Lotro battle under the trees

'We found that hard plant tissues such as the shells of nuts and seeds barely influence microwear textures on teeth,' said Adam van Casteren, lecturer in biological anthropology at Washington University in St Louis.  … [Read more...] about Banana stuck between the teeth of ancient Lapita people who colonised Oceania 3,300 years ago reveals they lived on a diet of fruit and palm trees – but still struggled to fight off scurvy

Bryant, who is 32, started the same year as McKinnon and Cecily Strong. But whereas Strong excels at the sexy, bitchy villain, and McKinnon veers toward the scene-stealing oddball, Bryant tends to get cast in roles with an insecure middle-school-student energy. Her characters seem innocuously dippy or so innocent that butter wouldn’t melt in their mouths, and it takes a minute to realize she has infused them with a vile twist or a chaotic sexual streak that lurks just under the surface. She often delivers the dirtiest lines in a folksy way that makes streams of profanity or riffs on dildos seem like a church-camp sing-along. “There’s a juxtaposition with my sweet face,” Bryant says of her characters, citing “Girlfriends Talk Show,” a recurring sketch with Strong where Bryant plays Morgan, a teen girl supposedly having the time of her life co-hosting a talk show with her best friend but who is actually “just in hell all the time.” … [Read more...] about ‘I’m Not Nice!’

In 1924, Sethu Laxmi Bayi was battling for power against the Dewan she had inherited from her uncle, over the Vaikom satyagraha. In June 1925, after Gandhi’s visit, Sethu Laxmi Bayi passed orders conceding enough to the satyagrahis, while retaining enough to please the orthodoxy that still supported her. Her tenure was filled with reforms and transitions. According to Pillai, ‘patience, moderation and balance’ were believed to be the ‘hallmark’ of her policy. Several changes occurred: English education was introduced, Christians – earlier barred from the Land Revenue Department – moved into the plantation business with moderate success; state jobs were thrown open to non-Brahmins; Nairs gained prominence. … [Read more...] about Book review: A riveting read on palace intrigue and social change

And that’s without getting into the 13 character skills. You can talk your way out of most anything, or barter for an important item instead of battling over it. With a high enough Sneak ability you can find a peaceful solution, and with advanced Lockpick or Science talents you’re able to uncover alternate paths. New Vegas is like a school test where every single question is multiple choice, but also you get to shoot mini nukes at people. … [Read more...] about Wandering back into the bizarre wasteland of Fallout: New Vegas