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[untilthenexttee]

Next Tee News - March 20th, 2024

In this edition of Next Tee News I look back at the 2024 Players Championship where history was made. Also, a plea from yours truly, a recap from the Epson Tour, Anthony Kim’s current handicap, and you may be able to help save a puppy. Until The Next Tee!! #fightandgrind #seeuonthenexttee

[menelaiad]

can I prompt you to talk about Menelaus sparing Helen I'm just like :chinhands: about everything u say about the house of atreus

hey, if you're willing to listen, i'm more than happy to talk - thank you!

so. again. we got Big Three versions.

menelaus says 'guys it's chill i'll kill her at home. let's all cool our jets' (this is the version in euripides)

menelaus goes to kill her himself. helen shows her boobs. menelaus suddenly very chill (this is also implied by euripides)

menelaus gets men to kill her. helen shows her boobs. men suddenly very chill (stesichorus)

CAN YOU GUESS WHICH TWO I DESPISE? no. fr. the last two (the boob two) are far too dependent on helen being vain. and helen .... almost not feeling any guilt or shame from what's happened. and we know that's not true from the iliad. these two, to me, are classic. THIS IS JUST HOW HOT HELEN WAS propaganda. cause yknow. ur a greek/roman/ancient dude and you hear that helen of sparta showed you her boobs like 'damn bro i wouldn't kill her either ahahahaha pass the wine, maximus'.

but helen was never vain. she was never arrogant. she was confident and self-assured. but it's pretty much everyone AROUND helen that comments on her beauty and stuff. she never really does herself? which is another fascinating element of her character tbh. so her doing THIS as a means to be spared? doesn't suit me. do i think helen wanted to die/was willing to die? no. but i think she would have gone about pleading for her life a different way, y'know? also i hate the whole 'her tits got her into this mess they'll get her out of it' like shut UP. menelaus is not 12. he's fucking 60 odd at this point. he is tired. he is wounded. he is so beyond mentally well. give him some respect. he wouldn't have been blind sided by this.

but i don't think menelaus EVER planned to kill her. i can accept euripudes' version cause i think there would have been a lot of greek men that would have wanted to see helen dead. it makes sense yknow? they dont see the full narrative. the big picture. as far as they're concerned helen ran away. loads of people died. and now she's gonna get away with it. they're not narrative aware enough to see all the cogs of fate and the gods and all this. so i can respect that some greeks would have wanted her to suffer and menelaus would have risked a fuckin riot if he outright said 'nah lads she's fine lets crack on' so the whole 'wait til we get home' narrative is a good way for him to save time. to buy him and helen some time to come up with a plan, a story. to hear each other out. to work through stuff. they don't get back to sparta for like. 10 more years. they can EASILY have come up with some reason why she's not been killed yet. or why he's not gonna go through with it/why it's all worked out.

in regards to menelaus never wanting to kill her, i believe that because of how menelaus behaves in the iliad. menelaus is constantly lamenting the deaths of the greeks. the needless death and suffering. how these men are working and sacrificing to get helen back. to bring her HOME. what would killing her do? another senseless death. all the sacrifice for naught because menelaus doesnt get his wife back. he goes back to sparta alone. as if he never even went to fucking troy and tried to get her back?????

and also because menelaus loves her. despite everything he loves her and he never stopped. it's why i really like his portrayal in IOA even if he is a giant ass clown. he's a man desperate to get his wife back. and he's under the impression they're just gonna go to troy and get her back. simple as. two months tops. he's frantic and desperate and willing to try anything to get her back (yo bro kill ur daughter for me kthx). and i don't think that desire to get her back changes. menelaus grows more subdued and quiet. and has less fire. but he's still trying. he goes toe to toe with paris, is willing to take on hektor. menelaus is very much: 'i am dying at troy or i am leaving with my wife' and how is that not love? it's literally. he is going to get her back or die trying.

(also idk how much people value to fall of troy texts that are around but like. menelaus kills deiphobus in those. when dei is with helen. the man is insane in those moments he could easily have took helen out too in his madness. but he doesn't. also also. when he's in the horse and he hears helen, he's said to 'groan' when he remembers her and given the context of the other men weeping and stuff. this is like. a groan of pain. hearing helen's voice after so long and remembering her. HURTS him. he's missed her so much.)

menelaus and helen loved each other. you see it in odyssey 4. the healing they must have gone through in those 10 years. is so admirable and powerful. and they did it because they wanted to. because they were gonna see this out. they were gonna make this work. and even zeus acknowledges it. because he lets menelaus into elysium just to be with helen (his own DAUGHTER) for eternity. even though menelaus has LITERALLY no elysium qualities. not even zeus cant bear to separate these two.

they're just so fucking powerful.

[kashuan]

hi! I just wanted to pop in and say that I recently read the Iliad + some adjacent plays and your art is feeding me nourishing me watering my plants clearing my skin 🙏🙏 I seriously love it so much,,

your house of Atreus stuff especially is sooo so good…. top tier Mene and Aga content

I also wanted to ask if there are any good Iliad adaptations or other classical texts that you'd recommend? I've read Iphigenia in Aulis & The Oresteia and I'm hoping to get to Electra soon but there's a lot and I can't really decide where to go next ;0;

Awww thanks so much! 😊 I've answered a somewhat similar question like that here (the names include links!) in terms of written adaptions of iliad/iliad adjacent stuff I like. Also, I didn't mention it there, but Euripides' Helen is one of my favorite plays, the romcom angle of it is great, peak Helen/Menelaus content and I'm sad it's never gotten a proper adaption. If you're interested in movies/miniseries at all, I always recommend this movie adaption of IoA, amazing adaption, nothing else comes close in terms of characterization or just vibes in general. This Electra movie is also very good, in particular the casting for Orestes is canon to me tbh (I love Aegisthus' too :`)). This movie about Helen's backstory but also the Iliad is good fun if goofy in parts, the Helen+Theseus relationship and Agamemnon parts are high points (I also liked how they handled the conclusion of the Menelaus+Paris conflict altho afair the Helen/Mene relationship was weak). Annnd somewhat related, this is my favorite Odyssey adaption (youtube has english captions for it if you enable them :>). Hope this helps :D

[consolecadet]

"Wait," you say, "Ray, didn't you already write about the Arlington Reservoir?" Yes, I did. But there are actually two Arlington Reservoirs in Arlington. This is the other one.

[tentative-wanderer]

Hi again..... I'm glad you're feeling better now than before...... I'm doing so-so (sorry for the weird answer)......

Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime, books, movies or tv series)? Thanks....

Thank you! My past few months have been hopeful. I hope each day will be better and better for you!

I don’t have a top 10, but I can do top 7/8, arranged in no particular order. I know I’ll sound like a broken record talking about them, but they’re all danmei characters because that’s the kind of fiction I enjoy nowadays. Some English titles are my translations and may differ from what fan translators call them, if fan translations of the books exist.

🚮🌶 Chi Xiaochi from “Don’t Pick Up Boyfriends from the Trash Bin” and Wei Wuxian from MDZS

Chi Xiaochi is an actor who carries out missions across various universes in exchange for a wish that will allow him to regain his life after a freak accident. Wei Wuxian, as most know, is a donkey-riding resurrected necromancer who solves mysteries.

They’re my favourite type of protagonist. Right from the start, they wow readers with jaw-dropping statements that infuriate other characters. I love their charisma, their humour, and the way they don’t always toe the line. They have the classic protagonist hallmarks: kind hearts, impressive intelligence/skills, and complex pasts that gradually unfurl as we read, but those things aren’t special on their own; it’s the authors’ prowess that makes them shine through creativity and the weaving of human problems through fantastical events.

An aside: Chi Xiaochi had/has a dog and is terrified of ghosts, while Wei Wuxian had/has ghosts and is terrified of dogs. These traits are important in their respective stories.

🐾 Bai Chunian from “Merman’s Fall” 《人鱼陷落》

Bai Chunian is a white lion alpha not-so-secret agent who works for the IOA, the International Omega Alliance. (If only there were a similarly influential International Women’s Alliance in our world.)

I like contrasts, and Bai Chunian has plenty. He’s rough yet gentle, immensely strong yet vulnerable, a leader and strategist who needs a guiding light in his life. He’s a bad-boy kind of tease, but he always ends up being the one who gets teased when he tries it on Lan Bo, his partner. (Lan Bo doesn’t even mean to tease. He’s just giving Bai Chunian replies from the heart; those replies just happen to be bawdy to the max.)

There’s something about the way Bai Chunian acts when he’s sad that triggers the urge to protect. You just want to give him all the nice things in the world.

🏋️‍♂️ Shen Qiuji from “Today I Am Forcefully Resurrected Again” 《今天我又被迫复活》

The love interest of a constantly haunted protagonist. By the standards of common danmei love interests/tops, he’s on the “useless” end of the spectrum, and by that I mean his protective capabilities are low because his ghost-busting skills are mediocre. Contrast him with, say, Hua Cheng from TGCF or Luo Binghe from SVSSS. Despite that, Shen Qiuji gives off a very strong sense of safety and reliability by dint of being a masculine fitness buff who chooses to be persistently there for the protagonist, Gu Rong. His presence is like an anchor.

Shen Qiuji may look stony-faced and somewhat intimidating, but he’s very affectionate with Gu Rong; he likes to cuddle and touch and—in the past, before he and Gu Rong went from being faux-enemies to lovers—annoy. It’s captivating. I think having someone who makes their existence tangibly felt and who wants to share your burden is a wonderful thing.

Plus, like many characters in the book, Shen Qiuji is hilarious.

✨ Xiao Xingchen from MDZS

Blind smiley daozhang (Daoist priest, used very loosely in this instance).

Who wouldn’t want a friend like him? He strikes that sweet spot between poised and approachable. A kind person with an amiable attitude and an undercurrent of courage to do what other people don’t dare or care to do. Also, it’s super cute that he laughs easily and uncontrollably (I suppose this trait would have been more obvious when he had eyes). He sounds like a huge pleasure to be around.

Oh, and he has the prettiest name I’ve ever seen: “dawn stardust”, sounding like “little stars”. Additionally, it sounds like “the dawn star sinks”, echoing a line from an old poem and, in hindsight, foreshadowing his fate. I like wordplays!

Giving a supporting character like this a tragic ending makes him even more attractive to (sadistic) readers because it makes us mourn how good and beautiful things don’t last, sometimes.

🐀 Shen Jiu/Shen Qingqiu from SVSSS

Misunderstood villain in the book title. High-ranking scholarly lord in the No. 1 martial arts sect. Fierce battered batterer.

Another tragedy king, in a totally different flavour. I love contrasts in characters, so I love how hardened Shen Jiu is, how deliberately rough and tough he acted as he grew up, and yet he has this soft spot, this vulnerability pertaining to one person who (accidentally) helps shape his demise.

(Spoilers below)

Speaking of his relationship with Yue Qi, there’s beauty in what-could-have-beens, in feelings burned and blackened before they could properly begin. There’s beauty in things only half said—no I’m not talking about Yue Qi’s tight-lipped idiocy, I’m talking about something that’s almost love but not completely there yet because no one’s said it out loud; only metaphors whisper it. I like metaphors and implications.

🌸🏡 Shi Mei and Hua Binan from 2ha (indirect but major spoilers below)

Guy who wants to go home. At almost any cost. (Lol, sounds like me when I was a kid.)

Yet another tragedy king, and this time it’s one who’s physically very lovely. (At this point, I can safely summarise my favourite supporting characters as “beautiful tragedies”.) I’m semi-blending Shi Mei and Hua Binan from both timelines into one person in my speech because I like both versions of the man whom child Hua Binan grew up to be. Same seed, same tree, just moulded to grow in slowly diverging directions.

I like characters who are stuck between a rock and a hard place; it doesn’t matter whether they’re protagonists or antagonists. And ethical dilemmas aside, I admire the way Hua Binan dreams big (and crazy), puts it into action, and succeeds. My reactions were both “wth, they actually did…that” and “what a relief, they made it”.

I like male characters who come across as tastefully demure and exquisite, their unfortunate rarity making them all the more precious. The demure part may have been acting in this case, but elegance is indisputably required to make it work. What’s more, this guy can pull off both styles: beautiful and handsome. He’d be a delight to look at. (Sidetracking: speaking of “delight to look at”, I dig Mo Ran’s strapping farmhand look too.)

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The books above are listed in my danmei book recommendations: https://tentative-wanderer.tumblr.com/post/624449567085248512/danmei-book-recommendations

[tomwambsmilk]

I’m fully off in fangirl daydream land now, but I am gonna say that of alllll the fictional characters I would love to see Tom interact with my number one is actually Rodney Mckay from Stargate. I think they would hate each other and it would 100% be a case of ‘you hate in others what you hate in yourself’. Both deeply insecure assholes, except Rodney has somehow managed to be beloved by his subordinates despite this and Tom is wracked with jealousy over that. Actually I think Tom would be secretly deeply jealous of everything Rodney has - the friendships, a job that’s actually exciting, being able to save the day and get lauded for it - but pretend not to be. Tom reminds Rodney viscerally of the worst members of the IOA and immediately he’s filled with loathing. They both hurl verbose insults at each other and everyone else is just laughing at the absurdity.

Bonus side effect is that is that I think John Sheppard and Greg would meet and immediately get along fabulously. They both have offices full of toys. Both utterly socially awkward. I think John would see a lot of his past self - isolated and wanting friends but not able to trust and focusing mostly on survival - in Greg. Greg’s not a trust fund baby like John was but he did grow up wealth-adjacent. Greg would thing all John’s war stories are cool as shit. Also John would immediately clock all the similarities between Tom and Rodney and dump a wealth of “here’s everything I’ve ever learned about managing the emotions of a mildly unstable man in high-stress situations” on Greg. I also think John would teach Greg how to golf, probably, which would make Tom exceedingly jealous because golf is a classic Rich People Thing but he’s never actually golfed so he couldn’t teach Greg himself.

[theparanormalperiodical]

Everything You Need To Know About Zombies, And 5 Sightings Of The Real-life Walking Dead We STILL Can’t Explain

At this point, I’m not sure anything would surprise me.

In fact, a zombie apocalypse would actually make sense at this point. But even if the grand finale of 2020 was the dead rising from their graves, it wouldn’t actually be the first time.

According to those that practice Haitian Voodoo, zombies exist. And according to scientists, zombies exist.

But the thing is, Hollywood has gotten our favourite flesh-eating, apocalypse-heralding monsters wrong. The folklore behind these monsters is actually rather different than men and women foaming at the mouth as they mummy-walk towards you.

The reanimated corpse didn’t take its first steps with the debut cinema screening of Night Of The Living Dead (1968).

It started with slaves.

Today we are going to cover everything you need to know about zombies from forgotten folklore of years gone by, to the rumours of the living dead among us in preparation from the incoming apocalypse...

What Are Zombies?

It’s pretty simple: a zombie is someone who was dead and is now not-so-dead. According to an official definition they are corpses which have been brought back from the grave to haunt the living.

Yep - they’re just like ghosts. But instead of wafting gently they have to lump around this great hulking cadaver which is in the midst of decay.

Zombies can be traced back to Haitian Voodoo which claims that a dead body can be reanimated by magical rituals. This supernatural take on the walking dead, however, is at odds with more modern fictional beliefs which centre on science.

Parasites, diseases, and viruses (*looks into camera*) feature as the main causes of zombies taking over the world in Hollywood’s take on the beast. This new zombie first pulled itself out of the ground in 1968 with Night Of The Living Dead, but the term ‘zombies’ was only applied by fans after the release of the cult classic. They were originally known as ‘ghouls’ in the film, confirming the premise that zombies exist to haunt the living.

Following this on-screen debut, the horror genre was overrun by zombie films with Dawn Of The Dead and Thriller going down in history as some of the most iconic movies of all time. The genre waned towards the 90s, however, and was due a resurgence just before the millennium thanks to predominately East Asian video games.

28 Days Later and Shaun Of The Dead resurrected the genre at the turn of the century and shaped what zombies are now known most for: the zombie apocalypse.

The terrifying claims of a civilised world being brought to its knees by walking corpses is now a pop culture staple, but more recently its been given a makeover and shopping montage as a part of its rom-com redo. Warm Bodies and iZombie are a novel take on the horror must-have and incorporate a human-zombie relationship that is an emblem for the sexual liberation of the era.

The severed relationship between supernatural zombies and the sci-fi alternative doesn’t just take place on Netflix. There is evidence that both could exist.

Zombies In Haitian Voodoo

In 1819, poet Robert Southey was the first to use the term ‘zombie’ in his history of Brazil. This heralded the emergence of zombies in Haitian Voodoo which chimed with a concept even more terrifying than the prospect of a zombie apocalypse:

Slavery.

According to Haitian Voodoo, bokors - or witches - would use necromancy to revive a dead person. This zombie would then be under their control as a personal slave and would have no personal will.

Bokors were also known to capture ‘zombie astrals’ - part of the human soul - in a bottle which would provide the owner with extra luck or healing properties, for example.

These beliefs were rooted in Voodoo traditions brought to Haiti by enslaved Africans: they believed Baron Samedi would take them to an African heaven after they died. Those that offended the Ioa (a Voodoo god) would be a slave forever - AKA a zombie. This fear of eternal slavery was reinforced by slave drivers who were often also voodoo priests; to prevent slave suicides, they would threaten zombification.

It was this widespread belief in zombies as slaves that would spread beyond Haiti’s borders during the US’ occupation of the country in the early 20th century. A number of case studies reporting zombies came to the US’ attention, such as in the William Seabrook’s The Magic Island (1929): he cited an article in Haiti’s criminal code which recognised zombies’ existence, (it essentially said even if you murder someone and you make them come back as a zombie, it is still murder).

It was shortly after US forces entered Haiti that one of the most famous cases of an alleged zombie emerged. We will get to Felicia Felix-Mentor’s story later in this article.

Zombies In Science

Zombies are deeply rooted in some of humanity’s darkest chapters in history - but they also have a place in our natural history, too.

Technically, zombies do exist. Sure, if you made the claim for human zombification via Voodoo priest scientists would counter with claims that these ‘zombies’ are schizophrenic, in a catatonic state, or are suffering from a mental illness that mirrors how we believe they would act. But if you made a similar claim for other animals - namely insects - they’d believe you.

In fact, there are numerous known cases of such instances.

Whilst there are no known insects that practice Haitian Voodoo, these cases follow the basic plotline of zombie cult classics - parasites infect them and alter their behaviour or use them to their advantage. The parasites effectively make slaves out of those they target, mirroring what we saw in Haiti.

Take zombie carpenter ants, for example:

A fungus enters their bloodstream, hijacks their mind and grows around their muscles. Within one short week the ant is compelled to leave its colony and seek higher ground which has the right temperature and humidity for the fungus to grow in. It then forces the ant to bite down into a leaf, grows a stalk through the ant's head, and cuts off the ant’s muscle control.

The ant’s corpse still moves its legs vigorously as the bulbous capsule of fungi spores grows through what’s left of its body to infect the ant colony below.

There are many more examples just like this with most parasites having their own unique - and uncomfortably brutal - method of killing off wildlife.

Scientists are unable to refute claims that a parasite might mutate and have a similar effect on humans one day, reducing us all to the zombie hordes seen in the movies.

We just have to wait and see. 

Cases Of Actual, Real-life, Not-so-living-n-breathing Zombies

Although scientists don’t support claims that Haitian voodoo can in fact raise the dead and create personal slaves, various sightings and reports suggest that human zombies do exist.

Question is - do you believe them?

#1 - Felicia Felix-Mentor

In 1936, the owner of a farm in a small village in Haiti woke up to quite a shock.

A naked woman staggered towards them with her raspy voice mumbling and slurring that this farm belonged to her farmer. But the most terrifying thing about this strange woman that stumbled her way through the village was that she looked rather familiar.

In fact, they were pretty sure that this was a woman who had died and had been buried many years before.

19 years before.

Zora Neale Hurston - an anthropologist - investigated this alleged case of zombification and met Felicia Felix-Mentor at a hospital. The doctors were convinced she was a zombie and her husband confirmed this was his wife.

Even Hurston admitted that she believed what they were telling her:

“I know that I saw the broken remnant, relic, or refuse of Felicia Felix-Mentor in a hospital yard.”

#2 - Clairvius Narcisse

30 odd years after Felix-Mentor first wandered up to her father’s old farm, a 40 year old man admitted himself into hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti. Doctors, however, were unable to work out why he had a fever, was clearly fatigued, and was spitting up blood. He died 3 days later.

20 years after he died, a man claiming to be Narcisse approached Angelina Narcisse, his sister.

He told her and other villagers private, personal information in an attempt to convince them that he was in fact Clairvius and had been turned into a zombie for use on a sugar plantation. He had been paralysed for the duration of his burial and then dug up to be put to work as a slave.

He described in detail the process of his alleged zombification, claiming she was given a paste made from hallucinogenic chemicals which scientists would later use to refute most claims of zombies as simply a drugged state. When the bokor died and he was no longer fed the concoction, he regained his sanity and thus his free will, and returned to his family.

Much like Felix-Mentor’s story, Narcisse is actually widely believed to have been a zombie. His death was documented by 2 American doctors unlikely to follow Haitian Voodoo folklore, and even the man who investigated his claims - Lamarque Douyon - believed to some extent zombies could be real despite dismissing supernatural claims.

He brought a sample of the powders or paste used by the bokor back to the US to investigate whether ‘zombies’ were actually people who were drugged and then revived.

#3 - Woman from Port-au-Prince

Only known as FI to The Lancet, the journal investigating cases in southern Haiti in the late 90s, she was discovered 3 years after her death wandering near the village she once called home by a friend.

FI was mute and unable to feed herself but she was still recognised by her family, her fellow villagers, and the local priest by a distinct facial mark and other features.

The local courts opened her tomb to investigate the fact that she had apparently risen from the dead and found it full of stones. Her husband was accused of zombifying her after he caught her having an affair.

Despite local claims of supernatural goings-on, she was later admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Port-au-Prince.

#4 - Son of a secret policeman

WD (mentioned in the same study by The Lancet) was 18 years old when he became ill. He developed a fever, his body swelled up, and his eyes went yellow. They thought he was dying or at least already dead.

His father asked his brother to get advice from a bokor but WD died 3 days later. 19 months after he was buried, he reappeared at a cock fight and recognised his father before accusing his uncle of zombifying him.

#5 - Unknown young woman

MM (also mentioned in the same study by The Lancet) was joining her friends in prayer for a local who had been zombified when she fell under a similar affliction. The 18 year old became ill with diarrhoea and fever, her body swelled, and she died.

Her family immediately suspected a sorcerer had had their way with their daughter.

13 years later and MM reappeared at the town markets, claiming not only had she been a zombie in a village 100 miles away, she had had a child with another zombie.

When her bokor died, his son released MM from their control and she travelled home.

What do you think?

Are zombies real? Or are they merely a fictional beast haunted by the forgotten history of slavery?

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[laffiteslanding]

You've got a blank check to design a Universal park from scratch, but it can't just be random IPs tossed together. You've gotta do it with an authorial voice that unifies the whole place, in the style of (most) Disney parks. How would you do it?

Oh man. The thought that immediately jumped to mind? “This is gonna be a tough nut to crack.” But I’ll take a stab at it!

Universal does period pieces films really well, and even their older films that aren’t period pieces still feel like them because in many cases they helped define their respective eras (for example, Jaws or King Kong). And that gives us plenty of fun environments to play with, so we’ll lean into these types of films. And how to tie period piece-inspired lands together? Why, with a time machine of course! 

So this park’s main motif would be eras across history, probably leading to a name like “Eras of Adventure” if it was in Hollywood to mirror the Orlando second gate, or maybe something like “Lost Worlds”. Basically this park would play up Universal’s history with an optimistic eye toward the future. And this optimism comes through in one of the main inspirations…

Back to the Future! Doc Brown will be the main character mascot for the park and help set up the time-travel premise - the park is essentially his continued experiments from the Time Institute and we’re helping him do “research”. The park will be ring-style a la Islands of Adventure and around that outside will be a people-mover like track filled with DeLorean vehicles that can take you to any land in the park (between lands the track has speed tunnels to simulate the 88mph needed). 

Entry land would be a temporal hub that, conveniently, looks like a Universal Studios backlot, except everything that would be special effects is actually real (i.e. actors playing Roman soldiers walking around are “actually” Roman soldiers). There’s also nods to the featured lands and films that otherwise wouldn’t be referenced. Beyond that, lands would include,

- 1920s Egypt (Based around The Mummy)

- Early 80s New York City (Classic Disaster Movies/King Kong/Ghostbusters)

- 1930s-ish Transylvania (Universal Monsters + Young Frankenstein) This land would ideally be largely indoors and almost entirely black and white!

- 70s Seaside/Amity (Jaws)

- Hill Valley, 1955 (would also feature elements from 1885 and 2015 versions)

- 1960s Hitchcock’s California (Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds) - set mainly in the countryside.

- The Future (E.T., Terminator, MIB, etc.) This area’s always in flux so it’s a good place for adding new attractions (thematic of course) - hey! kind of like Tomorrowland (zing!)

In the center of the ring would be a large lake (again, like IOA) and in the center of the lake would be a large crystal “time vortex” to tie everything back to theme, and would be the focal point for the nighttime spectacular, which would feature cameos from other Universal properties and have a message that boils down to  with our new knowledge of the “past” we can make a better future.

Rough idea, but hope you like it!

[untilthenexttee]

TeeBox Chatter - "Rory's Bogey Hoagie"

TeeBox Chatter – “Rory’s Bogey Hoagie”

On this week’s episode of the “TeeBox Chatter Golf Podcast” my Co-Host Doug Lauder and I discuss several topics. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pur3rfYUIxlNNfovLf4Or Leading off we discuss some equipment that came in for testing. Tanto Golf divot repair tools. Made in the USA and these divot repair tools are worth every penny. Doug loves the MINI and I love the bigger RP2 divot repair tool.…

[terrificallytoni]

Best Photo Spots at Universal Studios Orlando

Best Photo Spots at Universal Studios Orlando

Not too long ago, we took a little trip around Universal Resort’s Islands of Adventure to discover the best photo spots. Today, we’re heading right next door to explore Universal Studios. The big sister park to IOA is known for its classic soundstages and areas themed to iconic sets and cities. These immersive elements truly make you feel like you’ve walked into the movie and they make for some…

[queenofcandynsoda]

Avengers AU: Gods Among US

I have read and watched American Gods some months ago and it was at the same time as the Endgame hype was on. Then I wonder “what if the Avengers meet the gods of various mythologies?”. I started to think about Classical/Greek, Egyptian, Hawaiian, Norse, Japanese, and Vudun mythologies and how the gods would adapt to the world and how their relationships with each other and the mortal would be, especially with the Avengers.

Here’s the background for the AU. The gods from various mythologies are actually inhabitants in various realms, similar to Asgard. They were at war with monsters lead by Set. Most of the gods died as the others fled to the mortal realm in the late 20th century to hide from him. To avoid Set and the monsters, the gods have to adapt as mortals. The gods were successful as the Greek gods fled to New York. In the 1970s, the other gods were secretly called in to move there in order to form their own micro-society. It was going smoothly for over 40 years until a certain God of Mischief attacked New York with an alien invasion, forcing several gods to defend themselves, therefore revealing their location to Set. 

Now, a few of them are seeking help from an old friend who is one of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

I will reveal the main gods of this AU later.

Realms:

Lana- Realm of the Kaupa

Olympus- Realm of the Olympians

Heliopolis - Realm of the Heliopolians

Guinee- Realm of the Ioas

Takamagahara- Realm of the Kami

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Herbalife Nutrition Partners with Special Olympics Bharat to Support and Encourage Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities in India

Herbalife Nutrition Partners with Special Olympics Bharat to Support and Encourage Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities in India

Business Wire India Herbalife, a global nutrition company (“Herbalife Nutrition”) today announced its partnership with Special Olympics Bharat (SOB) to support and encourage athletes with intellectual disabilities in India.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Ajay Khanna, Vice President & Country Head – Herbalife International India said, “Supporting a healthy, active lifestyle and athletes is in the ethos of Herbalife Nutrition. For instance, in 2016 we began a partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), through becoming the Official Nutrition Partner of the Indian Olympic Team to Rio. This new partnership with Special Olympics Bharat exemplifies our commitment to helping athletes discover new strengths, skills and success – on the playing field and in life.”

Beginning with the 2017 Winter Special Olympics World Games, Herbalife India has entered into a two-year partnership with the Special Olympics Bharat to train athletes with intellectual disabilities; and bring public attention to the talents and capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities – helping to change attitudes and break down barriers that excluded them from the mainstream of the community.

“This year, 2,700 athletes from 107 nations are competing at the games, and India is sending the largest contingent, with 100 athletes. We, at Herbalife Nutrition, wish every athlete the very best, hoping they fulfil their dreams and aspirations,” added Mr. Khanna.

Commenting on the partnership, Air Marshal Denzil Keelor, CEO- Special Olympics Bharat said, “We are proud and honoured to be associated with a company that is committed to health, diversity and community, and supporting our athletes. This is a classic example of inclusion, which we have long advocated. I want to thank Herbalife Nutrition for perceiving our athletes’ need for nutrition support along with raising awareness about their abilities, and for joining us and sharing our experience in helping athletes achieve their best.”

About Herbalife:

Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has been changing people’s lives with great products since 1980. Our nutrition, weight-management, energy and fitness and personal care products are available exclusively to and through dedicated Herbalife Independent Members in more than 90 countries. We are committed to fighting the worldwide problems of poor nutrition and obesity by offering high-quality products, one-on-one coaching with a Herbalife Member and a community that inspires customers to live a healthy, active life.

We support the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife programs to help bring good nutrition to children in need. We also sponsor more than 190 world-class athletes, teams and events around the globe, including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy and champions in many other sports.

The company has over 8,000 employees worldwide, and its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HLF) with net sales of US$4.5 billion in 2015. The Herbalife website contains a significant amount of financial and other information about the company at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted. To learn more, visit Herbalife.com or IAmHerbalife.com.

About Special Olympics Bharat:

Special Olympics Bharat is a National Sports Federation accredited by Special Olympics Inc to conduct its sports Programs all over India. It organizes Olympic-type sports for persons with intellectual disabilities with over a million athletes registered in the program currently. Special Olympics is an international organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports every day around the world.

Special Olympics Bharat was registered with the Indian Trusts Act 1882 in 2001 and recognized by the Government of India as a National Sports Federation 2006 in the Priority Category for the development of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. It has been designated as the Nodal Agency in 2010 by the Government for conduct of sports for all disabilities on account of its national presence, outreach and experience. Special Olympics Bharat works across all States and Union Territories in India covering 679 districts.

Special Olympics Bharat organizes sports training and competitions at various levels- local, district, state, national and international. Based on abilities and performance, athletes cross each level to participate at higher consecutive levels. While sports remains the mainstay of the Special Olympics Program the capacity of the athletes are constantly developed through regular trainings and additional initiatives that help strengthen the athletes- mentally , physically and emotionally.

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