Beijing's first rail line using magnetic levitation technology is scheduled to start running next year, with engineers now testing the new trains, city officials announced on Sunday.
The overhead maglev line, named S1, will run in the west, from Shijingshan district's Pingguoyuan to Shimenying in the mountainous Mentougou district. It will stretch about 10 kilometers and have eight stations.
The travel time between the two locations, currently connected only by bus, will be cut by two-thirds to just 20 minutes, according to an anonymous official from the Beijing Major Projects Construction Office quoted by Beijing Daily.
"It will take only the time it takes to eat a fast-food meal to travel the entire line," he said. "Plus, the maglev train is more stable, quieter and better at climbing hills compared with normal trains."
"As much as I enjoy the serenity there, it takes me about two hours by bus to go to Tanzhe and Jietai temples in Mentougou," said Liu Bo, 25, who lives in the city. "When the new line opens, I can go to the temples more often.
"It's been a while since the work began, so all I hope now is that it opens soon."
"The line employs closed magnetic field technology that elevates the train about 1 centimeter above the track to reduce friction. It leaks no magnetic influence outside the controlling 'red line' distance, therefore it won't affect nearby residents," Li Jie, chief engineer of the maglev project, told Beijing Daily.
"As for passengers inside the train, as the radiation is non-ionizing like radio waves, it's neither accumulative nor harmful. At most, passengers may feel a bit warmer."
A medium-to-low speed maglev line that uses similar technology to Beijing's S1 also opened in May between central Changsha, capital of Hunan province, and the city's international airport.


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I was sent a book by publisher. The book is scheduled for release in May or June and it talks about the journey to finding faith of your own. I'm just beginning the book but the thought has always been one close to my heart. I've always called it "borrowed faith".
What is "borrowed faith"? Well, it's when you see others around you growing in their faith. As you look on you see God's favor. Whether it's a healing, financial blessing, peace, joy or any type of breakthroughs you can attribute to his or her faith in God. And as you eagerly look on you begin to believe "if God did it for her then He can do it for me".
Now witnessing this is amazing. It helps us to learn more and more about our Father. However, wagering on the breakthroughs and answered prayers of others can only take us but so far.
At some point we have to look at our own walk. Or the perceived power behind that blessing loses its appeal.
Does this mean that God is not good? No, He's still good.
For example, as a child I loved the congregational song that said…"I know God is a good God…" and the church would sing "Yes He is." This would go on and on. Tambourines clanging. Clapping hands. Tapping toes. Rocking bodies. All attesting to the goodness of God.
My heart would like to believe that each person as they sing has a story in mind. A time that God showed His goodness. And their hearts are racing at that recall which gives the rise of their voice its melodic tone.
As a child I sat next to my grandmother, with her soft soprano voice not missing a beat. But I had no story. No memories that I could recall.
To me it was a song. A good song that I still love but at that time I had no memories to draw upon. Thus, as time went on and I really needed to have the faith to believe in the goodness of God I would draw a blank.
I had my grandmother's words. I heard sermons from pastors. I had heard testimony after testimony. But I, Dana, had no "Yes He Is" moment.
Beloved, those "Yes He Is" moments are the ones that get us through the tough times.
When we have more bills than money.
When our children are on our last nerves.
When our hearts are broken.
When we are waiting for God to show us His goodness…once again.
You see, as we wait our past "Yes He Is" moments is what sustains us. And borrowed faith just won't do.
Beloved, this is why I mentor women. This is way I teach. This is why I write. This is why I can tap my toe and sing "Yes He Is". Because I know…KNOW…God is good. I tried Him. I know Him. I would not want to spend a single day without Him.
I pray you can say the same. And if not…let me know.
Do you journal your "Yes He Is" moments? If so, how is it helpful? If not, give it a try. And if you're stuck…visit your bible and search for moments when God told someone to build an altar.


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Professional Sports Unions Come Together to Oppose New Voting Restrictions
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NEW YORK, NY, May 3, 2021 – Over the last few months, state legislators across the country have proposed bills and new legislation that if passed, could make it harder for ordinary citizens to cast their ballots in future election season. Today, nine (9) major sports unions in North America are announcing their joint opposition to these legislative efforts aimed at restricting the right to vote, and join the hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations in taking a "Stand for Democracy":
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A Government of the people, by the people.
A beautifully American ideal, but a reality denied to many for much of this nation's history.
As Americans, we know that in our democracy we should not expect to agree on everything.
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We should all feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and to oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot.
Voting is the lifeblood of our democracy and we call upon all Americans to join us in taking a nonpartisan stand for this most basic and fundamental right of all Americans."
Signatories:
Basketball Players Union (BPU)
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National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)
National Women's Hockey League Players' Association (NWHLPA)
National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA)
Professional Women's Hockey League Players Association (PWHPA)
United States Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA)
Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA)
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I was trying to choose which biography of Disraeli to read. I settled on this book by Blake as it is considered the seminal biography of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881).
This book is well written and meticulously researched. I like having the documentation at the end of every chapter instead of it at the end of the book. Blake cover in depth Disraeli's writing career as well as his life as a politician. The author discussed Disraeli's faults as well as his strengths. I think Blake did a fairly good I was trying to choose which biography of Disraeli to read. I settled on this book by Blake as it is considered the seminal biography of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881).
This book is well written and meticulously researched. I like having the documentation at the end of every chapter instead of it at the end of the book. Blake cover in depth Disraeli's writing career as well as his life as a politician. The author discussed Disraeli's faults as well as his strengths. I think Blake did a fairly good job of presenting a neutral view of Disraeli.
I have wanted to read about Disraeli for years because I was constantly coming across him in other biographers such as that of Queen Victoria, Peele and Gladstone. I find this period of British history most interesting.
I read this as an e-book downloaded from Amazon to my Kindle app on my iPad. The book is 860 pages originally published by Faber and Fare in 1966.
Blake is not too much in love with his subject, as David Cecil was with Melbourne; not too nasty/snarky, either, as Lytton Strachey was with Queen Victoria. Robert Blake's book is spectacular read, the kind of book that left me as interested in the author as in the subject.
Few prime ministers in British history have been as memorable as Benjamin Disraeli. The son of a prominent literary scholar, he enjoyed success as a novelist before turning to a career in politics, Though elected to the House of Commons at a relatively late age, the split in the Conservative Party over the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 (a split resulting in part from Disraeli's active campaigning against the measure) catapulted him to the front rank of the party. After several brief periods in Few prime ministers in British history have been as memorable as Benjamin Disraeli. The son of a prominent literary scholar, he enjoyed success as a novelist before turning to a career in politics, Though elected to the House of Commons at a relatively late age, the split in the Conservative Party over the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 (a split resulting in part from Disraeli's active campaigning against the measure) catapulted him to the front rank of the party. After several brief periods in office during the 1850s and 1860s, he became the leader of the party in 1868 and served twice as prime minister, where he spearheaded the acquisition of the Suez Canal and won admiration for his role at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
Disraeli has not wanted for biographers, yet Robert Blake's work has long been the standard by which they were judged. A renowned historian, his book offers an engaging and insightful look at Disraeli and his times. He presents Disraeli as a Romantic figure whose career was guided by his idolization of the monarchy and an aristocratic order that had long shunned him. While such views may have been more fitting for the political world of the 18th century rather than that of the 19th, his belief in the continuing relevance of these institutions in an increasingly democratic age eventually won the social parvenu the gratitude of the nobility and the devotion of his queen, who mourned his passing when he died in 1881.
This is far more entertaining than a biography of a Victorian prime minister has any right to be, enlivened by both the subject -- Disraeli was quite the character -- and the dry wit of the writer. I am almost provoked to pick up one of Disraeli's novels, but since I've barely scratched the surface of Trollope that project may have to wait.
I bought this book around 1970 and never hsd thr time to read it but now that i am retired and only working as a casual I have read it . It is a heavy book to hold up when you have OA in your C. Spine but I did it . Did you know that it weights 3 lbs ? I may put it up for sale if the price is right .
If you want to understand how great prose is written, read Robert Blake.
This is probably one of the best biographies ever written. The awesome scale of Lord Blake's work, as well as the meticulous research that informs it, is nothing short of intimidating. I finished this book with the feeling that few biographers will ever accomplish anything as thorough (or maybe the word I'm looking for is "rigorous" or "significant") as Blake's Disraeli.
Blake approaches his subject with evident admiration, but does not fawn or tolerate revisionist, self-aggrandizing autobiograph This is probably one of the best biographies ever written. The awesome scale of Lord Blake's work, as well as the meticulous research that informs it, is nothing short of intimidating. I finished this book with the feeling that few biographers will ever accomplish anything as thorough (or maybe the word I'm looking for is "rigorous" or "significant") as Blake's Disraeli.
Blake approaches his subject with evident admiration, but does not fawn or tolerate revisionist, self-aggrandizing autobiography. What really sets this work apart is Blake's willingness to take a side, share an opinion, or offer an (extremely) educated guess. As a result, readers have the privilege of becoming intimately familiar with both Disraeli's political genius and the vast intellect of his biographer. The reader will benefit from keeping Lord Blake's ideological leanings in mind (regarding Disraeli & Gladstone: "...like most men of genius operating in a parliamentary democracy, they inspired a great deal of dislike and no small degree of distrust among the bustling mediocrities who form the majority of mankind."), yet it would be a mistake to characterize this biography as anything approaching a Conservative paean. To the contrary, Blake goes out of his way to deconstruct false and self-serving political narratives built around the historical figures he profiles - be they conservative, liberal, radical, or otherwise.
This isn't a biography suited for someone new to British history. It's a bit dated, makes generous use of French expressions, and despite its generally excellent footnote citations, the amateur historian will spend a lot of time looking up names, movements, philosophies, places, wars, and legislation. But that research (i.e., skimming Wikipedia) will only enrich the experience.
• "People who are ill-treated do not become any nicer for the experience. Oppressors are often more pleasant to meet than the oppressed."
• "Conservatives are still wondering what they should conserve. Many in recent times must have felt that only a slight variation was needed in Mr. Taper's famous words, to fit their own situations - 'a sound Conservative government, I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'"
• "The British People being subject to fogs and possessing a powerful Middle Class require grave statesmen."
• "Free trade is not a principle; it is an expedient."
The seminal biography of Disraeli. I read it on publication in parallel with Moneypenny and Buckle as part of my first degree work on politics in the Age of Gladstone and I was most impressed then by Blake's scholarship and judgement of an exotic figure in British political life in the 19th century. I don't think it has been supplanted by any subsequent biographies which need to be read in conjunction with Blake's book.
Robert Blake's biography of the brilliant Conservative prime minister (several times, in competition with Gladstone) has remained the best one (hefty) volume of that master politician. Before the U.S. had Reagan or FDR, the U.K. had Disraeli. One can learn a great deal about Victorian politics and also about writing from this marvelous book.
I remember reading this in high school, and really enjoying it.
Primarily a political biography. Sets out to answer the question "Was Disraeli just a chancer?", but never comes to a firm conclusion.
Robert Blake's Disraeli has been a wonderful reading experience for me. For the most part it is an extremely well-written biography. Blake wrote a compelling narrative, researched his topic exhaustively, rigorously cited his sources, and avoided excessive bias. The text is thoroughly footnoted -- something of a passe practice that I heartily wish would return. As a result of Blake's efforts I have learned so much about Victorian British history, world history, and obviously about Benjamin Disrae Robert Blake's Disraeli has been a wonderful reading experience for me. For the most part it is an extremely well-written biography. Blake wrote a compelling narrative, researched his topic exhaustively, rigorously cited his sources, and avoided excessive bias. The text is thoroughly footnoted -- something of a passe practice that I heartily wish would return. As a result of Blake's efforts I have learned so much about Victorian British history, world history, and obviously about Benjamin Disraeli himself. I also learned some new vocabulary words.
Blake tells a good story. He is perhaps not as engaging in this aspect as some of my favorite biographers (e.g. Jean Edward Smith, William Manchester, and David McCullough), but he is by no means a hack in the story telling department. I was completely engaged throughout the entire volume. Part of that, of course, is the subject, but maybe that is an essential skill of a great biographer -- picking a really fascinating person about whom to write.
Blake was a renowned historian and academic. This is reflected in his research. In fact, Disraeli is one of the most extensively researched, footnoted, and cited biographies I have ever read. As a reader, I knew deep in my bones that even if Blake's interpretations are inevitably flawed [as every human endeavor is to a greater or lesser degree(Disraeli definitely falls into the lesser degree category)], his work is based on superb sources and a vast knowledge base.
One of my favorite things about Disraeli is Blake's effort to avoid personal bias and application of modern moral sensibilities to historical personages. I really get tired of historians writing didactic political and moral diatribes while calling their work relatively objective history (e.g Howard Zinn & Joseph Ellis). Blake really avoids this. As I was reading this volume, I guessed that Blake leaned slightly left in his politics, but it turns out -- according to that fount of all knowledge, Wikipedia -- Blake was a Conservative. I love it when one cannot guess a historian's political perspective from his or her political historical writing.
Understanding Disraeli and his times has really increased my understanding of so many events in the world. I was particularly fascinated with the impact of the Eastern Question on the geopolitics that would ignite World War I a generation later.
On a side note, Blake's vocabulary is awesome! I learned so many new words. On page 764 alone I encountered adumbrate, lapidary, and rhodomontade. Look them up -- great words.
There are a couple of weaknesses. For one, Blake includes several quotes in languages other than English without footnoted translation. Apparently this is common in mid-Twentieth Century academic writing, but it was a real drawback for me -- time consuming to google translate extensive passages. It is worth it though, particularly in understanding the relationship between Disraeli and Bismark. The other weakness for me is the extensive analysis of Disraeli's novels as a way of understanding Disraeli as a private citizen and a politician. This is appropriate analysis, of course, but there was just too much of it for my taste.
Cleverly and impartially written account of Benjamin Disraeli. A talented and complex man whose very human frailties endear him to the reader.
The positive: I learned a lot about Disraeli and his times. The negative: I had to slog through this book!
This is an exhaustive biography of Disraeli, and it is exhausting to read! Blake clearly loves Disraeli and everything that Disraeli wrote, and he quotes just about everything that Disraeli wrote at very great length. I found this book too long and repetitive, and the writing was often arcane. I also found the book difficult to appreciate at times since I do not have a good background in Br The positive: I learned a lot about Disraeli and his times. The negative: I had to slog through this book!
This is an exhaustive biography of Disraeli, and it is exhausting to read! Blake clearly loves Disraeli and everything that Disraeli wrote, and he quotes just about everything that Disraeli wrote at very great length. I found this book too long and repetitive, and the writing was often arcane. I also found the book difficult to appreciate at times since I do not have a good background in British history. Sometimes Blake explained events, sometimes he did not, so I had to go to other sources.
Extremely factual in an eminently readable fashion. The book gives a steady progress of the boy to manhood, and his intimate relationship with the Queen. A real window into a romantic, historical time.
Robert Norman William Blake, Baron Blake was an English historian. He is best known for his 1966 biography of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and for The Conservative Party from Peel to Churchill, which grew out of his 1968 Ford lectures. He was created a life peer as Baron Blake, of Braydeston in the County of Norfolk.


The Year 6 entered a High 5 Netball tournament for Acorn Trust Primaries on Monday. They came top of Pool A with an unbeaten record before winning their semi-final match. The final saw us playing again against Great Wishford A and two superb goals gave us a 2 – 0 victory. The team were hugely competitive throughout their matches and were very supportive of each other. Congratulations to all of the players for representing the school in such a positive way in every aspect.


What's the buzz? Wines made in amphorae (spelled "anfora" in Italy) large, human sized clay vessels. Well, we had a chance to meet Joe Campanale, beverage director and partner at dell'anima, l'Artusi and anfora wine bar in the West Village at the Saratoga Wine and Food and Fall Ferrari Festival, presented by the Italian Trade Commission.
In case you haven't been in NYC lately, Joe is NYC West Village's esteemed sommelier and uber cool restaurateur.
Only 9 in the World....Is It a Ferrari or Wine?


1. Deadline for your weekly guesses will be 3PM, Sundays (for this week, deadline's on the 4th) .
5. Simultaneous blogs are running similar contests. Feel free to join as much as you can but you may only win once.
I know I cant enter but I'd still like to guess... and I'm guessing you are not wearing any makeup here?


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John Winwood
Bollard at Bristol Harbour
John Winwood & Co of Bristol Iron Foundry, Cheese Lane, St. Philips, Bristol.
1788 Advertisement: 'IRON FOUNDERY, BRISTOL. The Iron Foundery Business carried on for many years past in this city, under the firm of John Jones and Co. in consequence of the late decease of the said John Jones, is now carried on in all its branches by JOHN WINWOOD, the surviving partner who most respectfully solicits a continuance of the favours of the friends of the late partnership, and also those of the public in general.' [1]
1791 Hornblower and Winwood's new invented steam engine set to work at Croft Mine, Illogan 'and is superior to anything before' [2]
1792 Advertisement: 'BRISTOL - WANTED, to go to Jamaica, a Single Young Man, who is capable of working a STEAM ENGINE, and of keeping it in repair. Such a one will meet with good encouragement, by having a good salary, besides meat, drink, washing, and lodging, found him by his employer.— —For further particulars apply to JOHN WINWOOD, at the Iron-Foundery in Cheese-lane.'[3]
1810 John Winwood died on 26 September 1810 at the age of 77 [4]
1823 Partnership between John Winwood, Henry Quintyne Winwood, and William Bond, as steam engine manufacturers, dissolved on 31 March by mutual consent [5]
1826 Iron founders at Cheese Lane, St Philips, Bristol [6]
1826 Made engines for the vessel 'Wye'. Believed to have been the first locally-made marine engines [7]. The same source notes that the Bristol Iron Foundry in Cheese Lane was said in advertisements to have been founded in 1764, and further that marine engines continued to be built when the firm became Winwood, Bush and Beddoes in 1836; Bush and Beddoe in 1838; T. and E. Bush in 1846; Bush and De Soyres in 1869
1830 John Winwood & Co listed as Iron Founders at Milk Street and Iron Boiler Maker, Iron Manufacturers & Engineers, Steam Engine Manufacturers at Cheese Lane, St Philips [8]
1833: 'TO ROAD-MAKERS AND OTHERS. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, A Large IRON ROLLER, as good as new, 5 feet in diameter, and 5½ feet in width. The Cylinder is in three parts, the weight three tons and seven hundred. It is so easy of draught, that on level ground three able horses can work it; made at a cost of Messrs. Wenwood, of Bristol, [assumed to be Winwood] under the superintendance of a celebrated and scientific Road Surveyor, on a plan entirely new.
The Cylinder is so constructed as to admit of additional weight.
For price and particulars apply, (if by letter post-paid) to Mr. THOMAS SYMES, solicitor, Bridgewater; or to Mr. GRANGER, of the same place, General Surveyor of the Bridgewater Turnpike Roads. Dated 20th August, 1833.'[9]
1834 Henry Quintyne Winwood, John Bond, John Bond the Younger and Thomas Albert Beddoe leave the partnership. John Winwood continues alone as ironfounders and engineers in Cheese Lane, Bristol. [10]
1838 John Winwood leaves the partnership. Now continues as Thomas Bush and Thomas Albert Beddoe as ironfounders and engineers in Cheese lane, Bristol. [11]
1840 Iron founders and makers of steam engines, various kinds of machinery, and cannon [12]
See Bush and Beddoe
↑ Hereford Journal, 12th June 1788
↑ Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 10 March 1791
↑ Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 4 October 1792
↑ [1] The Gentleman's Magazine Vol LXXX Part 2
↑ The London Gazette, 1823, p.1455
↑ Chilcott's New Guide to Bristol, Clifton and the Hotwells
↑ 'Shipbuilding in the Port of Bristol' by Grahame Farr: Maritime Monographs and Reports No. 27 - 1977: ISBN 0 905555 05 8
↑ Pigot's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1830
↑ Dorset County Chronicle, 29 August 1833
↑ Gazette Issue 19146 published on the 15 April 1834. Page 4 of 16
↑ Gazette Issue 19660 published on the 2 October 1838. Page 6 of 16
↑ [2]Chilcott's Descriptive History of Bristol, 4th edition, 1840
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Maybe because it is summer, although the silly season really does not start until August in London, I have another poll on the side-bar. More basic than desert-island questions....
Beating the old drum of rebellion
The Catholic Herald is the best in English Catholic newspapers, but far from perfect. A headline in this week's is "English priest who says Humanae Vitae is infallible is named bishop."
Of course, I hate to tell the person who wrote the headline, but many of us have known that HV is infallible ever since the encyclical was published from the Chair of Peter.
I marvel at the ignorance and rebellion of so many Catholics here. And, remember, the Tablet led the rebellious troops with its instant rejection of HV when it was published.
Now, the article seems positive, but why the toddler-tantrum headline?
The CH needs to get rid of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser's column for another thing.
One of my smart sem friends states that the Church only needs to ask three things of a young man who wants to be a priest. He is in a seminary in the States. His List: 1) Do you believe in the Church's stand on lgtbs? 2) Do you love the Blessed Virgin? 3) Do you agree with and uphold Humanae Vitae? Asking those questions would sort things out a bit...
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Pray for Us
The Carmelites in Medina, Malta reminded me today of this hymn. It is attributed to St. Simon Stock. We celebrate Our Lady of Mt Carmel on July 16th. This version in from wiki, as well as the translation. I have been in the Basilica of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Valletta several times. It is an amazing Church.
Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, virgo puerpera singularis.
Mater mitis sed viri nescia Carmelitis esto propitia stella maris.
Radix Iesse germinans flosculum nos ad esse tecum in saeculum patiaris.
Inter spinas quae crescis lilium serva puras mentes fragilium tutelaris.
Armatura fortis pugnantium furunt bella tende praesidium scapularis.
Per incerta prudens consilium per adversa iuge solatium largiaris.
Mater dulcis Carmeli domina, plebem tuam reple laetitia qua bearis.
Paradisi clavis et ianua, fac nos duci quo, Mater, gloria coronaris. Amen. (Alleluia.)
FLOWER of Carmel, Tall vine blossom laden; Splendor of heaven, Childbearing yet maiden. None equals thee.
Mother so tender, Who no man didst know, On Carmel's children Thy favors bestow. Star of the Sea.
Strong stem of Jesse, Who bore one bright flower, Be ever near us And guard us each hour, who serve thee here.
Purest of lilies, That flowers among thorns, Bring help to the true heart That in weakness turns and trusts in thee.
Strongest of armor, We trust in thy might: Under thy mantle, Hard press'd in the fight, we call to thee.
Our way uncertain, Surrounded by foes, Unfailing counsel You give to those who turn to thee.
O gentle Mother Who in Carmel reigns, Share with your servants That gladness you gained and now enjoy.
Hail, Gate of Heaven, With glory now crowned, Bring us to safety Where thy Son is found, true joy to see. Amen. (Alleluia.)
Check this out for eye-candy
http://www.360cities.net/image/carmelite-priory-mdina#-425.20,-77.14,70.0
Pray for the people of Japan, please
http://www.aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com/2011/03/pray-for-japan.html
Please pray for Japan. Another tragedy of rain and mud have stricken the people. Here is a link.
A Rose for All the Little Ones
For all of my friends who love St. Therese, here is a rose for you today.
God bless all my brothers and sisters who are the Little Ones, unknown to the public, living quiet, holy lives. For A, S, E, Z, R, T, J, G, P, M and M, J, M, M, Z, T, D, B, C, A, I, D, M, D, J, H, ( no repeats here, just friends with names beginning with the same letters), et al.
Flying Novena to the Infant of Prague
A reader was writing to me about "express" novenas yesterday, and I remembered this "flying" novena which I say at least once a year, and one which is very old (pre-Vatican II). It is the Flying Novena to the Infant of Prague, and one says it for nine hours in a row, same time each hour, in one day, or the usual nine days. The nine hour novena is very hard and I think harder than the daily one..
NOVENA TO THE
(This Novena is to be said at the same time every hour for Nine consecutive hours in just one day).
O Jesus, Who hast said,
knock and it shall be opened to you,
through the intercession of Mary,
Thy Most Holy Mother,
I knock, I seek,
I ask that my prayer be granted.
(Make your request)
all that you ask of the Father in My Name,
He will grant you.
I humbly and urgently ask Thy Father
in Thy Name that my prayer be granted.
"Heaven and earth shall pass away
but My word shall not pass",
I feel confident that my prayer will be granted.
Syria Build-Up
Are any of you all paying attention to the build up of the military in the Middle East? Both Russia and the USA are and have been sending ships, helicopters, men, etc. into the area. I suggest you read, and pray.
Here is a report:
Russia has sent a naval flotilla of six warships led by an anti-submarine destroyer to its naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
The Admiral Chabanenko and three landing craft have left their home port of Severomorsk in the Arctic Circle on their way to the Mediterranean where they will be joined by the Russian patrol ship Yaroslav Mudry as well as an assistance vessel, a military source told the agency.
"The program of the voyage includes a call in the Syrian port of Tartus," the unnamed source told the news agency.
The source said the trip was taking place in line with the plans of military readiness of the Russian fleet. According to Interfax, the source insisted that the deployment "was not linked to the escalation of the situation in Syria."
And another report from the same site and their point of view on this:
Russia Today July 14, 2012
With sanctions against Iran gradually showing their ineffectiveness, Washington is escalating the situation in the Persian Gulf, as if encouraging Tehran to attack first, a US politics professor told RT.
Amid pressure mounting on Tehran, a major Indian company, United India Insurance Co., has agreed to provide insurance for tankers carrying oil from Iran. Insurances are vital for sea transportation. Without insurance, tankers are unable to deliver oil from one destination to another.
The decision of an Indian company means a serious blow to the effectiveness of the US sanctions against Iran in a bid to crank up the pressure over the country's nuclear activities. The sanctions target companies accused of breaching a European ban on buying oil from Tehran.
The sending out of the twelve...
Mark 6: 7 - 13 A call for all of us and notice, they are in twos, not alone...
7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.10 And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place.11 And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."12 So they went out and preached that men should repent.13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.
What is interesting to me about this passage are these points, today: that Christ sent them out in twos to learn to share, for discernment, for companionship, for prayer; that Christ told them to take nothing, as He wanted them to trust in His Father and to trust in simplicity; that Christ told them when to leave a place, when the two found people closed and unwilling to listen to the Gospel; that Christ told them to teach repentance, not being nice; and that power came from all of this. Notice also, that Christ sent out His disciples before His Passion and Resurrection. Think on that... we go out in imperfection but are led to the Cross and Resurrection at some time.
Novena to St. Ann Coming Up Soon
These prayers are from the EWTN site. The novena prayers, which start on July 17th, may be found on the blue links. For my friends who are devoted to St. Ann.
She is one of the many patrons of this blog and one of my names. Her feast day is July 26th.
DAILY PRAYER TO SAINT ANN
O glorious St. Ann, you are filled with compassion for those who invoke you and with love for those who suffer! Heavily burdened with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present intention which I recommend to you in your special care.
Please recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and place it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Continue to intercede for me until my request is granted. But, above all, obtain for me the grace one day to see my God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the saints to praise and bless Him for all eternity. Amen.
Our Father, . . . Hail Mary . . .
O Jesus, Holy Mary, St. Ann, help me now and at the hour of my death.
Good St. Ann, intercede for me.
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Here are those "bank ads about bank ads" you all predicted when Droga5 won the Chase account last year.
Fresh off the heels of Netflix's streaming of season two of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (which we may or may not have binge-watched in its entirety over the weekend), Ellie Kemper stars in Droga5's new campaign for JP Morgan Chase's Freedom Unlimited card.
In a 30-second spot, Kemper riffs about how the card gives you 1.5 percent cash back on all purchases while taking a meta-stab at the many forms of advertising used to sell such products.
"That's 1.5 percent cash back on whatever these billboards are selling," she says while strolling through Times Square before adding that it also applies to products "not so subtly placed" in movies and advertised on your social feed.
"Celebrity endorsements are the worst," she says at the conclusion of the ad, while watching an ad starring herself and looking back at the viewer knowingly.
Another spot takes the meta-approach in a different direction, with Kemper popping in to a Droga5 "Designed to be Forgotten" spot for Quilted Northern from last year. Whether or not you appreciate the ad agency mocking advertising approach (which is not exactly fresh anymore) will largely determine if you enjoy the spot's attempts at humor but the timing (with Kemper on the brain of a large portion of Netflix viewers) is inarguably on point. Of course, Kemper is no stranger to advertising either, as she starred in Digitas LBi's "Imagine Yourself in the New Buick" campaign back in January. In addition to the pair of broadcast ads, with more on the way, the campaign also includes a deal with NBC's The Voice resulting in custom bumpers leading into ad breaks reminding viewers that they can receive 1.5 percent on any of the products advertised with a Chase Freedom Unlimited card.
Droga5 worked with media agency Zenith in bringing the campaign–which had its share of logistical concerns–to life.


Urban transportation systems are vulnerable to congestion, accidents, weather, special events, and other costly delays. Whereas typical policy responses prioritize reduction of delays under normal conditions to improve the efficiency of urban road systems, analytic support for investments that improve resilience (defined as system recovery from additional disruptions) is still scarce. In this effort, we represent paved roads as a transportation network by mapping intersections to nodes and road segments between the intersections to links. We built road networks for 40 of the urban areas defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. We developed and calibrated a model to evaluate traffic delays using link loads. The loads may be regarded as traffic-based centrality measures, estimating the number of individuals using corresponding road segments. Efficiency was estimated as the average annual delay per peak-period auto commuter, and modeled results were found to be close to observed data, with the notable exception of New York City. Resilience was estimated as the change in efficiency resulting from roadway disruptions and was found to vary between cities, with increased delays due to a 5% random loss of road linkages ranging from 9.5% in Los Angeles to 56.0% in San Francisco. The results demonstrate that many urban road systems that operate inefficiently under normal conditions are nevertheless resilient to disruption, whereas some more efficient cities are more fragile. The implication is that resilience, not just efficiency, should be considered explicitly in roadway project selection and justify investment opportunities related to disaster and other disruptions.
This paper provides an overview of the evidence that Infrastructure Victoria will consider in developing its final advice to the Victorian government on the infrastructure requirements for highly automated and zero emissions vehicles in Victoria.
Australia has the highest rate of population growth of all the medium and large OECD countries. But urban planning for this growth is often inadequate.
This public transport strategy for Queensland brings together strategic infrastructure, land use and transport planning at all three levels of government and focuses on the public transport component of passenger transport, including heavy rail, bus, metro and ferry.
The aim of the Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook is to provide a single, comprehensive annual source of infrastructure statistics for use by policymakers, industry leaders, transport analysts and the wider Australian community.


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The Best iPad Games for 2023
Put down your little iPhone and start gaming on your big iPad. Leverage the extra real estate with these top titles.
15 Dec 2022, 2:25 a.m.
The Best iPad Games for 2023 Alto's Odyssey Among Us Asphalt 9: Legends Bastion Blek Carcassonne Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Catan HD Clash Royale Civilization VI Crashlands Darkest Dungeon Device 6 Don't Starve Donut County Euclidean Skies Fantasian Five Nights at Freddys Forgotten Anne Framed FTL: Faster Than Light Gorogoa GTA: Chinatown Wars Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Her Story Hidden Folks Hitman Go Hyper Light Drifter Lara Croft Go League of Legends: Wild Rift Lego Builder's Journey Leo's Fortune Love You to Bits Minecraft - Pocket Edition Mini Metro Monster Hunter Stories Monument Valley NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition Oddmar Old Man's Journey Out There Overland Oxenfree Race for the Galaxy Rocket League Sideswipe The Room: Old Sins Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time Shinsekai: Into the Depths Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind Severed Sneaky Sasquatch Spaceteam Stardew Valley Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Tetris Beat Thimbleweed Park Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Ticket to Earth TouchTone Transistor Twilight Struggle Valiant Hearts: The Great War Vampire Survivors Warbits Where Cards Fall Where Shadows Slumber The Witness World's End Club XCOM: Enemy Within
Despite iPadOS' existence, most great iPhone games are also great iPad games. Though there are only a few iPad-exclusive titles, games that work on both devices greatly benefit from the tablet's expanded screen real estate. Oftentimes, bigger is better.
Most iPad games cost $2 to $10, with some including in-app purchases. Other games, however, come as part of an Apple Arcade subscription. You can find many free titles, too, so you don't have to spend a dime to have a good time.
The iPad has a rich video game library that lets you race fast cars, slay monsters, or go on an emotional journey. If you just got a new iPad (Air, mini, or Pro), and are ready to game, check out our list of can't-miss titles that will keep you entertained at home or on a long trip.
Alto's Odyssey
Alto's Odyssey is the follow-up to 2015's Alto's Adventure. The new game continues the series' ability to combine the mechanics of a smooth, endless runner with the breathtaking visuals of skiing. Travel down the mountain while completing goals, collecting coins, and earning upgrades along your journey.
Despite first launching in 2018, Among Us truly took over the world in 2020 as the perfect, paranoid, quarantine pastime. You and your friends control cartoony astronauts working together to fix your spaceship, while secret saboteurs work to quietly kill you all. Use some good old-fashioned social manipulation to flush out the truth or continue the ruse.
With their shiny cars and blistering sense of speed, nothing shows off new graphics tech like a racing game. Asphalt 9: Legends is no different. This gorgeous free game will make you appreciate every penny you spent on your new tablet.
Bastion stands out among mobile RPG games for its impressive story, voiceover acting, and beautiful art design. You play a character who must venture out into a post-apocalyptic fantasy world to collect rocks that can help upgrade your new home. There are plenty of tasks to complete and upgrades to unlock before everything is said and done.
Blek
Blek is a simple game with intricate puzzles centered around touch-screen gestures and minimalistic art. Create patterns of movement to complete each level. It may not sound like much, but the game proved to be an excellent addition to the iPad's stable of games.
5.0 Outstanding
Carcassonne may be one of the more expensive iPad games, but this digital version of the German-style board game is worth it. In this social game, you lay tiles and game pieces on a virtual board to build up a medieval landscape. The goal is to own completed developments, like cities, farms, and roads. But unlike that other property-ownership game Monopoly, Carcassonne is thought-provoking, and not too heavily reliant on luck. It ranks among the best board game apps available.
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
This Castlevania spin-off originally launched on iOS a few years ago, and it came loaded with annoying microtransactions. Fortunately, this new Apple Arcade release strips the money grabs, leaving you with all the action-packed, side-scrolling, gothic adventuring you'd expect from the seasoned vampire killers.
Catan HD
Settlers of Catan sparked a revolution in board games, as the first so-called Euro-game to blaze the trail for worldwide popularity. Catan HD is quite a bargain, considering the boxed set costs nearly $50, and it's suitable for kids and adults.
Tower defense game Clash Royale is so popular that it's become its own esport. It combines elements from several different genres to make a fun multiplayer game on the go.
The popular turn-based 4x strategy series released a new iteration in 2016, and this time a mobile version came along with it. Control a nation of people, gather resources, fight your enemies, and build a new empire in Civilization VI. The best part is that you can play this for free.
Try to survive in the world of Crashlands as you crash land on a planet filled with wild animals and raw material. Fight, craft, and strategize as you attempt to survive long enough for help to arrive.
Darkest Dungeon starts out as a typical dungeon crawler, but this RPG quickly devolves into a truly nightmarish survival game. You manage a group of characters as you explore dungeons in a combination of real-time and turned-based combat. Keep an eye on each hero's stress level, or bad things will happen.
Device 6 explores the concept of narrative and choice by using text to take you on a surreal journey. Though Device 6 is mainly a text-based title, the game is not really a "text adventure." Device 6 is more akin to an enhanced digital novel with puzzles. The game isn't for everyone, but gamers who dig experimental gameplay should give it a go.
Survival games are pretty popular these days, especially ones with random environments, permanent death, and other roguelike elements. Don't Starve stands above the rest with its deep hunting and crafting systems as well as its sad but lovely gothic hand-drawn visuals. Think of this game as something of a Tim Burton-meets-Minecraft adventure.
Donut County
Donut County, you control a hole in the ground to eat up structures around you. The more you suck up, the bigger the hole gets, allowing you to eat bigger and bigger objects. Use the hole to solve puzzles and navigate the game's story.
Euclidean Skies
Euclidean Lands was an Editors' Choice darling that asked you to solve architectural turn-based puzzles in order to defeat enemies in a beautiful medieval world. With Euclidean Skies, you to do it again with more levels, enhanced graphics, and an augmented reality mode that lets the game interact with your surroundings.
Fantasian is a new, throwback Final Fantasy game in everything but name. It's the latest title by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the father of the franchise. You may not see Cloud or Sephiroth, but you'll feel their presence as you and your party travel through future-fantasy landscapes brimming with crystals. Those crystals dazzle even brighter on an iPad screen that truly shows off the game's gorgeous visuals.
Animatronic animals are horrifying. Five Nights at Freddy's has finally turned that terrifying truth into a video game. As you play the role of a lone security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, you'll soon learn that the only thing worse than being stuck in a Podunk Chuck E. Cheese knock-off is being stuck there in the middle of the night as the furry robots try to kill you. There's an entire cottage industry of teenagers screaming at this game on YouTube, but that can't compare with checking out the nightmare for yourself.
The indie platformer Forgotten Anne made it to iOS in 2019, giving a larger audience a chance to play this hand-drawn anime style adventure. The game takes place in the Forgotten Lands, a magical world where lost things come to life. Your job is to stop a rebellion from ruining everyone's chances of being remembered and returned to the real world.
If you like puzzles and narrative better than you like high-intensity gameplay, Framed is for you. You control the events of the story by rearranging panels of a comic book in order to ensure that your character gets away from those pursuing them.
FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light simulates the tension, excitement, and sheer chaos of guiding your own spacecraft. The randomly generated planetary systems always have new challenges to offer.
Gorogoa is a hand-drawn puzzle game with no text in the entire game. While that means you get to look at the pretty pictures unimpeded, it also means you have to figure everything out yourself. Good luck!
GTA: Chinatown Wars
GTA: Chinatown Wars combines the modern Grand Theft Auto games' urban warfare with the top-down mayhem of the franchise's earlier games. This overlooked gangster gem is secretly the best of both worlds. Don't miss out.
Blizzard may not make a ton of games, but the games it does make always have an impact. Starcraft turned real-time strategy into a televised sport. World of Warcraft created a massively multiplayer online world that's arguably better than the real world. Then, the Warcraft spin-off Hearthstone demonstrated that a virtual trading-card game can be arguably better than real-world card games. Even if you've never built a deck or played a single session of WoW, Hearthstone will draw you in with its complex but approachable card battling system and not-horrible use of in-app purchases.
In most detective games, there's an answer for every question. The solution may be confusing, obtuse, or unsatisfying, but ultimately every mystery can be solved. The game can be finished. But life isn't like that. Life is ambiguous and often contains riddles that can never be completely understood. What makes Her Story such a captivating crime game is that, like life, it has no real end. As you watch its hundreds of video interviews with a murder suspect, the game only stops the moment you decide to walk away.
Hidden Folks
Hidden Folks is a fun little game that borrows from Where's Waldo to provide intricate hand-drawn scenes filled with hidden objects. Since this is an iPad game, each scene contains many interactive objects. All music and sounds in the game were produced with noises from the developers' own mouths.
Hitman Go
Translating existing game franchises to iOS has always been tricky. Not all games can make the leap from a console with controllers and buttons to nothing but a single touch screen. However, Hitman Go skillfully captures the essence of everyone's favorite bald assassin, Agent 47, in a more mobile-friendly form. You'll be shocked how satisfying this slick series of strategy board games feels as figures move across flat surfaces to take out their targets.
Paying tribute to 16-bit adventure games of the past, Hyper Light Drifter has you take control of a wanderer as you use advanced technology to defeat enemies and advance through the world. The game has no dialogue, requiring the game's music and visuals to tell the bulk of its story.
If you like the Lara Croft franchise, you'll love what they did with this mobile game. Taking cues from Hitman Go, Lara Croft Go went a step further and added elevations to the game board. It feels just like a true Lara Croft game, with her having to climb up mountain cliffs and maneuver around chasms.
League of Legends has dominated the MOBA genre on PC for over a decade, and now Wild Rift brings the phenomenon to mobile devices. All your classic MOBA strategies apply as you and your team of heroes charge down lanes, using your powers to tear through the enemy team's defenses. However, a new snappier pace and intuitive touch controls makes it much easier to play round after round on your iPad.
Lego Builder's Journey (an Apple Arcade exclusive) taps into the unspoken sentimentality that makes these bricks such a beloved toy. Instead of adapting a movie license, this game conveys the pure nostalgic joy of Lego itself as you play through its coming-of-age narrative.
Leo's Fortune
The perilous platforming challenges of Leo's Fortune are so great they rival console classics like Rayman and Donkey Kong. Instead of running and jumping, players take on the role of a sentient pile of fuzz named Leo with the power to inflate and deflate himself on command. Looping levels force Leo to carefully control his momentum and size to solve puzzles and escape danger. If that's not enough, Leo's constant grandfatherly narration and the game's overall old-world atmosphere never cease to delight.
Love You to Bits
Love You to Bits puts you in control of Kosmo, a space explorer, who must explore alien worlds in order to collect the broken pieces of his robot girlfriend. Point-and-click to solve puzzles and collect items as you learn more about this relationship you are trying to put back together.
Fans of Minecraft will have no problem shelling out the money for this iPad app. Gameplay blends creativity with strategy. It's a 3D sandbox-building game in which you place blocks made of different kinds of materials to build anything you want.
In the survival and hardcore modes, the object is to survive when monsters land on the scene. Meanwhile, creative mode gives the player complete freedom of invention.
Minecraft mega fans might also enjoy Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality app where you build and explore in the real world.
The minimalist puzzle strategy game asks you to construct a rail transit network for a series of rapidly growing cities. Players must make the trains run efficiently by adding tracks, tunnels, and train cars in order to pick up riders in the station. Mini Metro maps are based on major real-world cities and includes multiple game modes for a variety of gaming experiences.
Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter's infamously demanding controls should simply fall apart on touch-only mobile devices. However, Monster Hunter Stories fits iOS perfectly. It presents Monster Hunter's world as an accessible, turn-based RPG where you befriend monsters instead of hunting them. Before you play the sequel, check out the original journey.
Monument Valley is a puzzle game that's as beautiful as it is infuriating. Players guide the tiny princess Ida as she attempts to ascend various abstract structures. The focus on optical illusions and M.C. Escher-inspired architecture means you'll be staring at these puzzles (and the dreamy landscapes) for a while before cracking them. When you do, move on to Monument Valley 2.
NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition
NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition takes the premier console basketball game and successfully shrinks it down for iOS. That said, once you see these visuals, you won't think anything has been shrunken down. Even with "Arcade" in the name, you still need to pay attention to technical aspects like proper defense and shot timing. The MyCareer mode even lets you customize your player.
Oddmar just wants to find his way to Valhalla, but does he really want to get there by burning down the forest? This platformer takes you on a story you can truly become invested in, and the adventure will look absolutely stunning along the way.
Old Man's Journey
As the title promises, you take an old man through a journey, but there is so much more here. Old Man's Journey tackles heartbreak and regret as you navigate the choices we all make in life to give the old man one last chance to set things right.
Out There is something of a choose-your-own-adventure resource management game. Stranded out in the middle of an unknown part of space, you must manage your spaceship and gather resources in order to survive. Only by interacting with alien species can you set your character on a specific path that ultimately determines the game's ending.
Overland (an Apple Arcade exclusive) turns survival into a thought exercise as you play through its randomized missions. Tiny tactical skirmishes require you to not only kill and avoid monsters, but also escape with enough supplies to make it through the next encounter. Just make sure the dog lives.
Guide a group of teenagers through a supernatural adventure on a mysterious island. Use a radio to talk to ghosts, unlock secret areas, and discover the truth. An interesting game mechanic in Oxenfree is that there are no cutscenes; all dialogue takes place during gameplay, so you can continue adventuring at all times.
Based on the real card game released in 2007, Race for the Galaxy on iOS asks you to build galactic civilizations against two to four players or on your own. Game cards represent technological or social developments, and each playthrough has different game phases based on exploration, development, settlement, consumption, and production.
Rocket League Sideswipe turns the immaculate, arcade-style, car-soccer game into an even faster and more accessible experience on iOS. Using touch controls, you boost and flip across the arena to pass the ball to teammates and score goals. The exciting neon visuals pop on a vibrant iPad screen. You can even sync with your existing Rocket League account to earn rewards and progression.
The Room: Old Sins
The Room series puts you in a locked door mystery—literally. Each game confines you to a single room and you must uncover clues and complete puzzles in order to get yourself out. There are four games in all: The Room, The Room Two, The Room Three, and The Room: Old Sins.
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
In 2017, acclaimed cult hit cartoon Samurai Jack finally received the conclusion it always deserved on Adult Swim. If you want to see Jack face off against Aku one last time, check out the action game epilogue Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, only on Apple Arcade.
Shinsekai: Into the Depths
Not enough games take advantage of the ocean's isolation and frights. Shinsekai: Into the Depths (only on Apple Arcade) is a moody Metroidvania where you'll battle undersea creatures, find secrets with sonar, and keep your oxygen from running out beneath the waves.
Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
In Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, you guide an exiled clan through danger in this fantasy role-playing simulation game. Six Ages asks you to manage people, magic, and livestock through various situations, and though gameplay can be punishingly difficult at times, helping your clan survive over multiple generations can be very rewarding.
Severed
As a first-person, action-adventure video game with touch controls, Severed offers a unique level of interactive gameplay. You control a woman as she attempts to save her family from the horrible monsters she encounters. Navigate through dungeons, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters, all with the the touch-screen controls that allow you to attack and use magic. Praise for this game centered on the stunning art direction and fantastic soundtrack. It won Apple's 2016 iPad Game of the Year and has since been ported to several video game consoles.
Sneaky Sasquatch
You'd think that cryptids would be easier to find now, since everyone carries cameras all the time. In Sneaky Sasquatch (only on Apple Arcade), you put yourself in Bigfoot's big shoes as you wear disguises, steal yummy picnic food, and just chill in the woods.
Spaceteam
Too often, using a smartphone is an isolated experience. What makes Spaceteam so wonderful is how it turns your phone into a gateway for incredible, in-person socializing, as you and your friends connect over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to become crew members on a spaceship.
As the voyage continues, ship parts start to break down and only certain people can fix them. So to keep the space team together, everyone must shout wacky instructions to each other while listening for their own commands. Any game that gets grown folks to scream "Set Stunhoist to three!" is a game worth checking out.
If you're an old-school Nintendo fan, you might remember a farming simulator game called Harvest Moon. The makers of Stardew Valley were inspired to recreate the look and feel of that original game. Create your own character, build the farm of your dreams, become a master rancher, socialize with other characters, and explore the world around you.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
From indie developers Capybara Games (which also made Might & Magic), Sword & Sworcery is an exploratory action-adventure game, made more interesting by an original audiovisual style. It's downright dreamy. With your sword in hand, you battle enemies and call upon your sworcery skills to solve mysteries. But the real appeal is how well the three different aesthetics—music, visuals, and game design—blend.
Tetris Beat
Tetris is already a perfect video game, so how can it get any better? Add some hot tunes! Tetris Beat takes the seminal puzzle game and marries it to music game mechanics. Tetris Effect players already know how satisfying it is to drop blocks on rhythm, and now iOS owners can become one with the sound.
Thimbleweed Park takes its cue from point-and-click adventure games from the '80s and '90s, and features simplistic graphics and gameplay that were common at the time. You control five different characters as they explore the town, pick up items, and investigate the secrets around a dead body. Fans of The X-Files and Twin Peaks will have fun with this one.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
If the books, console games, and Netflix show aren't enough Witcher for you, check out Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. This side story uses the card game Gwent as the gameplay glue for a rich, role-playing experience full of the same great writing you expect from this mythology.
Ticket to Earth
Ticket to Earth is a unique combination of tactical RPG and tile-matching puzzler. You must control your character through turn-based tactical battles while also matching colors to receive important power-ups. It's a game featuring two very different gameplay mechanics, but they work so well together.
TouchTone
TouchTone is a game about a government agent hacking phones to spy on those they deem suspicious. Given our current security climate, it's less of a game and more like an interactive documentary. TouchTone's devious data puzzles eventually become so difficult you'll feel like an actual black hat after solving them. The thick conspiracy atmosphere and intriguing emergent narrative add to the game's contemporary relevance.
Transistor was one of the finest console games of 2014. While the game doesn't control quite as well on the iPad's touch screen, it's still a gorgeous, intelligent, and mechanically sophisticated sci-fi action-RPG.
Twilight Struggle
This board game-turned-video game allows you to take control of either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Using cards and dice, players navigate historical events, and in the process may end up changing the course of history. The goal of Twilight Struggle is to gain influence over various country and fight for control, while also avoiding all-out nuclear war.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
This puzzle adventure game is set during World War I. You control four different characters through various sections of the game, each possessing unique abilities to navigate their levels. Valiant Hearts was recognized for its narrative storytelling and won several awards in 2014.
Vampire Survivors almost seems like a game that could play itself. In it, you simply move around the screen and automatically attack monsters. However, there's a deceptive amount of arcade strategy as you maneuver across the map and acquire more weapons until you fill your iPad screen with whips, knives, and spells to decimate unholy hordes. Not bad for a free game.
Warbits
This Editors' Choice title allows you to take control of an army and use turn-based strategy to defeat the opponent. Influenced by the classic Advance Wars tactics games, each unit in Warbits has its own strength and weaknesses, as well as unique power ups. The game includes a campaign, challenge mode, and online play, all wrapped within cute graphics and quirky dialogue.
Where Cards Fall
Where Cards Fall (only on Apple Arcade) shows that a house of cards can be a sturdy foundation. This melancholic puzzle adventure tasks you with rearranging cards into useful structures for traveling around a world of dreams and memories. The concept holds up; it doesn't collapse.
Where Shadows Slumber
Use light and shadow to navigate your way through this puzzler. You'll be impressed by the game's deep story, unique gameplay mechanics, and wonderfully colored world. What's even better is that there are no ads or add-ons in Where Shadows Slumber; pay $2.99 and play uninterrupted.
The Witness follows in the footsteps of the Myst series by placing you in a mysterious location and expecting you to figure out how to escape. You'll be looking for clues and completing puzzles, but make sure you take in the scenery when you can.
World's End Club (only on Apple Arcade) comes from the creators of niche, Japanese adventure games. Kotaro Uchikoshi created Zero Escape, while Kazutaka Kodaka wrote Danganronpa. If any of that means anything to you, check out this new game about anime kids and the weird shenanigans they get into.
XCOM: Enemy Within
XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the classic strategy game franchise and wound up being one of 2013's finest games. Since methodically paced tactical games are a perfect fit on iOS, the iPad version of Enemy Unknown was fantastic as well. XCOM: Enemy Within takes all that was great in Enemy Unknown and enriches it with new features like extra side missions and enemy types. It's the best version of an already-phenomenal game and definitely worth picking up if you're a hardcore iPad gamer.
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Käthe und ich ist eine Filmreihe mit 90-minütigen Folgen im Auftrag der ARD Degeto für den Primetime-Sendeplatz Endlich Freitag im Ersten und die ARD Mediathek. Im Mittelpunkt der Dramareihe steht Psychologe Paul Winter (Christoph Schechinger), der sich auf tiergestützte Therapien spezialisiert hat.

Der Auftaktfilm Dornröschen war am 1. November 2019 mit einem Tagessieg-Marktanteil von 16,0 Prozent die erfolgreichste Sendung im deutschen Fernsehen. 4,83 Millionen Zuschauer sahen die Episode, in der eine Patientin aus dem Koma erwacht und droht allen Lebensmut zu verlieren. Nach dem großen Auftakterfolg wurden zwei weitere Teile mit Ausstrahlung im Jahr 2020 in Auftrag gegeben. Im selben Jahr fanden bereits die Dreharbeiten für die Teile fünf und sechs statt. Noch vor Ausstrahlung der Filme fünf und sechs begann im Frühjahr 2021 die Produktion der Teile sieben und acht, die im März 2022 im Ersten ausgestrahlt werden sollten. Aufgrund der Sondersendung Wir helfen – Gemeinsam für die Ukraine wegen des Krieges gegen die Ukraine wurde die Ausstrahlung verschoben.

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Gemeinsam mit Australian-Shepherd-Therapiehündin Käthe unterstützt Psychologe Paul Winter seine Patienten in anspruchsvollen Lebenssituationen. Die einzelnen Fälle der Filme und ihre Protagonisten behandeln stets übergeordnete Themen, wie den Drang nach Selbstoptimierung, Trennungen, die Schwierigkeit zu verzeihen, Einsamkeit oder Narzissmus.

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In Episodenrollen spielten neben anderen Uwe Ochsenknecht, Paula Kalenberg, Christine Schorn, Ulrike Krumbiegel, Muriel Baumeister, Julia Hartmann, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Tilmann Pörzgen, Anna-Lena Schwing und Stephan Schad.

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 Rainer Tittelbach von tittelbach.tv vergab den Auftaktepisoden 4 von 6 Sternen, wobei die Besetzung überzeuge und das emotionale Timing vor allem in der zweiten Episode stimme. Die Reihe gehe sogar dramaturgisch neue Wege.

 Die Teile 3 und 4 erhielten auf tittelbach.tv 4,5 von 6 Sternen. Rainer Tittelbach meint, "am Freitag besticht die Reihe durch die pointiert-alltagsnahen Dialogwechsel und durch die narrative Semantik der Bilder" und "die Gespräche selbst beschränken sich nicht auf die üblichen banalen Frage-und-Antwort-Spielchen. Die Dialoge sind knapp, präzise und häufig aus der Ironie der Figuren gespeist. Man kann fast sagen, dass das inhaltlich Wesentliche vor allem über die Bilder erzählt wird."

 Tilmann P. Gangloff schreibt im Tagesspiegel, der ARD-Film Käthe und ich sei "ein Melodram mit Botschaft" und "die große Stärke des Films" sei das Drehbuch.

 Prisma urteilt: "Mit einer erstaunlichen Ruhe und Gelassenheit nimmt sich Paul der Probleme seines Umfelds an. Seine entspannte Stimme und seine zurückhaltende Art sind extrem angenehm – für seinen Job als Therapeut eine unbezahlbare Charaktereigenschaft. Schechinger verleiht seiner Figur und dadurch auch der Geschichte viel Tiefgang."

 Zum vierten Film Papakind schreibt Sarah Kohlberger im Weser Kurier: "Getragen wird der Film wie seine Vorgänger durch wohlüberlegte Dialoge, emotionale Musik und einer malerischen Kulisse. Rückblenden oder das eingeblendete Kopfkino der Figuren sorgen für eine unterhaltsame Abwechslung. Besonders bewegend ist diesmal die Tiefe des Geschehens: Nicht nur einmal drückt Papakind ordentlich auf die Tränendrüse."

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Copper bearing glass that reacts to sulfur bearing glasses, Reactive Cloud (009), Reactive Red (1019) and Reactive Ice (1009). Opalizes upon firing. May contain thin threads of color variation. At a full fuse, Egyptian Blue Opalescent has the potential to deposit trace amounts of copper on the surface of the kilnshelf. These deposits may react with sulfur-bearing glasses in subsequent firings. Processes that require greater heatwork, such as pattern or flow bar techniques, can also lead to copper deposits. Such deposits may not be visible and can react even when the shelf has been properly scraped and reprimed or, alternatively, when used ThinFire has been removed and new ThinFire is applied. This type of contamination is impermanent and may be burned out/fired out over the course of subsequent firings. A contaminated shelf can be fired with glasses—other than sulfur-bearing glasses—and no reaction will take place. In our studios, we've observed the greatest contamination in subsequent firings with sulfur-bearing French Vanilla Opalescent (000137) and Spring Green Opalescent (000126). For a burnout firing, we recommend a rate of 300°F/hr to 1525, with a hold of 1:00.


Extractions: (of variable age, artistic quality, and degree of authenticity) Many African societies see masks as mediators between the living world and the supernatural world of the dead, ancestors and other entities. Masks became and still become the attribute of a dressed up dancer who gave it life and word at the time of ceremonies. The sculptor begins by cutting a piece of wood and leaving it to dry in the sun; if it cracks, it cannot be used for a mask. African sculptors see wood as a complex living material and believe each piece can add its own feature to their work. Having made certain the wood is suitable, the sculptor begins, using an azde to carve the main features, a chisel to work on details and a rough leaf to sand the piece.


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