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Listing of the 100 most popular mobile games on JIG
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Here is our massive walkthrough guide for Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers
! Everything you need to get through the game is here, including a lot of spoilers, so proceed at your own risk.
For millions of time management and simulation fans, the opening is unmistakable: a ragtag, desperate group of people fleeing the volcanic destruction of their home wash ashore on the mysterious island of Isola, a place of wonder and magic. With that prologue began one of the most popular and best-selling village sims of all time, Virtual Villagers. Now available for all iOS devices is that very first adventure, Virtual Villagers: Origins, lovingly designed by Last Day of Work.
Things are getting weird. ... well, weird-ER in the popular escape series by Rusty Lake. You find yourself in an old mill full of strange machinery that isn't working, and a lot of secrets too. Though some puzzles aren't as intuitive as you may like, the plot takes unexpected directions, and things are just as creepy and startling as ever.
Pine Studio serves up a short but rock-worthy escape in your browser or free on iOS and Android as you try to find your way out of a cozy, abandoned little concert venue. But with a soundtrack this catchy, will you be able to resist air-guitaring long enough to escape?
Egypt got you down? Zombies trashing your tulips in the Wild West? We've got some help for you in our strategy guide for Plants vs Zombies 2, Popcap's popular free-to-play tower defense game for iOS and Android!
The enemies are getting smarter and smarter these days. No longer are they following a set trail heading right for your kingdom. Oh no, this time they are coming from below. Thankfully your kingdom is even sneakier and has found out their plan ahead of time in this free defense game for Android and iOS!
Called in to investigate a murder of a very familiar looking young woman, a hunt for evidence in a strange house leads you on an unexpected and surreal adventure in this next big installment of Rusty Lake's wildly popular point-and-click series, also free for Android and iOS!
Explore deeply layered fantasy landscapes, encounter boss battles and intriguing characters, discover treasure chests and secret coves, upgrade armor and weapons, level up and and everything else you'd want to find in an epic RPG platforming adventure. The on screen controls make your journey all the more enjoyable for a classic gaming feel. Any nostalgic cravings you had for your favorite games of old will be satisfied as you are the hero and your quest is great. Keep that sword handy and your magic prepped; who knows what danger lurks beyond those gates? You'll soon find out!
On's beloved GROW games come to Android for free, with iOS and PC on the way, in this adorable game where the order in which you play the panels you're given influences the growth and layout of the park. The twist? With 150 characters to uncover and unlock with various solutions, the "right" answer isn't the only one!
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Last Day of Work loves virtual sims. I mean seriously loves them, at least according to their lead designer. And, well, their product line, which includes the massively popular Virtual Villagers series. For those of us who love messing with the lives of little virtual people without all that faffing about on an island, Last Day of Work created Virtual Families, a game which featured the animated people without the exploding volcanoes. Now they've come out with the sequel to that fabulous game, Virtual Families 2: Our Dream House, which deepens the gameplay of the original in new and interesting ways, and all for your handy portable iOS device!
The creators of Grisly Manor bring another beautiful but easy point-and-click puzzle adventure to your iOS. Your Grandmother, once a great adventurer/archaeologist, sends you off to complete the journey she was never able to make, to a place where the seasons are at your fingertips. Low on challenge but big on style and user-friendliness, it's the perfect way to relax and get a little adventuring in all in one go.
These two escape games from Rusty Lake are the start of a chilling new series. It begins in Seasons, as you travel through your memories inside a quiet house with its share of secrets, and continues to the deceptively serene fishing cabin of The Lake. These strikingly surreal games are also free for iOS and Android, and with more to come, an extremely promising start.
Also available on mobile devices, OZDY takes you under da sea for an adorable physics puzzle game where you need to reunite baby sea creatures with their parents, though with moving platforms, wrecking balls, switches, buttons that make you shrink or grow and more, it's trickier than you think!
Do you like cats? Do you wish you could take them everywhere? Now you can, in this simple, addictive sim, free for iOS and Android, where you place food and toys outside for cats to come and play with, and then take photos of them and buy more toys. Unlock all the rare cats and befriend them for special achievements!
It's dungeon delving, hands-off!... mostly! Your party moves, slays, and loots by themselves in this idle action game as they descend through randomly generated dungeons, but you can help them kill monsters and heal by clicking on them, equipping their treasure, and unlocking more places to hunt. Also free for Android and iOS!
Atomas is a simple but beautiful free puzzle game for your iOS where you combine elements to create larger ones around a circular board by choosing where to place the elements you're given, and the signs to match up identical ones.
You wake up confused and disoriented in a locked shed, and soon find yourself trapped in a valley of dark magic and strange creatures in this classic styled horror adventure for iOS and Android. Who are you and how did you get there? The picture on the wall may be a clue, but you'll need to conquer fearsome creatures and malevolent spirits if you want to escape.
In a world where space travel is common, unfortunately so are space disasters. A ship goes down on a desolate moon, killing all but one crew member. This lone survivor is desperate for some human contact. Somehow you pick up the astronaut's signal and end up helping Taylor make crucial decisions through the worst day of their life in this thrilling sci-fi narrative for iOS.
Rusty Lake returns with another of their popular unsettling and surreal escape games, also free for iOS and Android. You find yourself in a box, surrounded by a strange mish-mash of items, and to get out, you'll need to solve a variety of puzzles that will force you to think outside the box.
Also free for iOS and Android, in this latest dark and surreal escape game from Cube Escape: Seasons developers Rusty Lake, you find yourself in a small and lonely apartment full of unfinished paintings and some unexpected secrets...
Ilmfinity delivers a rough-around-the-edges but still ridiculously entertaining Pokemon-alike RPG adventure that offers a massive amount of gameplay for a puny price for iOS. In a world where Evokers can tame and train powerful creatures known as Creo, you set out to find your missing father and discover the truth behind a shadowy organization that's pushing for genetic modification.
It's here! The next chapter in the captivating virtual island village sim is available to download. The follow-up to the monumentally successful Virtual Villagers game keeps the same formula as the original but adds all new puzzles, events, collectibles and more. It's the perfect follow-up to one of the most amazing casual games ever released.
Send your heroes on bold quests to reap crafting materials for you... and then sell them in your shop in this mercantile mélange of elements from several different genres, free for Android and still being added to with new content!
You've attracted the attention of a curious person calling themselves The Craftsman, and if you can prove yourself, you'll discover that there's far more to the world than meets the eye in this enormous, captivating puzzle adventure from Fireproof Games that will keep you hooked all the way through.
Virtual Villagers is back, and we're so excited we couldn't wait until the weekend to tell you! With Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City, the surprisingly addictive real-time simulation game sticks with its proven formula and makes a few minor tweaks to freshen up gameplay. With new secrets to uncover, new technologies, real-time weather effects and a whole new island to explore, Virtual Villagers 3 has all the ingredients that made the first games so compelling, plus more.
After you are mistakenly contacted by a blood-mage, you decide to join her on her quest in this fantasy themed text adventure. Travel with Arika in real time as she plots revenge against those who killed her parents. Your choices will determine whether she succeeds or fails in her quest in this game for iOS and Apple Watch.
Fairune is an action-puzzle RPG adventure much like the world where it is set: a place where illusion is reality and three spirit icons have gone missing, unlocking an evil scourge that generates monsters all over the realms. It looks like something you've played before yet eliminates hack'n'slash style combat in favor of solving puzzles. Instead of fighting, just walk over monsters and make your way across a maze-like retro environment, gathering the items you need to open new pathways until your ultimate goal: a showdown with three powerful bosses that will either end in victory or crushing defeat.
Also free for Android and iOS, Kotorinosu serves up another sleek and elegant escape game playable in the banner on their site. Though it may look like your ordinary trendy apartment, this place hides more secrets and puzzles than it seems!
From the makers of 7 Little Words and Red Herring, Monkey Wrench is a word search puzzle where you've got to find the words among the hexagonal grid of letters. The monkey wrench in the process is that you don't get a list of words to find, you've got to figure that out yourself! You'll go bananas for this free iOS puzzle that's easy to learn, tricky to play, and hard to put down.
Max and Anne are two very different young people, but they've both found themselves at the same college in the same student housing. Your choices will determine their lives, grades, and even their love-life in this funny, light-hearted, and addictive visual novel simulation!
It should be the easiest job in the world, watching the security cameras at night at a pizzeria with a group of animatronic critters. But with a limited power supply and a growing sense of unease, surviving til dawn will take nerves of steel and fast reflexes in this jump-scare-filled indie horror game.
2010's hit addictive RPG roguelike is back and bigger than ever! Descend into an enormous dungeon filled with treasure that gets deadlier as you go... but who put it there, and why? With a robust crafting system and simple to pick up gameplay, The Enchanted Cave 2 will keep you happily grinding for quite some time.
When you woke up this morning, what was your biggest problem? Bedhead? That homework you forgot to do? Or what about that bomb someone surgically implanted in your chest after kidnapping you while you slept to force you to play "a game" with them? Gameday Inc delivers a flawed but incredibly slick little Android title that mixes fantastically cheesy thriller storytelling with some solid puzzles to make a memorable free escape title well worth checking out.
The Room is a thoroughly intriguing, point-and-click style 3D puzzle adventure centered around a single box that is built on immense imagination. The sheer wealth of puzzles contained within will hold you engaged for hours. Beautiful visuals and clever puzzles invite continued exploration and discovery. Besides the large amount of entertainment it contains, The Room has the happy side effect of making you feel fortunate to possess the means to play it.
Challenging adventure wrapped up in an atmospheric and portable package is what we have been looking for, and what Glitch Games has delivered in spades. Immerse yourself into the world of Forever Lost Episode 1 and enjoy the escaping fun!
Help Lumi find her grandpa in this beautiful puzzle adventure game. During your search you will meet and help the quirky inhabitants of Lumino City. Solve puzzles, and fix machines in the mechanical town, while searching for anyone with information on who might have kidnapped the town handyman.
It sounded like a simple heist... get into the old abandoned house, steal anything of value, and get out. But you're not alone in the dark, and something is very unhappy you've intruded. Explore an eerie house full of randomly generated treasure, grab what you need, and get out before you're caught, making use of ghostly eyes to see through the sight of the thing hunting you.
When a car overturns one rainy night after being accosted by a terrifying apparition, a young girl finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere, and to find her way home she'll need to deal with hostile spirits and confounding puzzles in this action adventure also available for iOS and Android.
Slice, grate, carve and fry your way to the top of the culinary food chain with the wave of a finger in this time management-heavy cooking sim app that's so addictive, it has to contain MSG. Once you know the basics, there's an easy pick-up-and-play style that will compel you to sneak a few days' work in between classes, during lunch breaks, before bed, whenever.
Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers is a brilliant addition to the genre and ramps up everything that is fun about the series. The puzzles are tougher as are the challenges, which is a good thing for those who love this series of village sims. The story has a darker, more sinister edge as you explore what the destruction and grief have done to the original inhabitants of Isola. There's much to love and recommend in this fantastic new adventure. Go explore!
Always looking for the lighthouse to give him peace, our little hero is distraught one night to find the peaceful wave of light is gone. Then the next night shares the same darkness. Not only is this a death sentence to the ships sailing at night but the one who is supposed to keep the lighthouse running is his beloved grandfather. Sailing out to the island our hero finds two things, his grandfather's hat and a deep hole in the ground which he promptly falls into. When your head is bigger than your body and more round than a bowling ball there's more use to it than just making you look adorable and soon our hero is rolling around trying to find what is Beneath the Lighthouse, a free action/avoidance game for Android and iOS from Nitrome.
The world of creativity games continues to expand, but this time it's on mobile devices! Growtopia, a combined effort from Robot Wants developer Hamumu and Dungeon Scroll creator Robinson Technologies, strips out a lot of the complexities often found in creativity games like Minecraft or Terraria, allowing you to build and decorate your own little world that goes wherever your mobile device goes. Bored on the bus? Growtopia! Don't wanna listen to your boss droning on? Growtopia! Entire evening free? GROWTOPIA!
A woman sits in front of a camera in a police station, interviewed seven different times about the disappearance of her husband. In front of you, you have access to the full archive of clips, searchable with keywords, and it's up to you to discover the whole truth in this inventive and engrossing indie interactive mystery narrative, also available on iOS!
Who says you need to be a hero to get treasure? In this addictive, simple RPG/sim-lite iOS game, heroes flock to your tavern as long as you have their favourite soda on tap, and then can be sent into the nearby dungeon to farm treasure and gold for upgrades. With completely free gameplay and endless battles with the dimension mechanic, Soda Dungeon is a streamlined RPG experience for your pocket.
Here is a full scale escape-the-room adventure made (near) perfect by Kotorinosu's skillful design. Inexplicably locked inside these space age surroundings, with no narrative or changing cursor to guide you, you're left to your observational skills and ability to make connections between clues, using objects (repeatedly) to break through multiple locks until you are free. It's lengthy enough and challenging enough to hold you captive for most the afternoon, both in frustration and delight.
Kero Blaster has arrived! The sidescrolling platform shooter by Studio Pixel looks simple and sweet on the surface, but the difficulty is cranked up high enough to give your reflexes an honest workout. As janitor for the teleporter manufacturer Cat & Frog, your job is to venture out into the dangerous world to fix the company's broken machines. No sweeping or actual repairing involved, just shooting and trying to stay alive!
In this fast-paced arcade indie platformer, also available for iOS and soon for Android, you're falling down a well filled with all manner of strange creatures and treasure. Your only weapon? A pair of gunboots, of course. Downwell marries simple to pick up mechanics with hard to master gameplay for an addictive experience filled with power-ups, upgrades, unlockables, and more. What's at the bottom?
Build a civilization on your Android and carefully manage resource flows to earn a spot on the leaderboard in androdan's no-frills, geek-friendly free simulation.
Chances are you've seen variations on this simple puzzle game before, where you slide pieces around a board to try to clear a path for one of them, but in David Tzur's version, you'll need to take into account that all the pieces move at once in the same direction until they run into something!
We Create Stuff and Armor Games takes their popular and beautifully simple puzzle game to the iOS with entirely new levels. Dismantle 3D structures by pushing, pulling, and twisting the individual pieces until you find just the right configuration to let it all slide apart. Elegant, clean, and polished to a mirror finish, Interlocked for your mobile device is exactly the sort of simple, casually engaging and clever puzzle game we'd love to see more of.
Who needs a real doctor when you can give Dr. Payne a call? The unconventional surgeon "simulation" series from Adult Swim is back, retooled for mobile devices and featuring some new devices, new patients, and plenty of medical drama. Amateur Surgeon 3: Tag Team Trauma sticks you in the operating room with tools like a stapler, a pizza cutter, a chainsaw, and some crazy-cool healing gel. Using your, uh, medical knowhow, you'll patch up patient after patient with the greatest of ease!
It's time to travel back to Isola! Yes, that magical island paradise with the odd wildlife and mysterious ruins is back in Virtual Villagers 4: The Tree of Life, the latest installment in the Virtual Villagers casual sim series by Last Day of Work. The powerhouse of the field, the game by which all other village simulations are measured, is back to delve deeper into the secrets of the island!
The story line to AlPixel's free indie adventure game seems rather simple. You go out for a late night walk to help you sleep only to find yourself being sucked into an alien world. You need to solve puzzles to start the machine that pulled you out of your world. But as long as you're there you might as well explore a new culture, and learn a new language if you're up for the challenge.
Kitty minions, go forth and fight! In Battle Cats from PONOS, you control legions of tall cats, chubby cats, flying cats, cows (which aren't cats), and plenty of other cute warriors whose sole purpose is to defend their base from legions of tiny stickmen, hippos, snakes and other bad guys. It's a familiar combat-oriented defense set-up we've seen before, but there's so much lovable style poured into this game, you can't help but to play until the wee hours of the morning, pitting cartoon cat against cartoon cat.
Describing Blendoku, a mobile puzzle game from Lonely Few, is simple: it's sudoku with colors. Blendoku is such an intuitive game that reading about its mechanics will take longer than grasping them through experience. Puzzle freaks are advised stop reading now and gobble up this colorful and satisfying gem. Everyone else, read on for all the convincing you'll need!
In FireRabbit's unique blend of a hidden object search with an escape-the-room game, you begin with a task list in hand, a garage full of parts and tools, and a classic American muscle car in need of some loving attention. And since it's available on most mobile devices, you can play this "fix'em up and drive away" project almost anywhere wheels will take you.
Sixteen clues need to be sorted into four groups. No, it's not Only Connect... but it's close! Red Herring is a word-sorting puzzle where you've got to divide the tiles into four clusters of related items, the last of which always holds the devious red herrings whose only connection is that they don't connect to anything! It's a tricky challenge avoiding the false paths to find a solution, but multiple difficulty levels make this mobile delight accessible to all levels of puzzlers.
Harebrained Schemes improves on their hit indie strategy RPG with a return to the magic and cyberpunk world all chummers know and love. You and your friend Monika were supposed to be on a simple job, but suddenly you find yourself with a big target on your back, and tasked with leading a group of veterans who neither know nor trust you... but maybe you can change all that, and save the world, too.
Funny, smart, and unexpectedly deep, this matchmaking simulation for iOS and Android starring real life drag queen Kitty Powers has all the right sass and charm, celebrating the wonderful weirdness of life. You'll need to be attentive and perceptive to match your eccentric clients to likely romantic partners and follow them on dates to try to make magic happen, with a ton of unlockable content and no in-app purchases whatsoever!
The frantic action mining sensation is back... and bursting at the seams with plenty of all-new features! Untold riches, gleaming crystals and ancient artifacts are yours to discover!
Doodle God, Doodle God, does whatever a Doodle God does, clicks some elements, combines them all, which makes new ones, and creates the world, HEY THERE!
You should be a Doodle God! Give this relaxing puzzle game a try and unlock your full Doodle Godly potential. And yes, I enjoy saying Doodle God.
A puzzle game about information and how it gets from point A to point Z. Click and drag to create shimmering strands of info that crisscross space, from transmitting circles to receiving squares. Bonus points for more efficient webs of connections.
New to the iPad world is the tower defense game we all love to love, Kingdom Rush HD
from Ironhide Games, a port of Kingdom Rush for browsers released not too long ago. The team had a bit of a problem when an unauthorized clone appeared on the iTunes App Store weeks before release. The knockoff was spotted and eventually removed (whew), leaving space for this excellent port of an already excellent game to wow and surprise gamers in the iOS device realm!
An engaging mix of Fishy and Katamari Damacy, Dingo Games' Tasty Blue, the latest in their Tasty Planet series, has you chomping your way up the food chain from krill to continents. It's the kind of mindful destruction that's best in short bursts, but definitely something worth sinking your teeth into.
JoyBits' newest incarnation of their mobile spin on the Doodle God element-creating puzzle game series comes to your browser, with flashier visuals and quests, though some frustrating ads and a slew of (optional) in-game purchases may not win everyone over.
CastleMine from Mugshot Games combines tower defense with a little bit of old fashioned digging. Instead of mapping out mazes for creeps to crawl through or building balloon things on green green grass, you get to dig underground one block at a time. Uncover extra gold deposits, additional resources, or even nests of enemies as you attempt to defend your castle from the threat from below.
Gorgeous, funny, and packed with wickedly devious levels, this is one iOS/Android game you won't want to put down. Play as an itty-bitty thief and his ferret companion as you point-and-click your way through beautifully designed stages and chapters, each with their own unique story and setup, to rob from the buttheads and give to yourself... or those who need it more.
Master the art of coding with your trusty Hackpad in this ambitious puzzle game, free for Android! Design an AI robot, write games and share them with others, and even save the world in story mode.
Aptly named puzzle game Stacko has you making stacks of colored disks to match the target shown each level. But things aren't as simple as just dropping these blocks on top of each other. Instead you must careful let them hop down and using their movements to stack each other.
Acting as a prequel to beloved atmospheric browser simulation A Dark Room, this roguelike adventure for iOS sends you across a hostile wasteland, where hunger and thirst are constant companions and death is just the beginning...
In Bloons Monkey City you go behind the scenes to train, upgrade, and build a city for your monkey army to inhabit all while working toward one goal: Retake your land from the evil Bloons. Use your tower defense skills to fight back the enemy all while managing your town in order to grow your forces.
From the clever creativity of Gam.eBB, the maker of the Dismantlement series, Room Escape [Secret Code] is the type of game all escape-the-room enthusiasts crave. This aesthetically pleasing little room boosts plenty of details to explore and lots of puzzles to solve. Best of all, it can be played on your mobile device so you can have fun anywhere you want to go with it.
Kairo is a first person puzzle adventure game from Richard Perrin, creator of The White Chamber. Set in a minimalist, somewhat abstract world of temples and stones, floating pathways and mysterious mechanisms, you'll be given no clues as to what you need to do to complete the game. Instead, you'll wander through room after room, using your keen powers of observation to figure out where the puzzles are and how to solve them. It's a game design choice rarely seen since the days of Myst, and it brings with it a satisfying gaming experience that has become increasingly rare in the age of tutorials and online cheat codes.
Alan Probe is back! In the new sequel to the popular surgery simulation game that we all fell in love with back in 2008, the good people at Adult Swim have come up with something gorier, more excessive, and far more satisfying than any of us could have ever hoped for.
Kairosoft's latest free simulation for your Android device might have a weird idea of just what being a landlord entails, but darned if it isn't addictive. Build your apartment complex from the ground up, enticing new tenants and enriching their lives to help them grow and succeed. See your people become successful from the cradle to old age and compete in a variety of categories to have the best apartment around in this colourful, casual sim.
Phileas Fogg has made a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days, and as his faithful valet Passepartout, it's your job to see that he succeeds, be it by airship, train, automobile, or... mechanical horse? A rollicking alternative history simulation adventure with deep lore and tons of replay value for your iOS.
Baby it's cold outside, but with your Little Inferno fireplace, you can stay warm and entertained forever... as long as you don't run out of things to burn. The Tomorrow Corporation brings a unique, quirky, and gorgeously addictive indie game that's part physics puzzle, and part adventure, all without leaving your hearth. Who really needs the world outdoors anyway? What could it possibly have to offer... ?
Kingdom Rush has returned! Ironhide Game Studio has released an official sequel to the tower defense game that stole our free time (and social lives) back in 2011. Kingdom Rush Frontiers is built on the same basic defense skeleton that made the first game so spectacular, only now there's more of it! It's Kingdom Rush, and you know it's going to be amazing, so get to playing!
Addictive arcade action is back, as you match tiles while running through infinite dungeons and sailing across a bizarre sea! Earn and unlock monsters for your crew to provide bonuses, bring new characters aboard to upgrade your equipment, and much more in this great indie game for your computer, or iOS and Android!
It's a beautiful day outside, but you're stuck in a work room, and even once you manage to unlock the door, that isn't the end of things in this gorgeous escape game from Pine Studio that's also free for Android and iOS!
Making games is hard. But playing a game about making games is anything but. Game Dev Story is a lighthearted sim that's lets you run your very own game development studio, doing everything from negotiating licensing deals with console makers to choosing the genre and theme of the games you're going to make. It's the type of game that you pick up to play for a few minutes before realizing that a few hours have already passed. Fixing bugs in a game has never been so fun.
When Amanita Design's Samorost or Machinarium meets a smart, non-formulatic hidden object game, The Tiny Bang Story is the beautiful result. A point-and-click puzzle game at heart, this charming release from Colibri Games will hook you from the start, keeping your eyes busy and your cursor mobile from the opening screen all the way to the very end. It's a stunning and very memorable game that will make you wish more games followed its careful design concepts.
The appeal of this charming escape game from the always cleverly inventive Kotorinosu, like the Russian nesting dolls it's named after, is in its many layers and surprises held within. As an all new edition of a previously released browser game, here you'll encounter fun new puzzles and a completely revamped visual design, with one of the most intuitive UIs a mobile escape game could ever hope for.
Returning from school abroad in France, your new life in America is hard to get used to... there's the local bully who's the only person(s) you know, the kids you're just getting to know, and, oh, the person who had your locker before you seems to have vanished under mysterious circumstances. Find out why, or find friends and romance in this LGBTQ-friendly visual novel episodic adventure for iOS and Android!
A quick guide for Beginners on Clash of Clans and a guide to remind the Basics of the game to Elder players. Learn the main targets of your units and how to deploy them.
Between all the gunfights and giant monsters and backflips, people sometimes forget that Square-Enix's iconic heroine Lara Croft is actually really, really smart, and in this gorgeous turn-based puzzle game for iOS and Android, you'll need more brains than brawn to best giant spiders, stalking salamanders, ancient mechanisms, and more.
Van Helsing had it all wrong... who needs stakes when you can use explosives? Click to manipulate the environment and detonate bombs that turn vampires into ash in this simple but fun physics puzzle game, also free for iOS and Android.
From NimbleBit, the creators of Tiny Tower, comes the next game that's going to occupy bite-sized pieces of your time for the next several months. Pocket Planes is the team's latest offering in the casual simulation department, putting you in charge of airports and passengers, planes and people, and challenging you to make it all run smoothly and swiftly so you can, well, do it all on a much bigger scale. It's the perfect formula for a "just one more level" kind of game, and if you were one of the many souls who fell victim to Tiny Tower's amazing level of addictiveness, Pocket Planes might just hook you twice as hard.
Good news, clockwatchers! The sun is setting and it's time to go home. The problem? Your ride, the elevator, isn't working. So poke around the office, find clues and helpful objects, and drag them into action in this quick, fun escape from Afro-Ninja. The neatly rendered visuals and perfectly casual puzzles equal a quick payday of fun.
You can't help but smile when you make these monkeys happy in Pencil Kids' wonderfully interactive point-and-click puzzle game. In each stage, figure out what will make the weepy-eyed simian dance in glee. This means using objects creatively, solving puzzles and even completing a few arcade-type mini-games. Finish all 15 stages to be treated to a coin collecting adventure bonus level. But the joy on those adorable faces is what makes the effort worth it.
When you're dealing with some serious villainy, you need someone strong, smart, brave, and clever... too bad all we have are these two weirdoes. Snipe and upgrade your way through over sixty missions in this polished puzzle-like physics sniping shooter!
Monument Valley is a creative puzzle game that looks like something Wonderputt developer Reece Millidge would create and plays like Echochrome (or BOXGAME, if you like), even though it's made by ustwo, the developer of Whale Trail. Set in a surreal world of shapes and tricky perspectives, you control Ida as she ventures from level to level, walking on walls and twisting platforms as she tries to figure out where she's at and what the heck is going on in this dreamlike world.
Joe is back to finish up what was started in the second episode of this fantastic point-and- click adventure. With the fate of humanity on his shoulders, Joe needs you to help him travel through time to find answers on how to prevent the human race from going extinct.
KYY Games picks up the developer mantle this time for the sequel to the beloved tabletop parody RPG for iOS and Android. Create characters and then lead them on an adventure with Dungeon Master at the ready as you deal with the Paper Knight, whose disgust with your preferred edition of game has lead him to become your greatest villain! The sequel remains faithful to the original with trying on a few new concepts to flesh out the addictive gameplay.
If you're looking for a game that's sure to give you a challenge, yet is simple to learn, look no further. You must draw lines in such a way to get the two colored dots to touch. Puzzle your way through hundreds of levels one line at a time.
As a crafty little puzzle game by Two Lives Left, Cargo-Bot's premise is simple: program a robotic crane to rearrange crates so they look like the arrangement at the top of the screen. The method by which you do so is similar to our old favorite Light-Bot 2.0: drag and drop instructions on and off the four command bars on the left until you've got something good, then hit the play button at the bottom to see how she runs. The clever and brainteasing puzzles, adorably minimalistic soundtrack, and clear yet non-distracting graphics are more than worth the price of admission alone (it'd have to be, the app is free), but what really
makes Cargo-Bot special is that it's the first game ever to hit the App Store that bears the distinction of having been created entirely on an iPad using Codea.
The best mobile games are the ones that make us feel smart, are easy to play in short bursts of time, and look better than a Renaissance painting. IQ Mission from Yummy Factory is one such game, taking the very recognizable set-up of a brain training game and turning it into a spy-based series of missions around the world. On a quest for pieces of a map, you'll travel from Rapa Nui to London to Monte Carlo, solving a series of themed logic games with difficulty levels ranging from "no duh" to "...HELP!!!".
The Silent Age: Episode One from House on Fire is built like a classic point-and-click adventure game. It goes to extreme lengths to keep everything as crisp and minimalist as possible, reducing the controls to quick taps and pouring on massive amounts of attention-getting atmospheric details using just a few sound effects and some subtle gradients. But it's that stark simplicity that makes The Silent Age such a fetching game, one that will have you eagerly awaiting future installments!

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one pasadena photo posted every day from the beautiful crown city. join me on my journey!
Beautiful mountain view. I like it.
Wow...It doesn't even look like you're above San Gabriel Valley. It's beautiful, the last time I went hiking all I got was a view of smog =/
It's sort of eerie. Almost as though the San Gabriel Valley has been swallowed up and you are standing at the edge of the world.
Very nice Skywatch capture!!!Well done!!Greetings from Holland
Glad you like it Regina.Smog is always part of the equation in LA County I guess, eh Laughing Boy? Sad but true.Antjas, it certainly was surreal to be up there above the clouds!Eric, thanks for visiting all the way from the Netherlands!
Wow! this must be really something to see in person.
It's glorious, Ben.
Hi there..I love the mountains framing the sky.. doing some quick catching up on Sky Watch and visiting your lovely blog as I have just returned...cheers.
Love that marine air - keeps things cool when you can get it, eh? Ours came back to Seattle last night after too long away. Happy SWF!
Lily, it was very surreal to be sure.Petrea, thanks for the comment as usual!Island, thanks for stopping by!Karen, I'm learning how much of a blessing the cool air can be.
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Calm down and de-stress after a long day of work, studying, or just sort of generally existing. We’re all about reading comics here, though, admittedly, it can be tough to bring physical comic books with you wherever you go. Recently, someone asked us how we choose apps for reading comics online and we didn’t have an answer for it.
We dove into the world wide web and did some massive research on what good comic apps are out there and how to find them. With the hand site we’ve linked below (called AppGrooves), we were able to create a base of good apps and start figuring out exactly what things to consider when choosing a good app.
As a result, we’ve compiled a list of three key tips you should most definitely keep in mind in order to select the perfect app for you – whatever your preferences may be. Check it out!
Reading Comics for Free
If you’re on a tight budget, you may wish to begin your comics journey by exploring what free content currently exists. Many apps offer comics that have zero charges involved – as long as you’re willing to view an ad or two. Still, these apps will not distract you from enjoying some of your favorite reads, and they certainly won’t charge you anything..
On the other hand, if you’re worried that relying on free materials only will limit what you can read, just take a peek into the world of apps that offer reading services free of charge; there’s a wealth of content out there. It’s even possible to get With some apps, you may even have the ability to download content in PDF form, so you can read with or without wifi.
For those who want to stay up to date on the latest developments (no subscription required), pick an app that lets you log into Reddit to get the news you want. This strategy lets you read comics online; even receive recommendations for more traditional books you may enjoy.
If you want to choose a comic channel that’s right for you, you’ll need to consider a few factors first. First, you should find an app that caters to your tastes. For example, if you like superhero comics in a contemporary setting, Comic Extra, comiXology, or ReadComicOnline might be your best options.
Brand affiliation is another important factor. If you’re a fan of Walking Dead, Batman, or Injustice 2, you’ll want an app that has all the latest releases, not to mention some older classics.
Or, if the quality of the content you read is of most important to you, make sure to pick an app that offers ratings, reviews, and comments by other fans. This way, you’ll be able to find an online outlet that you can trust in the long run.
Learn About Comics
Next, assess how much you actually know about comics and the comic industry. If you’re at the very beginning of your comic journey, you might want to familiarize yourself with the genres out there. Horror, western, detective stories, sci-fi mysteries are all topics that are considered integral to comics as a whole.
If you want to better understand comics in general and the influence they have on society, choose an app that will keep you up-to-date on all the breaking news about comics. Be the first to know about all new printed releases, reviews, ratings, films, and more – all based on your favorite comics.
And, if you’re feeling adventurous, you may want to try drawing a comic book – or perhaps just a comic in general – to get a feel for what it’s like to be in the business. This will help you appreciate the art-form more than ever.
It’s our hope that now you know a little bit more about the app-selection process. More specifically, how to choose an app in the realm of comic books that give you all the access you need to your favorite form of entertainment. Don’t just pick apps blindly – know exactly what you want and get it; it’s that simple!


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Summary: I needed a card that would be able to connect three monitors (1x 27", 2x 24") while running on the highest settings for the games I play. I play games such as Tomb Raider, Guild Wars 2, Starcraft 2, League of Legends, Max Payne 3, Payday, etc. Runs great, beautiful performance and no problems whatsoever. I haven't even gotten the chance to overclock the graphics card and everything is still flawless. Love this card!
Summary: Upgrading from a GTX 260 I found there is nothing this card won't handle. I have an IBM 930 @ 3.8 MHZ and this card doubled the graphics speed. The PCI 2.0 didn't hinder it and it rocks converting DVDs at 6 min per. I am extremely happy with the card and the price as the next higher card was $100 more for the same performance (GTX 670). Can't get better for the money. P.S. The card runs at 30 deg Celsius even when stressed.
Summary: Holy **** Came from an AMD platform with A8-3850 and AMD 6570 HD in dual graphics. Played things like WoW and LoL just fine. Loaded Hawken and it was not what i would consider playable (under 20 fps at 1080 or 720). Seemed ok for Batman AC (1080 but most things turned down medium or high).
Summary: This graphics card from msi is not the stonger in the actual market but for the price and performance to me is excellent,with 2 fans I think that keep a better work and temperature than the more expensive Evga kind(with one fan)
Summary: This is my second MSI Geforce 660. I just rebuilt my computer and wanted to run two in SLI. The MSI guys know what they are doing. The first one has need running for a year with out any issue. The OC isn't affecting my temps in the case. The graphics are amazing and smooth on my 42 inch screen.
Summary: First Motherboard had issues and bricked during update process! This is not sellers fault and falls more on MSI as I understand this happens a lot on this board. 4 stars because board was sold as new but MSI said it is refurbed. This may be due to duplicate serial numbers in MSI datatbase. Video card is working great! Recommend this seller for MSI products.
Summary: I started out with a single, upgrading from msi gtx 560ti, and it was amazing, it took almost anything on max, max payne 3, cs-go, was maxed out and doing well over 60fps. Then i got another now that the price is down and it rules gaming, crysis 3 is now maxed out with aa, same thing with batman arkham city, high physx 1080p!

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We show an unusual presentation of a schwannoma that was located in the ungual bed of the left great toe. The clinical, color Doppler ultrasound imaging, and histologic findings are shown to illustrate the case. This type of neurogenic tumor and the ultrasound presurgical imaging support should be considered when dealing with subungual tumors of the foot.
The soleal sling may be a site of tibial nerve entrapment. Objective diagnosis of this syndrome is difficult with current nerve conduction study techniques, magnetic resonance imaging, and neurosensory testing. Diagnostic ultrasound is ideally suited to visualize the tibial nerve statically and dynamically as it enters the soleal sling, thus making an objective diagnosis of soleal sling impingement much easier.

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Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices
Learning to predict the outcomes of actions happens through two separate cognitive processes. Though distinct, it is frequently difficult to tell which scheme an individual is executing at any given instance.
A new study by the Neurobiology of Action lab implements a novel experimental approach that untangles the two, and pins down how a specific brain structure represents the various features involved in the decision making process.
Read the full story here.
Section of a mouse brain that was labeled with green fluorescence. The highlighted areas express a molecule that allows scientists to control the activity of the neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex. Image credit: Rui Costa & Thomas Akam.


The Irish Harp โ From the 17th Century to the Present
Date: Wed. October 09, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm
7454 W. Balmoral Avenue
About this event:
Chicago native Aislinn Gagliardi, AKA the Irish Harp Diva, is a traditional Irish and classical harpist. This program will include both old and new traditional Irish dance tunes and slow airs, as well as the music of 17th century harper Turlough O'Carolan. Come listen and learn more about the music and the harp from this centuries-old culture. All ages.
This program is sponsored by the Women's History Committee.


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Photographed by: Pixel Pro Photography, Malaysia
The Tales of Evening Shoot and Outdoor Location
One windy afternoon, the sun is setting and it is witnessed by millions of people with great emotions and intensity of observation to see the spectacular sunset. It seems something made to be different and unique here in Teluk Intan Riverside, the sunset seems to be slower and more dramatic, it is, as if, created to be watched, sinking slowly as it descend below western horizon at the end of the day. The sunset, the glow of brilliant lights, and display of color in the sky at this time of the day is absolutely perfection.
Once again, I would like to share my ideas with the world, using pictures to stand for it. This is to share reality and show the best and good things in life. To the pictures itself, can make your own thoughts and my feelings visible to share with you and my site is like a chest to store my thoughts and ideas. Of course, I can tell a lot of things by looking at the photographs alone, eventhough photographs can speaks for itself, the author can simply fill up the missing part of it.
A photographer of Malaysia, Alex Chan took this shot to remind us of the magic of this day. He described the experience as a ‘’defined spiritual’’ that although, it lasts only handful of minutes is already enough. To view and took shots of sunset is silently doing nothing, just being in the silence of focusing the camera. You would ever think that photographing a sunset would be pretty easy? Just point your camera at the setting sun to get the beautiful sunset shots? Choosing the right subject is also crucial because to create a beautiful photograph is to choose beautiful subject. This may be great to watch, with some other interesting elements in the shot. Let’s get started!
The boat sailing into the sunset. Sailing daily in the afternoons and at sunset, is truly memorable.
A perfect day for indeed, a relaxing and rejuvenating simple pleasures that provides calmness for our soul. This is a place surrounded by trees and the river itself paint picturesque scenery.
The nature’s power of beauty is mesmerizing. The beauty of the sunset.To see a scene like these is pretty mandatory. For me, it is beyond description.
The shore begins to glow as the sky changes colors.
The fisherman’s shadow is a wonderful scenery. .
A stunning time of day to sit along the shores. This is a glorious time for family bonding.
A site not to be missed, the most photographed and visited part where you can view a beautiful sunset. The good thing about the location itself is free for the taking, and the destination that you can pull- over anywhere.
A quiet moment that you would be best cherished for a lifetime, calm mind and a peaceful spirit. Watching the sun slowly sink into the water is a magic moment to be shared with the one you love. The colorful sunset create a romantic setting that is truly special.
You can see the sun wheel as it communicates the motion upon descending.
When the sun goes down, the beautiful reflections of quiet water is beyond price. Watching the bright light transform into vibrant yellow and oranges and then, fade into reds and light blue with colors reflecting the water.
The sun’s apparent descent below western horizon at the end of the day.
The most very dramatic and quiet setting. A place not to be missed.
Your sweet journey doesn’t end here. Look for a beautiful place to be relaxed and stress-free. Perhaps, seeing a sunset like this is not a rare sight, but when you do get to see one, you stop and admire the inspiring scene. I love these sunset photos. I felt that these scenes makes me feel at ease, peace to value life and the breathtaking view will remain forever in my memory.
Alex Chan waited for hours for these sunset scene. These stunning sunset scenery photographs were all taken in Malaysia. He was able to capture in his camera the majestic combination of night, day and shadows. The process is to show the sunset as his master’s work of photography. The distinction by itself, and a choice for anyone who needs to escape the pressures of life.
Thank you for sharing your photos with me. Thank you Pixel Pro Photography, Malaysia.
Copyright All rights reserved. No part of my work may be reproduced, photocopying, and recording any information storage without any written permission from the author.


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- Pettigrew, S.
- Consumption and the Ideal Life.
- Journal of Research for Consumers, 2005, Vol. 9, 1 - 8
- English (Australia, Canada, UK, USA)
Eligible for inclusion in findings archive
- No, no valid measure of happiness used.

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Lisa A. Schimmenti and June de la Cruz contributed equally to this work.
Article first published online: 24 SEP 2002
Copyright © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Volume 116A, Issue 3, pages 215–221, 30 January 2003
How to Cite
Schimmenti, L. A., de la Cruz, J., Lewis, R. A., Karkera, J.D., Manligas, G. S., Roessler, E. and Muenke, M. (2003), Novel mutation in sonic hedgehog in non-syndromic colobomatous microphthalmia. Am. J. Med. Genet., 116A: 215–221. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10884
This article was prepared by a group consisting of both United States Government employees and non-United States Government employees, and as such is subject to 117 U.S.C. Sed. 105.
- Issue published online: 26 DEC 2002
- Article first published online: 24 SEP 2002
- Manuscript Accepted: 9 JUL 2002
- Manuscript Received: 1 FEB 2002
- Division of Intramural Research, NHGRI
- UCLA Academic Senate
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- Mae and Angelo Schiraldi
- NIH-NHLBI. Grant Number: K08 HL03515
- sonic hedgehog;
Ocular (uveoretinal) colobomas occur in one in 10,000 individuals and present a substantive cause of congenital poor vision. The genetic bases of most forms of uveoretinal coloboma are elusive; mutations in PAX2 are found in only a few cases of coloboma of the retina and optic nerve that occur with renal anomalies as part of the renal-coloboma syndrome (MIM#120330; #167409). From experimental data that upstream expression of sonic hedgehog (SHH) controls Pax2 expression in mice and zebrafish, and from clinical experience that colobomas are observed frequently in patients with holoprosencephaly, we hypothesized that SHH could be a candidate for non-syndromic ocular colobomas (NSOC). We identified a three-generation family in which both a proband and his mother presented with iris and uveoretinal colobomas without optic nerve involvement. A novel 24 bp deletion in the gene SHH was identified in these affected family members, and cosegregated with the phenotype. This is the first report of the association of SHH mutations and uveoretinal coloboma. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


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More women than ever are running for Congress
Updated 6:52 pm, Saturday, September 15, 2012
If the parties are indeed engaged in some sort of “war over women,” as some pundits have argued, record numbers of them are enlisting in the fight themselves. More women have been chosen in the major parties for House and Senate seats than ever, according to researchers.
“Not since the so-called Year of the Woman in 1992 have we seen such a leap in the number of women stepping forward to contend for congressional seats,” said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers, which tracked the candidacies. Eighteen women are running for the Senate, breaking 2010's record of 14, and 163 are up for House seats, breaking the record from 2004, when 141 women made bids.
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In a news release, Walsh noted some similarities between 1992 and 2012: “The crucial first election after reapportionment and redistricting, news events underscoring the need for women's voices in policymaking, and a presidential election year generating political excitement.”
Particularly remarkable is that women appear to be diving right into federal-level elections, said Karen Middleton, president of Emerge America, a group that instructs Democratic women in how to run for office. But the rise in congressional candidacies does not correspond with an increase in bids for local and state posts by women, she said.
Women seeking to win or keep a place in the Senate or the House are more likely to be Democrats. Twelve female Democrats are running in the Senate and 116 in the House; six Republican women seek Senate seats; 47, House seats.
After this year’s elections, however, more Republican women will be governors than Democrats will. Six women are now governors. The terms of the four Republicans are not up this year, while the two Democrats declined to seek re-election. Maggie Hassan, who won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, is the only woman in the country running for governor. If she loses, the Rutgers researchers said, there will be no Democratic female governors for the first time since 1996.
Obstacles remain, Middleton said, mentioning harsh media portrayals and family obligations. The increase in women's candidacies is a “step in the right direction,” she said. “But we don't think our work is done, by a long shot.”

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There are 3 ways to get from Salvador to Itacaré by car ferry, bus, ferry, car or shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salvador to Itacaré is to car ferry and bus which costs R$ 45 - R$ 60 and takes 6 h 11 min.
The quickest way to get from Salvador to Itacaré is to ferry and drive which costs R$ 100 - R$ 160 and takes 4 h 19 min.
The distance between Salvador and Itacaré is 154 km.
The best way to get from Salvador to Itacaré without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 6 h 11 min and costs R$ 45 - R$ 60.
It takes approximately 6 h 11 min to get from Salvador to Itacaré, including transfers.
There are 220+ hotels available in Itacaré. Prices start at $18 USD per night.
What companies run services between Salvador, Brazil and Itacaré, Brazil?
There is no direct connection from Salvador to Itacaré. However, you can take the car ferry to Bom Despacho, take the walk to Bom Despacho, then take the bus to Itacaré. Alternatively, you can take the drive to Salvador, take the ferry to Bom Despacho, then take the drive to Itacaré.
Bus from Bom Despacho to Itacaré
Shuttle from Salvador - Terminal Maritimo to Itacaré
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 22 min
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Schedules at
- +55 71 3103-2050 / 0800 028 2723
Car ferry from Salvador to Bom Despacho
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Book Review for Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor
I just read Sparrow Road because I found the cover to be intriguing. Really! And the college on the cover is integral of this story about a twelve-year-old girl's summer before seventh grade, which is not what first might come to mind! Raine has spent 12 years happily living with her mother and grandfather in Milwaukee. Her mother suddenly moves to Sparrow Road in the country for the summer, taking Raine along, and a mystery begins. It is fairly easy for an adult to read between the lines and figure out some of what is going to happen, although at the beginning the rules at Sparrow Road seem like some strange or harsh events will occur. Questions asked through the text of the book help keep the attention of young readers. How many things a twelve-year-old understands about the world is also revealed in this complex story.
It seems at first that Raine's mother is quitting her job in the city to be a maid at an artist's summer retreat, where little talking is allowed. Sparrow Road used to be an orphanage. Later, the plot thickens and the reader learns that Sparrow Road is near to where Raine's absent father lives. He has been sober for a year. He wants to meet Raine. Although the plot is a little dark about his past drinking, Raine, and all the artists who have become her pseudo-parents, work through it without too much ado. Raine and her father have a few meetings and begin to get to know each other while a plot about the former orphans who lived at Sparrow Road evolves.
The questions the orphans who used to live at Sparrow Road might have parallel the questions a child with a missing parent would ask, and so the theme of wondering about those kinds of things is predominant in the book. Raine is offered the choice to stay at Sparrow Road where she could live near her father, but not near the grandfather who has been a real parent to her or return to Milwaukee. This seems like too much of a choice to offer a child, but Raine decides to return to her former life with her grandfather, mother, and school friends. Her father will be visiting her in Milwaukee in the near future.
This story would be fine for children who are not in the position of wondering where their missing parents are, and who do not have difficult life stories themselves. It is a good story and it has a satisfying ending. However, there are children who do not have happy endings in their own lives, so the book isn't for everyone. The book is good for helping children develop some empathy for single parent families or children who have experienced being an orphan. It is just a good read!
Originally posted on Amazon by Carolyn Wilhelm
Thank you for reading, Carolyn Wilhelm

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Escape The Ordinary.
There is nothing worse that losing your phone. It has happened to all of us and that moment when you recognize it is out of sight, tempers flair,shock sets in, and nothing is more important than finding your phone. Nothing. ARGGG! HELP!
SIZE: fits women's shoe sizes 4-10 / men's/youth shoe sizes 2-8
FIT: mid-calf rise
CONTENT: 65% cotton, 15% nylon, 15% polyester, 5% spandex


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Last Updated on November 28, 2020© pixabay Traveling on a budget and staying in cheap hotels is not everybody’s cup of tea. For many, one of the coolest things about traveling is staying in high-quality or unique hotels. It’s fair to say that a hotel can even be a tourist attraction in itself. There are hotel rooms for all tastes that provide completely different experiences, including eerie experiences, from the most luxurious and exquisite to the most picturesque and cozy rooms in rural and natural landscapes. These are some of the creepiest hotels in the world. If you’re a fan of terror and spooky vibes, you will certainly put two or three of them on your travel wish list. After all, spooky things can be great fun.
1. The Stanley Hotel – Colorado (United States of America)
With more than a hundred years of history, this 142-room hotel located near the Rocky Mountain National Park is already a national treasure. Legend has it that the scenery and atmosphere of the Stanley Hotel inspired Stephen King to write the acclaimed novel The Sinning, which would later be adapted to the cinema by the hands of the great Stanley Kubrick. All the fans of The Shinning would certainly love to spend a night at the Stanley. Whether it is due to the influence of the imaginary of The Shinning or not, the truth is that this hotel has a haunted reputation. It appeared on the TV shows Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventurers and has drawn several paranormal investigators’ attention over the years. Price per night: from 0
2. Marshall House – Georgia (United States of America)
The Marshall House was a hospital for wounded soldiers during the Civil War (in 1864-65) and is perhaps the most famous hotel in Savannah. It was renovated in the 1960s, and the workers found human bones in the building, which may have contributed to the ghost stories reported by many guests. It is a building with an immense history, which has played an important role during one of the most crucial periods in American history. If you’re into historical events and spooky experiences, you’ll certainly enjoy staying at the Marshall House. Price per night: from 0


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So. Glad we cleared that up. Apparently, there's a little writing house in the future of our yard. Unfortunately, it is probably greatly in the future because we still have SO much we need/want to do on the "big" house we already have, including finishing the guest bathroom/library and the stairwell (both of which might happen soon, so keep your eyes on the lookout for a house update). But this book, A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams certainly delivered on its promise. It handed me a blueprint for this daydream of a project and kept my wheels turning on topics such as woodwork, craftsmanship, class, and place - all near to my heart and mind.
In the preface, Pollan makes clear that this is not a how-to book, so that blueprint he handed me was not one for building the house itself; rather, it is a blueprint for the daydream, a way in to this most cherished of ideas: a place of one's own. Clearly, Pollan is drawing on the rhetoric of Virginia Woolf here, but he is also finding fuel in Thoreau and ancient Roman texts on architecture by Vitruvius and French writer Gaston Bachelard and Frank Lloyd Wright and so, so many others. Guys, if there's one thing you can count on is that Michael Pollan will do his homework. Though I'm sure some find him tedious, I love his thoroughness and attention to All. The. Details. I learn so much from him.
The premise here is that he wants to build a little cabin in the back of his somewhat sizeable New England property. He has an architect friend who just completed a renovation of their main house, and Pollan asks him to design this little writing hut. The plan is that Pollan will build it mostly himself, over the course of weekends and holidays, a goal he hopes will help him move out of the abstract world of words and into the concrete world of wood and stone. He enlists a local carpenter to mentor him and build with him, and some 2 1/2 years later, he has a writing house, a house that confers benefits as Bachelard described them:
If I were asked to name the chief benefits of the house, I should say: the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. (7)In the book, Pollan takes his reader on the journey from conceiving of and designing the building, choosing the site, roughing it in, and finishing it. He tracks the conflicts between builders and architects and dwells fully in each stage of the process. Perhaps my favorite section was the chapter on choosing the site. Place is so important to me, and Pollan explores the concept of place, of inhabiting and investing in a place, and questions what makes a place feel "right." As he considers one site (the one he ultimately chooses), he writes
The betweenness of the site seemed auspicious too; its standing on the hedgey margin of things, between field and wood, sun and shadow. The place stood apart, and I knew it was that part of me - the self that stood a little apart - that I intended this building to house. (42)Beyond just being beautiful prose, that passage gets at the humanity of this project. Pollan is not just constructing a building; he is uncovering the truth of a self and creating a place for that self. I loved the philosophical elements of this book, but I also loved all the detail of the actual construction, something I know some readers would get bogged down in.
The detail is not the only potentially problematic area. The other point of conflict for me is the issue of class. Pollan occasionally makes dismayed reference to how much the building is costing and the complexity of this supposedly "simple" writing house. I have no problem with him choosing to build such a custom design, but I wanted him to acknowledge it somehow. I wanted him to admit that most people who undertook to build a structure themselves in the backyard might not have quite so many resources at hand. I wanted him to broaden the conversation just slightly to encourage those that want to find that space for that self but can't afford to have windows built by hand and fir shipped in from Oregon.
This is a small complaint, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It fit (like tongue and groove flooring) into my current preoccupations while still pushing me forward and challenging my brain. And though I can't really start working on our own little writing house, I can start daydreaming. What do you think? Should it go here by the creek?
Or here in this little corner of the yard?

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The thrill in watching animated films may not lie entirely in the characters and events taking place, but in poring over the movie frame by frame, in search of Easter eggs. An Easter egg in a movie is not actually an egg but a deliberate inside joke, a feature in an interactive program, a hidden message and a reference to real life features. There are several Easter eggs in the minions movies.
1. The resemblance between minions and Gru’s daughters
The minions, or the yellow blobs, are a fascinating breed of creatures working under their more human master, Gru. Gru has three daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes. There is nothing strange about the daughters until you notice that they have a striking resemblance to each of the three minions. The tall minion, Kevin, is a depiction of the eldest daughter, Margo while his one-eyed counterpart is no different from Edith.
2. Reference to President Nixon
The three yellow minions make their way to New York where they come across a campaign poster of a US presidential candidate, Richard Nixon. The poster carries the words: “Finally A Name You Can Trust”. However, there is nothing to trust about this presidential candidate as he was known for being very crafty.
3. TV Cameos
The minions are going about their business in New York when they decide to watch TV. Watch carefully when they shuffle through the channels and you will get glimpses of Dragon Tales and the Big Comfy Couch. Reference to the more contemporary films may suggest that the producer of the Despicable Me had taken advantage of the fact that Dragon Tales and the Big Comfy Couch were public service television shows; hence, had no issue with copyrights.
4. The minions’ gibberish language
You can find an Easter egg in the minions’ seemingly nonsensical language. Most of what they say may not be clear but if you listen hard enough, you will hear a smattering of English, French and host of languages used across the world. One minion describes a banana as “Miam Miam” which is a direct translation from French meaning sweet.
5. Twisted pieces of fine art
As the camera pan out in the girls’ bedroom, you realize that the girls’ father, Gru, had stolen some famous works of art such as Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. A closer look will reveal that Mona Lisa’s forehead has been twisted to reflect the one-eyed minion. If you look hard enough, you will discover Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” leaning against the wall on the floor.
6. Marketing bananas
This could be attributed to the unprecedented success of the movie, Despicable Me. You will notice that the minion is holding bananas and each of the bananas has a sticker. To promote the movie, the producers had to print one billion stickers so that each banana in the movie would bear one.
7. Lucy’s cell number
Most movies won’t clearly display phone numbers as characters exchange contacts. However, in this movie, Lucy gives Gru her cell number and it is clearly visible as 626-584-5723. Now, this is a real phone number which you can call if you wish to listen to Kristen Wiig in character.
This movie is full of many more Easter eggs. You can locate them but you have to watch the movie again and again. The Easter eggs serve to add intrigue to the plot and make it more enjoyable.

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This review of Topsoil and Civilization, a book by Tom Dale and Vernon Gill Carter, is the first review of three I will post about books focusing on the effect of soil erosion on societal collapse through history.
Reviewed Here: Topsoil and Civilization By Tom Dale and Vernon Gill Carter Published by University of Oklahoma Press in 1955 (2nd edition published in 1974)
One experience common to many of the books I read and the discourses in which I participate is that they tend to downplay, distort, or ignore agricultural history. Or at least, the history that occurred before 1900. I have noticed that these distortions often create a false dichotomy between today's degenerative farming practices and our forebears' flawless ones. Or at least, I've had a vague sense that this has been the case. Not having read much agricultural history, I have found it difficult to grapple with others' claims about how it used to be.
With the three books I will review in this series, starting with Topsoil and Civilization, my grasp of agricultural history has improved significantly. All three of take the entire history of world agriculture as a focus, with particular attention paid to the relationship between soil erosion and the collapse of just about every once-thriving civilization in the last six thousand years. Each makes the case that our current civilization differs from past ones only in the increasingly destructive capacity of our farming technologies, and the lack of any more virgin land to exploit. Yet each book is unique in its treatment of the subject, which is why I want to review each one in turn.
Topsoil and Civilizations, by Tom Dale and Vernon Gill Carter, was published in 1955 with a second edition issued in 1974. They begin the book with a reference to the natural order of things before the earliest agricultural settlements:
"The laws of 'natural selection' forced practically all plants and animals to support the soil-building process. No species of plant could long survive on sloping hillsides unless it helped check soil erosion...If a species of plant or animals did evolve that tended to destroy the soil, it usually destroyed itself instead by destroying its primary source of food."
What follows is an exhaustive survey of how just about every once-thriving agricultural society in history has violated this law of ecology, collapsed as a result, and left behind devastated soils that require hundreds or thousands of years unmolested to regenerate. As historians, the pair carefully stress that many other factors contributed to the rise and fall of civilizations, but that productive agricultural land producing a surplus of food is the only absolute one. War or Pestilence can easily bring down a Civilization in a given locality, but if the land is still productive, another takes its place. None remains, however, once the soil's productive capacity is destroyed.
Dale and Carter take us around the world as they demonstrate a unerring pattern: societies become increasingly complex as agricultural advances free more and more people from the obligation to farm. Population grows with food supply, forcing the use of increasingly steep and marginal land for farming purposes. Degradation rapidly advances as sloping territory is deforested and later denuded by erosion. Runoff clogs once complex irrigation systems; food supply dwindles, weakening the society's ability to combat environmental destruction. Inevitably, societal collapse ensues. From start to finish, civilizations lasted, on average, 1000 to 1500 years.
The survey is so thorough that it tested my patience at times. The authors leave no field unplowed, taking their readers around the world to examine how one civilization after another has taken its soil for granted, and collapsed. Extenuating circumstances among civilizations such as climate or topography tended only to affect length of supremacy before an inevitable demise. The central thesis is fascinating, but the middle third of the book becomes a lecture your parents have given you a hundred times.
I found myself most interested in the authors' survey of the post-Roman agriculture of Western Europe, which, by way of a combination of climactic factors, isolation from previous land abuse, conservative farming practices such as crop rotation and fallowing, and the advent of private property, leads them to ponder whether it was the only example of a--potentially--sustainable agriculture. They conclude that a sustainable agriculture, and thus, civilization, is possible, but only if society is able to introduce significant agricultural reforms. The authors do not end their book with a prophecy, though there is one apparent throughout.
At this point I should mention that I read the 1955 edition of this book. The 1974 edition no doubt allowed Dale and Carter to reflect more effectively on the effects of recent agriculture on a modern civilization that has relied heavily on the last virgin soils that the planet has to offer.
Topsoil and Civilization is a fascinating, well researched look at our species' terrible record of soil conservation throughout history. Of the three books reviewed in this series, it is the most comprehensive in its survey of civilizations and the agriculture they practiced. It also makes for dry reading, and the 1955 edition that I read contains little analysis of modern agriculture. But I enjoyed it all the same, and it makes a good complement to the other two books I will review in this series.
Next up: Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by David R. Montgomery.


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Rivera Friend Pleads Not Guilty To Campaign ViolationsAna Alliegro, the friend and political confidante of former Republican Congressman David Rivera, pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday afternoon to multiple charges related to the campaign of Justin Sternad.
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While O.J. Simpson is probably headed to the golf course today after three days in jail and hopping the first flight out of Nevada last night, Joe Francis -- waiting to face trial on tax evasion charges -- is still cooling his heels in a jail near Reno, with no end to his incarceration in sight. Yes, he's still there.
To help bring his plight to light, Francis has launched MeetJoeFrancis.com -- from inside the clink -- and it's launching today. He tells the long and sordid story of his legal woes -- ten long pages of it -- and even claims that he signed a settlement in his cell (above) with seven women who had filed suit against him for filming them while they were minors. He signed "under duress" from a judge he believed would set him free for doing so. Not true.
Elsewhere, the "Girls Gone Wild" founder tries to set the record straight on the charge that he flashed a Benjamin to bribe a prison guard to get him a bottle of water. Francis says that he was just giving the guard money to go down to the commissary so he could take his cholesterol and sleep meds, but that it got blown out of proportion too.
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05-23-2011, 09:10 AM
All right, here is my story, I started playing a acoustic guitar last month, I bought a Seagull S6 and have taken exactly one lesson beside doddling myself from online stuff, well, I just went on EBay on Saturday night and bought a American Standard Strat, and a VHT Special 6 amp.
Now I have to learn to play as I need something to keep me occupied when I hit the retirement age a few years from now. Any tips on deciding to continue Acoustic guitar lessons or switch over to electric guitar lessons, does it matter???
05-23-2011, 09:32 AM
Hi and welcome aboard.
You could always take both types of lessons, that way you'll definitely keep yourself occupied :p If you have to choose, I'd say, just go for the type that appeals to you the most, i.e. whichever teaches you the songs you want to play :)
05-23-2011, 09:40 AM
Thanks for the reply and the welcome. I have heard it is easier to play an electric so maybe I will lean that way, I like classic rock which can be played both ways in alot of the stuff I listen to. Thanks again for your help.
05-23-2011, 11:21 AM
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05-23-2011, 02:28 PM
05-23-2011, 11:49 PM
Welcome to TGP.
05-24-2011, 12:10 AM
I also took up guitar at 50. Now 6 years later I play both. IMO learning both is a good idea. I think you need to make sure you are always having fun but also always learning new things.
Don't be afraid to try more than one teacher til you find one that clicks for you.
05-24-2011, 12:21 AM
Electrics are easier to play. You can start on one and then build up your strength and then go to acoustic. Guitar takes a long time to learn. It will not come right away. You need to practice. Set about an hour a day aside to practice. Maybe 30 minutes twice a day. Every adult I have taught lately are always surprised on how long it takes. Bet patient and you will be rewarded. It is never to late to learn.
05-24-2011, 09:05 AM
Hi, welcome to TGP!
That Seagull was my first good acoustic, and all of your gear is a great way to get going!
Be sure to check out youtube for all kinds of free guitar instruction, and there's great stuff on here, too.
All the best,
05-24-2011, 09:35 AM
Starting old has its advantages, I haven't figured out what those are yet. Welcome!
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Incorporation of methyl‐protonated valine and leucine residues into deuterated ocean pout type III antifreeze protein: expression, crystallization and preliminary neutron diffraction studies
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are found in different species from polar, alpine and subarctic regions, where they serve to inhibit ice‐crystal growth by adsorption to ice surfaces. Recombinant North Atlantic ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus) AFP has been used as a model protein to develop protocols for amino‐acid‐specific hydrogen reverse‐labelling of methyl groups in leucine and valine residues using Escherichia coli high‐density cell cultures supplemented with the amino‐acid precursor α‐ketoisovalerate. Here, the successful methyl protonation (methyl reverse‐labelling) of leucine and valine residues in AFP is reported. Methyl‐protonated AFP was expressed in inclusion bodies, refolded in deuterated buffer and purified by cation‐exchange chromatography. Crystals were grown in D2O buffer by the sitting‐drop method. Preliminary neutron Laue diffraction at 293 K using LADI‐III at ILL showed in a few 24 h exposures a very low background and clear small spots up to a resolution of 1.80 Å from a crystal of dimensions 1.60 × 0.38 × 0.38 mm corresponding to a volume of 0.23 mm3.
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Nigeria news : Your planned action to appoint caretaker chairmen invitation to anarchy – ALGON warns Makinde
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State chapter has described the planned move by Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to appoint caretaker chairmen for the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state as an invitation to anarchy.
ALGON made this declaration via a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass- Aleshinloye, a copy of which was made available to DAILY POST on Sunday in Ibadan, the state capital.
DAILY POST gathered that Makinde Chief of Staff, Mr. Bisi Ilaka, recently disclosed that the Governor will this month, (December) appoint caretaker chairmen in the 33 Local Government Areas and 35 Local Council Development Areas in the state.
But, Abass- Aleshinloye, while reacting, described the plan as tales by moonlight on grassroots democratic governance.
“So far, Governor Makinde’s undemocratic disposition and flagrant disobedience, with impunity, of court orders by illegally dissolving constitutional bodies, elected democratic local government structures, breaches of contractual obligations, in Oyo State clearly shows a despotic government.
“Perhaps, the governor may want democracy, but it appears his spirit is too weak to take the necessary courageous steps to be on the right path for its evolution.”
Abass-Aleshinloye drew the governor’s attention to the subsisting judgments of the Supreme Court that declared as illegal, null and void, any dissolution of elected local government councils by state governors and state assemblies.
“The governor is fully aware of this and the specific judgement of the Oyo State High Court, which re-emphasized same and restrained the Oyo State governor and House of Assembly from dissolving local governments.
“Makinde did not only consciously flout these subsisting court orders/ judgements, he also took other dangerous steps by illegally dissolving OYSIEC, a constitutional body with a specified tenure provided by our constitution.
“To add salt to the injury, His Excellency moved a notch further in acts of illegality by seeking to bribe members, through monetisation, of OYSIEC dissolution which has raised both moral and legal questions as to the reckless use of tax payers’ money for illegal, selfish and partisan ends.
“This Governor continues with reckless abandonment to abuse his oath of office by constantly reiterating he would conduct local government elections into councils next year, even while the tenure of our members subsist. Is this the said people’s mandate, to trample on everything sacred in our constitution? We will not abandon our mandate by the good people of Oyo state, nor allow sudden opportunistic advisers of the Governor to derail democratic norms, values and culture in our dear state.
“We will not compromise the people’s mandate to us, but only appeal to our dear citizens of Oyo state across the Local governments and LCDAs to keep faith with constitutionality. The acts of impunity shall be set aside by our Courts by the grace of God, and in expression of the will of the people. The judiciary remains the last hope of the common man and of our constitutional democracy.”
He warned that any attempt as being contemplated by the Governor to impose Caretaker arrangements on all the Local Governments in Oyo State against series of court judgements which his administration has appealed to, shall be vehemently rejected as this may heat up the polity and eventually lead to a state of emergency.
“The aftermath of this may not be palatable, as his continual and flagrant disobedience to the court judgements may not only lead to the outbreak of laws and orders but may end up consuming the governor himself. It is advisable at this juncture, that the governor gives due regards to the rule of law to which he has sworn to uphold by towing a path of constitutionality in order to forestall a state of anarchy”.


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Kinesiotaping is indispensable in (sports) medicine. The application of tape lifts the skin, which affects the function of the underlying muscles. Kinesiotaping is also a valuable addition to treatments in speech therapy. For example with open-mouth behavior.
Kinesiotaping is an originally Asian tapemethode. In the seventies, chiropractor and kinesiologist Kenzo Kase developed various intervention techniques with kinesiotape. In the Netherlands too much experience has been gained over the last 20 years with the use of kinesiotape and the application possibilities have been further developed.
Kinesiotape stimulates hypotonic muscles and inhibits hypertonic muscles. The application of kinesiotape ensures that the skin is lifted. The function of the underlying muscles is influenced by this; the tone of the muscles changes as a result. Kinesiotaping is used within speech therapy among other things to treat throat complaints, voice complaints, tense muscles (around larynx, shoulders, stomach and back), pain complaints, facial paralysis, problems with swallowing, drooling and open mouth behavior. *
With open mouth behavior and mouth breathing, the strength of the orbicularis oris muscle is insufficient. Whether that power is (un)sufficient can be measured with the Force scale and the Myoscanner. Strengthening a too weak orbicularis oris muscle is necessary for obtaining a good mouth closure and nasal breathing. In addition to the various lip strengthening exercises for this, such as the knot or bottle exercise, the use of masking of the lips with a lip plaster is regularly used within the oro-myofunctional therapy (OMFT). This can be done with different techniques and materials, such as Fixomull stretch, Leukopor and kinesiotaping, for which Cure tape is usually used.
The muscle technique can be used to influence the musculus orbicularis oris. The Cure tape is applied with this technique with 10 – 20% elongation on the orbicularis oris muscle. The kinesiotape is set up in such a way that it has an activating effect. The client feels the orbicular muscle oris contract, causing the lips to close. Yet there is the possibility to open and speak. This way of kinesiotaping can be applied during sleep as well as during the day. Within our OMFT courses the use of kinesiotaping to activate the orbicularis oris muscle is extensively discussed and practiced.
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