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The news on Minfigures Series 13 starts today with the discovery of a unicorn suit girl in the background of a spread in the most recent LEGO Club Magazine. Although there isn't anything in the way of confirmation that she will be a CMF, the design language she follows certainly indicates so very strongly. Sources: LostInTranslation (via Brickset Forum)

Hello everyone! DM here with an update to lifeness and such. If you remember, I said that I was temporarily leaving RRU to work on a major project along with other things like learning how to drive and getting a job. Well let's be honest, I never really left in the first place. But I have been working on meeting the goals that I need to, and this is probably the biggest goal so far, getting a car. A relative was tired of it, and when the water pump went out, so he used that as a reason to get rid of it and get a new car. Well my uncle heard about it, and let him know I was in need of a vehicle. So he said just come pick it up and take it. So now I am the owner of a 1998* Mitsubishi Mirage DE * I said 1996 in the forum awards topic. Notes: Mitsubishi Mirage DE 1998 FWD Manual Transmission Red (it looks pink, but it just needs a good buff and wax, and it will be red once more) Need to fix the water pump. Slow oil leak. Left rear tire leak. Possible exhaust leak. 200,000 miles. So it has some problems and it's been well used, but it was free and it won't take much to fix it. It should be a good first car for me. That's about it for news on my life so far. Yay! (I can get the "I got a Ride" award now )

[1:08:31 PM] Noghiri: the quick brown fo jumped over the lazy dog THE QUICK BRON FO JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG ,./;'[]1234466390!#$$^^#()_+-={}|:"<>?/*-++ [1:08:45 PM] Noghiri: well, my old model M half works right. [1:09:10 PM] Noghiri: capital w doesn't seem to work right, and the letter before Z won't work at all [1:09:22 PM] Noghiri: five seems to link back to 4 [1:09:30 PM] Noghiri: for some reason, tilde key clears my chat bo [1:12:01 PM] Noghiri: fixecd itvv, buntv now I'm gectvtvving random vs and cs. [1:12:06 PM] Noghiri: funck. [1:13:25 PM] Noghiri: tvvhec qnuick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG [1:13:48 PM] Noghiri: the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY ASS DOG [1:14:00 PM] Noghiri: I think I fixed it. [1:14:52 PM] Noghiri: grecatv, now itv's an intvecrmitvtvantv faunltv. [1:15:49 PM] bartvbl: THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY ASS DOG, THEN TRIPPED AND SUED THE CRAP OUT OF HIM [1:15:51 PM] bartvbl: let's be realistic here. [1:16:10 PM] Noghiri: f****ing hell keyboard please just work right [1:16:15 PM] Noghiri: oh, there we go. Thanks. [1:16:33 PM] Ronald Thomas Mullins III (Tauka Usanake): What are you doing? [1:16:39 PM] Noghiri: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy ass dog, then tripped and sued him for all he was worth. [1:16:55 PM] Noghiri: Ronald, trying to troubleshoot a keyboard with an apparent intermittant fault [1:17:20 PM] Ronald Thomas Mullins III (Tauka Usanake): and repairing it? Cool [1:17:55 PM] Noghiri: if by repairing it, you mean banging on it, pulling keycaps, wiggling the little springs, and putting the keycaps back on, then yeah [1:18:03 PM] bartvbl: btw: did anyone else ever notice that racers 2 only is able to handle 3 or 4 keys at any time? [1:18:09 PM] bartvbl: or is that just me? [1:18:42 PM] Noghiri: mightvvv bec younnr keccyboard [1:18:43 PM] Noghiri: FUNCK

And so soon, we have a list! Galaxy Trooper Alien Trooper Evil Wizard King Goblin Lady Cyclops Snake Charmer Paleontologist Carpenter Hot Dog Guy Sheriff Samurai Disco Diva Unicorn Girl Fencer Egyptian Warrior And here's our snake charmer, from the same magazine page. Sources: The Brick Fan

@ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:14 PM)Ayliffe is cursed by the error gods! HE MUST BE SACRIFICED@ Ayliffe (04 November 2014 - 05:16 PM) @ noghiri (04 November 2014 - 05:17 PM) @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:18 PM)I'M WORKING ON THE ALTAR! SOMEONE GET SOME WOOD... ...AND SOME MATCHES IF POSSIBLE @ Ayliffe (04 November 2014 - 05:18 PM)THE BEEP IS ALL-POWERFUL @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:19 PM)I MUST DO THE SACRIFICE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:19 PM)SOMEONE GET AYLIFFE'S BODY @ Ayliffe (04 November 2014 - 05:20 PM)*runs away* @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:20 PM)DARN IT AYLIFFE GOT AWAY @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:20 PM)CARP, THE ALTAR FELL DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND BRKE INTO MULTIPLE PIECES @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:21 PM)HE'S ON THE FOREST... ...I MUST DO THE MOST REASONABLE THING... @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:21 PM)SET THE FOREST ON FIRE @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:21 PM)OH WAIT, THERE ARE NO MATCHES @ Ben24x7 (04 November 2014 - 05:22 PM)CURSE YOU ANTI-ERROR GODS @ Ayliffe (04 November 2014 - 05:22 PM)

Black Six (The admin of BZPower) just recieved a package from The LEGO Group in the mail. With that package we now have the first official unboxing of the new 2015 BIONICLE sets. So far, they only have Tahu, Kopaka and Onua (the larger of the Toa sets), and these sets will be shipped off to BZP's reviewers for the first reviews of the OFFICIAL sets (which shouldn't differ too much from TTV's Comic Con version reviews). For those who missed the TTV reviews, feel free to check the first of them here:

I don't know why, but anything involving "BZP" annoys me deeply.

I love it when people add massive circles or arrows to point out what's already the central focus of the image. I think the unicorn gets her point across fairly well. Hah. I made a funny, guys.

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I'm not here to break apart whether "gifts" really are, or if they're a state of mind. What I'm here to do is provide some kind of assistance to those who are put off by public speaking. Here's a quick list of top tips from an actual PR representative and hobbyist-lecturer. Always go first for presentations and speeches. I know that sounds terrifying and silly, but trust me. The longer you leave it, the more tension that rises. This will lead to more mistakes, and even if you have really good points, you'll be let down by inner-torment. Moreover, the longer you wait, especially in the case with the markers, the less concentration your audience will have. The markers will award less marks as they will be bored, and the students "listening" to your speech won't care. That might sound good, but it means there's no point for you to speak. They might even hold it to you if you make them stay there for a really long time. Your voice is a weapon. Be loud. Be confident. Speak at a nice easy pace. Interestingly, almost all people who go to a speech speaking at twice the speed of their practice runs. If you really must, you can try centre yourself, as if you're in a small room with just yourself. Most important job of your voice isn't just to communicate information, but also to make people excited. You need to break the ice, and combat awkwardness. By not being one of those boring people, and by using inflections, exaggerations and other vocal tools, you can make people really care what you have to say. Throw in a dash of comedy if you can pull it off, but don't if you can't. Comedy has very little do with the strength of your jokes. It's all about the atmosphere and your timing. If you can't nail the timing, and if you aren't lively enough to melt the awkwardness in the room, your jokes will become cringe-worthy. That said, having good jokes will absolutely increase audience retention, and should make your markers feel a little more inclined towards your presentation. If you do put in jokes, make sure to only give a very brief laugh (don't go on and on forever, because it soon becomes painful to watch), and don't overload your speech with jokes. There needs to be serious content in there somewhere. Don't overly prepare and memorise your speech. What you'll end up doing is, in the event that your miss a line, end up panicking and screw yourself over. To reiterate, don't memorise your speech. Instead, memorise the content, and know it well enough that your could speak about it in your sleep. Therefore, if something goes wrong, you should still be able to discuss the content without having to scramble to figure out what line you missed. Don't hide on stage, and stay still. Be relaxed. Your body language is as important as your speech itself. Just calm down, stand in the centre of the stage and keep your legs still. Don't slouch too much, just give just a bit of lean to show people you're comfortable, and they should be too. Use your hands as tools of expression, to show what you're speaking about. Also, remember your facial experiences, and use them to your advantage. Don't be sitting or stand behind a podium, unless you're sufficiently taller than it. The less you rely on palm cards, the more your audience will care. I don't use them at all. Your audience didn't come for you to read to them dry content. Furthermore, if you're looking at the palm cards, your voice won't be directed at the audience and so people up the back won't hear you. Don't put ANY words on your Powerpoint presentations, except for presenter notes. I rely on presenter notes to keep me up to speed with what I'm talking about, but all my slides are just visual stimuli that relate to what I'm speaking about. If the audience sees anything to read, they won't listen to what you have to say. Force them to listen to you. Oh, and that thing about imagining the audience in different clothes/naked? Total crock of s***.

Because LI2's file organization is crazy...

Well it can seat 5 people, as long as 3 of them don't have any knees. There is plenty of space in the trunk for at least 2 people to fold up in. As long as you guys pay for the gas and international fees, I'd be happy to drive ya to work!

Awesome! Does this mean you can give us all a lift to work?

O.T. It's not the dude that annoys me, but BZP in general, for reasons I cannot explain. Anyways, no more. Getting off topic now. The boxes look alright, although I certainly would have enjoyed canisters ala the original few series of Bionicle sets. Also wish he'd do a proper unboxing for the individual sets.

Star Trek Online and Minecraft, that's about it. STO and all the rest of the space games disappoint me lately, so I'm focusing more on my programming, to eventually make my own. Haven't reinstalled Skyrim and my list of 200ish mods since I moved last month, but I'll continue playing it once I do that. Oh, and definitely yes to Metroid! I brought my Wii specifically for the Prime Trilogy. Still need to figure out how to get it working with German TVs Have you played AM2R? It's a really nice Metroid 2 remake.

Cool one! I don't think that old cars are bad for beginners. They are rather useful for learning to drive without all the technology and additionally you can learn how to fix your car on your own (which is not possible with the today's cars). My Suzuki GS500E (motorcyle) is from 1994 and so I can learn how to maintain it as well. I hope you will have some nice long time with your car

(Talking about Vakama during Bionicle 2) [10/27/14 4:46:52 PM] McJob: He has several feckin' hallucinations [10/27/14 4:47:01 PM] McJob: So I'm assuming he's higher than a space shuttle [10/27/14 4:47:09 PM] Stan McStudz: The Mask of LSD

This thing only looks like it's dead! I've been working on part 4 more as of late, and I've decided that what I had set as its beginning really made more sense as the end of part 3. Unfortunately I can't combine the two animations very easily as they were completed on canvases of different sizes, but here's a separate addendum to part 3 to span the period between it and part 4. SWF Fancy MOV version

[20:35:33] Will Kirkby: gotta dash [20:35:38] bartvbl: -