![]() ![]() You can follow her on Twitter: MissLilyTweets. In the future she hopes to be writing full-time and one of her dreams is to sell her artwork one day. Her favorite games include Bioshock, Myst, Ratchet and Clank and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. She has her own video game, film and art blog called Miss Lily Blogs where she posts all kinds of articles as well as her Let’s Plays. She is a video game enthusiast, but also loves movies and art. Suzanne Verras is a freelance writer and a university student from Leiden, The Netherlands. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves. If you want to know more about Bulb Boy head over to the Kickstarter page for more info. If all goes well, Bulb Boy will be released in 2015 on PC, Mac and Linux and later on, on the mobile platforms. From what I’ve played in the demo, the mobile versions are definitely a good fit. If all else fails Bulb Boy can unscrew his head and hide it.ĭifferent Kickstarter stretch goals promise more chapters, collectible video game cartridges of old-school games and an iOS and Android versions and more. Luckily you will have your friends, such as Mothdog, to help you. There will of course be a lot more monsters like a Headless Chicken and Flesh-eating Moths. His name is Snotbunny and he looks horrible. There will be a monster to defeat in each chapter, one of them is already seen in the demo. There will also be playable flashbacks and games on cartridges, so enough for you to toy around with. Each chapter will contain 5 areas and 15 mini locations and each will take about an hour to complete. Now that’s a thing I’m excited to see for myself.īulb Boy will be split up into 4 chapters, 5 if the second stretch goal is reached. He can also unscrew his head and attach it to different bodies. This can come in handy when defeating monsters as well as puzzles. Playing as him, you don’t need a flashlight, because your head glows! It’s a light bulb, so yeah… He can unscrew his head to look in dark places and is shock resistant. What happens next, is an unpleasant surprise.īulb Boy may be little but he is a true badass. A giant spider is guarding the door, but using your wits, and bugs, you will find a way to get rid of it. You wake up as Bulb Boy at the start of the story, wondering where GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog are and your first goal is to get out of your room. The short demo that is available shows all that together with a creepily cute style. Bulb Boy Team promises “fluid gameplay on puzzle-solving mechanics without the addition of senseless riddles”. The rescue is a 2D journey of solving puzzles and defeating monsters. ![]() Machinarium and Gobliiins are inspirations for the game, which is definitely noticeable in the use of images as dialogue and the style. ![]() GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog have disappeared and it’s your task to rescue them from the horrors that await them. Everything’s cool until one gloomy night Bulb Boy finds himself all alone in his normally so lovely home. ![]() We recently did a brief news article on it, but now I’m here with some more info on this little bad boy.īulb Boy lives in a big old house with his GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog. It’s a 2D adventure into the strange, scary, but also cute world of Bulb Boy, who has to save his friends from horrible monsters. And don't forget to use a little trickery to defeat bosses.Įerie design - The graphics combine the elements of a likeable and emotional character with an eerie-horror backdrop.Bulb Boy is a point-and-click adventure horror game by the Polish Bulb Boy Team. Be careful as the house is full of frightering monsters. Playable flashbacks - Relive Bulb Boys childhood memories to uncover the history of the old family house and its residents.ĭefeat the monsters - The house is split up into sections, representing chapters of the story. Defeat the evil in all its forms and bring the light back. Save your house - Explore the Bulb's house, overshadowed by dark forces. Not only does your head light up, emits heat and electrical shocks, but can also be unscrewed for use in other places. And don't forget to save your GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog from the frightening darkness.īulb's talents - Being a boy that is a bulb comes with many talents. Solve awesome puzzles, defeat wicked monsters and learn new abilities to reveal the twisted tale. Bulb Boy will be a 2D point & click horror adventure about a boy with a glowing head (alright, it's a bulb.) inspired by Machinarium and Gobliiins. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Duke Ellington is represented by his composition "Come Sunday and Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train.Ĭlark Terry's "Tee Pee Time is a cooker, with solos to match by tenor Doug Talley, trombonist Paul McKee and trumpeter Stan Kessler. Later on, the band offers a trio of snappy salutes to the legendary Count Basie, a founding father of the Kansas City school of big band jazzthe Count's classic "One O'Clock Jump, Freddie Green's "Corner Pocket and Neal Hefti's "Cute (the last showcasing guest drummer Harold Jones). And what better way to open a KC-style session than with Benny Carter's "Vine Street Rumble, building a solidly swinging groove in which everyone is loose and comfortable. Deciding on a name for the album was easy, as most numbers were neatly wrapped up on Take One. Keenly aware of the long and glorious tradition of big band jazz in Kansas City, the KCJO was eager for the challenge, and everything seemed to fall neatly in place. After honing its chops during three highly successful concerts, the band entered KC's Soundtrek Studio in November '04 to establish a more permanent record of its burgeoning prowess. The debut recording by the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra marks the pinnacle of a dream come true for cofounders Jim Mair and Gene Halla repertory orchestra comprised of top-notch musicians from the Kansas City area, patterned after others around the country with local sponsors, a board of directors and national grants to lend financial support. ![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, how its combination of tech, infotainment, and advanced driving-assistance systems work to keep everyone entertained and safe cargo and seating area, trailer integration, towing capability and roof rails for mounting bikes, snowboards and kayaks. Regardless of the type of drive system, this list considers the vehicle as a whole. However, a good set of winter tires will, irrespective of your vehicle’s drive type.) (It’s worth noting that neither will help you stop better in slippery winter conditions. ![]() So, while the science, hardware, operation and branding of these systems vary widely, the intention is essentially the same: to provide power to all four wheels for improved traction and safety in any situation. For example, Jeep’s Quadra-Trac I system is a permanently engaged AWD system Quadra-Trac II is a proper 4WD system with a low range. Blurring the lines further, some vehicles offer a choice between AWD or 4WD systems. In contrast, traditional four-wheel-drive (4WD) systems, sometimes referred to as “part-time four-wheel drive,” are tuned for real off-roading and generally include a low-range setting for multiplying engine torque. In a broad sense, all-wheel drive, sometimes referred to as a “full-time” system, is engineered for on-road proficiency and aiding performance in slippery weather. All-wheel drive (AWD) systems have become so ubiquitous that finding the perfect AWD vehicle no longer requires buyers to make compromises in terms of style, size or price. But many buyers consider them specifically for their go-anywhere capability, which includes the availability of all-wheel drive. SUVs dominate the mainstream passenger vehicle market because of their size, flexibility and style. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep in mind, the GOAL is to slowly take away the graphic organizer. For students who have a hard time coming up with connecting words, I had them write them directly into their graphic organizers with the facts and information.) (NOTE: Students received a “ cheat sheet” of these sentence starters to use as a reference. ![]() I modeled using connecting words and phrases to make my retell sound like I was talking. I showed them how to just peek at the book without actually rereading any of the sections. The first time, I read from the graphic organizer, but the next two times I used only the book and it’s text features (table of contents, photos, etc.) to guide my retell. Using the completed graphic organizer, I modeled how to retell the text using the text structure to guide us. We already covered finding key words and creating key word summaries earlier in the year, so this was a review for most of my students.) (NOTE: This may require a mini-lesson all on its own. We went over the difference between important and “not-so-important” information for each chapter. Using a non-fiction text, I modeled each step of the retelling process explicitly so students knew exactly how to fill out the graphic organizer and what information to include. ![]() ![]() (You wouldn’t share the solutions first, obviously!) For example, with a problem & solution text, you would share information that you learned about the problem first and then discuss the solutions that were shared in the text. We discussed how non-fiction text structure is extremely important to understanding and retelling informational texts and how being able to identify the text structure helps guide us in retelling a non-fiction text. This was a great way for students to review the language and purpose of text structures.Īfter reviewing the parts of a retell, I gave each student a graphic organizer which we used as a tool throughout the week to organize the important information that needed to be included in our retells. The first day, I guided the students in completing the fill-in-the-blank sentences together using post-it notes on the chart paper, but for each day after that, I placed a sentence frame page in a sheet protector and students completed the sentences with a dry erase marker. I repeated this activity throughout the week. Students completed a “What is Text Structure?” sentence frame activity to review the definition and we discussed how text structure helps us as readers. We then took a few steps back and went over what a “structure” was. (Download a free copy of this reference page at the bottom of this post!) I created a reference page using this anchor chart for the students to keep in their folders. I may have gone a bit overboard with my example, but they were laughing… and they were hooked.įirst, we created an anchor chart of what a non-fiction retell should include and what it should sound like. I shared an example of a retell with my brain “bouncing” everywhere, shouting out random facts about a topic from all different parts of the text. Of course, they were intrigued and wondered what a “bouncing brain” was, so I indulged them and dramatically modeled what some of their retells sounded like to me. To kick-off my retelling unit, I put up a “No Bouncing Brains!” poster in my classroom and told my students we were going to cure their bouncing brains. So, what’s the cure? How can we get those brains to stop bouncing? During my winter assessments, students would just recall and retell facts in whatever order that popped into their heads, with no regard to chapters, sections, or text structure. This year, I discovered that SO many of my students struggle with retelling informational texts using any kind of sequence and order. Do your students suffer from “bouncing brain” syndrome when retelling a non-fiction text? ![]() ![]() That’s why I love the low carb lifestyle. There is a better way! Forming long-lasting healthy eating habits is only achievable if the diet you choose feels fulfilling, enjoyable and fits in with your lifestyle. “The plan that works is the one that you can stick to” So what’s the best diet to lose body fat to get a smaller waist? Most fitness experts will tell you to go on a low fat, low calorie restrictive diet, but honestly, who wants to count calories for every meal? These types of crash diets never work long term and only leave you constantly hungry, low on energy and miserable. ![]() ![]() More on how to lift weights for a smaller waist, later on in this article. The more muscle you build, the easier it is to maintain lower body fat levels. Strength training is the most effective way to change your body composition, meaning: increase lean muscle mass and lower your body fat levels (*read: get strong curves in all the right places). When you take measures to lose body fat, you will lose it evenly from all over your body, so wherever you tend to store it most (thighs, butt and belly), will be the last place you see it go from, while other areas seem to get leaner far quicker (usually upper body for women).īut this is where lifting weights can give you a head start on getting a smaller waist. Women have higher oestrogen levels which means they tend to hold most of their body fat around the hips, butt and lower belly – it’s evolution’s way of protecting our reproductive organs. Where you tend to hold the most body fat comes down to your genetic predisposition and how you lose it, is largely based on your unique body composition or ‘body type’. Targeted ab exercises like crunches don’t burn belly fat! You cannot pick and choose which body part you want to lose weight from – which means: NOTE: If you already have low body fat levels, especially on your belly, then losing more body fat is not recommended! According to the American Council on Exercise Body Fat Categorisation these are the recommended body fat levels for women:Ĭheck that your body fat levels are in the healthy range with this online calculator. “Weight loss = 5% exercise, 20% diet, 75% lifestyle & de-stress” So your first and most important way to achieve a smaller waist, is to clean up your diet. It doesn’t matter how many crunches you do, if your diet is appalling, you will never see a toned and tight tummy. Strength training exercises for your core will help increase muscle in that area (think six pack abs), but that washboard stomach will never make an appearance if you have a larger-than-average layer of insulation over the top. Small Waist MistakesĪ small waist primarily comes down to lower body fat levels. Whether you want to achieve a smaller waist to accentuate your hourglass curves or to shed belly fat, here is everything you need to know about how to get a smaller waist. Holding body fat around your waistline increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other health issues, which is why it is important to maintain a healthy waist circumference. 8 butt-toning moves.A smaller waist is seen as attractive and feminine because it accentuates an hourglass figure and maximises the waist-to-hip ratio. Assessing and treating gluteus maximus weakness - a clinical commentary. ![]() You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our editorial policy. Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and relies on peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions, and medical associations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dubbed the most prolific serial killer in US history Little confessed to killing 93. Alaska has the second-highest rate at 7 per 100,000 Louisiana comes in third with 6.5 serial killings per 100,000.Īll 50 states have had a notorious serial killer, such as Florida's Ted Bundy, Illinois's John Wayne Gacy, and New Jersey's Charles Edmund Cullen. Here are the most notorious murders and serial killers in Michigan. Washington DC has the highest rate of serial killings, with 25 victims per 100,000 residents. However, due to varied population sizes, these totals do not reflect the states where serial killing is most common. California has the highest number of serial killings with 1,777 total, followed by Texas with 984. ![]() The I-70 killer hasn’t been caught to this day, despite a physical description being given. 22 caliber bullet along a stretch of I-70, and due to the striking similarities between the victims, it was believed that they were all killed by the same person. A total of 12,236 victims of serial killings were registered nationwide between 19. Between April 8 and May 7, 1992, six people were shot and killed with a. The United States had more serial killers than any other country. Serial killer victims are evenly split between males and females, and the median age of victims is 30. Shooting is the most common killing method among serial killers, followed by strangulation and stabbing. Ted Bundy, for example, targeted attractive, college-aged females and used strangulation as his primary method of killing. Serial killers often have a preferred killing method and victim type. Anger is cited as the primary motivator for another 18% of serial murders, and gang activity accounts for 6%. Most serial killers kill for financial gain or enjoyment, with 32% on record stating they killed for financial gain and a quarter claiming to have killed for pleasure. Serial murderers tend to be lone, white males. like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have been in decline for three decades. phenomenon, the majority of serial killers on record have operated at least in part in the United States. Since a dramatic peak in the 1980s, serial killers in the U.S. ![]() While serial killers are not solely a U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() The room was hot as hell, no air conditioning with a spa tub we weren't about to jump into or even try to take advantage of which was the whole point of booking here. Like a musty mildew and the old ass carpet, just gross. Then we got to our room, the largest spa suite (lucky us) and we noticed the funky smell. Like for reals, you all need to get that fixed before you get sued or condemned. When we arrived in the evening, we first noticed the sketchy stairs that where hella warped, serious hazard. Drove up to big bear from chino hills to escape the heat. Let me start off by saying I've never walked out of a room I've booked before.until Black Forest. I haven’t had an unpleasant experience like this at a hotel in a long time and I was eager to leave the property to drive home for a good nights rest. If a place seems neglected and unsanitary I don’t bother returning. Overall I would not recommend nor stay here again. We tried taking a nap in the afternoon and couldn’t really because of how loud the upstairs neighbors were and the street noise. We left a night early because I simply could not fathom having to stay there another night. I’m assuming they have hardwood floors upstairs because we heard every little movement. I called front desk and they took care of it immediately. The second was the upstairs neighbor turning on their jacuzzi at 1:30am. Front desk told us we just needed to wait 15 min for it to reset, which it did and we took a hot shower. The entire building shared a water heater so when we arrived back after a day of skiing there was no hot water. ![]() A few hiccups during our stay was the noise and hot water. The room had 2 hangers in the closet and no iron. They also don’t have AC so when it felt warm we had to turn the heater off for it to cool down. The toiletries were covered in dirt and the towel they were wrapped in as well. There were holes in the wall where I assume they had wanted to place a towel rack and chose not to but didn’t bother covering it up. One set of blinds would not shut which was hard to sleep at night because of the bright fluorescent lights next door. This motel is very old and you can tell the moment you walk inside. ![]() The best thing about this hotel was it’s location, friendly staff and the fact that we were able to check in early- that’s about it. I booked a 2 night stay at this lodge for a ski trip and left a day early. Resort Fuerteventura Origo Mare by Pierre & Vacances.Hotels near Miss Liberty Paddlewheel Tour Boat.Hotels near Board & Brush Big Bear Lake.Hotels near Bear Valley Christian Faith Center.Big Bear Region Horseback Riding Hotels.Big Bear Region Hotels with Walk-in Shower.Big Bear Region Hotels with Tennis Courts.Big Bear Region Hotels with Laundry Facilities.Big Bear Region Hotels with Air Conditioning. ![]() ![]() The yield is predominantly from the fusion and the tamper fission, and a relatively small amount of expensive material is needed for the primary.Īlmost all current nuclear weapons are thermonuclear. Typically, but not always, the fusion then creates additional fission in a natural or depleted uranium tamper, much cheaper per kg than highly-enriched uranium. Without boosting only a small percentage of the fuel actually fissions.)Ī thermonuclear weapon, AKA hydrogen bomb, uses a (nowadays always boosted) fission primary to cause a larger fusion reaction. It doesn't make much yield directly but it makes lots of neutrons to cause more fission in the plutonium. (Boosted fission = you put a little bit of fusion fuel in the middle. A pure fission or boosted fission weapon gets most of its yield from the fission of either highly-enriched uranium or weapons-grade plutonium. If you want a large amount of fission fuel, making a shape that's not already supercritical is a significant design constraint.Įconomics is also a factor. So thermonuclear weapons are able to much much more yield for a given total fuel mass.Ī fission bomb must start with a subcritical assembly and detonates by making it become supercritical. Each additional neutron produced by fission therefore has the chance to cause many more fission reactions, each of which comes with on the order of ten times more energy than the initial fusion reaction. People often get that confusion, because they've heard that fusion releases more energy per unit fuel mass, and are then surprised to find out that fission releases much more energy per reaction.Īnd then in a weapon, the crucially important role that fusion fuel plays is that it produces fast neutrons that can induce more fission in an already supercritically-multiplying system of fission reactions. In terms of the relevant reaction Q-values (the amount of energy released by one single reaction), fission does on the order of 10 times better than fusion.īut if you divide the Q-value by the mass of the fuel particles, fusion does better than fission. ![]() We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers. ![]() For more open-ended questions, try /r/AskScienceDiscussion | Sign up to be a panelist!.Looking for flair? 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![]() Russia built the 19-kilometer bridge at a cost of around $3.7 billion after Moscow illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Responding to the attack – which took place the day after Putin turned 70 – Ukrainian officials posted a video of the bridge in flames alongside a video of Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday, Mister President.” The bridge was severely damaged on October 8 when a fuel tanker exploded and destroyed a large section of the road. Last year, another huge blast partially damaged the crossing, causing parts of it to collapse. The bridge is a critical artery for supplying Crimea with both its daily needs and supplies for the military, in addition to fuel and goods for civilians.Ī Russian-backed official of the peninsula, Elena Elekchyan, said Crimea is well supplied with fuel, food and industrial goods.ĭenis Pushilin, the Russia-backed head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, said on Telegram that he had spoken with his Crimean counterpart to introduce measures “to ensure the faster passage of checkpoints on the administrative border.” Pushilin said the nightly curfew was being suspended to allow “round-the-clock” travel to Crimea, and that he was working to ensure the availability of fuel at gas stations along the route. Videos posted on Telegram by Baza, Grey Zone and other Crimean news outlets appeared to show part of the bridge collapsed and a vehicle damaged in the incident.Įmergency responders and law enforcement have been dispatched to the scene, said Sergey Aksenov, the Russia-appointed head of Crimea.Īksenov urged residents and those traveling to and from Crimea to choose an alternative land route. Investigative Committee of Russia/Reuters Russian investigators work at the scene on the section of the bridge damaged on July 17, 2023. The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said a girl was injured and her parents were killed while traveling in the car that was damaged in the incident. local time, Grey Zone and popular Crimean blogger ‘TalipoV Online Z’ said on Telegram. “I would like to repeat that what happened is another terrorist act of the (Kyiv) regime.”Įxplosions were heard around 3:04 a.m. The Ministry of Defense is preparing relevant proposals,” Putin said during a meeting with officials. “There will be a response from Russia to the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge. He also claimed there was no military significance to hitting the bridge. Russian President Putin called the Ukrainian strike a “terrorist attack” and vowed to retaliate. Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis-flagged bulker TK Majestic, carrying grain under the UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey July 15, 2023. ![]() ET Sunday), damaging part of the bridge, according to Telegram channel Grey Zone, which supports the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Two strikes were reportedly carried out around 3 a.m. Two people were killed and their daughter wounded in the attack, according to Russian-appointed officials. “Today the Crimean bridge was blown up by naval drones,” Mykhailo Fedorov said on Telegram on Monday “It is better to act, not to reveal photos of our own production facilities and to supply the defense forces,” Fedorov said. Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation later said that the bridge was struck by “naval drones.” ![]() The source spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not received authorization to speak on the record. Monday’s attack on the bridge was the second since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, after a fuel tanker exploded while crossing it in October.Ī source in Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN this attack was a joint operation of the SBU and Ukraine’s naval forces. The nearly 12-mile crossing, also known as the Kerch Bridge, is the longest in Europe and holds huge strategic and symbolic importance for Moscow. A Ukrainian security official has claimed Kyiv’s responsibility for an attack on the bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland – a vital supply line for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and a personal project for President Vladimir Putin. ![]() |
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