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Just gonna drop this here hehe

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New banner! @artycharmy, who provided our original one almost ten years ago (!) has blessed us with a new look inspired by classic box arts for games like A Wonderful Life Special Edition! We can't thank her enough for blessing us with something so amazing yet again.

Though feel free to appreciate the previous artwork she made too:

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My Favorite Events: Maria

As a supplement to the articles for each of the Flower Bud bachelorettes, I’ve also felt it would be a good idea to include an additional, shorter page featuring my personal favorite events for each character! With no further ado…

It might be a little bit of a plain choice, but one of my most distinct memories about playing HM64 is always Maria’s photo event. It catches my attention from the very start: A sheepish librarian being excited to show me something in the middle of the night, and in pitch black darkness, each individual firefly lights up one-by-one and swirls around us. If there was ever one scene that makes me hope for a high-budget remake over a sequel, this would be the one. It’s a beautiful, memorable scene that I’ll always remember.

If you want a refresher on every other event for Maria, click the link above and check ‘em out for yourself! We have all the dialog for every single event compiled for your perusal. Personally, I love a lot of them and would probably give runner-up to favorite being her confrontation with Sammy the Salesman that provides her closest link with her SNES grandmother, and it’s probably worth a look!

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Hi! I was wondering how you would transliterate the name Abel, or any of its equivalents if that's more appropriate (like the Hebrew Hevel) into Sumerian? Thank you!

Hello! In the past, I've done mostly translations of names. The etymology I know for Abel/Hevel means "breath" or "vapor". There are a couple words for "breath" in Sumerian: you can use simply zi 𒍣 "breath, life", but for clarity I'd use zipang 𒍣𒉺𒉘 "breath, voice, throat". I don't know of a word for "vapor" or "steam", but the closest I know is muru 𒅎𒂂 "fog, mist, haze, drizzle".

However, if you want a transliteration, I'd use the signs A2-BE-EL 𒀉𒁁𒂖 or AB2-EL 𒀊𒂖. Neither of these would mean anything as far as I can tell, as el doesn't have an independent recorded meaning in Sumerian.

I hope one or both of these is helpful!

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Brave (2012), dir. Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

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wanted to render out this doodle from Evan Stanley because it was sooooooooo fucking cute

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warmup sketch + color, might clown around and lineart later, as a treat

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I remember back in the 3rd grade, I was so frustrated that I couldn’t get Cliff to marry me in Harvest Moon: More friends of mineral town and so now I’m playing it again to fulfil that failed mission.

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Official Artwork from Harvest Moon For Girl guidebook.

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Dang, Claire… the guy gave you something he made with his own two hands and this how you describe it? 😂

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Claire ; Harvest Moon ☆ Good Smile Company

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HE SAID THE THING??? CANONICALLY??? SNOTLOUT????

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Cartwheel of Fortune - February 23rd, 1997.

"By chance, a collision of two galaxies has created a surprisingly recognisable shape on a cosmic scale - "The Cartwheel Galaxy." The Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 500 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor (two smaller galaxies in the group are visible on the right). Its rim is an immense ring-like structure 100,000 light-years in diameter, composed of newly formed, extremely bright, massive stars. When galaxies collide, they pass through each other, their individual stars rarely coming into contact. However, the galaxies' gravitational fields are seriously distorted by the collision. In fact, the ring-like shape is the result of the gravitational disruption caused by a small intruder galaxy passing through a large one, causing a star formation wave to move out from the impact point, like a ripple across the surface of a pond. In this case, the large galaxy may have originally been a spiral, not unlike our own Milky Way, transformed into the wheel shape by the collision. But...what happened to the small intruder galaxy?"

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Surface-modified apatite nanoparticles use pH control to improve biocompatibility of implants

Medical implants have transformed health care, offering innovative solutions with advanced materials and technologies. However, many biomedical devices face challenges like insufficient cell adhesion, leading to inflammatory responses after their implantation in the body. Apatite coatings, particularly hydroxyapatite (HA)—a naturally occurring form of apatite found in bones, have been shown to promote better integration with surrounding tissues. However, the biocompatibility of artificially synthesized apatite nanoparticles often falls short of expectations, primarily due to the nanoparticles' limited ability to bind effectively with biological tissues. To overcome this challenge, researchers at Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan have developed a method for synthesizing surface-modified apatite nanoparticles that results in improved cell adhesion, offering new possibilities for the next generation of biocompatible medical implants.

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Stunning opal find from Mintabie, South Australia!

Photo: South Australian Opal Traders