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Kill Screen Versions The Meta
Everything changes in Life Is Strange's third episode
by Gavin Craig
@craiggav
Dontnod Entertainment
PC, PlayStation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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There are two big things going on in Life Is Strange, and they both have to do with butterflies. The first has something to do with the way in which the butterfly icon that pops up each time the player makes a narrative choice invokes the blue butterfly Max improbably photographed in the girls' bathroom immediately before discovering her powers. It's related to the sense of quietude that informs many of the game's better moments, and the insistence that small things, fragile or easily overlooked, are the things that are really important.
This is the part of the game that wants to deal with the way that people are never just one thing, and that relationships are never simple or easy, and reconnecting with an estranged friend is an ongoing process of hot and cold, continually informed by old affection and old pain. It's this aesthetic impulse that rewards the player for paying attention to the still corners of Max's world, shaping choices by asking herself what Max can live with rather than what will produce the "best" outcome.
reconnecting with an estranged friend is an ongoing process of hot and cold
The second impulse driving Life Is Strange is much more concerned with the spectacular, and this results in a game that is less interested in portraying teenage drug use, bullying, and sexual assault than with using them as plot points. This is the part of the game that will trap a character in front of an oncoming train in order to signal that the story is willing to kill, even if not that specific character at that specific instant.
All along, Life Is Strange has struggled to reconcile these two competing impulses, but the third episode, "Chaos Theory," wants to really start to figure out what a balance between the aesthetic and spectacular would look like.
As the Blackwell community attempts to deal with Kate Marsh's suicide (or suicide attempt, depending on the playthrough), Max and Chloe set out to try to establish a connection between the video of a drugged Kate at a Vortex Club party and the disappearance of Rachel Amber. This late in the story, it might be a bit bothersome that there's very little to flesh out the elements of the supposed mystery tying together the Prescott family, Blackwell Academy's faculty, Rachel Amber, and other murky goings-on in Arcadia Bay. But given the scale of the storytelling to this point, it makes sense that a couple of teenagers poking around in the principal's office don't suddenly become master investigators. Amateur detective work gives way to (mostly) good natured mischief, but it soon becomes clear that Max and Chloe are both grieving, and that their pain colors the joy of the friendship that they are working to renew.
And then everything changes.
Of course, "everything changes" is a cliché, but in the context of the first two slow-burning episodes of Life Is Strange, the twist at the end of "Chaos Theory" is nothing less than staggering in its audacity. It may signal the final triumph of spectacle over the aesthetic, the final descent of a game struggling with its own competing impulses into irredeemable melodrama.
the twist at the end of "Chaos Theory" is nothing less than staggering in its audacity
And yet, at least for now, I found it incredibly energizing. Rather than reconciling the aesthetic and the spectacular, "Chaos Theory" exploded them. It remains to be seen whether both elements will survive. Right now, anything could happen.
This, of course, is true in the space between chapters in any story. One of the great pleasures of serial narrative is to not know exactly where things are going sentence to sentence, scene to scene, and this is only heightened when the next chapter doesn't actually exist yet.
The last two chapters of Life Is Strange promise an entirely different world than the one Max and the player have shared to this point. It may be great, or it may be a great disaster. This is the risk of expanding the possible into the wildly improbable.
Which brings me back to butterflies. To this point in Life Is Strange, the butterfly has been the embodiment of the outsize and unpredictable effects small inputs can have in complex systems. Max signs a petition or doesn't, answers her phone or sends a call to voicemail and things change, but mostly little by little, and only in one direction. Max is the butterfly flapping her wings on one side of the world and causing a hurricane a thousand miles away. This is the butterfly of chaos theory.
small inputs can have unpredictable effects in complex systems
But in "Chaos Theory," there is a second butterfly in play. In his story "A Sound of Thunder," Ray Bradbury tells the story of a time travel safari company in which men travel to the past to shoot dinosaurs, but only in the instant before the dinosaurs would have died anyway. The men walk on a levitating path, so as not to touch anything—small inputs can have unpredictable effects in complex systems—but when he comes face to face with a tyrannosaurus, one of the men loses his composure and strays from the path. The men return to a present that is not the same as the one they left, the result of a single butterfly crushed under a frightened man's boot.
We cannot yet say whether Max, in this allegory, is the butterfly or the boot. We will find out soon enough.
Gavin Craig
Gavin Craig is a writer and critic who lives outside of Washington DC.
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Q: Firebase analytics debugview events log issue I have a flutter mobile app which uses firebase analytics and Adjust analytics SDK. I have observed that there is a count mismatch issue for some events on both platforms.Firebase event count is always less than the Adjust event count for a particular duration and diff is quite large.These events are logged one after another in a single method call.
To debug and test this issue I have created a test application using Flutter and Firebase analytics integration. I used Firebase debugview to check if all events are logged or not. My observation is sometimes its not showing some events.
Observation: If I click buttons in below code in random order, some events are not logged
Expected: Each event should be logged in debug view
Does it mean that the events are not logged? Is there any issue in the implementation?
Flutter code to log events:
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Evidence-based medicine and research regarding posterior circulation ischemia (PCI) has consistently lagged behind anterior circulation ischemia (ACI) due to presumed diminished prevalence of the disease and surgical inaccessibility. However, posterior circulation infarcts account for roughly one-quarter of all ischemic strokes,1 and they remain a significant cause of patient morbidity and mortality. In this article, we review pertinent vertebrobasilar anatomy, along with background research of posterior circulation atherosclerotic pathology. Further, we illustrate case examples of vertebrobasilar disease, highlighting endovascular treatment options.
The clinical diagnosis of vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) and PCI is generally more complex than that of ACI, especially for a non-neurologist. Whereas aphasia and weakness associated with ACI is typically obvious, VBI and PCI present with symptomatology that can be somewhat more subtle. Typical findings are vague and may be confused with inner ear disease. Based on the New England Medical Center-Posterior Circulation Registry (NEMC-PCR),2 the most common symptoms include dizziness and syncope (47%), unilateral limb weakness (41%), dysarthria (31%), headache (28%), and nausea or vomiting (27%). The most frequent signs are unilateral limb weakness (38%), gait ataxia (31%), unilateral limb ataxia (30%), dysarthria (28%), and nystagmus (24%). Fewer than 1% of patients with VBI presented with only one complaint, signifying pattern recognition in diagnosis of such patients. In general, a combination of cranial nerve palsies and long tract signs localizes the lesion to the brain stem and should, therefore, trigger a posterior circulation vascular evaluation.
For many years, patients with suspected ACI have been interrogated and treated with a vastly different approach than patients with suspected PCI. Although researchers have questioned this double standard in the 1980s and 1990s, it was not until 2004 when Caplan et al drastically changed this paradigm by demonstrating that stroke mechanisms responsible for PCI and ACI were more alike than previously thought.3 In their study of 407 patients from the NEMC-PCR, data collected from 1988 to 1996 demonstrated that cardiogenic emboli (24% vs. 38%) were less common than large artery occlusive disease (32% vs. 9%) in PCI compared to ACI, respectively. The difference in the cardiogenic embolism rate was explained by the fact that the posterior circulation receives approximately one-fifth of the total brain circulation, leading to fewer emboli based on this hemodynamic phenomenon. Thus, by factoring in this inherent hemodynamic disparity, the researchers concluded that the pathophysiology of PCI is indeed very similar to ACI. This landmark trial signified that just like ACI, PCI should also be evaluated thoroughly to select an appropriate therapy based on the causative stroke mechanism.
It was generally believed that PCI had low recurrence and mortality rates, making primary and secondary prevention ineffective at a population level. The small recurrence rate was based upon multiple small scaled studies performed in the 1960s and 1970s, which demonstrated recurrence rates of 2%-6%.5 It was not until 1998 that the Warfarin-Aspirin Symptomatic Intracranial Disease (WASID) trial demonstrated a PCI stroke recurrence rate of 22% (15% per year) during a 14-month mean follow-up of 59 symptomatic patients with more than 50% stenosis in the intracranial posterior circulation.6 In 2003, Qureshi et al retrospectively studied 102 patients diagnosed with symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis.7 Over a mean follow-up of 15 months, 14% (11% per year) had a recurrent stroke with a total mortality of 21%. In the same year, a meta-analysis of 36 cohorts from 46 articles demonstrated that the recurrence event rate of PCI was not lower than the recurrence rate of ACI; interestingly, it raised the possibility that this rate might be even higher in the first month following a posterior circulation event.5 A prospective study in 2009 supported this theory by showing a 30% recurrence rate for PCI.8 These recurrence rates were significantly higher than previously thought, igniting new interest in this topic.
Multiple treatment options have been available for ACI with the mainstay of treatment including carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and anticoagulation for noncardioembolic and cardioembolic strokes, respectively. The single treatment option for PCI was traditionally anticoagulation, since surgical intervention is technically challenging due to difficult access to the posterior circulation. In contrast, the cervical carotid arteries are surgically accessible with the first reported case of CEA published in 1954.9 Anticoagulation therapy for PCI was primarily based on a few uncontrolled retrospective studies performed in the 1950s and 1960s.10,11 While multiple randomized and controlled trials in early the 1990s showed the effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy for recurrent PCI of cardioembolic etiology, there was no clear advantage of warfarin therapy for PCI due to noncardioembolic causes, which led to further clumping of these various stroke mechanisms into one group.12-15 This practice was further validated by a retrospective study in 1995 that demonstrated superiority of warfarin over aspirin, even in PCI due to intracranial stenosis.16 In 2001, however, the Warfarin–Aspirin Recurrent Stroke Study (WARSS), a randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial, showed equal efficacy of these 2 treatments for noncardioembolic PCI.17 In 2005, the WASID investigation also indicated equal efficacy of warfarin vs. aspirin for preventing strokes due to intracranial atherosclerosis.18 Since both ACI and PCI were included in this trial, in 2006, subgroup analysis of the PCI patients was published indicating no significant difference in recurrent stroke rates between the two therapies.19 The trial was terminated prematurely due significantly higher rates of adverse effects in the warfarin-treated arm than the antiplatelet-treated arm. Therefore, empiric anticoagulation therapy not only failed to demonstrate increased efficacy in the setting of noncardiogenic phenomenon, but it also was shown to carry a worse adverse effects profile.
The major branches of the vertebrobasilar system can be divided into perforant and circumferential arteries. The posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICAs), anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (AICAs) and superior cerebellar arteries (SCAs) are the lateral circumferential arteries. The perforant branches directly supply the brainstem and are typically not seen on imaging due to their small caliber. Medial circumferential arteries fill in the gap between the 2 mentioned territories.
The initial work-up for VBI and PCI typically starts with a nonenhanced CT (NECT), which is an excellent modality for detecting various intracranial pathologies. However, ischemic stroke remains a clinical diagnosis, and NECT should not be used to diagnose such an entity due to a low sensitivity of 31% and 81% at 3 and 5 hours, respectively. The sensitivities are even lower in PCI due to inherent artifact associated with the posterior fossa, primarily due to streak artifact from adjacent osseous structures. The primary goal of NECT is to exclude intracranial hemorrhage and other stroke mimics. Confirmation of ischemic stroke on NECT is a secondary goal, and a normal examination does not exclude ischemia. MRI is superior in detecting ischemia. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has sensitivity of at least 90% and could aid in diagnosis.
Ultrasound examination is of limited utility in the evaluating the posterior circulation, predominantly due to lack of an acoustic window. Although the most common location of atherosclerosis of VAs is at their origin, only the V2 segments of the VAs are routinely evaluated. Direction of blood flow is easily determined with color Doppler, which is crucial in diagnosis of subclavian steal syndrome. In this syndrome, there is critical stenosis of the subvclavian artery proximal to origin of the VA with reversal of blood flow in the ipsilateral VA perfusing the upper extremity vasculature. In short, the vertebral artery steals blood from the cerebral circulation to supply the upper extremity. Spectral Doppler waveforms only show changes in severe cases of stenosis. A normal VA waveform is a low-resistant arterial waveform. Spectral broadening, high-resistant waveform and elevated peak systolic velocities may indicate stenosis; however, these findings are not sensitive enough, and no criteria resembling carotid stenosis have been established for staging VA stenosis.
CT angiography (CTA) and MR angiography (MRA) are the 2 most common imaging techniques for evaluating cerebral vasculature. In comparison to CTA, MRA has no ionizing radiation and may be performed without intravenous contrast by using time-of-flight (TOF) sequences. This is especially important in patients with chronic kidney disease where intravenous contrast is problematic. TOF sequences provide excellent images of the circle of Willis. Imaging the cervical carotid and vertebral arteries with this technique is somewhat limited due to a large field of view, and the V1 segments of VAs are typically not seen. Complete evaluation of the vasculature may be accomplished with CTA or contrast-enhanced MRA. CTA is quick and widely accessible. Ionizing radiation and iodinated contrast are the downsides of this modality. Although CTA and MRA techniques have vastly improved from the early days, artifacts are associated with both of these modalities. Therefore, catheter angiography remains the gold standard for imaging the cerebral vasculature. Figure 1 demonstrates all 4 segments of the vertebral arteries and the basilar artery by CTA; postprocessed image demonstrates the underlying bony anatomy of the head and neck.
The goal of each imaging modality is to clearly demonstrate each segment of the posterior circulation, separating normal from diseased sections. The clinical use of ultrasound, CTA, and MRA, as well as cerebral angiography are further illustrated in the following cases.
A 67-year-old man with past medical history (PMH) significant for hypertension and chronic kidney disease presented with one month of intermittent vertigo, dizziness, light-headedness, blurry vision, double vision, headache and unsteadiness. On admission, noncontrast head CT and brain MRI demonstrated subacute infarcts in the bilateral cerebellar hemispheres, a subacute to chronic infarct in the left frontal lobe, and left temporal lobe encephalomalacia (Figure 2). MRA was significant for occlusion of the proximal segment of the right vertebral artery and critical stenosis of the left vertebral artery at the ostium (Figures 3A, 4A, 4B). Digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) performed on hospital day 6 demonstrated critical stenosis of the left vertebral artery ostium (Figure 4C). The right vertebral artery was occluded with poor collateral flow to the V4 segment (Figure 3B). The right vertebral artery supplied some flow to the right PICA territory but no flow was seen distally.
The patient was started on anticoagulation therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel. Two days later, on hospital day 8, the left vertebral artery was treated with angioplasty and stented using a 4-x-18-mm bare-metal stent (VISION stent; Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois). Postintervention angiogram demonstrated no residual stenosis and no significant stent encroachment within the left subclavian artery (Figure 4D). There was excellent runoff to the basilar artery with new retrograde flow within V4 and V3 segments. The postprocedure hospital course was otherwise uneventful and the patient was discharged on aspirin and clopidogrel. He continued to do well postprocedure without posterior circulation insufficiency symptomatology.
A 57-year-old man with PMH of stroke, hypertension, and dyslipidemia on chronic aspirin therapy presented with 2 days of intermittent difficulty walking, dizziness and right-sided weakness. Neurological examination revealed a fluctuating mental status, right-sided cranial nerve weaknesses, decreased right-sided extremity strength, and an upward Babinski reflex on the right.
Initial head CT and brain MRI demonstrated several areas of subacute infarction in the right cerebellum, bilateral pons, left thalamus, and portions of the right occipital lobe (Figures 5, 6). The right vertebral artery was densely calcified on CT and demonstrated abnormal signal on MRI, concerning for occlusion MRA demonstrated occlusion of the right vertebral artery and critical stenosis of the V4 segment of the left vertebral artery (Figure 7A). There was stenosis of the basilar artery, nonvisualization of the PCAs and multiple areas of stenosis in the intracranial ICAs and MCAs. Diagnostic DSA confirmed the areas of stenosis seen on MRA but did show some flow in the right vertebral artery (Figures 7B, C). The appearance of the basilar artery on DSA raised concern for thrombosis of the stenotic vessel and treatment with aspirin and clopidigrel was initiated. MRA and CTA performed after 13 days of anticoagulation demonstrated improved flow to the right vertebral artery and basilar artery (Figure 8). There was persistent severe stenosis of the distal intracranial portions of both vertebral arteries and mild stenosis of the mid basilar artery. The next day, stent-supported angioplasty of the mid right vertebral artery stenosis was performed using a 4.5-x-20-mm Gateway balloon-Wingspan stent system (Boston Scientific, Fremont, California). Postprocedure angiography demonstrated approximately 50% residual narrowing at the level of the stenosis with markedly improved luminal diameter and flow (Figure 9). The patient continued to do well clinically, maintained on an anti-platelet regimen.
A 58-year-old man with PMH significant for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia was admitted for altered mental status. An unenhanced CT (not shown) demonstrated no acute finding. US revealed findings consistent with stenosis of the right vertebral artery (Figure 10). MRI performed the same day revealed multiple areas of restricted diffusion in the occipital lobes, compatible with ischemic strokes of embolic etiology (Figure 11). Old lacunar infarcts in the cerebellum were also evident. MRA of the brain suggested at least a 70% stenosis of the mid basilar artery, which was upgraded to 90% stenosis upon DSA (Figure 12). Since the patient had experienced multiple strokes despite aggressive medical management, endovascular management of the mid-basilar artery stenosis was considered. On day 9 of admission, successful angioplasty was performed (Figure 13). Following intervention, the patient remained stable with no additional episodic posterior circulation ischemic episodes or stroke.
Primary atherosclerotic disease of the vertebrobasilar system remains a significant subset of ischemic vascular disease and stroke affecting the population-at-large. With increasing clinical awareness, investigators have advanced noninvasive imaging capabilities, which primarily affect the vertebral and/or basilar arteries, and precisely diagnose areas of pathology. Concomitant neurointerventional advances in catheter-based therapies have advanced the treatment options for this often debilitating or deadly disease. Continued research remains paramount in an effort to recognize symptomatology, perform appropriate medical imaging tests, and formulate appropriate treatment plans.
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Portal Retrospective
Portal, as a series, has left an astounding impact on the world in many ways and is both a gateway into gaming and one of the most intelligent games that a player of
A Second Chance - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Revisited
While Banana Blitz is by no means a bad game, it's a fundamentally flawed one that strayed too far from the series' philosophy, and a simple remaster isn't enough to change
Link's Awakening - An Allegory for Dreaming
Examining Link's Awakening's design, message and remake in an effort to understand the impact it has left on the world.
Where Spyro 2 Went Wrong (and Right)
Spyro 2 is a mess. But I was able to learn a lot about the series and discussion about art by creating this video.
How Link to the Past Redefined Zelda
A Link to the Past is often cited as the "definitive" Zelda. And while that is an easy conclusion to draw considering its place in the series, in this video I'll attempt to explain WHY the game has held up.
Pikmin Retrospective
A look back at the Pikmin series, discussing how it portrays war and death, and how it redefines the RTS genre. No stone on PNF-404 will be left unturned. The only catch? I
Understanding the Music of Minecraft
In this video, I analyze Minecraft's soundtrack in an effort to understand why we connect with it so well.
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - A Love/Hate Relationship
The "worst" Zelda game? Maybe, maybe not. But Zelda 2 had an important role in the series, and its potential shines through in most areas. Keyword being "most".
Understanding the Music of Max Payne 3
HEALTH composed the music for Max Payne 3, and not only does it ease you into their unique discography - it also attempts to help you identify with Max through sound. In this video, I'll be explaining how they accomplished this.
Half-Life Retrospective
An exhaustive analysis of the Half-Life series, discussing just why it deserves to be revered and remembered today. This video took a very long time to make, and for good reason.
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Liam Triforce
Compared to the mechanical richness of the original game, Zero Gravity feels over-simplified. In this video I attempt to explain why.
Link's Crossbow Training | Liam Triforce
Link's Crossbow Training sets a precedent for the under-utilized Wii Zapper, and also serves as a damn fine attempt at transitioning ideas from Twilight Princess into an entirely different genre.
Pac-Man World 2 & The High Score
Pac-Man World 2 has a unique stance on 100% completion that hearkens back to the mentality of going for a high-score. And I adore that. But I also realized upon revisiting the game (for the millionth time) that it needs a ton of work.


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Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries is the first of two fully fledged, stand-alone yet successive volumes. Red's journey continues in Volume 2, which is scheduled to come out in August 2015. The first volume, Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries has an average (first time) playthrough of 3 hours.
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Issue 42 of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps has us starting up a new plot. That isn't to say that Zod isn't still a threat (because he absolutely is), but he's likely acting in the shadows and out of sight for the moment. This issue does bring around some enemies we've become more familiar with as of late, which is always fun. It also introduces a new threat (well, new to rebirth I should say).
The first page shows us a factory on the world of the Controllers. Based on the production we're seeing, it's safe to say that they've been very busy. Here we see row upon row of finished products; the Darkstars.
It would seem that the Controllers have gotten it into their heads to create a force that can directly oppose the Green Lanterns. Obviously, the Controllers biggest issue is numbers…well, I should say it was their biggest issue, but you know what I mean. With this new force, they're hoping to take away the power that the Green Lanterns (and Guardians) have held for so long.
These units are Darkstar Mantles. According to the bragging we've been allowed to witness, they're stronger, more durable, and more lethal than their predecessors. Since these are essentially suits, I believe the Controllers were hoping they'd all wear the primary suits (I'm sure they arranged to have better suits than anyone else), and those loyal to the cause (translation: those easily controlled) would be allowed to wear the others.
Meanwhile back on Mogo, things are going pretty well on the whole. The patrols keeping an eye on Zod haven't spotted anything amiss, though that doesn't mean all that much, does it? Whatever Zod may be up to right now (and I'm sure it's something quite brilliant and malicious), the fact remains that Hal has a little bit of spare time on his hands for the moment.
Enough time for him to go to the Sciencells and visit an old friend…of sorts. Tomar-Tu was a Green Lantern before he killed Romat-Ru. We can argue ethics and morality all we want, but the fact remains that Romat-Ru was a horrible person that killed countless Xudarian children, and Tomar-Tu feels no regret for what he did.
For what it's worth, I can actually see both sides of the argument. In Tomar-Tu's mind, he stopped a killer for good. Sure, he could have followed protocol and had him arrested, but then what? There's a chance he could have escaped, or even served his time and been let free. What if he was to leave the Sciencells, only to go immediately back to killing Xudarian children? Would that have been on Tomar-Tu's head, since he was the one that hadn't taken lethal force? What about those that died, before Romat-Ru got arrested again? His actions can never be undone.
Meanwhile Hal believes that the Green Lantern Corps members to not have the right to be judge, jury, and executioner; a common concern among organizations such as these. Because really, what right do they have to act like that? History has shown that people who take the law into their own hands like that, or worse, those that abuse their authority as such rarely ever stay on the right path for good, nor are they free of mistakes.
Given the two scenes we've seen so far, the choices may seem odd at first. But it quickly becomes clear that the Darkstars are not inclined to let the Controllers…well…control them, and instead will do exactly as they were designed to do (regardless of how their builders feel about it). The first mantle to waken naturally begins to search for a compatible subject, much like the Green Lantern rings do.
I'm sure you can guess where this is going to lead next. The Darkstar mantle found that Tomar-Tu was the perfect fit, and promptly teleported (or the equivalent of) into Tomar-Tu's cell to offer him a chance at bringing about lethal justice. Which given everything we've learned about Tomar-Tu this issue alone, I think we can all guess how he'll respond to an offer like that.
So far Tomar-Tu appears to be the only person the Darkstar mantles have chosen, but I'm sure that won't last long. I wonder if there will be more named characters picked, or if they'll have to introduce new ones for the sake of this plot. Either way, it should be interesting to read. The next issue is titled 'The Hunt for Tomar-Tu', so obviously the focus is going to stay on him for just a little bit longer.
This issue was mostly spent setting up the Darkstars and Tomar-Tu's transition into their corps. There wasn't any fighting really, but it was still incredibly interesting. I love the time spent setting up Tomar-Tu's perspective on justice and the lack of permanency Green Lantern justice has. This made his choice to join the Darkstars wholly believable.


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She's Not There
Smith, Mary-Ann Tirone
Book - 2003 | First edition
When her vacation on Block Island is interrupted by her discovery of the body of a murder victim, FBI agent Poppy Rice investigates, which leads her to discover another body and strange clues that link the two deaths.
McMillan Palgrave
In Poppy Rice's second venture, the smart, outspoken FBI agent's vacation is rudely interrupted by a sinister murder
FBI agent Poppy Rice is, rather unwillingly, taking time off to recuperate from injuries sustained on the job. A few days into her ill-conceived vacation on Block Island with Joe, her sometime-lover and soul mate, she happens upon a corpse dumped in the middle of the road.
The body of the victim, a young girl from a summer camp for overweight teenagers, is painfully contorted, her face frozen in a death scream. There are no visible wounds and the cause of death is a mystery. Although Poppy is no stranger to gruesome scenes, she is so disturbed by the murder that she can't help but defy her orders to rest. Then, just as she begins poking around, another body is found in the same condition as the first; this time, the pathologist reveals another similarity-the eardrums of both girls were ruptured.
Now Poppy must get to the killer before the killer gets to any more girls. With no clue as to the murderer's method or motive, she's going to need all the help she can get. But in the close-knit, tight-lipped Block Island community, secrets are kept-even deadly ones.
Blackwell North Amer
FBI agent Poppy Rice usually agrees with her director, but when he insists she take a leave of absence to recuperate from recent injuries sustained on the job, she's less than thrilled. Reluctantly, she accepts an invitation from her friend Joe Barnow to spend a little time at his cottage on Block Island.
A few days into her obligatory vacation, while biking the island's deserted lanes, surrounded by sea and bayberry, she comes upon a corpse dumped in the middle of the road. The body of the victim, a young girl from a summer camp for overweight teenagers, is painfully contorted, her face frozen in a death scream. There are no visible wounds, and the cause of death is a mystery.
Although Poppy is no stranger to gruesome scenes, she is so disturbed by the murder that she can't help but defy the orders to idle her engines. No sooner has she begun poking around than another body is found in the same condition as the first; this time, the pathologist reveals another grisly similarity - the eardrums of both girls were ruptured.
When her vacation on Block Island is interrupted by her discovery of the body of a young murder victim, FBI agent Poppy Rice defies orders by investigating the case, which leads her to discover another body and strange clues that link the two deaths. By the author of Love Her Madly. 20,000 first printing.
Publisher: New York : H. Holt, 2003
Branch Call Number: MYS Smith, M 100.2 2003
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I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called Aci trezza – Faraglioni dei Ciclopi and is located at https://capturetheatlas.com/aci-trezza-in-one-day/.
Aci Trezza is a charming little fishing village in the east of Sicily. If you are flying to / from Catania and you do not feel like spending a day in the city, Aci Trezza is a very good option as it is quite close and your visit will be worth it.
We visit it at the end of our 10-day Sicily trip. The truth is that until the last day we didn't decide whether to spend the last night in Aci Trezza or in Aci Castello, both towns very close to Catania.
Finally, we opted for Aci Trezza for its proximity to the Isole dei Ciclopi (also known as Faraglioni). These are tiny islands formed by the wonderful underwater activity of Etna volcano more than 500,000 years ago.
We spent in Aci Trezza a single day. However, it is more than enough time. Distances are very short and even in one afternoon, you can see everything.
There is not much to do in Aci Trezza, except enjoy its coastal cuisine, its Faraglioni and rest on one of the beaches. However, visiting Aci Trezza in one day can give you the moment of chill and relax you need after a non stop tour around Sicily.
The best thing you can do in Aci Trezza is to go along the seafront admiring the Faraglioni and taking a boat tour that gets you to see them up close.
In our case we were very lucky with the chosen tour (the first one we saw when arriving at the port). The captain and his wife were very friendly and offered juice and drinks to us and the other couple of Italians who had taken the tour. They told us the myth of Ulysses and the Cyclopes and showed us the cave where the legend develops.
The Odyssey of Homer says that Ulysses arrived with his boat at the Isole dei Ciclopi, where they found a cave full of food and drink. The Ulysses' men and he began to eat a good feast.
Suddenly Polyphemus, the most powerful of the Cyclops and owner of the cave caught them inside.
When the one-eyed giant had already devoured several of the intruders, Ulysses gave him the strongest wine to drink. Drunk, Polyphemus asked him his name and he said he was "Nobody." At the moment Polyphemus fell into a very deep sleep due to alcohol; that moment Ulysses and the survivors took advantage to put a branch in the single eye, leaving him blind. Because of the pain, Polyphemus awoke and began to scream that nobody had attacked him. The rest of the Cyclops after hearing this thought he would be drunk or crazy and they did not come to help him.
The next morning the giant took his sheep to graze. As he was blind he touched the back of each sheep to see that none of Odysseus' men rode them. However he was overlooked touching his wombs, where Ulysses and the others clung to escape. Realizing the trap Polyphemus burned in anger. He took giant stones and threw them trying to bring down the ship where Ulysses was trying to flee.
According to Greek mythology the Faraglioni of Aci Trezza is nothing other than the stones that Polyphemus threw at the boat of Ulysses.
As he told the story, he sailed in the direction of Aci Castello. Before turning we were allowed to take a bath in the deep waters of the sea.
I do not remember the name of the company we hired for the tour. As soon as you go to the port you will see several boats offering this service. The price was €15 per person.
After the tour we went to have a bath in front of the Faraglioni, in the Via Lungomare dei Ciclopi. The beach wasn't sandy but rocky. Even so, there were a lot of tourists, especially Italians. The views were simply spectacular. However, they should take care of cleaning the Area Marina Protetta Isole Ciclopi a bit more, because it was full of garbage. And it's a shame because the setting is incredibly beautiful.
After a little exploring, we found a slightly cleaner corner and we spent the whole afternoon jumping into the sea from the rocks.
After dinner, we decided to visit Aci Castello. It takes about 20 minutes to get there on foot.
The atmosphere could not be more peculiar. It reminded us -somehow- of Palermo. Countless groups of teenagers were racing with their scooters and competed to see who played the loudest music. The city was a creepy street party. Not only young people from Aci Castello, but also from Catania, Aci Trezza and surrounding villages. The worst part was the crazy way they drove their scooters.
We saw, briefly, the Castello Normando di Aci Castello, located in the main square. After taking an ice cream we returned, with the fear of being run over by a scooter.
The next morning we woke up to enjoy and photograph the sun rising behind the Faraglioni.
Of course the best time to enjoy the Riviera dei Ciclopi is at dawn, when there are not any tourists and there is a peaceful atmosphere.
In our day in Aci Trezza, in addition to buying arancini several times in a bakery that was next to our accommodation, we tried two different restaurants.
We had lunch at La Cambusa del Capitano, a place where, although its specialty is fish and seafood, it was not hard for me to find something vegetarian. We accompany the food, as during the whole trip, with local white wine.
For dinner, we went to the pizzería L'Aragosta, where we enjoyed our last Sicilian pizzas.
Both restaurants are highly recommended.
We stayed in this accommodation, which was quite well located and not expensive.
If you do not like this option you can also search other accommodation in Aci Trezza here.


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She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes) is my favorite track off of Queen's Sheer Heart Attack album. The song was recorded between July and September in 1974 at AIR, Rockfield, Trident, and Wessex Sound studios. The album was released on 1974/11/01.
The song was written and sung by guitarist Brian May, with John Deacon playing acoustic guitar. The song's finale features what May referred to as "New York nightmare sounds", which include NYC police vehicle sirens and deep-breathing sounds which accompany the closing bars.
This is one of my favorite Brian May songs, not only for its far-away mystical sound, but also for the lyrics that are both romantic and portentous of an inevitable breakup. The lyric "I know the day I leave her, I'd love her still" resonated with me as a teenager because when I heard it I thought of my high school girlfriend whom I was sure I would eventually break up with, yet continue to love.
I've read people say that Brian could have written this song about his mother, which is rather fitting; sort of a "leaving home" tune.
I still don't really understand the meaning of the subtitle "Stormtrooper In Stilettoes". It obviously has nothing to do with Star Wars (which didn't appear until 1977), so it's probably a reference to the World War I German troopers trained for assaulting trenches. To picture one wearing stilettos is comical, but I don't understand how that applies to the song.
I love, she makes me
She is my heart
She is my love
I know you're jealous of her
She makes me need
Who knows who she'll make me
As I lie in her cocoon
But the world will surely heal my ills
I'm warm and terrified
She makes me so
I know the day I leave her
I'd love her still
Who knows where my dreams will end
I'll follow as they grow
But the world will know
How long I'll take
And if I'm very slow
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack - Sheer Heart Attack in Wikipedia.
songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858542180 - Song Meanings.
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The Beurs van Berlage, the former Koopmansbeurs, has been an unmissable institution in the center of Amsterdam for more than a century. This national monument, built in 1903 by architect Hendrik Pieter Berlage, is considered to be the first example of modern architecture in the Netherlands.
Gesamtkunstwerk
The Beurs was a fantastic laboratory for Berlage, a project in which he could not only express all his ideas about a new architectural style, but also those about a fairer society. From the same collectivist point of view, he wanted the new Koopmansbeurs to become a work in which different art disciplines would form an equal unit. This "Gesamtkunstwerk" was supposed to stimulate people's spiritual development and would be a wonderful community work, according to Berlage.
His friend and kindred spirit Albert Verwey (1865-1937) was commissioned by him to devise which wall decorations, sculptures and reliefs should be placed in the stock exchange. This self-taught literature, historian and philosopher helped Berlage to combine the sculptures and poetic foundations of the Beurs with the architectural design, creating an organic whole.
Quatrains
In eighteen significant quatrains, poet / writer Albert Verwey explained his deeper thoughts about the stock exchange building, commissioned by Berlage. The poems in turn served as a guideline for the decorations on and in the building. The makers of the sculptures, the reliefs, the friezes and the glassware, which were attracted by the architect, each set to work with a quatrain. Together, the quatrains are a beautiful poem.
Read the entire poem
Relief main entrance
Where now is the official entrance, you used to enter the Schippersbeurs and the Coffee House. The relief illustrates that international trade – symbolized in boats, goods and pack animals from all over the world, such as horses, bulls and camels – promotes fraternization between the world peoples, see the Chinese, the Arab and the Westerner. From this, as quatrain relates, a united Europe, even a united world, would eventually emerge: equal and just. The chariot and ship seen on the keystones symbolize the transport that brings all those cultures and peoples together.
"Nature will soon become one: The people are as called
From that union that controls all her sphere.
By land, by sea, train strives, fleet strives most
To the alternating goal to which they call each other. "
The keystones
"The keystone that holds the arches together
Wear it as a sign above our heads
Bow net and plow, ship fire loom: promised
Those few who build a whole world?"
The keystones of the Beurs van Berlage are also the work of Lambertus Zijl, each with its own meaning. For example, the keystone on the south facade of the Stock Exchange reminds the people who have their offices there today of the importance of trust and cooperation. The images of the keys, which are located above
the access arches reveal something about the space behind it.
Three statues
"One corner to the city, two to the IJ
are open:
A tower the one where Knight Gijsbrecht stands:
A Dam, his dam in d 'Amstel hit he go;
Coen did the Maritime District, Grotius does maritime law
hope, " state the sentences from Albert Verwey's poem about the statues on the three corners of the Beurs van Berlagee.
The statues are by Lambertus Zijl. He was part of Berlage's regular team.
According to Berlage's style, a facade had to be flat, but that did not mean that decorations were taboo. As long as they fell into the outer wall, it was best to add decorations to the facade. The statue of Gijsbrecht van Amstel has therefore been carved in the corner of the south and west facades. Van Amstel determined where the Dam in the Amstel would be laid in 1240 and thus signed for the creation of Amsterdam.
Lawyer and writer Hugo de Groot promoted free access to the sea and free trade in the seventeenth century and suggested the idea of a League of Nations. He published these progressive thoughts at the time in his book Mare Liberum, which he carries under his arm in the image.
From the north, the Stock Exchange opens to the harbor, to the station, to the world. In this corner the image of the controversial Jan Pieterszoon Coen.
Read our statement on the statue of J.P. Coen
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Breathe deeply.Breathe in for 5 seconds and hold it for 5 seconds. Now exhale for 5 seconds. Do this 10 times and focus only on your breathing. These breaths should only be slightly larger in volume than a normal, relaxed breath.
Take a walk.Practice the breathing technique above during your walk, focusing on your breathing, walking, and surroundings.Nothing else should enter your mind. If your mind insists on wandering to non-productive thinking, you might have to simply keep repeating, "Taking a step"to yourself over and over.
Get some exercise.Any time of day is a good time to exercise. Comfortably tired is what you're looking for. Work out your frustrations by going for a run or swim. Hit the weights and show them who is boss. Any exercise will do as long as there is some intensity involved.Shuffleboard isn't going to cut it.
Sit outside.A little time at the beach or park can work wonders. Find a relaxing spot with pleasant scenery. Pay attention to what's going on around you and keep your mind off your challenges. Even 10 to 15 minutes can greatly reduce your stress.
Take a day off.Everyone needs a break once in a while. However, on your day off, it's important to avoid just sitting around and brooding about all of your current difficulties. Take your mind off of things and have some fun.Lose yourself in activities that you enjoy.
Read.Find something engrossing to read. The ideal book would be able to take your mind off of things for a few hours. Ask your friends for some recommendations, or if you're like most people, you probably have a couple of books on the shelf that you've never gotten around to. Now is the perfect time to read it.
Listen to music.Again, it should be something engrossing that really captures your attention. Don't be afraid to get up and dance; no one is watching anyway.
Disconnect.No phone and no computer. Turn off everything that connects you to the outside world. Then you can really relax. Stay offline for as long as you can.
Take a nap.There's no better way to start over than to take a nap.When you wake up, it feels like another chance to start your day over. What happened before your nap is in the past! Now you can deal with it and move on.
Hang out with people that are fun.Get the gang together and meet for a drink. Or have dinner with the friend that always makes you laugh. It's easy to get caught up in our own little world. Being with others can jolt you out of that perspective.
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The annual Year-End Mixed Curling Bonspiel, sponsored by Carter's Sports Cresting, will take place March 22 23, & 24th at the Amherst Curling Club.
Six end games, open mixed format, everyone is welcome.
The First Draw starts Friday evening with entertainment Friday till closing.
December News – What's Happening at the Amherst Curling Club?
Thanks to Chris Manuge for a job well done with organizing the Open House this year. Some new and many familiar faces were greeted by a group of friendly volunteers.
Rhonda and Alice deserve a round of applause for hosting this terrific event. New friendships were made and both members and visitors provided some entertainment to spread good cheer.
remainder of tickets. Brian would appreciate your ticket stubs and cash ASAP.
The tree is decorated with Christmas tags with suggested gift ideas for the curling club. Your thoughtfulness is much appreciated.
We are looking for someone to take on this responsibility. Below is a description of this position. Please contact a board member if you are willing to do this task.
Be the contact person for NS Environment Inspection, Compliance and Enforcement.
Oversee and delegate cleanliness of the kitchen.
Ensure Health and Safety regulations are known and followed.
Send concerns to the ACC Board of Directors.
Keep a list of members with a valid food hygiene certificate.
Some curling elves were busy at work last week "Decking the Halls" in preparation of Christmas. HO! HO! HO!
The link below will take you to the curling IO site. Find the "leagues" page for the Amherst Curling Club.
From there, login and create your curler profile. After that, you can purchase memberships and lockers from the "products" page, and sign up for leagues from the "leagues" page.
Several curler profiles can be managed from one email account, making it convenient for youth and family curlers.
Comments about the registration experience would be greatly appreciated!
We will be curling Monday December 17 @9:30, then heading to Bella's for a delicious lunch.
Thanks to Peter for stepping up to chair this event with Chris acting as liaison to NSCA.
potato dinner. There's only room for forty on the bus, so make sure you sign up early.
Everyone is welcome; come try curling!!
October News – What's Happening at the Amherst Curling Club?
The Wild Blueberry Beer Garden was a success and very well organized. Once again, thanks and bravo to Paul Cormier, his planning team, and volunteers.
A very industrious group of curlers recently completed sixty feet of new walkway at the curling club. Looks great!
This month Barry and John will be hard at work putting in the ice for our 2018-19 season.
The bus is booked for this exciting spectator event in Truro, Taking place Thursday, Oct. 25. Stay tuned.
Wow! Plans are being finalized for November 10 and it sounds like an event the ladies won't want to miss.


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