img src="http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_gallery/2008/12/1204 Superficial News/post_image/post_image-1204_superficial_news_00.jpg" border="0"br Dusted off an old feature today just for the hell of it. Think of it like a delicious pizza with all your favorite toppings - provided you enjoy the taste of Amy Winehouse slathered in Aniston sauce. Bon appetit: strong- Britney Spears/strong' cousin Alli Sims says Britney isn't fit to tour. But still fit to buy her a car; how 'bout it? [a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/02/2008-12-02_alli_sims_kevin_federline_dish_on_britne-1.html"NY Daily News/a] strong- Blake Fielder-Civil/strong makes love to Amy Winehouse in her hospital bed before being carted back to jail. Wins coveted "Most Effective Way to Make a Passionate Prison Shower More Enjoyable Award." [a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2001362.ece"The Sun/a] strong - Sean Avery/strong apologizes for calling Elisha Cuthbert "sloppy seconds." Says she's more like a "beautifully recycled flower - that you can have sex with." [a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20244126,00.html"People/a] strong- Jennifer Aniston/strong admits to wanting a baby and "longs" for motherhood. Somewhere, John Mayer is performing the world's first guitar string vasectomy. [a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20243964,00.html"EW/a] div style="width: 425px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding: 0;"ul style="list-style-type: none; display: block; width: 425px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"li style="display: block; float: left; width: 90px; height: 134px; margin: 0; padding: 0 10px 10px 0;"a href="http://thesuperficial.com/2008/12/the_superficial_news_41.php" style="display: block; width: 90px; height: 134px; background: #CCC; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;"img src="http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_gallery/2008/12/1204 Superficial News/gallery_thumb/gallery_thumb-1204_superficial_news_00.jpg" style="display: block; border: 1px solid #cccccc; width: 88px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"/a/lili style="display: block; float: left; width: 90px; height: 134px; margin: 0; padding: 0 10px 10px 0;"a href="http://thesuperficial.com/2008/12/the_superficial_news_41.php?bfm_index=1" style="display: block; width: 90px; height: 134px; background: #CCC; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;"img src="http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_gallery/2008/12/1204 Superficial News/gallery_thumb/gallery_thumb-1204_superficial_news_01.jpg" style="display: block; border: 1px solid #cccccc; width: 88px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"/a/lili style="display: block; float: left; width: 90px; height: 134px; margin: 0; padding: 0 10px 10px 0;"a href="http://thesuperficial.com/2008/12/the_superficial_news_41.php?bfm_index=2" style="display: block; width: 90px; height: 134px; background: #CCC; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;"img src="http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_gallery/2008/12/1204 Superficial News/gallery_thumb/gallery_thumb-1204_superficial_news_02.jpg" style="display: block; border: 1px solid #cccccc; width: 88px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"/a/lili style="display: block; float: left; width: 90px; height: 134px; margin: 0; padding: 0 10px 10px 0;"a href="http://thesuperficial.com/2008/12/the_superficial_news_41.php?bfm_index=3" style="display: block; width: 90px; height: 134px; background: #CCC; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;"img src="http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_gallery/2008/12/1204 Superficial News/gallery_thumb/gallery_thumb-1204_superficial_news_03.jpg" style="display: block; border: 1px solid #cccccc; width: 88px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"/a/li/uldiv style="clear: left;"/div/div div class = "credit"Photos: WENN/div pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KzQrUaM99kZY_E8Lc8_7m3x9EtM/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KzQrUaM99kZY_E8Lc8_7m3x9EtM/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thesuperficial/SNxk/~4/8gDkLHFFuJA" height="1" width="1"/

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In case you missed the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 12/3, this was by far my favorite part... the video isn't great quality but it's quite enjoyable... nbsp; nbsp; NSFW? nbsp; nbsp; The song is by the Ting Ting's and it's called That's Not my Name

Devoid of generic rage and frustrating deaths, Prince of Persia marks quite an easy, effortless end to 2008's video game gauntlet -- at least, according to reviewers. Though the platforming has been simplified, most seem to agree that the expansive world and chemistry between the two lead characters make for a worthwhile experience. We're also seeing the word "magical" appear quite often.

IGN UK (94/100) calls Prince of Persia an "incredibly polished, tremendously enjoyable and utterly lovable experience." It supposedly builds on the best elements of previous games to create an "absolutely unforgettable adventure" that's "magical in every sense of the word." Well, probably not the Harry Potter sense of the word.
Game Informer (87.5/100) notes that the simplified platforming is an "elegant and simple way to show off thrilling acrobatics, but it also steals control away from the player." However, it deems the tradeoff worthwhile, as "the more relaxed control input still demands skill and careful timing." Either way, it's "unlike any other game you'll play this year."
1UP (B+) approves of Princess rescuing Prince, pointing out that while "this human safety net may seem counterintuitive in offering a sense of challenge, the entire process functions similarly to most other death-checkpoint systems (you die, you go back to a nearby checkpoint), but with the added benefit of giving the action a more seamless feel."

Gamespot (80/100) thinks the "easygoing joy and visual beauty will charm you into forgiving a sprinkling of flaws." They call it "one of the easiest games you'll play all year," but one boasting "some truly impressive level design."

Devoid of generic rage and frustrating deaths, Prince of Persia marks quite an easy, effortless end to 2008's video game gauntlet -- at least, according to reviewers. Though the platforming has been simplified, most seem to agree that the expansive world and chemistry between the two lead characters make for a worthwhile experience. We're also seeing the word "magical" appear quite often.

IGN UK (94/100) calls Prince of Persia an "incredibly polished, tremendously enjoyable and utterly lovable experience." It supposedly builds on the best elements of previous games to create an "absolutely unforgettable adventure" that's "magical in every sense of the word." Well, probably not the Harry Potter sense of the word.
Game Informer (87.5/100) notes that the simplified platforming is an "elegant and simple way to show off thrilling acrobatics, but it also steals control away from the player." However, it deems the tradeoff worthwhile, as "the more relaxed control input still demands skill and careful timing." Either way, it's "unlike any other game you'll play this year."
1UP (B+) approves of Princess rescuing Prince, pointing out that while "this human safety net may seem counterintuitive in offering a sense of challenge, the entire process functions similarly to most other death-checkpoint systems (you die, you go back to a nearby checkpoint), but with the added benefit of giving the action a more seamless feel."

Gamespot (80/100) thinks the "easygoing joy and visual beauty will charm you into forgiving a sprinkling of flaws." They call it "one of the easiest games you'll play all year," but one boasting "some truly impressive level design."

Devoid of generic rage and frustrating deaths, Prince of Persia marks quite an easy, effortless end to 2008's video game gauntlet -- at least, according to reviewers. Though the platforming has been simplified, most seem to agree that the expansive world and chemistry between the two lead characters make for a worthwhile experience. We're also seeing the word "magical" appear quite often.

IGN UK (94/100) calls Prince of Persia an "incredibly polished, tremendously enjoyable and utterly lovable experience." It supposedly builds on the best elements of previous games to create an "absolutely unforgettable adventure" that's "magical in every sense of the word." Well, probably not the Harry Potter sense of the word.
Game Informer (87.5/100) notes that the simplified platforming is an "elegant and simple way to show off thrilling acrobatics, but it also steals control away from the player." However, it deems the tradeoff worthwhile, as "the more relaxed control input still demands skill and careful timing." Either way, it's "unlike any other game you'll play this year."
1UP (B+) approves of Princess rescuing Prince, pointing out that while "this human safety net may seem counterintuitive in offering a sense of challenge, the entire process functions similarly to most other death-checkpoint systems (you die, you go back to a nearby checkpoint), but with the added benefit of giving the action a more seamless feel."

Gamespot (80/100) thinks the "easygoing joy and visual beauty will charm you into forgiving a sprinkling of flaws." They call it "one of the easiest games you'll play all year," but one boasting "some truly impressive level design."

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The Evolution Control Committee has been doing live mashup performances for many years and recently upgraded their hardware. Inspired by [Johnny Lee]’s Wiimote whiteboard, they built a rear projection display they could use during performances. It displays a dense collection of samples in Ableton Live. On each of the performer’s hands is an IR LED mounted to a thimble. By touching the thumb to the forefinger, the LED turns on. Two Wiimotes watch for these IR flashes to trigger mouse clicks. [TradeMark G] found the Ableton display too complex to navigate quickly and accurately with a mouse; this new display make things much easier and enjoyable.

http://hackaday.com/2008/12/02/wiimo...ic-controller/

Amidst the ongoing economic uncertainty it seems that there are still plenty of people keen to buy and sell a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/cars_for_sale vintage and classic cars/a and a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/shop/?id_categoria_Pare=17 automobilia/a. H‚s traditional end of year auction not only grossed in excess of £1.4 million but also drew over 1,000 people to the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton (including some 400 registered bidders). Auctioneer and Managing Director Simon Hope commenting: „With interest rates widely predicted to fall still further there are undoubtedly those who would rather have their money sat in something enjoyable or at least tangible. However, the old car and world has not divorced itself from the greater financial reality and this is increasingly a market in which quality counts - be it in terms of condition, provenance or both.br / br / Highly original and one of the trio which secured a coveted Coupe des Alpes for the London-based marque on that year‚s Alpine Rally, the Vanden Plas bodied 1932 Talbot 105 Fox Nicholl Team Car exceeded its top estimate to sell for £201,000. The same £201,000 was also achieved by the ex-concours entrant 1936 SS Jaguar 100. Supplied new to a Buxton resident, the car was the second earliest example of its type known to exist and had raced in America during 1938. Equally historic was the ex-Patsy Burt 1966 McLaren M3A Formula Libre. Offered for sale by her family, the multiple trophy-winning and record-breaking single-seater had not been run in anger for many years but went to a very good home for £78,000.br / br / Arguably requiring more work than anything else in the sale, the 1901 Decauville 8hp Tonneau surpassed all expectations to fetch £91,500 (more than six times its catalogue low estimate figure). The other three Å’garage finds‚ from the same long-term private collection also beat their top estimate figures: 1913 Daimler 30hp Landaulette (£44,500), 1925 Daimler 20hp Landaulette (£15,500) and 1913 Argyll 25/50 Tourer (£37,900). While, the similarly unrestored 1939 SS Jaguar 2.5 Litre Drophead Coupe which had been in the same family since 1946 fetched £29,000. Surprisingly solid beneath its faded paint and cracked upholstery, the 1962 Aston Martin DB4 with Special Series engine may yet prove a canny buy at £82,500. While, a declared engine fault did not deter bidding on the 1933 Alvis Speed 20 SA Tourer which reached £37,900. br /a href=http://www.classicrallies.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1595-HH-ends-the-year-on-a-high-after-strong-Buxton-sale.html#extendedContinua leyendo Hamp;H ends the year on a high after strong Buxton sale/a

pFiled under: a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag"PC/a, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag"Sony PlayStation 3/a, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag"Microsoft Xbox 360/a, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag"Action/a, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag"Adventure/a, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/metareviews/" rel="tag"Metareviews/a/pdiv align="center"a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/princeofpersia"img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/pop.490.jpg" alt="" //a/div Devoid of generic rage and frustrating deaths, a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/prince-of-persia"emPrince of Persia/em/a marks quite an easy, effortless end to 2008's video game gauntlet -- at least, according to reviewers. Though the platforming has been simplified, most seem to agree that the expansive world and chemistry between the two lead characters make for a worthwhile experience. We're also seeing the word "magical" appear quite often.br / ul lia href="http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/934/934135p1.html"IGN UK/a (strong94/100)/strong calls emPrince of Persia/em an "incredibly polished, tremendously enjoyable and utterly lovable experience." It supposedly builds on the best elements of previous games to create an "absolutely unforgettable adventure" that's "magical in every sense of the word." Well, probably not the emHarry Potter/em sense of the word./li lia href="http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200901/R08.1202.1337.44861.htm"Game Informer/a (strong87.5/100/strong) notes that the simplified span id="bodyText"span id="bodyText_PresentationModeControlsContainer_placeHolderHtml"platforming is an "elegant and simple way to show off thrilling acrobatics, but it also steals control away from the player." However, it deems the tradeoff worthwhile, as "the more relaxed control input still demands skill and careful timing." Either way, it's "/span/spanspan id="bodyText"span id="bodyText_PresentationModeControlsContainer_placeHolderHtml"unlike any other game you'll play this year."/span/span/li lispan id="bodyText"span id="bodyText_PresentationModeControlsContainer_placeHolderHtml"a href="http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171581amp;p=4"1UP/a (strongB+/strong) approves of Princess rescuing Prince, pointing out that /span/spanwhile "this human safety net may seem counterintuitive in offering a sense of challenge, the entire process functions similarly to most other death-checkpoint systems (you die, you go back to a nearby checkpoint), but with the added benefit of giving the action a more seamless feel." br //li lia href="http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/princeofpersiaworkingtitle/review.html"Gamespot/a (strong80/100/strong) thinks the "easygoing joy and visual beauty will charm you into forgiving a sprinkling of flaws." They call it "one of the easiest games you'll play all year," but one boasting "some truly impressive level design." /li /ulp style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/03/metareview-prince-of-persia-pc-ps3-360/"Metareview - Prince of Persia (PC, PS3, 360)/a originally appeared on a href="http://www.joystiq.com"Joystiq/a on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/"terms for use of feeds/a./pp style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/princeofpersiaRead/anbsp;|nbsp;a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/03/metareview-prince-of-persia-pc-ps3-360/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry"Permalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1389990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email"Email this/anbsp;|nbsp;a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/03/metareview-prince-of-persia-pc-ps3-360/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry"Comments/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/eTpVBJnqpIRW6Z1XFZQWP5U2ByQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/eTpVBJnqpIRW6Z1XFZQWP5U2ByQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=Z9A6DHJQ"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=Z9A6DHJQ" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=a12CAjk8"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=a12CAjk8" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/UrhetAmheU0" height="1" width="1"/