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![]() When songs hit the Top 40 - sometimes helped along by programmers trying to hand-pick hits at big radio networks - that breeds even more repetition since Top 40 stations spin the same songs multiple times a day (egg). The study also showed there is a sort of chicken-and-egg effect of these repetitive songs in the ether: The more repetitive the song, the more it is liked (chicken) the more repetitive the song, the greater the odds that it will debut in the Top 40. "The more repetitive the better," Nunes said. The researchers did not find a number in which repetition was deemed annoying. The repetitive parts were deemed familiar, translating easily into fluency. The less repetitious parts were deemed novel, thus less familiar. Besides analyzing the lyrics in Billboard hits, they asked study participants to rate parts of songs based on the repetition in lyrics. Nunes and his colleagues discovered just how powerful repetition is in their study. "Repetition has always been the transfats of song writing," said Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming at Edison Research, which consults on song selection with radio stations. Number of times the word "bass" is repeated: 40. That's a theory in psychology that explains, as one study recently put it, how "people are more likely to engage in a given behavior the less effort it requires." Which basically means this: Human brains get really jazzed about things that are easy to grasp. The researchers behind the study think they know: processing fluency. "The first time I heard it, I said, 'That's a hit.' You can just tell right away." "It's so simple and so repetitive," he said. four simple words repeated 12 times, though for DJs, lifeguards and mall security guards, after hearing it for the 60th time, it can feel like an echoing albatross.Įvan Reitmeyer, a Washington, D.C.-area DJ, is asked to play the song at almost every wedding. Walk the Moon seems to have hit upon the perfect lyrical lexicon in Shut Up and Dance. "While every artist strives to create a catchy hook, they may also consider striving to write a coherent song in which the chorus is repeated frequently while utilizing a limited vocabulary." ![]() ![]() "Tempo does not appear to matter," the USC researchers wrote in the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. After studying every Billboard hit since 1958, researchers at the University of Southern California have discovered that a song's popularity is tied to the simplicity of the lyrics and how often they are repeated, exposing the brain's weakness for plainness. No record label would sign them up, and so after many, many, many knock backs they decided to start their own label, Shut Up And Dance Music.The newest explanation - and one attracting considerable scholarly interest - looks at lyrics and how the brain processes them. This was the done thing back then and Smiley & PJ were rappers on the sound system but were also trying to get a record deal. They had built a sound system called Heatwave and come the weekend they would break into many a house or warehouse (unoccupied of course ) to start their own illegal raves, parties, knees-up, shindig, shabeenz etc. Way back in 1986 there were four guys named Smiley, PJ, Dj Daddy & Dj Hype. ![]() Sunflower is a member of the Enlighten-mint family, creating sun faster and gaining a boost in system production depending on their level while her Plant Food effect has her create an instant burst of 150 sun. Zombies 2, Sunflower is once again the second plant obtained, being unlocked after beating Player's House - Day 1, producing 50 sun rather than 25 due to a change in the sun system. Twin Sunflower reappears in this game as its own separate plant and also has her own VIP variant, the Power Flower, which produces 3 sun rather than one. Zombies Adventures, where her ability is left mostly unchanged, with the simple change of producing sun every 15 seconds rather than 24. Sunflower reappears in PopCap's ill-fated Facebook game Plants vs. ![]() Zombies Adventures (Archived content) Main article: Sunflower (PvZA) Sunflower has a zombie counterpart called the Sunflower Zombie. Sunflower can be upgraded into Twin Sunflower, which produces twice as much sun as Sunflower, totaling 50 sun every 24 seconds.Īt the end of the game, she sings the credits song Zombies on Your Lawn, voiced by Laura Shigihara. She produces one piece of sun every 24 seconds, with each sundrop being worth 25 sun. She can be considered one of the most important plants in the game, producing extra sun for the player to plant more expensive plants more readily. Zombies game, as well as all Chinese spin-off games based on it, Sunflower is the first plant to be unlocked, given after beating Level 1-1. Her reload animation in her shooter game appearances where she lifts her face towards the sun is a reference to the urban myth which states that sunflower heads always face the sun. Her ability to produce sun is a pun on the plant she's based on. Sunflower's design is based on the Common Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus), a crop native to the Americas harvested for their edible oils and seeds. Zombies: All Stars (China only) (Archived content) As he prepares for an over-the-top live production of A Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a former mentor (John Forsythe) who announces that the executive will be visited by three ghosts throughout the night. The dream prompts Alex to go out and buy his family presents for the holiday.īill Murray stars in Scrooged as Frank Cross, a selfish and cynical television executive. She shows her brother the Keaton family struggling financially as Alex selfishly lives a rich life in New York City. Alex then learns the true meaning of Christmas when Mallory (Justine Bateman) takes on the role of the ghost of Christmas future. Fox) takes the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the second season episode “A Keaton Christmas Carol.” The money crazed character has a dream that Jennifer (Tina Yothers) appears as the ghost of Christmas p ast. By the end of the episode, Oscar gets into the Christmas spirit and joins his friends for a singalong of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”Īlex (Michael J. Finally, a ghost of Felix shows Oscar a future Christmas with his abandoned grave. A ghost then shows him the present, which includes Felix as a Bob Cratchit-like character. The episode “Scrooge Gets an Oscar” finds a grumpy Oscar having a dream in which he visits a miserable childhood Christmas. In the first season, Oscar (Jack Klugman) and Felix (Tony Randall) have differing perspectives as Christmas approaches. Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Family Ties, Saved by the Bell, Boy Meets World and Great News are just some of the TV shows that featured versions of Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.Īs the holidays approach, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look back at some of the most memorable adaptations of A Christmas Carol. The 1843 novella has inspired multiple movie adaptations, including variations of the traditional story (even one with the Muppets), modern-day retellings like Scrooged and rom-com version Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and holiday episodes of TV series that draw inspiration from the concept. Charles Dickens’ tale of holiday-hating miser Ebenezer Scrooge and how he’s transformed by visits from three ghosts, A Christmas Carol, has become a Yuletide staple. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the French Republic." 'One Nation, One King' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, and Apple iTunes. ![]() ![]() Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Released, 'One Nation, One King' stars Gaspard Ulliel, Adèle Haenel, Olivier Gourmet, Louis Garrel The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a user score of 56 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 150 respected users. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'One Nation, One King' right now, here are some details about the StudioCanal, Archipel 33>35 history flick. Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'One Nation, One King' on each platform when they are available. Want to watch ' One Nation, One King' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Pierre Schöller-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off. ![]() He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. TechSpot Downloads is updated every day with dozens of apps, from productivity to security and gaming. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Select your iPad, select 'General,' and select 'Check for Update.' If there is an update available, select 'Update.' On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes. Software essentials for Windows, macOS, Android and iPhone. If Software Update finds new software, click the Update or Upgrade button to download and install it. Or in earlier versions of macOS, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Software Update. Pages puts all the right tools in all the right places, so it’s easy to choose a look, customize fonts, personalize text styles, and add beautiful graphics. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Click General in the sidebar, then click Software Update on the right. This may sound like a lot, but consider you have a few text fragments, randomly created, which you want to combine into a chapter of a book and saved as PDF or eBook or a quick note sparks. ![]() At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Notebooks is a writing app, a text and markdown editor, your personal Wiki and Zettelkasten, a file organizer, task manager, PDF and eBook creator and more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts. Available on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows. The latest entertainment apps now come installed with the latest macOS. Download WhatsApp on your mobile device, tablet or desktop and stay connected with reliable private messaging and calling. Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. iTunes Download the latest version for Windows. It's also distinct from the Lady Dimitrescu thing from RE8. If Sam was ever being seriously considered as a new mascot, she isn't now. ![]() It sure is impressive how fast the rule34 community works. Have you seen Samsung's new mascot? The whole internet wants to fuck her, lol. I could have easily skipped that last stage and been talking about it like it was a new fact of life. ![]() But it also does a good job of illustrating how the internet can take some shred of a concept and blow it up into something that looks like fact, and do so in a matter of hours.Ĥ8 hours ago I had no idea Samsung even had a mascot (sorry Bixby), then 24 hours ago I would have assumed very wrongly that they'd just launched this at some convention and on Twitter or something, leading to now, where I finally understand that it didn't even leave the concept stage several years ago. This is pretty benign unless you're a person who gets upset about sexual expression. Meta threads about OOTL itself should be asked via sending us a message in modmail. 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![]() The caramel is very thick, and sweet, and each bite takes about three minutes to fully melt in your mouth. The combination of chocolate and caramel is obviously tasty, but it is so rich. Perhaps I should thank him for taking half, though, because there’s no way I could finish this whole candy bar on my own. I’m glad he barfed instead of choking, but I do want to choke him a little bit for almost ruining my review. So I guess he is one of those guys mentioned in the paragraph above. I marveled at how a cat could eat that much candy bar that fast, but the intrigue evaporated approximately 30 seconds later, when he barfed up a giant, half-chewed piece of caramel and chocolate. A few minutes after that picture was taken, the plate was on the floor, the top half was nowhere to be found, and my cat was licking his lips compulsively. Silly me, thinking a cat would take no interest in a chocolate and caramel bar. I also probably shouldn’t have left the candy bar in my special picture-taking place while I went to check out the photos and start the review on the computer. ![]() You can’t just muscle through this candy bar, unless swallowing a big hunk of caramel whole is your thing, in which case, that’s just weird and I hope you choke on it. It’s very akin to eating one of those Brach’s Milk Maid Caramel Cubes, except you get the chocolate in there, too. You have to sort of roll it around in your mouth, letting the caramel and chocolate melt and slide down your throat. The caramel is super thick chewing it will get you nothing more than a bunch of teeth coated in caramel. I probably should have tried to pull the bar apart instead of cutting it, to better represent the gooeyness of the caramel, but I used a knife, so deal with it. So basically, all they’ve done is removed the nougat, leaving caramel to stand on its own. For any of you out there who grew up with parents who refused to allow you any sugar, never went trick-or-treating, and grew up to be the same kind of hippy douchebags as your parents, a regular Milky Way bar is a thick layer of nougat topped by a thinner layer of caramel, all coated with milk chocolate. ![]() Milky Way Simply Caramel is described on the wrapper as “Real milk chocolate surrounding nothing but rich delicious caramel”. So, with little information to go off of beyond the wrapper and my own taste buds, I decided to combine the two into one review, since apart, they would probably be pretty short reviews. The point is that these guys are kind of related, and while Coconut M&M’s got a whole website for me to make fun of, both Milky Way and 3 Musketeers don’t even mention their new products on their website. I guess I got one free for buying all of them at once. I bought all three at the same time, and apparently there was some sort of promotional coupon for doing so, but the cashier at my local convenience store and I had some language barrier problems, so when I looked at the receipt when I got home, there were all kinds of mysterious discounts. The Coconut M&M’s were a re-release, but the latter two are brand new offerings. With online capability, getting wholesale candy bars from our location to yours has never been easier.I should have mentioned this in my last post, but the Coconut M&M’s, Milky Way Simply Caramel Bar and 3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp Bar were all released this month from Mars. Our wholesale chocolate bars are conveniently listed on our website, and it only takes a quick search to find what you are looking for. Our staff has developed working relationships with the most popular candy bar companies, and we use our contacts to help you get the most for your money. Wholesale bulk candy is a great way to enjoy the finer things in life without having to worry about the cost. Imagine receiving hours of sugary delight for the same cost as a single candy bar from a retail store. From giant candy bars to large bags of individually packed fun sized versions, we have a number of options you can choose from. If you are looking for a way to get the most for your money, consider bulk candy wholesale. Unfortunately, it can become expensive purchasing these items at retail stores or out of vending machines. From Hershey's and Snickers to Milky Way, Three Musketeers, and more, candy bars have long been a refreshing retreat from the worries of life. ![]() With your app signed in to your account, the window changes to show all the content registered to your Affinity ID.įrom here, you can manage your Affinity ID, choose which content is installed, and customize the app's installation behavior. Return to the registration window, which will confirm your registration is complete.After a period of inactivity, it will present options to resend the verification email or change your account's email address, e.g. If the email does not arrive, return to the registration window. In the email that confirms your account's creation, click Verify email address.Choose whether to stay informed about news and offers, and confirm you've read the terms and conditions and privacy policy.After entering it, click Show to confirm what you typed, then select Continue.Īfter revealing what you typed, you can copy it to the Clipboard and paste it into your password manager. You'll be asked to create a secure password to protect your Affinity ID.Across the next few pages, provide your email address, first and last names and country.Select Register Now and then Create my free account.If you deferred registration at that time, select My Account on the Toolbar to reopen the window.įrom the window, you can sign in using an existing Affinity ID or create a new one. The registration window is presented the first time your Affinity app is opened. A persistent Internet connection is not required.įor Mac, this feature requires macOS Sierra 10.12 or above. afassets files, is easily installed-manually or automatically-and available to use at all times. You do not have to register payment information to create an Affinity ID and claim the free content.Ĭontent purchased from the store, such as brush packs and. However, as a bonus for doing so, a license for specially selected content is added to your account free of charge. Registration is not compulsory to use the app. You can create a new Affinity ID when registering your app, or sign in to an existing one. ![]() Registering your Affinity app requires an Affinity ID, an account that's used to manage your purchases from the Affinity Store. App registration and content syncing App registration and content syncing ![]() The temporal point of view also focuses on the pace of the narration. For example, when events are narrated after they have occurred (posterior narration), the narrator is in a privileged position to the characters in the story and can delve into the deeper significance of events and happenings, pointing out the missteps and missed meanings of the characters. The temporal point of view can refer to narrative tense, or it can refer to how detailed or summarized the narration is. The American literary critic Susan Sniader Lanser also develops these categories. The Russian semiotician Boris Uspensky identifies five planes on which point of view is expressed in a narrative: 1) spatial, 2) temporal, 3) psychological, 4) phraseological, and 5) ideological. A third-person omniscient narrator can give a panoramic view of the world of the story, revealing the thoughts and actions of more than one character, and into the broader background of a story. A third-person limited narrator, otherwise known as close third-person, is also focused on a character's perception and experience of the world, but without the ability to lie. A first-person narrator offers the potential for unreliability, which means it can both reveal and obscure the narrator's actions and feelings. ![]() Most narrators present their story from one of the following perspectives (called narrative modes): first-person, third-person limited, or (third-person) omniscient. ![]() A heterodiegetic narrator, in contrast, describes the experiences of the characters that appear in the story in which he or she does not participate. Such a narrator cannot know more about other characters than what their actions reveal. ![]() Intradiegetic narrators are of two types: a homodiegetic narrator participates as a character in the story. There is, for instance, a common distinction between first-person and third-person narrative, which Gérard Genette refers to as intradiegetic and extradiegetic narrative, respectively. Narrative perspective is the position and character of the storyteller, in relation to the narrative itself. A variety of different theoretical approaches have sought to define point of view in terms of person, perspective, voice, consciousness, and focus. Some stories have multiple narrators to illustrate the storylines of various characters at various times, creating a story with a complex perspective.Īn ongoing debate has persisted regarding the nature of narrative point of view. The narrator may merely relate the story to the audience without being involved in the plot and may have varied awareness of characters' thoughts and distant events. The narrator may be anonymous and unspecified, or a character appearing and participating within their own story (whether fictitious or factual), or the author themself as a character. Thus, narration includes both who tells the story and how the story is told (for example, by using stream of consciousness or unreliable narration). Narrative technique: any of the various other methods chosen to help narrate a story, such as establishing the story's setting (location in time and space), developing characters, exploring themes (main ideas or topics), structuring the plot, intentionally expressing certain details but not others, following or subverting genre norms, employing certain linguistic styles, and using various other storytelling devices.Narrative tense: the choice of either the past or present grammatical tense to establish either the prior completion or current immediacy of the plot.Narrative point of view, perspective, or voice: the choice of grammatical person used by the narrator to establish whether or not the narrator and the audience are participants in the story also, this includes the scope of the information or knowledge that the narrator presents.The narrative mode, which is sometimes also used as synonym for narrative technique, encompasses the set of choices through which the creator of the story develops their narrator and narration: However, narration is merely optional in most other storytelling formats, such as films, plays, television shows, and video games, in which the story can be conveyed through other means, like dialogue between characters or visual action. Narration is a required element of all written stories ( novels, short stories, poems, memoirs, etc.), presenting the story in its entirety. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the audience, particularly about the plot: the series of events. Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. For other uses, see Narrator (disambiguation). ![]() Use the same measurements in a one-to-one healthy swap. Healthy: Make these Banana Muffins extra healthy with whole wheat or whole grain flour and swapping the oil with applesauce.You can also add-in other nuts, shredded sweetened coconut, or peanut butter chips for more flavor. Add-ins: For a crunch like in Banana Bread Muffins, add ½ cup chopped walnuts.Strawberries, apples, blueberries, and peaches all taste great with banana! Fruit: For more natural sweetness, fold in chopped fruit or berries to the muffin batter.Stir in ½ cup semi sweet, dark, or white chocolate chips before baking. Chocolate: Chocolate makes the best Banana Crumb Muffins even better.You can prep the crumble topping and refrigerate it for 2 days beforehand, or you can freeze it for up to 3 months. However, once you make the batter, you need to bake it right away or you will have dense muffins. You can definitely bake the muffins and store them in the fridge or freezer, then warm them up when you are ready to serve them. You can sort of make Banana Crumb Muffins ahead of time. The coldness is key because it keeps the crumb pieces together instead of melting or falling apart.Ĭan Banana Crumb Muffins be made ahead of time? Butter: The butter adds richness and using cold butter helps create a crisp, crumbly texture when combined with the brown sugar and flour.The oil also makes these muffins moist and since it doesn’t become solid, your muffins stay moist at room temperature for longer. The egg helps bind everything, locks in moisture and adds richness. Egg and Oil: The egg and the canola oil are the fats for this recipe that serve a couple purposes.The molasses in the brown sugar makes it more sticky to help hold the crumble pieces together instead of melting plus it gives the topping a slight caramel flavor. Sugar: This recipe uses both white and brown sugar, with the regular sugar in the muffin batter and the brown sugar in the crumble topping.Cinnamon also has a slightly spicy woody undertone that adds balance so the muffins aren’t overly sweet. ![]() ![]() Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds a spiced warmth that compliments the sweetness of bananas and creates a delightful bakery aroma.Vanilla: Vanilla extract is the perfect flavoring to add to sweet baked goods because not only does it add it’s own warm, floral notes but it also enhances all the other flavors.This makes the flour mixture easier to combine with the wet batter ingredients so you don’t over-mix the batter and your muffins are perfectly light and fluffy. You want to mix them with a fork or whisk beforehand to remove any clumps and make sure the leavening agents are distributed evenly. Flour Mixture: The dry flour mixture of baking powder, baking soda, and salt are a great base for simple baked goods like muffins.They mash up easier for a smoother batter that mixes easily. Overripe bananas are sweeter than just turned ripe ones and they have much more liquid to make these muffins super tender and moist. Bananas: These amazing Banana Crumb Muffins are packed with banana flavor thanks to using 1 ½ cups of overly ripe bananas. |
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