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The Brussels Writers' Circle features members who are hard at work chipping away at various monumental and epoch-making pieces of literature. Or so we would hope. In this continuing segment, we interview member Lida Papasokrati about her current masterpiece-in-progress.
First off, what is it, novel/short story/non-fiction and what is it called?
It's a short story called Lionskin, and it's a fantasy retelling of the myth of Hercules.
Where and when does the action take place?
All the action takes place in a "faraway kingdom, a long time ago". Even though in the myth the adventures of Hercules take place in ancient Greece, I wanted to give my version a bit of a fairy tale feel by being vague about the time and place.
Which, if any, of Christopher Booker's 'Seven Basic Plots' are you following?
I'd say it's a cross between 'The Quest' and 'Rags to Riches'. Lionskin, the protagonist, is a just a boy from a village at the beginning of the story, but if he completes the twelve tasks he could become the next king, so I think there are elements of both plot types present.
Why a myth retelling, and why Hercules in particular?
I'm Greek and spent most of my childhood in Athens, so Greek mythology was all around me growing up. The myth of Hercules was never my favourite, though – I guess I just wasn't impressed by a big strong man going around hitting things with a club!
But then, a few years ago, I read the myth again, and I realised that there were a lot of little details that weren't that well known – such as the fact that the goddess Athena had helped Hercules in several of his labours. I thought, what if she wasn't a goddess, but an actual human girl?
How long have you been working on it?
The story has been sitting in my head for about a year and a half and I would occasionally write down a scene or make notes, but I only started writing it "for real" three months ago.
A work of great length?
For a short story, it's actually on the long side – it'll be over 12,000 words when it's finished.
And where are you at now? Where are you going with it?
I'm about halfway through and I'm reading out to the group as I write. This is technically a second draft I'm working on, but the first draft was much shorter, so I'm adding to it as a rewrite. Then, when it's finished – I'm going to rewrite it again!
How did the BWC help you in the course of your work?
I don't think I would have written the story if it hadn't been for the BWC – not for a long time, at least! When I first joined the group back in January, I had a lot of story ideas (and a lot of notebooks filled with outlines, character names and first chapters!) but very little experience in actually writing – and finishing – a story. Reading and commenting on other people's work has taught me a lot about the actual process of writing. And of course, getting feedback while I'm working on the story has been tremendous help!
What was the best feedback you got from the group?
I've received so many great tips and ideas from BWC members that it's impossible to single out a particular one!
We assume that it will one day be published to universal acclaim and that a Hollywood blockbuster will be made from it. Which actors will play the principal roles?
I think Elizabeth Henstridge or Gemma Arterton would be great for the part of the princess. As for Lionskin, for some reason in my head I've always pictured him as Eddie Redmayne!
Thanks and good luck!


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Friday, 06 September 2013
On the Subject of "Race"
By Marc Leavitt of Marc Leavitt's Blog
What is this thing that men call ''race?" I've never seen it anyplace;
And can it run, or even swim? The notion's wrong, a dreadful whim,
And yet, it pops up in the news, and stirs up pundits' pompous views.
It started centuries ago, when Europe's countries, at one blow
Found land to prey on 'round the earth, built colonies, and stole with mirth;
To plunder well, or so we're told, they needed help to rob their gold.
The natives didn't look like them, so they devised a stratagem
To "civilize" the "savage" crowd, to teach them skills and make them proud
To serve the European "race," to work them hard, make them embrace
The values learned from foreign bands who mocked their culture, robbed their lands;
The "new" world had a use for slaves from Africa across the waves,
To do the work in everyplace. But what about this thing called "race?"
The secret that they all abhorred? That man's just man, a fact ignored;
The tall, the short, the white, the brown; mankind's the only game in town;
Two arms, two legs, and eyes to see results of pure hypocrisy.
Each man is born and then he'll die, the racial stuff is just a lie;
It's based on Greed, the greatest wrong, that hurts the weak, exalts the strong.
The sweet idea of brotherhood, a concept rarely understood,
Remains an idea, it would seem, for most of us, a foolish dream.
We still judge people by their skin. And that mistake's a monstrous sin.
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SUPER poem, and so appropriate, coming so close to the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington and the I Have A Dream speech! There is only one race: The human race. -Vicki
Goodonya, Marc
Love this one. Thanks Marc.
Great poetry and sad truth too, we have even added bi racial and multi racial to our divisions...too busy to put that into rhyme..
As my Dad would say, "Call it like you see it." And I would add; Call it the way it is, sadly.
Great philosophy and great expression of it through poetry, Marc.
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Kicking Off the 25th Black Harvest Film Festival with the New Breed Film Showcase
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- Mon, Jul 15th 6:00pm
The New Breed Film Showcase is focused on highlighting emerging millennial creators and providing an environment of pure creative energy. This first quarterly collaboration between Creative Cypher and the Gene Siskel Film Center consists of four films, followed by a Q&A and a DJ mixer. (Troy Pryor)
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Arrival to Zvartnots airport. Individual transfer to hotel (3* or 4*) upon request in Yerevan. "Night Yerevan" present tour from our company.
Night Yerevan" present tour from our company.
Breakfast in hotel. Trip to pagan temple Garni (authentic and unique masterpiece of hellenic architecture in Armenia). It is one of the oldest monuments in Armenia, which was conserved from the hellenic era. Trip to Geghard temple with Russian-speaking tour guide (entrance tickets are included in payment). Geghard is located in the canyon of mountainous river Goxt and is included in list of international legacy of UNESCO. Free time in Geghard. Dinner in the restaurant (not included in the payment). Trip to Tsaghkadzor (cableway). Tsaghkadzor's cableway is located in the mountain hill of Teghenis. It has five stations. Trip to monastery complex of Kecharis. Return to Yerevan in the evening.
Breakfast in the hotel. Trip to Amberd. Stopping by armenian alphabet monument. All the letters are made of armenian tuff. Amberd is located at a height of 2300 metres. Trip to Kari lake, where you can see Mouth Aragats (the highest mountain in Armenia). Dinner in Ashtarak (not included in the payment). Participation in making traditional armenian Lavash. Return to Yerevan.
Breakfast in hotel.
Day off.
Breakfast in the hotel. Trip to Xor Virap monastery. It is famous for its territory near the biblical Mount Ararat, in where, according to a legend, Noah's ark rested. Visitation to Areni Wine Factory. This Wine Factory was found in 1994 in the Areni village, where the wine was made from Areni grapes for thousands of years. Dinner in the restaurant (not included in the payment). Trip to Noravank monastery complex, which was built in the XII-XIV centuries,122km from Yerevan in the ledge of narrow, tortuous canyon, in tributary of the Arpa, near the city Yeghegnadzor. The canyon is famous with red sheer cliffs, which are risen behind the monastery, where the two-storey church St. Astvatsatin is located. Night in the Yegheghnadzor.
Breakfast in the hotel. Trip to Tatev monastery, one of the most favorite places for tourists. It is the part of the major tour complexes, which also includes "Tatevi anapat", cableway " Wings of Tatev"(tickets not included in payment), Nature bridge and cave Devil's bridge. Stopping by Devil's bridge. Trip to Karahunj (ancient megalithic complex, located in the mountain plateau at a height of 1770 metres above sea level. The complex consists of multiple big standing stones). Night in Tatev.
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At least a dozen allegations of abduction, enforced disappearace and murder are there against former RAB-11 commander Tarek Sayeed, who has been sentenced to death only in Narayanganj seven-murder case.
Now, families of the victims of other incidents of atrocities expect some other mysteries will be unraveled and justice delivered.
Allegations have it that members of RAB-11 have been involved in numerous illegal acts in Narayanganj, Comilla, Munshiganj, Chandpur, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Narsingdi and Nababganj and Dohar areas of Dhaka dictrict.
On many occasions, no cases were filed.
Even when cases were filed, investigators said no proof of their involvement was found.
However, Monday\'s verdict of death sentence to 26, including a number of members of law enforcement agencies, has made families of the victims hopeful of justice -- that Tarek Sayeed would not get any privilege as the son-in-law of a sitting minister.
Saiful Islam Hiru, a former member of parliament and president of upazila BNP, and Humayun Kabir Parvez, president of town BNP, were abducted on their way to Comilla from Laksam in an ambulance. Their relatives filed a case afterwards, mentioning Tarek Sayeed as the number one accused.
Badiul Alam, lawyer of the complainant, said a team of RAB-11 intercepted the ambulance that night and picked up four. Later, they released the other two. The Laksam police denied taking an abduction case, leaving the families to file a general diary.
Afterwards, they filed a case with a Comilla court, which asked the police to investigate the incident.
However, the police said they did not find any involvement of the RAB members. When the victims\' families expressed \'no confidence\', the court asked the CID to investigate the case.
One and a half years have elapsed but the CID has not reported any findings. The court acted again, seeking an explanation, to which the CID said they were yet to get a permission to speak to the accused. The police did not submit a copy of the general diary the family had filed either.
Furthermore, they did not get documents regarding the previous investigation officers\' quizzing of the witnesses.
\"We demand justice. Let them be asked where my father is. We have been waiting for three years. We just want to know where our father is,\" Rafsan Islam, son of Hiru, told Prothom Alo.
\"Everything will be clear if Tarek Sayeed is quizzed. He knows every single thing,\" said Shahnaz Akhter Akhi, wife of Parvez.
On 12 December 2013, RAB-11 laid seige to the residence of district BNP general secretary Sahab Uddin Sabu, according to a case statement. Two cars were torched in front of his home.
\"My husband Iqbal Mahmud Jewel went out hearing that RAB had laid seige to Sabu\'s residence. After 15-20 minutes, sitting at my Sadar Hospital Road residence, I heard gunshots fired. A while later, we came to know that Jewel died on the spot. They did not even gave us the body,\" said Monwara Begum.
She demanded that Tarek Sayeed is not spared. They will feel relieved if the death penalty verdict is carried out.
Around the same time, Jamaat ameer Foyez Ahammed was reportedly thrown off the rooftop by RAB-11 men. His family had publicly claimed this earlier, but they do not want to talk about it anymore.
On 17 February 2013, businessman Tazul Islam was abducted in a microbus from Sonargaon, Narayangaj. Thirteen days later, his body was found in the river Meghna. His family on a number of occasions alleged that RAB-11 members abducted him.
Even an investigation officer told Prothom Alo that RAB-11 was involved in the dispute that led to his killing. But the police could not prove this for lack of proofs.
Sand trader Ismail Hossain was abducted from Kanchpur area on February 7 2014. His family filed a complaint on 19 November 2015, accusing Tarek Sayeed and 24 others. They believe Nur Hossain had Ismail murdered with the help of the former RAB-11 commander.
\"The court has found Tarek Sayeed\'s involvement in brutal murders. So we can assume that he may have invovement in other killings as well. So all the cases against him should be properly investigated,\" noted lawyer Shahdeen Malik told Prothom Alo.
However, Mufti Mahmud Khan, director of RAB\'s legal and media wing, said, \"If a case is filed, the law will find its own course. But at times we hear allegations that are baseless and fabricated.\"
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The sharing economy to be taxed from July 1, 2016
The sharing economy to be taxed from July 1, 2016
France's National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Budget Bill for 2016, requiring collaborative platforms to better inform their users regarding taxation rules and to report revenues.
The text specifies that the amendment will "contribute to setting the the boundary between activities that may be assimilated to those of an independent worker and those belonging to the sharing economy, which generate, no revenues." Revenues from sharing platforms that aim to share expenses rather than earn money, are not concerned by this measure.
Users of sharing platforms were already required to declare these revenues to the tax department, but those who do so today are rare due to a lack of information and clarity.
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The X-files actor while speaking to a magazine said that "familiarity breeds contempt….we used to argue about everything and couldn't stand the sight of each other when the cameras weren't rolling." The duo was a lead couple in the long-running series, X-files.
The duo reportedly clashed with each other on the sets of the classic sitcom Make Room For Daddy. Hagen eventually quit the show towards the end of the third season. It is believed that Jean was so incensed that he insisted the writers kill off Thomas' character.


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Recently, a New York federal judge allowed an antitrust class action to continue against JPMorgan and Citigroup for their alleged conspiracy to manipulate Euribor, the euro interbank offered rate. The suit claims that from June 2005 to March 2011, the banks conspired to fix Euribor, the rate used to reflect the interest rate charged on short-term loans of unsecured funds in euros between prime banks and the wholesale money market.
While litigation against JPMorgan and Citigroup continues, the district judge in the case removed four lead plaintiffs from the suit, saying they lacked standing, as well as six foreign defendants who didn't fall under his jurisdiction because their allegedly illegal activities weren't tied to the U.S. The judge determined the remaining plaintiffs were ultimately the only ones that could allege direct transactions with the defendant banks.
The defendants dismissed from the case — UBS, Rabobank, Credit Agricole, RBS, Société Générale and ICAP — were all deemed to be out of jurisdiction because their connections to the U.S. were insubstantial. While the banks had operations in the U.S., the judge determined the alleged misconduct took place abroad, and without a nexus to the U.S., therefore taking place outside his jurisdiction.
Because Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. are Delaware corporations with headquarters in New York, the claims against the banks continue.
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Spiritual Fitness:
The US Army spent $125 million its Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program and its controversial "Spiritual Fitness" test, a mandatory test that must be taken by all soldiers. The term "Spiritual Fitness" is not limited to this one test. The military began using this term to describe a variety of initiatives and events towards the end of 2006, and this 'code phrase' for promoting religion was heavily in use by all branches of the military by 2007.
In addition, approximately $800,000 has been spent to far on contracts awarded to Christian talent agencies and bands for the US Army's "Commanding General's Spiritual Fitness Concert Series."
Didn't the Constitution say something about the government not establishing a religion? Perhaps the Constitution's prohibition does not apply to "spiritual fitness."
Suburbia: A new report from "Strong Towns" a development think tank states that the first generation of Suburbia was built on and maintained by savings and investment, but the second was built and maintained by borrowing tons of money. We are now in the third generation we are out of savings and investment and easy money, now what do we do?
They also point out that in every case they have studied the useful life of an infrastructure investment paid for by borrowing from the private market was less the time it took to pay back the loans. What this means is that almost every community that invested in infrastructure by borrowing will likely face bankruptcy should growth slow or stop.
Finally the report found that in almost every case where a developer paid for or otherwise donated infrastructure improvements in its development in return for the community to assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of the improvements eventually required a tax increase to pay for the maintenance.
It used to be that in embarking on an infrastructure project the costs for operation and maintenance were budgeted for. One of the centerpieces of the Reagan Revolution was the abolishing of this practice so that his administration could appear to have cut spending in the budget. Not only did this practice push-off the burden on to to future generations (like ours today) but by masking the true long-term costs it encouraged the orgy or borrowing that marks current Conservative governmental policy world-wide. This was neither traditional liberal nor conservative orthodoxy, but a cynical ploy to obtain and hold power by pandering to the economic élite.
If in comes either to pandering to the rich or pandering to the average person, I know which side of the street I would prefer my elected politician to set up his crib.
I suspect my time here in the United States may be shorter than I planned. In addition to visiting friends and family and medical checkups and the like, my plans also had included minding and tutoring Hayden while his mother, SWAC, travels on another junket. I have recently learned that she has decided to park him with her newest male maid during her absence so that allocation of time for my visit appears be unnecessary.
On the other hand, although I will undoubtedly be sad at the passing of my relationship with someone I cared about, I can now concentrate on those friends and relations that have been so indulgent with me.
Having not had much opportunity to exercise these past few days, I walked the eight mile round trip to have dinner with my son Jason, his wife Hiromi and my lovable granddaughter Amanda. I plan to take Amanda with me on Sunday to view the entertainment of Fleet Week including the Blue Angels air show.
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"Gods providence moves all things," intoned Reverend Michael.
"I'd also like thank you Harry for taking time out from your duties as a Guardians of the Disciples to join us today. Your work is essential to rooting our the cancer of liberals and progressives that is killing our nation. Their lethal ideological radiation is poisoning us and our children and must be stopped."
He glanced from one to the other then looked down for a moment then raised his head and continued, "This demonic which hunt by the liberals in congress and the administration must not interfere with our plans to pave the way for the second coming. We must stop them and even resort to violence if necessary. I know that you understand that and know what needs to be done."
"Yes we do," said Harry. "I and the other Guardians have worked hard to prepare ourselves for the struggle."
"I know you have," Reverend Michael responded.
He then shook his head slowly and continued, "God is displeased with America for its pride and arrogance, for killing 40 million unborn babies, for the universality of profanity and for other forms of immorality. We need to accept the truth that this nation will suffer in many ways for departing from the principles of righteousness. 'The wages of sin is death,' as it says in Romans 6, both for individuals and for entire cultures."
He then slowly rose from his chair and said to them, "You both know what needs to be done. I will leave you to you planning."
He stopped and smiled and said, "Congressman Reffo and Congressman Cantor are waiting for me at the first tee. Sadly one is member of the Catholic Church, 'The Great Whore,' 'apostate church,' and the other a Jew, one of those no longer spiritually alive whom God sent Hitler to hunt down in preparation for the second coming. But, they support much of our mission. Perhaps some-day God will see fit for them to see his light and leave their cult systems and join us."
He then walked toward the door and when he reached it he turned and said with a serious expression on his face, "You know, of course, that golf is the devils own game."
They all chuckled as he turned, opened the door, hesitated a moment and looking back over his shoulder said to the two men, "I also think it is time we rid ourselves of that abomination." He then went out and closed the door.
a. I didn't know that (from Phillip):
Q: Why do ships and aircraft use 'Mayday' as their call for help?
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez, meaning 'help me' — and is pronounced, approximately, 'Mayday.'
b. Yiddish for the beginner:
latke: potato pancake, especially during Hanukkah.
Litvak: a Lithuanian Jew.
lox: smoked salmon.
macher: big shot, important person. mamzer: bastard.
maven: expert; when used in a negative sense: a know-it-all. mazel: luck.
Mazal Tov: congratulations!
megillah: a tediously detailed discourse.
mensch: an upright man; a decent human being.
meshuga, also meshugge, meshugah, meshuggah: crazy.
c. From God's Mouth to your ears:
"Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."
Psalm 137:9
All too often, God shows that he can be a real asshole.
d. Human "Fingerprints" on Recent Climate Change:
e. Testosterone Chronicles:
The word "penis" is taken from the Latin word for "tail." Some derive that from Indo-European *pesnis, and the Greek word πέος = "penis" from Indo-European *pesos. Prior to the adoption of the Latin word in English the penis was referred to as a "yard". The Oxford English Dictionary cites an example of the word yard used in this sense from 1379, and notes that in his Physical Dictionary of 1684, Steven Blankaart defined the word penis as "the Yard, made up of two nervous Bodies, the Channel, Nut, Skin, and Fore-skin, etc."
This item made me nervous. If it made anyone else nervous also, should we two be referred to as a Yard or a penis? Can two anxious women be called a penis? Am I misreading Blankaart or trying to be funny and failing? What does this have to do with testosterone? Testosterone is a hormone primarily found in men and generally revealed through his obsession with the size of his and other men's Yards. Today I am suffering from an attack of testosterone poisoning.
f. Department of abasement, apology and correction:
It was pointed out to me that Steve Jobs natural parents were married when they gave him up for adoption. I apologize for the mis-information.
"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain."
— Mark Twain
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I've played countless platformers throughout my gaming life, simply because I derive so much pleasure from them. However, this means I'm always on the lookout for something different, to really make what I'm playing stand out from the crowd. This genre always feels like a natural fit on the Nintendo Switch, but is the latest release, Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries, worth a look?
You play as Robbie Swifthand, a caricature burglar who is always on the lookout for loot. You're summoned to an ancient temple, and met by a spirit, who claims you are the only one who can prevent a long trapped demon from breaking free. Dressed in typical cartoon burglar fashion, you set off on a perilous adventure to gather the orb pieces and seal the demon away for good.
Now, let me make one thing clear. This game is aimed at experienced platform gamers; it's difficult, and not afraid to admit it. This is clear from the start, as you can choose between Not So Hard, Hard or Insanity difficulties. Notice the purposeful omission of medium or normal. I decided, due to my experience, to play on Hard, and in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson thought, "How hard can it be?".
It's safe to say you're thrown straight into the action – there's no typical tutorial section here. Instead, there are some wall drawings in the background which guide you on Robbie's movements, but you'll have to figure out which buttons to press all by yourself. You can't even view them via the menu by pressing +, you're truly on your own. However, B is used to jump and to select or confirm things, (instead of the traditional A button), and Y is used to throw things. You move around with the D-Pad or left thumbstick, whichever you prefer. Some die hard platforming fans always prefer the D-Pad, myself included. To crawl, hold down on the left thumbstick or D-Pad as you move. Robbie hangs automatically and if you hold down and then press B whilst on the ground, you'll perform a slightly higher jump than usual. As you'd expect there are plenty of obstacles to avoid such as spikes and swinging axes which will kill you instantly. There are no luxuries such as health bars or medkits here.
There is an occasional niggle with the accuracy of the controls when it comes to moving. Sometimes when crouching you'll jump in the opposite direction intended and die instantly. In a game where platforming precision is key, it can be frustrating. Gladly, it's not a big enough problem to cause more than a few expletives from time to time when playing.
Your adventure starts off in the main hall, effectively the hub world, and from there you can enter each temple, which contains a maze of mini stages to clear. You don't have to complete every one, thank god, as there are different routes through the temple, but if you're anything like me you'll want to attempt to clear them all. However, you'll soon realise it's better to simply avoid some levels, and select the aptly named "Ragequit" button to exit the level.
The aim of each stage is to find the glowing orb, and throw it into the light portal of the same colour, which then opens the door to the exit. Your orb has certain abilities that'll you'll discover, most likely by accident, as you play. Most stages also contain a hidden golden coin to collect; sometimes you'll need to use your orb to find it before completing the level. The platforming starts off pretty simple, but gradually gets more complex and will make you start to really think about your next move. The level design is impressive, as you'll never be left in a "dead-end" situation, there's always a way back. A bit further into the game you'll experience a different type of level, but I won't spoil those here.
In Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries you don't have lives, but your death count will be displayed to further induce rage every time you die. And trust me, you'll be dying a lot. Robbie will appear more battered and bruised at the end of a level, depending on how many times you died trying to complete it. Also, in an eerie touch, you'll see a ghostly impression left in the exact position you died in. Robbie's face will also change from his trademark cheeky grin, to pure shock when he notices these silhouettes, or indeed any dangerous obstacles. It's subtle, but beautifully done. It's also useful as it highlights dangers so you shouldn't be caught out a second time.
The game looks lovely, is bursting with charm, and has a hand drawn style, offset by the occasional CGI effects. It also sounds brilliant, with a pleasing mix of tranquil and funky music to accompany the action. I am very fond of Robbie as a character, he doesn't really say anything but his expressions do all the talking for him. There are also some interludes with your guiding spirit in between levels, including plenty of cheeky nods to the pop culture of today.
There are plenty of levels here to keep you entertained, or enraged, and as the difficulty increases so does the playtime. Basically, you'll get plenty of hours out of Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries even if you consider yourself a platforming expert. However, sometimes you'll navigate through a treacherous level just to be taken out by some hidden spikes at the last hurdle. It's in these situations where dying can feel cheap, and can get very, very frustrating. Each temple has an extremely harsh difficulty curve which will put some off for sure.
At the end of each temple you'll face a boss, or guardian as they're known, which are fun if simple encounters. After these battles not only will you retrieve an orb piece, you'll also gain new abilities which develop the gameplay further, such as the double jump. The temples have very different looks and feels, and the levels are built around your abilities as you acquire them. This keeps the platforming action fresh and engaging, stopping it from getting stale and repetitive.
Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries on Nintendo Switch is a hard-as-nails platformer which should come with a health warning. Thankfully it's also a charming and entertaining game, but definitely aimed at fans of the genre. Challenge can often turn into sheer frustration, so if you aren't a born platformer, or anger easily, this one may not be for you.
Rating: 4/5
Release date: August 2019
Price: £15.99
Formats: Nintendo Switch (Review)
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Science in Fiction: A Certain Ambiguity by Gaurav Suri and Hartosh Singh Bal
GOOD stories need rich characters that we care about, not mathematical theorems, however fascinating. So a work of fiction subtitled A mathematical novel makes you fear that it may only expose the tremendous difficulty of blending science and logic with the emotion and dramatic tension required of good literature. Fortunately, in this case that fear is misplaced, because A Certain Ambiguity succeeds both as a compelling novel and as an intellectual tour through some startling mathematical ideas.
Just before his death, Indian mathematician Vijay Sanhi entices his grandson, Ravi, into the world of numbers via one of its mysteries. Punch …
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The Critical Design and Gaming School (C:\DAGS) at Augustus Hawkins High School Complex was recently featured by Google Play in their celebration of World Teachers Day. C:\DAGS' pathway outcome of Gamer Mindset, incorporation of gaming in core content classes, instructors, and students were highlighted.
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Many small businesses have been affected in a particularly hard way by the hard economy over the last year. Most small business do not have a large reserve in place that they can draw on when things get slow for long periods of time.
Because that is the case, they need to be even smarter about their marketing dollars so that they can get the largest return for the money spent. Small business online marketing is one of the areas that a lot of small business owners are just becoming aware of the possibilities.
While internet marketing can be a costly, it can also carry with it much better returns on investment after the initial efforts are made to have a presence on the web. It is a hard decision for small businesses to jump into online marketing, but that is a decision that has paid off for many small businesses when they do it right.
One of the ways that a small business online marketing campaign can be done correctly is to make sure that you a reputable firm that can demonstrate their successes with many other clients. It is also a good idea to ask for references and then to follow up on them and ask some tough questions. Make sure that they are getting positive results, not just that they are happy.
The approach to small business online marketing is a little different than that of a large business, but many things are the same. One of the first things that you will encounter in online marketing is keywords. Many internet marketing firms will do the keyword research for you, but they often will check with you to make sure that you are okay with the keywords. When this happens, make sure that you distinguish the keywords that will bring you traffic and the ones that will bring you a sell. You need both, but higher volume traffic keywords bring more traffic but a lot lower conversion rate while the longer keyword phrases that do not bring near as much traffic will bring you a much better conversion rate.
Another thing that you will need to do when working with a small business online marketing company is to be open to make the necessary changes. Demand that they find the most reasonable way to get all of the changes made. When asked to make changes, ask them if you will get a high return on your investment to make the changes. Some changes are good to make, but not make sense when you consider the money and time spent versus the return that change will bring versus leaving it the way it is.


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The United Kingdom is putting a lot of faith in its membership of one multinational organisation — the World Trade Organization — as a way of mitigating some of the problems associated with its imminent departure from another (the European Union). But might that faith be misplaced?
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The Voqal Fellowship is a talent and technology accelerator for tomorrow's social entrepreneurs. It's designed for young entrepreneurs, change-makers and thought leaders who earnestly desire to launch their next "big idea" that will transform progressive politics or remedy a social inequity.
Brief Overview of Voqal Fellowship
The Voqal Fellowship is an investment in a new generation of social entrepreneurs. Fellows will receive financial resources and mentoring to help bring an early stage idea to life. The Voqal Fellowship is an opportunity for young innovators to test assumptions, research target audiences and build strong business plans.
Ideal applicants will have a specific issue or challenge they are looking to address over the course of their fellowship. Projects can be broad in scope, or a simple tool that will help resolve a social inequity or lead to progressive social change.
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Voqal Fellows will receive a $30,000 stipend and will be expected to complete a project in six months. Candidates must have three-to-five years of work experience and may not be currently enrolled in a graduate program. The fellowship is intended to provide an opportunity to build out an idea or concept that would not be possible to accomplish with a full-time job. Qualifying fellows may also be eligible to receive an additional stipend to help offset the cost of personal health insurance.
Fellows are paired with a mentor, a professional well established in the fellow's field who is available to share his or her expertise and provide support.
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Ideal candidates for the fellowship are driven, tech-savvy social change agents who thrive under self-direction. We are recruiting creative thinkers with a track record of advancing social change and/or using innovative solutions to help communities.
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If you have a passion for social justice, progressive politics or transformative media and technology, this program is for you. Here are a few (but not all) types of projects fellows could pursue:
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Summer School Volunteer Orientation: Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00 AM, Churchill Elementary LMC
Volunteers are able to start volunteering the following week on Tuesday, June 25th.
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June 18 – August 2 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:45-12:00)
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At the beginning of the summer, Eric Danos asked the interns what we expected to get out of this internship experience. I said that I would like to learn how to work in a professional environment and what the day-to-day work process looks like. Throughout these eight weeks, I've learned that and more.
On day two of my internship, I was given my marketing and communication intern plan of work outlining projects I would be working on during my time here which included organizing and renaming company photos spanning eight years, writing articles and taking photos for The Pipeline newsletter, writing and pitching a press release on the internship program and conducting a market research analysis report on 25 competitors and 20 customers of Danos.
The work was fun and challenging. Working with the marketing department was a very educational and enjoyable experience. Sharing a cubicle wall with my mentor Nicole Williams and working with the marketing team has been a blast this summer. Team Thursday meetings were spent learning about my fellow interns, what Danos stands for as a company and methods of improving myself professionally. Although this is my first internship, I have a feeling there won't be another quite like this one.


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Teenager Injured In Sledding Crash
James Moltz, 14, Taken To Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
Authorities in Greenfield were busy Saturday trying to rescue a 14-year-old boy after a sledding crash.
"Me and my friend were sledding, and he hit his leg going down the hill," Nick Rush said. "He hit the bushes toward the branches."
"Me and my friend, Nick, were already at the bottom of the hill. Then when he went down, he said that his leg was hurting. We asked him if he was alright, and he said he thinks he broke it," Khaleb Schindler said.
The crash happened at about 1 p.m. near Neeb and Coleman streets. The boy's friends called 911.
Paramedics, who are also trained rescuers, determined it was safest to go down the hill rather than up it to complete the rescue.
"This is one of those things the people in the city of Pittsburgh just don't realize what they have. The Pittsburgh Paramedic Department, by having rescue associated with medically-directed rescue. We have medics on scene who are able to do rope work while treating the patient," Paramedic Jeff Veshy said.
The rescue took some time and planning, but with stokes, paramedics were able to bring James Moltz, 14, to safety.
"Our senior rescue technicians came down. We agreed on a plan, executed the plan perfectly, got him down with no problems. He's on his way to Children's (Hospital of Pittsburgh) to probably be treated for a fractured femur," Veshy said.
His next obstacle will be explaining to his mother what happened.
"I'm going to tell him I love him, and when he heals, he's going to get a little beating. No, I'm going to tell him I love him, and I hope he learned his lesson," mother Rachel Moltz said.


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40 years ago: Southwest State University's wrestling teams took second place Northern Collegiate Conference wrestling Championship. This was the highest place finish the Mustangs had ever attended in the annual conference. Scott Dubbelde took home an individual championship in the 158 pound class after defeating Tom Moore of Bemidji State 11-7. Other wrestlers who had notable finishes were Dan Lee and Les Plumley who each took second in their respective classes. With this placement, the wrestling team warranted an invitation to National NAIA meet.
30 years ago: The economic impact of Southwest State University helped circulate over an estimated 22.8 million through the Marshall area. This was 2.6 million more than what the impact was the year prior. There were three main sources that 22.8 million had an impact on. Income to area businesses, income to area people, and employment to on the local economy. 130 additional jobs in the area were attributed to the presences of SSU, not including the 375 jobs on campus.
20 years ago: Southwest University's guards Dani Cole, of the women's basketball team and Adam Tesch, of the mens team had record setting years that culminated in their game against Minnesota-Morris. With the six assists Coleman had that night, her career total was at 347, she passed Lillie Brown. who held the previous record of 341 assists. Coleman and the Mustangs would go on to slaughter Minnesota-Morris 79-35. Tesch was on fire from beyond the arc and hit ten three's that beat out Jeff Timonen's record of nine. Tesch would go on to score a career high of 32.
10 years ago: The men's basketball team won their first two big NSIC games over the Duluth Bulldogs and the Bemidji State Beavers. In their game against the Bulldogs, the Mustangs were led by Scott Roehl who scored a team high eighteen points to go along with 12 rebounds. The Mustangs would top the Bulldogs 84-67. In the game against the Beavers the Mustangs were lights out from the field. Jordan Miller hit five three's, Trent Carlson added three three's of his own. Roehl would follow up his stellar performance against the Bulldogs with 15 points against the Beavers.
1 year ago: In one of their first series last year the Mustang's Baseball team split even with Augustana in a double header. Two runs came in the second after Tanner Neale hit and RBI single that scored two runs. They scored another two runs in the third. Ryan Engels scored his first career homerun. the last run of the game, that would close out the game 8-6 for a Mustangs win. The Mustangs would go on to drop their second game against Augustana, but they moved on to a record of 3-1 in the NSIC conference.


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Electronic Warfare College"Attack, Support, Protect"
Electronic Warfare Technician Warrant Officer Basic Course
This is a 15-week resident course at the US Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The course provides Active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard Warrant Officers, accessed into Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 170B, (EW Technician), the education and training in the skills necessary to successfully organize, implement, monitor, and evaluate EW operations, threat environments, and to advise on technical and tactical employment of EW systems. Additionally, graduates will learn how to: monitor development of the enemy EW order of battle (OB); process targeting information and intelligence generated by intelligence organizations; assist in the production and application of EW within the Concept of Operations. A secret clearance is required.


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October Shenanigans
I was bummed those carrot cake things didn't come out as i had wished, so i went ahead and made something that i knew would work out – homemade marshmallows. this batch was orange colored and orange flavored and covered with sanding sugar.
shaped like kitties!!
and if that wasn't enough, i dipped them in chocolate after that. the mummies/skulls are particularly cute, i think.
well hello there!
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In these sessions, we'll be demonstrating Zoom's uses for remote working, online tutorials and more, as well as hosting more open discussions about how Sound and Music can best support the community of composers and music creators in the UK at this time.
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Power Machines OJSC has manufactured, tested and passed a standby rotor for 1,000 MW turbo generators forming part of the turbine sets operated at the Tianwan NPP to the customer.
A contract to manufacture and supply standby power equipment was concluded with Rosenergoatom Group OJSC. Under the contract terms, Power Machine are to manufacture and supply a new TВВ-1000-2УЗ turbo generator rotor as well as a set of mounting device, tools and spare parts to the Tianwan NPP. The completion of equipment deliveries is scheduled for the end of January 2012.
The Tianwan NPP is the largest project implemented within the framework of economic co-operation between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. At the end of 1997, Russia's Atomstroyexport and Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation entered into a contract to supply the equipment for two NPP power units. In 1999, Atomstroyexport, as the general equipment supplier, concluded a contract with Power Machines to manufacture two turbines each having a capacity of 1,000 MW and two turbogenerators having the same capacity along with two excitation systems for the NPP being then under construction.
Both the high-speed turbines manufactured by Power Machines have been enhanced by a number of parameters: the new turbine, having a weight of 2,000 tons and a length of 51 meters, is 1.5 times lighter than a low-speed turbine for nuclear power plants of the same capacity. This allowed to considerably simplify the transportation of turbine nodes to the construction site and facilitate the installation of the unit .
The turbine design comprised titanium condenser cooling tubes allowing to completely eliminate corrosion while working on sea cooling water with high chloride content, as well as bearings of an innovative design which allowed to use nonflammable and non-toxic fluid in the lubrication system thus reducing significantly the fire hazard. Unique 1,200 mm titanium blades have been used in the last stages of low pressure cylinders of the steam turbine.
The two mega-turbogenerators with a capacity of 1,000 MW, manufactured by Power Machines for the Chinese power plant, also have unique features. According to the customer's requirements, their efficiency has been increased and their maximum capacity was raised up to 1,065 MW, while retaining all the characteristics of the standard 1,000 MW generators.


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Purr-ayer Time!
September 10, 2018
Purr-ayer Time
Recently I sat down to pray in one of my favorite spots at my home. As I settled myself, wrapped in a shawl, with my selected devotional books in tow, my cat Vinnie decided too it was time to jump into my waiting lap, and circle and settle too.
Sitting in this sunny, quiet space of my home and lulled by the contented purring of Vinnie, I quieted myself to enter into prayer. A thought arose in me as I sat there in this moment, This must be what God desires from us, that we come and place ourselves in the "lap" of His love and just delight in being there together.
It seems so simple, really. As I sat there and worked to clear my mind of thoughts and well – rehearsed words, putting aside the books I'd thought I needed for this prayer time, I was blanketed in the overwhelming, encompassing gift of peace. I was being held in the grip of God's love.
Daily, I work to let go of how to pray and just show up to pray; and as I do so it helps me to become increasingly aware of the presence of God in my life.
Our role in all of this is rather easy, just show up. Carve out a little time during your day to sit and be with God and in doing so, trust that God will make this time purr-fect.
September 11, 2018 07:28 PM CST
Amen!! Your writing made me relax and think about where I am in my life...
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Hunting Lila
by Sarah Alderson
Simon & Schuster (UK)
August 5, 2011
17-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since forever.
After a mugging exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust—her brother and Alex. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organization called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. And that they've found them.
In a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realizes that she is not alone—there are others out there just like her—people with special powers—and her mother's killer is one of them…
Oh, I LOVED this book.
First, even before I managed to get my hands on a copy, I PINED for this book. Have you seen the cover? (*points*) Isn't it gorgeous?!? LOVE.
Okay, now for the actual book review.
I loved Lila. She felt like a very genuine seventeen year old girl...she's a little hurt by the fact that she's been held at arm's length by her father and her brother ever since her mother's death, she thinks about school and fitting in, and her future college. Oh, and she's also head-over-heels in love with Alex, her brother's best friend, who she has known all her life. And really, once you see him through her eyes, you can't really blame her. Alex has always been there for her. And quite frankly, he is swoon-worthy. There. I said it.
So when she's mugged in England, she rushes back to California to find comfort in her brother...and with Alex.
The only thing is...Lila isn't exactly a normal seventeen year old girl...she can move things with her mind. And it wasn't the mugging that had her so freaked out, it was what she DID during it.
And she's getting stronger.
So she takes solace in her brother and in Alex, but she quickly notices that they are keeping something from her. Something big. Something to do with their work with the government.
And they might all be in danger.
I don't want to give too much away. One of the best things about the story was the twists and turns the author took me on, but if you have a chance to pick up Hunting Lila, I definitely recommend it.
The only thing that bothered me about this book was the fact that Lila was supposed to have grown up mainly in the U.S., but her point of view was full of Britishisms (like "maths" and "flat" and so forth) which I thought was a little out of place. But then, after I had finished reading, I remembered a friend of mine who has spent her whole life in Canada, but with British parents, and even she uses Britishisms without thinking about it. So while it struck me as strange at first, I finally realized that yes, that was realistic.
This was a great read full of action and adventure and some of the best romantic pining that I've read in a long time.
I can't wait for the sequel!
Sarah Alderson, the author of Hunting Lila, was kind enough to do a little interview with me on the blog...
1. What made you want to tell as story about a girl with a superpower?
Because I was tired of all the books about girls who needed rescuing. I wanted to see a girl who could kick ass.
2. Lila is in love with Alex before the book even began. What made you choose to go the lifelong crush route over the introduction of a new love interest?
I think it's more believable and that it appeals to readers. It's so romantic. Alex has known Lila since she was born and they have all these gorgeous memories. He's always been there for her and she trusts him implicitly. It also raises interesting questions about how a relationship that's built on friendship (and he's her brother's best friend) can morph into a romance. There's all that tension and history to overcome (as well as a brother's anger).
3. In the book, Lila has the power to move things with her mind. If you could choose a power for yourself, what would it be?
I'd like to be able to teleport anywhere in the world. I'd fly to Sydney to meet the bloggers I love over there, then I'd head to LA to hang out with my actress friend MyAnna who'd give me all the low-down on Twilight (she plays Tanya Denali) and to party with her, then I'd go to Vancouver for breakfast because I've never been there before and am dying to go. Then I'd head to the Caribbean where one of my best friend's lives to have lunch with her on the beach, before spending an afternoon shopping in New York. Then I'd meet up with all my friends in my hometown of London for dinner and a pint down the pub. The next day I'd maybe spend the day eating in Paris or strolling around Amsterdam before jumping over to Istanbul and then on to Tokyo for another wild night out. Wow. I just wouldn't stop. I'm a true vagabond at heart.
4. If you had a superpower, would you be a superhero, a supervillian, or would you hide it from the world and pretend to be ordinary?
I'm not sure. I think I'd hide it like Lila tries to do. People tend to look at you differently and treat you differently if they think you're something else…even as an author people tend to see you as an author – as a persona - and not just as a person. It creates weirdness. Like being chased around supermarkets by eleven year olds. So I'd rather just pretend to be non super-powered and get on quietly with my life.
5. Is Losing Lila going to be the final book, or is there more in store for us?
I have no idea yet. We'll see how Losing Lila goes. I'm tied up with writing projects until early next year so I'll have to see.
6. (And since I feel the need to ask EVERYONE this...) Do any of your characters have a zombie apocalypse plan?... Do YOU?
I plan every day for the coming Zombie apocalypse. I am fully stocked up with Baked Beans and Tequila, the two things I think will see me through any invasion. I am also practicing my dance walking, which to some people looks a little like a Zombie Shuffle. This will help me blend in and avoid detection. I also just bought some super sharp kitchen knives from Ikea. I think I could use those to chop off Zombie limbs.
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Manual vs Automatic?
Most people I come across who are asking "manual vs automatic?" are the people who don't understand what functions of a camera make it manual vs automatic settings. So I will touch on what each one means.
Automatic setting for any camera just mean the camera is picking average shutter speed settings and average aperture settings to give you an average (but usually decent) exposure every time. All you have to do is press the button. The only criticism you will ever hear about using your camera in automatic mode is that you can't truly be creative with it. This leads to the typical consumer thinking that professional photographers are only good because they're using manual, and then when the consumer tries manual they end up with worse pictures than automatic and don't fully understand why.
Manual settings mean you tell the camera what to do for every little thing. You tell it how fast to open its shutter, what aperture setting to use, and if you're using digital, even what ISO to use. If you've ever owned a film camera, when you load the film there's a black rectangle that the film slides over, this is its shutter, and it opens up to allow light to hit the film and record an image. If you have only owned a digital camera, just imagine the lens opening and closing really fast. In Manual mode, you can tell it how fast to open and how long to stay open before it closes again. (To learn more about different shutter speeds and what they do, click here.) Also in Manual mode, you can tell the camera how much light to let in through the aperture setting. Have you ever seen a portrait done by a professional where the person is in clear focus, and the background is blurred, and it really makes the person pop? This was a choice of aperture. With aperture you can choose how much of the photograph you would like in focus. (To learn more about aperture settings, click here).
Manual is MORE work!
You can definitely be more creative in Manual mode, but it is a lot more work and time that you have to think about what you are doing. When first learning Manual it will take practice and several tries to get a good exposure every time. I've been shooting in Manual mode for 5 years and I still mess up every now and then because I forget to adjust something. If you change the shutter speed you have to change the aperture and if you change the aperture you have to change the shutter speed, and if you forget to, you will get a really bright or really dark exposure. Fortunately with digital you can see your mistake right away and try again, unless the crucial moment was missed. If you're just taking photos at your child's birthday party and you don't care what the background looks like or about using artistic lighting, you will be just fine in automatic. It is not always better to be in manual, and I take pride in using a point and shoot in automatic for simple things that I just want the memories for.
Your colors, clarity, and composition will NOT be better just because you switched to manual. All these things are factors determined by you and Manual is not a setting like portrait or landscape on your point and shoot camera. Your camera becomes completely dependent on your decisions when it's on manual, and you will need to know what shutter speed and aperture have to do with each other, as well as ISO before you can really get anywhere in Manual mode.
I will teach you the relationship between aperture and shutter speeds, and more about how to use your camera in manual mode, in my next article.


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In August, Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and I decided to bring back the Disability In Film Blogathon, which I hosted it by myself two years ago. This year we have joined forces and we're collaborating together for the first time.
Check out the first Disability in film blogathon entries.
The purpose of this blogathon is to pay tribute to those on-screen characters or real life film stars who have endured any form of disability, a subject that is often greeted with accolades but is very rarely explored. Because the subject can be hearkened back to our life, Crystal are proud to be hosting this blogathon, which commences today.
For those of you who are participating, please submit your entries below or send them to Crystal. Thank you. We are excited to read your posts.
The Midnight Drive-In kicks things off with a look at Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Real Weegie Midget Reviews joins us with a post on the 2016 made-for-TV film The Fundamentals of Caring.
The Stop Button presents The Story of Christy Brown in My Left Foot.
Taking Up Room covers Mr. Holland's Opus.
Poppity Talks Classic Film chimes in with What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Movierob reviews Breaking the Waves.
Who Am I to Stop It offers insight into 50 First Dates.
I Found It at the Movies examines The King's Speech.
Critica Retro looks at Lucky Star.
Here at Pop Culture Reverie, I wade into some shark-infested waters with Thoughts on "Cripping Up."
18 Cinema Lane explores the Parallel Stories of Bucky Barnes and Matthew Rogers.
Movierob returns with a review of Passion Fish.
It Came from the Man Cave! investigates Monkey Shines.
The Wonderful World of Cinema considers Cliff Robertson in Charly.
Movierob evaluates You're Not You.
At Pop Culture Reverie, I ponder The Sessions.
Pure Entertainment Preservation Society studies Tommy Breen's role in The River.
Movies Meet Their Match reviews The Miracle Worker.
Cinematic Scribblings looks at Immortal Love (aka Bitter Spirits).
Here at Pop Culture Reverie, I examine The Lookout.


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- The R148.3 Gene Modulates Caenorhabditis Elegans Lifespan and Fat Metabolism.
- The Effects of Food Availability on the Sexual Behavior of Meadow Voles.
- "Unless food purchasing data are available for all sources, differential changes in purchasing patterns can make it difficult to discern the true impacts of nutrition interventions."
- Socioeconomic Status and Differential Lifetime Costs of Overweight and Obesity: An Application of Microsimulation.
Headline vs Study
- Headlines: Could a Drug that Mimics a Zero-carb Diet Help Us Live Longer, Healthier Lives?
- Headlines: Gwynnie DID Get Something Right! Paltrow's High-fat Keto Diet Can Extend Your Lifespan By 10 Years and Ward Off Alzheimer's, Two Studies Conclude.
- Study 1: Continuous, Zero-carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet (KD) Decreased Longevity; Cyclic KD Had No Effect on Maximum Lifespan or Overall Survival Curves but Decreased Midlife Mortality... In Mice. No Drugs; No Us.
- Study 2: Continuous KD Increased Longevity but No Difference in Maximum Lifespan... In Mice. No Paltrow, Not 10 Years, and No Alzheimer's.
Contrary or Null Findings
- RCT: No significant "effect ...of a kindergarten-based, family-involved cluster randomised controlled trial in six European countries on four- to six-year-old children's steps per day."
- RCT: Contrary to hypothesis, "The behavioral weight loss intervention was associated with ...marginally greater cognitive decline overall compared to control."
- RCT: No Significant Effect of a Smartphone Nutrition and Physical Activity App on Healthy Eating Index Among Pregnant Women.
- "In school children, the restriction of high fructose foods with a decrease of caloric and carbohydrate intake at 6 weeks did not induce weight loss..."
- "Poorer food environments were associated with better dietary quality among mothers with degrees..."
- "10g supplementation of resistant starch does not affect the spike in BG or overall glycemic response to a high glycemic load meal."
- "An organic label can either increase or decrease food consumption depending on food type and" person's locus of control.
- Excessive Vitamin E Intake Does Not Cause Bone Loss in Male or Ovariectomized Female Mice Fed Normal or High-Fat Diets.
- Supplementation of Fructo-oligosaccharides Does Not Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Heavy Veal Calves Fed Different Sources of Carbohydrates.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Letter: "Stated conclusion about industry funding is opposite to what the paper's data show: letter regarding 'Selective outcome reporting in obesity clinical trials: a cross-sectional review.'"
- Reply: "We appreciate the vigilance of Allison and Thomas and thank them for helping us correct the public record."
- Letter: Effect of Macronutrients on the Glycemic Index.
- Two Letters and Reply: Exercise Type in Dieting Obese Older Adults.
Comments on the "PURE" Study
- PURE study: Associations of Fats and Carbohydrate Intake with Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in 18 Countries From Five Continents (PURE).
- PURE study: Despite that New Study, Everything We Know About Nutrition is Pretty Much Still True.
- PURE study: A Non-Epidemiologist's Rundown.
- PURE study: Expert Reactions to Study of Replacing Fat with High Carb Intake.
- PURE study: The Fat Vs. Carbs Merry-go-round Spins Again.
- PURE study: New Nutrition Study Changes Nothing: Why the Science of Healthy Eating Appears Confusing—but Isn't.
- PURE study: ESC: Yusuf, Lloyd-Jones Square Off Over Diet Guidelines.
- Food in Synchrony with Melatonin and Corticosterone Relieves Constant Light Disturbed Metabolism.
- Calorie Restriction Effects on Circadian Rhythms in Gene Expression are Sex Dependent.
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Change of Brown Adipocyte Tissue and Energy Metabolism in Obese Mice.
- Overexpression of C-type Natriuretic Peptide in Endothelial Cells Protects Against Insulin Resistance and Inflammation During Diet-induced Obesity.
- In Rats, Obesity-Associated Metabolic Syndrome Spontaneously Induces Infiltration of Pro-Inflammatory Macrophages in the Synovium and Promotes Osteoarthritis.
- Prior Endurance Training Enhances Beta-Adrenergic Signaling in Epidydimal Adipose Tissue From Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet.
- Zinc Transporter ZIP13 Suppresses Beige Adipocyte Biogenesis and Energy Expenditure By Regulating C/EBP-ß Expression.
- Estrogenic Chemicals at Body Burden Levels Attenuate Energy Metabolism in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.
- Dietary Fat Quantity and Type Induce Transcriptome-Wide Effects on Alternative Splicing of Pre-mRNA in Rat Skeletal Muscle.
- Healthy Eating Behaviors Following a Culturally Sensitive Nutrition Education Intervention for Hispanic Families.
- Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency in Patients with Morbid Obesity Before Bariatric Surgery.
- Approaches to Obesity Management.
- Predicting the Ability of Elderly Diabetic Patients to Acquire the Insulin Self-injection Technique Based on the Number of Animal Names Recalled.
Children and Adolescents
- Sleep Patterns and Quality are Associated with Severity of Obesity and Weight-Related Behaviors in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity.
- Development of a Systems Science Curriculum to Engage Rural African American Teens in Understanding and Addressing Childhood Obesity Prevention.
- Proximal Leakage After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: An Analysis of Preoperative and Operative Predictors.
- Nutcracker Syndrome Secondary to Bariatric Surgery.
- Bariatric Surgery, Brown Adipose Tissue and Energy Metabolism in Obese Mice.
- Drug Therapy Inhibiting IP6K1 Maintains Insulin Sensitivity While Preserving Bone Marrow.
- Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes, and Antidiabetic Drugs.
Food & Diet
- "Therefore, there is currently no clear evidence that advice to consume breakfast has any substantial efficacy or effectiveness in the prevention or treatment of obesity."
- Supplemental Protein From Dairy Products Increases Body Weight and Vitamin D Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
- Dietary Whole Egg Consumption Attenuates Body Weight Gain in Type 2 Diabetic Rats.
- Fermented Soy Product Intake is Inversely Associated with the Development of High Blood Pressure: The Japan Public Health Center–Based Prospective Study.
- Low Calcium Intake in Midpregnancy is Associated with Hypertension Development Within 10 Years After Pregnancy: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
- Associations of Dairy Intake with Incident Prediabetes or Diabetes in Middle-Aged Adults Vary By Both Dairy Type and Glycemic Status.
- Impact on Dietary Intake of a Self-directed, Gender-tailored Diabetes Prevention Program in Men.
Caloric Restriction
- Impact of Caloric Intake in Critically Ill Patients With, and Without, Refeeding Syndrome: A Retrospective Study.
- Effect of Dietary Modification By Calorie Restriction on Cholesterol Levels in Lipoprotein(a) and Other Lipoprotein Classes.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Can Magnesium Enhance Exercise Performance?
- RCT: Increasing Physical Activity Through Principles of Habit Formation in New Gym Members.
- RCT: Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Fitness, Fat Mass and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Children with Obesity.
- Effect of Electronic Education Based on Health Promotion Model on Physical Activity in Diabetic Patients.
- RCT: The Effect of a Movement-to-music Video Program on the Objectively Measured Sedentary Time and Physical Activity of Preschool-aged Children and Their Mothers.
Economics & Sociology
- Development and Evaluation of an Obesity Ontology for Social Big Data Analysis.
- African American Women and Obesity Through the Prism of Race.
- Shopping Pattern and Food Purchase Differences Among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households and Non-supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households in the United States.
- Childhood Obesity and Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
- Gene Co-expression Networks in Whole Blood Implicate Multiple Interrelated Molecular Pathways in Obese Asthma.
- Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes in Patients with Schizophrenia.
- Identification of New Susceptibility Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Shared Etiological Pathways with Coronary Heart Disease.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Dispositional Mindfulness and Reward Motivated Eating: The Role of Emotion Regulation and Mental Habit.
- Psychological Correlates of Body Image Dissatisfaction Before and After Bariatric Surgery.
- Excessive Body Fat Linked to Blunted Somatosensory Cortex Response to General Reward in Adolescents.
- Longitudinal Impact of Weight Misperception and Intent to Change Weight on BMI of Adolescents and Young Adults with Overweight or Obesity.
- Lifestyle Intervention Program Benefits Children with Overweigh Compared to Children with Obesity.
- Developmental Vitamin D Deficiency Affects Spatial Learning in Wistar Rats.
- Monetary Incentive Interventions Can Enhance Psychological Factors Related to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.
Equity and Disparities
- "At term gestation, the fetuses of obese women spend more time unmonitored by external intrapartum EFM than nonobese women. This represents a disparity among a high risk group that may result in poor pregnancy outcomes if fetal distress is present."
- Criminal Justice Contact, Stressors, and Obesity-Related Health Problems Among Black Adults in the USA.
- Psychosocial Factors in the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Cardiometabolic Risk: The HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.
- RCT: Preventing Weight Gain Improves Sleep Quality Among Black Women.
- Introducing a Sugar Tax, Morally Justifiable? A Debate on the Introduction of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy. (pdf)
- The Tipping of the Big Stone—And Life Itself. Obesity, Moral Work and Responsive Selves Over Time.
- Parental Views on Identifying the Future Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity During Infancy.
- Disability, Bureaucracy, and Stigma Among People Living with Poverty and Chronic Illness.
- Perceived Physical Abilities Mediates the Relations Between Perceived Weight-related Victimization and Students' Perceived Physical Education Performance/involvement in Physical Activity Outside School.
- Weight Bias and Psychosocial Implications for Acute Care of Patients with Obesity.
Policy Related
- Making Wellness Programs Genuinely Voluntary.
- DC-Obesity: A New Model for Estimating Differential Lifetime Costs of Overweight and Obesity By Socioeconomic Status.
- Advisory Committee Could Not Agree on Bariatric Surgery Coverage Policies Among Medicare Population.
Intergenerational Effects
- Perinatal Brain Docosahexaenoic Acid Concentration Has a Lasting Impact on Cognition in Mice.
- Human Milk Microbial Community Structure is Relatively Stable and Related to Variations in Macronutrient and Micronutrient Intakes in Healthy Lactating Women.
- Exposure to Secondhand Smoke, Exclusive Breastfeeding and Infant Adiposity at Age 5 Months.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- "Larvae that eat royal jelly, a substance secreted by the glands of nurse bees, develop into queens, while those that feed on a combination of pollen and honey called bee bread become workers."
- Alterations of Methionine Supply During Late Gestation in Dairy Cows May Be Associated with Newborn Birth Weight.
- How Unpredictable Access to Food Increases the Body Fat of Small Passerines: A Mechanistic Approach.
- Critical Review of Beige Adipocyte Thermogenic Activation and Contribution to Whole-body Energy Expenditure.
- Functional Multiple Indicators, Multiple Causes Measurement Error Models.
- Compositional Data Analysis for Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Sleep Research.
- Mobile Apps for the Management of Diabetes.
Mathematical and Quantitative
- When Seeing Isn't Believing: How Math Can Guide Our Interpretation of Measurements and Experiments.
- Adaptive Temperature Regulation in the Little Bird in Winter: Predictions From a Stochastic Dynamic Programming Model.
- Cost-effectiveness of Obesity Interventions: Will We Know It When We See It?
- Personalized Nutrition: Hype or Hope?
- Scientists Look for 'moon Shots' in Food, Ag Research.
- Fruit and Veggies Beneficial for Heart Health, but Carbs Aren't. What?
- Over the Past Decade, Scientists or Universities Have Used the Freedom of Information Act to Get Thousands of Competitors' Grants Proposals. And Many of the Targeted Scientists are Upset.
- A Geomagnetic Declination Compass for Horizontal Orientation in Fruit Flies.
- IU Bloomington Professor Receives Three Million Dollar Grant to Study Effects of Minerals on Cognitive Decline.
- New Power of Family Meals Report Released.
- Rise in Demand for Organic Food Leads IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Faculty to Research Ways to Help Farmers Transition to Organic Production.
- UAB's NORC seeks post-doctoral fellows in obesity research.
- Research Position at Boston Children's Hospital – Collaborate with Researchers at IU and UAB.
- IU Dean invited to join The Academy of Europe, Academia Europaea.


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Australian Gambling Survey Considers Impact of Mobile Casinos
Dec 17, 2010
Mobile gambling
Accessing the internet while on the move is easier than ever before, and it has some Australians concerned about a potential rise in mobile gambling.
A survey on problem gambling in Australia will soon be conducted in New South Wales, and will include an investigation into the impact of mobile phone gambling. The study, called "Prevalence of Gambling and Problem Gambling in NSW", is funded by a grant of up to $250,000 from the Responsible Gambling Fund. It will involve interviewing 10,000 Australians about their gambling habits. The project will begin in March 2011, and will conclude late next year.
"The study will examine the habits of gamblers over the last 12 months including the most popular gambling products, frequency of gambling, expenditure, the days and times they are most likely to gamble, and their demographic information," said NSW Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene.
"It will also look at the impact of technology such as online gambling and the easy access afforded by mobile phones, other hand-held devices and laptops."
Mobile gambling is a fairly new phenomenon. It allows gamblers to load casino games onto their mobile phones, and to play them with real money whenever and wherever they like. Mobile casino games are available for a number of devices, including Android and iPhone.
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