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Nobody Ever Sweats in Sweats Anymore
There used to be a time when you would throw on a pair of gray Wilson cotton sweats — remember the ones with the drawstring? And you'd go outside and play or go to the gym to do some activity that actually made you sweat.
Not anymore.
These days, sweats are expensive duds designed more for their hip factor than their versatility.
Then again, nobody really "sneaks" in their sneakers either, so perhaps it's time we start looking for more appropriate names for our fashions.
I never really understood why a pocketbook wasn't really a book at all, but a bag. I know there's some logical reason we call them pocketbooks, but that reason has probably long since become an anachronism.
I hit the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas over the weekend, and sweats were in high fashion. Women wear them cut low, with some kind of an inscription on their behinds.
Guys wear those "sweats" that are made of some kind of swish-swish-swish material, and you can hear them coming from a mile away. But hey, they're expensive, so they must be nice. I guess.
There's also the "perfect jean" phenomenon happening among the '20s and early '30s set. These are usually Diesel or Lucky Brands, and they go for about $200. They too have some kind of pattern on the behinds, and are all pre-washed, pre-shrunk and pre-distressed.
These days, buying jeans is a lot like buying furniture.
Anyway, I am suspect of any of you gentlemen out there who just have to have the "right" pair of jeans for the Hard Rock or the bar at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. I really am.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning your manhood. And I really don't see any wrong with trying to look good. But there seems to me a disproportionate amount of time and money being spent by men involving the perfect outfit for every setting.
I covered the MTV Video Music Awards in a suit. On my way over to Radio City, someone asked me why I wasn't wearing a pair of ripped jeans, motorcycle boots, and a patterned, wrinkled shirt hanging out?
"Because that's not who I am," I replied.
Be yourselves, gents.
And then there's Rehab, the most happening pool party since Dennis Kozlowski's $2 Million Greek bash.
Every Sunday at the Hard Rock, a few hundred of the most in-shape people in Sin City don their bathing suits and sport their buff bods and tattoos for everyone to see.
Early in the morning, I noticed a guy in the elevator wearing nothing but his bathing suit, no doubt ready for the big party.
I asked the guy if was going to rehab. He replied with an enthusiastic "F'ing A right, man!" I reminded him that the party didn't start until noon. It was 5 a.m. "It's never too early to be ready for Rehab, bra," he replied.
That's when I got on the phone to JetBlue and changed my flight from 5 p.m. to 10:30 a.m., and I got the heck out of Dodge. If there were ever a moment when I realized that I was too old to partake in the festivities, that was it.
And if you're wondering what I was doing awake at 5 a.m., I was still on New York time, and my ears were still ringing from the Guns N' Roses concert that I attended at The Joint, an intimate rock hall at the south end of the casino.
This place is extremely cool, and remarkably organized for a rock hall.
Being the Grrr guy that I am, I was fully expecting a repeat performance by Axl Rose of his disastrous MTV Music Awards appearance a few years ago.
I was shocked to hear the singer in excellent voice, and giving a high-energy performance. I was sure there had to be a back-up track involved, until he started ad libbing his more popular tunes, and I became a Axl convert.
Of course, this isn't the original Guns N' Roses, but with Axl at the helm and some pretty good rockers on guitar, bass and drums, these guys sound legit enough.
Phantom Planet opened for Axl.
My one Grrr! is when the lead singer said his next song was about Charles Manson, but then, with all the noise and a lack of elocution, no one could understand any of his lyrics anyway. That's OK. I'm not a Manson fan, so missing the meaning of the tune didn't make me lose any more sleep than I already was.
They did do a super-cool rendition of "Phantom of the Opera," however, and I really enjoyed their performance.
I'm a little amazed (or is it dazed?) at the triumphant return of the '80s hair bands. These guys are getting older, like Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted of SuperNova, but they're still cool as rockers.
Welcome back, Axl. Good luck with the new GnR.
'the Devil's Guide To Hollywood'
Once again, a brutally honest book from Hollywood's bad boy is on bookstore shelves, and I couldn't put this one down until I read through the epilogue about "Sacred Cows."
If you want to know what you're in store for, read the epilogue first. It's one of those stories that is too good, too bizarre and too crazy to make up.
With anecdotes and the kind of advice anybody with a screenplay and a dream could and should use, "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood — The Screenwriter as God!" is chock-full of inside stories that will make your head spin.
Eszterhas, who battled throat cancer just a few years ago and lost most of his larynx in a life-saving (and changing) operation, has been on death's door. As the author of "Flashdance," "Basic Instinct," "The Jagged Edge," "Sliver," "Telling Lies in America" and five best-selling books, he's got what Hollywood likes to call "F-U money."
In other words, he's not afraid to tell it like it is, and here he takes some of the most revered screenwriters to task for doing anything for money, or for compromising their stories to appease a star or a movie studio.
"I think that, unfortunately, there's been a tradition of saying, um, do it for the money, don't care about it, don't put your heart and gut into it, and I disagree with that," Eszterhas told me in an interview for The Real Deal right here on FOXNews.com.
"If you care about what you've written and it comes from your heart, then I don't think you can tolerate someone changing it or saying 'you have to do it this way' without at least getting into a gigantic brawl that brings them to the wall."
"The Devil's Guide to Hollywood" is in stores now.
• Video: Watch Joe Eszterhas Interview
It's been awhile since we had a Stupid Lit'l Dreamer mention, so let me refresh your memories. Stupid Lit'l Dreamers are not stupid at all, but are naive enough to have a dream, and to work hard to make their dream become reality.
Two years ago, Marc Giller had his first book published, called "Hammerjack," and I featured it in the column and on The Real Deal Webcast. Giller has since written a sequel to the book, called "Prodigy," which is due out Sept. 26 from Bantam.
Giller was kind enough to mention me in his acknowledgements, but in an even cooler turn of events, named one of his main characters Straka. Hey Marc, do I live or die? I guess I'll just have to buy the book and see.
In return, I've asked Marc to provide a blurb for the back of the Grrr! Book as well.
More Stupid Lit'l Dreamers on the music scene, and I'm not just talking about the rockers from "Rock Star: Supernova" — whose lead singer position went to the awesome singer Lukas Rossi, or even that juggernaut "American Idol," which bows again in January.
I'm talking about some of the L.A. dreamers who pour their blood, sweat and tears into their music and work persistently toward a record deal, like the new band UltraViolet, found on MySpace.
These guys are reminiscent of so many great bands, it's hard to compare their sound to any of them, but because of the synthesizer, I hear a lot of the B-52's influence in some of the tracks.
According to their MySpace page, "ULTRAVIOLET is light. love. hunger. beats. change. an opinion. a motivation. world domination. no limitations."
UltraViolet just finished up their debut CD, "Fast, Cheap, and out of Control," and will be performing at the launch party, also on Sept. 26, at The Viper Room in West Hollywood.
Be sure to stop in if you're in town.
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- 4 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon oil
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Hydrodynamic response of rotationally supported flows in the small shearing box model
Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
2 Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
3 Department of Astronomy, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA
4 Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA
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We examine the hydrodynamic response of the inviscid small shearing box model of a midplane section of a rotationally supported astrophysical disk. We formulate an energy functional for the general nonlinear problem. We find that the fate of disturbances is related to the conservation of this quantity which, in turn, depends on the boundary conditions utilized: is conserved for channel boundary conditions, while it is not conserved, in general, for shearing box conditions. Linearized disturbances subject to channel boundary conditions have normal-modes described by Bessel Functions and are qualitatively governed by a quantity Σ, which is a measure of the ratio between the azimuthal and vertical wavelengths. Inertial oscillations ensue if Σ > 1 – otherwise disturbances must be treated generally as an initial value problem. We reflect upon these results and offer a speculation.
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The University of Namibia's requirement for a C symbol in English is fundamentally flawed, and should thus fall.
I am sitting with a child whose dream was to study medicine at Unam but because she unfortunately grew up in the north where learners generally do poor in English this child now can't pursue her dream.
Part of the requirements to pursue a degree in medicine is a pass of English in Grade 12 with a C symbol. This learner has at least an A symbol in all her subjects, however, she has a D in English. Due to my frustration caused by this absurdity I write this article with the intention of exposing the fact that Unam's practice is based on unreasonable and unjustifiable grounds.
We have students in Namibia and everywhere else around the world that go to some foreign country to pursue studies offered in a foreign language. A lot of Namibian students for instance are studying in Cuba, Russia and China. These students upon arrival are ideally required to enrol for language courses during their first year in order to acquire language competency skills, which should suffice to allow them to pursue the course of their choice.
Now, imagine, such a student after only a year of learning a completely new language, is deemed fit to pursue a course instructed in a foreign language. There are numerous students who have graduated in such circumstances, and indeed continue to do so. I have a certain friend of mine, Frans Nekuma, who studied in Russia up to the level of a Master's Degree in Engineering, and even managed to pass at the top of his class.
The university was so impressed he was awarded an option to do his doctorate. You will agree with me that such students after completing the one-year language courses would obviously not have acquired language competency skills equivalent to a C symbol, probably a G would be a fair score of what a person can master within a year.
However, these students, as illustrated by my friend Frans, show language doesn't seem to have an effect that disables them to complete their studies. Similarly, Namibian learners with a poor English symbol but with flying colours in all other subjects should be allowed to study any course of their choice.
English is certainly not a problem and should never stand in the path to anyone's career. Yours truly for instance, also got a D in English in Grade12. However I was allowed to enrol for a BSc at Unam in 2002, at a time before the current restrictions were strictly enforced. As a write now, I hold three degrees and English has never been a limiting factor to me. Many other professionals similarly placed will testify same. For argument's sake even if it is a limiting factor the important desired outcome is completion of studies.
At this stage of the article you should be agreeing with me that indeed Unam as a national university that not only deals with local but also international students should abandon this English language requirement. I am really finding it very difficult to understand the logic preferred by the Unam. The ministry of higher education should intervene in this matter. How can Unam be allowed to force us to accept that a learner who has 5 As in all subjects but English cannot be enrolled to pursue a degree in, for instance Mathematics, Chemistry or Geography? The effect of this amongst others is that as the majority of the affected learners are mostly from poor village backgrounds, this language criterion is unfairly discriminating against these learners. Honestly, and reasonably speaking Unam's logic doesn't make sense and thus should be set aside henceforth. I therefore call upon the university to abandon this absurd criteria. In the event they don't agree with this request, they should conduct a thorough research on this matter. A proper academic research on this subject will inevitably conclude squarely within the parameters of what is discussed herein.
* Kingsley Ngoshi
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Less than a year after he was freed from prison, where he spent nearly 18 years for a murder he did not commit, Malcolm Jabbar Bryant died of a stroke a few weeks shy of his 43rd birthday.
Bryant died March 8, according to a notice from the Beverly D. Cromartie funeral home. Born April 6, 1974, Bryant was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Baltimore, the notice said.
Bryant, a client of UB Innocence Project Clinic director Michele Nethercott, proclaimed his innocence for nearly two decades before his convictions were vacated in May 2016.
He was convicted in 1999 in the murder of Toni Bullock, a 16-year-old girl who was repeatedly stabbed after being dragged into an empty lot off Harford Road. Though four friends of Bryant's testified they'd been with him elsewhere the night of the murder, the jury believed the sole witness, a friend of Bullock's, who picked out Bryant from a "six-pack" photo lineup.
Bryant was freed after long-sought DNA tests confirmed what he'd insisted all along: The state had the wrong man.
The state for years fought the release of the physical evidence that ultimately proved Bryant's innocence.
"We had a fight every step of the way on the DNA testing," Nethercott said in the Fall 2016 issue of Baltimore Law magazine. (See the cover below.)
It wasn't until last spring that a judge ordered DNA testing of the victim's T-shirt in the area most likely to have come into contact with the murderer; Nethercott suspected the attacker might have been cut on the hilt of the knife as Bullock was stabbed "in a frenzy."
She was right. The laboratory that tested the spot on the T-shirt found a full male profile consistent with the DNA under the fingernails of the victim, who had tried to fight off her attacker. The DNA profile was not Bryant's.
Bryant walked out of Baltimore's Courthouse East a free man on the afternoon of May 11, 2016. (Read Baltimore Sun story here.)
In a television interview that night, Bryant offered hope to other wrongfully convicted prisoners: "Don't give up. An angel is coming."
Nethercott described Bryant as one of the kindest, sweetest clients she ever represented, a man who never failed to express his concern for and appreciation of the Innocence Project staff that assisted him.
"He endured so much tragedy throughout his life, including years of incarceration for a murder he did not commit, but he never gave up the fight to prove his innocence and that strengthened my resolve to never give up either despite many setbacks over the years," Nethercott said. "I will always remember him and I miss him."
Bryant leaves two sons, his parents and his sisters.
Godspeed, Malcolm.
Click on the image above to read the Fall 2016 issue of Baltimore Law, the magazine of the University of Baltimore School of Law. Malcolm Bryant appears on the cover with Professor Michele Nethercott (left) and Towanda Luckett, J.D. '16.


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Okay, so before we get into the recipe, can we just have a little chat about the benefits of using garlic in your meals? Josh and I have a little bit of an addiction to garlic and I used to get a few tellings off from my mum for stinking her house out with it.
- It is known to (moderately) reduce cholesterol.
- It "probably" protects against bowel and stomach cancers.
- It's full of vitamin B6 and C, which are obviously very good for you!
- It can help reduce the length of your cold by up to 70%.
- Did you know that garlic was one of the earliest performance enhancing substances, being used by Olympic athletes in Ancient Greece?
However, chopping garlic is a pain isn't it? And getting your garlic crusher out seems like a little bit too much effort. Your fingers get that weird sticky feeling and the smell of garlic lingers for hours (I mean I love the smell but I'm not normal) it's just not fun. We've had a garlic plate before which was a little bit easier, but we just never used it. Deep down we are all just super lazy beings aren't we?
About 6 months ago we found Very Lazy garlic in the supermarket and never looked back. We loved it, no effort required! So imagine how stoked we were when they offered to send us a pot of their chopped garlic, ginger AND chili! Here's a recipe where we used all three, it's a bit of a long one so apologies in advance!
What You'll Need (Serves 2)
For the Chicken Skewers
- 2 chicken breasts
- 8-10 wooden skewers (or metal if you're faaaancy)
- 2 tsp Very Lazy chopped garlic
- 1 tsp Very Lazy chopped ginger
- 1 tsp Very Lazy chopped chili
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp coriander leaf
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
For the Satay Sauce
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1/2 red onion
- 1/2 red pepper
- 2 tsp Very Lazy chopped garlic
- 1 tsp Very Lazy chopped ginger
- 1 tsp Very Lazy chopped chili
- 4 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp crushed peanuts
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 100 ml coconut cream
- 1 tbsp honey
For the Spring Rolls
- 200g fresh rice noodles
- a bag of stir fry veg
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 2 tsp Very Lazy chopped garlic
- 1 tsp Very Lazy chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese five spice
- 6 sheets of filo pastry – halved
For Chicken Skewers
- For the marinade mix chopped ginger, crushed garlic, turmeric, coriander, chopped coriander leaf, salt & pepper, sugar, chili, fish sauce, sesame oil.
- Cut chicken into large chunks and add to a zip lock bag with the marinade
- Chill for 30 minutes
- Soak skewers in warm water for 15 minutes
- Preheat grill to high heat
- Add marinated chicken to skewers and brushing marinade on with brush
- Cook for 4-5 minutes on both sides until nice and brown
For the Peanut Sauce
- Finely chop onion, pepper, garlic and ginger
- Fry in sunflower oil on low heat for 3 minutes
- Add chili, crushed peanut, peanut butter, tamarind paste, soy sauce, salt & pepper
- Cook for a few minutes until peanut butter has melted
- Add coconut cream and honey
- Cook for another 5 minutes
For the Spring Rolls
- Add vegetables and noodles to large bowl with tamarind paste, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, Chinese 5 spice and mix well
- Season with salt & pepper
- Take filo pastry squares and spoon mixture in and wrap into shape sealing with a little water or milk. Here's a how-to guide if you're not sure how.
- Pour around 1-2 cm of sunflower oil in a large saucepan/wok and shallow fry at high heat for around 2 minutes on each side until nicely browned
- Serve with spring rolls and sauce!


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Do we really know we need a post workout snacks?
A 15–minute leisurely walk, a 30–minute light strength-training session or 30 minutes of stretching or minute yoga are not the moderate– to high–intensity workouts.
So be smart and wise before fueling yourself up with carbs, be mindful of calories burned during a workout vs. calories consumed. When we haven't sweat much, it's good to re-hydrate with water, but not necessary to recover with carb food or a sugary beverage.
A 60–minute moderate–intensity spin class, 1 hour Zumba class, dance class or power yoga,1k,2k run, or high intensity strength training (basically workouts that leaves you sweaty and increased heart rate).
After such great workout we need right and nutritious snacks to refuel like a good source of simple carbohydrates and small amount of protein that are easily digestible and better supplier of muscle glycogen along with muscle repair.
For e.g.
- low fat chocolate, vanilla or plain milk
- raisins and buttermilk,
- coconut water and banana,
- low-fat Greek yogurt, banana
- oranges and yogurt


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Boana varelae (Carrizo, 1992)
Hyla varelae Carrizo, 1992, Cuad. Herpetol., 7: 20. Holotype: MACN 1010, by original designation. Type locality: "Chaco, camino Selva del Río de Oro, al almacén del descvío de la Ruta", Argentina.
Hypsiboas varelae — Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 89.
Boana varelae — Dubois, 2017, Bionomina, 11: 28.
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Carrizo's Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 58).
Region of the type locality (26° 50′ S, 58° 55′ W) in the Chaco of Argentina; likely more widespread, possibly into adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia (see comment).
De la Riva, Köhler, Lötters, and Reichle, 2000, Rev. Esp. Herpetol., 14: 58, and Köhler, 2000, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 48: 69, consider this species possibly to occur in Bolivia. Unassigned to species group by Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 294: 89. Brusquetti and Lavilla, 2006, Cuad. Herpetol., 20: 27, suggested that this species likely occurs in adjacent Paraguay.
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Audio News for July 19th to July 25th, 2009
Welcome to the Audio News from Archaeologica! I'm Laura Kelley and these are the headlines in archaeological and historical news for July 19th to July 25th, 2009.
Hadrian's Wall fort reveals enormous shrine
Our first story is from England, where an immense altar dedicated to an eastern cult deity has emerged during excavations at a Roman fort. The four-foot high, one and a half ton, elaborately carved stone artifact was unearthed at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, built as part of Hadrian's Wall between AD 122 and 130. According to archaeologist Andrew Birley, chairman of the Vindolanda Trust, what should have been part of the rampart near the north gate of the fort turned out to be an amazing religious shrine. A jar and a shallow dish are portrayed on one side of the altar, while the other side shows a god-like figure standing on the back of a bull, holding a thunderbolt in one hand and a battle axe in the other. Romans called this deity Jupiter Dolichenus (DOL-i-KEEN-us), who was originally an ancient Middle Eastern weather god, known to Semitic peoples as Hadad (ha-DAD) and to the Hittites as Teshab (Teh-shab). This war-like Anatolian Jupiter was popular among Roman soldiers for several centuries as a deity of military success and safety. The altar's inscription shows that it was dedicated by Sulpicius Pudens (sul-PICK-ee-us PYOU-dens), prefect of the Fourth Cohort of Gauls. According to Birley, Sulpicius was the commanding officer of the Roman military based at Vindolanda in the Third Century, and he may have erected the costly altar in thanks for fulfilling a vow. Partial inscriptions from badly damaged Dolichenus shrines, all found in England, show this was a normal practice. The Vindolanda shrine is unique, as it is located within the walls of the fort, something not encountered elsewhere, casting new light on ceremonial spaces inside Roman forts. The discovery is important in part because there are no literary references to Dolichenus, so all that we know about the religion is from some 300 surviving inscriptions and sculptures from different parts of the Roman Empire. The shrine at Vindolanda also includes a small feasting room and reveals evidence of animal sacrifice. The altar stone is one of thousands of artifacts found from excavations at the fort and a settlement at Vindolanda. Home to Romans from AD 85 until about 410, the fort has revealed the largest early archive of Latin documents, known as the Vindolanda tablets, related to military movements. In the 1930s, the house at Chesterholm, where the museum is now located, was purchased by archaeologist Eric Birley, who was interested in excavating the site. His sons, Robin and Anthony, and his grandson, Andrew Birley, have continued excavations into the present day. Archaeologists estimate that it could take more than a decade of work before Vindolanda reveals all of its secrets.
Arizona highway encounters 15 Hohokam houses
Archaeologists in southern Arizona have discovered 15 prehistoric Hohokam (HO-ho-kahm) dwellings in an area soon to be covered by interstate highway construction. According to Roger Anyon, program manager for the Pima County Cultural Resources and Historic Preservation Office, two sites are under evaluation for possible excavation. The exact locations, left undisclosed to protect them from vandalism, are on property owned by the Canoa Conservation Park. The sites are not yet excavated, as the Cultural Resources office is waiting to hear from the Pima County Department of Transportation. The department is attempting to redesign that part of the road project to avoid causing disturbance to the prehistoric settlement. If plans do not change, archaeologists will conduct a complete excavation, similar to the one at the nearby Continental Hohokam Site that produced more than 500 artifacts in April of this year. That site, comprising four dwellings, required excavation because a road-widening project was going to cover it. However, the preference is to design construction to minimize the impact to archaeological resources. The cultural resources office prefers to preserve in place rather than fully excavate a site. That entails digging trenches to enable archaeologists to observe and record findings with minimal disturbance to the area, collecting few, if any, artifacts and then refilling the trenches with dirt. Such a process is much less expensive and is the best option for conservation. The pit houses were wood and brush huts built in pits dug one or two feet into the earth, which helped inhabitants keep cool in the region's hot summer climate. Pit houses varied in size and were generally built in clusters by the Hohokam, who lived in the Tucson basin from about AD 300 to 1450. The Pima (PEE-ma) and Tohono O'odham (to-HOE-no OH-a-dam) tribes are their descendents. More than 4,520 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites have been discovered in Pima County, most of which are Hohokam settlements, dating from AD 750 to 1450, according to the county's Cultural Resources office. Anyon expects to find out in the next few months if the road redesign will avoid the archaeological site.
Alpine hut gives clues to summer settlements in the Iron Age
Our next story is from a remote region of Switzerland, where archaeologists have excavated the ruins of the oldest hut in the Alps, a prehistoric discovery that dates back nearly 3,000 years. The find in the Silvretta Mountains near the Austrian border gives scientists the oldest architectural proof that early Iron Age shepherds spent summers living among the rich alpine grasses, tending to herds and using milk to make cheese. Carbon dating shows the hut was used as early as 800 BC, hundreds of years before the Roman invasions, when pile dwellings dotted Switzerland's lowland lakes and people were of pre-Celtic tribes. Not much remains of the hut today, but Thomas Reitmaier, an archaeologist from Zurich University and his team spent the past three years painstakingly excavating its foundation, a dry-stacked stone structure that held wood walls and a roof. The hut could have held four to six people. According to Reitmaier, people have used these summer pastures for thousands of years, but the oldest proof of an actual shelter up until now is medieval. The discovery is just one of more than a dozen finds that Reitmaier and his team came across during a project to find signs of ancient settlements in the Alps. Reitmaier knew people had to be using the high pastures, so his team set out to find the architectural proof. Archaeologists had already documented numerous prehistoric settlements in the Lower Engadine Valley, which is warmer, drier and a better location for habitation than other nearby valleys. According to Reitmaier, it made sense that those ancient dwellers would have pushed into the high alpine regions in summer. According to linguists, a prehistoric name for one of the areas, Fimba or Fimber, even means "fattening" or "rich," a reference to the good quality grasses for livestock. Starting in 2007, Reitmaier set out to canvass the landscape north of those early Iron Age settlements by following valleys into high pastures near modern-day Austria. Using binoculars, Reitmaier and his team looked for places in the high country where people might have wanted to live. They saw something where the ground looked different from the rest of the area and dug a test trench. The team quickly found charcoal and sent a sample back to the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich for testing. It revealed the hut had been in use nearly 3,000 years ago. Subsequent excavations uncovered another layer of ash about ten centimeters down, suggesting that at some point the hut had burned. This summer the team uncovered clay potsherds. They also discovered other archaeological sites, including a fire pit that may date to the Fifth Millennium BC, a time when people were just transitioning from hunting and gathering to domesticating livestock. Botanists also worked on the site to help determine what the climate could have been like when the hut was in use.
New Roman shipwrecks found deep off Italian coast
Our final story is from Italy, where archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact. The ships, submerged between 100 and 150 meters, are off Ventotene (VEN-to-TEH-neh), a tiny island that is part of an archipelago between Rome and Naples. Dating between the First Century BC and the Fourth Century AD, the ships carried amphorae, storage vessels used for holding wine, olive oil and other products, along with kitchen utensils and metal and glass objects yet to be identified. The discovery is part of a new drive by archaeological officials to scan deeper levels of the sea and prevent looting. According to Annalisa Zarattini (ZAH-ra-TEEN-ee), the head of the Culture Ministry's office for underwater archaeology, shipwreck discoveries are not unusual for the Mediterranean. But these ships are better preserved than most. They sank at a deeper lever than most known wrecks and were not exposed to the often vicious underwater currents. The ships also sank without capsizing, allowing researchers to observe their cargo largely as it had been loaded. The largest wreck measures more than 20 meters long. The find sheds light on the trade routes of ancient Rome, marking the area as a major commercial crossroads. The oldest of the ships has a cargo of wine amphorae from southern Italy, some stacked in their original position. Another one was carrying moratoria (MOH-ra-TOR-ee-ah), large bowls used to grind grains. Another was loaded with African amphorae carrying garum (GAH-rum), a flavorful fish sauce that was a standard condiment in ancient Rome. The researchers used sonar technology to provide imagery of the seabed and then employed remotely operated vehicles.
That wraps up the news for this week!
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How They Lived : The Everyday Lives of Hungarian Jews, 1867-1940: Family, Religious, and Social Life,
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This book documents the physical aspects of the lives of Hungarian Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the way they looked, the kind of neighborhoods and apartments they lived in, and the places where they worked.The many historical photographs—there is at least one picture per page—and related text offers a virtual cross section of Hungarian society, a diverse group of the poor, the middle-class, and the wealthy. Regardless of whether they lived integrated within the majority society or in separate communities, whether they were assimilated Jews or Hasidim, they were an important and integral part of the nation. We have surprisingly few detailed accounts of their lifestyles—the world knows more about the circumstances of their deaths than about the way they lived. Much like piecing together an ancient sculpture from tiny shards found in an excavation, Koerner tries to reconstruct the many diverse lifestyles using fragmentary information and surviving photos.
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Most of us know that we are on the season of "preparing the ground". We just celebrated the "Tabernacles Feast", a feast where God show us the future, when the Messiah will come back to meet His church, who will reign with Him.
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Description for Cyperus Papyrus
The plant is called umbrella plant because it has a grass-like habit with sprays of foliage at the top of the stems. These sprays of foliage radiate out like the spokes in an umbrella. The stems are rigid and triangular and have white pith inside. The pith is the source of papyrus paper. Papyrus has no frost tolerance and should be moved indoors for the winter.
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|10C / 50F to 22C / 72F
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Caring for Cyperus Papyrus
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I love my design magazines! Elle Decor has seen me through the last 9 years, I bought my first issue when I was accepted into university. Like most people, I get transfixed by Pinterest and Instagram, this really is the best place to be inspired. I can lose hours just looking at the latest trends around the world.
Tell us about your process when it comes to designing a space for clients.
The first thing I do is sit down with the client to get an idea about what they want and need from the space and how it will be used. I then make a floor plan, measure every wall, window, ceiling height and take photos of the space as it is. Next, I like to start a Pinterest board that the client can pin anything they like to it. Whether that includes the colors in a sunset or the textures in a cushion, pinning down their style is the most important part. Once I have a full understanding of the client and their needs, I then start designing. I really believe in the flow of a room and working with client and how they use the space, this is where the space planning element comes in. I like to be there right until the end, making sure all the final touches look just how the client and I pictured it.
Favorite design trends you love?
I love the jewel tones trend of 2017 mixed with velvet. It adds an air of sophistication to any room. I'm still very much enjoying the porcelain pineapples and palm leaf accents we saw in 2016, it must be the move from the chilly UK to a beautiful Caribbean island!
Design trends you don't like?
I like to think I get on board with all design trends, but I am a big believer in getting it right, some trends are very easy to get wrong or go out quicker than they came in.
Favorite color palette or materials to work with?
I love the color green, so this year's jewel tone trend has got me hooked on emerald green. I would pair this with a blush, brass and white for a sophisticated and a feminine feel.
In your eyes, what makes a house a home?
The person who lives in it! The job of a designer is to design around the client and that includes their character! Whether that's family pictures, heirlooms or a favorite piece of furniture.
What do you love about the Nest collections?
I love that each collection is so versatile. The purpose of the collection is to make it easier for the client to furnish their home. That's why all collections start with the bare basics of a room, so the bedroom has a bed and two side tables. Once the client has decided on the style of bedroom they then get to personalize it with the accessories. We really tried to make each collection work with a variety of interior styles and house sizes, so it's open to everyone.
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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
How to Make It
Step 1
Beat whipping cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
Step 2
Combine cream cheese and next 3 ingredients; beat until creamy, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Fold in whipped cream. Spoon cream cheese mixture into piecrust. Freeze 1 hour.
Step 3
Spread Chocolate Ganache over pie. Freeze 2 hours or until firm. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish, if desired.
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For those of you couples getting married and consider your pet/dog to be apart of the family, and would like to incorporate your pet/dog into your wedding day, don't fret pet, because there are a number of ways to incorporate your pet/dog into your wedding. Their are even a number of Pet Attendant Services in Brisbane who can help make it possible!
Whether you and your fiancé share a beloved pet or you can't imagine walking down the aisle without your dog, there are plenty of ways to include your beloved pet in your wedding day. The more popular pets being dogs, but cats and horses can equally be involved. You will be amazed by all of the creative ways couples are incorporating their pets into their big day.
Sure, including your pet/dog in your ceremony or reception may take a little more planning, but if you consider them an integral part of your family, you won't regret including your furry friend.
To help you find the best way to include your dog, cat, horse, or any other animal you love, the Brides blog has lots of great wedding ideas of real brides and grooms incorporating their pets in the wedding day.
I meet with so many couples that want to include their pet/dog on their wedding day, but for some reason it is not possible. In those cases, I suggest an engagement photography session with your pet/dog. This is a great solution for getting photos with your pet/dog in a more controlled, safe environment without the stress of wondering how your pet/dog will react when presented with a number of your wedding guests.
Your pet/dog as the ring bearer. Your pet/dog can bring the wedding bands down the aisle to the awaiting groom. This is probably one of the more popular ways in which you can incorporate your dog into the wedding ceremony. You can have your dog wear a ring bearer pillow on his back, tie the rings with a ribbon to their collar or for the more talented task-driven dogs, you can train the dog to hold a basket in their mouth.
Some dog lovers choose to have their furry friend in the wedding party. Your pet/dog could be a flower girl, bridesmaid or groomsman. Your dog could wear a flower crown to match the bridesmaids flower crowns, their bouquets or even dress colour, maybe a bowtie to match the groom's tie.
Swap out your flower bouquet for a rescue puppy!. We must stress, don't do this because it's different or will go viral or get your more likes on Facebook/Instagram. Do it because you really want to rescue a puppy and include them as part of the family by incorporating your pet/dog into your wedding day. Naturally size does matter in this instance and the smaller pets, like your small dogs or a puppy is ideal.
The first step is to make sure your wedding venue will allow pets in their venue.
The next step to consider is how your pet reacts in crowds or stressful situations. You don't want your wedding day to be the day, to traumatize or for something terrible to happen to your beloved pet.
Ensure your pet is well trained and will listen to commands. Ensuring your pet's safety is paramount. Remembering you will be busy being the bride and groom, so ensure you have a trusted family member or friend handling your pet, someone the pet is familiar with and will obey their commands. Better yet arrange a professional Pet Sitting / Assistant Service (see list below) who will arrange to bring your animal to your wedding venue and then return them safely to their pet accommodation for the night.
Whether the pet is playing a role in the ceremony or just turning up for the location shoot or both, have a well planned timeline and work through exactly what will be happening. Ensure there is water and treats on hand for your pet.
Let your photographer know your dog will be involved to give them ample time to prepare an animal-friendly location for the photoshoot and be ready with ideas for portraits of the bride and groom with their pet/dog. You will want to ensure your photographer is happy to work with your pet, because your pet's safety is paramount.
Inform the bridal party of your plans – it would be a shame if one of them had a fur allergy.
Some of the Brisbane Wedding Venues that are pet friendly. However, we recommend checking with your wedding venue.
The Landing at Dockside, Kangaroo Point
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First Class Pet Sitting
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If you are a pet-friendly wedding venue or offer pet-sitting services, please leave your details in the comments below.
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|The Thor Message Board >> View Post
Subj: I don't know how you construe "ramming down our throats"...
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Reply Subj: Re: There were some "SJW gimmicky bs" going on with She-ra as well.
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 at 01:29:26 pm EDT (Viewed 215 times)
...but for me, replacing He-man as the main protagonist to the MOTU continuity is pretty much "ramming it down our throats".
I don't know why you must contradict what I am saying here. It seems to me that we both hate Jane Thor. And that's my original point..."I am getting a he-man/she-ra vibe"....which is exactly like She-ra replacing He-man as the main hero of the MOTU continuity in seasons 3 and 4...even if He-man was still around, he was no longer the focus of the story.
No media coverage? It was the 80s. What did you expect? Children's cartoons was not that big of a deal in terms of mainstream media was concerned back then, unlike comic-related properties nowadays. The term SJW was not even in existence back in the 80s. But She-ra replacing He-man really irked me, and that's exactly how I feel about this new Jane Foster nonsense.
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Reporting on the weather doesn't sound like a dangerous job does it? How hard can it really be to show up at a TV studio and stand in front of a green screen reading from a teleprompter? That doesn't exactly sound challenging.
But what about when they step out of the studio and go out into the world to bring viewers the latest in weather news? Well, that's when things start to get interesting and unlike their counterparts in the warm dry studio, these reporters need to have their wits about them, especially when dealing with something as unpredictable and downright dangerous as mother nature.
Out on the streets, anything can happen. Storms and hurricanes can bring gale force winds strong enough to lift a grown man off his feet; unpredictable lightning could strike at any time; drivers could lose control of their cars at any moment, and flying debris might bring death faster than you can blink your eyes. It's beginning to sound like a job you really wouldn't want to do, right?
Today we look at moments captured on photo and video where crazy brave weather reporters almost died trying to report on the latest metrological developments. Hold on to your hats— this could get frightening!
15 A Bit Of A Blow
In this clip from the news show, Good Morning Britain meteorologist Laura Tobin gets a little more than she bargained for when she bravely ventured out to Blackpool beach to report on Storm Gertrude. This storm swept through the UK in January 2016 leaving a trail of chaos in its wake. It brought massive waves, incredible 144-mile per hour wind gusts and heavy rain and snow and left thousands stranded without electricity.
In this video, filmed on the 29th of January 2016, Laura tries to do a report on the upcoming storm but found herself severely hampered by the strong winds – which were just getting started. You might watch this video and think it doesn't look that dangerous but watch how she struggles just to keep upright and think about what might have happened if the strong winds had picked up any debris.
14 Hold On Tight!
Jeff Morrow is a reporter who doesn't seem afraid to brave storms that would have the rest of us running for cover. In this clip, he's outside on the street in Pensacola Florida during Hurricane Dennis when the wind hits and he's forced to hang on for dear life. Just look at how the stop sign behind him starts to spin like a top in that wind – frightening! If that sign had broken free and got swept up in a gust it may have been the last weather report Jeff ever did. Luckily for him, it didn't.
Hurricane Dennis occurred during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed 88 people in the U.S. and Caribbean and caused $2.23 billion in damages to the United States.
13 That's A Piece Of Roof
Stephanie Abrams is certainly a woman with guts. But guts won't be enough to save you when you're doing a live report while a hurricane sweeps through the area and heavy stuff starts flying around.
In this clip, she's doing a report on the progress of Hurricane Frances, which was the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. This was filmed about halfway through the storm's lifecycle which started around the 24th of August 2004 and finally dissipated on the 10th of September. In the footage, Stephanie draws our attention to the intense gusts of wind that are busy ripping off pieces of the roof of the building she's on and throwing them around as if they weighed nothing at all. The storm claimed 49 lives and the damages totaled $12 billion.
12 "Getting Hard To See"
Does this guy just live for thrills? Here's Jeff Morrow again – this time reporting on Hurricane Wilma in Florida. He appears to be standing on the side of a building with a low edge which really isn't the safest place to be when the wind is gusting at these kinds of speeds. The force is so strong that at several points during the video it forces him to his knees and he has to try and support himself so that he doesn't, literally, blow away.
Hurricane Wilma which battered Cuba, Mexico and South Florida in the US between the 16th and 27th of October 2005 was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. The highest wind speeds reported during the storm were 185 miles per hour and it claimed no fewer than 87 lives.
11 Let's Just Ride This Out
When a storm hits it's likely that most of us are ready to do the responsible thing (i.e. head for shelter). But if you're a weather reporter, then a breaking storm is your time to shine, and get out there and report on the weather.
I'm almost certain that Jim Cantore must have been regretting his career choice in this video. He's trying to report on the progress of Hurricane Issac but it's not as easy as it sounds. While he's still explaining about the report-breaking wind gusts, one hits him and it's enough to force him to his knees. The rain comes down so hard that for a moment you can barely make him out on film. I'm pretty sure he was wishing for a warm studio and a green screen at this point!
10 Typhoon Nanmadol
Typhoon Nanmadol was a 2011 tropical cyclone that made landfall over Taiwan, China, and the Philippines resulting in 38 deaths and damage estimated in the region of $26 million dollars. The storm, which lasted for 10 terrifying days boasted wind speeds in excess of 160 miles per an hour and drenched the affected area which massive downpours.
The weather was dangerous – especially down near the coastline where the force of the storm created massive waves easily capable of washing people straight off the shore. The TV journalist in this picture almost became part of the story herself when she stood with her back to the waves. A huge wave breaks behind her and she's almost swept off her feet. Anything to get the story, right?
9 Near Miss
Wind, rain and flying objects aren't the only things you need to look out for when you're doing a live weather report. Don't forget about lightning which can strike anywhere, anytime, as this journalist almost had to find out the hard way.
In this clip Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel barely misses being struck by lightning during a live stream of the AMHQ show. This took place in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11, 2016.
Lightning strikes kill about 24,000 people worldwide every year and another 240,000 people are injured by near misses. Mike Seidel can count himself very lucky – he very nearly became a statistic right on camera. The moral of the story? Don't stand outside when there's thunder and lightning, no matter how brave you think you are!
8 Blizzard Of 2015
Blizzard conditions in 2015 almost brought New York to a standstill as eastern parts of the United States were covered in thick snow and belted by strong winds. One brave reporter went out onto the streets to bring viewers more news on the breaking story – and almost became a story herself!
WNBC's Stacey Bell bravely ventured out with her crew to film scenes from the almost deserted main roads in the area, commenting that many drivers had taken note of the snow warnings and were remaining inside. However, a few cars were still on the roads and it's one of these cars that came dangerously close to wiping Stacey out as it started to slide on the icy roads. I'm sure her blood ran cold when she watched this video later!
7 Hurricane Ike Blows Reporter Off His Feet
Hurricanes are no laughing matter as anyone who has lived through one will tell you. But this short video is easy to laugh at because it's not often that you see a man literally swept off his feet (and into the bushes). Yes, those wind gusts in the eye of the storm can really play havoc when it comes to reporting. The highest wind speeds recorded during this hurricane exceeded 145 miles per hour!
This video was filmed during Hurricane Ike, a powerful tropical cyclone which bulldozed its way across the northern parts of America in September 2008 resulting in almost 200 deaths and over $37.5 billion worth of damage. It was the third costliest storm in U.S. history topped only by Hurricane Sandy (2012) and Hurricane Katrina (2005).
6 Dangerous Shot
Hurricane Ike left almost 200 dead and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and running water. It destroyed thousands of homes, leaving people stranded while they waited for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). The search and rescue mission that followed was the largest of its type in Texas history. FEMA was heavily criticized for its slow reaction to this 2008 emergency.
We're not sure what this reporter was thinking (and if he was thinking at all) but it's probably not a good idea to stand with your back to the ocean when a storm is whipping up mountainous waves. We get wanting to be close to the action but this reporter was incredibly lucky that he didn't find himself swept out to sea.
5 The Roof Just Came Off
This video was uploaded to YouTube back in 2008, although it's unclear which storm the reporter was covering. We do know that the footage was shot on the northeastern tip of Galveston Island; a barrier island which lies in the Texas Gulf Coast about 50 miles south-east of Houston.
The reporter – Mark Boyle – and his cameraman brave the harsh conditions to film what the coast is looking like just a few hours before a major storm makes landfall. At this time the winds are incredibly powerful, so powerful that while Mark is speaking the roof of a building behind him is ripped off and blown away. Luckily he wasn't in the path of the debris otherwise, this could very well have been his last report.
4 In The Storm
This news clip is a little long and drawn out but some of the footage captured is truly terrifying. Marc Dillard is the reporter whose voice you hear as he brings you the latest on a tornado that is sweeping through the city. He continues to drive into the eye of the storm until eventually power flashes and falling trees and debris force him to back him.
This storm was referred to as an F1 tornado. The force of tornados is measured on the Fujita scale and their rating depends on the level of destruction on man-made structures and vegetation. An F0 tornado is the lowest end of the scale and may cause light damage while an F5 is the strongest and can carry the power to lift homes clear off their foundations.
3 Car Blown Off The Road In Tornado
The Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes and his film crew were lucky that they escaped this news report alive. They were covering the story of the 2013 El Reno tornado when the storm hit the car they were traveling in and rolled it over several times into a field alongside the road. The sports utility vehicle they were traveling in was severely damaged after being thrown about 200 yards and the driver suffered broken ribs and a fractured neck.
There were quite a few incidents that day involving storm chasers who couldn't get away from the tornado in time. The tornado occurred on the 31st May 2013 and is to date the widest tornado ever recorded measuring a staggering 2.6 miles wide with winds up to 295 miles per hour!
2 Trees Vs. High Winds
Alright, this one is a little ironic. A local TV reporter and cameraman head out to cover a weather story about high winds in their area for a live morning broadcast. The story centered around a street in their area (Mira Mesa, California) which numerous trees had been toppled over by the forceful gusts. And while they are preparing the story what do you think happened? Yep, that's right – a tree fell on them. Proof once again that being a weather reporter may be much more dangerous than you think.
Thankfully the photographer managed to call for help and he and the reporter were rushed to a nearby hospital. He suffered a compound leg fracture while the reporter sustained serious injuries that required surgery. It's safe to say they'll be a lot more cautious of high winds in the future.
1 Mind The Snow
This American weather reporter didn't come close to death but we're sure he watched this tape and wished that the ground would just open up and swallow him. We don't know what he was thinking. He's standing by the side of the road (covered in snow) doing a report and talking about snow plows. He sees the snow plows coming. And he just continues to stand there until he's knocked over by a pile of snow. And then only does he decide to move.
What would have been really brilliant was if we could have seen this from the snow plow drivers perspective because we have to know that they were killing themselves laughing about the reporter that they buried in snow. Pretty sure he'll be keeping his distance when he sees them coming in future.
Sources: latimes.com, 10news.com, youtube.com, metro.co.uk


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|French fries bought from McDonald's Pioneer Mall, Singapore
"This is the first time in brand history we're changing the packaging design of one of our customers' most favourite menu items on a global scale, and what better reason than to share in the excitement of one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world," said Steve Easterbrook, Senior Executive Vice President and Global Chief Brand Officer of McDonald's.
"This is about bringing fun, innovative programming to our customers and celebrating our shared love of futbol. We're excited to be able to do that through an engaging, interactive mobile experience, and of course with our World-Famous Fries."
|The app at the Play Store.
Once the app is started, the user can place the French fry box on a flat surface in well-lit surroundings and turn the scene into an augmented reality game involving a ball and an obstacle course of (what else) French fries, at least in the first of several levels. The idea, the company said, is to "kick" the ball with the flick of a finger and divert or use obstacles to get the ball into the goal.
"Our digital vision at McDonald's is to bring an entirely new level of everyday convenience and fun to the world, and our Augmented Reality app is just one example of how we are bringing fun to our customers' lives," said Atif Rafiq, McDonald's Chief Digital Officer.
"We are very excited about the numerous opportunities in front of us to bring even more innovative digital experiences to our customers in ways only McDonald's can do."
Instructions for download are a little cryptic, but basically direct the user to gol.mcd.com which redirects the user to the Play store and the App store. The Android Play store had only registered 500+ downloads at the time of writing.
The artists showcased on the specially-designed fry boxes include:
-- Australia: David Spencer, Artwork Title - 'The Perfect Kick'
-- Brazil: Eduardo Kobra, Artwork Title - 'O mundo unido pelo futebol' (translation: 'The world united by football')
-- Canada: Muegluc, Artwork Title - 'Unite Together'
-- China: Hua Tunan, Artwork Title - 'World of Victory'
-- England: Ben Mosley, Artwork Title - 'Fans of the World'
-- France: Skwak, Artwork Title - 'The Maniac Football Party'
-- Germany: Roman Klonek, Artwork Title - 'Freaky Fan Club'
-- Japan: Doppel, Artwork Title - 'Kick the One' -- Russia: Egor Koshelev, Artwork Title - 'The Perfect Goal'
-- South Africa: Adele Bantjes, Artwork Title - 'Heart of the Game'
-- Spain: Martin Sati, Artwork Title - 'Flamenco Number One'
-- US: Tes One, Artwork Title - 'Formations'
|Screenshot from level 1.
Visiting gol.mcd.com also leads to a YouTube video of amazing football stunts, here.
Read about McDonald's other apps here.
*The box depicted in this post is by Hua Tunan, 'World of Victory', and is numbered 9/12.