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The 12th century is when sunglasses were invented properly, in China. They were using lenses made from imperfection-heavy quartz to block out the light from the sun, and primitive frames to hold them against the wearer’s face. These sunglasses didn’t protect against harmful UV rays or help the wearer to see any better (in fact, they made it very difficult to see), but they provided some relief from having the bright sun constantly shining into their eyes. Only the rich had them, but they found many uses for them - Chinese rulers and judges, for example, found that they could use the sunglasses to hide the expression on their face when they were talking to someone, allowing them to seem emotionally detached from situations.

It was not until the 20th century that sunglasses really took off, though, as Hollywood stars started wearing them to protect their eyes from the bright studio lights. By 1929, an entrepreneur named Sam Foster had put sunglasses into mass production in America, and was doing a roaring trade through his company, Foster Grant of Atlantic City. In 1936, Polaroid filters were invented, allowing glasses to protect against UV rays for the first time, and making them a desirable item for health reasons as well as for reasons of fashion and comfort - useful in World War II, when soldiers had to fight in the French summer. Since then, there have been few developments in sunglasses, with the basic science and materials remaining basically the same for the last seventy years - but, like other useful inventions of the period, they remain a big seller.

What do you look for when buying a pair?There are lots of things to look for when you’re buying sunglasses. The most important is comfort and the glasses not falling off your head. Realistically you need to have tried on sunglasses before you buy them, unless you have bought similar style glasses before. As long you buy glasses that are comfortable, then the second most important aspect is the polarisation or UV400 protection. This is really important to protect your eyes from UV light which can cause some eye issues over time. Simple shaded sunglasses actually make your eyes wider which subjects them to more UV light than they would be without sunglasses.

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SaffronSaffron is a flower used as a food additive. The Encyclopedia of

Psychoactive Substances states that the orange-yellow flower “…is known

to have…narcotic effects similar to those of opium.” Saffron actually has

an ancient history of use as a drug – the Ancient Minoans used to drink a

tea infusion of it to get high, and the Persians and Greeks considered it an

aphrodisiac. The Romans and Egyptians used it in various medicines.

UrineAt one time, Eskimos and tribes in Siberia were known to consume the urine of another person who had consumed fly agaric mushrooms (amanita muscaria). They did so for several reasons: Firstly, since there wasn’t an infinite supply of mushrooms, this approach helped to conserve and economize them. Not only would drinking the urine of someone who had consumed the mushroom get you high, but also drinking the pee of the person who had drunk the first “batch” of urine would get you high! And so forth and so on, going up to 5 different “generations” of people! An added benefit was that pre-digested mushrooms didn’t cause as much nausea and cramps as just eating them directly. They loved this high so much, that they would butcher and eat reindeer that had also eaten fly agaric for yet another high!

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Old BooksAlright, it’s not exactly old books, it is the fungi and molds that occasionally grow on them! Some of these molds and fungi are said to have hallucinogenic effects. Don’t go eating pages of old books right-off-the-bat, though. They usually also come with side-effects, such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and confusion!

NutmegNutmeg contains myristicin, which is a psychoactive compound belonging to

the deliriant drug family. Myristicin is a potent narcotic compound that can

cause hallucinations if consumed in high amount. Nutmeg apart from acting as

a spice, can produce a high that is similar to the effect of marijuana. It may also

be responsible for several other side effects.

Nutmeg is often used in the preparation of many dishes including the very famous

eggnog. But a sprinkle of nutmeg on the eggnog is not going to cause the hallucinating

effects. One must consume several grams of nutmeg in order to feel the physcho-active effects. A dose of about

two tablespoons, which is between 5 and 15 grams of grated nutmeg, can get you high by inducing a narcotic

reaction. The effect of nutmeg takes several hours to reach the peak, just like the other deliriants. It takes about

6 hours for an individual to begin feeling minimal effects. The effects can range from a mild high to a full blown

deliriant experience with visual as well as auditory hallucinations.

Nutmeg being inexpensive and readily available, its use as a recreational drug is quite common in prison inmates

who had access to the kitchen, and also with those who are unable to obtain the illicit drugs!

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CatnipIt’s not just for cats anymore! Many who have

smoked it say that it gives a mellow, pot-like

buzz – though most warn that you should not

get your hopes up too high. It leaves a minty

aftertaste and is apparently much easier to

smoke than pot (and doesn’t cause coughing).

DDT

Yes, this pesticide, which has now been made illegal in many countries, can produce feelings somewhat like Ecstasy. A popular cocktail was made during the ’50s (called the Mickey Slim) and was made by adding a small amount of DDT to gin!

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If you have been watching Coronation Street over the last month the topic of domestic violence against men has been most prevalent. The character Tyrone is presently undergoing abuse from his girlfriend which seems to be getting increasingly worse. The soap is shining light on a serious topic that up until the last decade or so, was considered a taboo subject. Men used to suffer in silence as it was deemed humorous that a man could be over-powered by a woman. It is only now since the media has shed more light on the matter, that cases are taken with extreme seriousness, as the severity of some cases is no laughing matter.

The gender-centric message gives the impression, perhaps unintentionally, that domestic violence and partner-abuse is only committed by men. Man-on-woman violence tends to be seen through a criminal lens, while woman-on-man violence is viewed more benignly. This seems to be due to the fact that we don’t perceive men as victims. We see women as being more vulnerable than men. Studies have found that a man who calls the police to report domestic violence is three times more likely to be arrested than the woman who is abusing him.

More than 200 survey-based studies also show that domestic violence is just as likely to strike men as women.

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Here are some examples of high profile domestic violence cases against men throughout history:

Abraham LincolnAccording to Michael Burlingame, a history professor at Connecticut College and the author of “The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln”, Mary Todd used to beat the hell out of Abe Lincoln. Apparently, one time, Abe didn’t put enough wood on a fire, so Mary Todd hit him with a log. Another time, Abe didn’t buy the right kind of meat for breakfast, so Mary Todd smacked him in the face and drew blood. By all reports, he hated his marriage; in 1864, he pardoned a Union soldier who abandoned the Army to marry his childhood sweetheart... and, while signing the pardon, Lincoln said, “I want to punish the young man. Probably in less than a year, he’ll wish I had withheld the pardon.”

Bobby BrownEveryone thinks Bobby Brown used to hit Whitney Houston... but, according to Whitney herself, it was the opposite. In an interview with the AP 10 years ago, Whitney said, “Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn’t. He has never put his hands on me. We are

crazy for one another. I mean crazy in love, love, love, love, love. When we’re fighting, it’s like that’s love for us. We’re fighting for our love.”Well, that DOES kind of sound like the greatest love of all.

Humphrey Bogart

Apparently, Bogart and his third wife, Mayo Mathot, used to get into alcohol-induced fights all the time. So why is he on the victims list? One of those fights ended up with her stabbing him in the back. (Not metaphorically.)

Christian SlaterBack in 2003, Christian Slater and his wife, Ryan Haddon Slater, got into a fight at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas. She threw a glass at him and it shattered on his neck, requiring 20 stitches. She was arrested for domestic battery.

Bill ClintonIn the biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton called “Hillary’s Choice”, Hillary used to routinely beat on Bill, including one time after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke. In a stranger, earlier incident, in 1993, Hillary

scratched Bill’s face with her nails and left marks on his chin. That happened after she got upset following a visit to the White House by Barbara Streisand. The book doesn’t explain further... did Bill hit on Barbara Streisand? Did Barbara’s music drive Hillary to the point of rage? I’m afraid we’ll never know.

Stephen HawkingAccording to reports in 2004 (which Hawking denied), his second wife, Elaine, was abusive to Hawking... which even led to him being hospitalized with a broken wrist and cuts on his face. See, that’s why he needs to equip his wheelchair with a go-go-gadget boxing glove.

Lionel RichieIn 1988, while Lionel Richie and his wife, Brenda Harvey, were going through a rough patch,

she caught Lionel with another woman. She started beating the hell out of him, and ended up

being arrested for spousal abuse.

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Premium RushCast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Lauren Ashley Carter.

Director: David Koepp.

Screenwriters: David Koepp, John Kamps.

Genre: Drama.

About the film: A crooked cop (Michael Shannon) pursues a New York City bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) carrying a dubious package in this urban thriller from director/co-writer David Koepp. n

The Expendables 2Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Terry Crews.

Director: Simon West.

Screenwriters: Sylvester Stallone.

Genre: Action/Sequel.

About the film: The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal...Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) -- with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. n

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Hope SpringsCast: Steve Carell, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Rappaport.

Director: David Frankel.

Screenwriters: Vanessa Taylor.

Genre: Comedy.

About the film: Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough -- the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. n

ParaNormanCast: Casey Affleck, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, Jodelle Ferland.

Directors: Sam Fell, Chris Butler.

Screenwriters: Chris Butler.

Genre: Family.

About the film: The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, retiming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated ‘Coraline’. ‘ParaNorman’ is, following ‘Coraline’, the company’s second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In ‘ParaNorman’, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. n

The Odd Life of Timothy GreenCast: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, CJ Adams.

Director: Peter Hedges.

Screenwriters: Peter Hedges.

Genre: Action/Adventure, Children’s, Fantasy, Drama.

About the film: Academy Award-nominated director/writer Peter Hedges (‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’) brings enchantment to the screen with ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green,’ an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim--and their small town of Stanleyville--learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts. n

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The PossessionCast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Natasha Calis.

Director: Ole Bornedal.

Screenwriters: Juliet Snowden, Stiles White.

Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller.

About the film: Inspired by Los Angeles Times writer Leslie Gornstein’s article “A Jinx in a Box,” this horror film from Ghost House Pictures and director Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) tells the tale of a broken family that comes under attack from a malevolent supernatural entity of Jewish folklore. Shortly after her parents (Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick) divorce, a young girl purchases an ornate antique box at a yard sale. In the weeks that follow, the young girl forms an intense fixation on the box, her behaviour growing increasingly bizarre as she falls into the grip of a diabolical apparition. When the girl’s father discovers that the relic is in fact a holding cell for the disconnected soul of a deceased person who has been denied entry into the afterlife and needs a human host to inhabit, he fights to rid her of the evil that threatens to consume her body and soul. nLawless

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce.

Director: John Hillcoat.

Screenwriter: Nick Cave.

Genre: Drama.

About the film: ’Lawless’ is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel “The Wettest County In The World,” the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation’s most notorious crime wave. n

The Bourne LegacyCast: Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, Joan Allen, Albert Finney.

Director: Tony Gilroy.

Screenwriters: Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy.

Genre: Action, Thriller.

About the film: The fourth instalment of the highly successful Bourne series sees the return of the franchise’s screenwriter, Tony Gilroy, this time stepping into the director’s seat for an entry which sidelines main character Jason Bourne in order to focus on a fellow estranged assassin (Jeremy Renner). Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz co-star, with Joan Allen and Albert Finney reprising their roles from the previous films. n


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SparkleCast: Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps, Derek Luke, Carmen Ejogo.

Director: Salim Akil.

Screenwriter: Mara Brock Akil.

Genre: Drama.

About the film: Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era. n

The ApparitionCast: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton.

Director: John Hillcoat.

Screenwriter: Todd Lincoln.

Genre: Horror/ Thriller/Supernatural.

About the film: When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force. n

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysCast: Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Devon Bostick, Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron.

Director: David Bowers.

Screenwriters: ?.

Genre: Family.

About the film: The oh-so-wimpy Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) gets himself into more mischief when he spends the summer working at a country club in this third installation of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. David Bowers returns to direct from a script by Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky. n

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Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner is a 40 year old American actress and film producer. She made her first big screen appearance in the comedy Dude, Where’s My Car? She is also known for her lead roles on the big screen in projects including Daredevil (2003), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Elektra (2005), a spin-off of Daredevil.

In 2002, Garner topped the Maxim Hot 100 list. People Magazine also named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.

Things you didn’t know about Jennifer1) She’s 5’ 8”.

2) She is married to Ben Affleck.

3) She had been stalked since 2002 by a man, Steven Burky, who was eventually arrested in December 2009, after violating a 2008 restraining order against him. He was charged with two counts of stalking, to which he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity; in March 2010, he was ruled insane and sent to the California state mental hospital with a court order to stay away from the Affleck family for 10 years if released from the hospital

4) Jennifer landed her first job in 1995 in a theatre company for $150 a week. As time passed and she grew as an actor, she started getting paid a massive $150,000 per episode for her role in Alias for later episodes!

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Dania Ramirez is a 32 year old Dominican TV and film actress. She is most recently known for playing Alex in Entourage, Maya Herrera in Heroes and Blanca during the last season of The Sopranos. She also played Callisto in X-Men: The Last Stand. Dania has appeared in several music videos, including Jay-Z’s Streets is Watching (1998), LL Cool J’s “Hush” (2005; directed by her fiancé, Jessy Terrero), Santana’s “Into the Night” (2007), as well as “Cry Baby Cry” (a Santana and Sean Paul collaboration).

Ramirez has appeared in several magazine spreads. She has also been listed in several of the world’s top publications’ “Sexiest Ladies of the Year” lists. She has recently been added to the roster of models for CoverGirl Cosmetics.

Things you didn’t know about Dania1) She is 5’ 4 1/2”.

2) She was discovered by a modelling scout while working in a supermarket.

3) She was a tomboy growing up.

4) She thinks Kristen Bell is amazing!

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Ashley Greene is a 25 year old American actress and model, best known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels. She reprised her role as Alice in the 2009 sequel to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2010’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and will reprise the role again in 2011, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2.

Appearing nude in a body painted bikini, Greene posed for SoBe advertisements that ran in the 2010 issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. She received “The Style Icon Award” at Hollywood Life’s Young Hollywood Awards this year.

She was ranked #20 on FHM’s Sexiest Women in the World in 2011.

Things you didn’t know about Ashley1) She is 5’ 5”.

2) She initially planned to become a model, but was told that she was not tall enough at 5’ 5” to be a fashion model and should instead focus on acting in commercials.

3) Her nicknames are Chewy (Bear) and Asher.

4) She enjoys surfing, hiking, reading, shopping, and cliff diving in her free time.

5) She moved to Hollywood from Florida when she was 17 years old.

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Rachel Weisz is a 42 year old English film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She is of Hungarian (from her father’s side) and Austrian-Italian (from mother’s side) descent. Notable films featuring Rachel are Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Constantine, The Fountain and The Constant Gardener, for which she received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors’ Guild award for her supporting role as Tessa Quayle. She has been labelled an “English rose” since her minor role in Stealing Beauty in 1996.

She was ranked #85 on Askmen.com’s 100 Most Desirable Women in the World (2008), ranked #44 on Glamour Magazine’s Most Glamorous Women in the World list (2009) and voted #63 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2009.

She also ranked #22 in the Maxim Hot 100 Women list in 2001 and #93 in 2003 and was later ranked #82 in the FHM (German edition) list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2009.

Watch Rachel in The Bourne Legacy

Things you didn’t know about Rachel1) She’s 5’ 6”.

2) She was married to Actor Daniel Craig in 2010.3) She pronounces her last name “Vice.”

4) Has a tattoo of a ladder on her hip.

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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die EditionA spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. Dark Souls’ world breaks down barriers with a fluid design encourages exploration and promotes an adaptation experience. At a time when the players come face to face with terrifying enemies and find new areas, the infallible system and reward challenge takes possession of everything to offer a sense of achievement without equal.

Enhanced with additional content for its PC debut, the Prepare to Die Edition of Dark Souls includes an enhanced PVP mode allowing players to more closely assemble battles against one another online in an all-out fight to the death that fans have demanded! In addition, the development team at FromSoftware has revealed an untold chapter in the world of Lordran created specifically to help further expand upon the lore of the game. ‘Artorias of the Abyss’ will include all-new areas to explore, enemies to encounter, and bosses to take down one by one as players are treated to an unseen side of Lordan where players must stop the spread of darkness at all costs by facing and defeating the Dark Knight Artorias. Players can also experience an online match-making feature that creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, allowing gamers to showcase their skills against other Dark Souls players around the world.

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HybridHybrid is set in the post-apocalyptic year 2031, after an extinction-level asteroid collided with Earth wiping out billions. A single-celled alien bacterium buried deep within the asteroid spread into the atmosphere, infecting half of the survivors and turning them into the Variant, a genetically altered race. Six years later the Variant began a new world order and waged a massive global war against the immune populace, known as the Paladin. Featuring a persistent online world war, Hybrid allows gamers to play online with friends and hundreds of thousands of other players across a single, unified world server. Players can choose a hero from one of two factions, the Variant or the Paladin, as they level up to unlock upgrades, abilities, armour, weapons, and more to aid their faction in capturing territories and countries, leading to global domination.

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New Super Mario Bros 2King Mickey and Yen Sid prepare for an impending threat by putting Sora and Riku through the Mark of Mastery exam. Sora and Riku are sent into the Sleeping Worlds, where they will face enemies and allies that have never been seen before. If they can successfully complete the task they are given, they will be deemed true Keyblade Masters.

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Transformers: Fall of CybertronThe war on planet Cybertron rages on in this second chapter of the phenomenally successful action game series. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron takes fans through the final, darkest hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons as they fight for control of their dying planet, ultimately leading to their storied exodus from home.

With the stakes higher and scale bigger than ever, fans will control an unprecedented assortment of Transformers characters armed with authentic transformation designed around their unique abilities, including Grimlock’s nearly indestructible T-Rex form and the legendary Combaticons forming into the colossal Bruticus. Taking the franchise’s competitive online play to all-new heights, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron pits players head-to-head in blistering Autobot vs. Decepticon matches. Before multiplayer combat, players can create their own unique characters with the most in-depth, advanced customization ever before seen in a Transformers game.

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LegasistaIn a world where science has become a thing of the past, people have come to fear this ancient form of knowledge as magic spells and curses. Now a young man named Alto sets off for the mysterious Ivy Tower, which houses ancient relics of the lost art of science.

Legasista is a dungeon crawler-style survival action RPG. Extra dungeons that give you better loot are randomly generated and players are able to fully customize their characters, including job classes and equipment. They can also alter their appearance by importing images from their PS3. The game will automatically convert the images into playable characters.

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DeadlightSurviving is much more than a daily routine in the original cinematic puzzle platformer Deadlight, where players cross the American west coast in an apocalyptic world where there is no reason to exist but no alternatives for those who cling to hope.

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ArkanoidDeveloped by Taito in 1986, Arkanoid is based on Atari’s Breakout game from the 1970’s. Like Breakout the player controls a space vessel at the bottom of the screen whose job it is to bounce a ball against a multi-coloured wall of bricks causing them to disappear. When all the bricks are destroyed, the player moves onto the next level. Along they way there are bonuses to collect and hazards to avoid. If you made it to round 33 you take on the “Boss” who you must defeat to win the game.

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Retro Rating: 8/10 - Simple arcade fun!

Sleeping DogsInspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema style action thrillers, Sleeping Dogs is a gritty open-world cop drama set in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Sleeping Dogs catapults players into the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, tasked with taking down one of the world’s most fearsome criminal organizations from the inside... the Hong Kong Triads. As players explore the bustling and crowded Hong Kong island, through its neon-lit side streets and sprawling street markets, an incredible story unfolds of loyalty and betrayal where Wei begins to question his own motives as he is sucked in deeper than he could ever imagine.

Offering players an island packed with action, every street corner, market stall, harbour dock or city skyscraper can become an opportunity for intense shoot-outs, adrenaline-fueled street races and intense, brutal martial arts combat. Featuring one of the most intuitive and imaginative combat systems, Sleeping Dogs empowers players to perform an extensive set of martial arts moves, singlehandedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform bone-crunching kicks and combos, vicious counters and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of countless real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.

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Grill El Rancho has a beautiful terrace, perfect for outside dining on warm summer nights and then a very cosy restaurant for those colder winter days. The rustic decoration, mixed with hints of modern touches and the chilled, relaxed atmosphere ensures you’ll have a great dining experience whenever you visit the restaurant.

The menu, which features a special daily three course menu for €17.50 and different summer specials, includes hot and cold starters of gazpacho, salmon tartar, beef carpaccio, prawns pil pil, tempura prawns and deep fried camembert as well as many others.

The main course menu offers the speciality meats cooked on the stone which diners do themselves; a

selection of meats including suckling pig cooked on the grill or roasted; hot pots, slowly cooked the old fashioned way; and a choice of fish and pastas.

The extensive wine list compliments the menu and features wines from all over Spain as well as cava and champagne - all of which are very affordable and the waiters can help you choose a wine to accompany your meal.

There is also a special Tiffany room, perfect for private lunches, dinners and celebrations and their smoking terrace is heated for those chilly evenings. Valet parking is also available.

Grill El Rancho in Las Chapas to the East of Marbella is known as one of the best grill restaurants on the coast. Open every day and until 1am in the summer, El Rancho specialises in Chateaubriand and stone grilled meats, so it definitely is a meat lover’s paradise.

Grill El Rancho, Ctra de Cadiz, Salida Las Chapas, Las Chapas 29600 +34 952 831 922

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A new, glamorous taste of Asia arrived in Puerto Banús in July. Those who love Thai cuisine and culture will be overwhelmed by Thai Style.This is the first Thai Style Restaurant in the chain to open in Spain and is the only one to house a lounge bar and restaurant all under one roof. This fabulous lounge bar and restaurant combines the attention to detail and commitment to service that characterises this wonderful Asian country. The official opening party took place on Tuesday the 31st of July.

Thai Style has been designed to awaken all the senses; from the beautiful surroundings that induce a sense of well-being to the wonderful gastronomy. Every item on the menu reflects the Thai emphasis on light dishes, which are flavoured with aromatic spices and are as much a treat for the eyes as the taste buds.

This imaginative venue is also the perfect place to host a special event or party, so keep an eye out for all the latest news on the website www.thaistyle.es.

Thai Style in Puerto Banús is more than a restaurant – it is a magic carpet that will transport you to the sights, sounds, scents and textures of Thailand.

Thai Style: An authentic Thai restaurant is now open in Puerto Banus

Cater for all the family with Iceland, here’s where to find us:Javea • Benissa • Benidorm • San Fulgencio • Torrevieja • San Javier • Vera • Mijas • Puerto Banus • Las Chafiras (Tenerife) • Los Cristianos (Tenerife) • Las Americas (Tenerife) • Albufeira (Portugal)

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Fish & Chip Restaurant & Take Away

The best fish & chips on the Coast!In the square, in El Zoco, Calahonda,

Mijas Costa. 952 930 148

Sala BeachUrb. Villa Marina, Nueva Andalucia

Marbella, Malaga95 281 3882 [email protected]

www.salabeach.com

Kudu Plaza Juan Hoffman

La Mairena, Elviria, Marbella.952 852 166

www.kudubar.com

Valparaiso Restaurant Carretera de Fuengirola a Mijas

Km 4, 29650 Mijas, Malaga, Spain952 485 975 952 485 996

[email protected] www.restaurantevalparaiso.net

The Beach House Restaurant Urb. Coto de los Dolores Carril del Relojero, Elviria

29604 Marbella 952 83 94 58www.marbellabeachhouse.com

Cabo Pizza DeliveryCentro Commercial Cabopino,

Urb. Las Mimosas, Local 5, 29600 Marbella952 83 13 72 www.cabo-pizza.com

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