Month: December 2024

Finding Christmas by Finding Christ  News-Press Now
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Need to accurately measure time in space? Use a COMPASSO  Phys.org
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Sega’s iconic block-breaker Cosmic Smash (2001) came to VR for the first time last summer in C-Smash VRS (2023) on PSVR 2. Now the studios say the futuristic racket sport is set to leave platform exclusivity as it’s scheduled to arrive on Quest and Pico headsets in April.

Studios RapidEyeMovers and Wolf & Wood announced C-Smash VRS is coming to Quest 2/3/Pro and Pico 4 starting on April 4th.
Players of the game will also see some new features, including the addition of cross-platform Global Leaderboards which will let players challenge one another’s top positions across multiple game modes.

The studios say we can also look forward to cross-platform multiplayer at some point, as it’s certainly “on the future roadmap,” but no word on when.
You may remember the original when it launched on Sega Dreamcast in 2001, or when it came to arcades throughout Europe and Japan. C-Smash VRS brings an immersive twist to Cosmic Smash’s low gravity squash-meets-blockbreaker gameplay, including single player, co-op, 1v1 multiplayer modes, and an AI vs. mode.
In addition to expanding the racket sport to other VR platforms, C-Smash VRS will also give new users a nostalgic taste of Cosmic Smash’s iconic OST, bringing an inspired score by DJ Ken Ishii (Rez Infinite), Danalogue (The Comet is Coming, Soccer 96), and UK music legends UNKLE.
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I’ve been waiting for this announcement. Really liked the demo on PSVR2 and I refrained from port begging to not take away from the momentum of the release on that platform, but this kind of active game is really better suited for a wireless headset.
I want house of the dead vr 🙁
I want Panzer Dragoon VR. They said they were doing that, but I think it died on the vine.
I hope it comes to Steam with graphical enhancements, but glad it’s not exclusive anymore. Hope we also get Astrobot from the PSVR1 and other PSVR2 exclusives.

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Navigating the emotional landscape of volunteer–patient interactions  News-Medical.Net
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Mainly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High 38F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 30%..
Considerable clouds early. Some decrease in clouds late. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low near 30F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Updated: December 20, 2024 @ 12:40 am
Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica (left), on top of “Runaldo”, raises his first in the air after securing first place in the 2024 Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders Classic at Charles Town Races.

Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica (left), on top of “Runaldo”, raises his first in the air after securing first place in the 2024 Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders Classic at Charles Town Races.
CHARLES TOWN — Following approval by the West Virginia Racing Commission, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has launched their 2025 live racing calendar. In addition to the calendar launch, Charles Town Races has announced that there will be a 5% overnight purse increase that will take effect on 2025’s opening night.
Racing for the year will commence on Thursday, January 2. A total of 160 nights of racing are scheduled.
Action will occur Wednesday through Saturday for the months of January, February, November and December. The only exception to the schedule will be on Thursday, November 27, when the races will be paused for Thanksgiving.
For the remainder of the year, action will occur Thursday through Saturday.
In special events, the Charles Town Classic is scheduled for Friday, August 22, and the West Virginia Breeders’ Classics are scheduled for Saturday, October 11. The Charles Town Classic has a post time of 5 p.m. and the Breeders Classics’ post time has yet to be announced. All other races throughout the year will have a post time of 7 p.m.
Charles Town intends on submitting their stakes schedule for the year in the coming weeks. The submission will include the stakes for the Charles Town Classic, Charles Town Oaks, Robert Hilton Memorial, Misty Bennett Pink Ribbon and West Virginia Breeders’ Classics.
Last year’s Charles Town Classic (GII) featured a $1 million purse, which was the highest monetary reward of the year. The second highest purse of the year was the Charles Town Oaks (GII) at $750,000, which was the race that preceded the Classic on the same night. The Robert Hilton Memorial and Misty Bennett Pink Ribbon each had a purse of $500,000.
The vast majority of Charles Town’s non-graded races had a purse of $75,000 throughout 2024. Now with the overnight purse increase, those races will have a purse of $78,750 in 2025.
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Chargers, Justin Herbert use second-half rally to beat Broncos on ‘Thursday Night Football’: Live reactions and updates  The Athletic
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Have you ever wondered why The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy and other seemingly secular shows tend to have so much to say about religion? 
Or how does the religiosity of Ned Flanders and the feminist sensibilities of Lisa Simpson work together to offer critical commentary on religion and gender in the U.S.?
Are these animated characters, among others, really sites of struggle among political, economic, social and religious forces?
Register today for Religion and Rhetoric in American offered online during Winter Session (Jan 2- Jan 17) and learn how analyzing such questions can lead to a better understanding of how religion functions rhetorically in America using animated television shows as a case-study.
This web/online course investigates the religious dimensions of the longest-running sitcom in America, The Simpsons. Students will learn how signs and symbols influence us through a process called rhetoric.
As they become ‘Simpsonologists’, students will watch and examine various episodes paying special attention to the ways in which The Simpsons and other animated shows functions as rhetorical religious satire and formulates arguments in public and political discourse, especially at the intersection of race, citizenship and national identity.
Fulfills: (ICC) – Humanities, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Theme: Identities 
Register on Homerconnect under Winter 2025: Religion and Rhetoric in America – CRN: 30062- RLST 12200 

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A new link between brain health and mitochondrial function  News-Medical.Net
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There are only a few days left until Netflix’s smash hit series Squid Game returns for season 2, but if the wait is killing you, Google has a fun distraction to tide you over.
Netflix and Google recently debuted a browser-based version of the shocking Red Light, Green Light game from the first season of Squid Game. Go to Google and search “Squid Game,” then click on the invitation letter that pops up at the bottom of the screen.
The game will proceed to take over the entire screen as the murderous animatronic doll Young-hee, flanked by two guards, watches over six contestants. You will need your sound for this one, as every time Young-hee turns away and starts singing, you can press the blue “O” to make the contestants move forward. When the doll stops singing and turns to face you, press the red “X” to make the contestants stop. If you fail to do so in time, you’ll lose a person.

If you manage to make it to the finish line with at least one survivor, you’ll be rewarded with the piggy bank from the show and a shower of confetti.
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You can play Google’s Squid Game browser game on mobile or desktop.
As for the Netflix series, Squid Game season 2 premieres on December 26, 2024. The second season is set three years after the first, as Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns to put a stop to the games for good. Netflix has also announced a third and final season.
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