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Orli Yakuel
http://twitpic.com/pog3c - tea and cookies with friends.
http://twitpic.com/pog3c - tea and cookies with friends.
See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Kol Tregaskes
What video releases are you looking forward to?
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A few above (at least for the UK. The pick of the crop for me is District 9 and Hurt Locker. - Kol Tregaskes
Video?!? :-) - Andrew Terry
the new Star Trek movie - Andrew Terry
Andrew, yep, i.e. not cinema. - Kol Tregaskes
Andrew - whether you watch it on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Pay-Per-View or streaming over the Internet, they're all still videos, and they're all released at the same basic time. - Curtiss Grymala
Of the ones above, Ice Age 3 and Transformers are about the only 2 I'm looking forward to. I'll probably watch GI Joe and District 9, but I'm not pressed about them. - Curtiss Grymala
Curtiss - yeah, you're right, of course.. After so many years without video tape, it just sounded weird - Andrew Terry
Andrew - I understand what you're saying. I know people who still call them "tapes." Of course, when you're talking about music, the term "album" is still perfectly acceptable (an album, is, after all, just an organized collection of similar items), but since so many people still equate that word with vinyl, it sounds funny. Same idea with "video" - Curtiss Grymala
Transformers and Terminator... I love Scifi Movies.. - Jeannette Høvring
Jeannette, me too. I really want to those too but a little unsure about both. - Kol Tregaskes
Transformers was good, but it was a little more of a comedy than the first. We saw it in theaters. Some cool characters (different transformers) and some nice action in it. Haven't seen the Terminator one, but I have little interest in it anyway (never liked the Terminator series much) - Curtiss Grymala
None of the above - LouCypher
Transformers 2 and GI Joe were *awful*. Looking forward to D9. - Christopher A Carr
Lou, you can list any movie not just the ones above. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Kol Tregaskes
For those with a PS3 *and* an Xbox 360, if one game you want comes out on both, which format would you buy that game on? Why that format?
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Xbox of course! =) Because of Live - siniradam
I don't have either, but my brother has both, and he seems to always go with the PS3 version. I'll have to ask him why. - Victor Ganata
The graphics on the PS3 will out-perform those on XBox only if the game has been optimised for the PS3 hardware – which is usually not the case when it's released on both platforms at once. Also, the XBox Live online community is larger than the Playstation's so for multiplayer games you might want it on XBox as well. I say all this as a Sony fanboy, but I'm realistic. - kaigani
Depends on the game but most likely Xbox for Xbox live - Rodfather from Android
My PS3 can emulate an Xbox 360 anytime. I just press the Off button. :P - Ade
Is PSN really that bad? - Kol Tregaskes
Live older than PSN, it means more user, and friend invite to game. at live once you buy a game you can download it countless time, but at PSN it is limited. and also cross gaming chat, - siniradam
Wait, isn't PSN free while XBox Live isn't? (In terms of online multiplayer gaming, specifically.) - Victor Ganata
PS3 uses less energy to operate then the XBox, food for thought. - Heather
49$ = 12 Months - siniradam
Well, now I know why my brother prefers the PS3. - Victor Ganata
Yep Xbox is expensive compared to the PS3 if you total up Xbox Live and any extras you need (like the wireless adapter that you get as standard with the PS3). - Kol Tregaskes
I'll give some examples of games I would like on the Xbox that are also on the PS3: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Brutal Legend, Colin McRae: Dirt 2, FIFA 10, Ghostbusters, Needs for Speed: Shift, SIlent Hill: Homecoming, WET and Assassin's Creed 2. Which format would you buy these in? - Kol Tregaskes
The only one I can comment on is Batman, which had additional content on the PS3, so I'd recommend getting that version. - kaigani
kaigani, thank you. - Kol Tregaskes
@Heather The PS3 energy usage is higher than the Xbox 360s according to NDRC; I think it was the Wii you are thinking of that's lower. - Wade Dorrell
Wade is that the PS3 or PS3 Slim which has better energy usage? - Kol Tregaskes
@Kol That study (http://arstechnica.com/gaming...) compared a couple revisions of both consoles but didn't include the PS3 slim nor recent 360 revisions. So I don't know. - Wade Dorrell
Ah OK, would be interesting which is better. I believe it's the PS3 Slim. - Kol Tregaskes
Multiplayer games: Xbox. Anything else, usually the PS3. I'm still a fan of the PS style controllers, but online multiplayer is so much better on the Xbox. (And yes, totaled up, my Xbox was about $150 more expensive than my PS3, and it still doesn't do Blu-ray.) - Jennifer Dittrich
Jennifer, I think that's a good shout about MP games. - Kol Tregaskes
@Kol I'd bet latest rev of the 360 and the PS3 slim are about equal, based on a couple estimates for the slim & estimates for the Falcon rev 360. (1 rev before the current Jasper rev.) The internets don't seem to have done a conclusive test yet for some reason. If I had a Japser-rev Xbox 360 & a PS3 Slim (I have neither) I'd grab the Kill-A-Watt and get measuring. :) - Wade Dorrell
Xbox for Live, Achievements and I also prefer the Xbox controls. - Jemm
Interesting, Wade, thanks. - Kol Tregaskes
Anyone have experience with Xbox vs PS3 wireless controllers? Does one work better than the other for different room play. E.g. your game box is in a central closet, and you play the games from different rooms. Also, is it even possible to use a Wii from different rooms? - Cristo
Wii - sofarsoShawn
Chris, if you had to make a guess, Xbox controllers use RF and PS3 uses bluetooth. I'm not sure which reaches further or through certain objects better. Wii controllers also use bluetooth. - Rodfather
Rodfather, I think the problem with the Wii is they have wired receivers they want mounted directly above or below your TV. Problems are 1) You wouldn't want to have to put that special purpose cable in the wall to different rooms. 2) You only have one plug into the Wii for the remote receiver, so you'd need a multi-plug to single plug adaptor, which seems unlikely to exist. 3) I'm not aware of any general purpose bluetooth repeaters/converters that could be used with the Wii receiver. - Cristo
Since the Xbox controller is RF, it doesn't care about where you are, as long as you are within range. (About 30 feet is what I've read). Of course, this might change with Project Natal. I don't have any experience with PS3, so other than it using Bluetooth, I don't know if there are any other restrictions. - Cristo
PS3, only 3% breakdown rate. Atleast you don't get the Ring of Deaths, I got tired of getting my 360 replaced until I got my loved PS3. Now I can play Modern Warfare without any pain. - Faraz Mullick
The sensor bar can be hacked to be battery powered. All that's in there is a few IR LED's to help the Wii controller. You can even use a pair of candles to simulate the same effect of the sensor bar. As for #3, well, if it's too far, then you're screwed anyway. - Rodfather
PS3. Xbox controller looks like too much work - €€€€€€€€
Rodfather, interesting about the battery powered sensor bar. - Cristo
Kol Tregaskes
What cinema releases are you looking forward to from now till Christmas? What recent ones are you wanting to see?
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Some above. I really want to see Paranormal Activity and Sherlock Holmes. - Kol Tregaskes
New Moon, Paranormal activity, Ninja + Assassin, and avatar which is not on the list - chris
I'd like to see Sherlock Holmes and Avatar. But I'm not really anticipating any movies. - Rob H.
Chris, oh yes. Definitely Avatar. 2012, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Fourth Kind and Where the Wild Things Are too. - Kol Tregaskes
2012, Sherlock Holmes, A Serious Man - and any good comedy and/or christmas-spirit story would be nice. - Citronella
2012, Amelia, Were the Wild Things Are. - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
I haven't even really heard of many of the above films. From the posters you put up, Sherlock Holmes looks intriguing. That's about it. - Curtiss Grymala
Citronella, I've not heard of A Serious Man, what is that about? - Kol Tregaskes
Of the above, Sherlock Holmes definitely. - Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
The Road looks good - J. Abdul-Qahhar
Brothers is a remake of a Danish movie called "Brødre". If they haven't f'd it up too much in the translation to Hollywoodism, it might have some potential. In the trailer "Spiderman" is kinda scary. Other than that I think I might go for some Sherlock Holmes just to let Bette enjoy some of the charms of them two fellas Downey and Law. Invictus might also make it on my holiday movie list. (Disclaimer. Of course the movies have to be released over here in lateville Denmark, for me to be able to watch them.) - Rasmus Lauridsen
Paranormal Activity and Sherlock Holmes - LouCypher
The only movie I'm going to go to the cinema for is Avatar. The others that I'm interested in can wait on and get via Netflix. - Akiva Moskovitz
Kol Tregaskes
NVIDIA vs ATI - which graphics card would you buy and why?
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I'm on the look out for a new gfx card for about £150. Any recommendations? :-) - Kol Tregaskes
I used to buy ATI cause they were trying harder but in the last 2 years I slowly switched to nvidia as they a)use less power (I'm into silent cards!) b)gave me less problems on windows (had weird issues with playing games in a window with any kind of transparency effects with the ATI cards I ad) and c) slightly stabler linux drivers recently - not sure if the latest cards follow the pattern but certainly seems the case on the power consumption (and therefore cooling fan noise) front - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
I'm looking at the GTX260 atm. I can get a 896Mb card for £147 but can get a 1792Mb card for £155. Will it make a big difference? - Kol Tregaskes
Nvidia :) Kol, when is your BD btw? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
BD? Board? Gosh, can't remember, will have to have a look. I currently use a NVIDIA 8800 GTS card but it's knackered. - Kol Tregaskes
I guess BD=Birthday? - Holger Eilhard
Birthday ;) My ATI sux - I even can't run Guitar Hero - and it has 512MBs of memory. - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Every few years I jump from one camp to the other. I just recently made the jump off from Nvidia to ATI and, holy crap, I'm glad that I did. The ATI is way better in all ways than my previous Nvidia. And I'm not just talking about pure framerate. Color reproduction and quality mean a lot to me, as well. - Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, what model you have? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Sasha, doh. 2 weeks ago. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Shit, I knew it. Sorry Kol, Happy Birthday!!! :D - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Hehe, thanks, Sasha. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
This is the card I'm eyeing atm: http://www.ebuyer.com/product... - I've bought XFX cards in the past and they've been really good. - Kol Tregaskes
I'm always bad in that :( All my friends call me to remind that their bds are coming :D So, do you plan to play on ultra-high quality? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
I love nvidia. but now i have ati :D, i think you should wait for DX11 cards to coming - Farshad
Sasha, 4870 Mac Edition. - Akiva Moskovitz
Maybe they are good on Macs - my intel based sux :( I wonder, can sound card break everything up? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Yes, it certainly can. In fact, more issues are usually due to the sound card than just about any other device in a system. This is why usually one of the first debugging steps is to remove or disable the sound card to see if it fixes whatever the issue is. And Macs are Intel-based. - Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, so if I'm with a notebook I'm stuck to whatever is inside? Or I can try FireWire soundcards? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Well, first, make sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card (heck, for ALL of your peripherals). If it's still causing a problem, it could be a hardware issue and, in that case, an external sound device may be your only choice. One of the downfalls of laptops, sadly. - Akiva Moskovitz
It depends on what kinda work u wanna do. I have heared from a large number of people that Nvidia works better with games (as u might have noticed, they usually mention the system requirement for a game by the type of Nvidia Graphics u use, not the Ati). And by the way I think a GF 9800 (512Mb) might be the best choice nowadays. - امیر؟
Playing games and Photoshop. - Kol Tregaskes
Can you take two and then just return one? ;) - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Kol, don't you have PS3 or Xbox to play games already? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Xbox yes but after a gfx upgrade so I can play FPS and strategy games on the PC. I can't play them on a console, those need a mouse. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
The ATI HD 4870 looks like a far better deal though, more RAM, faster core and cheaper. - Kol Tregaskes
ATI. And especially now that 5870 (or greater) are out. EyeFinity is cool (triple display support at minimum) and there shouldn't be problems with performance, either. - Jemm
I just need PC to play upcoming Diablo 2 and Starcraft 2. Oh, and DOTA :) - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Sasha, I think you mean Diablo 3 - and don't expect it before 2011. Starcraft 2 (I think) is a way off too. - Kol Tregaskes
Yep, 3 ;) Fine, recommend me some FireWire soundcards then :) I think Starcraft should come out pretty soon, with all these almost ready battlefield reports. - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Interesting image. I always buy nVidia - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
I've always been an NVidia fan, personally. ATi cards have tempted my in the past (like the Radeon 9800), but NVidia has typically had faster cards for less money. - Jason Huebel
Interestingly, this article: http://techgage.com/article... says the NVIDIA is faster. - Kol Tregaskes
Nvidia often sacrifices overall quality for speed. For game-rig junkies, speed is all that really matters. - Akiva Moskovitz
I see, Akiva. To an extent yes but I like to have quality too if I can. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
I know that, historically, Nvidia generally has much better driver support on Linux, so that has always been a big reason for me to use their cards over ATI. I'm not sure if you're even remotely considering using Linux on the machine or not, but you'd be better served to get an Nvidia card if you are. ATI support has been getting better, but it's still not on par with the Nvidia support. - Curtiss Grymala
Curtiss makes an excellent point, too. - Akiva Moskovitz
I use Nvida, it's just always been recommended to me as being better & now Mac's are being packaged with them. But I honestly don't know the technicalities behind all that jazz, whenever I ask at the store, they always respond well it depends are you using it for gaming (& what type of gaming), photo or video editing, as media centre, and wank wank wank - sofarsoShawn
At a price point only the ATI Radeon HD 4890 is perhaps a better comparison to the 260 but that ATI card is generally compared to the 275 card. Hmmm.... - Kol Tregaskes
NVIDIA - Opium
ATI for sure - Arman
If you use OpenGL at all, NVIDIA beats ATI. Most Windows games use DirectX, but I use Second Life, which is OpenGL-based. Also had fits with the video when upgrading my Linux box to the latest Ubuntu, but that's because it's an ancient ATI 7000, no longer supported by their binary driver. - Kevin Shaum
Anika
ROFL || "The Droid is a SmartPhone, the iPhone is just an iPod Touch with a crappy Phone" ~ manielse http://friendfeed.com/koltreg...
Brian
http://twitpic.com/pmuyw - Awww :-( I didn't get my phone out fast enough to catch the MS Surface BSOD!
http://twitpic.com/pmuyw - Awww :-( I didn't get my phone out fast enough to catch the MS Surface BSOD!
Micah Wittman
No Shoes, Service!
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Why do they have to remove their shoes? - Anika
It's a wedding dress store (I think), your question and mine are invalid! ;) - Micah Wittman
Yeah...that still makes no sense to me. - Anika
Yep, that's why it was photo-worthy. It's custom to remove shoes before walking around someone's home (in these parts), but I've never seen a clothing retailer suggest it, let alone have a sign that states 'no shoes'. Until today. Oh, there was a museum in Ukraine (by the Black Sea) I visited and you had to remove your shoes. And they provided slippers, kind of like hospital booties but not quite to wear inside. Good times :) - Micah Wittman
adam
APOD: 2009 November 15 - M57: The Ring Nebula - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod...
Micah Wittman
Someone's doodle in a hobby shop #WestEdmontonMall - Micah Wittman
That there is a jiggly pen. I probably just made up the name, but that's what it does. - Micah Wittman
LOL I think it's called a spiro-pen or something. - Anika
Now I wanna call it a Spidra pen :) - Micah Wittman
Are you calling Spidra 'jiggly'? - Anika
No. But Anika did :) - Micah Wittman
Hey now! - Anika
Bryce, Low in Sodium
I heard he liked a good poke...
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Uhoh! - Louis Gray
Careful sir... You are about to enter a never ending battle. It will consume you... - Johnny Worthington from iPhone
Fossil Huntress
Yucca Tree - (Yucca brevifolia) - Fossilhuntress.blogspot.com
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A Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) dusted with snow following a spring snowstorm in Tikaboo Valley, Nevada. Joshua trees are part of a highly specialized pollination relationship with yucca moths. In Tikaboo Valley, two species of yucca moth co-occur, and trees pollinated by each moth species are morphologically distinct. Credit: Christopher Smith, Willamette University - Fossil Huntress
"Running to stand.... still..." - T. Brent, technopeasant
DJ Swole
http://twitpic.com/plmv7 - Just came back from the hospital to see Joshua Xavier Flavors, born on 11/13 weighing in at 8 lbs, 6 oz....
http://twitpic.com/plmv7 - Just came back from the hospital to see Joshua Xavier Flavors, born on 11/13 weighing in at 8 lbs, 6 oz....
Joel McKenna
My Xmas tree! I can't wait to plug it in tomorrow when I decorate! http://yfrog.com/bbqt5j
My Xmas tree! I can't wait to plug it in tomorrow when I decorate! http://yfrog.com/bbqt5j
It's not a bad little tree. All it needs is a little love. - Ron Bailey
and time. at least another 2 weeks. - Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
The Chatty DM
Tonight's D&D game was nice but way too freakin' short! Yet, the fate of the Underdark was sealed. The PCs just need to kill the Dungeon
Louis Gray
Being a dad with PhotoBooth really never gets old. (Here's Matthew from tonight, presumably happy I'm back from Denver)
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I love watching them grow up via PhotoBooth. - joey
Matthew is now walking around our living room with my iPhone. Sarah is sleeping. I'm keeping the lights low so the most fun he has is in front of the laptop. It's good training for a future life of digital centricity. - Louis Gray
And pssttt... Rochelle and Akiva? He's asleep now. Just let him wander around for about 20 minutes and he's sound asleep in his crib. I assume Audrey is sleeping? - Louis Gray
Hhaahhaa, I like the one with the glasses, he looks just like you - sofarsoShawn
Wow . . . sound asleep in his crib . . . even all these years later, the phrase sounds like music in my ears. It's not something we EVER experienced. Our Sarah only started going to bed by herself with no stalling, no fuss, no stress long after the crib was gone - say, middle school? So you've got good ones there, Louis. And, Shawn, you're right! Matthew looks JUST like Louis! - MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
So you're saying he's doomed, Mary? - Louis Gray
Yes - to a life of good behavior, good relationships with parents and a right handsome mug. - MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Awwwwwww - Anika
I guess someone will have to see to it that he finds some serious headbanger music and a couple friends with some discipline problems - not bad ones - so he gets enough of an edge to get some attention from girls. Or maybe a wardrobe of black t-shirts will be enough. - MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Sharron Benn
RT @NaijaCandy http://twitpic.com/2wjuy love the way the background is faded. i forget the technical. // I use a very shallow Depth of Field
RT @NaijaCandy http://twitpic.com/2wjuy love the way the background is faded. i forget the technical. // I use a very shallow Depth of Field
Håkan Dahlström
One of the least expensive places to stay on the Strip in Vegas. - Internet's Tad
The price is proportional to the niceness unfortunately. Plus, too many kids running around. The last thing I want to see in Vegas is kids.... - Jeff P. Henderson
Are we not all kids in Las Vegas? - Håkan Dahlström
We got married there! - Anika
Brian
http://twitpic.com/peoqc - Uh oh, @Clintus "ShalerJump'd the shark" at #phxwc.
http://twitpic.com/peoqc - Uh oh, @Clintus "ShalerJump'd the shark" at #phxwc.
Marvel Entertainment
PREVIEW: Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1 - http://marvel.com/news...
COVER BY: STJEPAN SEJIC WRITER: Dan Abnett Andy Lanning PENCILS: Pablo Raimondi INKS: Andrew Hennessy COLORED BY: Frank Martin LETTERED BY: VC... (originally published on: Nov 13, 2009) - Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment
COVER BY: Mirco Pierfederici WRITER: Mike Carey PENCILS: Ibraim Roberson Daniel Acuna THE STORY: As Rogue continues her mission, Gambit goes on one of his own. His... (originally published on: Nov 13, 2009) - Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment
Freshly Digitized: 11/13/09 - http://marvel.com/news...
Already plowed through the thousands of comics available in Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited ? Fret not, True Believer! We add new books into the collection every week to keep you up to your... (originally published on: Nov 13, 2009) - Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment
COVER BY: Ariel Olivetti WRITER: Greg Pak Fred Van Lente PENCILS: Ariel Olivetti Michael Ryan INKS: Ariel Olivetti COLORED BY: Guru–eFX|Ariel Olivetti LETTERED... (originally published on: Nov 13, 2009) - Marvel Entertainment
Agent M
Ohai, taco cart! Sure, I’ll have 3. - http://agentmlovestacos.tumblr.com/post...
Ohai, taco cart! Sure, I’ll have 3.
Derrick
Zankou Chicken - Feast Your Eyes - http://www.slashfood.com/2009...
Zankou Chicken - Feast Your Eyes
"These vibrant trays from Zankou Chicken has Beck singing their praises and the Los Angeles Times contending that there's "no better chicken anywhere." As the fast food industry continues to expand, catering to more health-conscious foodies, Southern California chain Zankou Chicken is redefining the concept with its fresh Mediterranean cuisine. Renowned for its roasted chicken and pita bread baked on the premises, the chain also offers hummus, shawerma, falafel and a variety of kebabs, using 100 percent fresh products -- no cans, freezers, microwaves or preservatives -- and only the "finest ingredients." But it's the secret Lebanese garlic sauce that's got Southern Californians hooked, a zesty combination of garlic, olive oil, lemon and potato, for texture, that has customers dipping in just about any item on the menu -- and proving that fast food may rise above the typical greasy-spoon burger joints of the past." - Derrick from Bookmarklet
I've lived in LA nearly ten years, but I've never had the infamous Zankou. - Derrick
This is something that must be corrected. - Jason Toney
A suggestion: Go to the one in Burbank of Glendale. The one's in Hollywood and Pasadena have severely declined in quality. When we lived in Hollywood, we'd get a chicken from Moishe's or the Lebanese place on Sunset near Cahuenga and get the garlic sauce from Zankou. - Anika
as if I wasn't hungry enough already, Derrick. you had to go on and show me zankou chicken. I miss zankou. had it all the time when I lived in pasadena. unfortunately they don't have any in the IE. - chrisofspades
I am definitely making this sauce. Loves Garlic despite potential Dragon breath ===> - Eric Logan
OMG!!!!!!!! GARLIC SPREAD!!!! - Anna Lynn M.
Louis Gray
Bit.ly Now Summarizes Your Link Data For Even Better Metrics - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
Yeah, I noticed this -- the metrics even for non-logged in users (via cookies) were neat. - Stephen Mack
Marvel Entertainment
FIRST LOOK: February 2010 Spider-Man Comic Book Previews http://marvel.com/news...
Jesse Stay
Dell has my attention with its Smartphone. The Dell Axim was one of the best PDAs I ever owned.
Marvel Entertainment
COVER BY: Francesco Mattina WRITER: Greg Pak PENCILS: Wellinton Alves Francesco Mattina INKS: Nelson Pereira COLORED BY: Jay David Ramos – A... (originally published on: Nov 13, 2009) - Marvel Entertainment
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