Once derided by critics as an example of society's increasingly gnat-like attention span, the site's 140-character limit has in many cases inspired users to be as witty, insightful or informative as they can be in as few words as possible.
Whether because of their age, image or interests, some people just don't seem like likely fans of Twitter's 140-character bursts of wit and wisdom (or ... you know ... other stuff).
Instead of killing, however, Brock's on-screen character goes around reviving enemies with a defibrillator.
Indeed, opening arguments by the defense hinted at the existence of nary a wart in Lay and Skilling's character--or even their management of Enron.
It's a two-character mystery spread out over 85 minutes of real time in which both characters slowly drop their pretenses and reveal their common hurt.
Here Mr Murakami's best-known character, a typically smiley child figure named Mr DOB, has morphed into something darker and dystopian, spewing liquids and sprouting mutated versions of himself.
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Driver is also returning to the show for up to six episodes for more comic clashes with Mullally's character - Lorraine tried to murder Karen in the finale of the show's last season in May.
The unveiling took place in the final few seconds of the season 8 finale, as Milioti's yet-unnamed character simply walked up to a Long Island Rail Road ticket booth to purchase one ticket to the fictional Farhampton, presumably to go play in the band at the impending nuptials between Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders).
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8, 000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.
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He's a character who has held a great fascination for me - he's a very romantic character and a great punctuation point between the 19th and 20th century.
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"Ben" has slipped into the mainstream - there's even an EastEnders character called Ben - but I don't think Albert Square is ready for a Benedict yet.
One instance shows the controller being split and held like bow and arrow, highlighting that both sides are tracked in relation to each other -- not to mention that the in-game character's weapon automatically changes without any menu-digging by the user.
While the desire to pair humor with a commercial message has a long history in advertising-- Burger King's creepy King character and Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" being sterling examples--the PR industry has demonstrated a sluggish embrace of yucks as a vehicle to deliver a message about companies, brands or issues.
That accounts for the property's quirky family-run character, which is a good thing.
Meyers grabbed Stefon, and the couple dashed away, while DJ Baby Bok Choy -- another character from Stefon's reports -- blocked Cooper from following.
Freshology's Mr. DeMann blames the fleeting nature of Twitter's service, and the 140-character limit on tweets, for stunting his company's messages.
That sword in his right ... hand and the water pistol in his left can be replaced on another swappable character's bottom half -- its motion component -- creating an altogether new character.
Casual gaming's biggest star, Flo--unlike, say, Halo's faceless super soldier, Master Chief--is a recognizable character with a recognizable problem: She's got to keep her diner running.
Numbers of the British vole - which inspired Ratty's character in the children's classic The Wind in the Willows - have plunged from seven million to less than a million in a decade.
Whether it is the seasoned and well-practiced veteran who is brought back to the heart of his passion with the touch and feel of the cool brass panels, or the design-conscious novice who's inspired by retro character and design, the MX-1 delivers on their hunger to produce beautiful photos through defining optics, electronics and design.
Another expert in such cruelty is the film's central character, 12-year-old Alex, a gentle middle-school student in Sioux City, Iowa.
Alec Baldwin's self-transformation into a character actor is one of the most sensible and honorable things that a fading movie star has ever done.
"It's such a multi-dimensional character to play, " he said.
Winder said returning to Fleming's original Bond storylines was a smart move, adding that Bond's longevity as a character -- as other action heroes have gone in and out of fashion -- was largely due to the tight plotting of the original novels.
Fund-raiser and former congressman Steve Grossman stressed that Lieberman-inspired donors took out their checkbooks because of the senator's character and stance on the issues--not just his heritage.
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But in the past 15 years, despite (or perhaps because of) the emperor and the government's best efforts, bass fishing has become the new Elvis in Japan, especially among the country's youth, where the sport has tapped into all of the outlaw, counter-culture character (and growth) that skateboarding has in the U.S. Japan-based tackle manufacturers, like Yozuri, Shimano and Daiwa , now supply bass anglers all over the world.
Yet Katanga has enjoyed relative peace in recent years, in large part thanks to the province's popular governor Moise Katumbi, a billionaire Roman Abramovich-esque character who has regulated the region's previously chaotic natural mineral extraction and bankrolled TP Mazembe in the process.
He thought big -- getting inspiration from the movies, as when he wore a hockey mask like Robert DeNiro's character in "Heat" -- and acted boldly, attacking armored trucks among other targets.
Ms. Danes says her character's roller-coaster arc took a toll in real life.
That's my nature, my character - I like to prove people wrong.
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