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Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night (GBA) – Impressive Combo-Filled Action
Since you probably never thought you would see me bother to review a Spyro game, let me cut to the point — Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night on the Gameboy Advance ROCKS. I can honestly say that this game can easily be put in the same league as Metroid Fusion, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and Astro Boy: Omega Factor as the best action games on the Gameboy Advance and put up a phenomenal fight.
The fact is, the GBA version of Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night takes many of the best elements from all three of these games and effectively combines them into a late GBA release that will knock your socks off. (Keep in mind that the GBA version is nothing like the DS or console versions)
Hopefully at this point, you won't disregard this review just because this is another installment in the Spyro the Dragon series, a franchise that is typically reserved for simple platformers geared towards the younger crowd. It's a good thing that you're still here because this portable Spyro installment is definitely made for old-school gamers.
Gameplay: 9.5
The Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night doesn't do anything particularly innovative with the gameplay, but instead borrows many concepts from other successful games. Personally, I see nothing wrong with that, as long as the incorporated concepts work well together. In fact, I have quite a soft spot for what I refer to as "hybrid" games.
The Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night is definitely not one of those platformers that just take a bop on the head to kill off an enemy. Eternal Night borrows the idea of having a large number of attack types despite having a limited number of buttons on the GBA. Without getting into the specific moves, your standard melee move and jump are the standard face buttons and your triggers are used to switch between and use your different elemental attacks that you accumulate through the game (like fire, earth, and others). Other attacks are learned throughout the game and executed with different combinations of the face buttons and directional pad. Learning them one at a time throughout the game prevents you from being overwhelmed with the options and lets you get accustomed to your newest move before learning another.
Like Devil May Cry, you will be using a lot of combo attacks and be juggling the enemies in the air to achieve some of the most effective combos. Overall, the combo system is both easy to pick up and quite flexible. The casual player can easily perform initially-impressive combos, but they can slowly get a better feel for the system as they progress and master the different attack types to pull off some killer multi-hit attacks.
Some measures were taken to ensure you don't get too carried away with the combos. Supposedly, you can't do infinite combos, and so far I can only get a 6-hit combo. However, supposedly, the more attacks you learn and the better you get to know how the attacks work, you get higher combos. (The demo video shows off a 50-hit combo)
Of course, because of the combo-based beatemup style of the game, many comparisons could be made to Treasure's Astro Boy: Omega Factor. While the games do have some things in common, I think Eternal Night is still worth owning if you have played and enjoyed Omega Factor, and vice versa. They each have their strengths and complement each other nicely in the GBA library. Both have a varied amount of attacks and a lot style, but Eternal Night doesn't have a single special attack to bail you out like Omega Factor does with the Machine Gun.
The way you navigate and interact with the enemies is very reminiscent of both Castlevania and Metroid. You can wander around the levels freely, but the levels aren't quite as expansive to the point of needing a map to find your way around. (This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you look for in a game)
Much like Metroid Fusion, you will spend a good part of the game finding artifacts throughout the game that will give you new attacks, build up your health meter capacity, and other power-ups. In addition, there are different colored jewels that you can collect to increase your capabilities. (Red restores health, Green increases your elemental power, and blue are redeemable for upgrading your characteristics) These add a bit of an RPG feel and depth to the game.
Another similarity with the Metroidvania concept is that you don't necessarily have to defeat every enemy to progress. If you want, you can try to evade them and keep chugging along. However, unlike most other games, even the simplest enemies manage to track you down in order to continue the fight.
At one point, I was finding myself low on energy, so I was trying to run off and find some place to restore my health, but unfortunately the enemies I was dodging were staying on my tail and working with the other enemies down the road to team up on me and finish me off.
With Eternal Night, you can no longer run off to another room to reach safety. Even if you climb up some stairs or down some ledges, your enemies will find a way to get to you if it is physically possible for their character type. Every enemy actually seems like it has some decent AI built in to make your battles interesting.
Later on, you will encounter some more skilled opponents that use projectiles, teleport, dodge, counter-attack, or perform combos of their own. It is almost as if there is a full fighting game engine built into this humble Spyro game.
Even though many of them were recycled throughout the game, there were actually quite a few different types of enemies ranging from very small critters to menacing rock-men to large crab-like creatures. Each of them not only had unique ways of attacking, but they also had their own way of moving around the levels and reacting to your attacks.
One of the most impressive things about Eternal Night's gameplay mechanics is what actually seems to be a basic physics engine. Of course, it pales to what you would find in a modern 3D game, but for a Gameboy Advance game, you can't help but be taken back by how realistically enemies take hits, fall down stairs, or lunge at you. I'm sure it's all pre-rendered animations, much like Vectorman on the Genesis, but it is executed so well, you can't help but be amazed.
Graphics/Presentation: 9
Since this is a late release from the talented crew over at Amaze Entertainment, it should come as no surprise that Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night makes good use of the GBA's 2D capabilities. While it isn't as much of an effects showboat as a Treasure game like Gunstar Super Heroes, it still is an impressive game for the all-but-dead Gameboy Advance hardware.
All the character sprites are large, detailed, and smoothly animated. There are many different enemy designs and there can be a large number of these enemies flying around on the screen at once. I was amazed how well the GBA handled the stress of all the sprite work.
The backgrounds range from bright and vivid to dark and haunting when they need to be. The scenery, in some places, is very detailed and makes excellent use of parallax scrolling and color-cycling to give the backgrounds a much more dynamic and realistic look. While not every level will take your breath away, there are a handful of levels that are possibly the best backgrounds that GBA has ever displayed.
The art style is also to be commended as some of the levels remind me of a lower-resolution version of something you would see in Astal or Princess Crown on the Saturn. (There are some of the underground areas that also remind me a bit of the caves in Aladdin on the Genesis.)
The presentation and the cutscenes are fairly nice, but nothing to get worked up about. From an overall visual standpoint, I was quite impressed and thought it was just under the very best graphical work I've seen on the GBA (Gunstar Super Heroes, Metroid Fusion, and some animations in Golden Sun)
Sound/Music: 8.5
The music in Eternal Night didn't really stick with me too much, but it was far better than most GBA games. It had a bit of a Castlevania vibe to it, but the soundtrack didn't have much of its own personality, which kept it from being especially remarkable. Overall, I did think the musical score did complement the action well and set the mood for cutscenes and such. Sound effects throughout the main game were standard platformer fare, with some deep thuds and crashes of battle being the highlights.
Story: 7 (?)
I'm under the impression that Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night has an above average story for an action platformer. The only problem for me is that this game is actually the second in the new Legend of Spyro trilogy.
There are a number of small cutscenes that seem to piece together an interesting story, but considering I don't know the characters and don't know any of the back-story, I'm not completely sure what is going on. However, if you a younger than me and grew up with the Spyro series, I would venture to say that you will enjoy Eternal Night's narrative.
However, Metroid Fusion was actually my first Metroid experience (other than picking up the original a couple times) and that story drew me in even though I did not have any previous experience. I felt that Eternal Night could have catered just a little but more to new players in this regard. (Luckly, I'm not playing this for the story).
Extras: 9
Considering how compelling and polished the attack system is in Eternal Night, I was very glad to see a couple extra features in the game. First of all, there is a practice room that will you beat the crap of some dummy enemies so you can experiment with your attacks and see how to piece together the most effective combos. It also helps you keep track of what your top hit count is.
There is also another boss attack room where you can take another stab at taking down bosses that you have unlocked. This is another great opportunity to practice, relive your favorite battles, or show off the game to a friend.
Overall: 9
The only thing that is keeping me from giving it a higher score than a 9 is that the story story and overall polish didn't draw me in nearly as well as Metroid Fusion (or other Metroid titles) did. While I don't like action games that are dependant on puzzles, it would have been nice to have some elements that worked your brain a bit more, again, similar to Metroid.
However, The Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night has the most compressive and accessible combat engine I have ever seen in a portable title (including dedicated fighting games) and it's a shame it couldn't be expanded to its full potential in a 2D console version.
In addition, the game as a whole does an excellent job making the most of the GBA's 2D capabilities and working well with the handheld's limited control options.
The bottom line is that if you enjoy Astro Boy: Omega Factor, any of the Metroid or Castlevania game, or are interested in a 2D Devil May Cry-styled game, you need to check this game out. Even if you have moved onto the DS, Eternal Night is worth the investment.
October 30th, 2007 at 4:41pm by racketboy
Beatemups, Gameboy Advance, Platformers
mozgus says:
Interesting. I saw a video clip months ago and it looked alright. Then I heard a little rumbling on the GameFAQs GBA forum. Then recently a saw a simple blog post simply shouting that we need to check it this one out. Now this settles it. Thanks.
GSZX1337 says:
I stopped paying attention to the Spyro games when Insomniac sold the series off and went on to Ratchet and Clank. But, I will try this one out if I can find a good ROM dump. 😉
When did that happen, exactly? I've been curious about the PS1 titles, and I've wanted to know which ones I need to check out.
racketboy says:
I think the first couple on the PS1 were supposed to be good. The franchise has been handed off a lot.
This GBA one is, of course, in new hands.
GameFAQs says all 3 PS1 games were done by Insomniac.
giantfightingrobots says:
All three for the PS1 are pretty fantastic. I spent a lot of time going through them when I first had them for the playstation, and lately, Ripto's Rage has found a spot on my PSP. I'd say if you are a fan of Ratchet and Clank, the Spyro PS1 games are a natural extension, but it's really the other way around, considering Spyro was belted out first by Insomniac. Needless to say, there's a ton of mini-quests and collection quests that require you to go through the same smallish level a few times to constantly open up new places or get new items/skills. Definitely worth finding them, if you can locate a copy!
geozeldadue says:
well you've convinced me at least 😉 nice review.
If anyone is interested in acquiring a copy of Spyro The Dragon legally, the PSN Store is selling the first one for $6.99 US. I'm not sure about the others, but if they're not out, they'll be out soon.
Lafayette Contradiction says:
Nice job. This sort of post is exactly why I read the site… My GBA's been needing a little love, and this sounds like it'll do nicely. Thanks.
DMan says:
Maan I luv this game. I played it on my emulator for the first time and I was like "This is crap"… Then l8ter in the game (Its addicting :D) I was like "This is some good crap though… Yaayy its fun :D"
Gr8 game 17/20
I have a copy of this game, and i love it, thats an amazing and funny game.
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Q: why i have different result in the endless loop code i had the code:
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    int i=0;
    while(true){
        i++;
        System.out.println(i);  //(1)
        if(i==-1){
            break;
        }
    }
 }

if has the code (1) ,it will run in endless loop ,
but if not has code (1),the code cannot run in endlessLoop and has no error just like not have the loop , but if i run in debug model ,it could run in endless loop.
so why it has this result.
my IDE is  idea, and java1.8

A: This code is not an endless loop.
i will eventually become negative due to integer overflow. It will overflow to Integer.MIN_VALUE, and eventually will reach -1.
However, when you include that print statement, it takes a long of time to finish (it has to print over 4 billion values of i), so it appears to be endless.
When you remove the print statement, it becomes much faster.
That said, the compiler might even decide to optimize the entire loop if it decides that the loop does nothing, which will reduce the running time to 0.
You can see that the loop terminates even with the println statement if you add a condition that prints only few of the values, which will make the execution much faster.
For example, printing once every 100 million values:
public static void main(String[] args) {
    int i=0;
    while(true) {
        i++;
        if (i%100000000 == 0) System.out.println(i);
        if(i==-1){
            break;
        }
    }
}

will output:
100000000
200000000
300000000
400000000
500000000
600000000
700000000
800000000
900000000
1000000000
1100000000
1200000000
1300000000
1400000000
1500000000
1600000000
1700000000
1800000000
1900000000
2000000000
2100000000
-2100000000
-2000000000
-1900000000
-1800000000
-1700000000
-1600000000
-1500000000
-1400000000
-1300000000
-1200000000
-1100000000
-1000000000
-900000000
-800000000
-700000000
-600000000
-500000000
-400000000
-300000000
-200000000
-100000000

and terminate.

A: Loop will end when i reaches max value (Integer.MAX_VALUE) as on overflow i will eventually reach to -1 and loop will be terminated.

A: Well, not exactly sure what you mean, but the loop is not endless.
Due to integer overflow, the value of i will eventually become -1 and the loop will terminate.
It doesn't matter whether you print i or not. It is just that it takes way longer to write eveything to the console.

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The Kingston International Championships also known as the Kingston International Invitation and the St. Andrew International Invitation  was a men's and women's clay court then later hard court tennis tournament established in 1932 as the Kingston International Tournament and first played at St. Andrews Club, then later Sabina Park, then at the Liguanea Club, Kingston,  St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica until 1970.

History
The Kingston International tournament was established in 1932 and first played at the St. Andrews Club, Kingston, Jamaica. It later moved to Sabina Park, Kingston, then later at the Liguanea Club, Kingston. In the 1960s the tournament was known as the St. Andrew International Invitation. In 1966 the first only Jamaican tennis player to win the mens event was Richard Russell when he defeated Arthur Ashe in three sets. The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.

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The Monsanto Papers: Getting dirty, Part 2
The tale of Lee Johnson, a California groundskeeper who was diagnosed with terminal cancer he alleged was caused by his exposure to Monsanto's Roundup herbicides.
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The following is Part 2 of an excerpt from The Monsanto Papers, a new book by journalist Carey Gillam.
The book tells the true life tale of Lee Johnson, a California groundskeeper who was diagnosed with terminal cancer he alleged was caused by his exposure to Monsanto's Roundup herbicides.
Lee wouldn't think about the sprayer accident again until many months later, when an odd-looking scaly lesion popped up just above his right knee. It itched and cracked and oozed. As time passed, the patch near his knee was matched by another on his arm. And another on his torso. Small bumps the size of BB pellets sprouted out of his skin. Lee changed the laundry soap and dryer sheets his family used and tried an assortment of creams, but nothing helped. Dread grew with every new spot that erupted. Eventually, nearly Lee's entire body, including his face and scalp, was covered in painful sores. Some became infected, including one on his head.
As his condition progressed, Lee's once unmarred skin broke open at the slightest touch in some places, and wearing clothing became almost unbearably painful. A lesion even developed on one of his eyelids, making it impossible for him to open the eye without grimacing in pain. The softer the skin where the lesions sprouted, the more searing the pain, Lee learned.
Strangers started to stare when Lee went out. His sons' friends asked if he'd been burned in a fire or suffered from some disfiguring disease. "What's wrong with your dad?" became a common question for Ali when Lee attended a football practice. He took to wearing long sleeves, long pants, and large sunglasses in public, hoping to avoid the pitying glances from strangers.
In the early stages, when the skin eruptions were fewer, flatter, and less painful, Lee could still sometimes tell himself they might just be part of a weird rash. He kept going to work as usual and kept doing his regular rounds, including spraying weed killer. He convinced himself that the skin problems would resolve themselves, just as the bee stings and bloody scrapes he suffered on the job always had. But when the sores spread to his face, Lee had had enough. It was time to see a doctor and, he hoped, find a medicine that would clear it all up.
"I don't really know what this is"
Author Carey Gillam with Lee Johnson.
The Vallejo public health clinic was not a large facility, and the physician who saw Lee was at a loss for how to help him. She pulled out a reference book, and together she and Lee looked through pictures of various skin ailments, hoping to find a match.
"I don't really know what this is," she admitted to Lee.
Lee's next stop was a neighborhood dermatology practice. A lovely dark-haired physician's assistant examined him with a worried frown. Like the public health doctor, she was not certain what she was looking at. The best plan was to biopsy a lesion and send the tissue to the cancer experts at the University of California, San Francisco. They would know what it was, she told Lee.
The results, when they came back, were not good. Lee was told he had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a type of skin cancer typically caused by long-term exposure to the sun or other ultraviolet radiation. Overall incidence of the disease has jumped by 200 percent in the past thirty years, killing an estimated fifteen thousand Americans per year.
The doctors emphasized to Lee that the cancer was very serious— unlike some other forms of skin cancer, SCC can metastasize into a patient's lymph nodes and spread quickly. But it can also be very treatable: patients who undergo surgical removal of lesions, as well as radiation and immunotherapy, generally have high survival rates. This was not a death sentence, he was told. Many patients improved significantly with something called photodynamic therapy, a treatment that exposes skin to certain drugs and types of light in a combination that kills the cancerous cells.
Skin cancer made sense, Lee supposed. He did work outside; he always had been active and athletic and enjoyed the California sunshine. It was stunning news, but Lee took it in stride. He was otherwise healthy and active and felt sure he could beat the disease now that he knew what it was.
The next several weeks and months became a blur of doctors, treatments, and more tests, along with mounting medical bills, which Lee struggled to keep up with. There was some dispute over the diagnosis— was this really SCC or something more insidious? The doctors did biopsies of his skin and his lymph nodes and took extensive scans in a probe for more complete answers. Lee had health insurance through the school district, but it didn't pay for everything, and deductibles and co-pays added up fast, even as it seemed to take far too long to find answers.
Eventually, doctors would determine that though the lesion on Lee's thigh was SCC, Lee also had mycosis fungoides, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that shows up on the skin but can spread through the body, including to the lungs and brain. It begins when certain white blood cells, called T cells, become cancerous. The exact cause of mycosis fungoides is not known, though it does tend to afflict men twice as frequently as it does women, Lee learned.
Through it all, Lee wondered about the sprayer accident. It had been less than a year from the day he was drenched in the pesticide to the day the lesions started showing up, and he could not think of anything else that might have triggered the disease. He started trying to find answers online, researching information about the toxicity of Monsanto's products, but as far as he could tell there was no one else like him—no one who had developed this type of cancer from using a Monsanto weed killer. He called a poison control hotline, but if there was information linking cancer to the chemicals he had been using, Lee wasn't finding it.
"I just want to die"
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In November of 2014, Lee called Monsanto directly after finding a phone number for the company on the internet. A woman who worked as a product support specialist listened to Lee describe his accident with the tank sprayer and his concerns that it might be the cause of his cancer. She promised to try to find someone who could call him back with answers to his questions, documenting Lee's description of this sprayer accident and his skin lesions in an email to one of Monsanto's medical experts. "His entire body is covered in this now and doctors are saying it is skin cancer," she wrote. "He is just trying to find out if it could all be related to such a large exposure to Ranger Pro. . . . He is looking for answers."
Lee never did receive a call back. With no proof to back up his suspicions, he continued to work as he could, continuing to spray even as he underwent treatments for his cancer.
Lee's doctors did not seem to share his curiosity about a cause. One of his doctors would later testify in court that she had not spent much time trying to figure out what had triggered Lee's condition because her focus was on how to get him better.
By late 2014, Lee had a team of doctors working to rein in the cancer with an aggressive treatment plan that often felt harder to bear than the disease itself. The lesion near Lee's knee was surgically sliced off. He underwent a round of radiation, and then another. Immunotherapy was next. An alternative to traditional chemotherapy, immunotherapy uses biological substances to try to strengthen the body's immune system to fight cancer. The treatments made Lee so sick some days that he couldn't get out of bed, couldn't eat, couldn't make it to watch his kids play sports. Family trips to the beach became a thing of the past. Even a dinner out with the family became too hard for Lee to bear. His skin, still marred from the lesions, became even darker after the radiation, and looking into the mirror above his bathroom sink, Lee didn't recognize himself.
Many nights, Lee would cry quietly into his pillow, trying not to wake Araceli or the boys. At other times, he seemed to be in shock, retreating into himself. The exhaustion and pain took a toll on his once razor-sharp attention to detail, leaving him feeling as if lost in a fog. Araceli worried that he was depressed, and she noted that each day, her husband seemed to be thinner, quieter, fading away.
One day as Lee struggled to dress himself, Araceli saw that his clothes hung off his wasted frame. His feet were so swollen and covered in the oozing sores he called "stingers" that he cried as he tried to pull on his shoes.
"I just want to die," he told her, sobbing.
Later, much later, Lee would remember that period—as hard as it was—with longing. Though the days and nights were often filled with pain, frustration, and fear, those months also represented a cushion of time when Lee still could envision a long future, a time when he believed that he could regain his health and watch his children grow up.
There were periods when the treatments seemed to be succeeding and he would feel good enough to go to his job, to take his boys to the park, or to work on writing a song he planned to perform one day.
But then there was another work accident, another accidental dousing of weed killer when a backpack sprayer he was using tore and leaked herbicide down his neck and back. Lee emailed his doctor to alert her to the exposure. "Hopefully it doesn't send my current situation into a frenzy," he wrote.
Lee's fear soon became a reality as the lesions that had seemed to settle and soothe came back with a fury, spreading pain like wildfire across his flesh, leaving him more scarred. And more scared. Lee was now fully convinced that his cancer was connected to the chemicals he'd been spraying, and he refused to continue his work applying the weed-killing chemicals. The school district provided some money for a while but eventually ended disability payments.
The loss of income hit the family hard. The rental house with the smooth marble countertops, leafy trees, and large backyard was now a luxury of a past life, and the family squeezed into a tiny two-bedroom ground-floor apartment near a busy highway. It was cramped and dark, and Lee hated it. Weeds overran the dirt patch near the front door, and paint peeled off the siding of the complex. Only weeks after they moved in, the family came home one night to find the kitchen window broken. Burglars had taken their television and the boys' video gaming system, along with other trinkets.
Lee's medical file noted that by September of 2015, Lee's skin was "getting new thicker plaques with some ulcerations." Old lesions were rising back up at the same time that new ones were growing. The worst was happening. Lee's cancer had progressed into what his doctors referred to as "large cell transformation disease."
There were some new treatments offered through clinical trials Lee could try, but "it definitely was not a good sign," one of his doctors would later recount. "He was heading in the wrong direction." Median survival for patients in that condition was one and a half years.
Lee's vision of a long and bright future started to fade into something small and dim. He realized with a sad irony that his skin was so ravaged that the "Blessings" tattoo on his forearm seemed to be slowly disappearing. He would not be there to watch his boys grow up after all.
Lee was dying.
Carey Gillam has spent more than 25 years reporting on corporate America. Her first book, Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, won the 2018 Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists, and was named an "Outstanding Book of the Year" by the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Gillam is currently Research Director for the non-profit consumer group U.S. Right to Know. Her new book is The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice, published by Island Press.
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Le Piaggio P.150 était un avion d'entraînement italien à deux places des années 1950 conçu et construit par Piaggio pour répondre à une obligation de l'armée de l'Air italienne de remplacer le North American T-6.

Développement
Le P.150 fut conçu et construit pour se présenter comme remplaçant du T-6 de la Force Aérienne italienne contre le Fiat G.49 et le Macchi MB.323. Le P. 150 est un cantilever monoplan en métal à aile basse avec une roulette de queue de train d'atterrissage grande piste rétractable. Le pilote et l'instructeur sont assis en tandem sous un vitrage de canopée. Il a été initialement alimenté par un moteur radial Pratt & Whitney Wasp et par après par un moteur Alvis Leonides. L'avion n'a pas été choisi et ne fut pas produit.

Les opérateurs

 Armée de l'Air italienne exploité un seul avion pour évaluation et essai à partir de 1952 jusqu'en 1954

Spécifications (P.150)

Voir aussi

Références

 L'Encyclopédie Illustrée de l'Avion (Partie du Travail 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Édition, Page 2714

Avion construit en Italie
Avion à hélices
Avion d'entraînement militaire
Premier vol en 1952


Excursion to Curchi Monastery and Old Orhei and Chateau Vartely, 3 excursions in one day! In the North direction, Monastery Curchi – is a genuine gem of architectural art. At various times it was the centre of work and unique creation of priests, monks, churchwardens, architects, landscape designers. Today the Curchi monastery revives the spirituality of the Orthodox people and preserves ancient traditions. The second point that will be visited in this full day of excursions is Old Orhei – one of the most remarkable monuments of the dim and distant past. On the eastern outskirts of the fully stocked wood, in a valley formed by cliffed rocky banks of the river Reut, at the Cape Pestere ("cave"), it was the city – Old Orhei. Then we are going to visit Chateau Vartely – it is a young but in a good way rather ambitious winery located directly in Orhei.


Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year! Our committment at St. Stephen Middle School is to provide a safe and academically challenging environment that will empower students to be creative thinkers and problemsolvers becoming "College and Career Ready" moving into twenty-first century.
Our motto "Expect Success" is the core of our beliefs for each student. High standards and expectations for each student in regards to academic performance as well as behavior is the foundation. Our goal is to build strong positive relationships with the students to help engage them in meaningful learning.
We value all stakeholders, parents, students, staff, and community members, understanding that they are an essential part of helping our students to become successful.
We are looking forward to a great school year.


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Improving access to safe sanitation
Location: Epworth, Zimbabwe
Date: Oct 2007 - Jan 2009
The project worked with 500 families in Epworth Bellapaise, a peri-urban settlement on the edge of Harare, who were victims of 'Operation Restore Order' carried out by the Zimbabwean government in 2005, which rendered hundreds of thousands of people homeless, creating massive need. Forced to move to slum areas such as Epworth Bellapaise, which have poor water and sanitation services, women, children and men had no choice but to defecate in bush areas or use unsafe pit latrines. This, in turn, exposed families to very high risk of water and sanitation-related diseases, including cholera and dysentery.
The project promoted ecological sanitation (ecosan) latrines to contribute to better health. The choice of this technology reflected the fact that Epworth is an informal settlement where construction of permanent structures has not been approved by the authorities.
As a result of the project, 795 ecosan toilets were introduced across Epworth Bellapaise and local communities have been trained to build and use the toilets.
Epworth Bellapaise was the epicentre for cholera outbreaks prior to 2007, largely due to the lack of suitable toilets in the area and the prevalence of open defecation. Reports from the project's 'Peer Educators', (health and hygiene education promoters) indicate a significant reduction in the incidence of diarrhoea.
Between January 2008 and January 2009 there was no cholera outbreak in the target area (which is hugely significant given the social, economic and infrastructural breakdown in Zimbabwe during the same period).
This can, in large part, be attributed to the construction of ecosan latrines and the intense health and hygiene education carried out between September 2007 and January 2009.
The ecosan toilets have combated the communities' tendency to open defecation, which has greatly reduced the occurrence of cholera outbreaks in the area. Previously, the absence of toilets meant that families practiced open defecation and come the rainy season, faecal matter would flow into the shallow wells which the community used to collect their drinking water. It is during this process that the water borne diseases would be transmitted and outbreaks would occur. So the construction of the ecosan toilets has cut off this disease transmission route and prevented the outbreak of cholera in the project area.
In addition, the ecosan toilets help to:
Reduce high medical bills, as a result of improved access to environmentally friendly sanitation facilities.
Dispose of human waste safely (and generate a by product to aid families farming small areas of land/to generate income).
Following the end of this project, a new related project based in Epworth, Promoting Examples of Participatory Local Empowerment in Urban Planning in Southern Africa (PEOPLE UP - IA33900004ZIM), began February 2009.
Technical briefs on improved sanitation methodologies and technologies, including details of the Fossa Alterna ecosan toilet promoted in Bellapaise, can be found on Practical Answers.
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Arkansas State Loses in Lafayette: The Howl Falls Flat
The A-State offense did plenty, but all the trick plays in Blake Anderson's bag couldn't overcome a porous and generous run defense. What are the takeaways from a disappointing first Sun Belt Conference loss for the Red Wolves? Arkansas State beat writer Charles Blouin-Gascon investigates.
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I guess it's called #FunBelt for a reason, right?
In a weird game that felt both close while also completely out of reach, Arkansas State left Cajun Field seething-...or ragin'?-following a brutal 55-40 defeat.
With five more games on the schedule, it's impossible to say that everything is lost, but it certainly feels like a little bit of the visions of grandeur the Red Wolves might have had for the 2014 season have died. Most had anticipated Louisiana and A-State to finish first and second, in some order, in the Sun Belt Conference and while it's still possible, a tie would give the title to the Ragin' Cajuns. (Not to mention that Georgia Southern is rushing its way to the conference title in its first season in the FBS, because #FunBelt.)
With the benefit of an extra day to reflect and a newfound sobriety that was long gone by the end of the game on Tuesday night, I'll take a closer look at the Red Wolves' performance in Lafayette 1) with an alarming trend, and 2) by overreacting to a harmless takeaway, 3) naming a player of the game and 4) looking ahead.
And folks, remember-despite the loss, this is still not Arkansas.
It's really hard to believe that now, with the benefit of hindsight and what not, but the A-State defense has been one of the strengths of the team this season. The Red Wolves were first in the Sun Belt with their 114.7 yards allowed per game on the ground and I even wrote that they "have terrorized opponents at the line of scrimmage, most notably when they are on defense."
Well, it turns out that I was wrong. I was wrong to the tune of 419 yards and "not two, not three, not four..." but eight rushing Ragin' Cajuns touchdowns. That A-State rushing defense? No bueno. Terrance Broadway attempted only 17 passes for Lafayette, because Elijah McGuire (i.e. 265 yards) and Alonzo Harris (i.e. 107 yards) could have run for a mile if that's what was needed. One game does not a trend make for the Red Wolves, and all of that, but it doesn't make it any less alarming.
I Cried Wolf
Is it a little brazen to complain about an offense that amassed 595 yards in a game? Because that's what I'll attempt here... Maybe I should look at it the other way around and say that the defense should have held Louisiana to below 40 points, but you win and lose as a team and that means that the offense didn't score enough either. For example, the unit took a few series off-its first three touchdowns came on 60, 74 and 87 yards-that's 221 yards on just three plays.
It's not actually a bad thing to be explosive, but the one negative is that it puts your struggling defense right back on the field. It was a problem against the Ragin' Cajuns only because the offense was inconsistent. The Red Wolves missed a few more big plays and were a little too feast or famine-whereas Louisiana was feasting all night.
Howl of the Night
I'm sure he aspires to much bigger things with his life, but wide receiver Dijon Paschal impressed me and he's this week's choice for Howl of the Night. On the one hand, his is a strong, strong name and you can go far in our world with a strong name-but that's not why he gets the distinction this week. Perhaps more relevant is that at Cajun Field, the redshirt freshman hauled in 8 passes for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns, boosting his season totals in these three categories by, respectively, 61, 56 and 200 percent.
His two scores showcase the range of talent and speed the young man has, and most A-State fans will probably say that they have one favorite but that's looking at it all wrong. What's great is that Paschal can turn a short pass into an 87-yard touchdown and also have the poise and footwork for a nice 6-yard fade. Which touchdown is the best one? They both are.
Don't be too cute, Blake. That would be Blake as in head coach Blake Anderson, and "too cute" as in calling (by my count) six trick plays. A-State was successful with most, though it depends what you intend by "successful," but Anderson did try a little too hard in the third quarter with a fake punt from his own 8-yard line that failed miserably.
It's one thing to go for it, but it's quite another to do so by making Chris Stone throw a pass to Luke Ferguson for a loss of two yards. As Spencer Hall noted on Twitter, Anderson should embrace his inner madness and just go for it every time.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have poutine to eat.


Please remember to join us on Thursday December 17 at 5-7pm to close out this years program. The students have planned Xmas activities for the families and will be sharing some of their learning experiences. This is a potluck event and everyone in attendance are asked to bring a wrapped gift.
Aloha families and students of RISE. The Keʻei field trip has been cancelled due to the amount of dengue fever cases originating from south Kona. I am unaware of when the next available reservation for Keʻei can be rescheduled but will keep you updated. Thank you for your understanding.
Come join our monthly potluck and short presentation provided by our students 6-8pm @ RISE facility.
RISE will be cancelled this Friday October 2, 2015. We will resume programming Monday October 12, 2015.
Mahalo ka mea e loaʻa!!
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This is a reminder that there will be no RISE today. We will resume programming on Monday the 21st of September.
Potluck on September 25th from 5 - 6 pm, mahalo and as always contact Kumu Keahi for any questions, mahalo!


I was so excited about this week's prompt – mostly because I knew what the other instructors were planning and I couldn't wait to see their pages. In this week's lesson, Peta shows you how to make and use tape transfers and Gina made her entire landscape out of tape! I made some washi tape butterflies that I'm feeling pretty pleased about too. Hope y'all enjoy the pages and the lesson and I can't wait to see what you create!


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Gli Hortillonnages di Amiens (in piccardo: ches hortillonnaches Anmiens) sono un'area di 300 ettari di ex paludi situata ad est della città di Amiens e sui territori dei comuni di Rivery, Camon e Longueau, sviluppatasi nel Medioevo (probabilmente dal XII secolo) per creare campi che potessero essere utilizzati per l'orticoltura.

Toponomastica
Il termine hortillonnage deriva dal nome hortillon, un termine piccardo usato dal XV secolo e dal latino inferiore hortellus, "piccolo giardino", diminutivo del latino classico hortus, "giardino". Indica, ad Amiens e dintorni, paludi intervallate da canali, dove si pratica l'orticoltura, e ha assunto in piccardo il significato più generale di "orticoltura". Un hortillon (femminile hortillonne) indica un ortolano.

Storia

Gli hortillonnages, nella loro forma attuale, sono coltivati da circa settecento anni. Va notato che l'estrazione della torba, utilizzata come combustibile, ha contribuito alla formazione del sito come lo conosciamo. La prima cartografia conosciuta è del 1524.

Oggi, a causa dell'espansione urbana, rimangono soltanto 300 ettari dei 10 000 di origine. Nel XIX secolo circa mille persone si guadagnavano da vivere con l'orticoltura contro i circa 15 di oggi. Questa attività è in forte calo dagli anni 1950.

Nel 1974, un progetto per la costruzione di una strada che attraversava la tangenziale prevedeva l'attraversamento del sito degli hortillonnages.

Nel 1975, su iniziativa di Nisso Pelossof (1921-2011), fotografo di Amiens, è stata creata l'Associazione per la protezione e la salvaguardia del sito e dell'ambiente degli Hortillonnages che nel 1991 è stata riconosciuta di pubblica utilità. Oltre a difendere il sito prospiciente il progetto stradale, l'associazione lavora per il suo sviluppo (pulizia dei "rieux"), stabilizzazione degli argini...). Ha ottenuto, con la sua azione, il mantenimento del "mercato sull'acqua", a piazza Parmentier, ai piedi della cattedrale. Dal 1982 organizza gite in barca per il pubblico.

Oggi ci sono solo una decina di hortillon (ortolani) che coltivano 25 ettari.

La maggior parte degli hortillonnages sono stati trasformati in giardini di piacere da privati, o addirittura in seconde case.

Negli ultimi anni, l'agricoltura biologica ha fatto rivivere l'orticoltura con due progetti, il giardino virtuoso (giardino paesaggistico ecologico ed educativo) e l'orticello lunare (Jean Louis Christen, produttore di orticoltura dagli anni 1980); altri sono in cantiere.

Nel 2017 è stato dedicato un museo agli hortillonnages, al 21, impasse Marcel, a Rivery, creato su iniziativa di una coppia di hortillon, René e Thérèse Nowak, aiutati da volontari. È sponsorizzato da Pierre Bonte. Il museo degli Hortillonnages propone anche gite in barche a motore elettrico in completa autonomia nel rispetto dell'ecologia del sito. Nel settembre 2017 è stato progettato un parco alberato, da Stéphane Marie e dal suo team, come parte del suo programma Silence, ça push in onda su Francia 5. Il sito web del museo degli Hortillonnages offre, tra le altre cose, una replica di questo programma.

Descrizione del sito

Il sito degli hortillonnages deriva dallo sviluppo da parte dell'uomo dell'ambiente naturale paludoso molto probabilmente dal Medioevo, a seguito dell'impianto di mulini e dighe sul fiume Somme. È alimentato dalle acque del fiume dirottate nel Canale della Somme che scorre da ovest a est e dal suo affluente Avre. L'alzaia del canale della Somme è stata convertita in una "greenway" che fa parte della pista ciclabile della valle della Somme.

Gli hortillonnages sono costituiti da una moltitudine di isole alluvionali, le "aires" circondate da 65 chilometri di corsi d'acqua, i "rieux" (nome dei canali degli hortillonnages in piccardo) e fossati utilizzati per il drenaggio e l'irrigazione. Hanno nomi pittoreschi: la Cauchiette (la carreggiata), le Peuple (il pioppo), le rieu à Galets, le rieu de la Crosse, du Gouverneur, Pont cassé, du Tournet, de la Broquette, du Malaquis...

Gli hortillonnages si estendono su cinque comuni:

 Amiens
 Camon
 Lamotte-Brebiere
 Longueau
 Rivery

Nel 1973 è stato creato il Sindacato Intercomunale di Studi per la Protezione degli Hortillonnages tra i comuni di Amiens, Camon e Rivery. Nel 1977 divenne il Sindacato intercomunale per lo sviluppo e la conservazione degli hortillonnages. La staffetta è stata rilevata dalla comunità dell'agglomerato di Amiens Métropole.

La salvaguardia del sito deve tenere conto di diversi aspetti:

 resistenza al suolo
 circolazione dell'acqua
 flora e fauna
 navigazione
 lavoro degli orticoltori per la produzione di ortaggi.

Resistenza del suolo

Il limo e il calcare che lo compongono rendono il terreno molto permeabile. L'erosione è costante, la manutenzione delle aree avviene tramite la pulitura dei "rieux" e lo spargimento dei vasi sulle sponde. Gli argini sono inoltre molto spesso consolidati da palancole di legno.

Circolazione dell'acqua
Varia a seconda della stagione e del funzionamento delle chiuse a valle così come a monte del sito. I "rieux" e i fossati sono di proprietà statale o privata. In entrambi i casi, la loro manutenzione è a carico dei residenti. Ci sono un certo numero di stagni sul sito, il più importante dei quali è lo stagno di Clermont. Questi stagni sono di natura diversa:

 stagni naturali,
 "intagli" scavati dall'uomo per estrarre la torba.

Flora e fauna
Gli hortillonnages sono un'area di grande ricchezza ecologica. Il numero di impianti di grandi dimensioni è limitato dalla natura stessa del sito. Si incontrano molte specie di alberi e arbusti, come molti tipi di salici, ontani, biancospino, sambuco nero, corniolo, obir viburno, frassino, pioppo, ecc.

Gli uccelli sono numerosi sui siti, sia stanziali che migratori. Sono presenti passeriformi (pettirosso, cannaiola, scricciolo, usignolo, rondine, picchio, cincia, merlo, tordo, ciuffolotto, cardellino), beccacce, beccaccini, anatre, aironi, martin pescatore, tassi o folaghe, gallinelle d'acqua, fratini dorati, uccelli notturni (civette, tarabusini) che vi nidificano e si riproducono.

Sono presenti anche insetti palustri come zanzare e libellule. I grillo talpa possono essere facilmente scoperti mentre preparano il terreno.

Il pesce abbonda: tinca, cavedano, anguilla e luccio.

Navigazione
Le tradizionali barche a cornetta utilizzate in passato dagli hortillon sono sempre più trascurate. Oggi gli hortillonnages possono essere visitati in barca con un motore elettrico silenzioso o in canoa. Tuttavia, viene utilizzata anche la canoa con motore a benzina.

Ruolo economico del sito
Oltre alle loro funzioni ecologiche e agricole, gli hortillonnages rappresentano il secondo centro turistico di Amiens con circa 200 000 visitatori all'anno.

Orticoltura

Gli uomini e le donne che coltivano ortaggi negli hortillonnages sono chiamati hortillons e hortillonnes. Si spostano su cornetti, grandi imbarcazioni con fondo piatto e estremità rialzate per facilitare l'attracco.

Se nel 1906, 950 persone avevano un'attività di orticoltura, oggi sono solo una decina le aziende agricole attive.

Amiens Métropole desidera preservare questo patrimonio naturale, agricolo, ecologico e turistico. Con l'aiuto di SAFER, la comunità dell'agglomerato ha acquisito 25 ettari che affitta agli orticoltori.

Prima della metà del XX secolo, gli hortillons vendevano regolarmente le loro primizie nei mercatini sull'acqua. Oggi questo mercato si svolge nella sua forma tradizionale, con la produzione trasportata nelle cornette, solo una volta all'anno, generalmente durante la Festa dell'Acqua, che si svolge a giugno nel quartiere di Saint-Leu. È comunque possibile ottenere la produzione degli hortillon al mercato che si svolge ogni sabato mattina in Place Parmentier ad Amiens o in alcuni negozi di alimentari che distribuiscono i loro prodotti.

Turismo: visita degli hortillonnages

Dal 2011, si possono scoprire gli hortillonnages su barche elettriche e a piedi dall'interno visitando il giardino dei virtuosi. Questo spazio di 28 000 ettari consente ai visitatori di esplorare diversi lotti tematici che combinano la produzione orticola e l'architettura delle piante. Questo giardino ecologico e didattico è diventato anche, non molto tempo fa, uno dei punti di partenza per scoprire questo sito eccezionale con le barche degli hortillonnages durante un viaggio di circa un'ora attraverso i canali.

Dal giugno 2017 esiste un museo a Rivery, al 21, impasse Marcel, nel quale è possibile ripercorrere la storia del sito e sono esposti gli strumenti manuali utilizzati dal 1850 al 1950. È sponsorizzato dal giornalista e conduttore Pierre Bonte. È possibile visitare il museo ma anche fare passeggiate in autonomia su un battello a motore elettrico su un circuito di circa quaranta minuti. Il parco paesaggistico è stato abbellito, il 12 e 13 settembre 2017, dal team di Stéphane Marie nell'ambito del programma Silence, ça push in onda su France 5 il 10 novembre 2017. È aperto ogni anno dal 1º aprile al 31 ottobre.

Esiste un'altra possibilità di visitare gli hortillonnages su un gommone a propulsione elettrica che fa scivolare silenziosamente i visitatori sull'acqua per 2 ore, in canoa del circolo nautico Rivery o percorrere a piedi la via di alaggio.

Il sito accoglie circa 100 000 visitatori all'anno, il 30% dei quali sono stranieri (inglesi, tedeschi, belgi, olandesi, ecc.).

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Age of Empires Online, Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter, and Bastion
This summer seems to be riddled with free-to-play PC games and this week is no different, with Age of Empires Online joining the fray. Another PC game, Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter also arrives this week along with Bastion, a very interesting Xbox Live Arcade game from a promising indie developer.
Courtesy of Microsoft
Age of Empires Online
Despite the cartoony art, Age of Empire Online retains the core real time strategy gameplay elements that made the series popular in the first place. The game features several different civilizations, each with their own unique characteristics. For example, the Egyptians is a relgious based civilization with a lot of things based around the priestess unit, who can speed up buildings, buff and heal units, and also cast spells to confuse your opponents. Fans of civilization RTS games will definitely be impressed with this free-to-play PC game.
Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter
The long awaited sequel to Sword of the Stars is finally here! Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate your foes in this space themed real time strategy game for the PC. The six races from the original game and the expansion packs are back but they are joined by a brand new species, the Suul'ka. Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter will feature an incredible story for all the races as it is revealed that the Suul'ka was manipulating other races behind the scenes and was the true cause of the conflict in the original game.
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'Simmba', 'Zero' clash would've affected box office numbers: Rohit Shetty
IANS Friday, 21 September 2018 07:30:13 PM
Mumbai : Shah Rukh Khan's "Zero" and Ranveer Singh's "Simmba" are both much-awaited big ticket movies, which were earlier set for a clash during the Christmas season. Now they will release a week apart to avoid the box office collections getting affected, says "Simmba" director Rohit Shetty.
Talking about the potential business that might get affected due to the release of these two films, Shetty said here on Friday: "I think one week is enough and there is no competition. Earlier we were planning to come on the same day, but then we went into a discussion.
"We decided not to come together because that would affect numbers. It was a mutual decision. If the film does well in the first week, it will go on."
Rohit was present at the Jagran Cinema Summit where he spoke about understanding the pulse of the mass audience for the commercial cinema, in which he has carved a niche with films like "Golmaal", "Singham" and "Chennai Express".
Asked if he is interested in making a biopic on someone, Shetty said: "If I ever want to make a film on a personality, I would love to make a film on Maratha warrior Shivaji Maharaj. I can make it really well."
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Outdoor Voices Faces Yet Another Copycat Situation
Alyssa Coscarelli
Editor's Note: On Sunday evening, it was brought to our attention that Bandier was facing backlash surrounding its new in-house activewear brand, We Over Me. Commenters and Outdoor Voices loyalists took to the retailer's Instagram — and defense — to suggest that its recently launched label shows suspicious similarities to OV pieces.
After connecting with Outdoor Voices founder Tyler Haney, she offered Refinery29 the following statement: "I've seen similar product to ours pop up a number of times and chose to stay focused and not engage. [But,] I received an overwhelming number of messages about the We Over Me collection over the weekend and felt compelled to address it directly. We built OV as an inclusive, positive brand to encourage people to start Doing Things. When other companies imitate our product, it undermines the creativity that goes into designing it, but more important, our mission; we're building something much bigger than ourselves, and we're proud of it."
Despite side-by-side product comparisons, Neil Boyarsky, Bandier's cofounder and CEO, is quick to refute the claim. "Ty Haney has built an amazing business and we admire and respect her, from one female founded business to another," he tells R29. "Colorblocking is a trend. However, We Over Me as a brand has completely unique fabric, fit, and construction. Our intention was to create something unique in the marketplace and we are confident that we executed on that."
Repeated situations like these bring up the question of what actually constitutes a copycat product, but such a blurred line isn't okay. Here at Refinery29, we work with both Bandier and Outdoor Voices consistently, and we are committed to supporting original, female-founded businesses. We will continue to promote brands we believe are exciting and innovative, and will continue to question those contributing to the increasingly prevalent knock-off culture.
This story was originally published on January 26, 2018.
Every athleisure lover who lives in leggings can easily rattle off a few of their favorite brands on the fly: Outdoor Voices, Live the Process, and Ivy Park are ones sure to be on any list when it comes to dressing for the gym (or just for, well, life). Despite the fact that we're already well-stocked with the classics, there's always a new one that will pop up and makes us want to spend our paycheck on crop tops and colorblock leggings, even though our drawers are already overflowing with spandex. The latest new brand to catch our eye? We Over Me, the first-ever private label from fashion-y athleticwear powerhouse Bandier.
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George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875, Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 2, Scene 3, undated, Graphite, watercolor, heightened with gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary wove paper mount, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, B1976.1.46
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First Indie Comics Magazine Launches in Europe
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Juan Mario Farrugia, October 12, 2015 November 8, 2015 , News, First Indie Comics Magazine Launches in Europe
European Comics Journal is the new magazine for readers and creators of comics. Apart from news on European comics, with author interviews and exciting articles, the European Comics Journal will offer insight into the going ons in the indie comics industry. It will feature creators and independent publishers and have previews of indie comics, providing comprehensive coverage.
Diego Comics Publishing has distributed two promotional issues in March and July 2015, "The enthusiasm of those who have read the magazine has shown us that there is a need for a magazine of this kind." says Marcella Pennestri, the editor-in-chief. "Therefore we decided to assemble an editorial dream team to help increase the quality of the European Comics Journal. We will also have an awesome cover-art by the renown artist Claudia SGI."
European Comics Journal will be published quarterly, as a sixty-four full color page glossy magazine, sized 244x170mm. The first issue will be released in January 2015 with a digression into the Steampunk world.
Diego Comics Publishing and the European Comics Journal will also launch the first Indie Comic Award. 'Comics are a remarkable medium, able to portray almost everything with the finesse of story and artistry,' says Marcella. 'Thousands of comics project are launched on Kickstarter each year: some are successful, and other fails to come to life. Regardless, the final results leave us with comics that have high quality stories, illustrations, marketing strategies, videos, and projects's updates,' add Giuseppe Pennestri, the Publisher. 'Those are just some of the criteria we will use to select the winning project of the first Indie Comics Award. The winner will get one year advertising package in European Comics Journal, and an awesome trophy.'
The European Comics Journal promises a lot of surprises and opportunities for both comics creators and to the reader who loves to discover brilliant and exciting comics other than the mainstream once.
European Comics Journal is currently collecting subscribers through a new Kickstarter campaign with the goal to raise the amount of funding needed to produce, print, package and mail the four issues scheduled for 2016. One year subscription cost only £22 ($33 – €30)
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Important Current Affairs Quiz 24th June 2018
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Many of you have been practicing a lot for your upcoming exams. Thus, to give you a head start we thought of helping you by bringing out daily current affairs quiz on Banking, Insurance and various other exams, that will help you boost up your preparation a lot more. Moreover, this quiz contains expected questions which match the Exam Pattern of most of the Government Job Exams and Banking Exams. Make sure to attempt this Important Current Affairs Quiz 24th June 2018 and check your preparation level.
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Consider the following statements: (1) The Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro link was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.
(2) With the opening of the 11.2km Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch of Green Line, Delhi Metro makes its 5th foray into Haryana, connecting Bahadurgarh to the heart of Delhi.
(3) With the opening of this section, Delhi Metro network will expand to 288 km with 208 stations.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true regarding the Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro link?
Both (1) and (2)
Answer: Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Mundka-Bahardurgarh metro network through a digital video link between PMO and Bahadurgarh. With the opening of the 11.2km Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch of Green Line, Delhi Metro makes its third foray into Haryana, connecting Bahadurgarh to the heart of Delhi. With the opening of this section, Delhi Metro network will expand to 288 km with 208 stations.
E Sreedharan is related to which of the following projects?
Golden Quadrilateral
National Highways Project
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of setting up of a committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems in India. The committee will be headed by retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer E Sreedharan, also known as "Metro Man". Sreedharan served as the managing director of Delhi Metro between 1995 and 2012.
Who amongst the following is heading the parliamentary standing committee on finance responsible for looking into issues relating to banking sector?
Arun Jaitely
Venkaiah Naidu
Manish Tiwari
Answer: Heads of 11-state owned banks will apprise a parliamentary committee about the problems of mounting bad loans and increasing fraud cases. They will be appearing before the standing committee on finance, headed by veteran Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily, which is looking into issues relating to banking sector. The rising number of frauds and NPAs have become a serious cause of concern.
Amit Kumar Saroha has bagged a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Which sport does he play?
Club Throw
Answer: India's Amit Kumar Saroha has clinched the gold medal in the men's club throw F51 event at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia. The wheelchair-bound Indian athlete produced the season's best performance of 29. 42m to bag the gold.Amit Saroha is an Asian Para Games medalist and an Arjuna Awardee, competing in the F51 category in Discus throw and Club throw.
Sunil Lanba is the ________
Chief of Air Force Staff
Chief of Naval Staff
Answer: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Lanba will be on a five day goodwill visit to Bangladesh. The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation.The Admiral Lanba will inaugurate the first edition of Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT).
Who amongst the following has been made the Honorary Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce?
Answer: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder & Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, will step down as the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce. He will now function as the Honorary Chairman of ICC commencing July 1, 2018. He will be succeeded by Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, as ICC Chairman. Mittal was only the 3rd Indian to have been appointed the chairman of the ICC since it was constituted in 1919.
Who amongst the following has been conferred the 'Chief Minister of the Year' award for her remarkable work in e-governance?
Vasundhra Raje
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Bipab Dev
Answer: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was conferred the 'Chief Minister of the Year' award for her remarkable work in e-governance.The award was given to her at the 52nd Skoch Summit held in New Delhi.Efforts of the chief minister and state government were appreciated in implementing the prime minister's Digital India campaign for benefitting the common man.
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters is awarded by which of the following nations?
Answer: Kalki Koechlin will be conferred with French distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution in enhancing Indo-French ties in cinema. Kalki, who has French roots, has done films such as Dev.D, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara & Shanghai to name a few. The honour comes in recognition of an actor, who has interpreted striking roles in the Indian film industry.
Which of the following states has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY)?
Answer: The Gujarat government has launched a solar power scheme for farmers – Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY). Under the scheme, farmers would not only be able to generate electricity for their captive consumption but will also be able to sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra buck. The extra electricity given to the grid would be purchased at a rate of Rs7 per unit for a period of 7 years.
Baba Ramdev will soon have a wax replica at the Madame Tussauds Musuem. Where is Tussauds museum located?
Sydeny
Answer: Baba Ramdev will soon have a wax replica at the Madame Tussauds museum of London. Baba Ramdev will be the second saint to be depicted at the notable wax museum after Swami Vivekanand. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying the waxworks of famous and historic people and also popular film characters.
R Praggnanandhaa is associated with which of the following sport?
Answer: R Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the 2nd youngest chess grandmaster in the world by earning his 3rd GM norm during Gredine Open. Praggnanandhaa who is just 12 years, 10 months and 14 days old is also the youngest Indian Grandmaster. Ukraine's Serget Karjakin remains the youngest ever Grandmaster. Viswanathan Anand, India's first ever GM, was 18 years old when he earned his 3rd norm
Which of the following statements are NOT true regarding the Swachh Bharat Survey 2018?
Jharkhand is the cleanest state in India
Indore is the cleanest city
Tripura is at the bottom of the list of cleanest states
18 out of 25 dirtiest cities in India with population of over 1 lakh are in Maharashtra
Answer: According to Swachh Bharat survey 2018, Jharkhand is the cleanest state in India followed by Maharashtra and Chattisgarh. Among the cities, Indore is the cleanest followed by Bhopal & chandigarh. Tripura was at the bottom of the list of cleanest states, followed by Puducherry, Nagaland and West Bengal.18 out of 25 dirtiest cities in India with population of over 1 lakh are in West Bengal.
Maharashtra has recently effected a plastic ban across the state. Which of the following are excluded from this ban?
Plastic used for packaging medicines and drugs
Plastic used for handling of solid waste
Compostable packaging bags used for horticulture and agriculture purposes
Food grade virgin plastic used for packaging milk
Answer: The Maharashtra government has imposed a ban on manufacture, use, sale, distribution and storage of all plastic materials across the state. As per the notification, violators will be fined Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 for the first and second-time offence. With this Maharashtra becomes the 18th state of the country to impose a complete ban on plastic.
Power Ministry has suggested air-conditioner manufacturers to keep default setting at ________.
Answer: Power Ministry has suggested air-conditioner manufacturers to keep default setting at 24°C in a bid to save energy. It has also suggested that manufacturers should carry out labelling indicating optimum temperature setting for benefit of consumers, both from financial & health point of view. Having a default setting at 24°C will result in savings of 20 billion units of electricity in a year.
US has proposed an indefinite postponement of training exercise 'Freedom Guardian' with which of the following countries?
Answer: The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises. The announcement comes on the heels of the summit in Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Freedom Guardian along with two Korean Marine Exchange Program training exercises have been suspended.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix is set to visit India in July. Which of the following organisations is Lacroix related to?
Answer: UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit India and 3 other nations to thank the troop-contributing countries for their service. Lacroix will visit Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. India is among the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions with 6,712 Indian personnel currently deployed in 9 peacekeeping missions.
Which of the following states is set to become the leader in terms of international airports after it recently got an approval for its fourth airport?
Answer: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu has announced the opening of the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) in September in 2018. Kannur aerodome will become the fourth international airport in Kerala. With this, Kerala will be the state with the most number of international airports (4) in the country.
OPEC is related to which of the following?
Answer: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries & non-OPEC oil producers have agreed to jointly increase the oil production. Oil producers have decided to stick to 100% conformity of the oil production cap set in 2016 in which the agreement to cut oil output by a total of 1.8 million barrels per day has been reached. OPEC would monitor the market & production cap would be adjusted when needed.
Chahbahar Port is situated in
Answer: According to a government statement, India will make sure that Chabahar Port in Iran becomes operational by 2019. The port is being developed as part of a new transportation corridor for land-locked Afghanistan and is expected to open way for millions of dollars in trade and cut its dependence on Pakistan. India's statement came after the US threatened to renew sanctions against Iran.
Which is the first ever comic book launched by WWF-India ?
Sharing Nature with Children
The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky
Fun with Nature
Last Child in the Wood
Answer: To foster love for nature & raise awareness about its protection among children, WWF-India has launched its first-ever comic book.'The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky' follows the travels of its protagonists Uncle Bikky, Chunmun and their dog Duggu as they learn about wildlife across India.Book was launched by Bikram Grewal, author and Ravi Singh, Secretary and CEO, WWF-India.
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