots who revive you all the time makes it a real effort to die at all.
Normal mode? Pfft.
Straight in at hardcore, sorts the Cole Trains from the Carmines. WWWHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm assuming you've reached the 'bit' and if you don't know what I'm on about, you haven't reached it.
Grabbed the latest Humble Indie Bundle
Frozen Synapse is brilliant, but I'm bloody awful at it.
You get better
Once you get used to controlling the angles as you move. I died almost constantly at the beginning.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution still
Adam Jensen continues to be a grumpy twat. I like it.
I sort of like the tech guy who stays in the base better
I'm playing this atm, and it's my first game in ages that hasn't been by Rockstar. Thus I've been shocked by how it actually a) contains gameplay and b) is quite tricky at points. Feels quite nostalgic.
Yeah, I like it.
My main beef though is the minuscule text. Is this a problem for anyone else? Is it because I've got an old TV? Or am I just too old for this shit?
are you playing on a non-HDTV?
text can be a real bastard to read on modern games if so.
I'm playing through as a sneaky/non-lethal kill type dude this time. I'm pretty sure at some point ima get frustrated and just go nuts and start murdering everyone in sight.
Yes, non-HDTV
I'm so oldskool, man. It is a real bastard though.
I started off a stealth merchant but then thought fuck it and have been slaying on sight since. Far more enjoyable. Though being sneaky is kinda cool sometimes.
I didn't know you cared, Pritchard
Fuck off, Jensen
the hacking is amazing in this one, even if it does still confuse me occasionally.
don't forget to hack his office computer, for the best bit of incidental character development/colour in the entire game..
I've finally managed to get some solid playing time of this
Now that FM12 is finished (October 21st folks!)
It's really, really tough. I think I've cocked up my augmentations majorly and am suffering for it now. I'm currently in a bit where I'm surrounded by bastards with no ammo, only one of my four batteries full and seemingly no way to sneak past them all. It's a killer.
I bummed myself with the augmentations too
Had to go back to the end of the first level and re-do it. Sucked hard balls.
I think I might have to start again as well
Probably no bad thing given that I'm frankly totally lost with the storyline as well
Ok so it's half term soon and I'm going to have a couple of childcare free days to do some gaming (assuming the weather isn't great for cycling)
reccomend me a game to really sink my teeth into. I was vaguely toying with the El-shadi ascension of the metatron or whatever the heck it's called. Anyone played that? Anyone got any better ideas for a really immersive game (any genre) that I can lose myself to for a couple of days?
Arkham City is out on the 21st
It'll be smashing
good call
loved Asylum
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
I quite like the way it keeps drawing you on, giving you that 'i'll just have a peek in the next room' moreish-ness. And it all feels quite slick and well-made.
However, things i don't like about it:
Limited light and dark ammo
Clunky controls (you can only look around when you're standing still...)
The whole scanning everything mechanic (why can't i scan a baddie AFTER i've killed it? Surely that would make sense?!)
Drab synthy music
Annoying boss/mini-boss battles which make your thumb hurt because of
The charge beam
The way that progression occurs by the rules changing without the gameplay doing so. Sorry if that sounds a bit obscure but, basically, i like it when you get a new ability like the jump boots or grappling hook, even the sticking to walls ball ability. But when it's just a case of 'get this coloured beam to open this coloured door', it can feel like a false sense of progression.
The fact that, despite all this, it's still really more-ish and i want to keep playing.
So yeah, it's good, but annoying, and certainly no animal crossing.
Are you playing it on Wii or Gamecube?
I liked some of the puzzles in 2 and boss battles but generally I found it to be the worst of the 3 Prime titles. It was just too much of a hard slog at times whereas the first was a joy and 3 a rollicking good tale.
I've got my suspicions that i'm going to get up to one particularly tough boss and tell myself to put the game away, but i'm hoping there'll be a bit more fun before that.
I remember a point in the first one where everything suddenly seemed really, i dunno, swashbuckling? Like you'd be leaping around these levels blasting at space pirates and swinging on the grappling hook, and i thought there should've been more of that, so i was hoping they might've stuck more into this one?
It's not a bad game, just a bit broken. Also, i think that, ever since a i read an interview with that jonathan blow/braid guy, i'm a bit cynical about games that use certain mechanics to keep you playing.
Yeah it is flawed for sure
The bit people moan about is pretty hard.
You have a right trek to get to this one boss, where it respawns twice in different forms and is a right bastard as there's no save point along the way.
On the Wii it was ok as the controls made it a bit easier though.
Good luck!
Haha, cheers!
Maybe i'll set that as the point the game officially ends. In an ignomonious twist, samus simply dies and that's it.
FIFA, FIFA and more FIFA currently 2nd in league 1 as Sheffield united, 1 point behind Wednesday. RIVALRY.
Oh yeah I tried playing Minecraft and it crashed my computer many times
whenever I opened the inventory.
rage and gears 3
rage is pretty good, getting more into it but very borderlands/red armageddon with pub games.
Games column...
With GoW3 review. Mortal Kombat and FFVII bits.
BTW, I still ain't got to the end of Deus Ex. I keep SUCKING at particular bits and flopping to the floor like a useless rag doll after about three shots.
Had a fair bit of downtime over the weekend so ploughed about 6 hours into Xenoblade
I'm now pretty bad ass at it and beat that evil Level 18 boss first time upon going back to him.
Best things about the game:
- Now I'm used to it, the voice acting is great fun
- The ability to warp places rather than trudge around
- If you've already collected items or beaten things that later on turn out to be quests, it rewards you for it there and then meaning no revisiting annoying people and places
- The combat is nicely deep enough where necessary but perfect for lazy RPG players like myself
- The graphics and art design. Awesome.
- Likewise the music
- I've now got a list of about 50 monsters and levels that right now are beyond me, but I WILL come back to beat
- A lot of the quests are either 1) kill this 2) go here, talk to this person, come back again 3) search randomly for things. It's fine in short bursts but can grate if you need to get up to a certain level to clear a boss and quests are the only way of doing so.
- Certain characters only appear at certain times. And it's hard keeping track of that as well as where the fuckers are in the first place.
- I have shit loads of cash but not one of the shops has sold anything good yet.
Overall though, I'm really enjoying it. Best game I've played this year for sure.
So far, I'd say so
I haven't admittedly played an RPG since Vagrant Story but I'm enjoying it a lot.
The scenery, score, graphics and story are all very engaging and it's a good mix of being open world and also a good tale.
Ta. One more question
Does it give any hint of whether I can use a GC controller with it, or whether I have to resort to Wiimote (don't have a classic controller).
Apparently it's not GC controller compatible no
I use the Wiimote and find it to be fine. There's no waggling involved, the only issue is you have to use the D-Pad to move the camera around (which you will A LOT in caves) but I found it to be second nature after 3 minutes of play.
The classic controller gets around that, and there is a bundle with one for an extra £5 I recall?
Rage - sometimes all you want to do is just shoot someone's face off
can't decide whether to get Rage or no, reviews seem pretty mixed from what I've read
one of the main criticisms seems to be that it's a bit old-fashioned & linear, which to me sounds quite good as I think too many games are getting needlessly overcomplicated by bringing in too many unecessary RPG-lite elements
sometimes all you want to do is just shoot someone's face off
I watched my mate play Rage last weekend, looked good. The graphics are lush.
Seems very borderlands, which I loved.
All of the reviews I've read
Basically describe the perfect game, and then give it 6/10. Baffling.
I quite like how old skool it sounded.
There was a good Quake retrospective on eurogamer the other day, reminded me how fun ID games used to be..
Apparently there's loads of references to Doom and Quake in it. :D
When you get in the car at the start, there's a doomguy bobble head! I'm guessing IDDQD gives a funny message on the PC version.
im finding it pretty dull atm
but ive only played a couple of hours. Its basically drive here(shoot some cars that will appear in the wasteland). Then clear out some corridors of enemies, then drive back. Its not open world so the driving isnt really that fun and the shooting just seems a bit mundane. Maybe if i play it a bit more i'll get into it but tbh i think im over FPS for a while.
will someone PLEASE take some RESPONSIBILITY and
BUY me a copy of dark souls IMMEDIATELY, I am SICK and TIRED of all this PUSSYFOOTING AROUND THE ISSUE
The new game by the Braid creators looks intriguing in EDGE this month
Here is the blog the makers are running:
I'm going to start a new game soon.
Until PES 2012 comes out at least...
Might go for Fallout: New Vegas, or Deus Ex. Or ICO, I've got it for the PS2 but my telly broke at the time and I appear to have the ONLY type of PS3 that isn't backwards compatible.
Has anyone who's a PES fan played both demos and come to any conclusions? Thesoundofbastards? (IIRC). Have they sorted out the horrendous penalties yet?
I've not played the demo yet! B'oh!
My main reason for playing PES is that the single player game is better- Master League is miles ahead of the Fifa manager-o-thon, and the teams genuinely play differently- in Fifa once you get below the top tier of teams they are very samey. And STADIUM EDITOR!
That said I like the sound of the 'tactical defending' this year in FIFA, it seems to have wound up a lot of people who moan that they can't just press one button to tackle.. Gonna wait a few weeks before committing to a football game, see which one has got the fewest bugs in it.. :S
I gave the demo a quick game.
They've put the unskippable advert bit at the start now, meaning you have to wait 10 minutes before being able to play. But once you're in you can play games over and over uninterrupted.
Gameplay felt instantly better, and very quick. Not sure about these off the ball controls, yet - they look like they'll take some time. Biggest bonus of this is you can now pass a free kick along the floor to one of your players without it rolling straight into the wall.
But, yeah - single player and offline multiplayer are the two most important things for me. Master league is brilliant, if also brilliantly flawed.
Not much
I haven't done much gaming really. Just a little Multiplayer on Driver: San Francisco.
Proper excited about Daytona USA as well.
Downloaded and played Battlefield 3 Beta and didn't like it. Found it so hard to see who was on my side and who wasn't. So, I kept getting killed by people, as I was trying to figure out if they were on my team. The little red or blue icon above their head is way too small.
Mass Effect 3 multiplayer
not seen what the general reaction to co-op has been that there is absolutely no need at all for any sort of multiplayer element in ME3
why do all game companies seem to think everybody wants to play everything in co-op?Antpocalypsenow, unfamiliar, justanothersheeldz, and TheSoundofBastards this'd this
Because multiplayer = money
EA ultimately wants you connected to their servers at all times, so they may continually check you're not pirating their stuff, scan your personal data and then using it to sell you endless micro-transaction DLCs. In the future there will be no financial incentive to making a whole, solely single player experience.
I bought the project zomboid beta
It's a sandbox zombie survival game. On my first play through I got distracted by someone at the door in real life, came back to the screen to find that zombies had busted their way through my barricades and were eating me.
On my second play through I burned my house down while making soup for my in game wife.
On my third play through I managed to make soup without dying but a crazy neighbour busy into my house with a shotgun and told me not to move. I took out my hammer and he shot me dead.
Anyway it's a pretty cool game but it's had not to die.
ooh this looks interesting
i'm going to check this out when i get home
I can't stop playing Dark Souls
I'm really bad at it, but it keeps drawing me back in. It didn't help that I accidentally killed the only merchant who sells arrows for the first half of the game and have had to go toe-to-toe with every gigantic hammer wielding bastard out there. And got CURSED and spent 3 hours trying to figure out how to get uncursed, only to get CURSED AGAIN and somehow found myself being bullied by a MASSIVE FUCK OFF HYDRA and some weird GIANT ANGRY MUSHROOM CUNT while I had HALF A GOD DAMN HEALTH BAR. The game hates me. But I can't stop playing it. Even now Sen's Fortress is calling me..
oh god I really really shouldn't get this game
I'm not great at games, particularly the slashy hacky sort. And I know I'll suck at this....
But it sounds ace too.
Sounds like (a) game of the year fare...
^ Game of the year 'voting' is open. Granted it won't close until CERTAIN MASSIVE GAMES have been released for a while, but still... comment/email.
Ahem, FM12 October 21st
etc etc
It's missing from the column, apologies...
...but it doesn't claim to be fully comprehensive :o)
ALSO, it's biased to consoles.
But anyway. Big games coming up: Arkham City. Uncharted 3. Skyrim. Mario 3D. Sonic Generations. The Old Republic.
You lovely lot can influence the games of the year. So, like, let meeeee know.
Got the FM2012 demo
I'm now trying out the Ormsby formation. Pre-season friendlies going quite well.
(PS I bloody hope the wages of all of Steve McClaren's Forest signings aren't accurate. Christ on a bike).
It's on the pirate bay now!
Haven't played much
and first one I've played for about 4 years so not sure what's new and what's not.
Press conferences and team talks can do one, I like the advanced tactics and player instructions a lot though.
Think I'm going to buy a PS3 with my redundancy money
any good deals around?
Desperate to play God of War 3, Heavy Rain and LA Noire. Also excited about Unchartered 3 and Arkham City
not sure what deals you'll find about at the moment
if you can it may be worth holding on for a month or so until CHRISTMAS SHOP WARS start in earnest
Would be a rather less exciting game, methinks.
I decided to try dig out my original xbox games to play
before remembering I'd sold most of them, and my sister lost most of the remaining discs. However, I did a playthrough of Star Wars: Republic Commando. It's a pretty standard game (I was 11 when i got it, so it seemed amazing) with basic shooting mechanics. Despite trying to be an inter-galactic Rainbow Six, your squad are pretty useless.
However, it has a much better aesthetic feel than most modern games- it's supposed to be the gritty, dark underworld of the big ass star wars battles.
Just wish i could find my Battlefront 2 Disc :(
You fucking bastard Apocalypse.
You and fucking Gabe Newell. Now I've got to get FM20-fucking-12.Antpocalypsenow this'd this
Forza 4 is ace
Things start off badly with a cringe-worthy into from Clarkson but after that the Top Gear stuff doesn't come into it too much, the odd knock over some pins on a lap round the test circuit here & there
Plenty of bonus DLC with the collectors edition plus extra cars if you import your save game from 3 (especially if you were VIP
It's all quite similar to 3, but better. Been playing on hard and it's been a big easy so far, will have to see if it gets tougher as you get into the higher classes, or if I need to turn it up another notch
I haven't bought or played any games since february
What have i missed?
I have an xbox.
I started Deus Ex again yesterday
I'm going to actually think about my augmentations this time instead of going all out on the radar in the hope it would end up like MGS
upgrade the typhoon
you can basically take out any boss in 2 or 3 hits. Made my life a whole lot easier. Also strength to move boxes about n stuff is handy and obviously invest heavily in hacking.
- unfamiliar this'd this
Wasn't going to get Dark Souls
but I did. 2hrs in and gosh, it really is hard. This time next year I won't have completed it. Might still be trying, might not.


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Sussex walks - Lewes to Mount Harry and Black Cap
Monty and I walk variations of this walk at least 3 times a week, granted this is the longest version (unless we continued on to Ditchling or dropped down to Plumpton, but that's another post) but it's fair to say I know it very well. It never gets boring though - the wildlife changes, the landscapes varies in palette and it always looks different depending on how the hours light wants to portray it.
If I was to move from the house we're in I think this would be the thing I miss the most about where I live. Something was holding me back from blogging it though, perhaps I wanted to do it justice or even try and get to grips with it. This is my third attempt at photographing this walk - the first time was in winter and while I love it the pictures lacked energy. Then another in the spring but met a block somehow - I suppose I was trying to capture it as best to show all the variations and was finding it hard to settle on just one but it got to a point where I just needed to get on with it. So here it is on a late August bank Saturday as the air turned autumnal and the foraging opportunity was high. You can see some snowy images here.
The nitty gritty
This is approximately a 2.5 hour walk with some hills and, if wet, some mud too. There are options all along the route to turn around and go back, either on a circular or back on yourself. Even just Landport Bottom at the first part of the walk provides incredible views and is a half an hour walk if you want to kept snappy. It's a fairly slow incline up but will get your heart rate going and is a rewarding short walk. Livestock is present for some of the walk. No stiles on this one, just lots of gates.
Starting point/transport
You're starting from Lewes prison - there is usually plentiful parking on The Gallops (first left on the A275 turning left at the prison crossroads coming from the A27) which is free at the weekends and super cheap in the week (£1.50 for a large portion of the day). Alternatively you can get the 28 or 29 bus from Brighton, timetables here.
And we're off
As I was editing the pictures I realised Monty (more specifically, Monty's bum) is showing you much of the way - what a helpful doggo! It's a hard one to get lost on as its fairly easy to navigate back to Landport Bottom which is a main part of this walk.
Standing on the A275 with Spital Road behind you and the prison to your left you are heading up the track that takes you behind the prison. When you reach Heath Stables you need to take the path that forks off to the right and along by the railings. Here you can head on up and take the track between the dog poo bin and the house that sits in the corner of the street as it turns right.
Keep on the track until you come to the gate and you're welcomed onto Landport Bottom with an information board which makes for interesting reading - this is the site of a battle with Simon De Montfort which formed the basis of the parliament we know today. Also, don't forget to look back here - you can see right over to Newhaven.
You're going to continue along the top of this vast field - enjoying the views over Lewes and the wild flowers that grow along the fence. Halfway along you'll meet a dew pond which is nice for a stop on the bench if you are so inclined.
Eventually you come to the racecourse (which looks a bit ominous!) and you are passing through the gate straight over the road (watch for cars here as they tend to go at speed!) and through another gate into another small field. Keep to this side of the field and before you get to the corner there is another gate to the left which you're going to take, along a track which passes to the right of paddocks and jumping fields.
The track will start to narrow out and become gravel, before it gets to a fairly bumpy, sandy state. The foraging opportunities along this path are generous. After about 15 minutes you'll get to the Black Cap sign where you carry straight on through the gate. From here you take the 2 o'clock path to the beacon. When you get to the beacon you'll get a pretty clear 360 view for which I recommend you to pause, resist taking your cameras out for a bit and just take in with some deep, cleansing breaths before you try and capture it.
If you want to head to Blackcap turn left here and you'll be coming back on yourself to return. You'll know you've got to Blackcap as you'll see the monument. Otherwise, take a right and head along to start your small descent back to Lewes.
Keep to the path that runs along the top of the hill and you'll come to a gate which leads you into a sheep field. Keep following the clear path, under the pylon wires and to the narrow path with the trees on the left and the fence on the right. You'll pass through a few more gates on this narrow path before you get to an option to turn right up a track or left into the woods. We're venturing left at the footpath marker and then immediately right through the woods.
Enjoy the oxygen these wonders are dumping into the air and take a right just after you pass through the gate with the slightly creepy display on the gate post!
After you have climbed a small hill turn left to walk along with the fence to your right - you'll pass through another bit of woodland and another gate (ignoring the style to your right) will soon come to a t-junction where there is a stoney path running left and right. Take a right (with the fence running to your left) and soon you will catch sight of one of my favourite views of Lewes - over Offham, the snaking river Ouse and the old Chalk Pit. Enjoy each opening in the hedgerows here as each one brings a different view.
When you get to the gate turn right after passing through and head through another gate that opens up onto a field - there is a style to your right but you are heading along the top of the field until you can turn along the grass at approximately 10'o'clock to a gate about 2/3rds along the far side of the field. You are crossing back over the road that leads to the racecourse back into Landport Bottom.
Take the trodden path over to the corner gate that will bring you to the housing estate - you will now have this estate on your left all the way back to Lewes as you head straight along the fenced path until you come to the very far corner. In this corner you'll find another little gate and a path will wind back to the track you started on. Head back down towards the prison and you're now due a very well deserved Lewes pint!
Post walk pubs
As you are this end of Lewes, there can be no other than The Pelham Arms - they have their own brewery as well as a great selection of drinks and the food is all locally sourced and cooked with a whole lot of love.
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