#which builds upon the foundation made by the original property

[wherethegravelsthin]

I’ve been seeing at least a handful of my mutuals reblogging stuff from the latest hunger games property and reblogging old gif sets from when the first movie had come out and like, after going back and trying to watch the first movie after rereading the trilogy last year, I HAD to turn it off somewhere around the train-ride-to-the-Capitol scene bc between the careless, sloppy camera work and the refusal to shell out the budget for two younger actors and actresses to play our main characters as being eleven years old when they’re already being played by the comically adult looking Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutchinson like, in any scene at the reaping just looking at the disparity between the actual children they’ve cast to be extras and then there’s Jlaw standing around looking like she’s in her mid twenties…

Basically I saw the first hunger games movie as a blatant cash grab, a sloppily made blatant cash grab at that, the shitty camera work drives the “let’s cash in on this new hot property” message home clear enough. And we all know how completely and utterly the media frenzy around the franchise amplified all the worst most non important bits (think of all the Capitol Couture nail polish & beauty lines and the focus on the love triangle), like I know they got rid of shaky cam in the sequels but I haven’t bothered to rewatch them because, like, if I had to turn off the first movie bc it was Making Me Cringe Dutch, I am not feeling like, overwhelmingly enthusiastic about checking out to see if the other films are just as bad (as I remember them being cough).

So that brings us to the prequel I haven’t read and the prequel movie I haven’t seen. I hope I’m not sounding like a snob when I say this, but surely the idea of an author returning to a franchise they’ve made a fortune off of to create some ~hidden backstory~ that makes the events of the original trilogy just ~soooo much deeper you guise~ is… yknow… backfill to a foregone conclusion. Right? Idk lol

[dzthenerd490]

File: 4.n0m4ly - Kyoto Worms

.

Original Creator: @4.n0m4ly_

Go Support their YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@4.n0m4ly_

.

SCP#: ALG

Code Name: The Building Nest of Demon Worms

Object Class: Neutralized

Special Containment Procedures: The building was cleansed thanks to the help of the Horizon Initiative. As per agreement all items related to SCP-ALG’s manifestation were to be entrusted to the Horizon Initiative while the Foundation would be provided with information about the anomaly. No further containment procedure will be made. 

Description: SCP-ALG is a building infected with the presence of a demon, however it is not a demon from hell but from the Abyss. Demons from the Abyss are extremely powerful as they are servants of the Ancient gods who created the original universe. As a result, it's been often debated if they should even be called demons as the term angel technically fits them better. Regardless, SCP-ALG was influenced by one of the demons that reside in the Abyss and quite a powerful one. 

The building of SCP-ALG, upon activation, was constantly leaking a yellow substance that uncomfortably resembled vomit. This substance leaked out the windows and foamed around the doors, giving off a putrid stench. On the walls was graffiti written in an ancient language created by one of the Ancient Gods. The language in question, unfortunately has info hazardous properties when translated and thus all attempts to have ceased after the [data expunged] incident.

Deep inside SCP-ALG are large and grotesque wormlike structures that burn through the walls to crawl around them making the area its home. These creatures though mobile are extremely docile and often don’t react even when touched, meet with hostility, or receive damage. However, when damaged they release a more disgusting and stench filled version of the substance that is released out the windows of the building. Even the smell of this horrid substance is enough to infect someone with its anomalous properties.

When exposed to the substance the worms within SCP-ALG bleed, a victim will start to grow yellow and painful boils all over their body. They will also pure a putrid smelling but noninfectious version of the substance. Afterwards their body will bloat and grow into [data expunged]. This incident thankfully only happened once and ended quickly with the victim being burned via flamethrowers. 

SCP-ALG was discovered in 2006 at an apartment building in Kyoto, Japan. Mobile Task Force Poseidon-3 “Otaku Heart” was the first to observe the initial incident with reports stating it started with some kind of ‘explosion’. Once the substance was seen leaking out of the house the area was quickly quarantined on the chance it was a Pathogen Based Anomaly. However, after the quarantine was set up, Mobile Task Force Beta-7 “Maz Hatters” went in and confirmed there was no pathogen or infectious hazardous properties within SCP-ALG. That was when testing and observation started to help understand SCP-ALG which unfortunately led to the two previously mentioned incidents. 

Foundation research had to slow down in order to prevent more hazardous incidents from happening. Surprisingly, the Horizon Initiative took notice of the Foundation’s struggles and asked to assist in gathering information so long as they were allowed to neutralize the threat. The O5 Council begrudgingly agreed and sure enough the Horizon Initiative cleansed the entire building within 24 hours. After they were done, they provided information on the true nature and origin of SCP-ALG, but this information has been restricted to Level 5 Personal and therefore will not be shared in this file.

.

SCP: Horror Movie Files Hub

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

One mystery that may never be solved

By Jonathan Monfiletto

Seemingly ever since the first white Europeans set foot in what is now Yates County – and seemingly well before that time as well – people have wondered about the mysterious stone formations on Bluff Point, the triangle-shaped piece of land that juts out into Keuka Lake and splits it into west and east branches. People are still wondering about – and attempting to study and examine – these formations today, but the truth of the matter is we may never know the real truth about them.

Even though the first non-native people first set foot on the western shore of Seneca Lake in the late 1780s, and on Bluff Point shortly thereafter, it took nearly 100 years for the first formal survey of this ancient structure to take place. And even that happened apparently by accident; what became known as the Bluff Point ruins were discovered, or rather re-discovered, in either the fall of 1879 or the spring of 1880 (depending on which source you read) when Samuel Hart Wright and his son, Berlin Hart Wright, were in the process of making the first geological survey of Yates County. A typewritten facsimile of a Yates County Chronicle article about the finding is dated November 26, 1879; in a remembrance of the event written for The Chronicle-Express on July 14, 1938, Berlin asserts the work took place in spring 1880.

In the process of the survey, Berlin wrote nearly 60 years later, the two men came upon what he described as the remains of an aboriginal settlement in the vicinity of the property then owned by Howland Hemphill. If Bluff Point were to be bisected twice into quadrants, then the Hemphill farm would be located in the northwest quadrant – on the bluff but not on the point. Berlin estimates the original ruins covered 14 acres of Hemphill’s property; while the east portion of the ruins lay in a cultivated field at the time of the survey, Berlin noted continuations of walls could still be seen standing. He said the ruins consisted of the foundations of the walls in the form of graded ways that measured one to two feet high and three to eight feet wide and were bordered with large, flat stones.

Depressions in the ground indicated the locations of posts that may have supported a roof. Within these walls appeared to stand compartments or rooms of various sizes and proportions. Some of the divisions of the structure contained monuments of stone slabs standing in groups of different patterns – some in circles, some in squares, some in arcs, reminding Berlin of Stonehenge in England. A huge monolith – three feet wide, eight feet high, six inches thick, pointed at the top – served as a sentinel guarding the structure from its northwest corner. Prostrate slabs lay around the standing ones.

Hemphill had lived on his property for about 50 years by that point, coming to Bluff Point as a young man at a time when the Seneca still lived around there, and he related to Berlin a question he posed to one of the Seneca leaders of the origin and use of the ancient structure. The leader replied to Hemphill that the structure was present when the Seneca first came into the region, and no tradition as to its origin existed within the tribe. This tale has provided the basis for perhaps the only consensus among researchers, professional and amateur alike, on the Bluff Point ruins – they are not of Native American origin, in terms of being made by the Seneca. However, Berlin became perhaps the first person to write – and certainly not the first or last to think – that the Seneca could not have had the skill, knowledge, civilization, technology, et cetera to construct such a structure. Using language that would be considered derogatory in the least and racist in the most nowadays, Berlin also noted the Native Americans of the region were nomadic and likely would have moved on from place to place without building such a structure.

In his remembrance, Berlin comes to the conclusion the structure on Bluff Point was built by the Mayas or a civilization descended from them. Thus, he likely became the first person to form – or at least form in writing for publication – an opinion about the origin of the Bluff Point ruins. Of course, he has definitely not been the last person to form and publish an opinion.

Almost two years after Berlin wrote his remembrance, Gil Brewer, of Canandaigua, made headlines in the local newspapers having spoken at the annual meeting of the Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society in March 1940 and described the Bluff Point ruins as being of Etruscan origin or serving as a Viking settlement. Over the years, as he continued to be featured in the local press, Brewer seemed to waver between these two opinions yet hold firmly to both of them. Brewer is described in one article as “the man who had made a business of excavating on the interesting site,” and it does seem he conducted several such examinations over his time.

In an address to the Historical Society in July 1952 titled “Indian Forts in Yates County,” Arthur I. Tyler – a retired district superintendent for the University of the State of New York, according to the letterhead on which his address exists today – concluded the Bluff Point structure was nothing more than a stone quarry set up – surreptitiously if not legitimately – by the early settlers to the area. Indeed, the Wagener Mansion was built from stone taken from the ruins; even Hemphill had acknowledged to Berlin he used some of the stones to build his house – and Tyler asserted some stone buildings in Penn Yan may have been sourced the same way. He made this claim while identifying the structure known as Old Fort or Friend Fort – a similar formation in the Sherman Hollow area of the town of Jerusalem – as one of Algonquin origin later taken over by the Iroquois.

Indeed, by this point – as Berlin had stated in 1938 – virtually nothing remains of the so-called Bluff Point ruins that makes the structure able to be easily identified or examined. That hasn’t stopped anyone from trying to assert a claim on the origin of this mysterious formation.

Writers such as Christopher Wright and David Kelley (both of whose writings were commissioned for the History Center and are contained within our subject file) attempted to “research the research,” as I heard one gentleman suggest, and compile the work performed by others into one narrative on the Bluff Point ruins. Others, such as Henry J. Minnerly in 1980, have continued to search for an answer; Minnerly – described as semi-retired Bath village employee turned amateur archaeologist – put forth a new theory when he claimed the structure might be of Celtic origin and could have been a Druid temple. A few years later, in 1983, James L. Guthrie and Robert G. Guthrie – brothers or cousins, apparently, who roamed the Bluff Point area in their childhood – made a similar claim, noting they found in the area an artifact that was certified as being of Celtic origin. David D. Robinson, writing initially in 1989, brought the conversation back to the idea that the Bluff Point ruins were the work of mound builders similar to the Hopewell of Ohio.

Everyone from Samuel Hart Wright and Berlin Hart Wright to modern-day researchers have attempted to spark interest in the site from New York State archaeologists to no avail. To this day, it seems no one associated with New York State has examined the Bluff Point ruins or has any interest in doing so, further adding to the mystery that may never be solved.

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Uncovering a centaur’s tracks: UCF scientists examine unique asteroid-comet hybrid

UCF researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal one-of-a-kind attributes of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” in space sharing properties of both a comet and an asteroid, giving clues to our Solar System’s origins in a newly published

Although our Solar System is billions of years old, we’ve only recently become better acquainted with one of its more dynamic and captivating inhabitants known as (2060) Chiron.

Chiron belongs to the class of objects that astronomers call “Centaurs.” Centaurs are space objects that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. They are akin to the mythological creature they borrow their name from in that they are hybrid, possessing characteristics of both asteroids and comets.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, UCF Florida Space Institute (FSI) scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaur. Its surface it has both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ice along with carbon dioxide and methane gases in its coma, the cloud-like envelope of dust and gas surrounding it.

The researchers’ results were recently published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

UCF FSI Associate Scientist Noemí Pinilla-Alonso, who now works at the University of Oviedo in Spain, and Assistant Scientist Charles Schambeau led the research. The new findings build upon prior discoveries from Pinilla-Alonso and colleagues that detected carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide ice on trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) for the first time earlier this year.

Those observations, paired with ones of Chiron, are creating foundational knowledge for understanding the creation of our Solar System, as these objects have largely remained unchanged since the Solar System was formed, Pinilla-Alonso says.

“All the small bodies in the Solar System talk to us about how it was back in time, which is a period of time we can’t really observe anymore,” she says. “But active centaurs tell us much more. They are undergoing transformation driven by solar heating and they provide a unique opportunity to learn about the surface and subsurface layers.”

Since Chiron possesses characteristics of both an asteroid and a comet, it makes it rich for studying many processes that could assist in understanding them, she says.

“What is unique about Chiron is that we can observe both the surface, where most of the ices can be found, and the coma, where we see gases that are originating from the surface or just below it,” Pinilla-Alonso says. “TNOs don’t have this kind of activity because they’re too far and too cold. Asteroids don’t have this kind of activity because they don’t have ice on them. Comets, on the other hand, show activity like centaurs, but they are typically observed closer to the Sun, and their comas are so thick that they complicate the interpretations of observations of the ices on the surface. Discovering which gases are part of the coma and their different relationships with the ices on the surface help us learn the physical and chemical properties, such as the thickness and the porosity of the ice layer, its composition, and how irradiation is affecting it.”

The discovery of these ices and gases on an object as distant as Chiron – observed near its farthest point from the Sun – is exciting because it could help contextualize other centaurs and provide insight into the earliest era of our Solar System, Schambeau says.

“These results are like nothing we’ve seen before,” he says. “Detecting gas comae around objects as far away from the Sun as Chiron is very challenging, but JWST has made it accessible. These detections enhance our understanding of Chiron’s interior composition and how that material produces the unique behaviors as we observe Chiron.”

Schambeau specializes in studying centaurs, comets and other space objects. He analyzed the methane gas coma and determined that the outflowing gas detected was consistent with it being sourced from a surface area that was exposed to the most heating from the Sun.  

Chiron, first discovered in 1977, is characterized much better than most centaurs and comparatively is unique, Schambeau says. The newly analyzed information helps scientists better understand the thermophysical process going on in Chiron that produces methane gas, he says.

“It’s an oddball when compared to the majority of other Centaurs,” Schambeau says. “It has periods where it behaves like a comet, it has rings of material around it, and potentially a debris field of small dust or rocky material orbiting around it. So, many questions arise about Chiron’s properties that allow these unique behaviors.”

The researchers concluded that the coexistence of the molecules in various states adds another layer of intrigue for studying comets and centaurs. The study also highlighted the presence of irradiated byproducts of methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide that will require further research and could help scientists further reveal the unique processes producing Chiron’s surface composition.

Chiron originated from the TNO region and has traveled around our Solar System since its creation, says Pinilla-Alonso. The orbits of Chiron and many other large non-planetary objects occasionally experience close encounters with one of the giant planets where the gravitational pull from the planet changes the smaller object’s orbit, taking them all over our Solar System and exposing them to many different environments, she says.

“We know it has been ejected from the TNO population and is only now transiting through the region of the giant planets, where it will not stay for too long,” Pinilla-Alonso says. “After about 1 million years, centaurs like Chiron typically are ejected from the giant planets region, where they may end their lives as Jupiter Family comets or they may return to the TNOs region.”

Pinilla-Alonso notes that the JWST’s spectra showed for the first time Chiron’s plethora of ices with different volatilities and their formation processes, she says.

Some of these ices, such as methane, carbon dioxide, and water ice, may be primordial components of Chiron inherited from the pre-solar nebula. Others, such as acetylene, propane, ethane, and carbon oxide, could have formed on the surface because of reduction and oxidation processes, she says.

“Based on our new JWST data, I’m not so sure we have a standard centaur,” Pinilla-Alonso says. “Every active centaur that we are observing with JWST shows some peculiarity. But they cannot be all outliers. There must be something that explains why they appear to all behave differently or something that is common between them all that we cannot yet see.”

The analysis of Chiron’s gases and ices opens new frontiers and opportunities for exciting research, she says.

“We’re going to follow up with Chiron,” Pinilla-Alonso says. “It will come closer to us, and if we can study it at nearer distances and get better reads on the quantities and nature of the ices, silicates, and organics, we will be able to better understand how seasonal insolation variations and different illumination patterns can affect its behavior and its ice reservoir.”

The JWST is the world’s premier space science observatory, and it is solving mysteries in our solar system, looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe. The JWST is an international collaboration led by NASA with its partners the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

Researchers’ Credentials

Pinilla-Alonso was a professor at FSI who joined UCF in 2015. Most of her work on this project was conducted while she was at UCF. Pinilla-Alonso also holds a joint appointment as a research professor in UCF’s Department of Physics and has led numerous international observational campaigns in support of NASA missions, such as New Horizons, OSIRIS-REx and Lucy. Pinilla-Alonso is a distinguished professor at the Institute for Space Sciences and Technologies in Asturias, within the Universidad de Oviedo. She received her doctoral degree in astrophysics and planetary sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna in Spain.

Schambeau is an assistant scientist who received his doctoral degree in physics with a concentration in planetary sciences in 2018 from UCF. He subsequently joined FSI where he expanded upon his work examining comets and centaurs as part of UCF’s Preeminent Postdoctoral Program.

IMAGE: 2060 Chiron Chemical Composition. The colored bands highlight the different ices such as water ice, carbon oxides and light hydrocarbons. Inset: Detail of 2060 Chiron reflectance highlighting the fluorescence of methane gas together with absorptions of ethane and propane ices. (Image credit: William Gonzalez Sierra) Credit William Gonzalez Sierra

[whitepolaris]

Gravitation Vexation at the Oregon Vortex

One Oregon tourist trap has left a new slant on thousands of visitors' perception of reality. The are in Gold Hill known as the Oregon Vortex has always been a bit off-kilter. Native Americans are said to have avoided the area, calling it "forbidden ground." Clearly, the laws of nature are a bit lopsided here.

When the Old Grey Eagle Mining Company built an assay office on the grounds in 1904, they quickly became aware of the phenomenon. The building slid off its foundation and came to rest at an odd angle. No longer fit to conduct business in, it was convinced into a tool shed. The property was later acquired by John Litster, geologist, mining engineer, and physicist. He grew fascinated with the localized magnetic disturbance here, which results in an erratic gravitational pull and other strange occurrences. Litster recognized the educational value of the "forbidden ground" and opened it to the public in 1930.

The old office and tool shed, now called the House of Mystery, became the main attraction, but the Vortex in general has since made the grade as one of the state's most intriguing destinations.

The disturbance that causes the anomalous phenomenon is described as a "spherical field of force, half above the ground and half below to the ground." It has been likened to a gravitational tornado that tends to exert force toward magnetic north. Outdoors and in, objects roll uphill, people and objects lean at odd angles, and visitors grow and shrink while walking across a level plane.

Litster spent forty years studying the Vortex in detail and appears to have uncovered some disturbing information. Announcing that "the world isn't ready for what goes on here," he specified in his will that his family was to destroy his notes upon his passing. Although they did not immediately honor his wishes, a leaky roof soon did. Fortunately, copies of Litster's self-published 1940s booklet, "Notes and Data," featuring thirty-odd pages of scientific diagrams pertaining to the Vortex, are still available in the gift shop.

Many dubious vortices and "mystery spots" cropped up across the country around the same time as the Oregon Vortex. Although staff members have always stood by its authenticity, some skeptics are unconvinced. Ultimately, experiencing the strange phenomenon for yourself may be the only way to decide if the Oregon Vortex is on the level.

Light-Headed at the Vortex

I live in Washington, but I have family down in Oregon. In a small town called Gold Hill, there is a place that claims to be home to the original uneven house, where gold balls roll up hills. I've been there several times myself and they not only prove the house is level, but the ground itself. Complete with ruler, level, and simply stick. And trust me, you will get light-headed! -Michelle Henderson

[topchoptreeservice]

The History of Plymouth WI

Plymouth, Wisconsin, nestled in the heart of Sheboygan County, boasts a rich history dating back to the early 19th century. Originally inhabited by the Menominee, Potawatomi, and Winnebago tribes, Plymouth's land was gradually settled by European immigrants, primarily Germans, in the mid-1800s.

The town's official founding dates back to 1845 when three settlers, Henry and George Smith, and Samuel White, established the first permanent residence. The area's fertile soil and proximity to the Sheboygan River made it an ideal location for agriculture and commerce, leading to rapid growth and the establishment of various industries, including milling, brewing, and manufacturing.

One of Plymouth's most significant historical moments occurred during the Civil War era. The town rallied behind the Union cause, sending many of its young men to fight in the conflict. In honor of their sacrifices, a monument was erected in Union Park, serving as a solemn reminder of Plymouth's contributions to the nation's history.

The late 19th and early 20th centuries witnessed further development and prosperity for Plymouth. The arrival of the railroad in 1872 enhanced transportation and trade opportunities, while advancements in technology spurred industrial expansion. The town became known for its thriving businesses, including the Plymouth Furniture Company and the Plymouth Brewing Company, which produced the renowned Old Pilgrim Lager.

Throughout the 20th century, Plymouth continued to evolve, adapting to changing economic landscapes and societal shifts. World War II brought about increased industrial activity, with local factories contributing to the war effort. Post-war suburbanization and the rise of automobile culture reshaped the town's demographics and infrastructure.

Today, Plymouth remains a vibrant community that cherishes its heritage while embracing modernity. Visitors can explore its historic downtown, characterized by well-preserved architecture and charming shops. Annual events such as the Mill Street Festival celebrate Plymouth's culture and traditions, providing a glimpse into its storied past.

As Plymouth looks towards the future, its rich history serves as a foundation upon which to build a thriving and inclusive community for generations to come.

Top Chop Tree Service is more than just a tree care company; it's a testament to expertise, dedication, and a commitment to preserving the natural beauty of landscapes. With a passion for arboriculture and a focus on customer satisfaction, Top Chop Tree Service has established itself as a premier provider of tree care solutions in the community.

At Top Chop Tree Service in Plymouth WI, we understand that trees are not just part of the scenery; they are essential components of the ecosystem, providing shade, oxygen, and beauty to our surroundings. That's why we take pride in offering a comprehensive range of services aimed at promoting the health and vitality of trees while ensuring the safety and aesthetics of properties.

Our team consists of highly skilled and certified arborists who possess the knowledge and experience to handle any tree-related task with precision and care. Whether it's tree trimming, pruning, or removal, we employ industry-leading techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to deliver superior results safely and efficiently.

We also specialize in tree preservation and disease management, providing expert diagnosis and treatment plans to address various tree health issues effectively. Our goal is not just to remove trees but to preserve and protect them whenever possible, allowing them to thrive for years to come.

At Top Chop Tree Service, safety is our top priority. We adhere to strict safety protocols and procedures to ensure the well-being of our team members, clients, and properties. From thorough risk assessments to meticulous cleanup, we strive to minimize disruption and maximize safety throughout every project.

Customer satisfaction is at the core of everything we do. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail, ensuring that every client receives personalized service and exceptional results. With transparent pricing and clear communication, we aim to exceed expectations and build lasting relationships with our valued customers. Learn more.

Whether you need routine tree maintenance, emergency tree removal, or expert advice on tree care, Top Chop Tree Service is here to help. Contact us today to experience the difference our expertise and dedication can make for your trees and property.

Top Chop Tree Service & Land Management 1015 Jay Rd, Cedar Grove, WI 53013 920 838–0520 http://topchoptreeservice.com/

[treeremovalpensacola]

Authority Brands launches new lawn care franchise Lawn Squad

If you're in the Pensacola area, then you have probably already experienced the need for having to remove a tree or stump or getting your tree's trimmed. The cost of tree removal varies depending on a few factors, such as: - The type of tree that needs to be removed - The size of the tree - The location of the tree - The condition of the tree Pensacola Tree Removal offers competitive pricing for our tree removal services. For a full list of services Tree removal services visit Pensacola Tree Removal Service for a fast, friendly and reliable quote that you can count on. This will help not only beautify your property but also is the safest way to do it. Authority Brands, a home service franchise company, launched a new lawn care company: Lawn Squad franchising, which is developed from the Weed Pro name and system. Weed Pro joined the Authority Brands portfolio in April. Lawn Squad will offer an array of services, including lawn fertilization and weed control, lawn aeration and seeding, as well as lawn grub and insect control for both residential and commercial properties. Originally founded in 2001 by Rob Palmer in Ohio as Weed Pro, the business currently serves the needs of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, markets. “We are building upon the foundation that made Weed Pro a success while embracing a broader vision of growth and impact,” said Rob Palmer, founder of Weed Pro, now franchising as Lawn Squad. “Our mission is to provide exceptional lawn care along with a platform for franchise owners who share our passion for excellence.” The Authority Brands said the alliance provides Lawn Squad with access to resources, including marketing insights, technology advancements and operational support. “The transformation of Weed Pro to Lawn Squad as a franchise brand represents a milestone in our ongoing commitment to innovation and growth. With the acquisition of Weed Pro in April, we saw a remarkable opportunity to elevate the brand and expand its reach,” said Craig Donaldson, CEO of Authority Brands. “As Lawn Squad joins our portfolio of home service brands, we are excited to provide the necessary support and resources for the business’s continued success. Under Rob Palmer’s leadership, I expect Lawn Squad to become a national brand in no time.” The post Authority Brands launches new lawn care franchise Lawn Squad first appeared on Landscape Management.

[ultraheydudemestuff]

Doan House

822 Fife Ave.

Wilmington, OH

The Doan House is a historic residence in the city of Wilmington, Ohio. Constructed in the middle of the nineteenth century for a local medical official, it was for many years the home of one of the city's prominent lawyers. The house's prominent location at the city's edge and its distinctive architecture have made it a local landmark, and it has been designated a historic site. The Doan House was constructed in 1840 as the home of James Wilson,  who with his wife Eleanor was the superintendent of the Clinton County Infirmary from 1836 until 1840.   In 1869, the property was purchased by Azariah Doan, a prominent Wilmington lawyer and Civil War veteran. During the time that the Doans owned the house, they modernized it by adding numerous Italianate features to the original Federal-style components. For much of its history, the Doan House was a prominent travellers' landmark, as it was the city's easternmost house and the first or last portion of the city to be reached by those travelling into or out of the city's eastern side.

Azariah Doan was born at Wilmington in 1824 and distinguished himself in childhood as a diligent student. At the age of twenty-two, he was admitted to the bar, and he split the following fifteen years between private practice and service as a deputy clerk and prosecutor for Clinton County. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he volunteered for military service and was appointed an officer of the 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,  of which he was the colonel during the final year of the war.   Upon the conclusion of the war, Doan returned to his native city, where within months he ran successfully as a Republican for the Ohio Senate; following two years of service in Columbus, he returned home and practiced law privately until election as a common pleas court judge in 1875. In private life, Doan was married for seven years to the former Amanda Stratton, who died of cholera, and later for many years to the former Martha Taylor, who bore him six children. Despite his military service, Doan was a leader in a local Monthly Meeting of Friends; he was also a Mason and a post commander for the Grand Army of the Republic. He died in 1911.

Built on a stone foundation, the Doan House features stuccoed walls and an asbestos roof. Built according to a design by James Wilson, its earliest resident, the house is built in the Federal style. Later modifications included the construction of a thoroughly Italianate front porch and the installation of a circular dormer window. Today, the latter feature is the house's most distinctive element; it is Wilmington's only residence with a circular dormer window. Wilmington is not the only city in the region in which such features are rare; a circular dormer window tops the facade of the Barney Kelley House in Washington Court House to the northeast, making it that city's only residence with such a window. On June 20, 1979, the Doan House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historic architecture and its place as the home of Judge Doan. It was the city's third building to be listed on the National Register; the Rombach Place near downtown was listed on the same day, and College Hall on the Wilmington College campus preceded both buildings by six years.

[outofangband]

Isle of Werewolves Worldbuilding post Part One

Angband World Building and Aftermath of Captivity Masterlist

Please feel free to ask more!! General posts are hard because I didn’t have specific categories to cover so feel free to send categories or more questions!

The Isle of Wolves or Tol-in-Gaurhoth was the name Sauron gave Tol Sirion after he took it over after the Dagor Bragollach. It was an island located in the Northern reaches of the river Sirion, only a distance Southward from the source of the river at Eithel Sirion.

The fortress of Minas Tirith stood on the island. It was a watchtower with a moat, parapets and secret entrances and rooms. It had no dungeon during the time of Finrod’s rule but several of the foundation rooms were converted into dungeons and pits. Many of these were accessible by the wolves but inescapable to elves or humans

The fortress was seized by Sauron with ease. The guards were slain with the exception of one who was kept for the information needed to maintain the fortress (keys and doors, supplies, defenses, etc) until Sauron gathered and changed what he needed.

The paths throughout the island were known by Finrod and his people. Once Sauron learned them, he obscured them in black thorns with toxic properties and other dangerous flora. Wolves and other hostile creatures also roamed the island

The hierarchy of the isle is far smaller and more precise than that of Angband.

There is Sauron of course. There is Thuringwethil his herald and messenger. There are two other Maiar in his service. They are former Maiar of Irmo and Aulë who oversee various projects for Sauron and delegate tasks among the other servants

Note: I am going to make a separate post about Tevildo and his versions

There are a number of orcs who followed him. The orcish population is about one hundred with another fifty rotating.Around three fourths (of the non rotating) are fodder and guards and about twenty five were specifically chosen for their skill in various areas. Five of these are specifically trained to work with the wolves and are among the only ones who can. These are some of the oldest, originally three Avari and two Silvan elves who were captured and turned well before the years of the sun. They are also trained with some of Sauron’s literal pet projects which I will get into in another post:)

Out of the other twenty, five are able to make weapons and other devices, four are scouts, one is a translator, two are far more capable at overseeing construction and expansion, three are captains and five have other areas.

The rest are guards, watchmen, and perform other labor needed to sustain the fortress. This actual labor is similar to that of Angband though on a smaller scale of course.

Much of his larger projects and creations are put on hold or transferred to other Maiar of Angband while he is away from the fortress. He does not have the same resources or facilities here though there is a small bloomery and forge where weapons and other devices are made and mended.

There is not obsidian on the island, one of Sauron’s preferred resources during his time in the service of Morgoth. He still uses small quantities of it to construct his throne upon the isle. It is a formidable, shiny black creation, precise and sharp. He spends less time upon it than Morgoth does upon his own, frequently growing restless. He does sit upon it when he greets Beren’s group.

There is of course a large population of wolves upon the island. I talk a bit about wolves on this post here but essentially I believe there are a number of species including gray and timber wolves which live outside of Angband.

I headcanon that the wolves of Sauron that were the main lupine inhabitants of the island were large descendants and kin of Carcharoth and Draugluin. These are large, silver wolves with a black variant. Their pack dynamics are somewhat different than that of common wolves though of course this is largely due to their raising rather than the species. They are sleek and quiet and highly intelligent.

There is a smaller species, only somewhat bigger than common wolves. They are far more aggressive than the primary wolves of Sauron and it was them who killed and ate most of Beren’s men and that Finrod killed.

As always please feel free to ask more! This is not my best world building post but I will want to do better

[theliterarywolf]

Here’s a List of Shows/Channels/etc. To Get Into if You Need a Distraction Right Now (Part 2)

Because, unlike some sociopathic motherfuckers out there, I recognize the need to disengage from heavy stuff every so often...

SCP Animated - Tales from the Foundation: Out of all the attempts at animated series centering around that most enigmatic of organizations the SCP Foundation, only two of them, in my opinion, have earnest effort put behind them. Note: I said ‘series’ not overall projects. There are several independent films and the like surrounding various SCPs on YouTube that are really well done. Tales from the Foundation is one of the better ones. Centering around several reoccurring characters who work for the Foundation, we are taken through the humor, horror, and tragedy that working for such an organization typically entails. And, honestly, one of the things I like most about this series is how the animation quality has gone from ‘basically an animatic with rough rigging’ to ‘oh, we are just a few steps away from being a fully-fledged show, huh?’ in just under a year.

Lord Bung’s Confinement series: This was the first YouTube animated ‘series’ that I stumbled upon when I was first getting into content relating to the SCP Foundation. However, much like Tales from the Foundation, the series decides to mostly center around an original character and their interactions with SCPs due to working for/with the foundation. In this case, however, we follow Connor who is, himself, an SCP: whenever he is killed (which happens a lot due to the foundation using him to test how deadly other SCPs are), he will reappear alive and well a few seconds after. I personally really like the writing of this series and Connor manages to be an engaging enough character that you yourself get pulled into the mystery of his true origins...

SpookyRice: If you stroll through the remaining horror film enthusiast channels and the like on YouTube, you’ve surely stumbled across channels like Dead Meat that categorize the kills in horror movies. SpookyRice is a channel very similar to Dead Meat (in fact, I thought he was a knock-off when I was first recommended to him) except rather than just categorizing the kills in horror movies, he summarizes and discusses the disturbing content in horror movies, disturbing movies, psychological thrillers, and comics. Admittedly his use of a young Gohan from DBZ without pupils and with a bloody fang is weird, but he’s still pretty funny. WARNING: THE WHOLE ‘DISTURBING CONTENT’ NOTE IS NOT A JOKE HERE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Alex the Honking Bird: Sometimes you just need some cute birds being silly and funny. That’s where the channel Alex the Honking Bird comes around, centering around cockatiels Alex, who has the most adorable honk, and his son Dominic who loves to photobomb and sing his ‘Screm Song’. 

You Suck at Cooking (Yeah, You Totally Suck): As mean as the title of this channel is, the videos do offer a combination of genuine cooking advice and surrealist humor. Basically think a combination of Binging with Babish and How to Basic.

ididathing’s “I Made a Hot Tub for Australian Birds”: Admittedly I haven’t watched any of the other videos on this channel, but this video in particular is a bit of an experience. It has the same humor approach as the You Suck at Cooking channel but this guy takes you on a journey of him building a hot tub bird bath for the birds that come to his backyard to keep them out of his swimming pool and to keep them safe from that cats who sneak into his property. Funny and informative, plus cute birds!

Gobelins: One of the things I do every so often is just go down the rabbit hole of original animated short films on YouTube. Sometimes you get something good, sometimes you get tripe, sometimes you get blatant reposting of other people’s videos -- But one of the steadier channels for this is the YouTube channel for the Gobelins School L’image in Paris. This channel does its best to upload students’ films every year and you get to see drastic differences in styles, writing, composition, etc. A good way to spend a few hours.

[pnwdoodlesreads]

Seattle's largest Hooverville occupied nine acres that are now used to unload container ships west of Qwest Field and the Alaska Viaduct. (Courtesy King County Archives).The failure of Depression-era policies to alleviate unemployment and address the social crisis led to the creation of Hoovervilles, shantytowns that sprang up to house those who had become homeless because of the Great Depression.

The towns were named “Hoovervilles,” because of President Herbert Hoover’s ineffective relief policies. Mass unemployment was rampant among men aged 18–50, and the lack of a social safety net continued to push them down the ladder. By looking at the Vanguard’s news coverage from 1930–1932 and the history of Hooverville written by its self-proclaimed mayor Jesse Jackson, we can see that the creation of Seattle’s Hooverville was due to an ineffective social system and the inability of local politicians to address the Depression’s social crisis.

 Even though these men wanted to care for themselves, the social structure forced them toward charity, a dependent position many unemployed men in Seattle rejected. As a reporter for The Vanguard, the newspaper of Seattle’s unemployed, wrote of one Hooverville resident, “He had a distaste for organized charity-breadlines and flop-houses so he decided to build a shack of his own and be independent.[1]  

This rejection of organized charity was due as much to a desire for independence as to the low quality of the shelter and food on offer. While there was shelter for sleeping, it was often on the ground in damp and unhygienic surroundings, and while charities such as the Salvation Army offered soup kitchens, the food was often barely digestible and contained little to no nutritional value. The creation of a Hooverville in Seattle, then, was due to the lack of social safety net, the desire for self-sufficiency, and the poor quality of Depression-era charity.

 Jesse Jackson, the self-declared mayor of Hooverville, was one of the men who had a strong distaste for organized charity. After finding men that shared this feeling, they decided to do something about it. In recalling the foundation of their Hooverville, Jackson explained,“We immediately took possession of the nine-acre tract of vacant property of the Seattle Port Commission and proceeded to settle down.[2]   Jackson and his friends rounded up whatever they could find and began to create shelters. Seattle city officials were not thrilled about this new development.

In an original attempt to disband these shantytowns and unemployed “jungles”, city officials burned down the entire community, giving the men only seven days’ eviction notice. As The Vanguard argued, this only made the social crisis worse: “If the County Health officer orders the Jungles burned out this year, as he did last year, a large number of men will be thrown upon organized charity, for no very good reason.[3]   Hooverville residents, for their part, were not thwarted by the city’s attempt to disband them. They simply dug deeper embankments for their homes and reestablished the community. Noted The Vanguard, “Meanwhile, new shacks go up everyday, and more and more buildings uptown are empty.[4]    

 In June of 1932 a new administration was elected in Seattle. They decided that the Hooverville would be tolerated until conditions improved. However, they did demand that Hooverville’s men follow a set of rules and elect a commission to enforce these rules in conversation with city officials. Among the city’s new rules was one outlawing women and children from living there, a rule almost always abided by. This agreement between Seattle and its Hooverville improved relations between the two greatly. Businesses that were originally hesitant become friendlier, donating any extra food or building supplies to Hooverville’s residents.

 The Vanguard    drew vivid pictures of the atmosphere of Seattle’s shantytown: “Little groups of men huddled around forlorn fires, ‘boiling-up’ clothes begrimed by their peculiar mode of travel, or cooking food-the worst kind of food… out of smoke-blackened cans these men eat and drink.[5]   While the surroundings were not optimal, Hooverville mayor Jesse Jackson;s more personal portrayal of Hooverville pointed out the resilient nature of residents: “…for the most part they are chin up individuals, travelling through life for the minute steerage.[6]   Either way, Hooverville was growing: very quickly after its original settlement, Jackson noted that Hooverville “…grew to a shanty city of six hundred shacks and one thousand inhabitants.[7]    

 Jackson referred to Hooverville as “…the abode of the forgotten man[8]   His characterization was correct in regards to the men who lived in other jungles or shanty communities around Washington, but not accurate of Seattle’s Hooverville. One Vanguard journalist noted that “Perhaps if some of these Jungles were as conspicuous as Hooverville, the problem of unemployment would be recognized to be really serious by those sheltered dwellers on the hilltops who live in another world.[9]  

The men in the average city jungles were in fact forgotten men. Hooverville, however, was a jungle with power. Wrote sociologist Donald Francis Roy, who lived in the Hooverville as part of his research, “Within the city, and of the city, it functions as a segregated residential area of distinct physical structure, population composition, and social behavior.[10]   Residents were not only to gain community involvement but also a place in the Seattle city board of commissioners. Hooverville was becoming a city of its own.

   A different  Hooverville near 8th Ave S. in 1933 (Courtesy University of Washington Library Digital Collection)

Despite its growing influence in the city, Hooverville was by no means a secure place to live, but a temporary and improvised shantytown. With a backdrop of skyscrapers that boasted of Seattle’s economic might, Hooverville, on the edge of the waterfront, was situated in a location where it stood out completely.

One town member commented on how “The sea appears to be eternally licking its chops in anticipation of swallowing the entire community in one juicy gulp[11]  While Hooverville’s small shacks seemed to suffice for the time being, they were not sturdy homes. Some were lucky enough to contain solid walls built of wood with separate bedrooms inside, while others barely had a wall and ceiling built from flimsy boards. One journalist described Hooverville simply and accurately as “…approximately one thousand shacks, inhabited by about fifteen hundred men, who have discovered how to exist without money.[12]    

 The shantytown consisted of almost all men, aged 18–60, with little to no income. Considering that the majority of Hooverville’s population was older men in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, many historians have been shocked that there weren’t higher death rates. Some observers of the community claimed that the shanty lifestyle provided a stability that actually improved some of the men’s health.

The only variable among these men was race, which was reflected in Hooverville’s elected board of commissioners. As Jackson wrote, “The melting pot of races and nations we had here called for a commission of several races and nations. Two whites, two negroes, and two Filipinos were selected.[13]   As noted before, the Seattle city commissioners did not allow women or children to live in the community. While some floated in and out, they were rarely permanent fixtures.  

 The spirit of these men was their most notable characteristic. Jackson declared that “If President Hoover could walk through the little shanty addition to Seattle bearing his name, he would find that it is not inhabited by a bunch of ne’er do wells, but by one thousand men who are bending every effort to beat back and regain the place in our social system that once was theirs.[14]  

Jackson’s goal was to point out that these men were not lazy, but simple, average, hardworking men who had been failed by the social system. While these men created a community together, Jackson felt that a community sensibility was not the only one in the town: “I would say it is more of an individualistic life, but we do divide up a lot around here, but it is more a settlement of rugged individualist.[15]   One of the traditions of Hooverville was for residents who found a job (a rare event), to ceremoniously give their house, bed, and stove to others still out of work. While the men of the community clearly were used to living their lives independent of others, they still found a way to help those struggling around them.  

 The political structure of Hooverville was based largely around the self-declared mayor Jesse Jackson. While the city did demand that the town create a commission of representatives, Jackson was still looked upon as the voice of Hooverville. Jackson claimed that “mayor” was never a role he sought out, but rather fell into: “I am just a simple person, whose status in life is the same as theirs, trying to do the best I know how to administer in my poor way to their wants.[16]  

The only benefit he received for being the leader of this shantytown was a donated radio from a Seattle company, which he made available to the men by hosting news and entertainment listenings in his shack. While the community seemed to have a substantial political structure, individually Jackson noted that the situation was different. “My honest opinion is that the average working man doesn’t know what he wants in a political way.[17]  

The community’s naïve opinion toward politics might have been the reason why it was so easy for them to look to Jackson to lead of the community. While there were no laws established within Hooverville, there were common rules enforced. Jackson pointed out one example. “You can’t come here and do just what you want. You can’t live alone. You have to respect your neighbor, and your neighbor must respect you.[18]   He noted that troublemakers were not thrown out by the men within Hooverville but by outside authorities.  

 The men in Hooverville did far more to help themselves than any established social and political structures did during the onset of the Depression., but their collective action was often not enough. One Seattle journalist still put it most bleakly by describing the men of Hooverville’s future as “… blacker than the soot on the cans [they eat out of],” while politicians quibbled … “about the exact number of unemployed but do nothing to relieve distress.[19]    

 Lee took this photo June 10, 1937. Close to 1,000 men lived in Seattle's Hooverville. (Courtesy University of Washington Library Digital Collection).

 Many politicians looked away at other, more “important” issues, but it was still noted that there was a crisis of housing taking place. Reported The Vanguard, “According to the report of the Central Housing Committee of the U[nemployed] C[itizens’] L[eague] to the central federation the unemployed are expected to be content with shacks, rookeries hovels in brief, a pig-pen standard of housing.[20]

  Politicians, in some cases, did far more harm then good. For instance, after ordering the burning of Hooverville, Mayor Dole of Seattle proceeded to evict more people out of their homes. He suggested that they obtain temporary, low-quality housing, then move quickly into permanent housing again. Articles in the Vanguard asked, “Just where they were going to find permanent dwellings, when they had no money to pay rent in their previous homes, was not explained.[21]  

This plan was clearly flawed and poorly thought out: “…he was going to see to it that property was protected. Human rights apparently came second.[22]   Mayor Dole claimed he was just upholding the rule of law. However, in a time of economic depression, with hundreds of thousands of American’s struggling to make ends meet, what is the duty of the law? It was established the protect individuals, not persecute them when they are down and out. “All these men ask is a job, and until that job is forthcoming, to be left alone.”[23]

Lessons from Hooverville still have not been learned today. Seattle, in 2009, is currently facing a recession that may be the most serious since the Depression of the 1930s, and a community similar to Hooverville has formed. The current “Nickelsville” is a nod to Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, just as “Hooverville” was a sarcastic nod to President Hoover’s inaction. Additionally, the mission statement on Nickelsville’s website is eerily reminiscent of the Jackson’s description of Hooverville’s founding: “

Nickelsville will keep operating due to the inescapable fact that there are people on the streets with nowhere better to go. They are taking the initiative to organize so they can provide for themselves a basic level of safety and sanitation when their government steadfastly refuses to do so for them.[24]   Sinan Demirel, executive director of the local Seattle shelter R-O-O-T-S, which has supported Nickelsville, referenced the history of tent cities in an interview, saying,  

“Like the Tent Cities that preceded it, Nickelsville is part of a long and proud tradition of homeless persons organizing themselves to provide each other safety and to educate the broader community about their plight.[25]   The leaders of Nickelsville urge its members, as well as the members of the community, to encourage government action to fight homelessness.

If members of the Seattle community do not take action, they might experience a modern-day Hooverville. Demirel noted that, “If it is successful during its next move [in June 2009] in establishing a permanent site and permanent structures, then Nickelsville will join an even prouder tradition, dating back to Seattle’s Hooverville over three quarters of a century ago.[26]   If Seattle does not learn from the example set by Hooverville in the 1930s—that the failure of the social and political system, not individuals, leads to homelessness—it is doomed to allow history to repeat itself.  

[hopeymchope]

Godzilla Singular Point

I came into Singular Point with some trepidation because Godzilla’s history in anime is both very recent and extremely bad. The three anime movies released between 2017 and 2019 are easily the worst work of famed writer Gen Urobuchi and honestly contain more bullshit than I can even get into here. Those movies and this series were both Godzilla anime properties commissioned by Netflix, which didn’t get my hopes up very much. Thankfully, Singular Point is a very different beast from the anime trilogy. One could argue it’s very different from most Godzilla media, actually — at least from my perspective. And I’m still a pretty entry-level fan of Toho’s Big G, all things considered.

Let me just warn you right up front: This smartphone-based virtual assistant is basically the breakout star of the series. 

When you think “Godzilla,” you probably don’t think “incredibly dense sci-fi concepts,” but with the big G’s first-ever anime series, the writers clearly set out to change that perception. Before the first kaiju even appears, the lead characters are plucked from obscurity and dropped into a mystery that involves fourth-dimensional time travel, physical objects that look different from all sides, theoretical math concepts, self-propagating A.I., and a whole lot more. And it’s NEVER made clear how all of it connects to the rampaging kaiju! Although we spend a lot of time investigating a red dust or sand that is very obviously tied to the monsters in SOME way, no one ever makes a connection that explains the relationship. Maybe we’re supposed to wait for a later season to connect the threads... but let’s get into the idea of “another season” later.

I like to think of myself as someone who typically enjoys hard sci-fi, but even with the characters spending loads of time trying to explain the high concepts driving the story, I was never able to fully wrap my head around what was going on in the mystery at the center of GSP. I rewound and rewatched a few explanations, but I still walked away feeling lost. I eventually settled on some vague, loose understandings of most of the ideas mentioned, but those understandings were subject to being ripped apart in subsequent scenes when I was shown or told something completely at odds with what I thought I knew. I can’t say I was ever bored with the thick, dense scientific concepts on offer — trying to find purchase with these far-out ideas kept me glued to the screen — but damn, I sure wish I was able to comprehend them.

What do we want?! DENSE SCIENTIFIC DISCUSSION AND DEBATE! When do we want it?! AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH, TESTING, AND PEER REVIEW!

Another weird thing about this show is that the lead characters remain in separate locations and on separate tracks for the entire duration. We have Yun — a mechanical engineer and programmer who has an amazing grasp on physics and human behavior. And we have Mei — a grad student who is deeply invested in theoretical science, UMAs, cryptids and other far-flung concepts. Both of them are basically geniuses in their fields, and even though they take opposing views of just how flexible reality is, their shared ability to think “outside the box” becomes the crucial component in solving the mystery at the core of the series. Because they don’t even know one another (despite being separated by like, ONE degree), they only ever interact via text messages and behind screen names, which feels pretty damn weird. At least  I immediately liked both of them, with Yun being the standout to me because of how his lowkey reactions to crazy shit generates a lot of humor.

This soundtrack cover LIES; you will never see these characters in a room together like this. 

Alas, we don’t get to know the characters a whole lot beyond what we learned of them in the first two episodes. It’s not long before they’re trapped in a series of complicated exposition dumps, endlessly attempting to explain the high concepts of the show to other characters as well as my dumb ass in the audience. The fact that I liked them in the first couple of episodes carried me through more than half of the show, but I was always hoping to see them share more of themselves or just display more emotion. Anime as a medium excels at emotional storytelling. But despite the major, world-altering events the characters are constantly warning us about, none of them seem to have many emotions about said events. 

Further complicating matters is how, when major events finally occur in this show, they are often kept off-screen. One character shockingly dies, but the portrayal of that death is so piss-poor that I didn’t even realize it’d happened until someone mentioned their death in the next episode. After that vague death, I was particularly sensitive to anything that looked like it might possibly be lethal. Yet a later event that is played up as a tragic, fatal occurrence ends up... fine, somehow? It’s not clear how the character survives, because — even after one of our heroes is left screaming their name in despair as they seemingly die — nobody ever talks about or explains how he’s just fine a couple of scenes later. And near the end of the series, there’s a major transformation that occurs for one of the characters, and we never see it happen nor do we understand HOW it happened. It’s just that suddenly, this character is extremely different due to off-screen reasons that are only vaguely verbalized.

I guess these two really bonded at some point for some reason? And what you are seeing here is literally the height of emotion shown in the entire show.

Even though the overarching story of the series so far pretty clearly wraps up in episode 13, we then get a post-credits tease for a potential second season. So the question becomes: Would I watch that?

Well... Godzilla Singular Point is a series with a lot of issues that kept me at arms’ length from it — tons of extremely confusing dialogue, highly frustrating choices in direction that lead to baffling storytelling, characters who are mostly exposition-dumping — and yet there’s still some foundational work here that I appreciated a lot. When the action occurs, it’s pretty cool/fun. And when urban destruction occurs, it can be awe-inspiring. The human characters, though little-explored, have likable and interesting foundations to them that could be expanded upon. And I didn’t even mention the soundtrack, which features a variety of musical styles combined with the classic Ifukube theme music and an OP that is an absolute banger. (I have a weakness when it comes to music; a good soundtrack can carry me through even the blandest series sometimes.) Even the core idea of centering a Godzilla series around hard science and mathematical concepts is a compelling one, I think! I just hated the execution of it; they went waaaaay too far on poorly explaining incredibly complex, mind-bending concepts for my pea brain to handle it. They spend so much time trying to explain things, yet somehow they never succeeded for me. 

Ultimately, I’d probably give the show another chance. But if I do give another season a chance, it’ll be on probation. I wouldn’t watch the entire season unless I could see within four episodes that they’d definitely improved things.

Would I recommend that anyone watch the series as it currently stands? I mean... not really? I guess if you really dig complex math, hard theoretical science, and/or Toho’s stable of monsters, then maaaaaaaaaaybe give it a shot. But otherwise? Naaaahh. It’s not good enough at anything to make it stand out from the anime crowd. I didn’t hate it like I hated the Godzilla anime films, but Singular Point is still something that both casual viewers and most fans can comfortably ignore for the time being. It’s not a complete disaster, and it’s not without its highlights... but it’s definitely disappointing in my opinion.

OKAYOKAYOKAY, so let’s talk about the kaiju for a bit! 

Below will be SPOILERS revealing all of the kaiju that appear in Godzilla Singular Point and giving my feelings on them. 

Godzilla — It’s interesting to see a version of Godzilla that borrows some ideas from Shin Godzilla. Shin G has been incredibly unique until now, but this Godzilla manages to fold some of Shin’s distinctive aspects in with the more classic/typical versions to build a fun new depiction. Be forewarned that Godzilla doesn’t show up until the series is halfway over, and he doesn’t get a ton of screen time, either. He’s used quite sparingly and kept in hazy settings, often framed from the neck-up when they show him. It’s a little frustrating that they felt the need to shroud him so much, but I respect the fact that whenever Godzilla is shown, the destruction he causes is on a scale far beyond anything that the rest of the kaiju ever do. He is pure devastation. 

Rodan — He’s easily the biological kaiju with the most screen time in Singular Point. Rodan is first introduced as one gigantic pterosaur, but if you’ve seen ANY trailers for this show then you already know that his depiction transitions into an asston of smaller pterosaurs, all of whom are also called “Rodan.” (Apparently the word Rodan is both singular and plural, like the word “buffalo.”) Although he looks kind of cool at first, pretty soon Rodan showing up isn’t special or threatening anymore. Rodan appearances go from “a big goddamn deal” to “some bland background noise” before the series is even 1/3 finished. The design might be a little too far removed from the original for my own taste, but even if I didn’t think that, I wouldn’t be able to care for this Rodan simply because he’s rendered so unimportant and unimpressive.

If you go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise... 

Anguirus — Now check this guy out! Anguirus gets one of the coolest fights in the show and also demonstrates some powers that are well beyond anything we’ve seen him do before. Because he sticks to unpopulated areas, we never see him do much damage to Japan, but he is definitely holding all the attention when he’s on-screen. He’s a highlight for me — a total badass who is very unique in his abilities. And the stated origin for his name is goddamn adorable.

Manda — Yup, Manda is in this series... but I don’t have much to say for him. It seems like the creators of the anime didn’t have much to say about him either. His role amounts to little more than a repeated cameo, and in most of those cameos you only ever see his tail. When we finally see his full body, it’s done so briefly and kept at a distance, leaving me with no real impression. I had to look up his design online and... yup, that sure looks like Manda. Final score: MEEEEHH.

Kumonga — I definitely did not see this appearance coming! Kumonga is much smaller here than you may be used to, but she gets to star in the most suspenseful sequence in the series and easily earns the most exciting cliffhanger moment at the end of an episode. I was utterly glued to the show during her screen time, which comes with a lot of icky twists. Good ones! I honestly like Kumonga here more than I ever have previously.

NEW PHONE WHO DIS

Salunga — Uh, who? This is the one monster that isn’t based on a classic Toho kaiju but instead is a brand-new creation. I suppose that everybody who touches the Toho Kaiju franchise wants to make their own mark on it in some regard. But a big part of the fun of this series for me personally was the anticipation of seeing new interpretations and designs of classic Toho monsters. And so, given that he kind of resembles both Baragon and Gabara, I never stopped wishing they’d just used one of those guys as the basis and namesake. Taken on his own, however? He’s... pretty neat. Not unique or exciting, but solidly above par.  He resembles a cross between a lizard/dinosaur and an ape, plus his head has some nifty coloration. 

Our Jaguar!

Jet Jaguar — I guess Jet Jaguar isn’t exactly a kaiju in the traditional sense because he’s a Giant Robot. However, if you want to consider him one, then I wager he probably gets even more screen time than Rodan! We meet him almost immediately when the series begins. Initially an odd pilot-driven robot that was constructed at the whim of a quirky old factory-owner with too much disposable income, Jet Jaguar grows and changes over the course of the show, ultimately undergoing a transition in episode 7 that makes him pretty damn impossible to dislike. In fact, I utterly adored him by then. This is definitely the best Jet Jaguar I’ve ever seen. His design is recognizably similar to the original yet utterly distinct, too. Like many of the other kaiju here, he’s not nearly as big as he was when he was first introduced to the movies, but his size is ideal for battling the smaller-scale monsters that we spend most of the series on.

[dweemeister]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

In American animation outside of Disney, no other studio inspires as much reverence as Warner Bros. The Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes shorts precipitated into worldwide recognition for those series’ stock characters. Despite this success, Warner Bros. did not release an animated feature until the musical Gay Purr-ee (1962), in association with United Productions of America (UPA). Animators at Warner Bros. from the 1930-1960s knew they were not making high art, nor were they pretending to. Warners, since the 1930s arguably the most financially stable of the major Hollywood studios, has historically seen little need to bankroll animated features. With that in mind, it might come as less of a shock that Warner Bros.’ first in-house animated feature is Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm’s Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Originally intended as a direct-to-home media release, Mask of the Phantasm – based on and made by the production team behind Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) – transcends those modest intentions. It is among of the best superhero films ever made.

In the wake of Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), Batman: The Animated Series, unlike Burton’s efforts, affords time to characterize Bruce Wayne rather than surrendering ample screentime to thinly-written but scene-stealing villains. For that and many other reasons including the looming, vertical art deco-inspired production design of Gotham City; the distinctive and moodiness of its black paper backgrounds; and its balance of dark and lighter tones, BTAS remains a high-water mark among Batman fans – perhaps the best adaptation of the character there is. Mask of the Phantasm builds upon that foundation, in addition to crafting its own unique contribution within the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). As tired as origin stories are, Mask of the Phantasm is part-origin story for the Dark Knight – something largely avoided in BTAS – and somehow integrated here without distracting from the present-day scenes. Rarely is any Batman media a character study of Bruce Wayne, but Mask of the Phantasm proves itself a wonderful exception.

One evening, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) attempts to stop a gaggle of gangsters led by Chuckie Sol (Dick Miller) from laundering counterfeit money from a casino. Amid the scrum, Sol escapes from Batman, but immediately confronts a shadowy figure later known as the “Phantasm” in the parking garage – Sol dies in the confrontation. Batman receives the blame for the killing and the concurrent property destruction from Gotham City Councilman Arthur Reeves (Hart Bochner), who just so happened to be profiting from Sol’s racket. Across the film, Bruce reminisces about his courtship with Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany), their breakup, and the lead-up to the creation of his Batman alter-ego. Juxtaposing Bruce’s past and present, we see how he channels his regrets and profound loss into being Batman. The past haunts him still, overhanging the high roofs of Wayne Manor and the ledges of Gotham’s skyscrapers. Back in the present day, the Phantasm has murdered another crime boss; a third murder involves the Joker (Mark Hamill), initiating an emotional dénouement that, because of the intricacies of motivation that the film develops, elevates the film beyond what might otherwise be sloppy storytelling.

The dramatis personae also includes crime boss Salvatore “The Wheezer” Valestra (Abe Vigoda); Andrea’s father, Carl Beaumont (Stacy Keach); the Wayne family butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.); GCPD Commissioner James Gordon (Bob Hastings); and GCPD Det. Harvey Bullock (Robert Costanzo).

The screenplay by Alan Burnett (producer and writer on various DC Comics films and Hanna-Barbera productions), Paul Dini (head writer on BTAS and Superman: The Animated Series), Martin Pasko (a longtime DC Comics writer), and Michael Reaves (head writer on BTAS and 1994-1996’s Gargoyles) keep the film’s attention on Batman/Bruce Wayne, despite the introduction of various subplots and Joker – whose somewhat-questionable presence might seem to indicate a project going off the rails. Shadow of the Phantasm’s placement of flashbacks stems the awkwardness that Joker’s inclusion brings, assuring that the film stays grounded into Batman’s psychology. In past Bruce we see a charming young man with time, money, and looks to spare. His romantic side with Andrea is an element of his life, one that connects – inevitably, tangentially – to the trauma his parents’ murder. His most personal motivations – that which a younger Andrea could never see, and privy to only Alfred – are stuck in the past, circulating around that childhood loss.

The occasional reflections from Bruce Wayne on what his life has become make Mask of the Phantasm the most introspective piece within the BTAS continuity, freed from the constraints and expectations inherent of episodic television. No BTAS episode forces its eponymous character to confront himself to such extents. What Bruce Wayne and Batman have become in the present-day treads perilously close not to his style of vigilante corrective justice, but vengeance. The tragic paradox that lies at the heart of this tension is the soul of the Batman mythos. Anyone with the most basic understanding of who Bruce Wayne/Batman and the Joker are will at least have a glimmer of understanding of that paradox. This portrait of what Batman stands for is more maturely handled than any of the twentieth century live-action Batman films, and with less sensational filmmaking than Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder could produce. But with the film’s screenplay and Kevin Conroy’s iconic voice acting as the Caped Crusader, it becomes an inquest into Bruce Wayne’s tortured soul.

If Mask of the Phantasm ran longer than its seventy-eight-minute runtime, Andrea Beaumont, too, might also have received similar character development as Bruce Wayne here. Even within those seventy-eight minutes, Andrea – with a great assist from Dana Delany’s voice acting (Delany so impressed Bruce Timm here that she was given the role of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series) – is a nevertheless fascinating character. In a cruel irony, her ultimate role in Mask of the Phantasm is to be an incidental mirror to the violence that occurs in this film. Her decision is not an imposition, whether conscious or unconscious, from someone else, but hers and hers alone.

In this drama fit for opera, this Batman occupies a world of operatic proportions. The background and character animation are not as pristine as the best examples of BTAS due to some scattered bits of animation outsourcing. The animation of BTAS might seem stiff and janky to modern viewers expecting Flash hand-drawn animation or hand-drawn/CGI hybrids. However, Mask of the Phantasm retains the gravity-defying art deco of the animated series that somehow does not clash with the ‘90s-influenced and futuristic elements it integrates. Its primary inspirations are of film noir and the Metropolis seen in the Fleischer Studios’ Superman series of short films (1941-1943). The black paper backgrounds provide Gotham’s street corners and rooftops a nocturnal menace, immersing the viewer into the city’s seediness.

Composer Shirley Walker (orchestrator on 1979’s The Black Stallion, conductor and orchestrator on 1989’s Batman) was one of the few women composers in Hollywood at the turn of the twentieth into the twenty-first century. A pianist (she played with the San Francisco Symphony as a soloist while still in high school) who studied music composition at San Francisco State University, Walker would later become one of the first female film score composers to receive a solo credit for composing the music in John Carpenter’s Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992). But it is her work in the DCAU that distinguishes her – of particular note is her arrangement of Danny Elfman’s theme to 1989’s Batman for BTAS and a wholly original main theme for Superman: The Animated Series. Though Walker could adjust her style to suit a more synthetic sound, she specialized in composing grand orchestral cues. That style was apparent in BTAS and is adapted here from the opening titles (the lyrics here are actually gibberish and are the names of Walker’s music department sung backwards). The foreboding brass and string unison lines seem to reverberate off the animation’s skyscraper-filled backgrounds. Numerous passages in Walker’s score, as if taking hints from Richard Wagner, elect not to resolve to the tonic – setting up scenes where tension escalates alongside the music, forestalling the dramatic and musical release.

One stunning exception to Walker’s ominous, atmospheric score is the gentle cue “First Love”, an interplay between solo oboe and synthesizer. Bruce’s flashbacks are not only a balm to the grimness of his present situation, but a musical reprieve from the intensity of the action scoring. That Walker can navigate between such differing moods exemplifies her compositional dexterity and overall musical excellence. Walker, who cited Mask of the Phantasm as her personal favorite composition for any film or television production, was one of the DCAU’s greatest under-heralded contributors. And how I wish she was given more chances to score different sorts of films.

Warner Bros.’ last-minute reversal on Mask of the Phantasm’s release strategy – abandoning the direct-to-home media debut for a theatrical release – meant minimal marketing for a low-budget film that made barely a dent at the box office. The film’s home media release would more than make up for the film’s theatrical release failure. Upon the success of BTAS and the critical acclaim lavished on Mask of the Phantasm, Warner Bros. kept the DCAU on television for another thirteen years, with infrequent direct-to-home media movie releases as recent as 2019.

For numerous DC Comics fans, the DCAU is an aesthetic and narrative touchstone. The limited animation is sublime for this period in animation history. In addition, one will overhear fans remaking that a certain superhero’s definitive portrayal might be thanks to the DCAU. The superhero benefitting the most from the DCAU’s characterization and storytelling is unquestionably Batman. And justifiably so, as Mask of the Phantasm shows due respect for Batman and Bruce Wayne – what molded them and how each persona intertwines with the other. The mythos behind any superhero is found not in fight scenes. Instead, it resides in the psychology and rationalizations that forces a person to directly confront another’s wickedness. Mask of the Phantasm realizes that such confrontations test Batman/Bruce Wayne’s remaining vestiges of humanity, and braves to ask moral questions that too many figures of superhero media would rather not think about.

My rating: 8.5/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found in the “Ratings system” page on my blog (as of July 1, 2020, tumblr is not permitting certain posts with links to appear on tag pages, so I cannot provide the URL).

For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.

[mfkinanaa]

SUN IN CANCER.

Cancer: Cardinal Water       

Ruler: The Moon

Keywords: Nurturing, Enclosing, Protecting, Intuiting

Functional Expression: sensitive, emotional intelligence, nurturing, psychic, family oriented, empathetic, reliable.

Dysfunctional Expression: hyper-sensitive, overly emotional, extreme selfishness, fearful, overprotective, smothering.

Emotionally Active.

Born with the Sun in Cancer, you are likely to be motivated by the urge to establish emotional connectedness with others, and then take action to nourish, support and protect them.

Cancer is a Water sign, and so, concerned with emotions, intuition, imagination and the psyche.It is also a Cardinal sign, implying the need to act. Within the realm of emotion, Cancerians are likely to be actively engaged. The emotional ties that bind to those closest are of primary concern. For this reason, Cancer is strongly associated with family and domestic life.

Home is the natural domain for those with the Sun in Cancer, for it is here that they are in their strength. Home life is especially important, and Cancerians often need to feel safe and secure within a loving home environment in order to feel at ease.

Therefore, the home needs to be as calm and serene as possible, for the home environment acts almost like the shell of the crab, protecting what is soft and vulnerable on the inside from the harshness of the outer world.

For this reason, Cancerians will spend a lot of time getting the home ‘just right’.A calm home life is necessary for emotional equilibrium. From this foundation, they can then project themselves out into the world.

When the Cancerian is happy at home, they can then become a source of great nourishment and delight. They make great hosts and entertainers, and enjoy nothing more than taking care of the ones they love through good food, rapport and empathetic conversation.

Many excellent cooks are born under this sign. Anything connected to the hospitality industry them well. Providing nourishment is a concrete way of taking action around emotional needs. This allows those with the Sun in Cancer to feel a sense of purpose.

Although Cancer is concerned with action, they often tend to move through vacillation and side-stepping. They may avoid direct moves until external circumstances feel favourable or ‘right’.

In this way, they have much in common with their celestial namesake – The Crab. On the outside, they appear tough, hardened or impenetrable, capable of a formidable tenacity. But underneath, they are typically soft and sensitive as can be, protecting their vulnerabilities from the harshness of the outer world.

Cancerians often come at problems sideways in the attempt to avoid being hurt.

Home and Family Life.

Cancerians usually feel deeply connected – for better or for worse – to their family of origin or those they consider close to heart. These strong connections mean Cancers often feel personally responsible for the well-being of others. This becomes both a blessing and a curse.

On the upside, Cancerians can be especially warm, loving and devoted. They enjoy taking care of others. On the downside, they may feel themselves overly responsible for others’ wellbeing, and project too much onto others, or based on what they feel loved ones “should” do.

Cancerians have a tendency to involve themselves in the emotional lives of others. In doing so they can lose sight of their own needs. As they become less in touch with their own individuality, they become increasingly moody and erratic.

At times, they can be clannish and crabby. They tend to react at the slightest trigger, feeling themselves in the middle of situations that may, in reality, have very little to do with them.

This can be both draining and dysfunctional, as it creates feelings of obligation and guilt that are difficult to resolve. Learning to separate from feelings of emotional responsibility is a key life lesson for many Cancerian individuals.

They must recognize that their need to be needed may not be the same need that others have, and must learn to hold back – staying focussed on their own lives. Assuming responsibility for what is not theirs to take on means that Cancerians have a way of making unwelcome intrusions into others lives, creating turmoil where they really want peace.

Learning to recognize when ‘good advice’ and emotional involvement is not wanted is important but will take time.

In these ways, the home and family are both a source of strength and the shell those with the Sun in Cancer must outgrow. The need to experience a warm, safe and nurturing home life is paramount. It is imperative for Cancerians to create the right kind of living circumstances to feel calm, serene and connected to other people.

Yet leaving the safety of home is also necessary if they are to make their mark on the world. As a Cardinal sign, they are usually not satisfied unless they are creating an impact in the world. To do this they must first establish a stable base, and then get out of their comfort zone by leaving it. Cancerians can, at times, avoid the challenges of the outside world by staying indoors. This keeps them emotionally stuck.

Remembering What is Past.

This sign is connected to memory and the things of the past. Cancerians like to surround themselves with objects that have emotional resonance, or remind them of what they have done.

Those born with the Sun in Cancer often prefer what is vintage, hand-made or antique to what is shiny and new. They tend to value objects and experiences that evoke emotional depth. They may collect trinkets and mementos, keeping these stored away for years.

In this way, Cancerians may lose themselves in figments and memories. At a deep inner level, they may refuse to let go. Holding onto the past function can be a way to resist letting go of emotional experiences. They enjoy losing themselves in the memory of what is comfortable and known.

On another level, Cancer is connected to continuity and tradition. Cancerians love to reminisce and retell stories from the past. Yet on the down-side, they can become enmeshed in the nostalgia, and quickly lose perspective.

This problem is especially activated around family members, bringing up past hurst or disappointments instead of moving on. Cancerians can find themselves feeling responsible for how others choose to be, and becoming overly focussed on trying to ‘fix’ what is no longer relevant.

Emotional upsets flow thick and fast when Cancerians try to act based on their own perceptions of how others should think and feel. They may then find themselves on the receiving end of resentment when this attempt to assume responsibility is not wanted.

Vivid Imaginations.

Cancers are often gifted with vivid imaginations. This tendency to imagine should be acknowledged and developed. For many with the Sun in Cancer there can be creative and artistic talents that need an outlet. This can range from creating in the kitchen to design around the home. It may be expressed building homes and properties, or creating a business from scratch.

Cancerians have a way of tuning in to what others need, and then employing their active imaginations to bring it into form. Many excellent writers are born under this sign, displaying an intuitive ability to tune in to what the public wants and needs.

Other Cancerians have an uncanny sense of business timing, knowing when and where to act. Many tycoons are born to this sign, and Cancerians often have a particular business flair. The ability to imagine realistic yet original outcomes is a powerful trait, and one Cancerians can draw upon easily.

Their active imaginations and intuitive responses mean they tend to ���pick up’ on new ideas all the time. Then the natural impulse to take action coupled with capacity to sense what others need means they are in an excellent position to act at the right time and place.

When Cancerians employ their sense perceptions with some degree of objectivity they can be especially insightful. They can respond to passing impressions with uncanny precision and accuracy.

Cancer is a deeply sensitive sign, so that learning to listen to an internal and rhythmic sense of timing is most important. Feelings tend to ebb and flow like the tides. Accepting this is fundamental for their well-being.

As Cancerians learn to distinguish intuitive perceptions over emotional projections, they find their niche in life. Through their imaginations, they can ‘see’ a perfect solution or way forward that will meet the immediate need in their own as well as other’s lives.

When the imagination is denied, or instead allowed to run riot, it can lead to all sorts of toxic situations. Cancerians can also use their emotional sensitivity and powerful imaginations to apparently ‘interact’ with the world outside them, imagine what they believe is going on, and then decide not to participate. Then that famed Cancerian imagination works against them.

The propensity to imagine the worst means they can come to very inaccurate conclusions, and feel hurt by situations that may not even have occurred. Reliving past emotional hurts and upsets can take precedence over what is actually happening now.

Cancerians then become the emotional casualties of all sorts of imagined slights and social grievances that become excuses for not leaving the comfort of home. This then leads to an emotional disconnection from others, which is the opposite of what they truly seek.

Sun in Cancer: Your Solar Journey.

With the Sun in Cancer you are gifted with extraordinary emotional and intuitive insight. This can be turned to your advantage by taking action to support and foster those you hold dear, or to develop projects that you wish to get off the ground. Acknowledging your sensitivity and imagination provides you with highly effective tools.

Although you are likely to respect continuity and stability in your emotional life, you must also remember to let go of the past. Tendencies to attempt to assume responsibility for others emotional needs should be kept in check, or you will notice resentment from those you care most deeply about. With your finely tuned intuition and concern for other’s needs, you are often the most caring and family-oriented of souls. In the end your sensitivity to others is both your blessing and philosophical curse.

[shangakarkumardas]

Summary upon Computer Science and Information Technology

The Computer is a man-made electronic programmable robot meant to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic and systematic operations. Here, we are giving a summary of Computer Science and Information Technology which has covered every one the essentials of computers.

The Computer is a man-made electronic programmable robot meant to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic and systematic operations. Here, we are giving a summary of Computer Science and Information Technology which has covered every one the essentials of computers.

Computer science focuses almost creating programs and applications, though recommend technology focuses concerning using computer systems and network IT professionals in addition to campaigning a dogfight as data analysts, computer preserve specialists, and data scientists

Information Technology (IT) is a broader showground that encompasses Computer Science and even programming. So can be both easier or harder. IT courses or majors tend to be broader but shallower than CS courses or majors tend narrower but deeper in that particular place.

Programming language theory and formal methods:

Programming language theory is a branch of computer science that deals with the design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of programming languages and their individual features. It falls within the discipline of computer science, both depending on considering quotation to and affecting mathematics, software engineering, and linguistics. It is an alert research place, following numerous dedicated academic journals. Formal methods are a particular subsequent to-door to of mathematically based technique for the specification, go ahead and statement of software and hardware systems. The use of formal methods for software and hardware design is motivated by the expectation that, as in supplementary engineering disciplines, the theater takeover mathematical analysis can contribute to the reliability and robustness of a design. They form an important educational underpinning for software engineering, especially where safety or security is operating. Formal methods are a useful integrate with crime to software investigation past them in the future happening avoid errors and can with meet the expense of a framework for breakdown. For industrial use, tool preserve is required. However, the tall cost of using formal methods means that they are usually without help used in the get on your nerves of high-integrity and dynamism-necessary systems, where safety or security is of utmost importance. Formal methods are best described as the application of a fairly wide variety of speculative computer science nitty-gritty, in particular logic calculi, formal languages, android theory, and program semantics, but then type systems and algebraic data types to problems in software and hardware specification and publication.

Computer Systems Computational and systems processes:

Artificial severity (AI) aims to or is required to synthesize set sights on-orientated processes such as encumbrance-solving, decision-making, environmental getting used to, learning, and communication found in humans and animals. From its origins in cybernetics and in the Dartmouth Conference (1956), precious height research has been necessarily gnashing your teeth-disciplinary, drawing in description to areas of finishing such as applied mathematics, symbolic logic, semiotics, electrical engineering, philosophy of mind, neuropsychology, and social intelligence. AI is allied in the expertly-liked mind when robotic touch ahead, but the main auditorium of practical application has been as an embedded component in areas of software influence to the front, which require computational concord. The starting reduction in the late 1940s was Alan Turing's investigation "Can computers think? And the ask remains effectively unanswered, although the Turing test is yet used to assess computer output almost the scale of human intensity. But the automation of evaluative and predictive tasks has been increasingly wealthy as performing for human monitoring and charity in domains of computer application involving rarefied genuine-world data.

Computer visualization and graphics:

Computer graphics and visualization. Computer graphics is the scrutinize of digital visual contents and involves the synthesis and exploitation of image data. Psychotherapy is related to many added fields in computer science, including computer vision, image incline, and computational geometry, and is heavily applied in the fields of special effects and video games.

Sound and Image processing: Information can publicize you will the form of images, hermetic, video, or substitute multimedia. Bits of mention can be streamed via signals. Its processing is the central notion of informatics, the European view up for computing, which studies recommendation giving out algorithms independently of the type of opinion carrier - whether it is electrical, mechanical, or biological. This arena plays important role in flavor theory, telecommunications, warn engineering and has applications in medical image computing and speech synthesis, in the middle of others. What is the lower bound going around for the air unwell of sudden Fourier transform algorithms? is one of the unsolved problems in conservatory computer science. Academia: Conferences are important behavior for computer science research. During these conferences, researchers from the public and private sectors proficiency their recent feint and meet. Unlike in most new academic fields, in computer science, the prestige of conference papers is again that of journal publications. One proposed relation for this is the unexpected build taking place of this relatively new field requires terse evaluation and distribution of results, a task improved handled by conferences than by journals. Software engineering: Software engineering is the chemical analysis of designing, implementing, and modifying the software in order to ensure it is of tall feel, affordable, maintainable, and hasty to fabricate. It is reasoned access to software design, involving the application of engineering practices to software. Software engineering deals as soon as the organizing and analyzing of software, it doesn't just treaty with the foundation or build of accumulation software, but its internal conformity and child support. For example, software investigation, systems engineering, highly developed debt, and software exaggerate processes. Anything: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's, George Boole's, Alan Turing's, Claude Shannon's, and Samuel Morse's eagerness: there are unaccompanied two objects that a computer has to concur moreover in order to represent "all" All the auspices of approximately any computable shackle can be represented using by yourself 0 and 1 (or any added bistable pair that can flip-flop in the middle of two easily distinguishable states, such as "an apropos the order of/off", "magnetized/demagnetized", "high-voltage/low-voltage", etc.).

Concurrent, parallel, and distributed computing:

Concurrency is a property of systems in which several computations are executing simultaneously, and potentially interacting once each appendage.[48] A number of mathematical models have been developed for general concurrent computation, including Petra nets, process calculi, and the Parallel Random Access Machine model.[49] When fused computers are linked in a network through using concurrency, this is known as a distributed system. Computers within that distributed system have their own private memory, and reference can be exchanged to achieve common goals.

Information theory:

Information theory, a neighboring door connected to probability and statistics, is associated with the quantification of opinion. This was developed by Claude Shannon to locate fundamental limits regarding signal doling out operations such as compressing data and going not far afield off from for the order of reliably storing and communicating data. Coding theory is the scrutiny of the properties of codes (systems for converting hint from one form to other) and their fitness for a specific application. Codes are used for data compression, cryptography, error detection and correction, and more recently than for network coding. Codes are studied for the strived for of designing efficient and adroitly-behaved data transmission methods.

Note:

The opening of punched cards into the adjunct engine was important, not unaccompanied as a more convenient form of control than the drums, or because programs could now be of unconditional extent, and could be stored and repeated without the problem of introducing errors in setting the robot by hand; it was important as well as because it served to crystallize Babbage's feeling that he had invented something in reality totaling, something much more than a following calculating robot." Bruce Collier, 1970. See the entry "Computer science" concerning Wikiquote for the records of this suggestion. The word "anything" is written in reference marks because there are things that computers cannot reach. One example is: to unadulterate the question if an arbitrary unadulterated computer program will eventually finish or run forever (the Halting problem).

See the entry "Computer science" concerning Wiki quote for the records of this suggestion. The word "anything" is written in reference marks because there are things that computers cannot reach. One example is: to unadulterated, the question of an arbitrary unadulterated computer program will eventually finish or run forever (the Broken problem)

[ojpovkjopsk]

I’ve been all eyes watching for you

I’ve been all eyes watching for you. Now the time nike air max thea atomic pink has come for complete openness. Take a little time to answer the calls. It was an art, and like all arts it demanded mastery, discipline, study. From time to time Elena raised her long, arrow-like eyelashes to look at me, and gazed long and intently as though she recognize me. I may never see my home again, nor my old wife. Both were imprisoned. Perhaps he had himself a wife and child,—perhaps he felt that, were he in the young man’s case, he would do just so for his sister. At least this room has walls. “How would I know? Ask her septon. If ever he went back to Westeros to claim his birthright, he would have all the gold of Casterly Rock to make good on his promises. “For mercy’s sake, don’t wake her! But she’s very worn, poor darling! We’re very anxious about her. Ages: Currently grades 1 5. Thanks to everyone showing concern for everyone involved. In 1939 her last film "Yip Yip Yipee" was released. On Sunday, April 17, in Mills Hall of the Mosse Humanities Building. Seeing that I was noticing his fretful expression and frowning brows, he put his hand to his head papuci de casa din pasla and said:. 8 and a 4 2 Calgary win on Dec. ‘I know why you are here. My old maester insisted it was a sign of sickness, yet the boy was otherwise as strong as a young bull. Meereenese was harder; its roots were Valyrian as well, but the tree had been grafted onto the harsh, ugly tongue of Old Ghis. And there is no evidence that Muslim countries like Morocco are actively trying to over the world or force Americans to submit to Shariah law. “But listen, only listen,” I began again, catching at a straw; “this can all be arranged differently, quite differently; you need not go away from the house. They all looked distressed,—leaving all that was dear to them behind, to be put under the hammer, for the property of the highest bidder. In this May 10, 2015, photo, nike air max thea atomic pink Pak Sin Hyok, 16, a student of the Pyongyang University of Fine Art, poses with his unfinished water color painting of trees in Moranbong or Moran catalog cercei aur turcia Hill, in Pyongyang, North Korea. An internal bleed inside the head occurs when the brain gets shocked inside the skull. Her cheeks grew warm, flushed. He got 14 outs on the ground, just three in the kimono long femme grande taille air and struck out four while scattering five hits all singles over seven innings.. And if you were among her many friends and relatives, you could not escape her thirst to learn everything about you. 1 Tim. Axell Florent smiled. So once again she turned her back upon the distant hill and closed her ears to the song of flight and freedom that the duci alkalmi ruha wind sang as it played amongst the hill’s stony ridges. “And you’re always like that, Katya! You’re always suspecting me of something bad . I am to blame, too. And when a man in a blue-and-gold tokar began to speak of Harghaz the Hero, a freedman behind him shoved him to the floor. But where else can you go? Adele is harder to escape than Mister Softee, and shares a certain stickiness.. They both accuse San Francisco based Wells Fargo of violating the Fair Housing Act by so called reverse redlining targeting black neighborhoods for predatory lending. The place allotted the females was a little close, filthy room, perhaps eight or ten feet square, filled with cotton within two or three feet of the top of the room, except the space directly under the hatchway door. Each fan has a 3 pin connector on it, which you'll connect to the aforementioned fan cables. In the 1940s, he saw that fashion was getting younger. JW: Hmm. After building up to a frenzy, Collins would stomp the pedal and kick out from the fade, segueing into a pleasant jangley acoustic song or two. All the men like Holly. duci alkalmi ruha The morning soon began to dawn; and that morning I shall never forget. Never. Now, if the inhabitants of a given neighborhood charge themselves with the care to see that no families are separated in this whirl of auctioneering, one would fancy that they could have very little else to do. Show her in at once when she arrives. Professor Stowe called on the magistrate who had authenticated her papers, and inquired whether they were not sufficient to protect her. I left that to Imelda Marcos, the original shoe freak.. He casquette ny kaki mère suffered a concussion and broken nose in the fight.. Easily". Quartermain passed those tests weeks after the near miss, Gibson said.. The room was cold. The once confident, outgoing and independent trader was now grasping for outside advice from a variety of newsletters and other resources. Yet the lawyer for the defence coolly remarks that “murder had been manufactured out of what was ordinary domestic discipline.” Are we to understand that beating feeble old women on the head, in this manner, is a specimen of ordinary domestic discipline in Charleston? What would have been said if any anti-slavery newspaper at the North had made such an assertion as this? Yet the Charleston Courier reports this statement without comment or denial. On the May long weekend, the club hiked for three days in Wells Gray Provincial Park, hitting places seldom seen by people. “Nellie’s only just fallen asleep, poor little thing!” she whispered to me hurriedly. "I never got to sack him when I was in college," said Lions nose tackle Mic'hael Brooks, who played at East Carolina when Cato was at Marshall. The Indian Premier League rolled into Bangalore on Sunday, with a crucial night game between the home side and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is known for its packed house during IPL games. I told Katya about that and she is in complete sympathy with Bezmygin.. This leads to limping and an aching, tired or burning pain in the affected muscles during exercise and walking that disappears after several minutes of rest. This one was sent for, and gave orders that the rider be brought to the Blue Graces. I am like to be a head on a spike.. How can Betamethasone and clioquinol cream and ointment affect other medicines?This nike sb prod x medicine is not known to affect other medicines. Others include ?fin,? meaning lame or wack; ?vejjo,? slang for vegetarian; ?polish,? or impress; ?piece,? meaning cellphone and ?jug,? which refers to a 40 ounce beer. It is similar to how one might sense the shape of a shadowy objectstanding in front of you by panning one headleft mustang női cipő árgép and right towatch how the silhouette changes; altogether your brain perceives the shape of the object. And bizarrely considering the pressure, the Hereford keeper, like Charnock, wasn't really tested on the evening.. Charles was awarded All Florida honors for those accomplishments. He hugged me, and became confidential, mysteriously confidential about a career, connexions, marriages, money; I couldn’t understand a lot of it. Those too old or young to be of use had been cast into the streets, along with the infirm and the crippled. 2. Of course, we all f up, we make mistakes. In collaboration with the Braden Aboud Foundation, he purchased 800 pairs of Nikes and 800 pairs of socks. Hispanic Heritage Month Lottery Spangler Science Optimum Wellness Buddy Check9 Proctor's Garden Magnify Money Moms Recipes Medina Alert 9Line Schedule Space News Fix This Entertainment Tonight SuperScan Share This Senior Source More Features Colorado and Company Vote Now Leader of the Year Oscars 9Teachers Who Care Next with Kyle Clark Colorado Guide Colorado Music TD Jakes Ways to Save Thankful Santa Norad Grammys 9Who Care About TV Listings Contact News Team Jobs Internships Digital Marketing Solutions Advertise with Us More.