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The Fourth Choice
The Fourth Choice She buried herself for warmth. The icy breeze chilled her bones and snaked up her shirt, but it was summer. She dug her bare feet into the sand, seeking the core of the earth, seeking heat. Goosebumps sent the soft fuzz of her arms alight, as if the follicles were charged by electricity.
WSU Researchers Are Using Microbes To Clean & Produce Energy From Wastewater
Researchers at Washington State University have produced a sustainable wastewater treatment system that uses electron-producing microbial communities to clean out water.
Researchers Discover A New Process Of Extracting Zinc From Fly Ash
Solid waste incineration in Europe produces millions of tons of fly ash yearly, most of which ends up in landfills. But this ash often contains significant quantities of precious metals such as zinc. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a brand new technique to obtain these precious metals, which can lead to significant reductions in pollutants for the environmental.
Bleach: What Prevented Rukia’s Descent to the Dark Side?
Tite Kubo’s Bleach has one of the best character development in the anime/manga. Most of the characters undergo personal tragedy and tough childhood that fundamentally shaped their personalities. Among all these characters, Ruki Kuchiki was unique who faced many tragedies but got over them to become a powerful warrior. Byakuya Kuchiki adopted her because it was her wife’s last wish, and he did not want to let her down. Captain Kuchiki was a law-abiding commander who was so dedicated to ensuring that the law was upheld that he would even sacrifice his loved ones for the sake of proper protocol. However, he later had a heart change, and he learned from Ichigo that family and loved ones mattered more than laws. It was an important moment in Rukia’s life, and it radically changed her fate.
Delhi MagazinesPublished 3 years ago in FuturismRemembering Boba Fett Actor Jeremy Bulloch, Who Passed Away
Jeremy Bulloch, the first actor to don the Boba Fett armor in the Star Wars films, has passed away at the age of 75. On Thursday, December 17, he died in a hospital due to health complications after years of dealing with Parkinson's disease. A statement included the following:
Culture SlatePublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe Wolf King
~The wind blew that night as it did any other night. The stars were shining brightly in the violet-colored sky that night as the bright yellow moon was high in the sky. The streets were filled with people laughing and talking as they walked down the streets, truly unaware of the dangers that stalked them. Unaware that during the night a dark predator stalked them all, seeing them as nothing but cattle, livestock to feed on. But the noise of the city was too much, too many witnesses to be seen. Soon enough he would have his prey, his yellow eyes kept on eye on them, soon they would be dinner. ~
Randi BelyPublished 3 years ago in FuturismFire Force: Doppelgängers, Future of Fire Force and Tamaki’s Self-Doubt
Recently, the perfidious Dr. Giovanni reunited with Shinra during the recent journey into the depths of Nether. The Evangelist-loyal Dr. Forced the young Fire Soldier to question an Adolla Link. Since he is aware that the link is only possible between those in contact with Adolla or with Adolla Burst, Shinra can’t help but wonder about the connection between him and Company 7’s Konro. He soon lets Captain Obi know about his earlier Adolla Link with Konro. He then heads to Asakura along with Captain Hibana to question Company 7’s lieutenant. Hibana finds Konro suspicious for some reason. Now that Konoro is the target of White-clad assassins, Shinra wants to know their reason for going after him.
karen jodes capananPublished 3 years ago in FuturismAnime to Watch if You Love Shows with Unexpected Dark Turns
It is not strange for anime to suddenly take an unexpected turn. There are a number of shows that begin in a cute and non-threatening manner but become much darker later on as the story progresses. It is now becoming common to subvert the audience’s expectations to surprise the viewers with completely unanticipated twists and turns. Although there is no shortage of such anime, today we look at some of the shows that became notorious for their sudden dark turns and deceptive appearances. All of the shows listed below are great, but they are certainly not for the faint of heart.
Delhi MagazinesPublished 3 years ago in FuturismYou Have Never Seen This Blooper From 'The Empire Strikes Back'
While the announcement of even more Star Wars stories, nine shows to be exact, arriving on Disney+ in the next few years, is exciting, sometimes some nostalgia for the original trilogy is what is needed. Star Wars fans can almost universally agree that while the newer prequels, sequels, and spin off movies may be good or have good parts to them, the originals will always hold a special place in fans' hearts. And let’s face it, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope revolutionized so much. It did so well bringing an amazing science fiction storyline the likes of which had never been seen before.
Culture SlatePublished 3 years ago in FuturismA conversation between friends <3
Devil: I am completely spineless. You see, I am not the hero, even as much I want to be, I’m not. And I recognize what is heroic and I just can't do it, no matter how much I want to. Like, it is right there. The awareness is always there and my courage fails me, almost always at least.
Chase WhitneyPublished 3 years ago in FuturismHouse of Representatives Pass New Bills To Protect Apollo-Era Artifacts And To Rename A NASA Facility
The House of Representatives recently passed legislation on Wednesday, 12/16 to provide protections for artifacts found on the moon during the Apollo-era, and also passed the renaming of a NASA facility after the first man to walk on the moon.
Review of 'Black Box'
Immortality via uploaded minds into computer systems has been a staple of science fiction for decades. It's rarely done as well on the screen as it is Black Box, on Amazon Prime Video since October.
Paul LevinsonPublished 3 years ago in Futurism