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Uncharted the film has already been having a tough time pleasing fans, now the Director David O' Russell adds more fuel to his own fire.
"You guys are playing the game, and it's about playing the game. It's not about a narrative embracing you emotionally."
hey! about doing me a favor and everyone else if you just change the name of the characters in the movie and the name of uncharted to something else that be great.
n4g members feel uncharted film director dosent play games or gets them
yet i bet he messes up the film.
he needs to go and play heavy rain
I'm a big fan of the director, but Uncharted is literally 'uncharted' territory for him.
If you're not going to make a movie faithful to the series (fans and Naughty Dog included), then skip it.
Now he's just being stupid.
I could just as easily say that when you're watching a movie, you're just watching everything happen. You're not experiencing the events of the narrative from the first person, but from the third person. You have no control.
What Mr. Russell fails to understand is that videogames have the potential to be a storytelling medium far beyond any medium before it. In a lot of ways, the player becomes the character. The player becomes vested in the story and events, because in a way, it's actually happening to them.
We haven't quite pushed past the movie barrier yet, but one day videogames will be the best way to experience a story, no contest.
Oh, and arrogant much?:
"I personally think it's really cool when you [...] get someone such as myself to make this picture. You can be guaranteed that it's going to be real, it's going to be raw, it's going to be intense, it's going to be original, and it's going to be propulsive."
The more i hear from him, the more sad I get. This could of been such a great film and he is ruining it before it even gets out.
first he thinks there is a family in this game then he says this. no wonder kojima doesnt want hollywood touching MGS.
I believe Mr Russel told us more about himself that he intented. It's obvious he doesn't know much about games, also it appears that he doesn't know the game at all, that's why film won't be faithful to the original but will end as an... "interpretation" of the action/adventure cinema respecting names, not the game itself.
I'm really sick of these retarded hollywood directors who make statements about gaming and gamers without having ever played a game in recent times. Just because you played Frogger or Pac Man back in the day doesn't mean you have a opinion on gaming today.
Gaming not emotional? Really? My ass. I have been saddened by many a game. Shadow of the Colossus moved me more then any movie as did Xenosaga Episode III. I cried my eyes out during the ending of Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core despite KNOWING before hand how it ended. Gaming is full with emotion. And for those who say that when someone says there is no emotion in gaming they are referring to game play and not cut scenes they are still wrong.
Again Crisis Core is a perfect example. In the last portion of the game you play Zack in a battle against 1000's of soldiers you cannot win and you will often hear of many people who refused to stop fighting because they knew what was coming. That's emotion DURING game play. It's not as common in gaming but it does happen.
As for Uncharted 2 it's a emotional roller coaster. You laugh at Drake when he is funny you feel for him when he is hurt and you really feel for Elena by the end when you are unsure of her fate after what happens. It was JUST as emotional if not more so then any movie with the same type of premise.(basically better then any adventure movie in recent memory)
Final Fantasy VII, IX and X are emotional rides.
I think it is terrible saying that games are not emotional.
maybe he have seen to much footage of shooters.
Excuse, does anyone know if there's a petition I can sign that says I wont watch this movie unless the director and story is changed. You see, when someone who says he's really not into video gaming his main idea about story should be "really intense family dynamics on a global stage" is utter bull.
Someone, PLEASE, PLEASE make a petition and so we can sign it and send it to sony and show them that their fanbase is WEEPING, CRYING with agony seeing how this franchise is going to be ruined.
Petitions wont work. Just ignore the damn movies. If you think this will suck wait until Shadow of the Colossus' movie :|
True! I just finished Shadow of the Colossus last night and the ending was sooo sad. Games hardly make me cry, but this game had me crying like a little girl. Other than MGS4, FFX and this i can't think of any.
This man hasn't even looked at the back of Uncharted's box.
that doesn't explain how I almost cried at the end of metal gear solid 4, and I rarely get emotional for anything.
Games offer something movies can't: interactivity.
When done right, it allows players to get personally attached to characters' fates and stories in a way unique to the industry itself.
When I invested a good 2-3 weeks beating Shadow of the Colossus the character and story stayed with me throughout the game and well after.
Games don't primarily aim to draw emotion. There is diversity in games, like in movies, that are meant to play on many other factors: fun, happiness, enjoyment, social interactivity, competitiveness, sadness, fear, etc. These all invoke emotion.
A well told story in a game can and has been done and they've done it in unique ways that can't be mimicked without the use of a controller.
Someone obviously hasn't played Heavy Rain eh....
David O Russell: READ MY LIPS: I don't trust you.
Everyone else: Boycott this film. Play the games as they were intended.
The best way to voice your opinion is with your wallet. Make this movie a flop.
And with that said, no one will see your movie. lol
I agree somewhat. But he should just make the movie emotional and stop bitching about the game not being emotional. It doesn't need to be if we are killing things!
Crisis Core would smack poo poo out your jawbone, and btw after any Mathew McConaughey I feel cheated of life, money, and dignity except Reign of Fire.
"Uncharted Film Director Feels Games Aren't Emotional"
Tell that to the people that went through Aerith's death in FF7 first time around, or the microwave scene in MGS4, or near the end of HL:EP2(won't spoil that one), or some of the scenes and stories in Lost Odyssey.
Edit: I really think there's some sort of bot going around, cause I just posted this, and not even a min later i got a disagree. :p
naw games have plenty of emotion to em jus as much as movies do
this guy is crazy...
the ending of MGS4 put me to tears.
and the death of galuf of Final fantasy 5 :(
I disagree. I cried every time toad told me that the princess was at another castle or when I shoot someone in black ops and they don't die because I was never aiming at them due to lag. Obviously games are emotional, this guy knows nothing.
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Can you imagine a director of an adaptation from any other medium talking like this??
'Yeah, I didn't actually read the Lord of the rings. I'm just not into books but hey, my son read it and I sort of glanced at it over his shoulder so I'm sure I'll be able to make a pretty cool adaptation'
Yet this asshole is going to be directing a movie to one of the greatest video game series of all time.
(Face Palm.)
People like this are the reason video games will never be successful on the big screen.
1.) You got directors/actors who don't even play the games to the product that their making.
2.) Disrespect video games and don't take it seriously.
3.) Don't follow the original story, characters, or dialogue.
4.) The original game creators aren't overseeing their creations being made into a movie.
5.) Live action video games movies always suck.
(I like the CG style for video game movies like Resident Evil: Degeneration and FFVII: Advent Children.)
6.) Original voice actors aren't present in the films.
Hell if these people would just play the fucking games they are directing they would realize they have everything in front of them to make their game movies already.
(Everything is already in place before you all you have to do is take everything from the game and just put it on the big screen. That's it. Your job would be so much easier.)
Just so many things wrong with this picture.
At this point I don't want video games turning into something for the big screen because if your not gonna take it seriously don't fucking bother.
(Guess who will be the people watching these films. The fans of those series. Fans like me will buy the movies, t-shirts, and the hats.)
Seriously it's ridiculous.
(This same things I mention above apply to all video games turning into movies by the way.)
So there was no feeling for the end of Red Dead? Infamous? How about a few points in Killzone 2?
Russell please take Marky Mark far far away from this movie! Please!!
I say all us N4G members get together and kill him. Then we can all have a yummy BBQ afterward like nothing ever happened :)
I'll bring the soda's and shotgun... Just let me know when we can kick this party off :)
the quote in the headline is taken way out of context i for one want to see if a movie based on a video game can finally win an award
Me: Hey, mom, I'm going out to kill David O' Russell (and Marky Mark if he fucks up another game-based movie)!
Mom: All by yourself?
Me: Nah, of course not. I have several million other Uncharted fans coming along, too!
Mom: Oh, well have fun! Oh, and we need dinner tonight, so bring his body home and put it in the fridge if it isn't too messy.
I honestly cannot wait, CANNOT WAIT, until this community sees how good the film turns out. Russell is one of the best directors in this current generation of filmmakers. There was NO BETTER CHOICE for this film.
The video on youtube of lily tomlin freaking out on him is epic. I heart huckabees 8)
I have to agree that he is a great director, but as far as keeping true to the game I doubt he'll even try. That said it could still be a great movie but I think most would prefer they just call it something else.
@zombie, A fair assessment. If I had a preference, I wouldn't want it to be made into a film, period. It's evident that David O. Russell is making changes to the concept, you can take that either way with game adaptations, but I have full confidence in whatever Russell produces. I think in making Uncharted into a film, changes were neccessary to seperate it from the game franchise. Where this differs from Silent Hill or the Resident Evil films, is the fact that a true visionary is behind it. He might tweak it, yes, but it's for the best I think.
Dude obviously hasn't played dead space 2 and enjoyed it's needle in the eye scene.
From the top of my head, I can name a few that I've found to be quite touching -
Prince of Persia trilogy (So many to choose from)
Warcraft 3: RoC (The final scenes from the Human Campaign)
Call of Duty 4 (Middle & End of campaign scenes)
Dragon Age Origins (Human Warrior/Rogue storyline)
.......plus a lot more that I can't quite recall right now.
Is this an old quote? I thought they said that the whole "family dynamics" weirdness was a misquote, but there he is saying it again...
Anyways, I'm not sure Uncharted is really the best example of an emotional game. It's a lot of fun, gets the adrenaline pumping, all that, but really... it's emotional like the good Indiana Jones movies were emotional. There's some stuff there, but the real point is a great action movie with some archeological mystery.
Games arn't emotional?
I cried at the end of Chrono Trigger, I cried when Aerith died in FFVII, and I sure as HELL felt a HUGE amount of emotion throughout the Uncharted series... I don't know why the game is even featured on the cover, its bloody brilliant.
Well, here's undeniable proof that he hasn't played the Uncharted games. If he had, he wouldn't make such shitty statements.
I've got two words for that director...
Sony Uncharted is one of my favourate games franchise. I am truly excited about an Uncharted Movie however Sony please don't let this idiot direct it.
Please fire him before he goes ahead and makes a mess of one of the most cinimatic video game franchises in history.
Wow, what a nice blunder O'Russell. You made a movie from a video game, but you're bashing that video game not emotional. What a way to cut your potential viewer (fans of Uncharted) and what a way to make your movie flop...hard!
He just needs an excuse to protect him self for F'n up a great game with a future horrible movie
You guys are all cool for voicing your opinion, just as he had the right to do so for himself. But with that being said, I trust the guy to make a great film out of the franchise. Also, I have to say that you guys keep on saying "yeah video games have meaning, they have emotion." yet not ONE of you have named moments IN GAME that has made you feel emotion for the character, only cutscenes, which are...MOVIES right?
Just let the guy make his movie and we'll see how it turns out? You guys really wanna just see a rehash of the video games' story? Really? There's so much more you can do with this franchise because it's so broad and diverse enough to be able to take it in any direction to be honest. Just like the novel and the comic book that is coming soon, they have NOTHING to do with the games, so you're going to be mad at those as well?
Then you're not paying attention. I'll say it again for the people that already said it. MGS4 microwave scene. That's gameplay, he doesn't move if you don't.
Same with the brutal melee end of GOW3 where you can pound on Zeus forever until the screen is pure red with his blood and you feel catharsis. Or how you feel like a predator slowly stalking a legless Hermes. Or in GOW Chains of Olympus where you have to push Calliope away forever as she clings to Kratos and keeps coming back, you really feel the heartbreak there.
Or the desperation/responsibility/sad ness you feel in countless games where you do wounded escorts from Prince of Persia '08, Uncharted 2 and various Silent Hills to having to steal back the corpses of Ezio's dead family in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Carrying your dead father and brothers was a pretty heavy flashback.
Trying to cut off a limb in Heavy Rain and flubbing it with certain tools only to have to keep hacking at the bone, that was cringe inducing. O'Russell is preaching about fixing something that isn't broken. He mentions failed game movies but fails to see how far most of those deviated from the source material themselves, like Max Payne. He's repeating the same mistakes and with the same actor(s) no less.
I actually agree with you and I never said that no games can be emotional within the gameplay. But a LOT of people do NOT feel the same things for the games that you mentioned though, some people just play games to escape their own world or to pass up time. I certainly can see where Mr Russell is coming from when he says it in generalities that's for sure.
Again, I think in this case the characters of Uncharted are its' greatest assets, not the story. It is an entire universe and within that, you can have multiple mediums tell a whole other story from what we've seen already and that'd be okay because we don't know much about Nathan Drake anyway.
With that, there's so many adventures that this guy and his friends(and now family)can go on because of how the universe is set up, there should be plenty of leeway for David Russell to do what he wants with the story, it's the CHARACTERs he needs to get right!
You want us to list emotional moment IN GAME? ok here's one of my emotional moment (sorry, can't list them all cause it's tooooo much):
- When i killed one collossus after collossus in Shadow of the Collossus, i felt pity and sad in the same time
- When i drag Yorda hands all the way in that big castle. I felt that i must protect her no matter what happens
- Every boss battle in MGS series, specially with The Boss and LiquidOcelot
- When i explored The Mansion in Resident Evil 1, I felt creepy and always alert for something that i don't know and might kill me
Yeah, that's four of my emotional moment, IN GAME, when i played video game. So what's yours rocky? do you have any??????
definitely agree with you bro. well said and bubbles up ^^
Of course I have some, I'm not going to list them because I'm tired. Again, I never said that there aren't ANY emotional moments in gameplay, it's just that it's not a natural thing to have in games, there's not A LOT of games that actually have these cinematic approaches like the ones you named and that other guy as well. Also again, A LOT of other people don't get emotionally invested in their games, even the ones that you mentioned. I know a person that LOVED MGS4, but he didn't give a damn about Snake or anything of the sort.
I can almost guarantee that all of the naysayers of this film will be eating crow when they finally see even the preview of the movie, let alone the actual movie itself. David Russell isn't some hack job that is just trying to cash in on the success of the game, he cares about writing powerful stories and great characters and that's what he'll do with this.
Uncharted has a great character set already, and if someone is consulting him on how the characters are supposed to be then he'll nail it for sure no matter what story he has them in.
I guarentee you this guy hasn't played anything but Wii Fit. Doesn't seem like someone that knows anything about games. Doubt he knew shit about Uncharted before he was given the offer.
I'm almost sure that he has at least seen the games and the characters, read about the story, etc., he doesn't have to play the game in order to make the film to be honest. All he has to do is stay true to the CHARACTERS and he'll do just fine.
That's the only thing I'm really worried about, I'm not worried about what kind of story he has them set up in, I'm just worried about if he captures Nathan Drake and company the way that they are in the game series. The story doesn't have to go with the games at all to be great, as long as it's a great story I wouldn't mind if that's all he changed.
Russel needs to see Gore Verbinski's speech during DICE 2 years ago...he explains the potential of games and knows exactly what the problems is with Hollywood...too bad he couldn't make Bioshock the movie : ( the speech is still on XBL i think...gamers need to check it out it's a brillant speech......Russel is using Uncharted for the wrong purpasses...Uncharted isn't like that..and do not force it into the movie based on Uncharted...plz let someone else make the Uncharted movie or don't do it at all.
He's right if you equate "emotional" with sadness but I've been made very happy by games and have developed emotional attachments to many game characters. Master Chief and Solid snake are like old friends, even Sam Fisher is a f'ing cool bad ass. Don't get me started on Kratos, he's one of the best characters ever.
I used to really like Marcus Phoenix and the Gears gang until Cliffy B's maturity level mysteriously dropped from a guy in his 20s to that of a 10 year old and ruined them in Gears 2.
Games can't be emotional?
He obviously hasn't played MGS, Dragon Age: Origins in the part where the attack of the dark spwan starts (that sence reminds me of the President's speech from Independence Day) and then FF7..one of the most shocking moments in gaming history..
My adivce to the director would be to play a few games
Clearly this guy talks out of his ass. Metal gear solid games? Hello?! They made me laugh, cry, and by the end of MGS4 my heart felt nouthing but sadness. A game has never done anything to me like that befor. Hell look at RDR ending, i wont spoil anything here but damn...it was one of the greatest endings i ever saw.
Play Shadow Of the Colossus,Ico,Lost Odyssey,God Of War 1,Max Payne etc. you dumb fuck !
And this is why people like him should completely stay away from video-game-to-movie adaptations. This is going to fail so miserably... *sigh*
Wow, he actually said that?
That is enough to tell me that he shouldn't make ignorant assed comments like that because he is not a gamer.
I think they can be. I think they can be even without going to a cutscene. Hell, look at Half-Life 2.
"I started to brew together what I thought could be a really cool idea that I'd never seen in a film before…Really intense action and really intense family dynamics on a global stage."
WTF Drakes family aren't featured in the games!!
change the name, it's not like the majority of non-gamers care if it's called Uncharted, and from the looks of it none of the fans of the franchise are going to like the film.
So what if his family isn't featured in the games? How does that HURT the film in anyway? How does that tarnish Uncharted because he wants to feature Nathan Drake's family?
I guess you're pissed about the story not being the same in the novels that are coming out as well, right? And the comic book too because it's a totally different story than the first two games.
It hurts the film because the film is UNCHARTED!!!! If your going to change the story and generally not follow the source material, then why even link it to the game. Do you think the average person cares that this is based off Uncharted. No they don't. Linking it to Uncharted is a way to get fans of the franchise to be interested in it. As it stands now, I don't think any Uncharted fan will enjoy this film, as Uncharted anyway. Thats not to say that it will definitely be a bad film, it will just be a bad film adaptation of Uncharted.


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Laugh Lots, Live Longer – Details Norwegian study that found having a strong sense of humor may extend life expectancy. (Scientific American Mind)
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Humor in the Workplace – Series of articles on using humor in the workplace to reduce job stress, improve morale, boost productivity and creativity, and improve communication. (Laughter Remedy)
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Buzz around the Twin Ports area of northern Minnesota was that a "secret" big-box sporting goods retailer was looking for a home on the edge of Duluth.
Well, wonder no more, northern Minnesota, and kiss that store goodbye.
According to a story in the Duluth News Tribune, the sporting goods giant revealed that it was the secret partner when it walked away from the project after local municipalities haggled over rights.
According to the report, Bass Pro Shops pulled out of the project because of the continuing court battles over who has jurisdiction over the land. The city of Proctor, Midway Township and even the city of Duluth got involved.
Bass Pro Shops decided the hassle wasn't worth the investment.


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Proud and strict, irises of juicy blue color mean friendly feelings, loyalty and respect.
А bouquet of roses, elegant and aristocratic, always evokes the best emotions.
Modest at first sight chrysanthemums symbolize sunlight.
The endless value of roses, the most popular colors, will bring pleasure to your loved ones!
Romantic female bouquet is not deprived of mystery and mystique.
A bright antidepressant bouquet filled with warm light will excite emotions.
The elegant arrangement will softly emphasize lady's virtues and awake her pleasant reminiscences.
Dark roses emphasize passion, love and admiration.
Present this bouquet to a modern woman, who is always beautiful and young in her soul.
The mysterious veil of tender flowers conceals a beautiful lofty feeling to a Woman
A magic bouquet for a bonny lass will conquer her with its purity and color saturation.
The idyllic picture is enlivened by bright pink splashes, which bring more lyricism.
The romantic bouquet of roses with light shades is a source of exiting tension.
The universal arrangement to express your loyalty to a woman or a man.
Each petal is trimmed with white, that is why the bouquet seems airy as if being filled with light
White chrysanthemums char by their pale north beauty and embody light and harmony
The contrasting color range exposes charm and delight of the bouquet.
The refined simplicity of the bouquet does not hide its perfectness and beauty.
The balanced and calm bouquet, expressing confidence and reliability.
You can evoke a smile of your chosen one by the bright voluminous bouquet.
The bright and memorable bouquet will raise your lady's spirits.
The beauty of roses, the optimism of chrysanthemums and the fragility of alstroemeria are just perfect!
Irises' «lights» make the bouquet with goldish shades more attractive and cheerful.
The classical bouquet with playful accessories for a dear lady.
The tender paleness with an expressive flush – softness and romanticism.


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Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian singer and music composer. An accomplished musician in Tamil cinema, he is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that provides music to Bollywood films.
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Cooler Master HAF XM Chassis Review
As a huge fan of the HAF 932, I fell in love at CES this year with Cooler Master's new addition to the HAF (High Air Flow) series. The HAF XM was released today as the essence of the HAF X in the form of a mid-tower enclosure. It is not just a shorter version of the HAF X, but much like the X looked like the 932, the XM follows right in line with the same battle ready appearance. To me, it pulls the appearance of being the product if the HAF 932 and HAF X were to have an offspring. It brings the best of both worlds into a smaller better HAF.
The HAF XM has full coverage fan filters protecting your hardware from kitty fur and dust. It has the ability to support up to four 200mm fans, with two already included. The front fan lights up in red like the other HAF cases and actually has an LED control button on the I/O panel to turn out the lights. After the X-Docking became a bit popular with the release of the CM Storm Trooper, the CM HAF has two semi-hidden X-Docks right up front for use. It has a lot to offer as a high-end tower designed for users that want full tower features in a compact enclosure. Let's take a look at the new CM HAF XM (that's a fun one to say ten times fast).
Closer Look:
From first glance at the box on my porch I was a little confused as why I would be getting another HAF 932. With two in the house already, I knew I didn't order it, and that OCC had already reviewed it and the HAF X. Then it clicked – it was the XM I'd seen back in January at CES; to be honest I was quite excited. The front of the box shows the case front with simple "HAF XM" lettering. It's labeled as an "enthusiast mid-tower" with support for 3-Way SLI/CF support. The back of the box keys in on a few features I've mentioned above and gives a quick peek inside the case. The sides of the box list the specifications and features as well as let you know what model has arrived. I've been sent the window-less version without a power supply (A windowed version will be available depending on regions).
Opening up the box I'm impatient to take these pictures for you. I just want to open it up, tear off the foam end caps and pull away the plastic to reveal it. I managed to grab a few shots before doing so and this is what you get. A standard packed case, a large plastic bag to protect it and massive foam end caps to handle the delivery abuse. Enough, it is on to the next page to satisfy my needs to see the case in person.


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Actor Harrison Ford, who was cast as Han Solo in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Link
Two women have joined the cast of "Star Wars: Episode VII": Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, left, and Gwendoline Christie.Link
"Inside Llewyn Davis" actor Oscar Isaac has been tapped to join the "Star Wars: Episode VII" cast. Click through to see who else scored a role in the film. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Link
Actress Daisy Ridley, relatively new to the acting scene, has also landed a role in the upcoming film "Inbetweeners II." (Matthew Brooks)Link
Actor Adam Driver, best known for his work in the HBO comedy "Girls." (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Link
Actor John Boyega, best known for playing Moses in the sci-fi flick "Attack the Block." (Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images)Link
Actor Max von Sydow, who received Academy Award nominations for his work in "Pelle the Conqueror" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close." (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)Link
Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, who played Bill Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." (John Phillips / Invision / Associated Press)Link
Actor Andy Serkis, best known for motion capture acting for roles such as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and Caesar in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)Link
Actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original trilogy. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Link
Actor Mark Hamill, best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy. (Stephanie Cornfield / For the Times)Link
Actor Anthony Daniels, best known as C-3PO in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)Link
Actor Kenny Baker, best known for portraying "Star Wars" robot R2-D2, left, and actor Peter Mayhew, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the original trilogy. (Keith Hamshere / Lucasfilm Ltd)Link
"Star Wars: Episode VII" has added two powerful actresses to its ensemble.
Lupita Nyong'o, who earned a best supporting actress Academy Award earlier this year for her heart-wrenching turn in "12 Years a Slave," is joining the film's cast, as is Gwendoline Christie, best known as the towering fighter known as Brienne of Tarth on HBO's "Game of Thrones."
The highly anticipated effort from director J.J. Abrams, which started production last month, already boasts a number of buzz-worthy actors including Adam Driver, best known for his role in HBO's "Girls," and Oscar Isaac, who won considerable acclaim for his turn in the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," as well as John Boyega, known for his work in the film "Attack the Block," and newcomer Daisy Ridley.
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Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, performance capture expert Andy Serkis and venerable Swedish thespian Max von Sydow are also set to star alongside the principal actors from George Lucas' original saga — Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker — all reprising their iconic roles for Abrams' film.
Abrams has taken to social media as a means of communicating directly with fans — to commemorate "Star Wars" day in May, Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, who have written the "Episode VII" screenplay together, posted a brief greeting from London that they dubbed a "video selfie."
Kasdan, of course, has a long history with Lucasfilm, as a screenwriter on "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi."
"Star Wars: Episode VII" is scheduled to open in theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.
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JACKSON COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - While definitely in the minority, snake handling churches have dwindled over the years as states have passed laws making it illegal to possess poisonous snakes. But a few of these churches remain.
Just off Jackson County Road 415 in Macedonia, sits the Rock House Holiness Church where snake handling is alive and well in Friday and Sunday evening services.
Pastor Billy Summerford declined a request to attend church services as well as an on camera interview, but a Tennessee snake handling pastor did speak go on camera.
At the age of 20, Andrew Hamblin pastors the Tabernacle Church of God in La Follette, a snake handling church.
"We're not up here throwing snakes across the church house and things like that," said Hamblin. "I know the world. They think we're crazy, but that's what I want to show the world. We're Christian people. We are part of the Pentecostal movement."
Hamblin grew up speaking in tongues but didn't handle snakes until he saw a documentary on snake handling.
"You can take up serpents. A four, five foot deadly rattlesnake. You can lay its head in the palm of your hand under the anointment of God and there will be no harm come to you," he said.
Snake handling in churches is never staged, rather it comes naturally. Hamblin said he never plans what happens in church and he said church members are led by the spirit. But sometimes people can get bit. Hamblin has been bit four times.
"Now I've got a crippled finger to prove that they are not defanged," said Hamblin.
In 1998, John Wayne Brown, a Tennessee pastor, died after being bitten by a rattlesnake at the Rock House Holiness Church. Six years earlier in 1992, Pastor Glenn Summerford was sentenced to 129 years for the attempted murder of his wife when he forced her hand into a cage of rattlesnakes because he wanted to divorce her and marry another woman.
Over the years, some churches have fallen to the wayside as states like Tennessee have outlawed possession of poisonous snakes.
In Alabama, possession of poisonous snakes is still legal as long as they are indigenous to the area.
So snake handling churches continue to practice and Hamblin said you're welcome at his church anytime.
"We want to love everybody because that's what god is," said Hamblin. "God is love."
Reverend Glenn Summerford will have his sentence completed on February 6, 2021, but a tentative parole hearing date has been set for April 2015.
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Ten... 40-42in net connected HD TVs
Next gen tellies you'll want to own
Samsung LE40C650
The C650 is an inexpensive, mass market proposition with CCFL rather than LED backlighting. Actually, this is no bad thing as illumination is refreshingly uniform. You can manage power consumption through a five-setting Eco mode which dims the backlight, or turns the screen off altogether, but keeps audio. Freeview HD picture quality is crisp, blacks are deep and the screen offers reasonable motion resolution. 100Hz Motion Plus processing is provided to combat Blur and Judder.
Multimedia playback is generally good. While I couldn't get MKVs to play from a Nas, all key file formats were supported when accessed from a USB drive. Samsung's Internet@TV online content portal has a wide variety of streaming video and entertainment apps, including YouTube, iPlayer and Daily Motion. This model is soon to be replaced by the UE40C6505, a slimmer LED-backlit upgrade.
Reg Rating 80%
Price £550
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Sony Bravia KDL-40EX43B
The 40EX4 may be a tad more expensive than some similarly sized screens here, but then it does conceal an integrated Blu-ray player. This will appeal if convenience and space saving are premium requirements. However the EX43 is not suitable as the front-end of a Blu-ray home theatre, as the there's no way to listen to lossless audio from BD movies.
IPTV access is the set's secondary key attraction. Sony's Bravia Internet Video portal offers YouTube, Daily Motion and LoveFilm, and there's catch-up TV support from the BBC iPlayer and Demand Five. Network video streaming is limited to AVCHD files, although you'll find broad support from USB, including MKV and AVI playback. Image quality is average. The set lacks MotionFlow picture processing and motion resolution is poor – however, this is balanced by smooth, artefact free movement.
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DHEA Complete
100 mg 7-Keto DHEA & 25 mg DHEA 60 vegetarian capsules
DHEA Complete provides both bioidentical DHEA and the more targeted 7-Keto DHEA metabolite. The 7-Keto DHEA form has been shown to safely increase thermogenesis, and help maintain healthy body weight and body fat when combined with a diet and exercise program. A clinical study indicated that 7-Keto® DHEA increases the resting metabolic rate of adults. Antioxidants are added based on the effect 7-Keto has in boosting mitochondrial oxidation.
It has been shown that the serum hormone DHEA often declines by 75%–80% from peak levels by age 70, leading to hormonal imbalances that can affect one's quality of life. Peak blood levels of DHEA occur at approximately age 25, decreasing progressively thereafter. The marked decline in serum DHEA with age is believed to play a role in health problems associated with aging. Thus, scientists have been looking at ways of restoring DHEA to youthful levels to prevent or reverse those health issues, and are now discovering mechanisms by which DHEA protects against age-related decline.
Since 1981, several thousand studies have been published on DHEA's various benefits, including immunomodulatory properties as well as positive effects on mood, quality of life, and body composition. It has been proposed that restoring the circulating levels of DHEA to those found in young people may improve well-being and sexual function. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, ten months of DHEA replacement therapy showed a beneficial effect of enhancing the increases in muscle mass and strength with the addition of resistance exercise in elderly individuals. The studies of DHEA therapy in women with adrenal insufficiency also suggest beneficial effects on well-being, mood, and sexuality. DHEA could be of benefit to the normal aging brain. Some studies have reported DHEA may improve mood and alleviate melancholy. In addition, recent studies have shown that DHEA has the capacity to improve vascular health by a number of complex processes. One of them is increasing nitric oxide synthesis.
In a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, DHEA replacement therapy for one year helped protect hip bone mineral density in older adults and spine bone mineral density in older women. DHEA has also been shown to support a healthy circulatory system and joint/bone health.
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Take one (1) capsule upon waking and one (1) capsule before midday meal, preferably on an empty stomach, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. DHEA serum blood tests are suggested 3 to 6 weeks after initiating DHEA supplementation to optimize individual needs.
This supplement should be taken in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise program. Results may vary.
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While everyone is pointing to reasonable factors explaining Obama's face plant in last night's debate (arrogance, coddled too long by the MSM, thin air, etc), there may be a deeper, philosophical explanation, which means it won't get any better for Obama even if he figures out how to stop his Teleprompter-deprived stammering by the next debate. In my post the other day on Lilla-Livered Liberals, I quoted Harvey Mansfield's remark from 25 years ago about "a liberalism that is politically exhausted and bored with itself." I think the "boredom"—at a deep philosophical level—may explain Obama's real problem.
Once again I turn for a witness to Charles Kesler's I Am the Change, where he notes the following about Obama's variety of liberal "Progressivism":
As Harvey Mansfield pointed out, a key to Obama's political success is the way he presents himself as somehow beyond or above ordinary politics, which he disdains as a self-interested scramble. He thinks of himself, and wants us to think of him, as a nonpartisan or postpartisan figure. To the extent he must indulge in partisanship now, it's for the sake of putting an end to it in the future. "His politics is apolitical," Mansfield argued. "It considers its measures to be progressive, and progress to be irreversible." In other words, Obama's postpartisanship is part of the great liberal double standard. Liberals cursed by such hubris imagine they have the keys to the kingdom of History; they alone get to bless or condemn forevermore.
In other words, the bubble Obama inhabits is much larger than just the media cocoon and the cloistered nature of sycophancy inside the White House. Once you assume that you are on "the side of History" that runs in only one direction, you become, first, intellectually lazy, and second, presumptuous, and unable to argue your position from the ground up. It's easy to win debates in your own mind if you simply assume that you are right about everything. And with the media telling you that you're so wonderful, why would you ever have second thoughts.
But just as the internet (and Fox!) have shattered the media monopoly, conservatives also shattered liberalism's intellectual monopoly, as Kesler goes on to explain:
The unquestionability of both progress and relativism died quietly in classrooms around the country. . . The developments in political philosophy challenged the ends of progressivism, proving far more damaging to it. In sheer numbers the academy remained safely, overwhelmingly in the hands of the Left, whose members in fact grew more radical, with some notable exceptions, in these years. But they gradually lost the unchallenged intellectual ascendancy, though not the prestige, they once had enjoyed.
The Left either can't or won't confront this defect in their position today. Obama shows liberalism's boredom with having to refresh and rearticulate its first principles. Or, to adapt a famous line in a movie, "Obama—you can't handle the truth!"


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Mother Pelican
A Journal of Sustainable Human Development
In 1994, South Africa made an incredible, peaceful transition to
democracy after decades of oppression through the Apartheid government.
President Nelson Mandela took on the daunting challenge of reconciling
the psychological trauma and physical poverty that Apartheid inflicted
on its citizens. Although South Africa's emergence from Apartheid is
generally seen as a success story, one overlooked challenge still
remains: the bill left over from the Apartheid system.
By the time Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and assumed the
Presidency of South Africa, the Apartheid government had incurred $18
billion in debt to foreign creditors. Most of these debts were owed to
commercial banks based in the United States and Europebanks that
continued to lend money to the government of South Africa even after the
United Nations had condemned Apartheid as a crime against humanity.
According to former finance minister Trevor Manuel, an appalling 24
percent of all taxes went to pay interest on government debt at that
It seems obvious that today's democratic South Africa should not have
to pay decades-old debts that funded the oppression of its own people,
especially as it faces a huge HIV/AIDS epidemic. Unfortunately, there is
no mechanism in the international economic architecture that allows a
country such as South Africa to confront debts that it cannotand should
not have topay. There is no bankruptcy court for countries, as there
is for individuals or corporations in the United States.
Countries with legacies of illegitimate debt are not the only ones facing debt problems without real solutions: in the past year, Iceland, Greece,
and most recently Ireland have all struggled with unsustainable debt
burdens that have crippled their national economies and threatened
global economic stability. Poor countries face an even harder situation:
With the global economic crisis forcing 100 million more people into
extreme poverty, governments have to choose between servicing foreign debts and meeting the basic needs of their people.
Furthermore, in our globalized economy, when a country cannot pay its
debts and defaults, there is a worldwide ricochet effect, destabilizing
the economies of other countries.
The international financial system needs a mechanism that fairly
deals with sovereign debt. Jubilee USA Network, together with many of
our global partners, is advocating for the creation of an international
bankruptcy court, which will bring stability to the global economy and
empower poor countries struggling to pay their debts. This mechanism,
called a Fair and Transparent Arbitration Process (FTAP), will end
current ad hoc, unpredictable, and often chaotic debt procedures that
create instability and dire humanitarian outcomes for the poorest every
time a country finds itself unable to pay its debts.
FTAP would provide more than stability for the international
financial architecture. It would also serve as a mechanism to empower
poor countries in their work toward economic justice. Currently,
borrowing countries are at the mercy of the whims of their rich
creditors, who play witness, judge, and jury during a debt workout. FTAP
would instead create an objective and transparent way for creditors and
lenders to meet with equal rights, where debts are justly renegotiated
by an independent third party.
This mechanism has many possible homes. Advocates have suggested the
United Nations, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, or even the creation
of a completely new international body. Jubilee USA and the
Zimbabwe-based organization African Forum and Network on Debt and
Development (AFRODAD) discussed what this solution might look like with
policymakers in Washington, D.C. From the Senate to the International
Monetary Fund, everyone recognized the scale of the problem we are
facingdebt crises are no laughing matter. Several policymakers agreed
that there has never been a more perfect time to create a lasting
solution. The moral and practical arguments for FTAP, particularly in
the wake of global economic crisis, are so compelling that these
policymakers are ready to work with us to fill this current void in the
international financial architecture.
Whether poor countries face debts from loans made and wasted by former dictators or brought on by external shocks such as a natural disaster
or global financial crisis, they need somewhere to turn when their
debts are unpayable in the face of meeting their citizens' basic needs.
FTAP is a needed solution that all nations should and can support. Why
not create a system that promotes a just and stable international
economy? With energy, enthusiasm, and innovation emerging from all
sides, we can end the cycle of debt that puts us all, especially our
brothers and sisters in the Global South, at risk. And the time to end
debt crises is now.
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Gerard Butler Parties at Playhouse
Gerard Butler gets behind the wheel of his car after hitting Playhouse nightclub on Thursday (August 11) in Hollywood.
Earlier in the week, the 41-year-old Scottish actor was in his home country, where he participated in a charity soccer match and also showed off his ripped physique in the locker room.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Gerard Butler
Gerry recently signed on for the FBI thriller, The Bricklayer. He's set to play a rogue former agent who's called in to help fight a criminal group demanding ransom payments.
In case you missed it, check out the trailer for Gerard's other film, Coriolanus!


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The Daily Word: 7.1.11 - Fire Updates, Spotted Owls, War in Sudan and Bad Clichés
And Justin Timberlake bought Myspace
Fatal crash shut down 125 southbound last night.
Last night's Bosque fire intentionally set by trespassing teen.
Las Conchas fire still swallowing acres.
Auto updates on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial.
Another candidate vies for Republican nomination.
Someone nails down the secrets of Brad Pitt's acting.
Justin Timberlake buys Myspace.
War speeds toward Sudan.
Fish and Wildlife Service releases plan to save Spotted Owl. Finally.
The Oatmeal's take on smartphones.
Do you know about Google Voice Search?
Poets name the worst clichéd phrases.


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Next week, on June 2, I'll be teaching a live, online class on building your author platform. To help make "platform" more understandable and approachable as a topic, I've boiled it down into 6 key components. Here they are, briefly.
- Your website (your hub, or Grand Central Station)
- Your social media activity or update stream
- Your content
- Your relationships or network
- Your influence and authority
- Your actual reach
It's impossible to have an effective visible online platform without also working on what's invisible. And that's why I think so many authors come to me and complain that their efforts aren't working. It's because the invisible components are weak, growing, or being ignored.
My class will also address the following:
- 5 key channels of social media engagement (e-mail, community sites,
blogs, comments, multimedia), how to use them, and how to prioritize
- What meaningful interaction looks like on social media
- The 4 key stages of online engagement, and why it's important to take them one stage at a time (no skipping to the fourth stage!)
- How to develop a Facebook and Twitter strategy that works for you, which might mean not using them at all
- How to use analytics to better focus your efforts and figure out what's working and what's wasting your time
Fortunately, I discuss all of these topics frequently on this blog. If you can't take the class (and/or afford the $79 registration fee), then here are some of the my best posts where I discuss online platform.


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Norton's 360 security suite has become extremely popular in the two years since it was first released, and aims to provide an all-in-one solution for online security, as well as keeping your laptop tuned up for optimum performance.
The latest addition in version 3.0 is Norton Safe Web, which rates every website and advises you whether it is safe or not to view the page. The package also includes a clever feature which provides e-commerce safety ratings on websites, which help you make an informed decision as to whether you can safely trade with a specific online retailer or not.
Features making a welcome return include Norton Identity Safe, which helps you manage your online identity by securely storing passwords and usernames, as well as preventing keylogger programs from getting hold of information you type into your keyboard.
There is also a back-up feature to ensure you never lose data in case of loss or damage to your laptop – including 2GB of online storage space – and a tune-up feature which ensures your laptop is always running at optimal performance.
We found the software easy and comfortable to use, and it requires very little intervention once set up. The features are simple to use and, provide a good level of protection for your laptop.
Whether you upgrade from version 2.0 depends on what you primarily use your laptop for. The principle update here is the Safe Web feature mentioned above. If you use your laptop for online shopping, or spend a lot of time browsing the web, then we'd recommend the update, as it is a useful and informative feature. However, if you don't do either of the above, you may not find it worth the money.
If you're a first-time buyer of security software, then Norton 360 version 3.0 is a fantastic and easy-to-use, all-in-one option. If you're considering upgrading from version 2.0, however, then make sure to decide if you need and would make use of the Norton Safe Web feature.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says it's time to put "real leadership" back in the White House this November.
Gingrich stood by his wife, Callista, when he told delegates Thursday night that it is "striking" how President Barack Obama took the nation down a path that, he says, weakened America's confidence in itself and Americans' hope for a better future.
He compared Obama to former President Jimmy Carter and said both "produced little effective legislation."
Gingrich often sparred with Romney during the Republican primary, particularly when a "super" political committee supporting Romney hammered Gingrich with millions of dollars in television ads.
Gingrich said earlier this year that he's supporting Romney because he's the best choice to defeat Obama.


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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing out another strong quarter, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its sixth straight quarterly gain.
The market was mixed on the day as trading was muted ahead of the July 4th holiday in the U.S.
The S&P 500 edged down less than a point to close at 1,960 Monday, two points below the record high it set on June 20.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 25 points, or 0.2 percent, to 16,826. The Nasdaq composite rose 10 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,408.
Homebuilder stocks rose following a report that the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. D.R. Horton gained 3 percent.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged down to 2.52 percent.


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John Habib's City Sports: Much-loved Lemire was dedicated to city's kidsBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 08. 2013 11:47PM
If there's one undeniable fact about Clem Lemire, it's this: He had many friends who truly loved him.
In 1995, when Lemire stepped down superintendent of Manchester's Parks and Recreation superintendent, a retirement banquet was held in his honor. The event may have set a record as the longest banquet in city history, with the last speaker to say a "few" words standing at the podium a little after 2 a.m., more than eight hours after the start.
"I was there, and I can tell you people spoke from the heart that evening," said Joe Dutile, one of Lemire's closest friends. "There were many stories told that night and lots of laughter, but deep down you could sense a genuine love for Clem."
Dutile called Lemire "the best superintendent this city ever had, and he loved his job. I can't tell you how many times I remember seeing Clem work with the kids on summer projects. Whether it was planting shrubs, laying sod or digging trenches, Clem would take his jacket off and work alongside the kids. His (late) wife (Lillian) wouldn't be too happy when he came home with mud and dirt on him, but that was Clem."
Dutile said Lemire never took shortcuts when it came to work.
"Clem came from a big family, and he came up the hard way," said Dutile. "He understood what a hard day's work was, and he never forgot it."
Dutile, now retired after teaching industrial arts at Manchester Memorial High for more than 35 years, was instrumental behind the scenes in getting the school's athletics complex named for Lemire.
"After all he did for the city, it was only fitting the city name a complex after him," said Dutile. "I can tell you, he was thrilled when many years later the city named the football field after Bob Chabot and Hubie McDonough (Jr.) at the complex. Clem respected them a great deal."
Chabot and McDonough coached Manchester Memorial to six state football titles including one in 1971, when the Crusaders defeated Trinity, 12-6, in the famed Snow Bowl on Thanksgiving Day at Gill Stadium.
"I don't know for sure, but I would bet the house Clem was driving one of the snowplow trucks during halftime of that game," said Dutile. "Clem will be surely missed, not only for what he did for the city, but how much he helped kids. He made sure the fields, the golf course, the ice rinks and ski slopes were in top condition for the kids."
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MANCHESTER High Central varsity wrestling coach Jason Cumming, an Air Force veteran, is hoping for a strong turnout today for the Wrestling for Warriors Tournament. Wrestling starts at 10 a.m. at Central, with tournament proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project and Liberty House shelter for homeless veterans.
Cumming, who also serves as director of the Manchester Police Athletic League's Granite State Gryphons wrestling program, requests that anyone attending the tournament bring a non-perishable food item for donation.
"I'm an Air Force veteran and this is something near and dear to my heart," said Cumming. "Wrestling is huge in the military, so the wrestlers always support the troops."
In addition to the Gryphons, wrestlers in the tournament will represent Smitty's Wrestling Barn of Danville, Mayo Quanchi Judo and Wrestling of West Warwick, R.I.; MetroWest United of Ashland, Mass.; the Gate City Wresting Club of Nashua; and teams from Maine.
"The top wrestlers from New England are coming to compete and support the troops," Cumming said.
"City Sports" is published Saturdays in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Email staff reporter John Habib at email@example.com.


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So I may have mentioned that in my first year of Greek, for the last session or two, we sat and read the nativity story. It was quite a change in that it wasn't classical Greek, I don't think anyone was Christian and it was so unexpected but given the season it was a wonderful departure.
Given Textkit's love of reading threads wouldn't it be nice to go through it? though its actually pretty late in December, from what I remember Luke is massive but Matthew might be more manageable. Or a mixture, I don't know, it would be nice and festive. If this takes off, I suggest Markos lead the group since he obviously is at home with this material.


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* lang – A Lang Tag consists of an opening tag placed in front of your text and closing tags (which always include a slash) placed after it.
* Language – The language the character is speaking.
* Language – The language the character is speaking.
** Note: It does not matter whether you use a capital for the language or how it is written on the character sheet, but the way you write it will be how it is displayed in your post.
** Note: It does not matter whether you use a capital for the language or how it is written on the character sheet, but the way you write it will be how it is displayed in your post.
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Private Text
Private Text is a feature that allows you to type a hidden message inside a post and to specify one or more users that will be able to see this message. Note that GMs are able to see all private text in their games.
Here's how it works for a single recipient.
[private=username]Your private message, which may include anything from text to hyperlinks, images, dice rolls - anything you can place in a post regularly will only be seen by the specified users![/private]
Adding more recipients is easy!
[private=username;username2;username3]By placing a semicolon [;] with no space between each name, you can allow as many people as you wish to view your secret message.[/private]
Note that in this situation usernames are not case sensitive, but proper spelling is still essential.
In case you don't want to type the whole tags every time you use the Private Text, you can use the following icon (only located above advanced post area):
Even though Private Text is un-readable by people other than its recipients, you might tip off onlookers to the presence of Private Text by un-savvy formatting. Here are some tips on how to ensure that nobody knows you're placing Private Text in your posts:
- Don't make a post with only secret text because everybody would see a blank post, leading to the obvious conclusion that you're hiding private text there.
- Don't make a line break (by pressing enter to skip to the next line) before and after your private text tags. The formatting takes care of that for you, and the extra blank lines are give-aways.
- Make sure you type the tags correctly and preview your post before submitting it. Incorrectly typing the tag syntax might cause you to accidentally reveal everything, so be careful and preview often!
OOC Tags
OOC Tags
OOC Tags (Out Of Character Tags) are available to help players and GMs to add pop-up OOC comments and other messages into their posts without disrupting the flow of the game. If you are one of those people like clean game posts, then this feature was created for you.
What does it do? OOC Tags work in a similar way as Roll Tags in that they enable you to attach a message to text in form of a pop-up box.
How can it be done? The structure of the OOC command is as follows:
[ooc=Text]OOC message[/ooc]
- ooc – An OOC Tag consists of an opening tag placed in front of your OOC text and closing tags (which always include a slash) placed after it.
- Note: There may not be any spaces between the tags and dice roll nor breakers in the word ooc
- Text – This is where you enter the text that will be visible in the main body of your post. It will allow linking to the popup OOC message, as shown in the screenshot below.
- OOC message – Here is where you type in your message that will be available as a popup for GMs and other players to see.
- The OOC message can include more than just text -- images, dice rolls, and other sorts of formatting can be used.
Let's take a look at an example:
John smiles at the peaceful troll named [ooc=Bob]Hey, you really like using this name in your games, right?[/ooc] and lowers his sword.
In post, the above will take this form:
To see the OOC message, all you need to do is hover your mouse over the underlined (linked) text.
Rules Data Tags
Rules data tags are a simple way of including information about a particular game rule directly into your posts. Right now, the data tags support information from the D&D 3.5 System Reference Document, particularly about monsters, spells, conditions, and psionic powers. This information can be added to your post directly, as a popup, or in a spoiler block.
How they Work - Summary
A data tag just needs the type of game info and the name of a particular thing to find what you want. If a name doesn't match anything, the tag will supply some suggestions to help find what you're looking for.
[srd=Type]Thing Name[/srd]
The types we currently support are: monster, monsterlong, spell, power, item, feat, skill, condition, ability, and attack. Monsterlong is like monster, except that it includes an explanation of a monster's special abilities in addition to the basic statistics. Attack is for the special attacks, such as Charge, Bull Rush, etc. For the purpose of simplifying the types, Delay and Ready actions are also included in attack. Ability is for special abilities, such as Rake, Improved Grab, Spell Immunity, etc.
Example: You Type[srd=feat]Cleave[/srd]
You Get
Cleave [General]
Prerequisites: Str 13, Power Attack.
Benefit: If you deal a creature enough damage to make it drop (typically by dropping it to below 0 hit points or killing it), you get an immediate, extra melee attack against another creature within reach. You cannot take a 5-foot step before making this extra attack. The extra attack is with the same weapon and at the same bonus as the attack that dropped the previous creature. You can use this ability once per round.
Special: A fighter may select Cleave as one of his fighter bonus feats.
Additional Display Options
You can also choose different ways of displaying the game rule data in your post. You can accomplish this by adding ;ooc or ;sp after the name part of your tag.
[srd=Type;Option]Thing Name[/srd]
OOC makes the data a popup that only appears when one puts the cursor over the name of the data.
Example: [srd=item;ooc]jumping[/srd] produces...
Jumping: This ring continually allows the wearer to leap about, providing a +5 competence bonus on all his Jump checks.
Faint transmutation; CL 2nd; Forge Ring, creator must have 5 ranks in the Jump skill; Price 2,500 gp. jumping
SP puts the data into a spoiler block that can be expanded or collapsed.
Example: [srd=item;sp]jumping[/srd] produces...
Jumping: This ring continually allows the wearer to leap about, providing a +5 competence bonus on all his Jump checks.
Faint transmutation; CL 2nd; Forge Ring, creator must have 5 ranks in the Jump skill; Price 2,500 gp.
Full List of Examples:
- [srd=monster]mimic[/srd]
- Output Mimic; CR 4; Large aberration (shapechanger); HD 7d8+21; hp 52; Init +1; Spd 10 ft. (2 squares); AC 15 (-1 size, +1 dex, +5 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 15; Base Atk +5; Grp +13; Atk +9 melee (1d8+4, slam); Full Atk +9 melee (1d8+4, 2 slams); Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft.; SA Adhesive, crush; SQ Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to acid, mimic shape; AL N; SV Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +6; Str 19, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 10 Skills and Feats: Climb +9, Disguise +13, Listen +8, Spot +8; Alertness, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus (slam)[/
- [srd=monsterlong]mimic[/srd]
- Output:<Screenshot>
- [srd=spell]light[/srd]
- Output<screenshot>
- [srd=power]conceal thoughts[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=item]jumping[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=feat]Cleave[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=skill]Appraise[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=condition]prone[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=ability]Fast Healing[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
- [srd=attack]Aid Another[/srd]
- Output<Screenshot>
Tables are useful for organizing information that looks funny as a list or is just too unwieldy to explain in pure text. They're also particularly handy for describing rules-mechanics like classes.
At Myth-Weavers, you can make tables by using two types of tags -- "Table" tags and "R" tags. Here's how to build a table outline.
[table=Number of Columns,Number of Rows;List-Numbering] Your "R" Tags [/table]
- [table=] [/table] -- These main tags must be included at the start and end of every table.
- Number of Columns -- This is where you decide how many columns your table will have by putting in that number here. Whole numbers (integers) only.
- Number of Rows -- This is where you decide how many rows your table will have. Again, just insert that number here.
- ;List Numbering -- This part is optional. If you insert ";1" here, the first column of every row except the first will be numbered. If you select this option, you do not need to fill in those cells. This is like a numbered list, as it goes 1...2...3... etc.
- Your "R" Tags -- This is where you will be using "R" tags to fill in the contents of the table. The "R" tags are described below.
Now, on to the "R" tags themselves. The "R" tags are used to describe each of the cells in the table. Each "R" tag fills in exactly one cell of the table. You pick what cell is being filled in by specifying which column and row the "r" tag is targeting.
[R=Column Number,Row Number] Content of the Cell
- [R= ... ] -- This tag must be included at the start of each cell-description. No end-tags are needed.
- Column Number -- The column number of the cell you want to fill in.
- Row Number -- The row number of the cell you want to fill in.
- Content of the Cell -- This is where you get to actually fill in what this cell in the table says. You can put any text, tags, and so forth into this part except another table. How much you put in here determines the size of the cell.
As mentioned above, no "end tag" (such as [/R]) is necessary. To fill more than one cell, just add another "R" tag using the same syntax, but a different column and row number. You can only have as many "R" tags as there are cells in your table (i.e. the number of columns times the number of rows). The "R" tags do not have to be in any particular order, but they must be in-between the [table] and the [/table] tags.
Special Note: Because this feature is still in development, you can only insert one table per post. When the tags are absolutely complete, this limitation will be removed. Furthermore, tables are not functional in user signatures.
Sample Table A This table is very small and simple, resembling a list.
The Code (What you type)
[table=1,2] [R=1,1] This is the content of the cell in the first column and the first row of the table. [R=1,2] This is the content of the cell in the first column and the second row of the table. [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Sample Table B This table is somewhat like a horizontal list.
The Code (What you type)
[table=3,1] [R=1,1] The stuff in column one, row one. [R=2,1] The stuff in column two, row one. [R=3,1] The stuff in column three, row one. [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Sample Table C This table is more complex, demonstrating the use of other formatting tags to make the first row act like a header for the rest of the table.
The Code (What you type)
[table=3,4] [R=1,1][b]Character[/b] [R=1,2]Asuka [R=1,3]Bryan [R=1,4]Carmen [R=2,1][b]Blood Type[/b] [R=2,2]A [R=2,3]B- [R=2,4]O+ [R=3,1][b]Zodiac Sign[/b] [R=3,2]Ox [R=3,3]Rat [R=3,4]Tarrasque [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Sample Table D This code produces the same table as in Sample C. Please note that the "R" tags are in a different order. For some people, this sort of organization might be more intuitive.
The Code (What you type)
[table=3,4] [R=1,1][b]Character[/b] [R=2,1][b]Blood Type[/b] [R=3,1][b]Zodiac Sign[/b] [R=1,2]Asuka [R=2,2]A [R=3,2]Ox [R=1,3]Bryan [R=2,3]B- [R=3,3]Rat [R=1,4]Carmen [R=2,4]O+ [R=3,4]Tarrasque [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Sample E: This example shows use of the list-numbering option.
The Code (What you type)
[table=2,6;1] [R=1,1][b]Orc Group[/b] [R=2,1][b]Status[/b] [R=2,2]Alive and fighting [R=2,3]Fleeing west [R=2,4]Begging for mercy [R=2,5]Weaving baskets [R=2,6]Discussing literature [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Sample F An advanced table used to describe a custom class.
The Code (What you type)
[table=4,11;1] [R=1,1][b]Level:[/b] [R=2,1][b]Base Attack Bonus:[/b] [R=3,1][b]Base Saves:[/b] [R=4,1][b]Special:[/b] [R=2,2]+11/+6/+1 [R=3,2]+2/+0/+0 [R=4,2]Cause, Oath [R=2,3]+12/+7/+2 [R=3,3]+3/+0/+0 [R=4,3]In your head [R=2,4]+13/+8/+3 [R=3,4]+3/+1/+1 [R=4,4]Calling of the cause [R=2,5]+14/+9/+4 [R=3,5]+4/+1/+1 [R=4,5]Oath, Fighter Bonus Feat [R=2,6]+15/+10/+5 [R=3,6]+4/+1/+1 [R=4,6]Further the cause [R=2,7]+16/+11/+6/+1 [R=3,7]+5/+2/+2 [R=4,7]Raise the Standard [R=2,8]+17/+12/+7/+2 [R=3,8]+5/+2/+2 [R=4,8]Oath [R=2,9]+18/+13/+8/+3 [R=3,9]+6/+2/+2 [R=4,9]Suffer for the cause [R=2,10]+19/+14/+9/+4 [R=3,10]+6/+3/+3 [R=4,10]Fighter Bonus Feat [R=2,11]+20/+15/+10/+5 [R=3,11]+7/+3/+3 [R=4,11]Champion of the cause, Further the cause, Oath [/table]
The Table (What you get)
Character Stat Block Tags
Stat blocks are another way of connecting character sheets to your posts. Simply put, the stat block is a section at the bottom of the character sheets which can be viewed and edited in your posts with the statblock tag.
If you need to find out to make and edit a character sheet in the first place, please read the Character Sheets Help Article. This feature works only for characters that have been applied to the given game.
The Syntax
- STATBLOCK: This is the basic tag, and is always necessary. You can shorten this to SB if you want to abbreviate.
- Text: Is used in different ways, depending on the option chosen. Typically, text items are entered in the format of "Number:StatName". These items are separated by semi-colons (;).
- Option: There are three options: show, modify, and remove.
- Show: Simply puts the current contents of the statblock into the post.
- Modify: Changes the contents of the statblock to match whatever is in the text section, and then displays the statblock.
- Remove: Removes the specified text item from the statblock.
But What is it Good For?
The statblock is useful for when you want to be able to keep track of something along the course of the game which is either important to know on command or may change. For combat-oriented games, this might mean the character's attack and defensive stats, their saving throws, and so forth. For games with expendable resources (like power points, wand charges, action points, etcetera), the statblock is a quick way of adding or removing these resources.
Also, you can always edit your statblock directly when in/at the character sheet itself. You'll find it in the D&D 3.5-template sheets, directly above the "Notes" section. This is handy when you need to reference statistics from other parts of the sheet.
Dealing with Multiple Characters (GMs and Players)
If you are a player with multiple characters, or a GM (who has the ability to view and modify stat blocks for all characters that have been applied to that game), there is a simple system for selecting which characters to view. Character sheets in a game are given a number based on the order of their Sheet ID values.
For example, if there are two character sheets in a game and their Sheet IDs are 4576 and 5033, then "1" would refer to 4576 and "2" to 5033. To view a specific character, specify that number in the statblock tag as follows:
Example: [STATBLOCK=1;show][/STATBLOCK] would show the statblock for the character with the lowest Sheet ID number.
If you are a GM, the default is to show all statblocks at once. If you want to show more than one character at once, you can put a list of these numbers, separated by commas, into the CharacterNumber field.
Example: [STATBLOCK=1,2,4,7;show][/STATBLOCK] would show the statblocks for the selected characters.
A Note of Caution
After you use a [statblock=modify] or [statblock=remove] tag to adjust a statblock and save the post, immediately edit the post and either delete the tags or replace them with [statblock=show] (if still want to display the statblock). The reason for this is that other editings, viewings, or replyings-to of the modify and remove posts may cause them to be re-parsed, causing their alterations (perhaps now out-of-date and irrelevant) to take place again.
To prevent these sorts of mix-ups, simply delete or replace all of your old statblock tags with [statblock=show] right after you use them.
Noparse Tags
Noparse Tags are designed to display vBcode in its raw format. In other words, any vBCodes wrapped inside the Noparse Tags will not be processed to function, but treated as plain text. This is best used to explain how vBCode works, and to create a code that others can simply copy and paste to use.
Syntax The command for Noparse Tags is as the following:
- NOPARSE: This is the most important thing in the syntax. Note that, as with all vBCodes, it doesn't have to be in uppercase.
- vBCode: any vBCode, such as OOC Tags, Private Text, or even Dice tags, and so on. Anything you want to be displayed without the server parsing the commands.
Examples Code:
[B]This is a bold text.[/B] [NOPARSE][B]This is a bold text.[/B][/NOPARSE]
This is a bold text. [B]This is a bold text.[/B]
Language Tags
Language tags allow both players and GMs to write speech that only players whose characters speak a certain language can read. Language Tags work in a similar way as OOC Tags in that the reader can see added information in a pop-up box. Other than OOC tags, the pop-up box is only available to players who have a character sheet added to the game that lists a certain language in the languages section. GMs should keep in mind that anyone can create a language tag, so it is entirely possible for a forgetful player to "speak" in a language his character doesn't know.
The basic structure of the lang command is as follows:
- lang – A Lang Tag consists of an opening tag placed in front of your text and closing tags (which always include a slash) placed after it.
- Language – The language the character is speaking.
- Note: It does not matter whether you use a capital for the language or how it is written on the character sheet, but the way you write it will be how it is displayed in your post.
- Speech - Here is where you type what the character is saying. It will be displayed in a pop-up box just like an ooc message.
- Note: using quotation marks causes """ to be displayed instead of your actual text.
Using this structure causes the forum to display "something in Language" in the same way as an ooc tag (underlined, with a pop-up box that contains the speech) or "something in a foreign language" as regular text. It is possible to replace these defaults as follows:
[lang=Language]Optional Text; Speech[/lang]
- Optional Text – Here is where you type the text that replaces the default.
- Note: using quotation marks in either the optional text or the speech causes """ to be displayed instead of your actual text.
- Speech - As before, here is where you type what the character is saying. It will be preceded in the pop-up box by the language that is being used.
- Note: If you don't leave a space between the semi-colon and your speech, the speech will stick to "Language:" in the pop-up box.
Let's take a look at a few examples:
- The drow priestess addresses Hannah: "[lang=undercommon]Why is it that such a powerful sorceress travels with only three servants?[/lang]"
- For players without undercommon on their character sheet: The drow priestess addresses Hannah: "something in a foreign language"
- For players with undercommon on their character sheet: The drow priestess addresses Hannah: "something in undercommon"
- Pop-up: Why is it that such a powerful sorceress travels with only three servants?
- Hannah hesitates for a moment, but then hisses to Bjornin: "[lang=Dwarven]Dwarlin bin torzun, Bjornin!; Translate for me, Bjornin![/lang]"
- Hannah hesitates for a moment, but then hisses to Bjornin: "Dwarlin bin torzun, Bjornin!"
- Pop-up for players with dwarven on their character sheets: Dwarven: Translate for me, Bjornin!
- Hannah hesitates for a moment, but then hisses to Bjornin: "Dwarlin bin torzun, Bjornin!"


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BALTIMORE—Chris Tillman allowed one hit over seven innings, Nick Markakis drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated Chris Sale and the White Sox 6-0 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.Lew Ford homered for the second time in two nights and Adam Jones hit his 100th career home run for the Orioles, who moved a season-high 14 games over .500 (71-57) and remained atop the AL wild-card standings.The only hit against Tillman (7-2) was an infield dribbler by Dayan Viciedo in the fifth inning that shortstop J.J. Hardy couldn't snag with an attempted barehanded pickup. Pitching on six days' rest, Tillman walked four, struck out five and did not allow a runner past second.Brian Matusz worked the final two innings, allowing one hit in completing Baltimore's seventh shutout.Sale (15-5) gave up four runs and six hits in four innings, his shortest start of the season. Coming off a 13-strikeout win over the Yankees, the left-hander lost for the second time in six starts since July 21.It was the fifth straight road loss for the White Sox, who won six in a row at home before dropping the first two of this four-game series. It was the Sox most lopsided shutout defeat of the season.The Orioles have won 12 of 15 at home as they continue toward their first winning season in 15 years, but their scintillating play has not attracted large crowds at Camden Yards this week. Only 12,814 showed up for this one, slightly more than the 10,955 on Monday night.After Sale struck out the first two batters in the second inning, Baltimore used a single by Nate McLouth and two walks to load the bases for Markakis, who drove in three runs with a double to center.Ford made it 4-0 in the third with a drive to left, making it seven straight games in which Sale has given up at least one home run. The last time Ford homered on successive nights was in 2005, when he homered in three consecutive games with Minnesota.Manny Machado delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Jones hit an opposite-field shot to right in the seventh. The drive ended a career-high 110 at-bat homerless drought and gave him 25 for the season, tying a career high.
NOTES—McLouth had a season-high three hits. … LHP Joe Saunders will make his Orioles debut on Wednesday night, starting against Dylan Axelrod, who was recalled by the White Sox from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Axelrod replaces Gavin Floyd, who was placed on the 15-day DL with an elbow injury. … The last time Baltimore was 14 games over .500 was June 21, 2005 (42-28). … A.J. Pierzynski went 0 for 3 and is hitless in his last 14 at-bats.


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