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Things to do (December 9 to 12)
FREE: Winckley Square Christmas Concert, Preston, Sunday, December 10
Experience a festive sing along around the Christmas Tree in Winckley square this Christmas. The community choir, One Voice, will share their contemporary gospel vocals to lift everyone in to the Christmas spirit. There will also be Shadow Puppets for the children along with some delicious mince pies and a choice of mulled wine or hot chocolate to warm you up. There's something for all the family to enjoy. It runs from 2.30pm until 5.30pm. For more information visit www.facebook.com/friendsofwinckleysquaregardens/
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Hide AdPAID: Meet Santa on the Western Train Tram, Blackpool, Saturday, December 9
Go and meet Santa in his grotto on board the Western Train in Blackpool! Santa's special tram will be parked near Festival House at the North Pier from 10am until 4pm. To celebrate his visit, Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be running a special service along the promenade. Tickets are only £6for an adult, or £3 for a child, which includes a sherry (or juice) and a mince-pie on board the Western Train, meeting Santa in his grotto with a gift for the children (providing they've been good!).
PAID: Harris Open Exhibition, Preston, from Saturday, December 9 until Sunday, January 21
The Harris Open is a fresh and vibrant annual exhibition that gives the people of Preston a chance to take part in our annual open art show. They welcome entries in any media - including audio, installation, video painting, sculpture, textiles, ceramics and more. So embrace your chance to shine and exhibit your work at the Harris this year! It's at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston. Open daily. Admission is £3 adults; £3 groups and under 16s free.
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Hide AdPAID: (American) Christmas Spectacular Gala Concert, Blackburn, Saturday, December 9
Travel across the "Pond" for this year's all-American Christmas Spectacular at Blackburn Cathedral, featuring James Bassi's Carol Symphony, and music by American composers Morton Lauridsen, Stephen Paulus & Mack Wilberg. Performed by: The Choirs of Blackburn Cathedral; local school choirs; and The Northern Chamber Orchestra. Conducted by Samuel Hudson. Starts 7pm. Tickets from £5.00, available from King George's Hall on 08448 471664.
PAID: The Wizard of Oz on Ice, Blackpool, Sunday, December 10
This year BIDCA present Wizard of Oz on Ice. The BIDCA Christmas Ice Show is the longest running and main fund raising event for BIDCA which is always something very special. It is now in its 78th year and is presented by local children for local children. Catch The Wizard of Oz on Ice at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Arena, with a performance at 2.30pm. Tickets are £10. To book a ticket call 01253 341707. For more information visit https://www.childrenhelpingchildren.co.uk/
PAID: A Festive Christmas, Preston, Saturday, December 9
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Hide AdPreston Orpheus Choir is delighted to kick off Christmas with its annual "Festive Christmas" Concert featuring traditional and modern Christmas choral pieces, music from Freckleton Brass Band and plenty of well loved Christmas pieces perfect for audience participation. The concert starts at 7.30pm at St Michael and All Angel Church on Egerton Road, Ashton, Preston. Tickets are £10 for adults and for under 18s £5. For enquiries call 01772 735197 or visit www.prestonorpheuschoir.org
PAID: Christmas Wreath Making, Preston, Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10
Head out to Brockholes Nature Reserve, off Jct 31 of the M6, near Preston, and have a go at making your own Christmas Wreath from natural materials. It's a great festive activity for all the family to enjoy together. There's no need to book, just go along on the day. You may get messy, so wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Workshops run from 10am until 12pm and 1pm until 3pm on both days. Tickets are £6 per wreath. For further information call 01772 872000.
PAID: Cinderella's Magical Journey, Lytham, Saturday, December 9
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Hide AdAudiences are guaranteed to have a ball this festive season as they experience the North West's first immersive walk through production of the traditional family pantomime Cinderella. It's being presented at Lytham Hall on Ballam Road in the resort. There are timed sessions throughout, from 10am until 4pm. Tickets are £10 for adults and £8 children. To book or to find further information visit https://seaty.co.uk//cinderellalythamhall or by calling 01253 736652.
FREE: Annual Christmas Tree Festival, Carnforth, from Sunday, December 10 until Wednesday, December 20
Why not go along to the memorable annual Christmas Tree Festival at Carnforth Station? See an array of trees and lights and decorations to get you into the Christmas spirit. Perfect for family members of all ages to enjoy and get in the festive spirit. It's on at Carnforth Station Heritage CEntre in Warton Road, Carnforth. Open daily. Admission is free. Call 01524 735894 or visit http://www.carnforthstation.co.uk/ for more information.
PAID: Lunch with Santa, Morecambe, Sunday, December 10
How about having lunch with Santa in Morecambe's Happy Mount Park? Join Santa and his magical elves for lunch, with lots of Christmas goodies for you to enjoy. There'll be stories, festive party games, craft works, and then Santa will give you a gift for coming to have lunch with him. Enjoy this magical slice of Christmas at Happy Mount Park cafe in Morecambe. Runs from 12pm until 2pm. There is a charge for this event and prior booking is essential. To book call 01524 401140.
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Hide AdPAID: Breakfast with Santa, Preston, Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10
Join Brockholes Nature Reserve, near Preston, for a magical morning with Santa. Children and grown-ups can enjoy a full cooked breakfast followed by a special visit from Santa who will present each child with a gift. It's happening on Saturday and Sunday, 9am until 11am. It's a popular event and requires pre-booking via their website/Facebook page.
PAID: Xmas Gin Tasting, Preston, Saturday, December 9
This is a special 'small batch' craft Gin Tasting for Xmas event. It promises to be a highly enjoyable evening tasting some high-quality craft gins from a range of producers, specially selected for their suitability for the Xmas period. There may be a couple spicy ones in there and some more subtle Christmassy flavours! It's being held at The Holiday Inn Hotel in Preston on Saturday. It starts at 6pm and runs until 8pm. Tickets are £35 and are available to book online at http://www.thelancashirewineschool.com/product_info.php?id=307. You can also find out more information about the event.
PAID: Dress Up For Christmas, Preston, Sunday, December 10
Circo Rum Ba Ba present 'Dress Up For Christmas' - a wonderful adventure through fairy tale and pantomime with lots of audience participation and slapstick to entertain all ages. The wondrous Christmas tale unfolds with the actors performing acrobatic feats, globe walking on snowballs, china plate spinning, musical saw playing, hat juggling and more. It's being presented at New Longton Village Hall on Sunday. Curtain up is 3pm. The show is suitable for all ages over six. Tickets are £7.50 for adults and £5 for children. To book tickets call Margaret Kearns on 01772 614264.
FREE: Christmas Family Fun, Blackburn, Saturday, December 9
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Hide AdThis year's Blackburn with Darwen Re:Fresh Christmas Family Fun event will take place on Saturday at Witton Country Park in Blackburn. It runs from 12pm until 3pm. They will have a family story walk around the park based on the popular children's book Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and of course Father Christmas will be in his grotto for photographs and giving out treats. This is a free event, though donations to local charities are welcomed.
FREE: Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival, Garstang, Monday, December 11 and Tuesday, December 12
People from all over the region join Garstang locals for two nights of Victorian Christmas fun. The town centre will come alive with bands, singers, stilt walkers, and all kinds of street entertainment. Santa will also be in his grotto on the High Street. There will also be a vast array of stalls to browse. It's on Monday and Tuesday from 6pm until 9pm.


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An Observational Test for Solar Atmospheric Heating,
, Recent Insights into the Physics of the Sun and Heliosphere: Highlights from SOHO and Other Space Missions, Volume 203, p.514, (2001)
Long-Term Evolution Of Emissivity And Heating In A Solar Active Region,
, 8th SOHO Workshop: Plasma Dynamics and Diagnostics in the Solar Transition Region and Corona, Oct, Volume 446, p.663, (1999)
Microwave and UV observations of filaments with SOHO and the VLA,
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Elizabeth Berg's newest is about Cece, a motivational speaker, and her friendships, Tapestry of Fortunes has a romantic thread but mostly it's about Cece and her best friend, Penney, and later about a new set of friends.
Cece decides to make changes in her priorities – travel more, work less, and downsize. She sells her house and moves into a house with three other women.
The book is also about change and renewal when one's circumstances take an unexpected turn. Cece and her roommates take a road trip in order to deal with unresolved relationships – driving from Minneapolis to Winona and Des Moines and Cleveland, stopping along the way to visit diners, bowling alleys and oddball museums.
Berg writes with customary directness and immediacy.The reader gets a motivational boost and a bit of bibliotherapy, too.


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More Americans are putting down Buds and Coors, instead grabbing wine, liquor, Corona and Michelob.
Americans' changing drinking habits have been taking shape for years, but the trend accelerated in 2018. Beer shipments from US breweries are down 3.5% so far this year, according to The Beer Institute, an industry trade group.
The big four US brands — Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, and Budweiser — have been hit particularly hard.
What's wrong with Big American Beer? Drinkers think it's stale, compared to the innovative new brands and creative concepts emerging from craft breweries, vineyards and distilleries.
Related: Budweiser falls off the list of America's three favorite beers
"Well-established category leaders are finding it challenging to maintain their relevance against a backdrop with so much innovation and new brand activity," said Cowen analyst Vivien Azer. "You now see a much more promiscuous alcohol consumer."
Brewpubs and axe-throwing bars
A wider selection on the shelves and growing concepts, such as brewpubs, taprooms, music festivals, axe-throwing and similar gaming bars, have created challenges for the once-dominant players. More people are also drinking when they eat out at restaurants or order food at home.
Related: Beer is being rationed in the UK
"We estimate that meals represent over 40% of total alcohol-appropriate occasions globally, though beer is underrepresented," Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) CEO Carlos Brito told analysts last month.
American drinkers have found that beer doesn't go with everything. Instead of choosing beer for every alcohol occasion, more people are making their decisions based on social activities, Nielsen alcohol analysts say.
Azer said drinkers today might reach for a Mimosa at brunch, but pick a glass of wine or a cocktail at happy hour, bourbon on a cold night, or a beer during a Sunday football game.
AB InBev, the distributor of Budweiser, Bud Light, and Stella Artois, is trying to reposition its beers to fit the changing drinking environment.
"Budweiser is the perfect beer for high-energy, premium party occasions," Brito said.
Generational change
Shifts in younger drinkers' preferences have upended the industry.
Millennials have shown a tendency to experiment across categories, explained Eric Shepard, executive editor of trade publication Beer Marketer's Insights.
Related: Trump's new tariffs could make beer, cars and baseball bats more expensive
Fewer people today say they exclusively drink beer or wine, and category lines are blurring, with the rise of flavored malt beverages, spiked seltzers, and exotic bourbon and whiskey wines, Nielsen analysts have found.
More women are also drinking. Women favor wine and cocktails at a higher rate than men, these analysts say.
Craft brews, once the bright spot in the US beer industry, are beginning to grow at a slower pace.
"There's a certain saturation point that you reach in any kind of trend," said Robert Ottenstein, an analyst at Evercore ISI. "Not everybody is an experimenter."
Many drinkers have settled into their go-to craft brands after testing out the myriad lines and flavors that have cropped up in recent years.
Related: Forget craft beer. The next craze is non-alcoholic brews
At a Stifel analyst conference earlier this month, outgoing Craft Brew Alliance (BREW) chief financial officer Joe Vanderstelt said that many craft lagers were not immune to drinkers replacing beer with wine and spirits. Craft Brew believes its Kona brand can continue to attract new drinkers.
Craft wine and liquor
Wines and liquors — roses, proseccos, bourbons, whiskeys, tequilas, and cognacs — have recently taken advantage of the same phenomenons that led to the craft explosion, said Mimi Bonnett, an analyst at consumer research firm Mintel.
"Most wines and spirits are also well positioned to leverage the nuances of 'craft' without much effort," she said. "They share many of the same traits: heritage, hand-craftsmanship, aged qualities, regionality, a sense of premium and, in some cases, small batch."
Tito's Handmade Vodka has been a "blockbuster" over the past several years, Ottenstein said, while Jack Daniel's brands have led to a whiskey resurgence.
"It was really the launch of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey that set the category on its growth cycle," Azer said.
Big beer slips
"Growth in wine and spirits has continued. There's no doubt about that," MillerCoors CEO Gavin Hattersley said last month. 21- to 27-year old drinkers have drifted away from beer, Hattersley told analysts.
MillerCoors' owner Molson Coors (TAP) reported a 3.8% loss of volume in the United States last quarter. The weak results drove its stock to a four-year low. AB InBev reported a 4.1% decline in North America.
Related: Molson Coors tanks on weak US beer sales
The most recent quarter was another mark in the steady decline of beer's popularity and the erosion of AB InBev and Molson Coors' market share.
Since 2002, beer's share of the alcohol market has fallen to 46% from 54%, according to Cowen. Wine has jumped to 37% from 30%, while spirits have ticked up to 17% from 16%.
Corona time
Americans are still drinking beer -- just better beer. The premium end of the market is growing faster than the bottom portion.
"There's a huge shift toward higher end beer," Ottenstein said.
Constellation Brands (STZ), the Mexican-based distributor of Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, has capitalized on Americans' love for imported lagers. Shipments from Mexico, the largest beer exporter to the United States, were up 9.5% through May, the Commerce Department said.
Constellation is now expanding with new lines such as Corona Premier and Corona Refresca.
Related: The company that owns Corona is getting into the pot business
Premier will take on Michelob Ultra, a low-carb light beer that has been one of the most successful beers for AB InBev. It has grown its share for three straight years by appealing as a "lifestyle" beer for more affluent, active drinkers.


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A Phase I Open Label Study of GSK3359609 Administered Alone and in Combination With Anticancer Agents in Subjects With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
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GSK3359609 is an anti-Inducible T cell Co-Stimulator (ICOS) receptor agonist antibody intended for the treatment of cancers of different histology. This is a first-time-in-human (FTIH), open-label, multicenter study designed to investigate the safety, pharmacology, and preliminary antitumor activity in subjects with advanced or recurrent solid tumors with the aim to establish recommended dose(s) of GSK3359609 for further exploration as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab or other immune therapies or anticancer therapies. The study is comprised of two primary parts, each composed of two phases: Part 1: GSK3359609 monotherapy with Part 1A as dose escalation phase and Part 1B as cohort expansion phase; Part 2: GSK3359609 combination therapy with Part 2A pembrolizumab combination dose escalation phase/safety run-in and Part 2B cohort expansion phase. GSK3359609 combinations with chemotherapy will only consist of safety run-in cohorts. Each part and phase of the study includes a screening period, a treatment period, and a follow-up period. The primary objective of the study is to determine the safety, tolerability, maximum tolerated dose or the maximum administered dose of GSK3359609 alone or in combination.
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Build a log cabin with your hands for almost free – Video
Watch these 3 videos below!
The Man below didn't build 1 log cabin he built 20! Well not exactly 20 but it sounded cooler. He built 2 on YouTube and possibly 18 more not on YouTube? Hard to say… Eitherway these are some of the best log cabin videos I've seen since they take take you through the whole process of making a cabin from scratch, almost entirely from the forest. He used the first cordless tools aka hand tools and a few battery powered tools that he hauled up the mountain to his remote building site. The captions really help to understand what he's doing, hope you like the videos as much as me! I wonder where he is located????
Cabin On a Hill
From the builder: This is one of the few spots that I can build a log cabin on the upper section of this land so it seems like a challenge to me. As you may have noticed from the video, this is a one man construction project, hence the size of the log cabin but it's nice that I get to make all of the creative decisions on the cabin design;) Though, the downfall of that being that I can really only move up to a certain sized log by myself, and if anything is to be carried up to the cabin (it's quite a hike up the mountainside) It's on my back. So far I've put about 13 weekends into this cabin as well as $140 in spikes, rebar, nails, mortar and plumbing parts as well as 9 trees and about 17 saplings and a burned out old cedar stump (used for the shake roof).
What's interesting is that it's actually quite therapeutic for me to just be out in the forest working on this log cabin project. I tend to find myself feeling very refreshed after a weekend of doing this sort of thing, I think maybe that I like the creative outlet that this project provides to me, dunno for sure. Though I have to admit that there are times when I really think that building a log cabin is a challenge to anyones limits of perseverance. So since it's snowing now at this elevation and it's really hard to work with frozen logs and cold fingers, I've decided to stop working until things warm up a bit. I guess I'll just go back to my regular therapist until then.
First Cabin he built to gain skills
From the builder: I know this log cabin is small, but it was more of an experiment in remote shelter building for me than anything else. It took about 3 months of weekends to build this log cabin, which was about 100 hours in total. All materials used were found on site or packed in on my back up a small winding foot trail. It took 5 fir trees and a handfull of sapplings plus a bag of screws, a few bags of morter, various concrete blocks and some thick poly for the window and a zinc strip on the roof ridge. The log cabin has had 6 feet of snow last year and the cedar roof held together nicely. This log cabin sits on 4 large rocks, one at each corner of the log cabin and the floor is made of dirt. The wood heater/stove doesn't actually work all that well, but hey it was my first attempt. I think the notching is called a half notch, and it was chosen for it's simplicity since this was my first attempt at this sort of thing. The notches require a hand saw an axe and a few sharp bangs from a mallet to make, they were very simple and quick compared with a saddle notch style, though the downside of this style is that they had to be spiked at each corner to keep them secure. Sorry for the lack of tunes, it's my first vid or should I say slide show.
Notching logs for cabin with saw and ax


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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 474,000 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn cars to fix a transmission problem that can cause the cars to roll away unexpectedly.
The recall affects 2007-2010 Chevrolet Malibus, Pontiac G6s and Saturn Auras in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as well as a small number of exports. All the cars have four-speed automatic transmissions.
GM says part of the transmission cables can break. That can cause the shifter to show that the car is in park when it's really in gear. GM says it knows of four crashes from the problem but no injuries.
Dealers will put a retainer over the end of the cables or replace them. Owners will be told by letter when to set up appointments with dealers.
The problem was discovered as GM gathered data for a U.S. government investigation of a similar problem with transmission cables on the same cars.
GM spokesman Alan Adler said that as part of the recall, dealers will put retainer covers over both ends of the cables to fix both problems. In some cases, the whole cable will have to be replaced.
The government began investigating the cars last year after getting reports of seven crashes and one injury.
In March of 2009, GM recalled about 277,000 vehicles for a similar shift lever problem.
At that time the recall involved 2009 model year versions of the Buick Enclave; Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Malibu and Traverse; GMC Acadia; Pontiac G5 and G6; and the Saturn Aura and Outlook. Only 75,000 of the vehicles had been sold, with the rest still at dealerships.


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The future of sustainable water reuse starts with progressive action today. Our esteemed partners and City staff celebrated pureALTA's global success and commemorated an innovative milestone on Thursday, October 25 in Cranes Roost Park.
Altamonte Springs proactively created pureALTA to address our community's future water needs and diversify the City's water portfolio. The project utilizes cutting-edge technology to purify reclaimed water to drinking water standards.
The project received a 2018 Market-Changing Water Technology award from the International Water Association in Tokyo, Japan and was the only pilot honored from the U.S. The project also won the 2017 WateReuse Innovative Project of the Year at the nation's preeminent water reuse conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Altamonte Springs constantly strives to think outside the box to deliver smart and cost effective solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. As leaders in local, regional and international discussions on water reuse programs, the City continues to create viable solutions for the community.
Thank you to the partners who made pureALTA possible.


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Signs are replaced as soon as possible depending on availability. Street sign issues within city limits can be reported at the maintenance numbers.
Road maintenance service is not provided by Orange County. Each municipality maintains streets, roads, and street signs within their city limits. The North Carolina Department of Transportation maintains all streets and roads in unincorporated areas.
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emotionally uplifting film
With precision and conviction, director GNR Kumaravelan has poignantly narrated
one of the best father-son relationships on screen. Out of a handful of films
dealing about human disabilities, Haridas undoubtedly tops the list
for not being preachy.
It addresses a rapidly growing domestic issue with subtlety and unparalleled
sensitivity. One might not find this film entertaining but it`s unlikely to find
reasons to hate it either.
Sivadas, a fearless cop on a mission inching closer to nabbing local rowdy Aadhi,
is forced to leave the mission after he takes custody of his autistic son,
Haridas, due to an unfortunate event. While the rest of the students of his age
are school-goers and can speak fluently, Haridas still finds it extremely
difficult to mouth a single word.
With great difficulty, the eight-year old boy is admitted to a school for normal
kids. Amudhavalli, a teacher specialised in dealing with special children, is
handed over the responsibility of Haridas. Over a period of time, Haridas and
his teacher develop a relationship beyond understanding.
Meanwhile, a visit to the doctor reveals that Haridas is not a disabled child
but a special one who needs care and affection more than sympathy. As the father
spends every passing minute with his son, he comes to learn about what he likes
the most. What did the father discover and how does he help his son realise his
dreams? This forms the rest of the story.
Never in its entire running time does Haridas attempt to manipulate
its characters under false pretext. It doesn`t emotionally hijack the audiences
with its narrative, but allows one and all to slip into the skin of the
character Sivadas, played by Kishore.
The film brings to the fore a simple question - if you were a father of a
similar child, then what would you do? The answer to this question is in the
film and the brilliance with which it is answered needs to be appreciated.
Despite being mostly emotional, the film engages audiences by striking a perfect
balance between the two sub-plots -- father-son relationship and hunt for Aadhi.
Kishore was a righteous police officer before a doting father and, therefore,
even as he spends most of his time with his son, he keeps track of the
developments of the case.
He personally gets involved when one of his associates goes missing without a
trace. The director has handled this part with such deftness that it`s nearly
impossible to highlight flaws. On the contrary, the climax, which may or may not
work in favour of the film, may draw mixed responses but it`s debatable.
The film`s strength is the characters and their performances. Kishore, popularly
known for his villain roles, stuns everybody with his performance as dutiful cop
and ever loving father. The varied emotions he expresses in the two different
roles are proof to his caliber. Sneha manages to impress in her role as an
enthusiastic teacher while the young boy as Haridas is inspiring.
The film does appear a tad slow occasionally, but on the whole doesn`t fail to
arouse interest. The narrative does appear stretched and had the director
excluded two songs, it would have made an impact. Nevertheless, it is an effort
that is sure to attract lot of attention from the masses.
Rathnavelu`s cinematography is top notch and his best is brought forth in the
song Annaiyin Karuvil while Vijay Anthony`s music is partly good.
Haridas is definitely a whiff of fresh air.
Haridas is an upcoming Tamil film starring Kishore and Sneha in the lead. It is to be directed by G.N.R.Kumaravelan of Ninaithale Inikkum and Yuvan Yuvathi fame. Musical score is by Vijay Antony. Producer is by Dr. V Ramdoss & Executive Producer Venu Velmurugan. It is set to release by February 2013.
Themovie is about an eight-year-old boy`s view on life and his father. The director said,For each and every child, his/her father is the first hero. This is the basic knot of the script. A different treatment has been given to the screenplay.


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Version 0.97 - Changed the section dividers slightly. - Added walkthrough for level IX, Simba's Return. Version 0.9 - Added the walkthrough of level X, Pride Rock. Version 0.87 - Added ASCII Art. - Added another level of walkthrough. Version 0.84 - Document created. - Added FAQ Information. - Added ToC. - Added Introduction. - Added Controls. - Added Enemies. - Added Walkthroughs. - Added Cheat Codes. - Added Bug Toss and Bug Hunt. - Added Credits & Copyright Info. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 4. - Introduction ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Disney's The Lion King is, in my opinion, the best animated-movie of all time. This game, the only PC game to be released for the exact storyline was released in 1994. As a kid, I found this game very entertaining. I would recommend this game for any who wish for a game for their kid(s). The Lion King is of the 2-D action genre of games. Not too complicated, there are only a small amount of levels which might be difficult. There are three difficulty settings if things get too tough - Easy, Medium, and Hard. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 5. - Controls ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* For the windows version of this game, go to the button 'Keyboard' at the top to change controls. There are two configurations which I think are the easiest to find and manage. Here they are: --One: Jump: Space UP Claw: Ctrl Directions: LEFT RIGHT Roar: M DOWN Maul: Right Shift For the first, Place your right hand index finger on the left direction arrow. Place your right middle ringer on both the UP and DOWN directional arrows. Place your ring finger on the right arrow. Place your left hand index finger on the CTRL key, and your middle finger on the Right SHIFT button. Put your ring finger on the Alt Button and your pinkie on the SPACE BAR. This is my most used system. --Two: Jump: D UP Claw: A Directions: LEFT RIGHT Roar: S DOWN Maul: Left Shift Like the above place your right index, middle, and ring fingers on their respective keys. Place your left index on the D button, your middle finger on the S button, and your ring finger on the A button. Put your pinkie on the LEFT SHIFT button. Also, while Simba is a cub, run and press down to execute a roll. While he is an adult lion, press a directional button and down to execute a throw. There we go - we're ready to play ?. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 6. - Enemies ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Porcupine: Porcupines only appear when Simba is in his childhood. The look vaguely like hedgehogs - brown with spikes on their backs. There are two ways to defeat one of them. You either have to get close to it and roar at it until in flips and then jump on it, or roll under it and then jump on it. To roll, run and then press down. Lizard: The easiest enemies to kill, they're green with some horns scattered about them. Kill them by jumping on them. They only appear in Simba's childhood. Vulture: Vultures take to the air when Simba comes near. They swoop down at regular intervals in attack. To kill them, jump on them while they are swooping. Again, these only appear while Simba is a cub. Frog: Frogs, green in colour, only appear in the Hakuna Matata level. Jump upon them to kill them. They attack by jumping around and spitting green saliva at Simba. Spider: Spiders move quickly with agility. Kill them by jumping on them. They also only appear in the Hakuna Matata level. Wildebeast: The Wildebeast only appear on one level, level four, The Stampede. They are grey with horns, and you cannot attack them. They do not intentionally attack Simba, either. Mainly just passing by... Hyena: Hyenas are grey with black spots on them. They appear a few times in Simba's childhood, but are more common in his adulthood. They are defeated by jumping on them when they are tired (childhood), or by just scratching the heck out of them. Panther: Panthers being grey with spots only appear when Simba reaches adulthood. They deal damage furiously with scratches and mauls. Panthers are defeated with about six or eight hits and are extremely common throughout the last few levels. Monkey: Monkeys stay atop ledges lobbing nuts/rocks (?) down on poor Simba as he passes through level seven, Simba's Destiny. Brownish in colour, the can be defeated by roaring at them or slashing them. Scar: Scar is littered throughout the game, but you only get to face him at Pride Rock. He is tough to kill. Scar attacks with slaps and scratches. Being an outcast of the pride, Scar wants to become king, and therefore Mufassa, the king and his son, Simba are his most despised of enemies. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 7. - Walkthrough ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* I - The Pridelands II - Can't Wait to be King III - The Elephants Graveyard IV - The Stampede V - Simba's Exile VI - Hakuna Matata VII - Simba's Destiny VIII - Be Prepared IX - Simba's Return X - Pride Rock IT STARTS... **--------------------** ** I - The Pridelands ** **--------------------** Run to the right and jump on the ledge. Get the bug and kill the lizard below. Jump on the next rock and jump on the lizard below. Roll under the porcupine to the right and continue up the rocks. Kill the lizard on the ledge and jump the chasm. Destroy the porcupine and being careful not to hit the blue bug on the next ledge. Kill the lizard on the next ledge, and then jump on the blue bug. Jump onto the final ledge, making sure to get off quickly before the bug explodes or kills you. Jump across the gap and destroy all enemies until you reach the top. Kill the two lizards and roar at the porcupine and then jump on it. Touch the save point and kill the blue bug on the next rock. Kill the two lizards to the right and jump over the small ledge. Look down to see where the porcupine is. Time yourself right to get the extra life and so you don't get hurt by the porcupine. Roll under it and you will fall down a bit. There will be another porcupine here. Look down before you go down to that ledge. Get the bug and then the Circle of Life (continue). Return to the level that the second porcupine was at and roll at the leftmost wall. Return to the top of the level. Go to the cluster of trees on top and go the leftmost tree. There will be a Bug Toss bug if you look down and if you jump off the edge (not too far) there will be another cluster of trees with some more bugs on them. Go to the topmost ledge and get the continue point. Get the yellow bug on your way down. You will face a hyena here. How long the hyena lasts depends on your difficulty setting. If on easy, it will die after one hit. If on medium, it will die after two, and if on hard more, it will die after three hits. To hit the hyena, evade its attacks until it starts panting. Then, it is vulnerable. Jump on the hyena while it's in this state. Mufassa: "EVERYTHING THE LIGHT TOUCHES IS OUR KINGDOM." **----------------------------** ** II - Can't Wait to be King ** **----------------------------** [Roar at the monkeys] Swing on the rhino's tail and jump onto his head. You will be flicked into the air and placed, by monkeys, on a giraffe's head. Jump to the next giraffe and to the next and so on until you reach the end of the crossing. Be quick because soon enough the giraffes will tilt their head's back and you will be dumped into the water. Once across, jump on the rhino's head and wait until you are thrown onto a ledge. Jump up the tree a roar at the pink monkey at the top. Return to the bottom and climb up the tree to roar at the pink monkey just above the rhino. Jump on the rhino again, and soon enough you will fall on an ostrich. This part is pretty tough the first few times. You must race along on this ostrich while paying attention to the signals given on the right side of the screen. Jump over the pink elephants and duck below the ledges. The forth will be tough. A double jump. This is the part that gets me. You must get the ostrich to jump over the elephant then you must get Simba to jump over the ledge. I actually think there's a glitch in this part. Oh well. You must time it precisely. The pattern is UP, DOWN, UP, DOUBLE JUMP, DOWN. After jumping over it, you will be hurled onto a giraffe and you will automatically get a restart point. This part, as crazy as it is, is to jump onto a bunch of hippos and rhinos to get across the water. If you try for long enough you can just jump onto the first hippo and Simba will climb onto his nose. Get the Circle of Life and then swing yourself onto the giraffe's head. Jump over the giraffe. Yes, that's right ANOTHER one of these fucking things. Bastard ostriches. This time, there's no signals either! Grrr... And it's longer too! The pattern: Up, down, up, up, down, Double jump, down, down, up, double jump. You will arrive swinging on a rhino's tail. Jump on its head. You will get an extra life. Roar at the pink monkey nearest the ground and touch the restart point. Jump on the left rhino's head. You will arrive across the water. Roar at the monkey. Go to the root of the tree and jump across the water on the logs, getting the 1UP while you're there. Jump on the left rhino's head. You will arrive eventually at the top of the left tree. Get the bug, roar at the monkey, and roar at the monkey nearest the ground. Jump on the left rhino and you will clear the level. **------------------------------** ** III - The Elephant Graveyard ** **------------------------------** Right from the start, two hyenas will appear out of the giant elephant skull. It's kinda tough to beat them on hard mode. Once you defeat them, however, a pass will open up to the left. There will be a bug along the spine. Take it if you need refreshing of your health status. Make sure you don't take the purple bug though. It's harmful. Jump across the gap and onto the ledge. Defeat the hyena and start making your way across the larger gap by swinging on the bones overhead. You will find yourself on a ledge with a vulture. It will swoop every-so often to attack you. Jump on it to kill it. Depending on the difficulty how many times, of course. Roll at the pile of bones underneath to get the health, assuming you need to be refreshed, of course. Be careful running along the spire though. It will fall away after a second or two, so don't dwell. Jump to the next ledge. Defeat the next vulture and go across the ledge. Defeat the next vulture. Climb up the hangings. Defeat the vulture and go to the next ledge, bouncing off the elephant tissue. Climb up these ledges too. Touch off the restart save point. Climb up the ledges quickly, as there is hot liquid on its way up to kill you. Run across the section of bones once you get to the top. Run across all the bones, ignoring the vultures for the moment. When you reach the bit of elephant tissue, get the circle of life and jump back onto the bit of tissue. Keep running, ignoring the vultures any hyenas. You should soon have your path blocked. Quickly dispose of the hyenas and exit the level. You will notice Scar watch your escape. **-------------------** ** IV - The Stampede ** **-------------------** I can't really write much of a walkthrough for this level, I can only give you a few tips. About the level: this is the level for the stampede from the movie, in which (SPOILERS) Mufassa gets killed. Just avoid getting trampled by the buffalo when they run off screen. Beware of the rocks too. Jump over them. You are usually given signs to where they are. This level is short enough. By the way, if a buffalo hits you you will loose 75% of health, and if you fall over a rock you loose 25% of health. Therefore, if anything must hit you, get hit by a rock. **-------------------** ** V - Simba's Exile ** **-------------------** Jump down off ledges and climb underneath the overhang to continue. Kill the lizard nearby and drop to the ledge below. Get on the plant and fall to the ledge below that. Kill the hedgehog nearby and race to the edge. Hang off that ledge and get down to the next. Kill the three exploding blue bugs. Stay near to the edge and drop to the below slant. A rock will come rolling after you. Run along the passage and roll the hedgehog when you dome to him. Swing across the ledges and jump across the gap. Kill the lizards, watching out for the porcupines. Do the rock-rollage revisited and continue, past the thorn jumps. Swing across the gap again. Touch the restart point. Evade the porcupines. Jump down onto the ledge. This, of all swinging parts, is the toughest. The sixth rock seems to be invisible, or else impossible to grab onto. The best way to do it is to jump so that you are close to it and not on it so that Simba will swing on the edge. Clear the remaining jumps and continue on your way. There's not much else to do here. Simba will soon run into the large amount of thorns. This is a version of Banzai, Shanzai and Ed chasing Simba out of the gorge. **--------------------** ** VI - Hakuna Matata ** **--------------------** [No Worries] Jump off the ledge, making sure to go to the right of the two slants. Jump the two gaps and onto the raised ledge. Jump high and to the left to grab onto a rock. Climb up the hangings and run to the right. This next part isn't too hard, but make sure to get the extra life. Get the bug too if you need the health. Touch the save restart point. Jump on the two frogs and across the gap. Take out that frog too. Fall down the ledge to the right, making sure to hold the RIGHT button all the way down. You will fall on a ledge halfway up the waterfall. This part often screws up many people's games. You must climb up the waterfall on the logs, which fall downwards. You must act quickly and without mistake. Many tried are often required. When starting, wait for the nearest log to come down. It's the easiest to start off to. Eventually you will land on a log fallen across the waterfall. Run to the right and take care falling down the ledge patterns. Look down before jumping. Touch off the restart save point. You will come to a ledge with a giant ape on it. He will be sitting down eating a banana. You must jump on him to hurt him. He is the boss of this level. If you jump near him he will swing his arm back, and he will often throw rocks back often. It is tough to beat him. Once you jump on him a few times he will move deeper into the level. Soon enough he will go to the very top of the level and accidentally kill himself. **-----------------------** ** VII - Simba's Destiny ** **-----------------------** This is the first to have Simba as his adult-self. The music is pretty cool too :) Jump onto the ledge and take out the panther. Jump on the rock and onto the main ledge. Slash the nettles and jump up the ledges. Run through the flat watching out for the monkeys and slashing the nettles. You will soon enough land on the upper half. Run to the left. Soon enough you will come to a monument where panthers will emerge from, one at a time. Just keep slashing and you will prevail. Jump down through the ledges and knock down the boulder, using claw. Climb onto it and onto the ledge. Jump on the boulder and take the Circle of Life, which is hidden in the overgrowth above. Then, knock down the next boulder, using maul. Jump across the gap, onto the rock, and across to the otherside. Take the bug and carefully ascent up the ledges, being careful not to be hit by the monkeys. Take out the panther and continue. Next, you will come to another of the places where a large amount of panthers come out of. Seven panthers appear out of it. After, a suspiciously looking baboon, named Rafiki, will tell you to follow him. A rock will fall out of the sky when you happen to run down the next path. Just keep running and it will stop at the end. Kick some more panther-ass and then knock the rock down using jump and scratch, being careful not to fall under the boulder as it passes down. Knock down the suspended boulder and jump through the briers onto the rock and onto the swinging ledges. Climb up the ledges and knock down the next rock using slash. Jump onto the rock and jump onto the ledge with the monkey on it. You will soon come across another of the panther-grounds. After kicking all ass, Rafiki will again beckon you to follow him. Follow him down through the ledges. Simba will wear a constipated look while his father, Mufassa, asks him to "take his place in the circle of life" old school. Word! **--------------------** ** VIII - Be Prepared ** **--------------------** Run to the right, dodging the drops of lava and taking out the two panthers. Watch out for the bat and jump over the magma-gyser. Kill the hyenas, bats and panthers in the next section, making sure to jump over the pillars of lava. Kill the hyena and panther and continue on your way. Take the bug. You should need it by now. The next part is a little tricky. You see the stalagmites on the roof of the volcano? When the lava stops flowing through the left most, jump in the air and slash like crazy at the stalagmite. Soon enough, it should fall down. When it does, jump through the gap. Touch off the restart point and drop onto the slab of rock which will take you through the lava. Try and get onto the ledge to swing for the 1UP. Wait until you reach a jump. When you do, quickly run through the area, ignoring the hyena and panther. Crouch down at the edge to time your jump. You will reach the end of the lava patch soon. Kill the bats and continue on your merry way. A rock will soon chase you down a path. Don't jump too far off the edge as there is lava there. Kill the panther swiftly and ascent (and descend) the ledges nearby. A trench will soon enter your sights and you will have to crouch while your magical slate of rock takes you through to the other side. Kill the two panthers. Keep running, touching off the save restart point. The next part is just a waiting game. Stay on the leftmost volcano-gyser-thing until the one just after it ejaculates (that's what I like to call it ^_^). When it does, jump across to it. Continue this process until slaps of rock have fallen on all the lava-shoots. Jump on the last of the rocks (leftmost) and you will complete the level. **---------------------** ** IX - Simba's Return ** **---------------------** Run to the right and you will find three caves. Choose the third cave with the yellow thing next to it. In this level, you must kill any hyenas before you can enter a cave. Defeat the hyena nearby and enter the only cave Kill the next hyena and climb up the ledges. Kill that hyena and go to the cave below. There are two hyenas below the other door. Kill them both and enter the cave you DIDN'T come from. There are two hyenas here. Kill them both and enter the third cave. Kill the next two hyenas and enter the nearest cave. Kill the two other hyenas and enter the lone cave. Climb up a little bit, kill the next hyena and enter the first cave. Kill the other two hyenas and go to the right of the screen to complete the level. **----------------** ** X - Pride Rock ** **----------------** You will meet Scar here when you run to the left. Continually slash and claw him, making sure he doesn't attack you. If you get to close he will jump on you and slap the hell out of you. He will sometimes jump over you, so then quickly turn around and return to slashing him. Soon enough he will get bored and will run off. Run to the left of the string of rocks and swing across the two ledges onto the platform with some hyenas on them. If you die, by the way, you won't have to fight Scar right from the start again. Anywho, climb up the succession of ledges until you come to an area with many hanging ledges. Climb along the top row until you find two hyenas. Kill both and continue. You will find yourself having to swing across ledges from the bottom of Pride Rock. Make sure you swing back inside on the last one. Scar will be here. Keep clawing him until he leaves again. He will leave quicker this time. Follow him to the right. Drop down to the next ledge and kill the hyena, swinging across to the next ledge to take out the other two hyenas. Climb up the drop ledges. Jump through the section of ledges. Watch out here, as lightning sometimes strikes the ground setting it aflame. Take out the hyena on the topmost ledge and jump to the very top of Pride Rock. Scar appears again. This time, no matter how much you claw at him, he will not die. What you must do is scratch the hell out of him until he no longer fights back and licks his found, then get him within range of the left edge of Pride Rock and throw him over the side. I have no idea what the exact keys are to throw, but I just mash jump, down, up and scratch. It gets the job done after a while of trying. Once you throw Scar off, the end arrives, it starts raining and then the credits roll. Super. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 8. - Frequently Asked Questions ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Q: WTF? Simba changed to a large lion. How? -------------------------------------------- From levels 7-10, Simba will have matured into his adult form, just like in the movie. He can now use the slash and maul features, though he cannot roll. Also, he's a little slower when grasping onto ledges. His sound for getting attacked is now "Uuuuh!" instead of "Ow!" Q: How do I defeat Scar at the last battle on Pride Rock? ----------------------------------------------------------- The above walkthrough tells you all. Anyway, just slash the shit out of him and follow him when he runs to different parts of the level. Q: Where can I find a copy of The Lion King for PC? ---------------------------------------------------- *Looks around* No idea... I got my copy about eight years ago... Q: What's the highest score for a bug toss? -------------------------------------------- In the windows version, I believe the highest score is 99, as the Bug Toss exits then. I have reached this a couple of times. Q: Do the Bug Hunts end once you have retrieved all the bugs? --------------------------------------------------------------- They don't seem to... ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 9. - Cheat Codes ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* At the title screen quickly type 'dwarf' to enter cheat mode. In cheat mode you can recover your health by pressing the H button and skip the level you're currently on by pressing the L button. There is another code, which I believe I discovered. While in cheat mode, you can press the Q button to skip the level and engage in a Bug Toss level bonus afterwards. If you press the W button, you will skip the level and engage in Bug Hunt 1. Pressing E will skip the level and engage you into Bug Hunt 2, while R transports you to Bug Hunt 3. Also, during gameplay, if you press any of the number keys along left side of the keyboard, you will be transferred to that particular level. For example: Number Level Skipped To 1 The Pridelands 2 Can't Wait to be King 3 The Elephant Graveyard 4 The Stampede 5 Simba's Exile 6 Hakuna Matata 7 Simba's Destiny 8 Be Prepared 9 Simba's Return 0 Pride Rock Note that if you die in a level which you transported to, you will be returned to the level which you should have been on if you hadn't skipped. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 10. - Bug Toss ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Bug Tosses, in my humble opinion, are the most original mini-games ever to grace to PC screen. You take the place of Pumbaa who must run about underneath a log to try and catch bugs, which Timon drops down onto him. There are some 1Ups and Circle of Lifes to be found, too. The game itself is simple, though it will take a lot of practise to get to 99 bugs caught. To get to a bug toss, you must either catch a red and blue bug in the game, or follow this method, which I devised. Type the cheat 'dwarf' into the title screen. Press Q on each level to get into a bug toss. If you press Q, the game will act like you completed the level and got the correct bug to engage in a bug toss. The bugs will take the form of power-ups that you will find during normal gameplay. On occasion, however, Timon will drop a poison bug. These look either purple and black, or a black spider with a red X on it. If you collect either of these bugs, the mini-game will be end. The game also ends if you miss any of the GOOD bugs, which Timon drops. By the way, its ok to drop the poison bugs. To do well at this game, you must have quick reflexes. Without them, you won't get more than 25, WITH LUCK. If you are put in a tough spot, and you believe you won't be able to get any of the combination of bugs, which have been dropped, then press the 'jump' button. Pumbaa will let out a belch and the bugs that Timon has dropped will leave the screen. You only get one belch per game. Often, Timon will take a break from throwing bugs at you. Use this moment to take a position in the centre of the screen. He will soon start dropping bugs again. He sometimes will drop fast-dropping bugs, and slow dropping bugs. Use your judgement to figure out what order they should be collected in. It's tough to explain this game. You'll understand all when you see it. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 11. - Bug Hunt ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Bug Hunts are a different kind of mini-game played between levels, assuming you get the correct bug during normal level-play. You take the place of Timon the Meercat who, as the name suggests, hunts for bugs. Again in 2-D you must navigate your way through the maze to collect the bugs. There are three different mazes available. The game will end when you touch one of the Black Spiders, which litter the levels. Jumping is the only feature, which causes problems. The music, which is featured in the game is also pretty annoying. I think so, anyway. Bug Hunts, I like not. ******************************************************************************* **====================================***====================================** ** 12. - Outro ** **====================================***====================================** ******************************************************************************* Thanks to everyone who assisted in the creation of this guide, and to all who contributed to the development of the game. Particular thanks to Atom Edge for the ASCII art at the beginning of the guide. Feel free to distribute this guide as you please, I hope I have been somewhat useful or entertaining throughout this meandering guide.