action

The tag action is very popular among bloggers. It's generally used to identify posts that are about action books and movies. Bloggers often use the tag action when reviewing action books. Action books are often reviewed in blogs written by librarians and other educators. A very popular blog about books is Fuse #8 by Librarian Betsy Bird of the New York Public Library.

Neil Gaiman, author of the action / adventure series 39 Clues blogs at Neil Gaiman's Journal. You can browse and buy action books from sites like Amazon.com or you can find them at your local bookstore using sites like IndieBound.org.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “action”

• Not just a pretty ass

  
  Solspot — Authority: 176
  We promised
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• 2 minute countdown timer

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  Hi, Im making a side scrolling flash game called Kit-Run using actionscript 2.0. I want to give each level a two minute time limit - ideally to have an enemy mc load that comes and kills you when it reaches 00:00. Ive found a lot of tutorials that count down time limits for dates, but none for a simple minute ...
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• XML single button

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  Hello, I want to create a single invisible button encompassing the stage, when clicked I want it to go to a URL I specify in a XML/txt file, either is fine. I can only find examples that incorporate entire menus and Im not that great with AS2/3, though this needs to be AS2. I did hack one together but the movieclip ...
  3 hours ago

• #9: Bop It

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 166
  Bop It by Hasbro Games 33 days in the top 100 (3) Buy new: $22.99 $14.97 20 used & new from $14.97 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) See the rest here:  #9: Bop It
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• AS2 mc loads 1 external swf from group depending on cookies and .html location

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  I am attempting to load an external swf banner into an empty movieclip (main.fla for argument), which seems straightforward enough. But the idea is that each .swf (banner) is a link to its own respective html page. I.E. bannerA.swf links to pageA.html etc. The first problem is that I dont want main.fla to display ...
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• Nabari no Ou Vol 1 by Yuhki Kamatani Manga Review

  
  Manga Maniac Cafe — Authority: 127
    Title: Nabari no Ou Vol 1 Author: Yuhki Kamatani Publisher: Yen Press ISBN: 9780759530034 May Contain Spoilers Miharu just wants to drift peacefully through life, content with his existence in the sleepy town of Banten.  His path has already been laid out before him – he’ll finish school and ...
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• Peace Hotel (Hong Kong) 1995

  
  AvistaZ Asian Movies, Music and TV Drama Torrents — Authority: 137
  aka: Woh ping faan dim / He ping fan dian Year: 1995 Directed: Ka-Fai Wai Genre: Action | Western Runtime: 01:29:00 Country: Hong Kong Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English srt Cast: Yun-Fat Chow ,  Cecilia Yip ,  Ho Chin , Shun Lau , Annabelle Lau IMDb: Woh ping faan dim Synopsis / Plot Killer Ping (Chow ...
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• Set _X and _Y value from Array

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  Hello, Here is what I am trying to do: I have four circles in four different positions. On top of each circle I have a randomly generated number. What I would like is to position the numbers randomly on top of the four circles (each above its own circle). While I can generally read and understand AS, I am still ...
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• Two True Freaks! Classic – Episode 5

  
  The Comics Podcast Network — Authority: 144
  PLEASE NOTE:This episode is a rerun that originally aired September 8th, 2008. Episode 5 – Forgotten And Neglected Television Shows The Freaks discuss some of their favorite television shows that may have fallen through the cracks. Join Chris Honeywell and Scott H. Gardner for list of idiot-box ...
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• Success for Scotland’s red kites

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 488
  Scotland’s population of red kites is bucking the trend of Europe-wide declines in the species.Numbers on the bird’s main wintering grounds have halved since 1994 and there have been big falls in the number of breeding pairs in its heartlands of Spain, France and Germany.However, there are now estimated to be 149 ...
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• How to achieve this type of calender in AS3

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  Hi Can anyone give any pointers on how to develop something like this in AS3 http://joobili.com/ Thanks Ad
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• Microsoft responds to Xbox Live ban class-action lawsuit

  
  GAMER.BLORGE — Authority: 434
  Microsoft recently banned between 600,000 and one million gamers from Xbox Live after they were found to have modified their systems or played pirated games on them. Then a U.S. law firm decided to launch a class-action lawsuit over the bannings. As they always do. And now Microsoft has responded to the ...
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• Wally cons the councillors

  
  Alpine Opinion — Authority: 127
  Update: Woolies responds – see foot of postAlpine council now wants Woolies work to stopHave a read of this latest press release from the Alpine Council concerning the so-called dispute over the wall heights of the Woolworths supermarket in Bright, presently under construction. After also hearing the ...
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• Dignified Transfers

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 516
  November 22, 2009I don’t know why barry went on that particular day or what his true personal mission was but in the end it doesn’t matter.It was wrong.Those courageous souls gave everything they had in life. The government should not have control over them in death.Their families wishes should be followed. Every ...
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• Win tickets to Mod Coll premiere

  
  Solspot — Authority: 176
  Wanna tower over Kai Neville, spill a drink on Dion, set Coleborn’s wig alight, all while watchin’ the finest surf vid of the year? There’s only one place you’re gonna do it – at the Modern Collective premiere this Wednesday.
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• The New Moon Reviews

  
  MovieWorldBlog — Authority: 141
  Since everyone wants to see it, here come the reviews? You teenie boppers and vampire…people, might want to take notice, it comes out Nov. 20th, and the New Moon reviews are starting to pour in. The consensus among critics is that the film – you’ll have to pardon the pun – really BITES. (As if I wasn’t ...
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• Looking for a DVD Player

  
  MovieWorldBlog — Authority: 141
  Are you thinking about upgrading your existing DVD player or even purchasing your first DVD player?  If you are, then there are several things that you must take under consideration before you purchase a DVD player.  With all the newly developed technology, DVD players offer a wide range of benefits for all who ...
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• Spain’s Architecture and Museums – An Inimitable Journey to Spain’s Legacy

  
  MovieWorldBlog — Authority: 141
  Spain is indeed a remarkable place to spend your vacation, especially if it’s your first time to travel abroad. The architectural landscape of Spain is a mixture of old and new buildings, even the older buildings are so well-preserved that they still serve as major tourist locations until the present day. Museums in ...
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• A Geeky Way to Fund Films

  
  MovieWorldBlog — Authority: 141
  Good producers willing to work on smaller budget films are hard to find and the process of getting enough money to make your film can be arduous. One filmmaker has tried to break away from the traditional “Producer Package” methods that many short and low budget filmmakers use. Andy Coughlan, a writer, director ...
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• xml load in several values

  
  kirupaForum — Authority: 154
  I found a way to not overwritten my last value, its working fine but want to make cleaner, more dynamic. Is there a better way to make it? heres my current code: Code: private function handleMarkers(event:CustomEventCenter):void {             // Get the complete xml List of data info from custom ...
  6 hours ago

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