Escape the Museum 2 (168 MB download)
When David is trapped in the museum across town after a devastating earthquake rocks the city, he must risk life and limb to reach his wife and daughter in Escape the Museum 2. With help from an unlikely stranger, this exciting hidden object sequel has you navigating treacherous streets to figure out the best possible path that will lead David to your family. Can you help David reunite with them before nightfall?

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Comenzamos el repaso sobre adaptaciones de comics no demasiado conocidos para el público generalista.

Comenzamos con Nightfall, comics que nos cuenta el cómo un recluso se da cuenta que la cárcel en la cual reside está regida por vampiros… Aurora Productions se ha hecho con los derechos de la novela gráfica, obra de Scott O. Brown y Ferran Xalabarder, y editada por Platinum Studios.

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Seguimos con The Last Days Of American Crime, que contará entre su reparto con nada más y nada menos que con Sam Worthington, el actor de moda (Terminator Salvación, Avatar, Furia de Titanes…). El comic es publicado por Radical Publishing. Rick Remender, creador del cómic (y de The Man With Screaming Brain, entre otros) escribirá el guión de la película.

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Otro más. Unthikable, cómic de Boom! Studios ha caído en las manos de Mandalay Pictures para su adaptación. La obra, creada por Mark Sable, es un thriller de acción, que nos cuenta el como un hombre brillante es contratado por el Gobierno americano justo después de los atentados del 11-S, junto con otras personas similares para que imaginen los más salvajes escenarios en los que podrían atacar los enemigos en territorio americano… Años después, esos escenarios comienzan a ser atacados…

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Griff the Invisible es una producción que se está rodando actualmente en Sydney, con Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse en True Blood) de protagonista, acompañado de Maeve Dermody (Black Water). La historia nos cuenta las aventuras de Griff, oficinista de día y superheroe de noche, cuyo mundo se verá alterado cuando conozca a la científica Melody, amante de lo imposible. Leon Ford (actor en The Pacific, la “continuación” de Hermanos de Sangre) la dirigirá. Su estreno será para el año que viene (y sería la tercera visión bizarra del heroe tras Scott Pilgrim y Kick-Ass).

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Fox 21 y Platinum Studios unen esfuerzos para hacer la adaptación de Gunplay, novela gráfica, ganadora del Comic Book Challenge. Glen Morgan (Destino FInal 1 y 3) será el encargado del guión. La historia narra el cómo Abner Meeks, un soldado Buffalo, es condenado a vagar por el salvaje Oeste americano con una maldición a cuestas…
A su vez, ambos studios, preparan Indestructible Man para la Tv. Nick Rabel, un agente de élite descubre que no puede morir, y va encontrando las diferencias entre indestructible e irrompible de una manera bastante original.

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Y como no, Warren Ellis no podía dejar de salir en un listado de estos. Otra obra suya, Black Summer, está a punto de ver la luz, con guión de Ryne Pearson (Knowing). El cómic fue editado en su momento por Avatar Press (2007) y trata de un grupo de superheroes, Seven Guns, científicos que han modificado sus propios cuerpos para luchar contra el crimen, la corrupción policial, etc.

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Framelight ha conseguido hacerse con los derechos de Chi-Chian, un comic ambientado en un Nueva York distópico, que ha perdido su libertad y ahora forma parte de la prefectura de Japón, y la heroína que vive ahí, luchando contra samurais, robots y zombies para defender a sus seres queridos. En su momento, el canal Syfy estuvo a punto de crear una mini serie digital.

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Y con esto y un bizcocho…

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In no particular order:

1. Basketball court, Whitechapel, London.

2. On Stage, Old Fire Station, Oxford.

3. Looking down the Champs Elysee, Paris.

4. The bluest blue, at 6pm.

5. Yes, I had to go there.

10. Brave New World
Aldous Huxley

Huxley’s future world where genetic engineering dictates the laws and structure of society is truly haunting and full of foresight. His tale is the struggle of individualism in a world where people are are literally born and raised to be a particular person and everyone is kept in line. Values are the opposite of what many may believe them to be; monogamy is forbidden for example. This is one of the greatest dystopian novels of the last century, showing the consequences of a constant pursuit for happiness which sacrifices the spirit of the individual.

9. The Forever War
Joe Haldeman

One of the great advantages of using the science fiction and fantasy genres to tell a story is that the author can take a relevant theme, such as war and humanity, and can take it out of its natural setting of this world which allows us to see them from a different perspective and break those themes down and examine them further. This is what Joe Haldeman does with the Forever War, taking the current relevancy to the Vietnam War of that time and putting it in the setting of a war with an Alien race.

8. Nightfall
Issac Asimov

One of the most influential short stories ever written for the science fiction genre by one of the genres great masters. In Nightfall, Asimov describes a solar system with 6 stars, where darkness is a virtual unknown. Nightfall has been called the greatest sci-fi short story ever and helped build the foundation of modern day science fiction.

7. Ender’s Game
Orson Scott Card

Ender’s Game is the story of a young genius who is being groomed as the commander of Earth’s space fleet against an invading alien race. The book follows the boy’s training while describing a world which has been very loosely united through the threat of a common alien foe. This story does come with some critical controversy; some are highly bothered by the fact that Ender’s actions have no consequences, while others describe Ender’s Game as ‘geek porn’. However, only literature with the kind of substance and magic that Ender’s Game has would be able to stir up those controversies. It is a highly engaging story and a solidly constructed piece of sci-fi storytelling.

6. Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein

Stranger in a strange land was able to use science fiction to explore themes of alienation, culture clashes, and individual freedom. Heinlein’s story of a man who was born as a Martian and returns to Earth transcended the the science fiction readers and brought in readers of other literary genres. Now it is aconsiddered one of the most popular classics sci-fi has to offer and one of its greatest achievements.

5. Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell

In a futuristic world where the government controls everything and Big Brother is always watching you, a man struggles to maintain individual freedom and creative expression. Orwell’s masterpiece plays upon the fears of mankind concerning higher powers and state control in a way that it has become ingrained our very thinking about these issues. It is a haunting look at a world set in the not-so-distant future, all the more haunting because the possibility of that world coming into being is within the realm of believability.

4. The Time Machine
H. G. Wells

H.G. Wells is often considered the father of science fiction, and The Time Machine is perhaps his most acclaimed novel. Wells uses the concept of time travel to explore the future of mankind, which has actually evolved into two different races. The reason for this may seem obvious to some and up for debate to others. The future that Wells describes and how things got to be that way is a feast of scientific speculation. The Time Machine is one of the first science fiction novels and still one of the greatest.

3. Rendezvous with Rama
Aurthur C. Clarke

Science fiction has varying degrees within the genre, and many fans describe sci-fi as being either soft or hard; hard meaning that there is a lot of emphasis on the actual science involved in the story. Clarke was a master of hard science fiction and perhaps never showed off this mastery more than with Rendezvous with Rama. The story describes Earth’s encounter with a mysterious spacecraft, delving into the mysteries of the universe beyond our own knowledge. It has been an influence on countless sci-fi stories since, the most obvious of which are the first Star Trek movie, Alien, and Michael Chrichton’s Sphere. However, most sci-fi writers have been influenced by Clarke’s genius, which shows up very strongly here with Rama.

2. Dune
Frank Herbert

Dune is the Lord of the Rings of science fiction. Herbert’s world is intricate in its details and extensive in its scope while the story is layered in themes. The world of Dune is rich with individual cultures, mythologies, and customs and is so descriptive it’s as though Herbert actually visited the world and recorded what he saw rather than created it from his mind. Dune deals with politics and socioeconomics as well as the depths of the human soul and how one man deals with his fate and how to cope with losing all you once had. Dune is a rich novel which will last in the higher echelon of sci-fi for many years to come.

1. The Foundation Trilogy
Issac Asimov

From the master of science fiction, Asimov’s massive and epic Foundation series has become the cornerstone of science fiction literature. It is the only series to win the Hugo all-time best series award. The story deals with the link between science and civilization and the struggle to retain and preserve knowledge. Foundation has had a huge impact and influence on all science fiction to come after in books, film, and television. It is the best and most important work of science fiction by one of the genre’s great writers.

Hail travellers, esse final de semana, tive uma agenda cheia de raids, comecei o dia fazendo a daily Heroic, juntei com um amigo (Akummax), e fui fazer. Preparei minha UI, que por sinal estava uma bagunça, quando reparei o tranquility, estava em três barras, Healthstone estava equipada em 4 binds oO, enfim uma bagunça. O meu horário de raids começa as 15 horas, mas antes preparei os consumiveis, enfim, fui preparado, umas 14 horas o core de Sarth +3, me chamou para fazer com eles, nunca passei tanta vergonha ao tentar kitar

Kitar é uma das próximas coisas que tenho que aprender, fui designado para quando o Tenebron descesse, eu me tranformaria em bear, puxasse ele para longe da raid, usando cat form+dash, tentei três vezes (na terceira dei taunt no boss o.o), enfim horrivel. Na quarta try, a outra druid do grupo (kevel), conseguiu kitar de primeira, e deitamos o maldito. Na hora da mount, rolei e ganhei,  não tive “carão” para ficar com ela, passei pra Kevel, que fez minha função com maestria absurda.

De lá, começamos nossa corrida de raids 25, VoA> Ony> Toc.

Nossa progressão está cada vez melhor, em três horas, fechamos Voa+ony+toc menos o anub.

No domingo, fechamos o resto de ToC (não levei nada, economizando dkps*-*). Além disso fiz Ony e ToC 10, tive bons upgrades, consegui a  backpack e a cabeça da onyxia (fazendo eu trocar meu antigo anel 219, por um 245), com os emblems of triumph, torrei o resto do meu gold, fazendo uma wrist muito boa. E de toc levei a off hand 232, finalmente troquei aquela de heroism.

Próximo item da lista de compras, é um próximo 245(a head do set), penso em gastar alguns dkps na trophy.

Desculpem o atraso do post, estava pensando em como escrever, tem vezes que não sai simplesmente nada><.

Farewell, e aguardem por mais novidades.

Surrounded
by the same
purple-tinged mountains
day after day
without really seeing them,

though urban sprawl
forces us closer to
the foothills
than ever before,

speeding from
one adrenaline rush
to the next,
running yellows
just missing the chance

to crash,
spin out of control,
fall into the night,
the pink sky
fading out of view.

Riding home for the first time after the clocks went back at the weekend!

I left work at half 4, the sky seemed bright enough but boy oh boy did it get dark fast!  I’d completely forgotten that the clocks had changed and it was getting quite dark by the time I got home!

I really must remember tomorrow

Part 2 of “Nightfall’s” dramatization of the legend of Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess.

Playlist

Blood Countess 11
Alleee 1
John Carradine with the Chico Hamilton Quintet * Night Song for the Sleepless
Blood Countess 12
101 Strings * Tubular Bells
Blood Countess 13
Unknown
Blood Countess 14
Andre Kostelanetz * Trick or Treat
Blood Countess 15
Charlie Spivak Orchestra * Inner Sanctum
Blood Countess 16
Anton LaVey * Strange Music
Blood Countess 17
Chuck Stephens * Pray for Rosemary’s Baby
Blood Countess 18
Apocalyptica * In the Hall of the Mountain King
Blood Countess 19
Bessie Smith * Haunted House Blues
Blood Countess 20
Alleee 2

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Not much science fiction (or much fiction in general) involves archaeology. The first one I read was Nightfall. It was originally a long short story by Isaac Asimov, which was later turned into a novel co-authored with Robert Silverberg. The idea of the prehistory of other worlds is fascinating, but it doesn’t really go very far here. On the other hand, there’s also some psychology, propaganda, journalism, mythology and cult religion, so maybe there wasn’t room.

The only other archaeology / science-fiction book I’ve ever read was Engines of God by Jack McDevitt. In both cases, archaeologists discover some past periodic destruction, which turns out to be coming back their way soon. Very dramatic; not something that comes along too often, even in fiction.

A big story over the past few days has been the Staffordshire hoard, possibly the biggest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found. Discovered in July, the hoard was declared treasure on 24th September; BBC reports and a Wikipedia article were created the same day. An exemplary official website was set up, with reports, a catalogue, links to photos on Flickr, and even an educational game to see an Anglo-Saxon village. When part of the hoard was put on show in Birmingham, there were long queues. Discussions have already begun to find the hoard a home, and this is where it get really fascinating.

The hoard is thought to have belonged to a Mercian king. The capital of Mercia was at Tamworth, so should the treasure live there? The current council is based in Stafford, but the major modern regional centre of Mercian lands is actually Birmingham. So where should it live? And that’s before they’ve pulled the funds together to buy it! The find has sparked imaginations: some  interviewees even referred to themselves as the heirs of Mercia.

Archaeology does have an impact on modern life and modern people. It’s not just for foreseeing impending destruction.

Articles about Elizabeth (Erzsébet) Báthory

Wikipedia Entry
Istrianet.org article
Marvel Universe entry

Elizabeth (Erzsébet) Báthory was known as The Blood Countess because of her sadistic abuse of servants and probably others in her quest for youth and beauty, and probably sexual thrill. She was a countess in Transylvania in the late 16th/early 17th century during the time when nobility was considered to be a species apart from mere humans.

The Blood Countess radioplay on Nightfall, a CBC Toronto production, was produced in 1980.

Playlist

Blood Countess 1
Alleee 1
Cheekyboy * Halloween with Morrissey
Blood Countess 2
Marty Manning and his Orchestra * Night on Bald Mountain
Blood Countess 3
Boris Karloff and Orchestra * The Pirate Song
Blood Countess 4
Artie Shaw * Nightmare
Blood Countess 5
Type O Negative * Fay Wray Come out and Play
Blood Countess 6
Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle * Puttin’ on the Ritz
Blood Countess 7
Hokus Pricey * Mr. Terrible
Blood Countess 8
The Modernaires * The Rockin’ Ghost
Blood Countess 9
Violetta la Burra * Draculina
Blood Countess 10
Alleee 2

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Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night’s repose.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow