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In which the music editor pithily enthuses about new releases and reissues he thinks will enhance your life and erode your cynicism about the state of music, circa now. This is the first in what I hope will be a daily series. You can't say I don't have grandiose ambitions...
Valet Blood Is Clean (Kranky; kranky.net) release date: April 16, 2007
Valet is Honey Owens of Portland post-rock mavericks Jackie-O Motherfucker. Blood Is Clean, her debut full-length under the Valet moniker, is ghostly dreambient (dreamy ambient, ya dig?) that appears to be channeled from a deep and enigmatic place into which few musicians dare to tap. Owens uses subliminal hand-drum patter; tranced-out, sotto-voce intonations and drifty sighs; guitar strands that recall the brain-teasing microtones heard on Spacemen 3's Dream Weapon; and a grip of FX boxes to generate a panoply of ectoplasmic evocations; call it lullabies for angels bathed in sacrificial blood.
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I've been meaning to post a link to Shooting Dice, Hans-Christian Vortisch's blog, since I've mentioned it to my players so often in conversation. I was reminded again by this recent post and finally bestirred myself. That post takes a gunfight from Breaking Bad and tears it apart into all the crunchy GURPS maneuvers and modifiers. If you poke around in the archives, you'll find a bunch of similar GURPS-ification of scenes from TV and movies. Really rewarding stuff.
Reading these scene breakdowns, I realized a couple of things.
First, mooks spend a lot of time taking a Do Nothing maneuver. They'll be caught flat-footed, or distracted, or Stunned, or something. The one thing that you can bet a TV mook will not do is, take an Attack maneuver on their every turn. It's striking to me how many fight scenes boil down to "Hero gets in the first telling blow. Bad guys never get it together again." Here is a wonderful example.
That "first telling blow" bit leads directly to the second, more important realization: the "Cascading Waits" section from GURPS Martial Arts, page 108, is really super-duper useful and I should be making it my good friend. That thing that they do in the movies, where the camera flashes around to everybody's eyes as they realize they're going to combat time? That's a Quick Contest…
Before the last campaign, the apocalypse campaign, I swore a mighty oath that I would include no zombies. (… with the caveat that I could include things that weren't zombies, but looked like they were, like sick people and zombie walkers.) The reason why was, one of my players has been talking for a long, long time now about starting up a true Zombie Apocalypse Game, in the Walking Dead tradition. I want to play in that campaign. I didn't want to steal his thunder. So, no zombie apocalypses for me.
I didn't promise any such thing about the pirate game.
Really, given the genre and the presence of Hollywood-grade voodoo, you've got to expect some kind of zombies. In On Stranger Tides (the book, not the Pirates Of The Caribbean movie), there's evidence for two different kinds. One is a corpse, animated by magic. The other is a living person who has lost control of their will to a ritual magician.
Word is, one of my players is set on playing a bokor. Clearly, I need to cook up some zombie-creating rituals.
(Caveat: I've read through the GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic pdf a couple of times, I've read a lot about it on the forums and on different blogs [cough Ravens N' Pennies cough], but I've never before used the system in a real, live game. Your mileage may vary, or the vehicle might go up like a Roman candle, I just dunno…)
(Note: I'm using Christopher R. Rice's "Summoned" modifier.)
Raise Zombie
Spell Effects: Greater Control Undead + Lesser Create Undead
Inherent Modifiers: Summoned
Greater Effects: 1 (x3)
This spell animates a nearby corpse as a zombie. The starting materials must be mostly intact. The result will use the Reanimated Corpse template from page 100 of GURPS Zombies. Unless the duration is extended with a subsequent ritual, the zombie will return to its natural state after a week.
Typical Casting: Greater Control Undead (5) + Lesser Create Undead (6) + Summoned, 25% of total (4) + Duration, 1 week (9) + Subject weight, 300 lbs (3). 81 energy (27×3).
Dominate Thrall
Spell Effects: Greater Control Mind + Greater Transform Mind
Inherent Modifiers: none
Greater Effects: 2 (x5)
This spell overwhelms the will of a touched sentient target, making them a mostly-willing servant of the caster. The target will follow orders, though some commands (the obviously suicidal, those that threaten loved ones or deeply-held beliefs) might trigger a new resistance roll, possibly at a bonus. In the absence of orders, the target will do whatever seems to them to be in the best interests of the caster.
If the effect is not maintained regularly, the target will regain control of their mind in a week. When the effect ends, the target can remember the entire ordeal.
Typical Casting: Greater Control Mind (5) + Greater Transform Mind (8) + Duration, 1 week (9). 110 energy (22×5).
Enslave Thrall
Spell Effects: Greater Control Mind + Greater Create Mind + Greater Sense Mind
Inherent Modifiers: none
Greater Effects: 3 (x7)
An improved version of Dominate Thrall (inspired by comments here). This version creates a copy of the caster's mind within the mind of the target to keep an eye on them. Thus, when presented with a situation outside of their orders, the thrall will do whatever is in the best interests of the caster, as defined by the caster, not the target.
Typical Casting: Greater Control Mind (5) + Greater Create Mind (6) + Greater Sense Mind (2) + Duration, 1 week (9). 154 energy (22×7).
I promised that I would go back and fill in some of the blanks from the apocalypse game (see session 1, session 2, session 3, and session 4). There are lingering questions, like, "What the heck was going on there?" and "You said there were no zombies! You're a liar!"
Since the campaign started before the GURPS After Thed End series began, I never wrote up a formal description, but here's how it would look in hindsight:
Primary Cause: X-Factor (ATE2 pg 7)
Secondary Effects:
- Bombs Away (ATE2 pg 4)
- Mega-Virus (ATE2 pg 5)
- Things Fall Apart (ATE2 pg 6)
Appropriate Hazards: Chemicals and Munitions, Disease, Gangs, Paramilitaries, conceivably Radiation
Max TL Reached: TL 8
How long ago: GM looks meaningfully at watch
Location/Setting: The ruins of Portland and surrounding areas
Campaign Style and Morality: Depressingly gritty and shades-of-grey
But what does all that mean, really?
Well, it was aliens.
During the first few minutes of (I think) the second session, one of the players proudly announced his bet for the ultimate source of the trouble: "Panspermia!" I was startled, because… he was basically correct. The aliens were "reverse terraforming" Earth.
About the only plot-twist I had planned for the aliens was that they weren't coming from the skies. These aliens had been on the planet for a long time. They were going to come out of the oceans. My vague intention was to tie them to the Cthulhu Mythos somehow, probably playing off the "dead Cthulhu waits dreaming" angle. The plan was to associate the falling stars from session 1 with "when the stars are right". They came to the planet centuries (at least) ago, concealed themselves at the deepest parts of the oceans, and gathered their strength for a brutal takeover.
The pink snow was a product of the aliens. It was a biological weapon, a pollen that caused a terrible disease in those who came in contact with it. (Not the stuff to stick in one's mouth.) The disease would cause bleeding, mental confusion, restlessness, aimless wandering, and eventual death. Those who didn't die from it could end up with long-term brain damage.
Incidentally, I based the disease's writeup off several of the sample diseases from GURPS After the End 2: The New World. When I first read the sample world-killer diseases, I was skeptical. They seemed like serious problems, sure, but enough to destroy civilization? Does "HT-4 to resist" really equate to a 90+% fatality rate? … and then we rolled all the resistance rolls for Cypys' agonizing night of quarantine. Turns out, any disease that inflicts a HT penalty as one of its effects is going to be startlingly effective.
Which brings us directly to the "zombies". The crowds of moaning, shambling folks who were bleeding from the eyes — they weren't zombies, they were victims. They were the walking wounded, not the walking dead. They were people who had failed enough HT checks to start suffering the obvious effects of the pink snow disease. Yes, every time a PC poked one of these guys with a stick until they fell down, they were tripping a sick person. Don't think it wasn't still a good idea, though. I was watching for the first time one of the "zombies" managed to make physical contact with a PC, causing all manner of exposure to infectious bodily fluids.
If you're reviewing the material looking for zombies, there's one other candidate that I can think of: Al, the would-be looter who got picked up by a tripod. When he emerged, he was wearing a wire skullcap and seemed to have had some personality changes. In time, more of these capped individuals would have turned up. Of course, the caps were a way for the aliens to control the humans who resisted the pink snow disease.
I stole the "aliens in tripods using caps to control the minds of humans" idea from the Tripods books, by John Christopher. (And at least one person called me on it.) I've always wanted to use those tripods in a game. I've been a big fan since I was a kid. I remember being fascinated by the BBC series on TV, and then by the comic strip adaptation in Boys' Life. The comic prompted me to search for the books, back then. Not too long ago, one of my kids reminded me of the books when he picked up the first one. For the apocalypse game, I changed the aliens' methods and motivations, but kept the iconic visuals.
That wasn't the big literary theft, though. The original core idea for the campaign — that an alien race might try to adjust the ecology of our planet for their own purposes — came from David Gerrold's War Against The Chtorr. (Good luck finding all the books. There was a GURPS book for 3rd Edition, now out of print, and likely to stay that way, from what I understand of how licensing rights go.) Those books were also the source for the visuals, if not the effects, of the pink snow. The worms came from there, as well, but they never got enough game time to grow to their full "Greyhound bus" size.
Really, the underlying themes of the apocalypse game came from the Chtorr books, too. The main character in the books is a scientist who is working against the "chtorraforming" of Earth. (Massive over-simplification, but whatever.) A lot of the story is spent just trying to figure out what's going on. At one point, it is observed that the end of the human race might already be inevitable, no matter how hard or effectively they fight back. Nobody knows for sure. When the worms first appear, humanity is too busy fighting the plagues to take notice. They don't even think about the possibility that the plagues are alien until long after they're over, when the worms and other extraterrestrial plants and animals start showing up. There's a lot of talk about how there are no truly sane people among the survivors. How bad is the survivors' guilt when an entire world dies? How does PTSD manifest when the trauma was the death of an entire civilization?
My take-aways, from the Chtorr books especially, but also from nearly every other good end-of-the-world story that I read:
Let's see, are there any other lingering questions?
The glow to the north in session 1 was, indeed, Seattle being nuked. I hadn't entirely decided if it was aliens destroying a human city, or humans pursuing a desperate "scorched earth" strategy, but I was leaning towards blaming the aliens. That would fit with the repeated rumors that coastal cities around the world were being destroyed.
There was some resistance to the aliens, which explains the plane crash from session 1. Portland has an Air National Guard base, with the 142nd Fighter Wing stationed there. What the PCs saw during the first few minutes of session 1 was those pilots putting up a doomed defense of Portland.
Judith chose to do what she did because of a series of bad reaction rolls. She started off feeling some gratitude for her rescue from the burning house, but her harsh reception afterwards put a bad taste in her mouth. When she heard about the grocery store gang, she figured she could do worse than to switch from the scruffy-and-sorta-hostile group to the well-armed and well-fed group.
The voting seems to have settled down, so it's time to close the poll. With 58 votes cast, we've come up with a tie, between "Pirates!" and "Apocalypose Again: Fifteen Years Later". Given the desire for a change of pace, I'm going to break the tie in favor of the pirate game. Everybody's got to run one, right?
For inspiration, I'll be re-reading Tim Powers' On Stranger Tides. Yes, they made a Disney movie that used the name and the movie rights to the book, but the two are actually quite distinct. They use all the same pieces, but the results are different.
After flipping through my copy of GURPS Swashbucklers (3rd edition, but still useful) and doing some scholarly research (*cough*), I'm leaning towards starting the campaign during the time of the buccaneers. Say, 1657, when the governor of Port Royal invited the Brethren of the Coast to use that port. PCs are assumed to be members of the Brethren, based out of Port Royal and/or Tortuga. That year puts us firmly into TL4.
A thing to keep in mind here is that the Brethren are tight. They have been forged by shared adversity. They've been hunted by the same governments. Even members of different crews, on different ships, on different business, will help each other out. They won't steal from each other. They won't cheat one another. The assumption is that any member of the Brethren will have Sense of Duty (Brethren of the Coast) for -10 points, and quite likely a Pirate's Code of Honor as well.
Another advantage of using the Brethren is that they seem to have operated in a democratic/anarchic way, making them a natural source for PCs. They were, according to GURPS Swashbucklers (page 61)
…English, Dutch, French, and other nationalities, and were largely criminals, escaped indentured servants, and out-of-work sailors, but with an occasional gentleman adventurer.
Yup, that sounds like PCs to me. Finally, the Brethren fought the Spanish. At the time, Spain was engaged in the slave trade. If you take a romantic view of history, you could see a sort of "rag-tag band of freedom fighters against the vast empire" story shaping up here. It might be possible to have a band of PCs who consider themselves the good guys, not just another random gang of murder-hobos.
(I guess they would be murder-seamen in this campaign, though, wouldn't they?)
This implies that the center of action for the campaign would be somewhere around the southern end of Cuba, between Haiti and Jamaica. Sailing ships in the mid-17th-century had quite a range, though, so there's no telling where the story might go from there.
Now, I know my players. I know the second question is going to be about magic.
(The first question would be "Can I play a vampire? ghost? demon? alien? time-traveller? Batman? James Hetfield? small block of overripe cheese? Pete?" The answer would be, no.)
Given the genre and setting, I think this would be an excellent time for us to experiment with Ritual Path Magic, from GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic. I've threatened my group with this magic system before. It's the one where most magic is going to be cast as a ritual, and where there's a mechanical benefit for packing in a lot of ceremony and incense and so forth, so the magic should feel more like what you see in the movies than the casual spell-slinging of Dungeon Fantasy. There's a lot more flexibility, as well. Rather than being restricted to a single list of spells, that's it and that's all, a RPM spellcaster can try to do just about anything. Want to curse the governor so any time he wants a hard-boiled egg, he gets soft-boiled instead?
With magic comes other spookiness, so I'll be open to the weird traits, like Medium or True Faith, that seem to be true to the genre. Keep in mind, I'm not expecting "Harry Potter on a boat", though. No more than "Ars Magica on a boat" at the very most.
My usual quirks about PC traits apply. Don't bother with Weirdness Magnet. It exists in a notional sort of way, but you'll never see it in the wild. Feel free to be Cursed. Just know that mine is an evil laugh, and your character shall pray for the sweet release of death before the end of the first session.
I'll allow appropriate styles from GURPS Martial Arts. Page 245 of that work points us towards the various fencing arts, as well as Bare-Knuckle Boxing, Capoeira, Dagger Fighting, and Savate. I would expect the Traditional French School and French Smallsword to be somewhat more common among the Brethren who put any points into a fencing style at all. Most won't.
PCs start with 150 points, with up to -75 in Disadvantages and up to 5 Quirks. Starting wealth is $2000.
Any questions?
They say when one door closes, another one opens, and so it is for role-playing games: one campaign gets taken out behind the barn for a merciful end, another campaign comes bounding along full of hope and excitement.
This time, I'm thinking we'll leave it up to a vote. I've set up a poll, below. (Hopefully, assuming I've figured out how to set all the switches and which buttons to push.) Don't be shy, voting is open to anybody who comes along. You can vote for your favorite three, so here's an open invitation to put in your six cents' worth!
Here's the list of possibilities that have been kicked around at one time or another.
Old West
We did GURPS Deadlands, loosely converted to 4th edition, long ago. Ever since, there's been an urge to revisit the Wild West, only this time, without the steampunk gadgetry, evil gambler magic, and desert kraken. How about a group of PCs driving a herd of cattle up the Chisholm Trail, or prospectors in California in the spring of '49?
Kung Fu Platypus/Seven Magnificent Sloths
A bloody martial arts epic, either in the tradition of Mythic China wire-fu or ninja-and-samurai chambara, but with anthropomorphic animals. Inspired by Kung Fu Panda, Usagi Yojimbo, and the like. Definitely not played deadly serious. Would likely require us to step up our game when it comes to hand-to-hand.
Six-Way Supers
This one's a bit of a thought experiment. Those who have played in my previous GURPS Supers games have mentioned enjoying them, but they were a lot of work. I asked myself, what would make a supers game easier to run? Well, honestly, the first thing that came to mind was, don't try to emulate a published comic book universe, but a close second was, reign in the number of power sets. So, how about a supers campaign where there are only (say) six super powers? There might be many individuals with any given power, but if there are only a few powers to choose from, it would really simplify the playing field.
I think this one's mainly inspired by vague memories of Cybergeneration, where a bunch of the kids of the original cyberpunk generation ended up with nanotech-induced powers.
The classic adventure genre of fire-and-forget weaponry: you fire it, then you forget it, because you won't get a chance to reload until after the fight's done. Special bonus for those coming off the last campaign: crippled limbs are no problem! Busted leg? Here's a peg! Mangled hand? Have a hook! Lost an eye? Fashionable eye-patch! Comes with a discounted parrot as a package deal! Arr!
TL 12 Sci-Fi
This one isn't so much a half-baked idea as the answer to an idle question. We've had a great run with the TL9 Space Cowboys campaign, with its weird TL10 core worlders, so what if we went a step or two further, to TL11 or 12? Depending on how much psionics complication we're willing to put up with, this could turn into either Star Trek or Star Wars. Maybe even something without "star" in the name.
The Rats of R.O.L.F.
A somewhat more serious take on the old "Catageddon" campaign idea. The PCs are unnaturally-intelligent woodland creatures in a world of humans, as in the Rats of NIMH stories. I see this quickly turning into a fantasy game with little-to-no magic and some offbeat monsters. ("It is the weiner dog! Flee!")
Kinda like post-apoc, but more hopeful and with better scenery. The PCs are members of a Stone Age tribe – probably younger members of a hunting band. That's it, that's all. No magic, no psionics, no dinosaurs, no alien monoliths. No shoes. Just TL0 skills and chipped stone technology. First adventure: hunt and kill a mammoth. The skill list would be short, but I would hope to make Singing and Public Speaking as useful as Brawling and Spear.
Yeah, yeah, I played a little Far Cry Primal, but this one's been building since long before that. I've been threatening a TL0 game ever since I first ran across the idea of Machinist/TL0 being the skill of knapping stone.
Monster Hunters
The genre-and-template books have treated us right in the past, and I was once a real big Buffy fan, so it's actually a little surprising that we've not yet tried GURPS Monster Hunters. I know one or two of the players have previously expressed interest in the magic system, but one of them hasn't been able to play with us of late, and I'm not sure anybody else has the stomach for that much complication right now. That's fine, though, there's plenty of fun to be had just pumping silver bullets into werewolves.
Dungeon Fantasy again but with less mega-dungeon
Part of me isn't real keen on this, because I don't want to compete with the other DF game. On the other hand, nobody worried about competition back when "roleplaying" meant "D&D", so… The last DF game was fun, but there was a certain amount of trouble with the One Big Dungeon. So how about we take it on the road, the way the game's expected to be played? Wandering adventurers, travelling from place to place, destabilizing village economies in their wake…
Apocalypse Again: Fifteen Years Later
Speaking of horses running back into a burning barn, what if we came back to the apocalypse game, but after 15-20 years have passed? This would be a real post-apocalyptic GURPS After The End game, 150-point characters, based on templates. Same old pink snow, pink worms, and mind-controlling tripods, but this time, there would be lots more mohawks and the PCs would be more Max Rockatansky than Turk Barrett.
Vote early, vote often!
Last session was fun, but it's looking like the last session of the apocalypse game. The players described it as a TPK where all the characters lived, but the party died. The vibe is, we're done with this campaign. It's time to move on.
So, not a hit. That's ok. But what have we learned? What went wrong?
Scheduling Is A Killer
What with one thing and another, the gaming schedule this past year has been hit-or-miss, with maybe a slight edge to the "miss" side. It's hard to build up story momentum when you're only averaging one get-together every three months. Maybe we should try some one-offs, or short campaigns, rather than aiming for the long haul from the beginning.
Fifty Points Ain't Much
Small point totals and mundane characters means non-adventurer PCs. When people who aren't adventurers go out trying to do a bunch of adventurer stuff, they kinda don't do all that well. Then they die slowly.
This isn't really a surprise so much as the original campaign premise… but I think we proved the point. Trying to sneak around while rolling against defaulted Stealth. Being unable to shoot the giant pink monster that's right freakin' there, or not knowing how many more shots the bad guy has because nobody put points into Guns. It's fun for a bit, but gets old as a steady diet.
Simple solution: more points. Not every character has to be over a thousand points, but there's a world of competence in between 50 and 150 points.
The End Of The World Is A Real Downer
Speaking of something getting real old, real quick and things that aren't really surprises, it turns out that the end of the world is a pretty depressing subject. I think a true After The End campaign wouldn't be so bad, because the world's already wrecked when the PCs arrive on the scene. Dwelling on the death rattle starts to wear on one's morale, long-term. Even a crapsack world (warning, TVTropes!) is better than one that's still sliding downhill.
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We'll be shaking things up for the next session. Next: what to play?
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The second page lists concerts and festivals, this is the sad one: http://www.worldwormweb.com/concerts/
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Dogs have been considered man's best friend for ages. They are our companions and our partners. For many of us, our dogs are more than just four-legged furry friends. They are a part of our family. We love the, no matter what. Even when they rip up an entire roll of toilet paper, eat a landscaping railroad tie in the yard, and even nip at our butts when we don't pay enough attention to them. Yes, I know doggy antics all too well, as I have a black lab myself. And he's awful. But, I still love him to pieces, even when he's being awful! But, he always looks so happy, even when it feels like my world is falling apart. Kinda like the look on the faces of the dogs in this black dog / white dog illusion…
Always happy go lucky! But, enough about my pup, right? I'm curious to know which set of dogs you noticed first in this dog illusion…
Did you see the black dogs or the white dogs first? Be sure to comment with your answer below. I'm betting that most of you saw the white dogs first, but I could be wrong. That's been known to happen from time to time…
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Impossible structure optical illusions are some of the most popular illusions. There's something about trying to figure out the impossible that just gets our minds running, right?
I personally love impossible structures with some normal, everyday things. This impossible brick structure, for instance, includes several pigeons.
I think the addition of the pigeons in this impossible structure give it a little more life. It makes it a tad more realistic, don't you think? I highly doubt that we'll be seeing any sort of structures like this in our local parks any time soon, but it's sure fun to look at on the screen!
Before you fly off, don't forget to rate today's optical illusion with the stars below! I give this one five stars, but don't let me persuade you…
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By CJ Edwards on August 26, 2016, with 0 Comments
Anyone fascinated with optical illusions has probably wanted to try their own hand at it at some point. Drawing optical illusions, though, can seem pretty impossible, partly because the objects of your art are themselves impossible at time. However, it might be a lot easier to draw optical illusion images than you think.
You don't have to start huge. The secret is to pick a simple optical illusion to draw. And, even some seemingly complicated optical illusions are a lot easier to draw than you'd think. Take today's illusion, for example…
The circle in the middle of the paper appears to be moving or hovering, doesn't it? Well, it's pretty simple to recreate this illusion on your own. All you need is some graph paper, a pen, and something to draw a perfect circle to be on your way to draw optical illusion images!
See how easy it is? Now, get artistic and give it a shot!
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I'm a lover of art and optical illusions, it's true. But, my first true passion really lies in the written word. I am a writer at heart, and I adore anything about words. And that even includes the individual letters that make up our literary masterpieces. So, and an art lover, illusion junkie, and word junkie, it's no surprise that an optical illusion alphabet it right up my alley!
I actually found a couple of different moving GIFs with letters from an optical illusion alphabet. The first one doesn't contain all of the letters of the alphabet, but its much more decorative and moves slower than the second.
The second optical illusion alphabet GIF is much simpler and less flashy. It moves a lot faster, though, so you'll have to watch closely to see all of the letters of the alphabet…
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By CJ Edwards on August 24, 2016, with 3 Comments
Hidden object optical illusions always seem to be pretty popular on here. There must be something with the thrill of the hunt, huh? If that's the case, you'll hopefully love this hidden mountain illusion today!
Take a gander at the image below. It's obviously a beautiful landscape, but do you see something else here? Maybe something a little more sinister?
Okay, so I guess this is less of a mountain and more of a plateau, but I'm still sticking with hidden mountain illusion!
Did you see it? For some of you, the hidden mountain illusion will jump off of the page. For others, though, it might take a little bit of searching. For me, this one was pretty easy, but since everyone sees things differently, I wonder if maybe some had a harder time spotting it.
I love to hear your thoughts and feedback, so feel free to drop me a comment below!
Need a hint for seeing this hidden mountain illusion? Head over and check out his other mountain optical illusion for a clue!
By CJ Edwards on August 22, 2016, with 0 Comments
The 2016 Summer Olympics have finally come to a close. What better way to celebrate than with an Olympics themed optical illusion? There was so much amazing talent in the Olympics gymnastics competitions this year, with gymnasts from all over the globe winning medals. I've always loved watching gymnastics. I think it's a beautiful and graceful sport, like no other. Today's gymnast optical illusion is pretty unique as well.
Can you spot the three oddities in the image below?
The three oddities in this gymnast optical illusion aren't just oddities, I guess. They're actually completely impossible. This one should be easy for you, though. I think these are pretty obvious myself…
If you liked this gymnast optical illusion, head over and try to spot the three hidden faces here!
By CJ Edwards on August 19, 2016, with 0 Comments
Everyone knows that giraffes have long necks. It's certainly no secret, and it makes them one of the most unique and head turning creatures in the animal kingdom. Kids and adults alike often stand in awe at the giraffe pen at the zoo, and a rare glimpse of this animal in the wild is a once in a lifetime event for many people. So, today's long giraffe neck optical illusion is probably going to make a few of you go "huuuuh??"
Check it out…
Now, obviously giraffes have long necks, but it appears that this particular giraffe has a longer than usual neck! It looks like it goes all the way into the trees, then turns around to look at the camera.
But, my question—is this long giraffe neck optical illusion one or two animals? Let me know what you think in the comments below!
If you liked this long giraffe neck optical illusion be sure to head over and check out this funky two headed giraffe!
By CJ Edwards on August 18, 2016, with 2 Comments
With the 2016 Summer Olympics in full swing, sporty optical illusions just seem appropriate, don't you think? Well, I do! Today, I have an interesting perfectly timed photo illusion for you. Take a look at this runner with a missing leg…
Now, normally, I'd be able to tell you exactly where her leg is hidden. This is not one of those times, however. Where's her other leg, you ask?
Don't ask me, because I really have no clue! I'd like to say that it's hidden behind the shirt she's carrying, but that would have to be an awful small leg! Or, at the very least, an awful perfect camera angle!
Maybe some of you can figure it out. Leave your guesses in the comments below, and maybe we'll be able to solve the mystery of the missing leg.


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Mel Hadcroft was ''very disappointed'' when he was told his four-legged companion could not join him for lunch at a country pub.
While allowing any animal on food premises is technically illegal, many Christchurch cafes and bars are biting back.
Hadcroft, of Bryndwr, was driving back from the Weka Gorge on Sunday when he saw a sign for a ''historic English pub'' near Leithfield.
His faithful companion Stan, a german shepherd, was in the car with him.
''On ordering a beer and a meal, I found the beer garden, so got the dog and his water and settled down for a nice lunch.''
He said the waitress told him no dogs were allowed because it was a health risk.
''When I went in to pay for my meal the owner, who had already told me she had two cats, was standing behind the bar holding one of them and going on about how there wasn't going to be any dogs in her pub.''
Old Leithfield Hotel publican Soni Goodley said it was the hotel's policy not to allow dogs.
''We're a restaurant and people eat in the garden. I have signs stating that dogs aren't allowed and I have cats. This is my house and it's my cats' house too,'' she said.
The previous owners of the hotel had dogs and allowed patrons to take their dogs into the beer garden, she said.
The Food Hygiene Regulation of 1974 state that ''no animal is permitted on the premises'', with the exception of guide dogs.
It then states the rule does not apply to ''any cat in the possession of an occupier of food premises'' if ''adequate precautions'' are taken by the owner to protect food from contamination by the cat.
''The cat is permitted to be on the premises only to such extent as is reasonably necessary to effect the suppression of rodents,'' it adds.
Hadcroft said it was a ''silly rule'' that needed to be changed.
''I wouldn't want to see dogs, or any animal, inside a pub, but when they are only outside and your food is brought to you and couldn't have possibly been contaminated by the dog, then I really don't see the hygiene issue.''
Hadcroft enjoys a couple of pints at Robbies Bar and Bistro every Sunday after walking Stan and said staff had ''always been very welcoming and friendly''.
James Jameson, owner of the St Asaph St Kitchen and Stray Dog Bar, said dogs were an extension of people's lives.
''It's part of the experience, just like providing a bike stand for people. At Stray Dog we take water out to the dogs as automatically as we do for people.''
Jameson, who owned Le Cafe in Worcester Blvd, said in his many years in the business he had experienced ''very few issues'' with allowing dogs outside on his premises.
He remembers a time when a dog tied to a chair at Le Cafe took off across Worcester Blvd after a cat.
He said he was ''not at all concerned'' about the repercussions of breaking the law.
''It's never been an issue and I wouldn't expect it to become an issue. And if inspectors were to turn up, then I think we would challenge that and try to work together,'' he said.
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"On Jan 4 I decided to go for a drive and find a nice country pub for lunch. So I loaded up the dog and headed off. I found what looked like a nice country pub.
"On ordering a beer and a meal, I found the beer garden, so got the dog and his water and settled down for a nice lunch.
"The waitress then informed me ''No dogs'', as it was a health risk. The landlady added that she had two cats, and dogs were not allowed.
"Clearly she has never been to the UK, where dogs are part and parcel of all country pub beer gardens during summer."
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The two teams have experienced contrasting fortunes since winning their respective opening games, and St Gallen will be playing merely for pride on Thursday.
Jeff Saibene's team enjoyed a 2-0 triumph over Kuban Krasnodar on matchday one but four consecutive defeats have followed.
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In 2000 they stunned Chelsea in the first round of the UEFA Cup, overturning a 1-0 first-leg loss at Stamford Bridge with a famous 2-0 home triumph thanks to goals from Sascha Muller and Charles Amoah.
The current crop were also on the receiving end of a 1-0 scoreline in the UK when Wayne Routledge struck to settle October's meeting at the Liberty Stadium.
That victory followed up Swansea's famous 3-0 win in Valencia, but revenge for the Spanish side in Wales last time out on the back of two draws against Kuban ensures Michael Laudrup's men still have work to do.
A St Gallen win at AFG Arena combined with victory for Kuban over Valencia and a three-goal swing in the Russian outfit's favour would stop Swansea taking a European campaign into the new year for the first time in their history.
Laudrup is boosted by the availability of Michu and the talismanic forward will be looking to get back on the goal trail having returned from ankle and knee problems in Monday night's 1-1 draw with Hull.
A knee injury to Michel Vorm means Gerhard Tremmel is set to continue in goal for City and the German stopper is confident ahead of the tie.
"Qualification is in our hands, and that's very important," Tremmel told Swansea's official website.
"Of course, it also depends on how Kuban do in Valencia, but we will only be concentrating on our match.
"We want to qualify for the next round by getting a good result in St Gallen.
"Of course, it won't be easy, as proved when we played them at the Liberty. But the whole squad is determined to go to Switzerland and get the result we need to get through."
Forwards Daniel Sikorski and Dzengis Cavusevic remain long-term knee injury absentees for St Gallen, while defender Mario Mutsch must serve a one-match suspension.
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Jack and Jill is a fun and exciting musical kids app. Featuring professionally recorded children's music and educational games, your child can join Jack and Jill run up the hill!
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• Sing-a-long!
Sing and play with original music based on the classic nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. All music is especially recorded for each of the special adventures. Enjoy never before heard music, exclusive to this app!
• Candlestick
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- Dimensioni: 63.0 MB
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- Sviluppatore: Tiger Stripes LLC
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COLLEGE PARK, Ga., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Creflo Dollar, pastor, teacher and founder of Creflo Dollar Ministries, releases his latest book, "Overcoming Fear: Eliminating the Bondage of Fear," today. The book teaches Christians that fear is not a normal part of life, shouldn't be tolerated as such, and how God can bring victory.
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Statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health (www.statisticbrain.com) reveal the majority of Americans struggle with all sorts of irrational and unnecessary fears — from fear of public speaking to fear of death. Unfortunately, fear is just as rampant among professing Christians as it is in the public at large.
The seeds of Dollar's latest book grew out of his own experience with fear. A tragic death in his family resulted in a seed of fear being planted in his soul "that surfaced when I married Taffi," Dollar writes. That fear took root and wasn't uprooted until Dollar trusted God and had it released from his life.
"Millions of people live under the stronghold of fear," said Dollar. "Their lives are stunted, limited and even controlled by it. I've experienced what can happen when Satan and his spirit of fear gain a foothold in our lives. But there is victory, and I'm eager to tell my story, and the story of how God can bring us victory over this debilitating condition."
"Overcoming Fear" tackles common fears that most people face, including the fear of failure, abandonment and intimacy. Dollar reminds readers of God's covenant, which is "full of promises that cover every possible area of fear."
"Overcoming Fear" is on sale for $25 and can be purchased at http://creflodollarministries.org/overcomingfear. Those who purchase the book will also receive a copy of "Sermons Songs III," a CD featuring Dollar's sermons on fear set to praise music composed by Sam Collier. "Sermons Songs I," released in 2012, reached #16 on the Billboard charts.
Creflo Dollar is founder and senior pastor of World Changers Church International (WCCI) in College Park, Ga., which serves more than 30,000 members, and World Changers Church-New York, which hosts over 6,000 worshippers each week, as well as many fellowship churches located throughout the U.S.
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StarTech.com Headset adapter for headsets with separate headphone / microphone plugs - 3.5mm 4 position to 2x 3 position 3.5mm M/F
|$6.39 & FREE Shipping on orders over $49. Details
- Turns a 3.5mm combo headphone/microphone port into two distinct ports - one 3.5mm headphone jack and one 3.5mm microphone port
- Allows the use of older audio accessories with newer computers
- Compact design for maximum portability - a great solution to have on hand in your laptop bag
- Lightweight, yet sturdy design that can easily be plugged in when required
- Headset not included
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Turns A 3.5mm Combo Headphone/Microphone Port Into Two Distinct Ports
The MUYHSMFF Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack splitter (4-position 3.5mm to dual 3-position 3.5mm) is a headset Splitter Adapter featuring one 3.5mm Male (TRRS) and two 3.5mm (TRS) Female connectors, enabling you to add a mono microphone input, as well as a stereo output to your PC or Laptop, through a single 3.5mm audio port. It can turn the combo port into two distinct ports – one 3.5mm headphone jack and one 3.5mm microphone port.
Innovative Audio Ports
While some laptops from Apple and Dell feature only a single (4-position) 3.5mm audio port to support both audio input and output, this innovative headset splitter adapter breaks the audio port out into two distinct ports - one that can be used for a microphone input connection, and the other for connecting external (output) speakers.
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The headset splitter features a compact and sturdy design to deliver the perfect solution for applications that require portability, and takes up very little space in your laptop bag. This adapter is not a headphone splitter/Y-cable. It cannot be used to split the audio output to two separate sets of headphones or speakers. Some laptops and mobile devices will not work with all external microphones. This is typically caused by an impedance mismatch between the microphone and the device, due to hardware incompatibility - it is not a limitation of the MUYHSMFF adapter. To ensure proper hardware detection, we recommend that the external headset be plugged into the adapter first, before the adapter is connected to the computer or mobile device.
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- Allows the use of an external microphone and speakers with PCs or Laptops that are equipped with a combo 4-position/4-pin audio port
- Compact design for maximum portability - a great solution to have on hand in your laptop bag
- Lightweight, yet sturdy design that can easily be plugged in when required
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Pros: Works great with Xbox One stereo adapter, the little box part seems to be decent build, and snaps in hard to keep cables from popping out.
Cons: The box part could be annoying for certain people because its a bit clunky to have while holding a controller then I would suggest getting the cable version if you would think that may be a problem. Other than that there is no other cons.
I plugged the adapter into my MacBook with the headphone plug already plugged into it, which worked fine. Then I plugged in the microphone to the microphone jack and... nothing, it didn't work. I went into the sound settings and there was no option to configure anything to fix the issue, the only sound input that showed up was the built in mic.
I unplugged the adapter from the Macbook. The second time around, I made sure both the headphone & external mic cords were first plugged into the adapter and then plugged the adapter back into the Macbook. This time the Macbook recognized the external audio input, I selected it and it worked fine. Years ago a mic plug was a mic plug. Now they're all "smart" plugs that try and sense what you've got connected and configure themselves automatically based on what they think you need to do. As a result, you've got to make note of the order of how you plug them in.
The multi conductor nature of the male plug does make it kind of delicate & susceptible to breaking off, so I make sure to be careful when plugging and unplugging it. At $10 the price is a bit high IMO. Overall not a bad adapter.
The TRRS refers to the "three ring" male side, where you see four metal bands: T for tip, R for ring, R for another ring, and S for sleeve.
Most companies have the TRRS metal bands used for LRMG, meaning L for left headphone channel, R for right headphone channel, M for microphone, and G for ground. Apple, of course, is LRGM, switching the mic and ground just so you have to buy their special adapter which costs more -- yes they are that cynical.
Anyway, this adapter does not connect on of the MG lines to the microphone. Some devices will tolerate this and compensate, depending on how its connected (e.g., the ground may be connected elsewhere). But for many, it just means that the microphone side will not work at all, or that it may have terrible quality. That's the root of most of the 1 star reviews on here -- the "it does not work" variety.
I had this problem and had to order a different one from a different company. But I was in a huge hurry, so I ended up having to cut this StarTech one apart and solder a new wire in for the MG. I attached a couple pictures for anyone who also has this problem, doesn't mind soldering, and is in too much of a hurry to wait for a new one to be delivered.
Suffice it to say, StarTech is being extremely misleading by not mentioning this in the advertising. Now I can't trust them and will not be buying any more StarTech products.
The problem many users face is that their devices have a single 3.5mm headphone jack that supports four-contact connectors for stereo audio and mono microphones but have headphones / speakers and microphones with individual 3.5mm connectors. Additionally, some want to record audio on such devices and use standard microphones that have normal two- or three-contact connectors (and not buy specialized microphones for individual devices). This product works for these purposes.
The only potential drawback is that, on devices like the iPod, in order to have the device recognize a microphone connected via the adapter without an accompanying output audio device, a dummy plug is needed. For example, if you connect just the microphone to the adapter and leave the headphone jack unoccupied, an iPod will not recognize the microphone.
Also, this adapter will not allow you to record stereo audio with a stereo microphone. The four-contact connector has only one contact for input and therefore supports only mono microphone input. This is not a problem or limitation of the adapter but a limitation of the four-contact combination input.
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Worked well for a two months, but then cut out intermittently. Now just completely stopped working. Really disappointed since it worked so well when it was functioning, and the... Read morePublished 3 hours ago by Debarshi M.
I had so much static I tossed it back in the box and have not thought to even try it again. This item is pure junkPublished 15 hours ago by Amazon Customer
Works Perfectly for Xbox One new controller, no need for Xbox One adapter (on new Xbox One controllers with 3.5mm). Read morePublished 1 day ago by Amazon Customer
Package comes quickly, well bubble wrapped for protection has a lifetime warranty, shows you which plug to put headphones and mic in. Read more
Needed this to use computer headset to work with Xbox One 3.5mm audio jack and works great plus gives a little extra cord length to it.Published 1 day ago by zulmillie
Perfect headset replacement cable. I believe it is made tougher than the one it replaced. I do recommend.Published 1 day ago by Daniel T Fehrer


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ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Education is trying to hammer out how to slash up to $171 million from the state's K-12 budget.
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The 19th Annual Brooklet Peanut Festival Princess Pageant was held Saturday at Brooklet Elementary School. There were 43 contestants entered overall. Here are the winners: 0-6 mos. - Ansley Kate Day; 7-18 mos. - Gracie LeFleur; 19-35 mos. - Hadley Zeigler; 3-4 years - Jayla Phillips; 5-6 years - Haley Miles; 7-9 years - Madison Morgan; 10-12 years - Anna Miles; 13-15 years - Alaina Palmer; 16 and up - Rachel Spivey.
JACKSON, Mississippi - A casino bus full of tourists overturned in northwestern Mississippi on Sunday, killing three people and injuring several others.
JACKSON, Mississippi - A casino bus full of tourists overturned in northwestern Mississippi on Sunday, killing three people and injuring several others.
TORONTO - Explosions at a Toronto propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described an enormous fireball that lit up the sky for miles. One firefighter died.
TORONTO - Explosions at a Toronto propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described an enormous fireball that lit up the sky for miles. One firefighter died.
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Voters vigorously endorsed President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum he devised to try to break a political stalemate and revive his leftist campaign to eliminate historical inequities, partial unofficial results showed.
NEW YORK - The cost remains high, and a good lawyer is essential. Yet despite complications, the idea of becoming a biological dad with help from a surrogate mother is gaining allure among gay men as the status of "married with children" grows ever more possible.
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On Thursday, March 17, nine students from Statesboro High School went to the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta to showcase their skills and compete ...
The welcoming of warmer weather and flowers blooming signals the beginning of spring and the upcoming Easter holiday. Easter brings families together to celebrate the ...
Since entering the Statesboro healthcare market in 2009, Dr. Daniel Okungbowa has embraced the community with a passion of ensuring that every citizen has access ...
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